The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-26
A MAGNIFICENT CONCERT.
The Mendelssohn Quintstte Club at Col
umbia, 8. CA Purely Musical Enter

Columbia Register, January Is
Those who arranged the concert given
at the opera house by the Mendelssohn
Quintette Club last night deserve the
thanks of this community, which was
thereby enabled to have an opportunity
to enjoy 80 unusual a musical treat
The number who took advantage OF the
opportunity was large. and for the first
time this season first-class audience in
point OF numbers was present, at an en-
tertainment of purely musical character.
All who attended were abundantly re-
paid therefor, and it is not too much to
say that it would bss difficult to suggest
more enjoyable musical treat than that
rendered at the opera house last night.
The programme rendered is given be-
low, and differs from the programme
only in the second and fourth numbers,
1.-The Flower Girl" being substituted for
Venzano's ''Scene and Rondo," and
Pieyel's Hymn for Raffe, 1.-The Miller's
Pretty Daughter"
1. Quintette in u Hat, OPP. 81, Mendelssohn.
g Flower Girl, Miss Anne Carpenter.
d Flute Fantastic on Russian Airs.
Popp. Herr Philip Rodelberger.
4. Quartette-Pieyeis Hymn.
8. Oriental Rhapsodie-solo for Violin
Gustav Hiile- Herr Gustav Hille-
PART u-INTERMIssIoN.
9. Fantasia for Clarionette, I. Ryan. Mr..
I. Quartstte, OPP. Is. Beethoven. Andante.
der, Mr.. Louis Blumenberg.
.. Song-spanish Bolero, Lilo, Miss Anne
10. Moorish Seranade. Jonas. Composed for
Quintette.J
Where all so nearly approached per-
lection it is difficult to particularize, but
the violin solo of Herr Gustav Hille, the
artistic execution on the claronette by
Mr. Thomas Ryan, ever a favorite here
II
evoked from the vioioncello by MIR.
Louis Blumenberg, deserves special mem
ton in the instrumental portion of the
evenings entertainment
Miss Anne Carpenter, the prima donna
soprano, tall il not divinely fair, fasci-
mated her hearers from the outset, with
her sweet, perfectly cultured and admit
bly, managed voice. On each of her two
appearances the audience insisted on an
encore, and to the first she gave Goun-
DDS serenade, ''Sing. Smile, Slumber,"
and to the second responded with
"Dreams," by Strelesgki. Miss Carpen-
ter has queenly stage presence, voice
of considerable power and compass. of
exquisite sweetness, and within that
perfect control which culture alone
gives. To listen TO her singing is a
pleasure unalioyed by any disagreeable
grimances or straining to reach heights
well nigh unattainable. She sings with
ease the most difficult passages and joins
expression to melody.
Herr lille, the violinist, proved him
self a master of that king of instruments
and was in himself a revelation of its
powers and capacity. Seemingly lost to
all but the sweet strains which he him
self drew With magic power from his
instrument, he was the ideal personifi-
cation of the artist in all that marks the
difference between the mechanical per-
former and him who has the power to
make the otherwise mute strings and
dumb wood speak a language which can
but appeal to every heart-for is not the
language of music UNIVERSAL With
superb technique and rapidity of execu-
ton almost unequalled he unites a del
icacy OF touch and an intensity of ex-
preston seldom equalled. In response
to an encore Herr Hille rendered su-
perbly the air Savoyard, Vieux Tenn
pus-
Mr.. Thomas Ryan is veteran whose
annual return Is welcome indeed and in
stead of growing old. like true music, he
seems to be ever the same-of unchang-
log excellencies. His clarinette solo,
fantasia of his own composition, was
rendered with the perfect and faultless
fulness of tone which ever character
izrs his efforts on this instrument In
response to an encore he gave "sRobin
Adair" with admirable effect. With
ones eyes closed Imagination would not
need to be greatly stretched to cause the
belief that a human voice was rendering
the dear old melody.
Mr.. Blumenberg's mastery of the
cello was well shown in his number on
the programme, and as well in his rendi-
ton of Dunkers 'sCradle Song" in res
ponse to an encore. Toaccomplish such
exquisite results as does he upon an in
strument supposed by some to be totally
untitled for employment in solos, is an
evidence of high art which approaches
genius.
The concert was arranged by the v.
NJ. C.. A, and for the benefit of that or
ganization. Ii is gratifying to be able to
note that frcSn the size of the audience
it is certain that the financial success Of
the occasion must have been considera-
be. Among the audience, which COM
pr:sed the most cultivated portion of our
people, were noticed q sizable delegation
from the Columbia Female College, and
also from the pupils of Miss Martins
High School for Girls.