The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-02
MwELoP0IA'S CONCERT.
The Society Shows the Benefit Of
Victor Baier's Skill,

The Melopoia gave its first concert of
the senson last evening before a fashion,
able audience which filled every pew in
tie First Baptist Church on Grove street
The work which these young ladies did
last year plainly demonstrated that they
had among them the material for Que of
the best choral societies in the country.
This, together with the fact that since
the close of their season they have been
laboring industriously under the intel
ligent and painstaking instruction OF Mr..
Victor Baier. led the friends of the So
ciety to expect some Improvement In
their singing. But no one was prepared
for the great advance which last even
iug's performance showed the young
ladies' had made.
Their work rs u body was much better
than before. In their attacks they WORKED
well together and took up the different
parts with a precisioi and faithfulness
TO time us though one voice. The parts.
too, were much better balanced aud there
was a noticeable improvement in the
tone. II
INTELLIGENCE M STUDY.
fhe lights and shadows were better
taken care OF aud the care and Intelligent
manner with which they watched and
followed the baton of their leader showed
that each singers whole heart was in tue
WORK. The entire performance was a
most creditable one and Mr.. Baier is to
be congratulated upon the proficiency
these young ladies have attained under
his direction.
The platform of the church was taste
fully decorated with ~festooEs of smilax
and when 1t was occupied by the two
score of beautiful young women
who compose the active membership OF
the society, arrayed in their bswitching
able spectacle.
The young ladies who occupied
the platform last evening were:-
Miss Maude r. Brett, Mrs. w. Hunter
Brown, Miss NJ. Gertrude Garland, Miss
Jennie NJ. Cleribew. Miss Fannie B.
Crossman, Mrs. William A.. Durrie. Jr.,
Miss Nora L.. Forster, Miss Katrina Green.
Miss Heloise Hamilton, Miss Maud Hitler.
Miss Emma L. Kennedy. Miss Matilda
MacBride, Miss Josie A. Munson, Miss
Kate Moore, Miss May S. Miller, Mrs. H..
L. Niese, Miss Lillian Pearsall, Miss
Jessie R Per Lee, Miss Mabel I. Rodger,
Miss Frank A. Steel, Miss Jessy p. Smith,
Miss May G. Smith, Mrs. j. D.. Smith.
Mrs. c. G. Stlmets. Miss Jennie X. Toffsy,
Miss Florence f. Turner, Miss Florence
A. Underwood and Miss Laura NJ. Under
wood.
THE PERFORMANCE.
The programme was an excellent one
and evidently selected with tasteful care.
1t began with the chorus from Wagner's
Rienzi, messenger OF Peace" which
was sung admirable by the society. The
ryan accompaniment of the chorus was
played by Miss Bula Caswell with In
telligence.
H BEST WORK.
1t was in the next number that the
o..;o4xv $500, - flof fI<a y ~ Lodi ao @ bo yx.at
the marked improvement they have
made. 1t was a Russian song. 20! Tell
Her." by William Rees. which
they sang without an accompaniment, a
matter difficult enough with ordinary
music, but with the complicated work of
Rees 1t was indeed a creditable perform
ance. They next sang a polka rondo,
Invitation to the Dance" by Max Oes-
ten, in a manner which provoked the
audience to such enthusiastic applause
that the singers were Obliged to repeat
the music.
DR.. Carl Martin sang Handel's recita-
tive and aria, "Ruddier Than the Cher
ry." in a manner which brought hin an
enthusiastic encore. He also sang Hahr's
"Fruhllngslied," dedicated to him by
the composer, aud Carissimi's vii
%toria," and for an encore he sang Schu-
mann's THE Two G~reuadiers."
In the second part the society sang
Franz Abt's Swiss song, informing Song
of the Sheperdess." and 4 charming little
"Serenade" by Max Vogrich. They
brought the programme to a close with
j. P. Golberg's "Good-night."
Miss Dora Valesca Becker. a young VIC
liniste of talent, played a %polonaise in d
by Wieniawski: II nocturne by Chopin
Sarasate aud Zapateado by Pablo-Sara-
safe. Her playing was well received ana
brought the young lady much merited
applause.
Miss Frank A. Steel, a member of the
society ana a pupil of Max Maretzek.
sang most cnarmingly the "Reguara mel
.silenzio' from Lucia. Miss Steel was ac-
companied by her instructor, M. Maret-
EEK.
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