The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-11
MUSICAL CoNCEEr WAS FINE
Very Pleasing Affair and the listener
Mere Delighted.

The concert by the Wichita Musical
club at Sedgwick Music hall last Mon
day evening proved one Of she most
delightful musical events OF the season
4 large and appreciative audience was
in attendance. who gave frequent
marks OF approval IN the form OF en-
thusiastic applause, during the even
ing The program was a varied one
and highly satisfactory 10 all. The
program opened with a rendition Of
the overture TO Tannhauser on two pl-
amos. by Messdlames Ggbley and Ross.
and Misses Helen Fisher and Gertrude
Calhoun. This difficult number was
well played-as well as the production
could have been. with the strength of
lady pianistS, and received merited ap-
plause.
The Lord is Ny Shepherd" from
Schubert was sung by ladies quartet
composed of MeSdames Bentley. Chllds.
Keck and Miss Jessie Clark. This
number was beautifully rendered and
enthusiastic applause followed.
Mrs. L. Higginson's piano solo. Ron
do Perpetual Motion" from Weber's So
nata in c. was exceedingly well played.
Mrs. Higginson rendered the selection
with fine artistic sense and technique.
Harry Meetings. bass solo, render
ing GounOd's 'She Alone Charms My
Sadness was really fine He fully
maintained his reputation a. last
nights concert and was accorded an
encore.
One Of the features and especially IN
teresting numbers on the evenings pro
gram. were the violin solos by Miss
Abbie Clark. This young lady charm
ed the audience with her sweet melody
~ .. fr1fv a h.l1 d.
clan. Miss Clark presents an attract
i've appearance and handles the instru-
ment with poetic grace.
The Wichita Musical club upnder the
dictatorship OF Miss eJssie Clark. sang
a selection that was delightfully."- rem
dered and well received.
Misses McCOrkle. Louise Lewelling.
Emelia Bissantz and Gertie Calhoun.
opened the second part of the program
with a selection from Bee thoven.-
One of the delightful and pleasing
numbers on the program was a So
prano solo by Mrs. George Hammann.
It was the first appearance OF Mrs.
on the concert stage in this city and
expectancy was on tip-tOe when her
solo came. Mrs. Hammann sang II
VIII EXtol Thee On Lord and she
sang il with artistic finish and grace
otle possesses a ItlildI hablN Sweet nA4-
very high soprano voice. and has good
control over il. At the conclusion
of her song the audience broke into
simultaneous enthusiastic applause.
which continued until Mrs. Hammaan
responded with Ben Bolt for an encore,
which received hearty and merited ap-
| probation.
Mrs. George Mccoy executed a piano
/ solo with great credit 20 herself and
delight 10 her audience. The rendi-
ton showed careful work and good fast
and was accorded its liberal share Of
applause and an encore.
The double quartet singing ROssini's
"Inffamatus" was Oen OF the best num-
bers on the program and pleased the
audience very much. This Is easily
understood when 1t Is known that the
following singers composed the dou-
BILE quartet. They are Mrs. Hammaun
as soloist. and Mesdames Bentley. West.
Clapp, Keck, and Messrs. Higgins,
Hatton. Hammann and Hull.
The entire program was well rendered
and the club IS certainly deserving OF
many compliments.