Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-06-24
TRULY CLASSIC.
Professor Thompson's June Festival
Winds Up with q Successful and sweet
Eonear< NJ Rnnnhs- 800

Professor Thompson's June Festival
Coneor6 Of Sounds.
The selections from The Creation, which
formed the programme at the Opera House
last night, embodied most OF the beauties
of that wonderful musical composition.
The programme is given below:
Oyerture--Solo---Piano- --P Prof. J. II Gttings
Recitatiye--l In the Beginning NIB Wayne
ChOrus---A nd the Spirit OF God; Recitsdve
And God Saw the Lightly W; y; Day
Aria and Chorus--ihe Marxesoas mo ra,,son
Recitat,ye--And God SAID Let the Earth
Aria---with yerdure clad MIS-; Wv; Eon
Northumberland God said Let Tnere 10
Lights; In Splendor Bright. .-..-:.:;.......
- - Mr.. Hartley Thompson
Trio and Chorus---The Heavens are feelings,
MIS- a1pse God Created Man; Aria
-in Native worm anu n Mr.. ". B. Day
Grand chorus---Haileiujah Handle
From the ACCESSIBILITY Request.
.- ----l-Tl - l
Intermission Of Fifteen Minutes.
PART SECOND.
Piano Solo--a, La Filense Kan
b, Polonaise in E......-.--..-..Lisz
Mr.: Joseph ID. Cuttings" p.,
s0ns--ine Mr.. b. W. payne.
Ballad---O Fair Dove, o Fond Doye........Gatty
Mrs Fred. j. Norton. -
song---Twiekenhsm Ferry ....~Marxiai
Mrs. Charles W. Eon. -
Song---My Sweetheart When boy-.morgsn
Mr.. Hartley Thompson. -,
Aria---O Don Fatale don Carl0sl,...-....Nerdi
Mrs. Oscar Rammelsberg;
Grand Chorus--For Unto US Child Is Born
From the Messiah---"By Request"
fla singer were described as a musical
elocutionist, as an artist who painted
beautiful songs on the air, as sculptor
who carved out graceful, rounded ana
pleasing figures Of harmony, the description
would no more than fill up the true measure
of artistic talent developed by Mrs. nate
Rammelsburg in her music, last evening.
Never before did the writer hear her sing
with so much ease and with so much ex-
preston, especially so in the encore piece
which made Gerster famous. IL IS true
music indeed which touches the heart.
Vocalization is only eloquent when the
singer feels the sentiment of her song and
means that her hearers shall interpret 1t.
Along with the sentiment flowed the
faultless notes and Mrs. Rammelsburg
scored a triumph which must have been as
gratifying to herself rs it was TO the host OF
friends in the audience who were unstinted
in their applause.
Next came in the order OF trueexcellence
unsteady, among the ladies, Mira Charles
w. Eoff. There are singers who may con-
vey to the auditors the distinct impression.
that thepleasure which is presumably given
is only attained by the greatest strain upon
the lungs and general nervous system, 10
say nothing Of the facial muscular orgafii-
zation. We have seen singers who aD-
parently did days work in fifteen min
utes in singing song. Indeed, from fire.
quent attendance upon solo recitals, pub.
licly given, We had about come to the con-
clusion that it was something in the way
of stock in trade, so to speak, for vocalists
to impress an audience with facial gesticu-
lations, to show the difficulty os surmount-
ing either the high or low notes OF any
thing they were down tor on the pro-
gramme.
IL is with much pleasure that we absolve
Mrs Eoff from this either real or artificial
method of attracting attention. Her song
''Twickenham Ferry" flowed out like rip.
ping waters: pure, fresh, sweet, cool and
refreshing. She was encored until almost
an echo could be heard on the Opera House
and she responded with quaint ballad.
Prof. Hartley Thompson, while not in the
best of voice, sang exquisitely and fault
lessly his portion of the programme. The
song, My Sweetheart when Boy" was
rendered with a pathos and expression
truly captivating and the applause at its
conclusion must have been especially graft
fying to Mr.. Thompson, whose musical
abilities and education are hung on the top
rung of the ladder.
Mr.. w. B. Day has a remarkably sweet
voice, not particularly strong, but true and
expressive; and he gratitied the audience
and his acquaintance much by his per-
Torrance.
Mrs. Fred. ]. Norton sang the ballad 30
T.. ~, Ixyo t,I trftlNy Hnrn
note was full of melody and soft and
rounded as the cooling of doves, which SINH
lie the title of her song suggested.
Miss Annie Carson, with her powerful
but we'll modulated voice; Mr.. McPhail
and Mr.. Crawford were others deserving of
apecial mention. while the chorus
IS a chorus, did admirably.
On the previous evening the chorus held
itself in to the detriment of the entertain
ment, but the hours following seemed to
dissolve the timidity like dew before the
rising sun, and itSang last night for all that
was out
No words of praise can sufficiently set
forth the admirable playing OF Prof Git
tings. His accomplishments were marye-
lousy tasteful and his solos on the piano
clear cut, vigorous and expressive, as their
character demanded.
Thus ended Prof. Thompson's musical
entertainment. For wee ks past it had en-:
crossed the attention and anticipation OF
our musical public. The careful and
ardous drilling of the many who partici.
pated'in this-Wheeling's greatest musical
festival-was something the magnitude Of
which can only be understood by one who
has been through the mill. That it was
complete success in drawing tremendous
houses. and a success judged from an ar
tistic standpoint, is confessed, and the par
Elephants, Prof. Thomson and the city OF
Wheeling may feel proud of the result
The piano used on both concert occasions,
deserves special mention. Itwas a kranich
& Bach baby grand, from Wilson d Baum
er's and the volume and richness of tone
w hich came from IL under Prof Gitting'S