Telegram-herald., 1888-05-16

CRESTED 81 Is first appearances last evening
6y 0ns Of the most magnificent sadlsness
sssr assembled IN the state Of Michigan
HaEtman's Hall sss crowded 10 is utmost
sxtsnt snd there we're many attentive
LsLsnsrs In TIE streets.
The citizens Of Grand Rspids have occz-
sion 10 feel proud Of the society. for better
looking assembly Of singers the writer has
yet 10 see. ana shs picture presented by the
soloists. ehsras. orchsstrs. dowsr4 ETC..
sAz slnkingly beaRtifuL The view from
ths stage must have been worth the seeing.
too. and veil calculated to impress upon
the minds Of the singers the fzet thai the
times Of which they sang have long since
passed; thai Instead Of the t2sny E9a that
stands around roaring eheeFtully. the young
person with q high collar appears. and IN
place OF one charming Eve there are thou
sands, which. as Paul remarked Is Tar
better.
Az o'clock, the announced time OF be-
ginning. the musicians were all Ia place,
bat the iInprOvident poor, WHO have 10
pinch along without time-pleces were not
On time, and the half hour passed before
tnsy we're all seated, 90 that most OF the
MED by a chaotic sl.mming OF seats, and
| other noises foreign 10 the composition.
/ W hen hnally the last sEraggier was down.
and the sssembled could take cogniZance OF
what vas being done on the stage. the
ovsrturs-thaE all would gladly have
| listened to-was over, and no one present
| had any idea OF how il sounded. This was
unfortunate as IL destroyed the symmetry OF
the rendition. The introduction Is needed
4 A 4..f n e.ait fT,h
with the great tone pictures that are 70 pass
| in review before him. Next TO the
wonderful words in Rsphsels recitatiye.
| In the beginning God created the
/ heavens and the earth; and the earth Was
/ without form and void: and darkness was
upon the face OF the deep" Hsydn's tone
story Is the most graphic relation OF the
great event. IL is pity that Il could not
have been heard.
| sUrel," Mr. Theo. j. Toedt, of New York;
Raphael Mr.. l.. z. Eddy, Gabriel" Mrs.
r. Nj. Davis; Adam" Mr.. Il u. Ssynor;
| Eve" Mrs Lloyd Breeze; conductor, Mr..
| Albert II. Morehead, all residents OF this
| city.
OF Mr. Toedt's singing. great expectations
| had been entertained. and 10 Is needless TO
| say they were fully realized. lie is almost
an ideal singer. Every word, every tone
4
l rendition of the long recitatives-pcssibly
| the zost exactirg work 81 artist has to do
was all that could De desired. Every
sentence was invested with interest, anu
| was breothlesslv listened to. gHis singing OF
the great aria I'm Native Worth snG Honor
Clad" was so nearly fiawless that the vast
audience insisted upon its repetition, but
beyond the exercise got nothing but bow
and smile. Mr. Toedt will always meet
with a hearty welcome here.
| The home soloists are thoroughly well
known, and 1t is doubtful whether any
thing a stranger could say would add to or
detract from the enviabls regulations they
have established, but they deserve recogni-
ton for the excellent work of last evening.
The music of The Creation" has been sung
80 much and so well that high standard has
been established. and mediocre reading OF
the Parts could meet with but cold indif-
| ference in city of this size, so that the
| hearty. 81 ontzneous applause that greeted
The home singers meant more than 1T first
appears.
Mrs. Davis sang "With Verdure Clad, y
and "On Mighty Pens" with breadth and
feeling. and technically difficult As the par
is, the audience was possessed with a de-
ightful feeling of security in GabriePs abil
ity 70 meet the traditional requirements.
| Mr.. Ed6y's best singing last evening-snd
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tive beginning And God ss,d let the earth
bring forth the living creature" and in the
aria Now Heaven in fullest glory shone.'
The accompaniment was particularly good.
and Mr.. Eddy's splendid voice was at il:
best.
Most Of the third part of the oratorio /,
occupied By Adam and Eve in directing the
other created beings and things as to tn,
best methods OF putting in the time and oi
1 l.fr- Il q ii
miratlcn and affection back and forth to
each other. There is nothing more bezuti-
! ful in music and poetry than their duet
Mrs. Breeze has a high soprano voice o
beautiful quality. perfectly adapted to th'
part and she sang IL to the satisfaction OF
all present. Mr.. Saynor has n pleasing
baritone voice Of great range. and his read
ing showed perfect familiarity with thl
WORK.
OF the orchestra anything in the way oil
criticism would De out OF place. for the rea
son tnat sEy number of good instrumental
lists does not constitute en orchestra ia any
| e. very restricted sense OF the word
There were times when the playing collect
iveiy was not good, bat they were few sn'
hrieL The violins were bright and in tun
al she time.
The most significant part Of the perform
sncs, and that upon which Nr. Morshes'
ulatsd. was the splendid singing Q
the chorus. The parts are not quite bal
anced-s0pranos prsdominating slightly
but the tone is good the attack precise and
the desire and ability TO be directed mani
fest The society has great possibilities be-
fore it, and that they will b
made certainties none who we're present
at last evenings performance will doub'
It 10 now out little more than six month";
ago that Miss Mary Utley, Mrs. Ella Cam
pau and one or two other m usician
brosched the subject Of sn orator 10 society
The idea took. the members have bee
fsithfn tni The rssul's are commensurate
A. 4ra a.siitv.
ERxEsT l. BsTLET.