Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-04
Nbeelins Re9ister
FOURTH RECITAL
OF the woman's Musical Club Saturday IN
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OF the Woman's Musical Club Saturday III
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Owing to the crowded condition Of the
local pages in the Sunday Register an
extended notice could not be given OF
Saturday afternoons performance, which
added new laurels to those already gath
cred by the Womans Musical Club. The
programme was enjoyably as well as ar
tistically made up. and all the numbers
were well given. Some were redemanded'
but the rule of the club. mo encores, was
enforced.
The Choral Club opened the afternoon
with Abt's Ave Maria" singing it with
refinement of feeling. The oblgato was
voiced by Miss Adele MetZner appealing
" and sympatheticaliy. The next num-
Der was a cornet solo by Miss Olga Roller,
one of two cornetists claimed by the club.
Miss Roller is always pleasing TO an
audience, because of her utter freedom
from mannerisms and the unusualness of
her instrument which she plays well.
Miss Virginia Harrison was the next
name. printed under a double number.
Neidlinger and Nevin, but the young lazy
was not able to appear which was re-
GREETED by many. for those who have
heard Miss Harrison know the very beau
tiful quality of her voice, making her ap-
pearance in the club anticipated with
pleasure, which is deferred until the next
recital.
Her place. however, was more than ac-
ceptably filled. AT a late hour Friday
night Miss Adele Metzner gave willing
response, and her intelligent rendering of
"Fvermore Lost to Me- must win for her
the greatest praise. Her voice is unusu-
ally good, clear and pure in tone, and of
remarkable range. Her manner in sing
ing is entirely unaffected, and from pres
ent indications Wheeling cannot help but
hear of her prominently before many
years.
"Aufschwing," by Robert Schumann.
followed. and was eXquisitely played by
Miss Emily Ray Pollock. Miss Pollock is
home from New York, where she has
been attending school. for the holiday va
cation Her instructor in music is Prof.
Carl Hermann. who will be remembered
by musical Wheeling. and the improve
ment noticed in the few months Miss
Pollock has been in his care is truly re-
markable, rejecting the greatest credit.
not only on the talented performer, but
also on our one time townsman. Aufsch-
wung was interpreted with true musical
feeling and a depth Of tenderness I'M
looked for in one so young, and while the
club has always had the warmest feeling
for her, with this performance she capu-
waited all. Much is expected OF her, and
the promises, if her already good work
holds out are very fattering. Miss Pol
lock will make musical Wheeling proud
of her and her accomplishments.
The first part of the programme ended
with a duet from "Gemeramide, by Mrs
Flora Williams. soprano, and Mrs Guy
Wagner. contralto. Both these ladies are
so well known that words regarding their
voices and work seem superhuous. suf-
fee it to say that the singing of this duet
was faultess, both showing to the best
possible advantage, the voices blending
beautifully, and while each number of the
programme seemed best, yet this selec-
ton. sung by Wheeling's finest soprano,
together with the most superb contralto
voice. and exquisitely accompanied by
Miss Pollock, would be classed a gem
anywhere.
After the intermisson, 30 vert thou
in the cauld blast" was splendidly given
by Mrs Flora Williams Miss Margaret
Harvey, Mrs. W. J. w. Cowden and Miss
Lillian Reddau. Miss Bette McCabe, So
prano. suffering from hoarseness. was I'M
able to sing her part. Miss Carrie Gut
man. after this, made her first appear
ance. and will hereafter always be gladly
CT nd
perfect command of it, and her simplicity
and artlessness, with her sympathetic
singing of Deep in thy heart" brought
the words to real life. That place is
surely hers as long the clubs heart beats.
Miss Gutman like Miss Pollock and Miss
Metzner. is still very young. and her fu-
ture will be watched just ike theirs, with
more than curious interest. 1t will be
earnest and best wishing.
Chopin's Polonaise (opus so. was given
a master Interpretation by Mrs. Nellie
Warren Holloway. Mrs. Holloway is an
other Of Saturdays performers needing
no introduction to musical Wheeling. OF
all music written for the piano forte, that
of Chopin will least bear rough handling.
Unless it's Interpreter thoroughly grasps
It's meaning anu lpSStoetS t'lN 'AlibhllA VI
technical skill necessary for its perfect
execution. this music so full of grace and
elegance. becomes unsatisfactory mean
ingless and painful TO the hearers. This
Polonaise is the type of a war song. and
the tradition attached to it is that when
Chopin seated himself at the piano forte
for the purpose of playing it the first
time, the room seemed to him to be filed
with the warriors whom he had conjured
up In his music. and he fed in terror from
the products of his own Imagination.
This tradition also furnishes the key to
his character It gives US, so to speak.
Chopin in his entirety: the body, too weak
too enervated. could not support the pro-
auctions of the mind, which always re-
NAMED healthy and strong. When We
say that this picture was fully brought
out in Mrs Holloway's rendition cher
musical ability from all standpoints being
Known and only add that her charm
lies in her evident appreciation Of the
music she is rendering. We pay her the
highest tribute.
Another selection. Neidlinger's Mother
song" entirely new in Wheeling, sweetly
sung by the Choral Club. closed fine en-
tertalnment.
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