Richard H. Thornton Library
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ADVERTISERS
FOR A BIGGER, BETVF.R OXFORD
vol. I.
OXFORD, N. C, FEBRUA a 10, 1922
NO. 13
LET'S ALL
BOOST
OXFORD
RARE MUSICAL PERFORMANCE
COMING
SKO ; A AKII. Till: WOllM) I'AM.
ill's vioi.iMsr to m: iii:aiii
iiKiti-:
Next Monday night the people of
Oxford will have the privilege of
hearing one of the world's greatest
violinists. Axel Skovgaard, who has
been called the Danish Ole Dull, and
has been compared to Kreisler and
Ysage, will give a concert in the
Graded School Auditorium.
Skovgaard needs no intoduction to
the musical public, he is widely
known, appreciated and loved in both
Europe and America. He is tha
pupil of masters, the master of a
$13,000 Stradivarius violin, and
above all an artist. He has played
for the crowned heads of Europe, the
critics of America and the public at
large. Everywhera he has met with
success, every concert has been an
ovation, a tribute to his skill and his
wonderful instrument. The people
of Oxford are to be congratulated.
It is seldom that so small a town has
been able to secure such an attrac
tion. It is to be hoped that the public
will take advantage of this oppor
tunity and turn out in goodly num
bers. Accompanying Skovgaard will be
his wife, Alice McLung Skovgaard,
who is an accomplished pianist. She
had studied under the best teachers
of Europe and America. Her part
of the program above would be
worth the small admission price of
fifty cnits and one dollar.
We appena a icwr. ut u". Ckw
gnard's press notices, from the New
York Herald, the New York Situ, and
the Christiana (Norway) Ocrchladet
These papers all maintain a stall
of music critics whose judgments are
above dispute.
"Skovgaard has come, has played,
and has left us in a world of melody!
It is like a happy dream as I recall
the beautiful music I heard last night
drawn from a violin with only four
strings by an artist who, like Skov
gaard, beaming with health and
happiness, is good to look ujon. I
have heard Ole Bull, Remcnyi and
Vieuxtemps, but none of these artists
possessed Skovgaard's power and
temperament. He is just as much a
giant in his art as in his person, and i
only a man measuring his six feet !
three inches can play Beethoven's
Kreutzer-Sonota or Max Bruch's Con
certos like Skovgaard. The Polo- ;
naise by Wieniawski was a complete i
"violin fire-work," with staccatos in j
down as well as up bow; and I have
never heard a more excellent double
flageolet play than I heard last night
in Paganini's "Witches Dance." Small
wonder that the audience burst out in
a wild storm of applause after this
number, begging and lagging for an
encore, to which the great artist re
sponded with a wonderful composition
by himself. It is always difficult to
compare one artist with another.
Ysaye, the Belgian violinist, has the
humor vein and temperament; Kreis
ier, th:- Southern sweetness and
warmth; Kubelik, the Paganini and
Ernst technique, and Skovgaard, the
Scandinavian broadness and size in
everything he plays. It seems to me
that this Danish artist reminds me
more of the Belgian Ysaye than of
any of the others. Here is the same
temperament, the always sure in
tonation, the free interpretation, the
trills like the nightingales, and the
rapid technique that almost carries
us off our feet.
! "Skovgaard's musical characteris-
tics are genuineness and sincerity, cou-
! pled with adequate strength, broad
tone and a technique that is always
made to subserve his ends and not to
be itself unduly in evidence."
"Skovgaard has reached a point
where he is above criticism. His
training is that of the consummate
musician the finished, polished, pur-
poseful. The innate genius of the
player is that which attracts. It is
the genius of a lover ,of music in
tellectually." MARY TAYLOR ENTERTAINS HER
CLASS
On Saturday afternoon Mary Tay-
lor very delightfully entertained her
Sunday school class. After the busi-
ness was disposed of, delicious hot
I chocolate, macarouns, and candy were
served. This class, led by Miss Lila
Currin, is the banner class of the
. Baptist Sunday school.
