The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-21
SONG AT THE CARTERET.

One of the Choicest Concerts Ever Ar
ranged in his City.
The handsome reception room Of the
Carteret Club House was occupied by
members, their ladies and friends, nun :
bering in all two hundred. who listen ed
with rapt interest to the excellent music,
constituting q concert OF unusual merit.
The entertainment was a musical feast.
Each participation was an artist, and the
finely rendered selections constituted a
grand programme.
The instrumental music was rendered
by the Beethoven String Quartette,
Gustav Daunreuther, first violin; Ernst
Thiele. second violin; Otto K. Schill,
viola, and Adolph Hartdegen, ~violincello,
VINO opened the exercises with a rendi-
ton in d major, by Mendelssohn. a diff
cult and grand production. Mr.. Purdon
Robinson's baritone solo, who would
not fight for freedom" was encored.
;.Deine blauen Augen' was sweetly sung
by Miss Lizzie Webb Carey, who met
with q warm greeting, and received a
well earned encore.
Mr.. Hartdegan's cello solos were the
gems of the entertainment. s"Reverie,n
by A. Patti, was most impressively rem
dered. The delicate, delicious strains en-
tranced the listener till the last note, like
a faint echo, vas lost, and then the APP
plause told how highly the rendition was
appreciated by the audience. .The Spin
ming Wheel' was another grand produce
ton of an entirely different character
and at its conclusion everyone clapped
his or her hands and demanded its repe-
tition.
rul;ngstranm ;, 2 ~cnntralto solo. by
Miss Alma Dell Martin, was also de-
servedly encored. The first part of the
programme ended with "Pieyel's Hymn
afamiliar and popular composition, with
xnrfotinnc IN lyaa avoa11tQ6 nv the
Beethoven String Quartette. and the rem
dition was q concert in itself.
In the second part the Duets, "a
Streamlet Full of Flowers and Then
Thou Art Dearest" were finely rendered
by Misses Carey and Martin, and several
the ~soloists. Especially excellent were
Snowflake and "Good-night,' sung by
Miss Martin. The Beethoven Quartette
gave other renditions and finished the
concert with a selection composed by
Schuman. Mr.. Louis r. Dressler accom-
panied the soloists
The entertainment was arranged by
the committee, Messrs. ". r. Schenck, +.
B. Jones, F. H. Motion, I. r. Withers,
Frank Foye. G. Lee Meyers and b. 4.
Chiffon.
The concert was followed by a hop of
two hours duration. The company in
Guided President and Mrs. w. w. Coffin,
NIL. duu VMIS. W H. oCACASAs NIL. anu
Mrs. G.. B. Edwards, Mr.. and Mrs. G. B.
Thurston, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Miller,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gates, Mr.. and Mrs.
Steele, Mr.. and Miss Livingston, w. S.
Gordon, John Headden and family, the
Misses Coffin, Miss Percy, w. jenkins and
Miss Louisa Jenkins, John NJ. Jones, MI.
and Mrs. Frank B. Jones, Mr.. and Miss APP
gar and the Misses Apgar, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. B. Jenkins, Il. Underwood, Mr.. aud
Mrs. e. Bennett, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Bird,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank r.. Clark, Mr.. and
Mrs. q. G. Van Reyper, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Bliss and the Misses Bliss, ].
Herbert Potts, Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Post.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Speer, Mr.. and Mrs.
kjerstedt, Captain Wright, George Strait
ford and Miss Stratford, w. v. Toffey, B.
E. Chiffon and daughter, Mr., and Mrs. K.
L. G. Young, DIR. and Mrs. Dean, Captain
and Mrs. J. II. Brown, George Percy,
Miss Throckmorton, j. Taylor, Miss Tay-
lor, the Rev. and Mrs. Q. Brett and daugh-
ter, Livingston and Mrs. Clifford, Mr..
and Mrs J. w. Laughton, F. j. Mallory,
A. B. Jocelyn, Mr.. aud Mrs. w. Thomas.
James Bowling and Miss Bowling, MIR.
and Mrs. Klump, Miss Gussie Barney,
Mr., and Mrs. William Brinkerhoff, Miss
Lizzie Brlnkerhoff. Isaac Romano, b. J.
Perry and wife, OF New York; Commits
sioner Thomas K. Bray aud Miss Bray,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Clark. Mr.. and Mrs.
j. Fl. Carnes and Miss Carnes, CAPTAIN
and Mrs. Drew. Mr.. and Mrs, Charles
SeidleT and Miss Solder, c. I. Nicoll and
NJ ISIS Nicoll, and others.