Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-04-28
HARMONIC soclETy FESTIVAL.
The Greatest Artistic Event waterbur,
Tr~ Has Ever Seen.

The Greatest Artistic Event Waterbury |
Has Ever Seen.
The artistic and financial success of |
the Harmonic society's musical festival, |
to the enjoyment of which Waterbury |
was given up yesterday, was even
greater than even the most. sanguine
enthusiasts had dared to hope. Every
thing conspired to make the event a
most brilliant triumph.
At the afternoon concert the large
hall was crowded. The festival opened
with an overture, Del Freischutz" by
Weber. 1t was rendered in an excellent
manner and received we'll merited
applause, as indeed did the other selec-
tions of the orchestra. The orchestra
numbered thirty six pieces. Following
the overture the wonderful soprano
Mile Clementine De We're was heard for
the first time in Waterbury and her
singing was rapturously received. The
audience expected much from Mile
De We're, she having been the special
attraction at musical festivals in Boston,
Worcester, Cincinnati and Hartford
within a short time, but it is safe to say
that the most critical and hard to please
was delighted. Her voice is sweet and
1 clear, her expression perfect and her
range something wonderful. In the
aria. 1.-The Pearl of Brazil" with flute
like tones she reached high E, dwelling
uIbh Tile uOte WITHOUT IL SuSDlCIOu Ol
effort. The applause that followed was
deafening. Mile DE We're responded to
an encore and later delighted the audi
ence with another selection. Ericsson
F. Bushnell, the celebrated New Haven
basso, first appeared with Mile De We're,
in the duet from king Rother." Their
voices We're in perfect accord. Mr.
Love-" was so we'll received that he re-
sponded with the drinking Song" a
difficult composition translated from
the German. Victor Herbert's cello
solo and the violin solo by Felix Win
J ternitz were enthusiastically received.
Indeed, Mr. Herbert's solo was alone
more than worth the price of admission
} In the evening the hall was filled a
, second time and the programme
throughout was almost perfect and re-
Elected great credit on Prof Bartlett, the
; singers and the orchestra. The choruses,
especially the male choru1es, were the
; best, by far, ever heard in Waterbury.
} The tenors, which is the common weak
spot in most choruse. had been strength
! ened by Professor Bartlett and sustained
their full part in the magnificent effect
of nearly 200 voices. 1.-The Light of
Asia" calls for a powerful chorus and
the only possible fault to be found with
5 Professor Bartletts great choir was that
, the hall was too small for so many
l voices. The solo parts We're taken by
2 Charles Ii. Clark, tenor; Mrs Charles III.
Clark, soprano, and Ericsson f. Bush
nell, bass. Mr. Clarks voice is mellow
and elastic and of good range. Mrs
Clark possesses a pure soprano voice
which was heard to the best advantage
in the solo No %, The Return" MI
1 Bushnelrs work as a whole was entirely
' satisfactory, although at times some of
1 his notes wavered. This may have beer
< due to the strain of rehedrsing in the
: forenoon and singing so much in the
t afternoon. However, the orchestrs
l was rather too heavy for the soloists
t obscuring. as it didiat times, some of the
n most impressive passages of the ora
: tOrio An effort to overcome this may
n have been, and probably was, the only
Z trouble with Mr. Bushnelrs fine voice
= The applause was liberal throughout
Z and at the conclusion of the oratoric
d. cheers were given in honor of the sue
$ cess, first of all for Professor Bartlett
t whose triumph was something to be
= proud of,then for the painstaking soloist
o and the orchestra.
The gross receipts from the sale o.
$ tickets was about LOO. The expenses
n were very large, but the society, we art
: pleased 10 say, will net handsome littl'
I sum for their efforts. But this, of
s course, was Il secondary considera
ton.