Pueblo chieftain., 1921-02-21
Fifteen HUNDRED
ENJOY y" CONCERT
BY FRANK NJ. GRAY.

Standing in the spacious lobby of the
big Steel Works "Y'' building at the
close of the concert and entertainment
yesterday afternoon, watching the
crowd surge thru the auditorium vesti-
bule into the lobby, while an equal
number or more made their exit thru
tho Evans avenue entrance, L hailed
Executive Secretary of the ''Y' Nj. Il.
Shelton who chanced to be hurryinS by.
How many in the audience this af-
ternoon?" ! asked.
Fifteen hundred he replied. "and
there were many who could not set
inside the auditorium"
| Just think of it! More than 1900 peo-
| pie from every section of the city fur
nished with two hours entertainment
| free that would cost under any other
circumstances at least 80 cents a ticket.
This is but one instance of the socio-
logical benefits derived from the splcn-
did institution erected. furnished and
maintained with nearly 100000 of
| Rockefeller money.
| Young mon of the Dormitory club
| stood ready to act as guides to squads
. Of from % to so visitors who desired to
go thru the building all sections of it,
| and it is well worth the trip. IL you
! haven't made ii take a chance the next
| time you are there.
The program yesterday was up to
| its usual standard of excellence. There
|
| cal and instrumental music, an inter-
| esting short address and a character
| reading. Now that's a potpouri enter
| tainment that would please even con-
| iirmed crouch. There were two num-
| bcrs on the program worthy of special
| mention. one the solo and group acs
| thetic dances rendered by a number of
| little Girls-pupils of Miss Lois Kinney.
One in particular the Fan Dance from
| the elisha Girl operctta was beaut-
fully rendered, the children being cos
tuned as Japanese maidens, and they
moved like daughters of Nippon, too.
| A song Il Wish / Had Been Born n
Boy" after doing the Butterfly
Dance" by Fern Grubbs, was SO well
| rendered that the child was loudly en-
cored. Some day little Miss Fern will
be heard from in high class musical
comedy. George Ching, perhaps eight
| years old, danced the Highland Fling
| in manner that would have made
Harry Lauder change his kits. THE
| Toe Dance by Eunice Harris, and the
Rose Dance by Ruth Meyer were
beautifully executed by the children
| The 'Sunbonnet Dance with girls
| made up as boys in ovcralls was very
| cute and gracefully rendered. II ap-
pcarcd more like a peasant folk dance
| The other little girls in the dances
| were Gladys Tidwell, Erna Hinshaw
| and Margaret Gribbens. The costumes
| in the aesthetic dances were very pret-
| ty. Miss Kinney has every reason to
| bo proud of the proficiency attained by
| her little pupis as was attested by the
! prolonged applause accorded them.
A social gem of tho afternoon was
| the soprano solo Somewhere, Some
ono is Waiting" beautifully rendered
by Miss MARY McFeely. n Pueblo girl
1 graduate of Ibrcfto academy and gift
ed with a voice OF rare sweetness apd
wide range. Miss McFecly evinced an
accomplishment in her singing rarely
noticed even in professionals. and that
was her clear and distinct enunciation
of the words OF tho song. Incidentally
it can be mentioned that Miss Mary Is
n first cousin of Miss Ethel Gray, am
other Pueblo born and reared girl who
has attained pronounced professional
distinction as n musical comedy song
stress in tho Shubcrts New York pro-
ductions Miss McFccly was accorded
well meritcd applause yesterday and
. kindly rendered a well selected song as
an encore. Miss Edna Kendall accom-
panied on tho piano.
Charles Griffin's baritone solo las
Deep as the Deep Blue Sea- was ron
dered in splendid voice, and in response
to merited and loud applause the gem
tleman kindly responded with an en-
core sung in an equally classic man
} ner. Miss Ruth Richardson was his
accompanist
a violin SODA Polish mazurka-
: ''Zal' was played in an artistic manner
by Miss Erleno Durham, "A little girl
probably IL years OF age. Miss Helen
Livingstone accompanied on the piano,
and so we'll did the selection pleas.
, the big audience that an encore was
loudly demanded and played with equal
artistic grace and tone by Miss Erlenc,
Leota Landers' reading "Penrod :
Affiction" was rendered in n manner
that denoted much study and memor-
izing on the part of tho little girl. She
also responded to an encore with n
rendition noticeable for its brcvity.
Executive Secretary NJ. Il. Shelton
introduced to the audience Fred s.
Goodman. of New York city a national
Y. NJ. c. A. worker, who spoke inter
lestingly and forcefully along the lins
OF friendship, brotherhood and com
radeship and what it means to both
men and women. His short address
} was warmly applaudcd.
; The community singing led by MIR
Christian went off with tho usual pep
and push. Judging from the volume of
sound perhaps not always in proper
time and key. but the sound was there
just tho same.
Frank Il. Parks, manager OF the
Steel works. spoke briefly in favor OF
tho luncheon dance and entertainment,
to be given this evening in the Muck
oils Packing Plant by ladies for tho
benefit of tho McC1clland Orphanagc
and the gentleman urged all who can
TO 20 to the packing plant tomorrow
evening for their eats, even IL they
didn't want to dance at 5 cents per.
Mr.. Christian announced that the
Steel Works Military band would take
part In next Sundays concert and af-
ter singing America the audience
| dispersed.