The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-14
AL REVOIR, MELOPOEIl
Its Season Closed by a Bril-
liant Concert at the First
Baptist Church.
MISS MORGAN AND MR.. POWERS.
Mrs. Bedle Entertains the Litera-
ture classes-The Odd Volumes
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MISS MORGAN AND MR.. POWERS

reau, the Melopoeia was not given q raln-
storm last night. nor anything more serl-
GUS than a little fog, just to make things
seem natural. Tnis unheard OF feat
might have had something to do with the
size OF the audience, since, in spite OF
counter attractions, every seat was Tiled.
Surely the Melopoeia has kept its good
wine to the last. The concert that closed
the season, in almost every respect, sur
passed those which have gone before
For one point, there were several incl
dental solos for members of the CLUB,
more than a hasty retrospect recalls LOT
any DR. evious concert. The surprise OF
the evening came In one of these, MISS
Grace Patterson's solo IN Parker's THE
FIsher.n Without a pause from the
opening chorus, her voice rang out on G
sharp, continuing with a highly dramatic
strain, whose difficulties were such as to
prove her capabilities. Her attacks es-
pecially were clear-cut and straightfor-
ward. aud there was no deviation from
pitch.
THE CLUBS SoLoIsTs.
Mrs. E. w, Van Saun sang in RosSinPS
OAalAl Hht0 Wa
accompaniment by Miss M. Bula Casweli,
a short bnt important solo. Miss Katrina
Green's solo in "Sion Heard 1t aud Re-
joiced," (6arnby) was one of the occasions
on which Miss Green was heard az ner
best. In fact, this number may be said to
be the most finished of the evening.
There was q quartette. Abts Ave
Maria" which started each verse cor
rectIy fell somewhat out oftune midway,
and riGhted itself again. Miss Margaret
Trockmorton who sang at the last con.
cert. Mrs. W. A. Durrie. Jr., Miss Mabel
l. Rodgers aud Miss May G. Smith were
the members.
Leaving "Sion', with its organ and solo
part, out Of the question, undoubtedly the
best showing of the Clue was In Mohr-
inp's 81 Softly Dream" The shading fer
which all Mr.. Baier's choruses are noted,
and the final decresendo as the voices lin-
ger on"Oh, Stayl' was enough to mark II.
Beginning AND END.
The opening number was Peuret's set
ting of Longfellow's ~"Daybreak," a
poetic composition carefully produced.
The last was "One Spring Morning" not
anything like the Nevin setting that
every contralto sings. but by L. N. An
derson. Il.
Miss Geraldine Morgan. a pupil Of
Joachim, and one of the best known OF
the young violinists, was the first sololst
to appear. That her technique is some
thing magnificent, she showed by her
first number, Wieniawski's Polonaise IN
D major, and by a mazurka by Scare
zicki, which she gave in response TO re-
call. A Svendson romanza showed ner
poetic conception, and the Bach air for
the G sJring. her breadth of tohe. Miss
Morgan was given a reception unusually
enthusiastic.
MR.. POWERS SUCCESS.
Mr.. Francis Fisher Powers, the BARI
tone soloist, was hardly ut his best in the
first selection. a lorid com position OF
Heurion, "The Muleteer CT Taragon"
His voice was tired. q the elaborate
rams showed it. 1t was In his second,
third and fourth selections. especially In
Franz Ries's "Trennung, that he had an
opportunity of showing those wonderful
soft, sustained tones that he has to per-
lection. In Gerrit Smiths "The Night
Has a Thousand Eyes," which ne substl-
tuted for the .sSIumber Song" in part
second, was another such occasion.
MIR. Victor Baier conducted as usual,
and Mrs. w. Hunter Brown was at the
piano. Mr.. Louis r. Dressler played for
Miss Morgan. 1t is unpleasant to. think
OF losing the Melopoeia, even for a short
time, but with such q course OF concerts
as the club has given this year, there
oneht to be no doubt as to its assured fu-
ture. The members of the club are Misses
Maud Brett. Bula Caswell, Jennie Cleri-
hew, Elsie Dixon, Mary Dickinson, Mary
Edwards, Nora Foster. Isabel Ferris,
Jessie Fenner, Katrina Green. Emma
Kepnedy, Matilda MacBride. Josie
Munson, May Miller, Grace Pat
terson. Mabel Rodger. May Smith.
Turner. Margaret Throckmorton, Ella
Van Cleef, Mrs. F. W. Van Saun, Mrs.C.
C, Stimets, Mrs. NJ. L. Reinhard, Mrs.
II. Is. Niese, Mrs. f. E. Hicks, Mrs. j. H.
Gilmore, Mrs. w. A.. Durrie, DR.. and
Mrs. w. hunter Brown,