The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-15
In THE SOCIETY WORLD.
Choral Festival Concert at the
Presbyterian Church;
Large Audience There to Hear
a Good Programme.
Items of Interest About Topeka Peo-
pie and Visitors in Town

The music loving people Of the city
were given an opportunity last night
to enjoy a fine programme, given by
the Choral Festival, directed by Mr. H.
V Hinckley, at the Presbyterian
church.
The great church was packed. The
entire programme, consisting of Y
numbers, was one selected with much
care and thought, and was thoroughly
enjoyed.
Mr.. J. s. Size and Mr.. W. F. Roehr.
were the organists Miss Gertrude
Tracy and Mr.. J. J. Falls accompan-
lists
The programme as it was given is as
follows:
Organ CRoehr-'F Festival March,.
.................. ................F oote
Chorus-"Thy Name Be Halowed
EvermOre'' $500. -,.- German Choral
Mrs. P. H. Adams (SOpranO Heav-
en- Hath Shed a Tear ........ Kucken
Clarionet obligato by Geo. M. Lescher.
Chorus-Two Hymns-''Lead. Kind
ly Light" Holy, Holy, Holy, -.
w. NJ. Shaver Cbaritone)- Beyond.
Encore-''stin as the Night ...... .Abt
Legend-''You see, sir, - poor Mary,
when her little Benny was drowned,
her wits went out, like, and she spent
most of her days a talking to the
waters and one day, sir, we found
the poor girl drowned, sir, drowned.
She had gone to her boy beyond"
ChOrus-MOrning Hymn Dow
ChOrus-Evening Hymn -.....-. Stebbins
E. NJ. Plat (tenOr)-'Fear Not, Ye,
0, Israel --..... -. Buck
Encore-"Come to the Denza-'
Chorus Jesus, Word of God, Incar-
Mendelssohn Quartette - "Grander
Than Oceans Story Costa; Glee,
'An Among the Barley" Stirling.
EncOre-"O, How 1 Love My Noun
tain Home .........-.......W Webster
Mrs. G. w. Parl1hurst, Mrs. Florence
Thatcher, Messrs. Platt and
Hinckley.
Edgar NJ. Smith Cbass)-"Once
Again." Hawley; Light" Neidlin--
-''Phorphorescena'' 49,. .Loerve
Chorus-"The Heavens Resound
With His Praises Eternal 1920.
Organ (sliej-Prei and Int .'Laus
Mr.. Hinckley proved himself a di-
rector of much ability for the large
chorus did some fine work. Their
phrasing and enunciation were espec-
tally good and showed careful study
and training.
Mr.. Shaver's song, Beyond, by Root,
was the contest selection with which
he won the prize at Hutchinson in May
1t is a very difficult piece and Mr.. Sha-
yer won a hearty encore.
The Nendelssohn quartette, who sang
together six years ago at the COngre-
gationaI church, showed that their pop
ularity had not diminished and their
selections were loudly applauded.
Mr.. Edgar Smiths selections were all
too short for the enthusiastic listen
ers, who were charmed with his sing
ing.
Mr. Plat, formerly of this city, but
now of St. Joseph, also sang.
Mrs. p. H. Adams. who possesses a
very sympathetic voice, sang with her
usual excellence.
Those who sang in the chorus last
light were: Misses Moon, Montieth
Laubach, MorehOQse, Cleary, Bennett,
Dennis, Chase, Upton, Baum, Thomas,
Fox, WEIGH, Wentworth, Pratt, Shaver,
Mcfarland, Bergen, Latham, Martin,
Wagner; Mesdames Bailey, Henderson,
Meredith, Bottsford, Baker. Hill, Smith,
Hiltz. Stage, Ferry, Hughes Stricken,
Campbell, Anderson, Foster, Osborne,
Mason Wilson; Messrs. Wood, Stagg.
Fox. Moore, Shaver, Mcdowell, Poole,
Diven, TOrringtOn, Parkhurst, COwles,
Osborne. Waters, McGiffin, May, Wat
kins, Nealy. Polk, Cleary, Shaver, Hen
derson, Mason, Reeske, Anderson, Bowie,
McKittrick, Hiltz, Baker, Frost, Daley,
Nellis, Mills, Jenkins, Van Valkenburg,
Newman.
For next winter Mr.. Hinckley pro-
poses series of four choral festivals
to be given during the weeks of Thanks
giving, Christmas and Easter.