PROGRAM
COME ON, LET'S GO On Friday afternoon, the McNeill's
Havo you ever had one hundred w tebrate the arrival of the week-end
per cent good time on a Saturday by laborale and interesting pro
night? Well, if you want to have one grains. Of the many they have had,
this Saturday night just fetch your- probably the most enjoyed and amu
selves down to the high school audi uv 0f them was the southern pro
torium and the McNeill's guarantee f ram given last Friday,
you one hundred per cent food time. Fjrst thcre was a most interesting
Have you ever seen the wild man cuestionnaire conducted by Alice Hunt,
from Borneo? Then don't miss youi- Next, Geneva Hughes delighted her
chance of seeing the one Mr. Liven- listeners with one of Uncle Remus'
op4.S4?.tured on hia tour-to fxl, oldj wholesome stories. Creogh
north pole last winter..' No, you xJvert gave a humorous recitation;
jvxwln't worrvi.TT w'll'not "r r "elv. Po a' in." Na-
u he shall b? safely caged in iron. than Wolf gave an interesting de
There shall be other amusements such damation, Henry W. Grady's The
as Bluebeard s wives, a kissing looth,
a high diver, a better baby show, a
fortune teller and various others-'.
Best yet, a few of the McNeill fair
damsels will preside at booths selling
candy, peanuts and other particles of
nourishment.
But listen to this! There will lie
given free, absolutely fre: to all, a
negro minstrel, including a negro
cake walk and several Other addi-
tional features. Don't miss it, you
can't afford to!
Remember the McNeill's prom is.
you a good time. General admission
10c and lc extra for side shows.
Beth Cannady,
Reporter.
REV. M. E. COTTON LECTURES AT
THE METHODIST CHURCH
Reverend M. E. Cotton, field secre
tary of the Anti-Saloon League, deliv
ered a most interesting and inform-
ing lecture ac me .wcummusl nu.i..
last Sunday night. He explained ful-
ly The Rs,nibtUt of t.tizet,!,,,-
and gave some mighty good reasons
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why the bootlegger should be put out
of business.
Mr. Cotton is a hard worker and
has been associated with several forward-moving
organizations. During
the war he worked in behalf of the
Y. M. C. A. in France. At present
he is waging an effective fight against
Old John Barleycorn in North Caro
lina. His plan of attack is to create
a sentiment among the citizens
against the bootlegger and his unlaw
ful occupation.
James Webb
There will be a carnival at the high
school Saturday night. Come pre-
pared to laugh.
IN MEMORIAM
Or, hursday last, A. Mule, son of
Mr I Mrs. Jackass, came to an
untl '' and violent end on the
pr.n--s of the Oxford High School.
This Moved son of the aforesaid
wj3 -tricken down with pneumonia
to h - death bed from which he never
ary again while still possessed of
tho irlt. True, with the kindly as
ist i c of Mr. Blair's force and Mr.
Bf 1 ! ardt's science class, he was at
la:.t cremoniouslv escorted to his last
re ii g place on this earth. May heav
er 'est his soul! But alas! who
ar we to lament what to our mind
m . seem an untimely end to a re-
ve.i-i citizen. Is it not as Plato has
Ra A man8 yy is but his sou,.s
re. :ii g place whereof his evil or
pc.(l (,otj ,ivt. As those who know
hi , vt. wi u.stify tnat while hia
u. . t of n brilliant turn of mind,
y, ,R. (,ki his daiy work well amJ
is (,f a (t.servjnff character,
Edwin Shaw
MCNEILL'S ENJOY SOUTHERN
rew South
Last, but not least, about fourteen
negro "sports" came in to the tune
of The School Houxc Illitex which
Dorothy Parham produced bv rivinir
tho keyg Miss Mary Webb,g stak.
jy pjano a vigorous tickle and pre-
Kented a negro minstrel. There was
a nora mixture of ridiculous lec-
tures, songs, recitations, jokes and
th;re was even a made to-order issue
f The Tattler given. Sis Burroughs
actually got to shouting when they
sang Stntidin' in the Need O' Prayer, i
Sis Annie Lou Williams, in all her (
finery, was a down-right pretty negro !
s for Tincy well, if you knew all, ;
there wouldn't be anything left to
sc at the carnival Saturday night.
