The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-05
THE CHARMS
OF MUSIC
Very Large and Fashionable Audience
Greeted the Apollo Club Last
Evening,
THE APOLLO CLUB A CREDIT
0ue Of the best NaSiCai Organizations on
the Coast rreSeutS a Spleadidly
Executed Program ot rn-
traueinl Music

The second annual conccrt OF the Apal,
10 club, IN spite OF the extraordinary IN.
/ clemCncy VI tho weather was rendered
/ last evening to one of thr largoat ana
/ most fashionable audiences pcrhapa ever
| assembled IN Astoria EVcry scat In both
/ auditorium aud gallery ot tho Congro.
| gatiOnal church was occupied long he.
fore the frat number was rendered, Tho
/ program opened, as advertised, with two
/ splendid choruEcs by the tuu club both
| or which wrrc sung Ia excellent time amt
| with an almost perfect blending of the
voices which could only have boon at.
talncd after many rchcarsals and much
| persistent private practlclng, The club
presented a sp,cndid appearance. ANA
was az all times under the complete con.
trol og tho leader Madame Finek
The next number on the program was
two solos by Mrs &, W. Fulton, whh was
| IN magnificent voice, llnth grma were
rendered Ia her usual and lnimitahlc
style Mrs, Nannuscn's Interpretation OF
the lullaby from "Ermlnie." which com.
posed the next number. showed her sweet
and pathetic voice to It's best advantage.
and was cSccllcntly supported by the
club IN tho chorus. Mira Rosa rendition
ot lionman's My Peace IA Gone" was
the next and decidedly nnt of the most
euocllNe numbers OF the Whole program
.She was forced to respond to an encore
A trio from Won Weber'a "nos Frria.
chuis,' was the next number, participat.
vd IN by hsSdamcs paasigcg, n. Van
busen and Mr ", H. parkrr Mr pnr.
krr waa especially sood In this piece ana
MS uno tenor VAS perhaps mover heard
To better advantage, Mrs George II.
Georsc then sang tho "Cavptlna. from
noniEcttl's Linda" an aria certainly
wei selected and suited 20 hcr rich ana
we'll cultivated voice.
Mrp, Dansigcr. Ia the Merry Miller 80
from pckOVcns Rob Row" was In ono
OF her best moods. Her yivacity and ami.
nation, with her perfectly controlled
voice, hacked by tho chcrus trom the
club, produced most vocitvrous and long.
con,lnued applause Mrs pans!scr cor.
iainly never sang better. or better ptrua.
ed ana Astoria audience
Part two OF tho program was opcn.d hy
Madame Alberta FinoS. who sung In the
original the romauza from Meyerbrrr's
'Nannc' selection well ndapted to her |
truly magnificent and supcrhly cultivated |
voice In response TO an encore she rem. |
defcd with wonderful effect. 10 an ltppro- |
Vlsed accompaniment, by Mr.. Lighter
the old. never worn out and always an. /
prcciatcd AMMO Laurie" And II IL |
were possible to make any distinction |
IN pusr0m so uniformly good and /
ahoundlng with so many unusually choic,
selections, this old fayoritc. as sung by
Madame Flnck. might De pronounced the
gem OF tho entire evening
The most difficult numbrr on the ON.
,lrc program was undoubtedly the 'In.
from Rossinpa ipsplrlpy
Sinbnt Mater" ana Il " believed was
never before attempted At an amateur
'oncert In Astoria. Mr. Fulton, as the
'ololst, and the club IN the chorus, Il
AN De candsdly said. did full Justice to
hls greatest Of all SACRED compositions
The effect was truly graud. ana alone
you'd nave amply rewarded all who hfI,y.
ID last nights storm. 20 attest their In.
crest and taste IN the announcement
ma cultivation OF claHslcal music In As
orla
Nh iJshter shaved Ail mastery OF the
'inro Ia the overture from Mendclssohn's
most famous opera, Midsummer Nlghta
'Iehm Ills perfect technique and en-.
urlnce Ia the rendition or this powerful
omposillon was rewarded with much an.
'lause, TO which he responded with a ,
nipple melody which well demonstrated !
is possession OF delicate touch and mr.
istir execution seldom witnessed In any
~ the most celebrated professional per-
'rmers
The Diver" q baritone solo. ty Mr.
I. G. Smith was another one of the real
It's OF the evening and the spontnnclty I
nj heartlness OF the applause nttrsted =
he appreciation In which his rich voc, v
always held by refined. cultured au-
icnce
The ladies' Cuckoo Song" and the sex
'iir from Lucia particularly the lat. !
r. IN which each performer sang In
Ircrent measure of time, showed nrc n
rtistic merit nnd only to be- attained
the most proficient and thorough q
aiming
The concert ended with The Es,udian-
ma Chorus. OF Lacomhe. by the club.
ic best chorus number OF tho evening.
Ttlgeu altogether. this last public per-
'rmance of the Apollo club shows As- v
rla'a possession of one of the most creG- %
lhie musical organl=lti0n. 90 be found l
] the Pacific Coast