The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-15
SCHUBERTS FINESINGING
Excellent Concert, and a Glance At
Herr Scharwenka.

The concert iaSb ulBHoW was al
added proof of the excellence of this Or
ganization. and another reminder to Jer-
sey City that there is within it a society
of which it may be Justly proud. 1t was
a .spopular concert" in the best sense OF
the word-one in which compositions that
have been proved to reach the hearts OF
mem ara rendered in such a way as TO
bring cut all their beauties. Because a
soug mas been sung and whlstled until 1t
has worn itself into a hand organs
repertoire is by no means a sign OF
its inferiority, rather of some i'm
mortal elemenG That keeps 1t alive.
"Way Down Upon the Swanee
Rubber" as Mr.. john Glilies sang 1t last
night, with humming accom- paniment.
was worthy of the careful study iG had
evidently received, and the jovial"Dixie"
gives an opportunity for as careful phras-
ing rs IL it were not OF the years "befo' de
wah." Mr.. Gillies' work was such as to
presage still more successes in the future.
The pathos of the last verse was irresist-
ible.
AN ITALIAN SALAD"
The most Interesting umber was the
"Italian Salad,n a bit of trifing by that
prince of ~Jriflers. Genee. The popularity
was that the words were simply a string
of musical terms. sung as they directed.
For example, the choirs began by singing
piano. piano dolce; suave ct amabile"
in hat way, tnen soaring to Forte. men
on .'Piano pianino, crescendo, s~trinjendo."
and so on. Mr.. E. g.. Bows sang the
following touching words for his tenor
solo "EXpressiro ben marcato. con dolore.
ben legato. con expressione (elabo rate
cadenZa) pizzlcato." Meantime the chorus
were hitting away al the last syllables of
each word as an accompaniment.
T;1.-1 ~, - ok.Ntrcfr- nora1fu IN yUnd n
great success, viewed as a serious CON-
position, it is equally praiseworthy, being
rich in melody and harmony,
and admirably adapted to It's
extraordinary words. Upon Mr..
Boys's solo niucn of the success depended,
and great praise should be given him for
the delicate humor which he Infused into
the WORK and the responsive spirit in
which be interpreted each passage.
Forest Worship" an Abt glee with SOLOS
by Mr.. Thomas }. Adams aud Nj. w.
SJagg Gerren, was recalled. as it de-
served, aud Nessler's Ave Maria" and
Atten hoper's Evening on the Lake"
showed the clubs capabilities in serious
work. The college glee, "They Kissed
was the last number.
DISTINGUISHED soLoIsTs.
AS for the ~soloists, Herr Xaver Schar-
wenka, although his name appeared after
that of Miss Lyman, the contralto. was
probably the most widely celebrated
pianist that has ever come to Jersey City.
He rave his au Hence an unusually due
opportunity of forming an opinion. sin ce
his numbers ranged from Liszts ar
rangement of the William Tell" over
ture to several compositions of his own,
notably the much thrummed Polish
dance. 1t would be well If every tyro that
tortures the Keys with the wierd chro-
mates of that second movement had
heard how they swept down the key
board under the composers fingers, like
the faint breath of a complaining wind.
His first number wa a Schubert Inn
promptu that showed his delicate aud
accurate phrasiug; the second, Lts2t's
"Ie1l Overture" proved his magnificent
technique. He was recalled twice after
each number. receiving probably the
most enthusiastic applause of any Schu-
bert soioiSt.
Miss JEANNE Lyman's voice is a rich,
sweet contralto, free from the throatiness
that so often mars the most beautiful OF
voices. flexible, clear and true. She sang
MeYerbeer's 'Liete Signor" as an opening
number, responding to an encore with q
humorous little ballad, 1.-THE Elder Tree"
Her second number bracketted Addison
Andrews, toucning"Ne'er to Be"with the
merry zone Spring Morning Bright and
Fair" by Ethelbert Nevin.
Notwithstanding the many social at
fractions elsewhere, the Tabernacle was
completely filed. Mr.. Louis R.. Dressler
played the accomplishments for Miss
Lyman, and Mr.. Victor Baier cond ucted.
A slight. accident to the piano, which
tilted it up sideways, threatened to de-
prive the audience of Herr Scharwenka's
second number. bat the chorus lent a
hand In nuttfnC it together amid loud