The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-12-21
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Herbert BATES

was 100 long Ine sOIOlStS should nave
been limited to one number the instru-
mental performers to one movement
II would have been better. too had the
Tannhaeuser march come in the last
place, sending the audience of aroused
and inspirited. The Am Abend. beauti-
full as ii was. suffered from the uneasy
expectancy that always prevails during
a closing number-an uneasiness shown
Tuesday night by the stage-manager
who rang down the curtain with undue
haste and considerable dissonance
To discuss the merits of every number
would be impossible. All that can be
done Is to mention those numbers that
seem Of special note. OF the vocal solo
lists. Mrs. Lippincott' and Mr.. Movius
deserve particular praise. Both had eff
fective dramatic delivery. Mrs. Lip
pincott's voice-at times a trifie I'M
even-had at its best great richness and
thrilling force. Mr.. Movius showed
himself a thorough artist. He COM
mands tones deep and well-sustained
His enunciation was good. 1t is a pity.
however that he should ever sing in
English. The difference between his
two numbers. in this one point Of nat
ural enunciation, was remarkable He
should sing only in German.
OF the duets, that of Miss Getner and
Mr.. Kettering was a surprise. Miss
Getner's voice has power. richness and
is well-rounded. 1t promises much. She
has. too, strong sense of musical and
dramatic expression. OF Mr. Kettering
/ spoke last week. The combination was
excellent. the two voices blending
smoothly. each helping the other
The two Telyn Quartets seem to have
similar tastes. Both sang serenades. and
both sang something about might"
Detailed criticism is impossible The
work of both seemed strong. both have
good members. Mr.. futile. with his
voice, should do solo work. The ladies
sang the Schubert serenade sweetly.
Miss Franks rich contralto being par
ticularly prominent.
Miss Scofield and Mrs. Plank both
played compositions of Chopin. With
out comparison of technique. it seems
that Mrs. Plank entered better into the
spirit of the composer. giving his ca
PRECIOUS tempo and impetuous accent.
She seemed. however, to have of the two
instruments, the one less suited to Cho-
pins very lyric music. Its tone seemed
thin and wiry. Mrs. Jones and Miss
Hoover gave. by request, RATS Taran-
telle. Their playing is too well known
to need description
In the two violin solos, Miss Davis
excelled in brilliancy of tech
nique. Miss Ensign in sweetness of tone
Possibly this was owing in great part
to the nature of the compositions play
ad
and show decided genius. The SYM
phOnie for two violins, by Charles and
August Hagenow, will probably be
heard later at the Universalist church.
when there will be more space for COM
ment. The same is true of the work Of
the string quartet.
The orchestra seems to have improv-
ed. Its playing of the Tannhaeuser
March was strong and spirited. Posi-
bly, the first part should have been Civ
en- with more force. OF course it was
subdued to prepare, by contrast, for
the fortissimo elimination. The only
question is. was il not subdued a little
too much.
But the concert was too long to crit
icize in detail. A general impression is
equally impossible, 1t was a long con-
cert, a concert in a good cause a con-
cert that succeeded. 1t contained much
that was good, not a little that was
not. All were glad to go. Most were
glad. are glad that it is well over.
At the Universalist church Sunday at
ternoon the crowd was so great that
some got no farther than the vestibule.
The best numbers were the the Adagio
in G minor by Schubert and the Allie
gio from Beethoven. The solo from
Mascagni. with the familiar phrases of
the Intermezzo. rather suffered from
the thin quality of Miss Sewelrs voice.
rhe violin obligato. however. did much
to redeem it. Mr.. August Hagenow's
solo was played with unusual neat
ness 1t was exuuisitely linked but