The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-16
A STRING CONCERT.
Stage Of the Theater Echoes
With Sweet Music.
BANJO. GUITAR AND MANDOLIN.


A stage fan OF stringed Instruments
greeted the audience al the Seattle thea
ter last evening when the curtain rose fer
the second annual concert of the Seatsfe
Banjo. Mandolin and Guitar Club. A good
house was in attendance aud showed rs
appreciation Of tbs programme NY giving
eash number an encore and recalling sew
eral OF the performers twice. Prof Sher-
~, director OF the club. had the players
well under control, and the Instruments
were so grouped and evenly balanced thar
they all blended exeeiiently, the .pank''
OF the banjo. the sfrumming Of the guitar
and the pick" OF the mandolin being
united into the strains OF )ocular harmony
suited TO those instruments. The training
OF the pupils. especially of those handling
the banjo. WAS clearly shown In the uni
fcrmity Of the slide movement. which in
one Of the selections was executed with a
graceful sweep that suggested the four
trombone masters with Sousa's hand
There was no monotony in the selec-
tons All were in conformity with the
nature OF the entertainment promised by
the names banjo. guitar and mandolin;
am while one or two numbers were of a
light and frivolous Character. they were
compensated by others tending toward
ssntimentaiity. As soon as the first NUM-
Der The Marguerite Waltz" and @The
worlds Exposition March," had been
played. the audience woke up and grew
more and more demonstrative until IL
reached downright enthusiasm
me entire club played In all four selec-
tons. closing with the faveri,es ..The
Darkies Dream and The Darkies
awakening. and each OF the pieces was
gwen with q vim and snap that made the
listeners feel good. On every side. espe-
ciaily on the upper fioors was 20 be heard
the tapping OF feet In accompaniment to
the quick movement and rafting notes OF
the music. OF the other concerted selec-
ton The Danube Waves Waltz, a quar-
tet by the Misses Ccrcoran, Frank Cor
coran and Eugene Levy. was much liked
ana the young performers were Obliged
to respond.
Prof. Sherry rendered the song Yours
Forever" accompanying himself on the
banjo and giving dance at the end OF
the stanzas. He was we'll received. and
acknowledged an encore by giving Annie
Laurie" arranged for the banjo. He
showed himself a much better banjo
player and dancer than singer, although
many of the audience appeared to be
taken with the song.
Little Rosie Frankfurt. only six years
old. won the hearts of everybody by her
execution of the Highland fling. In which
she appeared in the familiar Scotch plaid
and costume. and tripped lightly through
the famous steps. She, too. was recalled.
Cleo Mcdowell sang a spirited song. and
responded with a banjo solo, and Edith
Twiss gave Lansings Nellie Gray I'm a
manner that demonstrated her mastery of
the instrument Mrs. Mabel c. McAlpine
gave a vocal selection. and was Obliged
TO respond, and Mamie Holden and Pearl
Murphy rendered the song and dance
r"Rosebuds In the Garden" playing their
own accompaniment on the guitar. They
commanded favor at once. Miss Holden
later sang Little Alabama Coon" show
ing herself possessed of natural dramatic
ability I'm the line of a character artist
She was recalled and gave kissing song
that caught the mouse.
Two of the numbers on the programme
at an early hour.