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Posted By: Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert (email)
Date: 11/19/2001 at 19:37:20

Decatur County Journal
November l9, l896

A fair-sized house greeted the High School
Glee Club in its first
recital at the Opera House last Saturday
evening. The program provided
was a very interesting one and the
rendition of the songs and
recitations reflects much credit upon the
instructors in music and the
elocution in our public school--MISS ELLA
KEMP and MABEL HORNER.

The program was opened with music by the
Mandolin Club - W.E. KEMP,
piano, J.L. WARNER, mandolin, B.F. CRAIGO,
guitar--and at intervals
throughout the entertainment, excellent
selections were played by the
Club.

A grand chorus by the entire Glee Club was
followed by a charming
recitation by MISS NINA COWDEN. "The
Gondolier" was the title of the
next number, a soprano solo by MISS BESSIE
MORRE, with chorus, rendered
in a very pleasing manner. The recitation
following, by MASTER HORATIO
NIECE, was a sprightly one and was
heartily applauded. The Comic
Quartette, "O.P.R.A.", was then sung by
MISSES IDA HEBENER and STELLA
TATMAN and MESSRS. JOHN HURSE and LEW
HORNER. The song told the trials
of an Opera Manager in securing a troupe
so laughably that the loud
applause given was almost involuntary. A
class recitation followed this
and with timely gestures and voices in
perfect unison the story of Paul
Revere's famous ride was told.

MISS MAY MARTIN rendered the vocal solo,
"Merrily I Roam", charmingly,
after which MISS GARLAND BOBBITT recited
in an old woman costume. The
recitation was a funny one, telling of the
trials and tribulations of a
wife whose husband was forever inventing
something; the delivery almost
perfect.

A grand chorus was followed by LEWIS
HORNER in the oration, "The Curse
of Regulus", the delivery of which was
highly pleasing. "The Rise of a
Butcher Boy", was the title of another
comic quartette, irresistably
funny, rendered by MISSES MAUDE METIER and
BESS MOORE and MESSRS. FRANK
SHY and ROLLA PATTERSON. A poor butcher
boy in love with the daughter
of a rich man assumes the role of a
doctor, cures the old gent and
secures the coveted prize. The vocal
solo, "Bobby and His Sled", was
sung by MISS MAY WAIGHT with the usual
charm which characterizes her
singing. With another grand chorus the
entertainment was ended.

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Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert
November l9, 200l

To think this was performed l05 years
ago--I loved it!!