Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-14
WOMAN MUSICAL CLUB
Gave It's First Public Concert at the
Opera House. Last Night.
a Cultured and Appreciative
Audience Which Comfortably
Filled the Theatre-Several Num-
bers Unavoidably Cancelled-The
Affair a Success in Every Respect.

Although the Woman's Musical Club
has given several rehearsals to invited
audiences. and a large number of per-
sons have thereby been enabled to
judge of the high standard which it
aims TO attain, the public concert at
the Opera house really marked its de-
but as a factor in musical circles in this
city. The audience which assembled
last night was cultured and appreciat
i've and it comfortably filled the the
! atre. There were few, if any, who were
not in sympathy with the ladies, in
the results which they hope TO secure
through their organization, and the gen
erous applause which followed each
number was meant as encouragement
FOR them, as we'll as a recognition Of
real merit in the performances The
club has already taken a prominent
place among the musical organizations
of the city, and the flatering success
of last nights concert will strengthen
its hold upon public favor.
The audience was somewhat disap-
pointed at the change of program ne
cessitated by the absence of Mrs. NJ.
E. Whitaker, Who was to have
contributed a vocal solo, but was un-
able to appear The trio by Mrs Turner
and Miss Thomas, Of Martins Ferry,
/ and Mrs. Summers, Of Kirkwood, was
/ passed for the same reason.
Members of the club conducted every
| detail Of the concert, acting as ticket
| sellers d0Orkeepers and ushers, and
| performing their duties in a very grace
/ full and satisfactory manner. The cur
! tain went up on charming stage pic
| tuTe. The members of the club were
/ seated in a semi-circle, the chairs in
] the rear row being slightly elevated
| The club contributed three numbers
to the concert. The first was the op5n-
ing chorus: Water Lily" by Abt Mrs
/ Flora Williams acted as director. The
voices blended admirably, and there
was a precision in time which could
only result from careful training. The
second number was Rossinis Char
iJy' with a solo by Miss Hastings. The
final chorus, "Tally Ho." by Roeckel,
was splendidly sung, the only fault
found by the audience being in its brew
ity.
The piano numbers were in excellent
hands. Mrs. Henry Bertschy played
Chopin's ImprOmptu, an exceedingly
| difficult selection, which was rendered
with much feeling. The accompanies,
/ Miss Al "a Sage and Mrs. ROemer, per-
formed their parts in a faultless man
ner The march and chorus from Wag-
| ner's "Tannhauser," was executed up
/ on two pianos by Mesdames Bertschy
/ and Feeney, and Misses Bell and Emily
/ Pollock. This number and the difficult
/ descriptive piece Dance Macabee," by
! Saint Sa5ns, were beyond criticism.
and were rewarded with liberal ap-
/ plause. Mrs. b. S. Allison played the
/ F-sharp minor concerto by Hitler, in a
/ very pleasing manner. accompanied on
/ second piano by Miss Houser, of Cadis
An innovation in amateur concerts
| in this city was the instrumental solos
by Miss Olga Roller and MisNFlora Pol
| lock. The former played a h.ely polka
/ by Hazel, on the cornet. and the lat
| ter rendered a composition by Wien
| aiwski upon the violin. Each showed
| remarkable familiarity with her instru-
I ment, and a very intelligent conception
/ OF the idea of the composer.
The vocal selections were rather diff
/ fcult. but this fact made more appar-
/ ent the degree of culture attained by
( the performers. In this respect the
! concert was perhaps the most ambitious
/ musical effort ever made by Wheeling
I vocalists. Misses Zee Hastings and
I Nellie Henry sang 'Barcarclle." accom-
/ panied upon the piano b. Miss Anna
| Sage and Emily Pollock. The enthus-
iastic applause which followed was
merited. Der Freischutz," the diff
cult aria by Weber, was rendered by
/ Mrs Frank Hump, who possesses a
/ voice which. although not very strong.
/ is clear and we'll modulated
"EStudiantina." a Spanish serenade.
| composed by Lacome. was sung by a
/ double Guartette COMPOSED of Mrs Her
| bert Riheldaffer. and Misses Loretta
| McGranahan. Nell Egerter. Nellie
| Henry. Bird Schultz. Teresa Phillips,
| Miss letters and Miss Reddall. The
ladies wore a Spanish head dress o.
/ black lace. and carried tambourines.
giving the desired expression to the
very tuneful production, and making it
one Of the most pleasing numbers upon
| the program.
Mrs. Flora Williams was accorded a
| fattering reception when she stepped
/ toward the fOOt-lights and il was sew
| eral moments before she could proceed.
She sang Matteis Che Cioja." a selec-
tion which displayed the admirable
qualities of her voice, its scope, inflec-
ton and power Ii may be said in
truth that she has never been heard to
/ better advantage. When she concluded.
/ the members of the club We'd with the
audience in manifssting their apDrecia-
ton. and she was twice compelled to
bow her acknowledgements
Each Of the vocalists was remember
I'd with flowers. the young lady ushers
passing them over the sootlights with
the business-like air of trained theatre
attaches. u was the general verdict
Of ths audience that the concert was
more successful. from an artistic stand
point at least. than anv similar enter
tainment given by local talent in recent
years.
BIDS OPENED.
Yesterday afternoon the bids for the