Come and see for yourself. j
Beth Cannady.
Repot ter !
WHO'S ALL RIGHT? ;
One Friday afternoon last fall the :
McNeill's invited the O. Henry's to
(inp of thdr weM propranls, which
0 happcned to be an
oJ(, conwntion In rvtuTn
,ast Satun,ay evcninjf the a Hcnry.
gave in honor of the McNeill's the
fide-splitting comedy. "The Merchant
of Venice Up-to-I)ate." Indeed, it
was too ridiculous to be true! The
guests of honor, despite the fact that
there was a quo5tion as to its polite
ness were compelled to hold their
sides throughout the entire perfor
mance. When Jack Brinkley, as Shylock,
first made his appearance, exhibiting
his polished gestures, curly hair,
quaint little mustache, and peculiar
accent, serious suspicions arose in a
number of minds that he was really
and honest-to-goodness Jew. As for
Thomas Royster who presented the
role of Bassanio, well, he couldn t
have played his part better had Por
tia been Annie Gray, herself 'nough
said! Edwin Shaw, who played the
part of Antonio, is a stage hound.
So, of course, he felt and acted per
fectly natural. Eugenia Currin, Mary
Taylor, and Julia Brent Hicks, play
ing the parts cjf the leading; ladies,
Portia, Jessica and Nerissa, also de
serve a good many bouquets for their
clever speeches and acting. Isn't it
strange how some people can be so
aggravatingly good looking? Launce
lot, played by Bailey Currin, and
Professor Sweigen-hangen-blumen-
heimer, Ph.D., LL.D., B.V.D., P.D.Q ,
acted by James Moody, were respon
j sible for a continuous stream of gig
gles from the spectators. They were
indeed the clowns of the evening!
, James Webb, as Gratiano, was good
too but, it is impossible to tell all
the good parts, for they were all good.
Of course they were good! What
more could be expected when Miss
Harrington assumes responsibility?
A remark of this nature was heard
recently: "Miss Harrington does get
up the best entertainments, doesn't
she?" but this is not a surprise to
j our community.
Another feature of the prograi i
I which was greatly enjoyed by the au
' dience was the contribution made by
j Miss Myrtie Muse. Between acts Miss
Muse skilfully rendered piano selec
tions. The cast of characters was as fol
lows: I Portia, a rich heiress Eugenia Cur-
...fin.
ieriiMM,
ner menu u.u
Hicks.
Jessica, another friend
-Mary Tay
lor.
Polly, Portia's maid Inez Wood.
Bassanio, suitor to Portia Thomas
Royster.
Shyhxk, a rich Jew Jack Brinkley.
Tubal, his friend Frank Smith.
Gratiano, friend of Bassanio James
Webb.
Antonio, suitor to Jessica Edwin
Shaw.
The judge Jack Usry.
Policeman John Fuller.
Launcelot Gobbo Bailey Currin.
Mother of Launcelot Mattie May
Lyon.
Antonio's mother Charlotte Easto.i.
Professor
heimer,
Sweigen-hangen-blumen-Ph.I).,
LL.D., B.V.D.,
ames Moody.
P.D.Q
Miss Lewter, a Latin teacher Rosa
Dickerson
Some football boys.
The play wasn't all the "Santa
Claus" for there was yet another sur
prise for the McNeill's. Just as the
crowd was about to disperse, an an
nouncement was made that the in
vited guests would please go into th?
O. Henry society hall for a few min
utes. There, delicious punch, wafers,
and an unusual assortment of home
made candies were served. The few
minutes, which seemed fewer, fur
nished a lively social for us all.
The O. Henry society is all right!
If we, the McNeill's, might be allow
ed to take our members, teachers,
customs and programs along, there
might be some possibility of our want
ing to join it ourselves. One, two,
three, go
Two, four, six, eight.
Whom do we appreciate,
O. Henry! O. Henry! O. Henry!
Beth Cannady
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