Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 111, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 May 1916 — MAY FESTIVAL WILL BE MUSICAL FEAST [ARTICLE]

MAY FESTIVAL WILL BE MUSICAL FEAST

Two Nights of Best Music Ever Heard in City—Mitinee Muiscale and Choral Club. Rensselaer people, one and all, should attend both occasions of the May festival. The matinee musicale will be given Thursday evening at the Methodist church and the Choral Club will present “The Rose Maiden” at the Christian church Friday evening. Rather extensive mention has been made previously of the event but we desire to urge that the long preparation which has been made by the members of the two organizations shall be rewarded by houses packed to the doors. Miss Agnes Farwell and Miss Clora Belle Spalding have been engaged to come here to take the leading parts and will rehearse the cantata with the local singers two or three times before the presentation. The matinee musicale program consists of a number of orchestra selections, vocal, piano and organ solos and other numbers. The “Rose Maiden” program follows: Introduction—Orchestra. Chorus, “Green Vale and Vine-Clad Mountain”—Choral Club. Recitative, “And Through Earth’s Bridal Chamber” —'Miss Randle. Duet, “The Rose of Love”—Miss Farwell and Dr. Myer. Recitative “*So Spake the Spring”— Mrs. Randle. Chorus “A Maid More Beautiful” — .Choral Club. Solo “Bloom On, Bloom On”—Miss Farwell. Chorus “Mid the Waving Rose-trees” —Club. Recitative and Scena “Ask of Yon Ruined Castle” —Miss Spalding. Recitative —‘Mrs. Randle. Chorus “O Earth-born Sorrow”—Club. Trio “Hast Thou Wandered”—Misses Farwell, Spalding, Dr. Myer. Air “The Sleep of Even”—Mrs. Randle. Recitative “Hark! Beneath Her Window”—Dr. Myer. Duet “I Know a Rosebud Shining”— Miss Farwell, Mrs. Randle. Chorus “Tis Thy Wedding Morning” -Club. Solo “Where Gloomy Pine Trees Rustic” —Dr. Myer. Air “For From the Summer Blossom” —Mrs. Randle. Chorus “What Sounds There So Softly?”—Male Voices. Chcrus of Elves “Farewell, Sleep Thou Lightly”—Ladies’ Voices. Finale, Chorus “Yea, E’en as Die the Roses”—Club. The prices for the two nights is only 50 cents. For Thursday night singly it is 25 cents and for Friday night singly 35 cents.