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Show the first and second parts of Prof. Beer's work, Miss Rosamond Laird rendered a violin solo with most masterful execution. Miss llolberg gave a vocal solo in her most pleasing pleas-ing manner and was awarded with much applause, as was aloo Miss Laird. Perhaps Prof. Beers' most popular character protraliure Is that of David Harum, the Yankee of Edward Noyes Westcott's well known novel. Mr. Beers presents the Christmas scene in which David Ilarum talks to tho widow, tells her the etory of his i youthful trip to the circus and the part her husband had played in his life. He ends by rerurnlng to her tho mortgage which Rhe thinks he Intends to foreclose, it !a a scene which calls for an unusual decree or dramatic talent and the Impersonator Impersona-tor handled It splendidly. His last Impersonation was that of The Merchant of Venice. In this be carr'ed through the coMre fourth act of the great Shakespearean comedy, portrfvlng each of the characters. Thr scr-ne Is that of the court ronrn in which Fhyloek demands tho pound of flefih, and Portia, disguised as' a barrister, pleads for the life of An- j tonlo. The piece Is a difficult ene and not many nctoro would care to at-1 tempt to carry it through lone haud-rd. haud-rd. yet Beers is altogether equal to the task. ' The entertainment concluded with! the singing of the national anthem, a most appropriate ending for a really i superb entertainment. I 0 I BEERSPlEg Newton Beers, the gifted author and Impersonator of Boston, Mass , entertained enter-tained a large gathering at the First Methodist church last night by his graphic presentation of parts from Enoch Ardon, David Harum and The Merchant of Venice. Tho entertainment entertain-ment wa-3 given under tho auspices of the Epworth Ix-nsue Tho program of tho evening wna enhanced by musical numbers In which some of Oeden's most gifted vocalists and -Instrumentalists took part. As a whole the proprram was a most Interesting on and the audlencu showed its appreciation by many outbursts out-bursts of applause. Prof. Beers was introduced by the new pastor. Rev. F. V. Fisher. The Impersonator i.i a man past middle age, but while the years have whitened whit-ened his hair the have not robbed him of any of hjf? vlpor and freshness of voice and in his acting Is all the strength and Impel uoslty of youth. His first Impersonation was that of Enoch Arden. the hero of Tennyson'3 FTcat Idyl of the sea, in which ho rose to the sublime. In this Interpretation Interpre-tation he was assisted lv M'ss Rosalie Ro-salie Holberg, Miss Lulu Mitchell. N. O. Ogden and A. R. White, who furnished fur-nished the music and songs Incidental to the pr-em These songs came softly soft-ly from behind a screon as though from the fancies of the actor. In the musical interlude between |