The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-01-30
.TUEsDAyeLUB's CONCERT.
GRAND SUCCESS OF A HOME IN
STITUTIoN


Had seraphs suddenly dropped down
from Heaven at $40 o'clock last even
ing and given two hours concert ON
our "Grand Opera stage to a thOus-
and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. would 1t have
been a more delightful surprise ? The
ravishing strains swelled forth as upon
an incoming and increasing breeze
and then as gradually Teceded down
between the hills, through the valleys
and among the sylvan groves. The
Tuesday club of Wilmington made the
music and the ''stage-setting" did the
rest with but little help from the en-
chanted attention and enraptured
imagination of the appreeiatlve audi
ence. This ilexibility, control, volume
and harmony of voice OF so large
body of singers, with an unusual pre-
ponderancc of peculiarly sweet voices
commingled, Is. the distinguishing fea-
ture OF our home concert club.
Everything necessary To please and
entertain their audience, the members
ofthis club provided. Should ourpeople
give them a repeated benefit with a
crowded house they would only justly
clear their skirts from the charge OF
being too domestic, Industrial and
economic to rightly WOO the inspiring
muse,
The conductor was Mr.. W. W. Gil
christ, who had the club under his per-
feet control. The accompanist was
Mr.. Ferd Fullmer, whose playing was
in his usual line of perfection. The
soprano soloist who sang the third ex-
ercise, has a warbling, birdy voice SO
sweet that one wishes she would let
out the remaining twenty-five per cent.
of 1t. On this Mr.. w. Il. Harper, bass,
sets a good example, while Mr.. A. =.
Barroll Is in the tenor OF full accord.
Miss May G. Brown, second soprano,
Gang prettily, and Miss Lucy NJ.
Barnes. alto, in blending harmony.
Among the most pleasing pieces of
the evening were Miss AIillie Becher's
second piano solo, Invitation Waltz"
by Won Weber T',uslg, and her encore,
Sweet Home" the choruses, 'Tog-
genburg," Spring" by Haydn, and
especially that sweet, little thing,
STARS of the Summer Night" Mrs.
Bmalley's encore, He Has Promised
to Meet Me Here, Mr.. w. L. Harpers
solo, in his rich, full, bass voice with
his encore, "Knight OF the 0lden
Time"
The piano soloist was a little too
smart or quick and much nervous on
her first solo and We began to wonder
whether the 'Giand knabe" was
capable of yielding Il soft tone. But
she fully redeemed herself In h.r
showers of sweet notes and rainbows
OF promise in her second performance
while IL did seem that her Home,
Sweet Home" was never before played
so sweetly.
The whole concert was so pleasing,
so thoroughly prepared and so much
In advance Of even generally good
chorus singing, that we hardly know
where TO end reciting its mcrlted ap-
plnuse. We can only hope that the
people OF Wilmington, who seem to
take more interest in religious popu-
lar assemblages than any other kind,
will feel 1t their religious duty to gen
erously encourage the Tuesday Club,
as thereby they Will promote the
calse Of good singing in all our
churches. We ask The people of Will
mington to prove themselves worthy
OF the Tuesday Club. and the next
time they sing III public give them u
crowded house
The full printed program, with ap-
propriatc designs are in keeping with
the Tuesday Clubs evident purpose to
do, AL in their power to crafty the
public.
TUESDAY CLUB NOTES.
OF the nearly l25 members of the
Tuesday Club there arc about 75 ladies'
and so gentlemen.
The organization, now some four
years old, arose from Mr.. Howclls
praise service, choir and singing school
and developed into. the present elll-
cient chorus club.
In the selection from 1.-THE Seasons, .
by Haydn, last cvenlng-guite n
lengthy pnrt-the chorus was II little
hurried In one place.
Mr. W. w. Gilchrist, conductor, has
q national reputation as a composer.
He won the Cincinnati prize OF 81 900
o few years ago for the best musical
cempositIeQ.
He sa famous choir leader and was
edpirably successful last evening.
But so much credit Is due the Tuesday
Club for this remarkable success, that
he doubtless feels honors are easy and
mutual
Miss Millle Becher's piano solo,
'iRallade" by Chopin, was severely
classical piece, which only profess
si0nal musician Is qualified to apprecl-
ate. This Is side light-up on COM
ment made above.
Mrs, W. f. Smalley, Jr., nee Miss
Kate Currinder, has q voice which
seems to come from a great, sound
heart. IL certainly goes to the hearts
OF her hearers and takes them by
storm.
The Tuesday Club gives about two
public recltals per year. We hope for
another concert In May. Such angelic
music as this chorus delivered last
night is well calculated to enthuse the
public heart of Wilmington and pro-
mote her people morally and esthcti-
cally; II would abundantly repay the
people to have at least half-a-dozen re-
citals every year.
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