The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-31
miss YHAq0N'S DEBUT
The Talented Pianist Gave
a Most Creditab1e Per-
lorna ce Last Night.

The American debut of Miss Caroline
L. Yeaton, pianist, last night at Has
brouck Hall. gives me no reason to with
draw the opinion formed from a private
hsarinR-that she will one day stand liz
he trout rank of her protesslon. Setting
aside the slight nervousness incident to
a first appearance. her programme was
such as would do credit to a much older
artist.
Her openfnR.numbsr was the Beethoven
Sonata opus 81, No. 8. The main critic.
ism that could be passed upon it Is that
she played classical music in toe mod ern
rubdto style, exaggeratinR The changes
10 tempo. This seems TO be due to q GER
tain over-earnestness In giving TOO much
/ attention to separate small ph~raSssinstead
of broad effects. But this will work out
Its OWL remedy as her Judgment bscomes
more mature through longer experience.
In her remarkabie technique ihsre lie
great possibilities. The most noticeable
feature Was her perfect control of wrist
movement, combining ense with the
| greatest accuracy. The elastic wrist
which Is necessary for this shows its
effect also in the hnRer touch, which Is
peculiarly free from hardness. Eveu in
VIC oPtCCCbOO VdSoh&CS tuC1C was al l
able ~rounhuess of tone. This WIS to be
observed In the Chopin c sharp minor.
ScherZo. OPP. 49,. which. with two p~reludes,
The g major nocturne and the black key
etude formed her second lumber. i
The concluding selections, Riffs La
Fileuse aud the last etude of Kullak's
Octave School, were the most effective of
the evening, especially The Ia ter. Miss
Yeaton declined to appear IN response co
two loud recalls. after the Scherzo and
the Octave elude.
Mrs. Grace Haskell Barnum, the
soprano, gave as her first number the
aria from Samson ct Della" mon
cGnr s'ouvre a ia voix." a selection not
Subordinate as her second. Rubinstein's
.,Du Blst VIE Eiue Blume.n Her voice,
although small. is full and sweet, the
quality of her lower tones delicious.
Her method Ia certainly admirable. The
purity and sweetness of tone in the
Rubinstein song and in Nevin's "Oh! that
We Two Were Maying," more than made
up for any lack Of dramatic quality in
SainttSasns Number. She gave as recalls
two of the Increasingly popular "St.
Nicholas Songs"
The audience was one qualified to ap>
precIate the excellent work presented,
the greater proper lou of the professional
musicians n foreign stu Tents being
present. The recital was given in aid of
the "H0me Tor AHed women"
MINOR MATTERS.
Mr.. Frederick Dean announces
that the original number of course
tickets for his lectures has been exhaust
ell. More are in press. In order to give
everyone q seat, it has been decided to
limit the sale of tickets to the number OF
seats In the hall. Reserved seats for the
first lecture friday will be on sale at
the Hasbrouck Institute sfice, and at
Harrison's on Wednesday morning.
The holder of each ticket 10 entitled to
O reserved seat. Tickets presented at
either office, (Hasbrouck or Harrisou's)
will be exchanged for reserved seats in
order of presentation.
HasbroIck Institute is to have a new
vocation organ by ext Wednesday. the
one new 10, nse having proved inadequate
In volume.
Mr.. and Mrs.. Adolph Close and their
daughter, Mi Augusta Close, will
probably give q recital soou. in Has
broucK Hall. Mr.. Close. a well known
pianist. will play With his daughter.
Mrs. Close being n fine soprano.
Mr.. JohutH Holland OF this city gave the
frat OF q serias Of violin recitals at Olean,
N. Y, yesterday.
The next Fortnightly Musicale will be
held at the residence of Miss Lucy Nell
son. on Bergen avenue, on Friday even
Ing. Noveu her II. The subject will be
Bach and Handel. with contemporary
composers" The biographical sketch
Will be supplemented by a critic Il study
of the musical history of the time.
A dress rehearsal for the Dean lecture
will be held tomorrow night at Has
brouck Hall. M. B. l..