The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-18
MUSIC FESTIVAL.
A Crowded Entertainment at the
Grand Opera.
Success of the Musicale Given for the Benefit
of the Relief Fund of the Catholic
Ladies' Aid Society

When the curtain rose at the Grand Opera
House a few minutes after o'clock last
night an audience numbering over 5000
gazed approvingly at the pretty picture rep
resented on the stage. Music rendered by
sixty-four well-trained voices and an or
chestra of a high order of merit reverber-
ated through every nook and corner Of the
big place of amusement Seated on the
stage were four soloists of considerable
note, and arranged in semicircle back OF
them as the chorus of sixty young ladies
in bright costumes.
The entertainment was musical festival
for the benefit Of the Relief Fund of the
Catholic Ladies Aid Society. So earnestly
had the members of tile organization labored
In arranging the details of the affair that it
could not have met with other than the lib
eral public patronage it merited. The rush
for admitIance to the oIeIa house began
soon after the doors were thrown open at
O'Clock. In less than an hour every avail
able seat from orchestra to gallery was
occupied. Many remained standing, While
Others considered themselves fortunate in
securing camp-stoclS.
AN APPRECIATIvE AUDIENCE
The ladies Of the society were ably as
sl@N Gu III INC VI tiiO ca
ment by members OF the Y Dung Mems In
stitute, twenty of whom, under the super
vision of A B. Mcguire and Frank Il. Shea,
attended to the comfortable seating and ar
rangement Of the audience. 1t was SYM
pathetic, appreciative audience and included
many prominent representatives of society
circles. Every effort on the part of the par
ticip ants in the musicale was warmly APP
proved by unStinted applause.
Coronation March," by RitZau's Orches-
ira, of twentySix pieces, was the opening
humber on the programme. Then came
great musical treat PergoleSIs ''Stabat
Ma en-" which was rendered in exquisits
style under the supervision of Professor r.
A LuccheSi, the musical director The
passages Of sweet melodies were not ne
elected, particularly by the sOiOists,
Nine. Emilia Tojetti, SOPRANO; Miss Ella
McCioskey, cOntralto; Alfred Wilkie, tenor;
5. J. Sandy, bass. The chorus performed
its part in a credtable manner. Iu detail
the rendition was as follows:
"Stabal Mater" chorus; "Cujus Amman" Mr..
MikIe; 20 Guam TIlstIs.'' Nine Toietti and
Miss AicCloskty; Que MoereDat," MI Sandy;
"QuS Esi omo?" Mr. Wilkie aud Mr.. Sandy;
"Yidit Sum-" Nine. Tojetti; Ella Mater" Miss
McClOskey; Fac ut Ardeat," chorus; "Sauctd
Mater" Nine. 1oietti and Miss McCloskeyi
| Fac ut Porem," Mr.. Sandy; "IntlImmatuS,"
Mr. Nilke and Mr.. Sandy; "Qnando Corpus
Nine. TOietti ana Miss McClOskey; Amen"
chorus.
Santuzza's "Romanza and Scena," from
"Cayalleria RuSticana," the latest Euro
pean operate success, gave Mime. Tojetti
an excellent opportunity of displaying the
| full power OF her rich soprano voice.
A SCENE IN NAPLES.
When the curtain rolled up once more the
| stage displayed a pretty NeapOlltan scene
| on the birthday OF young lady residing at
| her parents villa in the neighborho0d OF
| Naples. The guests are gathered on the
vefanda OF the garden, some playing on the
| mandolin the popular strains OF their native
| land. Signor a. BOlOgnesi rendered selec-
| ton from "FaYOrlta' on the mandolin. Then
| followed selections from William Tell by
! SIgnDrina b. Fuller, mandolino; SignOra 2.
| Franklin-Bull, mandolino Siguorina Fuller,
! chtarra; Signor E J. Lombardero, ban
| durria; Signor j. Sancho, chiLarra.
