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WILMETTE LIFE, FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1924 . s of the Pecialize the next expected ~Ir FINE TALENT IN 'QUEEN ESmER' =~~e t~~sch~~chsp~~~~~~~t:d Methodist Choir Gives Re. markable Presentation of Oratorio BORCHERS IS LAUDED .. BorcheJ;s w'*., o/h t e Kmg, &twa~ J , taking Meltzerthe of part the Northwestern un'l\·, rsity was guest con- ~ ductor. He directed both the orchestra ~ his assist. The success with which the prescnta- ~ tton of "Queen Esther" met and the ,:; Cl~thustastic re~ponse o.f .the people of \\ t(mette to thiS oratortO IS encouraging. ~r. Borchers and the Wilmette Metho- ~ dtst Church choir feel that it was well ' ~ worth the effort and hope that it will · ~ lead t? o~her dramatizations of sacred ~ oratonos m. the future. Events such as ~ these are .htgh spots in the religious and ~ mus1cal ltfe of the community. ~ ~~'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-~----.-.-.-.-.-.---;,_~ ..~-*Uft-...~---~~~~~~~----~ ..._._._._._._.__.__._._._._.,. ...__.,. ~ Res1 ·dents of t he N . o rth Shore j I I I ~ ~~ 2 5 i! i! j ~'eed ~'ot y~ l y~ Go to C'Ll·cacr,o to Buy Floor Cove·z·fta'll. n 0 · · "'--e· · · lll Our line of Oriental and dotnestic rugs is complete · range Wl '11 prove very apevery respect an d t h e pnce pealing to you . 1 he nt : ast er. Manuscripts of Miss Adelaide Jones Makes Ancient Bible Shown in Lecture ,:,; !':1 1 ~,:,; Splendid Queen -"'; lecture- illustrating ancient manuscnpts ?f th e Bible and the various translations up to the American Revised. Version of th e Scriptures, will he giv en before the Men's Fellowship club of St. John's Lutheran chur ch \uesday evening, March 25, at tS o clock. Men and women of the local paris h. as well a s those of Trinity Lutheran ,:,; I ~~ We carr)r full line of linoleunl, Klearflax linen rugs, cotton rugs, wool rugs, braided canvas rugs, bath mats, Stair carpets, etc. a .I 2 ~ Z28 uit ot sed recial 1ric ~xe JE ur s, a I ' !':1111 B y C R ITIC ~ Large audiences listened with rapt at,:,; t~ntion last Friday and Saturday eve~ umgs, to the splendid dramatization of ,:,; the sacred c;.antata "Queen Esther," by ~ the large chorus choir of the \\-\lmette ~ Parish Methodist church. The audi torium of the Byron C. Sto lp school was packed both evenings. Many who came to the first performance were so much impressed with it that they came the second night and enjoyed hearing it all over again. reg ular season la st Tuesday night. ~ Orville Jennings Borchers, the direc- There will be no dance on Tue sday ~ tor of the ~horus, had the satisfaction March 25, hut th ere will be one mor~ ~ &VII ci seei n& his choir give two very credita?k pert or~nces and come up fully to '-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-"-"-'-'-"'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'W h1s expectatiOns. It was no sma ll undertaking to direct the training of the choir in this work . That the event went off . s.o moothly~ is largely due to his untmng efforts 111 directing the rehearsals d the choi r, the orchestra and the children who took part. The thousand all(! one details to be attended to in the p reparation of this cantata were a bigtask . Mr. Borchers is to be congratulate~ _on the successful realization oi hi s amhtt;cu~ program. H e apprecia :c. th .: ~oopn?tion. he received from the cho r 111 the1r fa1thful attendarn::e at rehearsals an.d earn est effort s to make the preSL'Iltatwu of the cantata a success. M iaa Jonea a Lovely Qu~en ~Lss. Adelaide Jones, who took the part ot Queen Esther, was a very lovely queen. She was in superb voice and gave a splendid interpretation of the ~ramatic Situation the Queen was placed Ill as the only possible saviour , o f her people, the J ews, from the plotting of ~aman. Her solo work with the chorus ~~~ Act 2, where. she was charg<od by her Uncle Mordecai to go to the King in behalf of her people, was beautifully rendered. Later in the cantata when she exposed Haman before the King, Miss Jones sang her solo . wfth wondertul dramatic intensity. Mr. Borcher~ ha~ th~ part of King A~asuerus, "actmg It w1th fine dignity. H1s duet, . A Song of Joy," in Act 1, Scene 2, With Donald J. Anderson who was Haman, was beautifully don~ the voices blending nicely. ' Mr. Anderson lent to the part of Haman a proud, haughty bearing that was in keeping with his high position in the King's court. His solos were well rendered and received much applause. Mr. E. Irving Belote, as Mordecai gave a fine interpretation of the difficult role. As the despised Jew that Haman hated, he was called upon to do some difficult acting. His solo work was muc~ appreciated by the audience. Miss Edna Davison, as Zeresh, Ham~;m 's wife, sang and acted her part beautifully. Her farewell scene with Ham~n as he is sentenced to hang, was effect1vely done. This duet is one of the many beautiful ones in the cantata. ~i~s Dav!son and Mr. Anderson sang 1t 1rnpress1vely. A . M . Long, as the beggar, gave a remarkable interpretation and received many curtain calls. The solo is one of great . dramatic possibilities. Mr. Long sang It superbly and his voice was well suited to it. ~rs. Burrows, as the prophetess, had a d1fficul~ P<!-rt to act .and sing and gave a splendid mterpretat10n of it. Much Talent in Choir Mrs. Elmer Williams as a Persian Princess, Mrs. A. F. Birr as Mordecai's sister, Miss Jessica Varley as a Median Princess and Miss Vernette Christensen as attendant to Zeresh, were other members of the cast who had important solo parts and rendered them well. Mr. Albert Dyon sang well as the scribe and also as a herald. Dr. L. W. Strong as Harbonah, Mr. Albert Varley as the High Priest and Mr. L. H. Hanawalt as Hegai, had solo parts and sang them well. It is a remarkable fact that of the lb solo parts required in the cantata all but one were taken by 'members of the choir. It is unusual that this amount of talent should be found in a church choir. The dancing and singing of the children in the King's Court made a very Pretty scene. E~ward Walk had charge of the dramatic training of the soloists and chorus. 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