The record-union., 1897-01-10

We're assisted in the programme by E.
A. Sherman, Sr., and Master Albert Ell
kus. Mr.. Sherman is the possessor
of a bass voice sweet in tone and rich
in quality, and is pupil of H. j. Stew
art of San Francisco. In response to
an encore of "Once in the Purple Twi-
light" by Eugene Cowles, he gave
second selection which was greeted with
enthusiastic applause. He is young
man with his career still before him and
his voice is of a quality that will, if he
desires to have it SO, bring him into
much prominence in the musical world.
Master Elkus has improved greatly
even in the short time that has elaps-
ed since last heard him play, and gave
a suite of lyric pieces by Grieg with
surprising Interpretation for ONE SO
young. The two numbers made most
pleasing addition to the programme,
which was as follows: Reading, Nine
Fannie Bloomfield-Zeisler CIV. S. q.
Matthews), Mrs. w. E. Briggs; vocal
solo, Loves Proving" Nohr), Mrs.
Walter Longbottom; piano solo, Tar
antella' (Listz), Miss Rosa Woolf; vo-
cal solo, "Serenade' (TostD, Miss Ruby
Merkeley; piano solo, lyric pieces, (a)
'Arietta Valse," (b) "Watchman S
Song" (c) Dance of the Elves" (O
Folk Song" Nourse, (e) Album Leaf"
(O National Song" Grieg, Master AL
bert 1. Elkus; vocal solo, 'When Love
Is Told" CKate VannahD, Miss Davis;
vocal solo, "Once in the Purple TWi-
light Eugene Cowles), E. A. Sherman,
Jr vocal quartet, "Serenade' CNied-
linger), Walter Longbottom, soloist,
Mrs Willis and Miss Reeves. sopranos,
Mrs Jones and Mrs. McFarlane con-
traltos; vocal solo, Romance La Juive"
(Halevy), Mrs j. A. Moynihan; piano
solo, (a) Consolation" No. 8, (b) THE
Nightingale" UiszD, Mrs. Henry E.
Kleinsorge; vocal solo, When You Are
Here Love" (Kate Vannah), Mrs. Edgar
NJ. Sheehan; sexet overture, Die
Meistersingers" (WagneD Miss Oat-
man, Miss Dierssen, Mrs. Blanchard,
Miss Williams, Miss Gwin, Miss Tay-
lor; director, Mrs. E. B. Willis. In the
absence of Mrs. Edgar Sheehan, Mrs.
Moeller sung her number and in so
feeling a manner as to provoke a per-
feet storm of applause at it's conclu-
SION.
Mrs. w. c. Fitch and Miss Irna
Fitch have returned from a weeks visit
to the Bay.
Miss Mary Dunster who is we'll
known in our highest musical circles as
a young lady of much talent and great
ability, has published second of her
which
she has dedicated to the Saturday Club
of this city
DR.. Laine came up from San Fran
cisco on Tuesday evening last for a
season Of recreation in our midst. The
doctor is a man of many ideas, as his
friends all know, and one of them (his
ideas not his friends) has begun to take
the shape Of an operate libretto, which
may in time take upon itself the pro-
portions of a full fledged opera Of which
we may have the pleasure of hearing.
The doctor has also another idea yet
in it's infancy which is to be Of ines
Unable benefit to his suffering fellow
creatures, but Of that more anon
Mrs. Tom Dwyer has been seriously
I'll for some weeks past, but although
still conff1ed to the house. is GONZALES
cling.
The second of the Cohn- -Kidder con-
certs. as they have come to be called,
proved to be a greater success than the
first The attendance was large, the
audience warm in its appreciation OF
the superior entertainment to which
they were being treated, and the only
blot upon the entire satisfaction evinced
was the ever-present- much to- De-derld-
ed feather -betrimmed- hat. Some of
these people who are so obstinately cal
lous in regard to the feelings Of their
neighbors, so Indifferent to every ones
interest but their own, would learn
nuch from a. San Francisco concert
room. The people in the metropolis are
distinctly up to date, most of them at
lc. st. and surely all of our Sacramento
women were not born yesterday. We
have the right to expect something bet
ter of them by this time.
Speaking of the concert. The ladies'
Treble Clef'' Quartet was especially
fine. receiving quite an ovation in the
demand for encores. This reminds me
of a quartet / heard not long since a.
the memorial service of the Elks at the
CONGREGATIONAL Church. II was COM
messed Of four of our best vocalists: Mrs.
John Moynihan first soprano, Mrs
Mary Milliken-R Ross second soprano,
Mrs. Hawley first contralto and Mrs.
B. F. Howard second contralto AT
that service they rendered two sacred
selectfons in a manner which would do
credit 10 a widespread reputation and
was deserving of much ccmmendation,
Lead Kindly Light" being especially
lovely and drew tears to many eyes,
We need not go out of town to find the
best of talent in many lirses, and to her
everlasting praise be it known, that
Sacramento is accredited by we'll
known opera singer with being more
musical in the spirit and letter alike
comparatively speaking, than even San
Francisco. He said that 1t had been
remarked by people on the operatic
stage that they were far more warmly
received at the Capital and with more
genuine enthusiasm than by our more
prosperous neighbor the Bay City.
Misses Alice and Sophie Sullivan went
to San Francisco on the Sd inst.
since we are so thoroughly up 10 date
! in some respects. why are We SO far be-