New Britain herald., 1925-05-09

Singing and Shadow Land" all by Ferry Here was a girl who had not taken tho conventional sing ing lcssons,' but who pleased her audience greatly by her winsome and unaffected manner. In her last num- hor the stage was mantled in a pur- ple shadow, and so entrancing was the result that the song had to be repeated
 The closing number was an inter national prize winning composition hy Samuel Richards Gaines of Co., umbus, Ohio. his Fantasy on a Russian Folk Song" The judges made no mistake when they award o1 the prize. The violin was prom mont in tho work, lending much variety and at one point contributing 10 q remarkable effect, the singers holding one note for long time while the violin played an extended 0b!igat0 with the piano. One sing @r Could not hold note so long. but separated breathing hy various divi- Sions Of the chorus yielded the sostenuto grip of an organ. It was m original and unique effect, but scarcely less unique than a pizzicato effect by the chorus which closely approXimatcd that of the strings. The fantasy an outstanding Ameri- can choral composition. took Is minutes in its performance. | Among the Connecticut girls chosen for parts In the semi-cen- | tcnnaj ragcant at Wellesley col Iogo are Dorothy Hull, Margery St"ole and Phyllis Pimm of Hart ford, Ruth Iojambe Of New Lon- don, Florence Carpenter of Nor- Vjnb, Amailo Traut Of New Britain. and EIoise smith of Norwich h lis group Phyllis Pimm is to bs Enjn" and Dorothy Hull will take the part of luchard Fcvcrel in the paEr"nt oG lovers, one of the most N,auNuI scenes in the pageant.
 Tho pageant is to be given in Aumnaa haj) on May 2S. 29, 80 a;I }uDo l2. r., and Is. and each performance is 10 be open to the puIGlc, T. was written by Welles- 2'v ammna, Mrs. Christopher Pot fer Of Now York, and is being de- signed by Mir. Duslad Stewart Walker, well known artist and dra- matir producer of New York. It's theme is taken from Plato's Recol- locriou myth as stated in the "rhaedrus."
 Mss Waua Eogin Of S9T Chest mt s-r,or. VtlI spend the weekend in N0W NorN pity
 Miss E"ith Pasco, daughter of Mr. ~o. Mrs Howard \ rasco of Strat- .~l Road cDtrrainod several of her yna"c rrjcnIs with Maypoe party '," hame I'rldly afternoon. Her 1s'.- e9.s's iuatgIrL Annette Att U.;.r. Arns Garter, Edna Jarobi, rM.ar9 Junason. Laura May Rip a.. EUth r4scoe. norctta Pascoe, -rl x. Nnttor. Arthur Day. Will mw I~rgv Nuth.N Hayes, Robert 1tg.~. 1rr.E3 Ivo0is, Ernest Hop ..s...I NlG~m r'rry.
 ~.. }r-ga' Ngv Dauco given by
 ii.-.r url Professional Won- .H-ouo. WIT hc holI at lhe Shuttle >' lo@ r.9o ou Tnjay evening.
 Mss luu- k. lawson IS chsir- .-s- r. rhayen of arrangements. }Im.r.re"r's IIotnN Bond ,..sr wi. )a nay'l for dancng
 't~ aaI Mrs. TuU7 ~orhjn of rt. ..r, o>. \. J.. will be in town .or 'a- 'nt RaH at tho Shuttle N a ..a v rn u">' weekend.
 J-r g., ny and Melville Price u. N....0. Mss. vor,. th" guests of T..4-m S.~noy turing the week.
 Mrs. Gsoreo kjmbaI Of South nu~rHt -'roet vi1 spend next week !. \ x York city.
 
 'lrs. Howard Drummer of Vert ''a, .-~.rt has sent out cards for a .r5f-. ',1 q .o"h she will give next .-r .7y afternoon at the Hotel Burr .N..
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