The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-04
A WAGNER RHAPSODY.
Fortnightly Musicale Study Of the
Much Disputed Musk Dramatist

The difficult task Of reproducing COM
positions which depend for their artistic
value as much upon polyphonic effects
and broad Instrumentation as upon the
themes themselves, was before the Fort
nightly Musicale last night with the
Wagner progr anime, which was given at
the residence of Miss Carrie Che sley.
Madison ana Clinton avenues, in the
beautiful drawing-rooms that are ideally
adapted TO such q purpose.
HI PROGRAMME.
From its nature, the piano quartette
that opened the programme, the Tam
haueser overture, was the most success
full. The pianisis. Miss Elizabeth Per-
kins, Miss Maud Brett. Miss Carrie
Chesley and Mrs. A. G. Lyle. had evident
~ given the composition not only the act
nal practice that its intricacies demand,
but the intelligent Interpretation that its
beauty deserves. There were two soprano
arias, The Player OF Elisabeth" (Tanu-
haueser). by Miss Nelson. and Senta's
Legend of the Dutchman,o (Flying
Dutchman), Miss Turner. 1t was intend
ed to give the Evening Star" song after
Miss Nelson's aria, but owing to The alb
sence OF Mr.. w. It. Brown, who was TO
nave sung, after Mr.. Meyer had played
the interlude. Mrs. w Hunter Brown
completed the first part with O transcript
ton of the missing song.
Miss Maud Brett, who made her debut
before the club as q piano soioist with
''Elsa's Dream" from L~ohengrin, showed
that she had a true artistic conception Of
its varying moods, with the uower to rep
resent them. Mrs. Hunter Brown played
~.sLohengrin's Reproof," and Mrs. Frank
Cavalli d rarely beautiful arrangement of
the Rhinemaiden-' song from the "Goet-
terdaemmerung." MIR. Holland played
an earlier composition for the violin, an
Albumblatt whose chief value was In
shadowing forth the methods the CON-
poser was to employ.
In the after-musicale, Miss Minnie A.
Kimball sang, for the first time as a guest
of the club, Calm as the Night" It is to
be hoped that music lovers may be given
an opportunity to hear more of his clear
soprano voice than has been hitherto af-
forded. When Miss Carrie Chesley left
the piano after her solo, as much of the
audience as could reach her insisted upon
shaking hands md saying all manner OF
well deserved CO mpliments. Mr.. Holland
played Ernsl's "Eleeie," for violin. and
Miss Green sang the inimItable "Creoie
Love Song" that sets every one 'spattinG
Juba."
THE AssEMBLAGE.
The attendance was unusually large,
and the audience. as ever, appreciative.
Among the guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
George Chesley. Mrs. B. F. Ayers. Miss
Ida Ayers, MIR. Fred Ayers, Mesdames
Chesley of Boston, Mr.. and Mrs. Oodyke,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hunter Brown,
Mr.. and Mrs. II. G.. Lyle, Mr..
and Mrs. George w. Case, Mrs.
Cornelius Brett, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Adams, Mr.. aud Mrs. H; W.
Post, Mr.. and Mrs. Pond, Mrs. frank
Cavalli. Mr.. John Holland. the Misses
Holland, the Misses Kennedy, Miss Jessy
Smith, Miss Kate Grower, Miss BERTHE
Olin, Miss Anna Koonz, Miss Noble.
Miss Ella Dudley, Miss Grace
Hewitt, Misses Katrina and Helen Green,
Miss Minnie Rimbail, Miss Maud Brett.
the Misses Nelson. Miss Elizabeth Per-
kins, Mrs. e. Il. Lamberton, Miss Lam
berton, MIR. and Mrs. E.. Fl. Nichols,
Mrs. Gibson. Miss Florence Turner.
Mr.. C. w. Y. Dunn. Mr.. Gustav L..
Becker. Mr.. j. Sidney Adams. Mr..
Thomas Smith, Mr.. DIN, Mr.. Homer
Green, Miss Nora Foster, Mrs. VIM. A.
Durrie, Mr.. j. Meyer and Mr.. and Mrs.
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