| Sigpur Alfredo WIlkie sang a Serenata
| and then joined in the duettO with SignOrina
| May Code. Then came the mandOlinO obi
| cato by Sigh0ra Marie Hydeheelty, Sig
| norma Lilly LlebeS, LIE SIgnorIne Fuller,
| Sgnorina Louise LiebeS, Slgnorina Sara
| Caro-, Signoriua Blanca Gulf, Sgnorina
| Hilda DTinkhOuSe. SignOrina Matte Wood,
| SgnoTina Esther Nathan and SlguOrl j. W.
| Krausse, j. Sanch0, Z. J. L1mbardero, A.
| Bologuesi and c. Biaja. The scene con-
! Guided with the typical taranteiia, grace
| full spirited dance, in which Signnrina An
ME Harrington and SignOrina Emma Code
| participated.
OtltCLiOlS US IIDlG6SOI IttfHESl anu the
| orchestra were followed by an Egyptian
scene representing the lament of Isis for
| the death of Osiris. The part of Isis was
taken by Miss Lena Spengler, a talented
| soprano, and size was ably assisted by the
! chorus ballet of little slaves was led by
| Master Guido Music.
| vIYANDIEREs OF ALL NATIONS.
The last and one of the most interesting
| numbers was the "Vivanderes of all
nations" expressly written by Professor
| Lucchesi for eighteen female voices. Those
who took part in the pretty triumphal
| march were:
| SOpranOs-Miss Lolita Music, American; Miss
| ALMA Rooney, IrIShi Miss hittie Mccormick,
| Swiss; Miss Maggie Teller. Austrian; Mrs. Bes-
sic PanZini, Germany; Miss Emma Hughes.
| Greek.
nj zzos-Mlss Auna Cookery, Scotch Miss
| Louise Cah Portuguese; Miss Emma Russell,
| French; Miss Nellie Lyons, English; Miss Mag.
| gle Grace. Spanish; Miss Ella C0ttey, Dutch.
| Altos-MIs. Emile Parent, Hungarian; Miss
Lena Booth, Polish; Miss Margaret Curtis, Rus
sian; Kiss Kate Corr, Belgian Miss Emma
| Swan, Italian; NJ ISIS May Code, Norwegian.
Trhnpets-L. j. Harrison, Sanford L. Gold
Drums-C. Leayy, F. Jost, OF the High School
/ Cadets.
There were many persons who rendered
valuable assistance in arranging the cor
| cert, and who made it a success by their
untiriug efforts. w. E. Wallace acted as
stage manager. The exact marching OF the
| viVdndleres was the result OF careful drill
ing by Colonel W. P. Sullivan Jr. The
ladies' of the society who had the active
| management and arrangement Of the musi-
| cal festival were:
Mrs. J. h. Dean, Miss Ella Booth, Mrs.
Emma Code, Mrs. Panzini, Miss Annie
Donohue, Mrs. F. McFadden, Mrs. Nc
Auiffe, Mrs. Rafferty,, Miss Gilmore, Mrs.
Gillen, Mrs. j. j. McDade, Mrs. Paul
| Loose, Miss Lambert, Mrs. Il. Code Miss
McGregory, Mrs. Rupert, Miss Curtis, Mrs.
Furong and Mrs. Z. Donohue.
The majority of these ladies occupied
boxes, and among the occupants Of the vari-
Gus boxes were:
Archbishop RiOrdan Rev. Father MontgOm.
| cry, Mr.. aud Mrs. Paul Loose, Mrs. Margaret
| Dean and party, Messrs. Ba eman, Rev. Fathers
P. Cummlns. p. Muigan, p Smith, Logan and
Scanlan, j. j. 0Brien, family and party. Mrs. i.
DOnohue and party, Mrs. Phelan, J. j. O'Farrell,
Mr.. NenSiugeT Wendell Easton, Mrs. A. B.
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