The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-13
A BRILLIANT SUCCESS.
THE YOUNG MEMS HEBREW AS
ISOLATION ENTERTAINMENT.
A Literary and Musical Programme
OF Great Excellence and Varl.
ety-NOtable Features.

The ente rtainments Of the Young
Mems Hebrew Association continue
to increase in attractiveness, general
excellence and variety, and the per-
Torrance last Sunday night was by
general consent voted the best yet
given by this excellent organization
during the season rapidly drawing to
a close. The Introductory quartette,
'Mikado," by Messrs. Coleman and
Bruch (violinist.), James Nathan
(flutist and Miss Frances Sellers, was
excellently rendered, as was also the
concluding potpourri, by the same &C.
complished quartet.e. Miss Jennie
Greensburg Of jackson, Tenn, sang
the Magnolia Waltz" with fine feel
ing and taste. She is the possessor OF
a clear soprano that makes up in
sweetness what it lacks in volume and
power. Her effort evoked a hearty
encore, to which she responded with
"What Shall / Do" rendered
with much srchness and express
sion. Mr.. Victor Hexter lectured on
"The Jew in Politics." and proved
himself a clear and sound reasoner,
and intimately familiar with the his
tory OF the Jewish race and the
achievements OF its sons. Mr.. Htxter
has a good voice, easy delivery, and
handles his subject with direcness
and force. He will doubtless become
one OF the oratorical pillars OF the
Young Mems Hebrew Association.
Miss Frances Putzel sangII Wat Tor
Thee" and, for an encore, who'll
Buy My Flowers?" Making allowance
for the severe cold from which she
was suffering, she did surprisingly
well. There are indications that her
voice is gaining in power and range.
Miss Mol.ie Sternberg's essay on
Bachelors" was wittily conceived,
admirably written and read with great
animation and nice appreciation OF
the demands of her subject matter.
Her future efforts in the same line
will, doubtless, be looked forward to
with interest
Miss Leah Frank delivered reCita-
ton, (Which Shall 1t Be ?" a touching
little poem by Mre. Ethel Lynn Beers.
It describes q mother endeavoring to
choose from among her seven children
which she can best spare, PROPOSE
ton having been made to her TO pro-
vide luxurious home for one of the
seven. She begins at the cradle, and
passes on from cradle to crib, and crib
to cot, pausiog over each slumbering
loved one and debating which it
would cost her least suffering to part
from, and she ends by keeping them
all.
1t is no exsggeration to say that
nothing finer than Miss Frank g reudi-
ton Of this touching scene has been
recently done here, either in profess
sionsior amateur circles. The apollo
getic feeling that is dominant in ones
mind when witnessing the efforts OF
the average amateur elocutionist is
not present when Miss Frank occupies
the stage. The very first line that left
herlips disclosed the artist, and then
one forgot the artist and saw only the
woman struggling with her mighty
love for her children, gezing with a
wealth OF affection at each treasured
form, and evokiug with each teariul
glance a world OF memories. There
were no accessories on the stage to as
sist Miss Frank in creating rhis illu-
sion--npthing but the magic OF her
srt thai held her hearers as If
bound by a spell which she alone
could dissolve when the last notes
OF her deep voice died softly on the
air. 1t is to be hoped that this lady
W Il not suffer her undoubted talents
to remain concealed from the public
in the future as they have been IN the
past
The en- ertainment concluded with
a cantata called The Secret, under the
supervision Of Miss Marie G. HitzIeld,
CAST
Minnie Mylt Stefhe BensdOrf
tosie moOuDine........',.......: Rosa Fluid
Louis Fairthorn. Florence Leo old
Chorus, IS School Girls,
The performers were children, none
oil them ovsr twelve years of age end
many Of ihsm less than five. The
chorue did It's work to perfectionS aud
Misc Hitzfsld has cause to be proud
Of them, while the four leading char-
acteIs were in excellent hands. Miss
Rosa Fuld's voice was a revelation
even to thofe who knew her best
Though but II years Of age, her voice
easily fills the Y. M. II. A. hal and
its clear, rich, fresh tones give promise
OF great future results. IL is safe to
predict that II viii rot be long before
abe ranks as & star in cur musical
armament.
Mr.. Leo Kramer served as accom-
0panist to Misses Greensbury aud Put
eel snds- quilted himself in manner
10 inspire regret that he does not APP
pear oftener in the same capac ty.
The following gentlemen we're the Re
oeption Committee: M Morris, p.
A. Halle, s. A. Myers, w. H. Son6eld,
+. f, Becker, Geo. V. Hexter.