Gunnison news-champion., 1923-05-11
GLEE GLIB TOUR PROVES
SPLENDID SUCCESS

and DO entertained them, alft
their ming personality and beauri-
fai - brought them many new
frieE Mus.eally-B But here we wili
give spare % clippings from the news
paper published in the various towns
IN which the concerts were given.
III Sallda Mail has the following
III left the boys at home this
time. hose Gunuison boys have been
eomiEr over here showing Us how vel
they can play football and in track
ne.i-; they have come over here with
their brass band and shown Us how
well they can hit up a tune They
made Us believe that the Western
Sta;c College, formerly the Gunnison
Sorrua), vas giving all its attention
TO it. boys. But they can't put it over
Us any longer.
Thc girls Of the college came over
WedDesday night 10 the RIks Club TO
give 4 musical program. They are
the Cecilian Chorus Of twcnty-siE
members and everyone an artist The
song they sang, the pretty costumes
they wore, and the graceful actions Of
the girls made the Salida audienc.
havv one deep regret-that when Sal
ida might have had this college for il
OWL, Il let il slip out of its hands.
Nj. Alberta Jorgensen, director Of
the chorus, is TO be congratulated on
the success she has made of il.
Nj Norma Gribbin, a former Sal
ida sri, was the star Of the evening.
She gave two excellent readings and
she appeared in every singing part.
Mi Esther ArterberTy is also an ac-
comp'lshed reader, and received sever
al cucores.
The chorus songs We're lively and
the music was excellent. They were
as well trained rs professional
che rus.
Miss Alpha Sigfrid, violinist. is
capable Of the professional platform.
ST. played with excellent skill.
M Polly Welles, accompanist, l.
a ndid musician and her work did
mu a to make the concert the success
il pr1ved TO be.
The Cecilian chorus is sure 10
ma friends for itself and the college
~ .-"ver II appears"
] nIrsday evening, the Chorus went
on .n Canon City and in speaking Of
tn nRjoyable musical given there. the
Ca-n City Record OF May ith, says:
he First Baptist Church was filed
T. Is capacity Thursday evening by
ar audience deSirouS Of hearing the
co-~art given by the Cccilian Chorus
OF the Western State College of Colo
rutn. which made its first appearance
IN Canon City at that time. The con-
crrt was under the direction of Mrs.
Alberta Jorgensen, head of the vocal
music department OF the institution,
which the chorus represented. who is
herself singer OF unusual talent and
r.rown.
= "The high reputation that heralded
the coming Cecilian chorus was fully
redeemed in the concert Thursday
evening and added to the laurels II
had previously won. Its success here
was an artistic and popular
triumph"
DAILY Citizen, published Saturday, the
5th:
"The high school auditorium was
less than half filled last night at one
of the best concerts that mas been Civ
en- here by college students this year.
The entertainment was put on by the
College of Colorado, which made its
- oppNai ipIcflCe anu
the general approval of those who had
gram, it is hoped that it will not be
the last visit from this splendid group
OF attractive young ladies.
"The chorus is under the direction
of Mrs. Alberta Jorgensen, of the
vocal music department of the in
stitution, which the chorus repre-
sents, and il is evident that Mrs. Jor.
gensen is musician of unusual tai
ent, which is reflected in the splendid
work Of every member of the chorus.
The individual solo work Of Miss Al
pha Sigfrid, violinist, Miss Ena Miller,
pano, and Miss Ethel Partner vocal,
was particularly pleasing, and each of
the young ladies' displayed great tai
ent and attainment"
Every number on the program was
presented in a most artistic manner,
and "The Last Tea of Tsuki" was
alone well worth the price of admis-
sion."
A writer for the Pueblo Chieftain
gave the following complimentary
write-up on the concert in Pueblo,
which was given at the Steel Works
''Y" theatre Sunday afternoon and
was the second number on a program
arranged by Musical Director Tom
Christian of that city. The writer
says:
"The second part Of the program
was given by the Cecilian chorus of
the Western State College Of Colorado.
consisting of % young lady voices,
with Miss Polly Welles as accompanist
and Miss Alpha Sigfrid as violinist.
In speaking of this aggregation Of
music, melody and beauty, Tom Chris
tian told me after the concert that
it was the most highly trained and
artistic array of vocal entertainers
that has ever appeared at the az"
theatre, and all native sisters of Colo
RADIO, three of them. Sarah Anderson,
Florence Day and Jennie Pingatore,
are Pueblo girls. The others, with
one or two exceptions, are Western
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