Newark post., 1922-07-12
Excellent Program
In Lecture Series
Spring Play Festival, on Thursday
Evening, July 18th, at
Wolf Hall

The Evening Lecture Series in con-
nection with the University Of Della
ware Summer School, to which the
public is invited, will include during
the coming week Spring Play
Festival on Thursday evening, July
18th, presented by Ruth Cramer and
Marion Whitman of New York City.
""The Festival" includes original
games developed by the artists them
selves and is pronounced one of the
most pleasing entertainments of this
type presented anywhere in the coun-
try during the year. On next Sun
day evening, Rev. Edwin Holt Hughes
of Maiden, Massachusetts, who, since
1908 has been one of the most con-
spicuous bishops in the Methodist
Episcopal church of the country, will
be the speaker. Bishop Hughes is
noted for his wide public interest in
world affairs, as well as a religious
leader. In 1915 he served as chair
man of the Committee of One HIM
dred Religious Activities. He is
we'll known author, among his list of
published books being thanksgiving
Sermons" "Teaching of Citizenship"
"a Boys Religion" and "The Bible
and Life" Bishop Hughes was born
in West Virginia in 1866. He is the
son of a Methodist minister and the
brother of a Methodist Bishop, Mat
thew Simpson Hughes, deceased. For
a number of years he was President
of dePauw University at Green
castle, Indiana, which position he re-
signed when he was elected bishop.
At the request of the New England
conference of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, he was assigned to, the
Boston Area in which he has served
for the last fourteen years.
Preceding the preaching service on
Sunday evening, sacred concert will
be given under the direction Of Will
liam Silvano Thunder, well known
organist of the Cathedral, Philadel-
phia. The singers include Miss May
Farley, soprano, and Bertrand Austin,
cellist. Miss Farley is one of the
leading sopranos of Philadelphia, who
has appeared with all choral societies
of that city, including the Philadel-
phia Orchestra. She is at present
soloist with one of the largest
churches. Mr.. Bertrand Austin, as a
cellist, is well known in all musical
centers of the East. He is a men,
Der Of the Hahn Quartette and pro-
nounced by critics the leading cellist
of Philadelphia. Mr.. Austin's instru-
ment is genuine Stradivari, said to
be one Of the finest in the United
States. The program for the evening
follows:
Piano Solo: William Silvano Thunder
"Prelude," ........ Rachmaninof
Soprano Solos: May Farley
a. Jerusalem" from "St. Paul"
Mendelssohn
b. "Beulah Land" ...... Hughes
C. "Glory to Thee, My God," Gounod
Cello Solos: Bertrand Austin
a. Spiritual" .:......... White
b. "Cantilena" ..... Golterman
C. "Passe Pied" ........... Gillet |
Soprano Solos: May Farley
a. "Hear my Prayer" Mendelssohn
b. '"The Good Shepard" .... Barri |
c. Repentance" with Cello
Obligato ............. Gounod |
Cello Solos: Bertrand Austin
a. "Elegle" ............. Hadley |
b. "Andante Religioso" Taylor
On Tuesday evening, July 18th,
quartette under the direction of ]. |
Helffenstein Mason, we'll known in
Newark where he spent his boyhood,
will give concert. Other members of
the quartette will be Emily Stokes
Hagar, soprano; Marie Stone Lang
ston, contralto; Henry Gurney, tenor.
Mr.. Thunder will be the accompanist