By CARL BROWN
Monday evening in the Juneau Meth
odist church promptly at 8:30 one of
the most successful musical events in
the form of a piano recital ever held
in Juneau began when Miss Edith
Kempthorne, piano artist and licentate
of the Royal Academy of Music, Lon
don, assisted by popular local talent,
made her debut before an appreciative
audience.
Long belore the time announced tor
the recital the auditorium was tilled to
its capacity with eager music lovers,
both young and old.
The program was opened with a
three part piano solo by Miss Kemp
thorne, with Chopin’s ‘'A Plat Etude”
so familiar to all music lovers, followed
by a very enjoyable number, Scarlotti’s
“Capriccio” and concluded with the
“G Minor Rhaspody. ” Miss Kemp
thorne demonstrated her ability to in
terpret the classics of the world’s
greatest composers in a charming man
ner and wTon the hearts of all the lev
ers of good music by her playing.
The second number on the program
was a solo by Prof. Parish, singing the
“Bedouin Love Song,” which was ex
tremelv pleasing and in response to
the unrestrained applause rendered
Cassard’s “Haunt of the Witches,”
which many f the professor’s friends
have heard him graciously sing before
and which was thoroughly enjoyed by
all.
Mrs. Mackay thnn followed with a
double solo, the ^-d being “The Star
and the Flower, ’ by Guy D 'Hardelot,
and followed by Charles Willeby’s
“Baby Clover.” Mrs. Mackay has a
rich, melodious voice of rare charm
and Juneau music lovers will welcome
the opportunity of hearing her again
should she consent to sing publicallv
in concert work.
The fourth number was also the con
cluding number of part one of the pro
gram and was a double piano solo by
Miss Kemptliorne, playing first that
charming “Spring Song” by Grieg,
and Debussy’s “Jardin Sur la Pluie, ”
the latter calling forth vociferous ap
plause and which was only subdued by
her responding to an encore, rendering
“ Albumblatt”.
After an interval of a few minutes
the second part of the program was
opened with Mrs. H. P. Crowther’s
rendition of that beautiful ballad “Ad
oration” by Thelma, with a violin ob
ligato by E. Klinert. Mrs. Crowther’s
voice was at its best and with the
mingled tones of the violin made a
very beautiful number. Responding to
a hearty encore the popular singer re
sponded with “Sunshine and Sorrow,”
by Thomas Threfall. Mrs. Crowther
needs no comment as to her ability as a
singer, all Juneau music lovers apprec
iating her work whenever they are for
tunate enough to have an opportunity
of hearing her. Mr. Klinert and his
violin need no introduction to music pat
rons.
Prof. Parish rendered “Tirzah’s
Serenade” from “Ben Hur” as the
second number and responded with a
fable in song by Rockel, entitled “She
Stoops to Conquer,” as an encore.
Both of these selections were heartily
enjoyed as was shown by the pleasing
applause.
Mrs. Mackay then followed with the
“Slave Song,” which gave her every
opportunity of displaying the richness,
force and. beauty of expression of her
voice which she did in a very forcable
and enjoying manner. The satisfac
tion of the audience’s enjoyment was
not attained until she had rendered a
beautiful Irish ballad as an encore.
The program concluded with the ap
pearance of Miss Keinpthorne playing
another beautiful piece by Chopin, his
“Berceuse,” followed by his “A
Minor Concert Etude. ” Again gracious
ly responding to the desires of her ap
preciative audience she gave the “G
Flat Etude” by the same composer.
Besides her work as an interpreter
of the classics her ability as an accom
panist is one deserving great credit,
and Juneau music students are very
fortunate in having the opportunity
of studying under and with the assis
tance of so skilled and competent a
piano artist. Messrs. Roland Martin,
Ainsworth and Lang Cobb acted as
ushers and deserve no small credit for
their efforts in accomodating such a
large crowd.
