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Show Before the Footlightsj Tiheconcert at the opera house Wednesday evening was made a pleasant social event. Mrs. Jean Thatcher, Mrs. Florence Thatcher, Thatch-er, and Misses Delia Torgeson, Mami and. Maggie Monell, Vnna and Carrie McAllister, JLorarlae Hyde and Grehta Carbon Car-bon acted as ushers, and the Ijoutih, bancx- and chivalry of L,osaa.were .present to enjoy the j splendid programme rendered. i Tix; Jjadjes' Philharmonic 1 Quartette of Chicago is a syn-' syn-' onym for perfection in harmony, jemplaasis and precision There was not one sioment unenjoyed, The .qnart.ette comprises M isses Fanny and Elizabeth Ferguson, ! Mis Ethel Cavanagh March and Kiss Harriet Gean Eddy. They sang haif a dozen magnificent magni-ficent quartetts, the Misses Fer- guson rendered a surpr-smgi y "harmonious duet, and all four sang beautiful soios. They are trained until training could no ' longer avail; their performances j are akin to machine work, with the heart and soul of accomplished accomp-lished young ladies to give, their I music the finishing touch of per-festion. per-festion. I However, the star of .the organization or-ganization if . there could be a !star where all are in that class i Was the elocutionist, Miss i Daisy A. Torrey. She could recite humor or pathos and touch I the heartstrings of her auditors 'deeply by a word. Her "Obstructive "Obstruct-ive Hat?' and "Skeleton" readings read-ings were brilliant in the extreme. ex-treme. The audience was wonderfully enthusiastic for Logan, Every rendition was heartily encored . Tonight, Lincoln J. Carter's "Darkest Hour" comes to the' opera house. i |