Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-04-09
RHEA.

This Justly celebrated society star will
commence q two nights engagement at the
Opera House next Tuesday, April IA, pro
ducing a couple of standard comedies,
opening Tuesday with Sardou's masterpiece
Arcadia" In Arcadia" Mile. Rhea has
found a play that is excellently suited to
her abilities as a commedienne. her
Helene is as light and airy and sparkling
as the foam on the crest Of the wave, and
while the waters underneath are turbid and
dark it reflects only the su~nlightin which it
shines. The play is dramatic enough, but
Helene has nothing to do with any of the
drama. Her life is intimately connected
with what is almost a tragedy, but of this
fact she is as happily unconscious as the
foam is of the death that is lurking in the
wave. This is the charm Of "Arcadia"-a
charm as rare as it is beautiful. The play
is by Victorien Ssrdou, adapted TOR Mile
Rhea by Mons. Fracois Mons.
LAST EVENINGS oyCER
The concert at the Opera House last
evening by the Mendelssohn Quintette Club
of Boston, assisted by the Arion Singing
Society, of this city, drew a very large audi
ence, made up of citizens who love and ap
p~reciate good music. The programme
prepared was as follows:
Allegro Con Motto.
"ShadoW Aria," from the Opera OF Dinorah,
Nine. Cora Giese.
Fantastic for Clarionettc, "a Dream" 80. Baermann
Qurtette-"The Miller's Pretty Daughter
(rIayTESS e b be Gsia1siiG b. The Mil haH'
The Witches D~ance-Solo for Violin &c. .....P aganini.
Mr.. Sam Frankie.
a. { Am Rhein ION the Rhine)~- .... Ferd. MoehrinG.
b. / Mutterseelen Allen (AIl Alone).". "A. Braun.
ATiOn.
PART Il.
Invitation, q Ia ValSe -. 80. ..... Weber.
ARRANGED for Q]uintctte by Mr.. ThOs. Ryan.
Fantastic for VioloncellO-La File du Regiment,
Seryais,
Mr.. Fritz GicSe.
Gypsy Serenade.
ARRANGED for Quintettc by Mr.. Otto Klein.)
Mime. Cora GieSe.
RondO for Quintette, with Cello ObligatO. BO2chcrini
Krieger Scene warriors tong """"".."."..Fisc
ArlOn.
OF the playing of the club in the four
quintettes and Raft Qusrtette, it it unuec.
essary to say anything other than that II
was well nigh faultless. Each and every
member of the club is a musician Of the
highest grade, and the numbers were rem
dered with q finish and expression which
left little to be desired. The Mendelssohn
Quintette, OPP. Is, was especially enjoyable,
while the bright little Gypsy Serenade, Jen-
sen, never before, we believe, rendered in
this city, took the audience by storm, and a
repetition was insisted upon.
NJ Pvop O Eo n{aiu,a for olortnaffa waQ
a splendid performance, and this old favor
tie was rewarded with hearty applause
Mr.. Ryan has been connected with the club
during the entire ~thirty-ive years Of its or
ganization, and is universally recognized as
one Of the leading musicians Of the coun'
try.
Mr.. Sam Franko's violin solo, the
Witches Dance of Paganini was a mar
vel of easy and graceful playing. The
number abounds in great technical Difficult
ties, but they proved to be no obstacle to al
artistic and f~aultless execution.
In Mr.. Giese the club has a cello player
who cannot be equslled on this side of the
Atlantic. The Fantastic on airs from La
File Du Regiment rendered by him las.
evening, showed q marvellous command
over the instrument, and a delicacy and
sweetness Of expression wholly artistic.
Nine. Cora Giese, in her solos, the
Shadow Song from Dinorab, ami a Sc
lecsed song, the name Of which escapes US,
impressed her hearers with a voice powerful,
expressive, and flexible in the highest de-
gree, but there seemed to be lacking a
sweetness often observable in cantatcices Of
much less repute. This is not meant, how
ever, as a reflection upon her abilities, for
seldom has a Wheeling audience listened TO
the singing Of a greater artistic. She was
encored at each appearance.
The Arion Society appeared at its best,
and added much to the enjoyment of the
evening. 1t is unfortunate that We can not
have such concerts ~oftener.
The grand Kranich & Bach piano was
kindly loaned BY. Mr.. F. W. Banner, and
was in perfect harmony with the occasion.