One of the best, most successful and
thoroughly enjoyable affairs in the
dancing line was the Red Men’s ann
ual mask ball held Thanksgiving eve,
at the Natatorium in Douglas. For
cordiality, hospitality, and the ability
to provide unlimited enjoyment the
Red Men have no equal. Many prizes
were up for the various costumes, and
all were warmly contested for, many
different characters being in the race
for the same prizes, thereby adding to
the fun and enjoyment of all present.
There were only a few over from Ju
neau this fact being accounted for
considering that the next evening there
being a mask ball at the Elks hall,
many preferring to wait until then.
Those doing so, however, lost an op
portunity of having a unrestrained
good time, coupled with a floor that
was perfect and an orchestra having
no equal, and partners galore. Among
the Juneau visitors two prizes were
won, for the best costume gent, Mrs.
Pulver drewr down first prize, and Mrs.
Vincent being awarded by the judges
first prize for the best sustained ladv,
the character she impersonated being
a colored lady of the smart set. There
were over forty-five couples in the
grand march and nearly twenty couple
mask, not entering the parade. When
the Red Men found there had been
no late ferry arranged for, they im
mediately sent a committee to hold
over the 13 o’clock trip until after the
dance thereby securing for the visitors
over an hour and a half’s good dancing.
This, coupled with the welcome anu
hospitable spirit of these in charge of
dances on the island, make the'.r af
fairs so popular and genuinely enjoy
ed by their guests from across the
channel.
The following were the prize win
ners:
Best costumed lady—Miss Johns,
“Lady Treadwell;” prize, cut glass
vase.
Second best costumed lady—Miss
Lily Liljestrand, “Cuban Girl,” hand
some rug.
Best costumed “gentleman*’—Mrs.
Pulvet “colored dandy;” Gillette
safety razor.
Second best costumed gent—G. A.
Fleek, “Village Constable;” pair of
shoes.
Best sustained lady character—Mrs.
Paiil Vincent, “Colored Belle;” la
dy’s hand bag.
Best sustained gentleman character
—Ray James, “Weary Willie;” sill:
umbrella.
Most original lady costume—Mrs.
Jean Van Der Wyer, “Old French La
dy;” box of candy.
Most original gentleman character—
Chas. Price, “Man from Mars;” silk
muffler.
Most comical lady character—Mrs.
Schwatenberger, “Market Woman;”
pair of slippers.
Most comical gentleman character—
Guy Smith, “The Baker,” gent’s holi
day set.
Most attractice lady character—Mrs.
Chas. Price, “Japanese Girl;” Mission
clock.
Most attractice gentleman character
—Emil Lange, “Soldier Bov;” pocket
knife.
Thursday evening the Elks held their
annual mask ball which was fairly at
tended. Many being present but pre
ferred not to mask, but dancing late
on in the evening. The floor was heav
ily waxed and after it had been danced
upon for a few times will be fine.
Winn’s five-piece orchestra furnished
the music. The group of maskers
creating the greatest pleasure were a
body of masked high school boys re
galed as “ Uncle Sam’s kahkis.”
With a conventional costuming of
Bough Eider hat, regulation shirt, trou
sers and leggings, with various fire
arms, ranging in bore from a .22 to the
genuine .45 big as the men that carried
At P. E Fox’s
Better see our line
of Overcoats, Fur
Caps & Mufflers.
We have a stock of
Winter Wear that
cannot be beaten.
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ToJUNEAU
HOUSE
HOLDERS
THE DOUGLAS ISLAND CONCRETE WORKS
have made the blocks for nearly three hundred chim
ney during the summer just past and all of them are
giving perfect satisfaction. 8 inch Chimney Blocks
50c each. Telephone Douglas 4-3-6.
GOOD PLUMBING PAY5I
Take a look at my work in the new
Alaska Labor Union Hall.
,!. MINKOVE
E. M. Peters
PLUMBING
STEAM FITTING, SHEET
METAL AND MACHINE
WORK. JOBBING AND
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ING DONE ON PHONO
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Near Baseball Park
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