San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-29
SENGERFEST.
Is ALL THE GREAT NAME IMPLIES
Galveston Quartette Completes the Grand
Array of Talent-Last Nights
Splendid Concert.

After singing in rehearsal all the first
part Of the day, Capt. +. q. Bass and the
local entertainment committee OF the
Saengerfest yesterday afternoon gave
the delegates much needed season of
refreshment and pleasure, if not rest, by
taking as many as they could gather to-
gether from the halls and highways and
showing them great many points of in
terest about the city, concluding with a
visit to the two big breweries.
The singers appreciated the courtesy
very greatly and responded, German
fashion, in complimentary songs.
Last night was brilliant as a successful
beginning Of the Sengerfest grand con-
cert season. Beethoven hall was over
flowed with humanity, citizens OF this
city with their ladies, vieing with the Wis
itors in the rush to the box office for
tickets. The large hall was found too
small to accommodate all corners, and
standing room was early the only chance
Of many who held no advance reserved
tickets.
The concert program was rendered as
follows:
l. Introduction to "Lohengrin." r,
The Song Turn Deed, R. Schwalm W,
mass chorus.
MY Mother Dear, Farewell" P. Has
sentein (2), Frohsinn.
Cavatine and aria from prophet 81
Meyerbeer (3), Miss L. Fowler, Galveston.
Forest Rest" Schneider. Cintura a.,
Austin Saengerrunde.
Cello solo, Mr.. NJ. Brand, Cincinnati.
Concert aria, "Ah Perfidio," Beethoven
C0, Miss Helene Schench, Austin.
"One Morn If l Remember Well,'
quartette from Rigoletto, Verdi ~, Gilda
Mrs. F. Herff, Jr.; Maddalene, Mrs. f
Bushick; Duke, Mr.. G. A. Bonnet; Rigo
letto, Mr.. G. Schramm.
Aria from "Herodes," MaSsenet (9)
Mrs. Mayo Rhodes, Kansas City.
My Beautiful Rose of the Vale" Tn
Rucker O, mass chorus.
Hungarian Rhapsody, orchestra.
After the conclusion of No. /. DIR. B. Z
Hadra delivered an address to the com
pany. explanatory OF the occasion. Dur
ing this speech he remarked:
You will therefore with the exception
Of one celebrated American concer
singer, who while here, volunteers to en-
nance the value OF our cOncerts-See ant
hear only Texans, and as far as the lad
singers are concerned, Texans by birth.
The mass chorus were really the fea
ture OF the evening and showed the mas
VOL " OnOSl VI DueClOT DECK Irdlnll
and skill.
The solo numbers refreshed the audienc
by changing the character of the son
festival and individualizing the interest
and the quartets were gems of expires
sion.
Miss Fowler, Of Galveston, greatly de
lighted the throng by her sweet renditio
Of The Prophet aria and received de
served applause.
Mrs. Mayo Rhodes, in her solo fror
"Herodiad," was great treat, almost
surprise even to her friends aud other
who knew Of her great value as a SINCE
Of rare ability, and her success was reall
an ovation.
A stranger to San Antonio, but VIII
will not hereafter be stranger, but res
ident of our city, Miss Helene Schench,
Austin, made her bow In a bashful. TIM
way, and began the concert aria, "A
Perfido," Of Beethoven. Her courage
once came to her and she caught the II
spiration OF the music and felt the syn
pathy of the audience, and for the sho
space Of time in which she occupied the
attention she held her hearers spell boun
by the rare sweetness, melody and cult