Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-02-07
1t will be Given at the Opera House
Thursday Evening-The Concert
Of the Oratorio Club, Last Week.
Production of "Mikado" at Made
Chantal-Other Matters.

into the classics, as well as the lover
of simple melody, has been remember
ed as to his especial pleasure.
The concert will begin promptly at
eight o'clock. up to which time Misses
Matte Caldwell, Shirley Brockunier,
Lucey Ramey, Eta Rinehart, Sue
Wright, Sara Brockunier, Henrietta
Harper, Texie Jordan and Maize OFT
will extend the courtesies Of the even
ing to the guests. At the stated time
the doors will be closed
PROGRAMME.
Rubenstein Heterogeneous. Water Nymph
Mrs Guy \. Wagner and chorus.
Mendelssohu. ............... Concerto Op. -
Miss Isabel NJ Houser.
Accompaniment on second piano.
Miss Katherine HOuser.
Bohm.... DeuXienne GaVOtte op. 3li 40.
Violin. Miss Flora POllack. Piano, Mrs.
Chas. O. ROemer.
Chopin. POlOna ise-Andante Splnato. OPP. =
Mrs Nellie Warren Holloway.
Grieg. ...................At the Clolster Gate
Mrs. Flora Williams and Chorus.
lntermis. ION.
Root...................... Folks at Home
Chorus.
Crouch ............ Kathleen MaNOurhetH
Mrs. Guy \. Wagner
Root...............Co Comm Thro' the Rye
Miss Bags. Miss Maurer, Mrs II. Me-
bitt Mrs. +. Stanton, Mrs q. som
mers. Miss DalZell Mss Gearvln. II IS
Revmgnn Mis- T-lrch. Miss Nardy.
Miss Bonnheim, Mrs. G. c. Hamilton.
Miss letters. Miss Reddall, Miss
Thomas and Mrs Wheat
rosler''.',,if; Mn. R'u RT Mg1'''"' i'''''
Dudley Buc T'S' r. D. IL! Robin Adair
Miss Hastings. Mrs. u. b. Ryan, Miss
Harvey. Miss Reddal.
Flotow. Last Rose Of Summer
D Miss A ReeN Egcr.er Mis-. TT a5T Miss
NIetzner, Miss McCabe. Miss Nc
Clement. Miss Jcpson, Miss Roberts
Miss Stanton. Miss Phillips. Mrs.
Roemer. Miss Spell. Miss letters, Mrs.
Cowden, Miss Harvey and Miss phil
lips.
Tours. Within a Mile OF Edinboro
Miss sue NJ. Caldwell.
Eoot.....................H Home, Sweet Home
Chorus.
The nattering success of the first con-
cert Of the Oratorio Society has set the
Wheeling musicians in a ilutter Of eX-
element. The concert has excited
more favorable comment than any 9th
or concert given in this city for years.
These comments have not been coniin-
ed 10 the old concert-gOers. but are
such entertainments. but went to this
one with a desire to encourage this
enterprise The result surprised and
pleased them. Among the many re-
marks regarding it were the following:
Prof John Lirch says: 1T is the
best concert | have ever attended in
Wheeling" Col. Riester, manager of
the Opera House. says: Il was most
agreeably disappointed. There has
never been a chorus on the stage Of
this Opera House that could be COM
pared with this one" Mckinley, the
tenor who took part in the concert,
said that the Oratorio Society furnished
the best foundation for a great chorus
he had ever heard, and that the quail
ity and timber Of the voices 5urprls ID
him. Miss Clary. the cOntraltO, said
the chorus was sung with as much pre-
cision as any she had ever heard, and
she was surprised 10 know that this
was the first concert they had given.
Mr.. Hearne stated the next morning
that both he and his brother enjoyed
the concert immensely. and he thought
there would be no difficulty whatever
now in selling tickets enough to make
the next concert a still greater sue
cess. Mr.. w. w. Simpson said he was
delighted with the concert and hoped
the Society would be great success.
Every person who attended the con-
cert was full of congratulations to diff
ferent members of the Society the
next day, and the general expression
was that if the people had known or
realized what the concert was to be, the
house would have been packed to over
flowing. Such a successful opening for
a new society formed wholly for the
purpose of advancing the musical in
terests of Wheeling, is certainly graf
ifying. and the fact that the Society
has already announced Mendelssohn'
famous oratorio. st. Paul. for their
May concert, shows that they mean
to take a step forward even in their
next concert
The chorus is to be increased for
this purpose and it is expected 1t VIII
reach two hundred in numbers before
many weeks. New members Will be
admitted for the next two weeks, pro-
viding they pass a satisfactory voice
trial. Monday night at eight o'clock
the Society will begin the rehearsals
of st. Paul. at the Odd Fellows hall,
and all desiring to join the chorus
should present themselves at that place
on that evening.
Director Meyers has been known in
Wheeling as a competent musician for
some months. but he has shown by his
excellent work with the chorus in this
concert that he is not only capable
musician. but a most efficient conduc-
tor. His manner at the concert was
quiet but determined, and he inspired
both chorus and orchestra with conf
dence. There is certainly a very bright
outlook for the Oratorio Society.
A renresentative of SignOr Alberto