The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-01
TALLAHASSEE

TallAhassesns enjoyed rare treat
Monday evening, when the college
g;ee club appeared in the beautiful
Opera, The Magic Wheel, by Jessie
Gaynor.
Under the capable supervision and
direction OF Miss Emma p. Boyd, the
characters were all splendidly por-
trayed The ensemble work was rem
dercd by chorus of more than a
hundred voices in a manner both fin
isned and artistic and that would
nave been a credit to professionals.
The solo parts revealed beautiful
voices i'm every instance, and many
OF the numbers had to be repeated
after prolonged applause.
The principal soloists We're: Lady
Treida, Miss Katherine Reese: Lady
carlotta, Miss Rosalee Gonzalez;
Duchess, Miss Josephine West; Witch.
Miss Alfredo Fuge; Prince, Mr. VIII
liam Roberts; Groom, DIR. w. e. Van
Brunt: Duke, Mr.. j. Hinton.
In the cast also were: Miss Marion
Mccall, as .bluebird; Miss Hazel Myers
as Canary; Miss Lille Drummer as
cuccoo: and Miss Lou Egerton Whit
field, as parrot. Burgomasters Miss
Margaret Stanford; lords. Miss Mabel
Shelter, Miss Helen Harris, Edna
Greer, Miss Francis Harris; Ladies.
Miss Rosemary Humphreys, Miss
Eleanor Osborne, Miss Louise Grum-
bles, Miss Florence Pierpoint; chorus
Of fifteen water maidens. fifteen
witches, thirteen nymphs from the
ballet group and olso a choldren'S
chorus of bird kinder.
So excellent was the production
that many Of the capacity audience
have expressed the desire to see the
opera repeated. Many We're turned
away Monday evening and it is safe
to say, that should the music depart
ment decide to stage the opera a
second time the attendance would be
splendid.
Miss Boyd, director of the Gles
club has worked with patience and
faithfulness for many weeks in the
production of the pretty opera ana
not the slightest detail was overlooked
The girls of the Glee club presented
her with a huge arm boquet of Ameri-
can Beauty roses as a token of graft
tude for her untiring work. Miss
Boyd received them after second
act, mid storms of applause, from AN
appreciative audience.
The college auditorium was filled to
the capacity Wednesday evening
when Miss Edna Greer, violnist, ana
Miss Helen Ellis. pianist, appeared in
joint recital. Both young ladies were
complimented by storms of applause
and many recalls.
Mrs. +. C. Moore was a charming
hostess Saturday afternoon at her
home on north Calhoun street, when
she entertained in honor of Mrs. Cary
A. Hardee at a pretty tea.
The many friends of Mrs. l.. Nj.
Ausley will learn with pleasure that
she is able to be out again after an
illness of several days at her home
on south Adams street.
Little Alex Collins is able to be out
again after an illness of several weeks
at the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. w. Collins, on north Monroe
street.
Mr.. William Roberts of Valdosta,
spent the week lend in the city, the !
guest of friends. I
Mrs. Miles Johnson has returned to !
Tallahassee after a visit of several
weeks with her family in Jacksonville !!
Mrs. Noble Calhoun, of st. Angus |
tine. is among the prominent visitors |
In the city this week and is the guest |
of her parents, Senator and Mrs. w. !
A. McRae.
Miss Mary Raney is the guest of
relatives in cambridge this week.
Miss Emmie Edwards has returned
to her home an Appalachicola, having !
resigned her position with the city
government
Mr.. Roland Curry of Key West, was
visitor in the city this week, on bus
mess before the Legislature
Mrs. Lulu Williams, of Hazlhurst. !
Ga, is the guest of her brother. Mr.. |
n. l.. Hatton.
Mrs. l. D. Young, of Vero spcn.
several days in Tallahassee this week, |
the guest of friends.
" Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Kelley. of Clear
water were guests this week of Mr.. |
and Mrs. w. A. McRae, at their home
on north Monroe street.
Nj! j. A. Stokes and Mr. A. j. KIM. |
of Okaloosa county, were in the city
this week before the Legislature.
DIR. +. l.. Tatum of DeFuniak
Springs was in the city during the
week lend. I
Mr. r. IL. Hixon. of DeFunias
Springs, spent few days in the city
this week on business before tine
Legislature.
Mr. and Mrs. L. j. Hall and chill !
dren returned to their home in Wash
ington, ID. c., this week, after a So
journ in Tallahassee of several
months.
Mr.. j. III. Trump. District Deputy
Grand Exalted Ruler, b. =. o. E, D..
Quincy, spent Wednesday in the city
and made an official visit to the loca
lodge In the evening.