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playing, hence he was indeed a fav.
critic last evening.
Violet Song PleaSeS

] playing, hence he was indeed fav-
/ critic last evening.
Violet Song Pleases
The piece de resistance, however,
came with the dessert, when Mrs.
Ray C. Roberts, beautifully gowned
il the bouffant and creamy laccs of
4 Spanish Scnorita, moved among the
tables selling violcts to the gentle
! men and singing LA Nioletcra' -
for their delectation. She was re-
called enthusiastically and the vio-
let's in her basket soon gave way
to jingling silver for the benefit of
the club.
Introducing the formal part of
! the program, Mrs. +. A. Burger,
chairman of the Music Section,
briefly outlined the story of Verdi s
grand opera, "Il Trovatorc, and
explained thc scenes that were cx-
ccrptcd therefrom to form last
night s offering.
The opening number was a piano
arrangement of the overture to the
| opera, PLAYED most onioyablv by
Mrs Angela McNeece, who was also
the dependable accompanist of the
evening, giving the soloists and cho
rus excellent support.
Following the overture the cur
tain rose on woodland scene
! where Gypsy lads and maidcns
greeted the dawn with the famous
! anvil chorus. This favoritc num-
bcr, we'll sung, was preface to the
Stride Ia. vampa' aria sung by
Mrs. on Rex, whose sympathetic
voice pleased everyone.
Then came the scene where Azu-
! ccna. the old Gypsy woman, is in
prison with her supposed son, Man
rico. and the two sing the wistful
music of the duet, "Home- to" our
Mountains. - Nine katherine Ward
Kupelian and Harry Metcalf sang
the duet with tender pathos, their
voices harmonizing gratefully.
Famous Prison Scene
Tn dramatic finale to the program
came the famous prison scene be-
tween Leonora, sung by Mrs. Ray c.
Roberts, and Harry Metcalf as
Manrieo, with the Miserere sung
off stage by trio comprising
| Messrs. W. C. Cheverton, Ray John
son and s. P. Holiday Mrs Rob
erts' flexible and brilliant soprano
voice was heard to advantage in the
dramatic farewell and her histrionic
ability was marked. Mr.. ~Metcalf
sang his part with feeling and the
ensemble was highly effective. The
three men s voices blended in the
trio singing the Miserere were ex-,
cellent. lending the somber note of
approaching doom to the scene.
Staging was superintended by,
Mrs. Ross T. Hickcox and lighting
effects were by Harry Metcalf.
Nine Katherine Wgrd Kupelian
was musical director for the affair
and to her efforts largely was the
success of the affair DUE Many of
the principals, Mrs. Roberts, Mrs.
Rex, Messrs. North and Berry and
most of the chorus singers are her
vocal pupils and their gratifying
performance last night showed her
careful coaching.
Members of the chorus were Mes
ldllICS duI NbSAS LIZA III y an anu
Forester and Misses Winnifred
House, Bobby kupelian, Bonnie
Bracse, and Margaret Edwards,
Messrs Ray johnson, w. c. Chev-
erton, Bill North, Jack Berry and
Eugene Moore.
At the brief business session of
the club members last night the
president, Mrs. Hugh Osborn, called
for the passing of ballots to mem
bcrs, to be filled out and returned
by the next regular meeting, March
-. Nominations will be presented
from these ballots by the nominal
ing committee comprising Mesdames
ID. B. Roberts, H. c. Diller, S. +.
Allen, \. w. Hale, and c. S. Thatch
er Mrs. +. d. Jacobs is the member
from the Ten Thousand club on the
county nominating committee