The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-04
Haydn Association.

The miscellaneous concert given by the
Haydn Association at Kotzschmar hall
last evening, drew an audience that filed
all but very few seats downstairs, and
many of those in the balcony, and If i
had not been for the fact that so many
of our citizens have already betaken
themselves to their summer cottages,
the hall would have been crowded. 4
This WAS the programme offered by the
society:
Cantate Domino, Schneider
Haydn Asso citation.
Bedouin Love Song, Pinsuti
DR.. Walter S. Coleman.
Miss Lois G. Thompson.
Barcarolle, Kotzschmar
Haydn Association.
a, Nymphs and tauns, Bemberg
b, Selected,
Miss Elizabeth Driver
AS the Dawn, Cantor
MIR. f. I. Day.
Three Pictures, Rubenstein
a, Chorus, Sons of Shem; b, Chorus,
Sons of Ham; C, Chorus, Sons of
Japhet. Tower of Babel
Haydn Association.
Serenade, Schubert
Miss Edna Webb.
Violin Obligato By Mr.. w. T. Cousens.
In Dreamland, Coombs
Dr.. Walter S. Coleman.
Miss Lois 6. Thompson.
Sweet Bird, Handel
Miss Elizabeth Driver.
Flute Obligato by Mr.. jacobson.
Sweet and Low, Barnby
Haydn Association.
The event OF. the evening was the sing
ing of HandePs. Sweet Bird with f1ute
obligato by Mr.. jacobson, by Miss Eliza
beth Driver of Cambridge. Mass. Miss
Driver is the daughter Of DR.. Stephen W.
Driver, one of the leading physicians of
Cam bridge. She hos received the most
thorough musical education at the hands
of Viardot Garcia in Paris, Nine. La
Grange-the famous prima donna Of the
days when Susine, Brignoh and Amodio
were in their prime-and others of the
best European teachers. She is now en-
gagged in stage technique, role work,
dramatic study aud acting. She has q
large operatio repertoire and will make
her debut in grand opera the coming
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and physique that marks great singers.
She has an extremely clear soprano of
admirable compass, running both low
and high. Its fexibility is remarkable
in SO young singer, and the ease and
grace with which the trills and roulades
that mark the ford music of Handel,
were given, showed the intelligent and pa
tent application the lady had devoted to
her art. Flute ard voice harmonized
admirably. and the hearty applause of
the audience gave token Of their appre-
citation. In response to the encore Miss
"Nymphs and Fauns," and a selected
song, Miss Driver was go unfortunate
as to have her voice at different pitch
from the piano. but that defect was rem
edied in the piano that was bro ught on
for her second number.
Miss Edna Webb's beautiful, rich, ex-
pressiyo oontralto, YVES heard TO great ad-
in Schubert's Serenade with
violin accompaniment by Mr.. Cousens.
She was compelled to respond to the en-
core and gave "Ah tits Dream"
Miss Lois 6. Thompson. Mr.. E. l. Day
and DIR. Coleman were ali we'll received,
and Mr.. Day responded to an encore
The Haydns sang very well, their best
effort being the chorus, Sons of Japhet
in tine Tower Of Babel. Messrs. Jacobsou's
dute and Mr.. Cousens's violin oblgatos
were played with great taste. Mr.. Kotz-
SEMINARS conducting and Miss Plummer's
accomplishments are so we'll known for
their excellence that no words of ours
will add to what the public already
know.