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Vol. III. No. 21 
PROF. DUXBURY’S RECITAL 
ere Audience Heard the Famous 
locutionist at Manchester Wednesday 
Evening 
Prof. John Duxbury, the well known 
elocutionist of Manchester, England, 
who has grown much in favor in the 
American cities during his visit here, 
with his readings, was heard in Man- 
chester Wednesday evening of this 
week, when he recited Tennyson’s 
“Enoch Arden”’ at the Congregational 
church. From here Prof. Duxbury 
makes a brief tour west before return- 
ing to his home across the waters. 
Previous to the recital the audience 
had the pleasure of listening to a 
number of selections on the organ by 
Jas. K. Dustin of Lanesville, the well- 
known music teacher. His selections 
were: 
MD eStal March’! She eit. sls Jocese Calkin 
(6) Interlude....... Be ete eras Debois 
(pA 0 een ae Lemaigre 
Pee OBUQOEE 2. 25.504 Ses Poke ON Stern 
After Prof. Duxbury’s recital of 
“Enoch Arden’? Miss Carolyn E., 
Allen sang in her usual fine voice the 
following : 
(a) “The Years at the Spring”’.... Beach 
(5) “Calm as the Night”.......... Bohm 
Prof. Duxbury’s recital of ‘Enoch 
Arden” was very much appreciated. 
His portrayal of the scenes of the sim- 
ple village life, quiet, yet effective at 
first, grew in vividness and power 
with the unfolding of the dramatic 
elements of the story. So beautiful 
is the language of Tennyson that 
without a masterly reading of ‘Enoch 
Arden” one’s mind is diverted from 
the movement of the story to a pleas- 
ing contemplation of the phrases of 
which Lord Tennyson was master. 
But Prof. Duxbury was equal to the 
occasion. By intonation, facial ex- 
pression, gesture, in short by his atti- 
tude of mind and body, he vivified 
the various characters of the tale in a 
remarkable way, held the attention 
unwaveringly to its dramatic move- 
ments, and used the incomparable 
language of Tennyson to further the 
dramatic impression. It was in every 
MANCHESTER, MASS., SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1906 
ProF. JOHN DUXBURY 
sense a masterly rendition of the 
beautiul poem. 
By special request Prof. Duxbury 
read an interesting and amusing selec- 
tion original with himself and based 
on the famous classic, ‘Little Jack 
Horner.” His closing recitation of 
Poe’s, “The Bells,” was very much 
enjoyed, His unusually resonant and 
musical voice was very effective in 
imitation of the silver, golden, brass 
and iron bells and the audience was 
loth to let him finish with this read- 
ing. Should Prof. Duxbury ever re- 
turn ‘from Manchester, England to 
Manchester-by-the-Sea, he may be 
sure of a hearty welcome. 
Contract Goes to Beverly Concern 
The bids for building a 284-ft. re- 
taining wall at the Beach street park, 
Manchester, extending from the 
street to the pier, were opened last 
Saturday evening in the presence of 
the several contractors. The bids 
were as follows : 
Danie] Edgecomb, 
Morley, Flatley & Co., 
S. Albert Sinnicks, 6,450 00 
Thos. Fitzgibbon (Beverly), 5,575 00 
The park commissioners voted to 
award the contract to Thos. Fitz- 
gibbon of Beverly. 
$6,572 00 
6,450 00 
Three Cents 
MEMORIAL DAY. 
Arrangements Have Been Made by 
the Manchester Post for Fit Ob- 
servance of the Day. 
Memorial Day will be observed 
in Manchester next Wednesday 
much in the same form as in other 
years.'. -Post'67, G. A. R.,-hast made 
arrangements for the day as fol- 
lows: 
The Post members will meet at 
headquarters at 1 o’clock P. M., and 
escorted by Col. H. P. Woodbury 
Camp, 149, S. of V., will march to 
the Town hall in season for the ex- 
ercises at 2 o’clock. 
Rev. Dillon Bronson of Brook- 
line, a Methodist minister, well 
known as a public speaker, and for- 
merly pastor of a church in Salem, 
will be the orator of the day. The 
Schubert quartette of Boston has 
been engaged for the singing. 
The programme will consist of a 
selection by the Manchester Brass 
band; singing, quartette; invoca- 
tion; reading of the general orders 
by Post Adjutant James H. Rivers; 
singing, quartette; address, Rev. 
Dillon Bronson; singing, quartette. 
At the conclusion of the exercises 
the line will form on the Common 
and march to the different ceme- 
teries to decorate the graves, with 
exercises at the vacant lot, Rose- 
dale cemetery, and at the town 
wharf. There will be a concert on 
the Common by the band after the 
exercises, and patriotic exercises 
will be held in the Town hall in the 
evening, to which the public is in- 
vited. Post associates are invited 
to take part with the Post in all the 
exercises of the day. 
General orders from  headquar- 
ters say that “Flags at Post quar- 
ters should be placed at half mast 
in the morning to remain so until 
noon and then hoisted to top. of 
staff for the remainder of the day.” 
citizens are requested to follow 
this practice. 
