Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-03-21

Tho Woman's Musical Club gave It's
sixth recital yesterday Afternoon ! az
| focr that il was "WOman's Day maue
il doubly interesting. Before the mus
zeal mart of the afternoon began MIs'
JuIius Pollock, President OF the cluO'
! addressed the audience as follows
"Ta6ies:-While in New IoTk, IN Oc-
tober I mad the opportunity OF hearing
This naDer. which was read before the
"Cecelia" Society, in Brooklyn, by
Mrs lanes A. SpeTry, daughter OF
! Mrs Bernard Peters, with whom many
of YOU are personally acquainted
1T Immediately occurred to me that
IN order 10 Judge intelligently some
thing Of the work OF musical associa-
tions in other cities, it would be wen 10
| secure this paper for Woman LAY
in our own cluU, which l was fortunate
enough to do, and which now present
to you , -,
This paper was interesting from all
standDoints. in its tracing women III
Music" from the seventeenth century
up to the present time. There were
found about seventy. Yesterdays re-
cital did not permit Of many OF them
| being unsteady interpreted. VI those
| which were, Mrs. Pollock said:
"Of the composers on the programme
which we present for your consldera-
ton and pleasure to-day, Madame rive
! King and Mile Chaminade are prob
ablv the better known. The former is
an American. and was born in Cincin-
natl in 1853. Her mother was mu-
stefan. and her first teacher, but she
| afterward studied in Dresden and Lelp-
sic. and finally with List, at Welmar'
! she was only sixteen when she made
her debut in Leipsic as pianist, al
which time the critics awarded her I'M
stinted praise and spoke OF her as an
other star added to the constellation or
artists which this century has pro-
duced." She is also considered COM
poser of no ordinary talent, ana mas
written a. number Of meritorious
| works She made her reputation IN
this country while accompanying Theo-
dore Thomas and his orchestra on his
Unconstitutional concert tour as SOLO
pianist, and met with repeated sue
sesses.
Mile. Cecile Chaminade was born in
Paris in 81 She is a sister-in-law OF
MoszkOwski's, and a pupil of GODDARD
and Marseck. She was the only wo-
man composer honored by having a
place on the concert programme at the
Worlds Fair. She is an earnest little
person. with big brown eyes and I'M
studied manner, and has no knowl-
edge of any language except her own.
She lives with her mother near Paris
and is a prime favorite with the Par
isians and a source Of national pride.
Hope Temple is of English nation
atty and is much admired ballad
writer.
Clara Kathleen Rogers is an Eng
lish woman Of musical parentage, her
father being known as the father OF
English opera, and her grandfather as
a famous cellist. She was a student at
Leipsic. Berlin and Paris, studying
piano with Won Bulow and opera with
San Giovanni. She made her debut I'M
der the stage name CT CLARA Dora.
"She came to America as a member
of the Parepa Rosa Concert Company
In '73 she gave up her career as a pub
lie singer and devoted herself to teach
ing. In rs she married Henry Rog-
ers, 4 lawyer, of Boston. In 50 she be-
came first known as a composer, and
has published many numbers for piano
and violin, besides innumerable songs
of great merit.
"Of Marie Warner" we only know
that she has an eviable reputation as
an able composer not only OF songs, but
also Of concerted music.
"Of Miss Flora Pollock, whose two
beautiful songs the WOman's Club has
the distinction of giving for the first
time to-day it is unnecessary to speak.
She is among her friends, who recog-
nize her talent and wish her Godspeed,
feeling that her work bespeaks for her
musical future all that even she could
desire
The reading throughout was listened
to with the closest attention, and the
music which followed was all the more
enjoyable because of the knowledge
just gained. Chaminades Evening
Prayer in Brittany was sung by the
Choral Club very artistically, and her
Scarf Dance a piano composition,
beautifully interpreted by Miss Flora
Pollack. Rive King, represented by
one of her best known compositions,
"O'er Blooming MeGOws." This
was given as a duet by Misses Spell and
Ratcliff, both young ladies being at
their best. This same, though, must be
said Of each performer of the after
noon. The incentive seemed to be to
show woman at her highest, to do her
the greatest credit, and the aim was ac
| cOmplisheG. Miss Margaret Harvey
made her first appearance as a soloist
on this day. Hope Temples song,
"My Ladys Bower" was chosen as
| Miss Harvey's coming out song, and
the choice was most happy. Her voice
Of unusual beauty showed to the very
best advantage, and it seldom has fai
len to the lot CT a debutante in mus
zeal circles, and especially with matt
nee audience, to be so fatteringly re-
ceived Miss Harvey is pupil Of Mrs
| Flora Williams, and her voice with this
training promises much. Marchessi's
Theme and Variations" and Clara
! Rogers Confession" were prefectly
| sung by Mrs. Flora Williams. A har-
monized piece, Sweet Bag of Bee"
by Marie Warner, was delightfully."-
| rendered by the semi-chcrus, and all
these interpretations were enthusiast
tically received. but the proof Of 10y
atty to our own, was the real ovation
given Mrs. Flora Williams and Mrs.
Guy Wagner after their exquisite rem
behring's of Miss Flora Pollack's two
| cNnos oDoct- n D,-o 7 od,-'f o,I ere ".