The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-02-02
GOOD BEGINNING.
First Hagey Club Concert
Was Success.
Honolulu's Leading Singers ano
Donald Graham Reviewed Ova-
lions Last Night.

Not in years, except at the Yatman
meetings, has the Y. NJ. C. A. hall held
so many people as crowded into It
last evening to attend the concert of
the Hagey Club. Every seat was re-
cupied, numbers of people crowded
into the aisles and full hundred stood
on the landing at the top of the stairs.
On the platform sat President Harri-
son, Secretary Robt. Scrimgeour and
other officers of the club, while mem
bers of the society occupied seats near
the front.
The program was excellent one. 1t
consisted of eight numbers. The
concert began at and was over at
9:45. Misses McGrew and Love as
sisted as accompanies in the musical
program. Mr.. Harrison had general
charge of the program.
The first number was a violin duet
by Prof. Yarndley and Mr.. w. A.
Love, with Miss Love as accompanist.
I ne selection was from Petite Symp-
homie" by Danela and met with great
favor.
Next ctme an extemporaneous well
come by Mr.. ]. H. Kirkpatrick of the
Hagey Institute He briefly outlined
the history of the Hagey treatment for
the liquor and tobacco habits, and
made statement of the work accom-
plished in Honolulu. Following this
he stated the facts of the recent in
corporation of the Institute under 10
cal auspices and the plans to make it
a permanency. He took occasion also
to thank the people of Honolulu, one
and all alike, for the hearty hand and
assistance that had been rendered IN
furJnerlH5 tho cause.
For the next number the fine voice
of Mr.. Donald De V. Graham was
heard in "Where'er You Walk" by
Handel. The vocalist displayed won
derful power with effect, and paved |
the way for hearty encore. In le-
Spouse he rendered Heart Aches" |
playing the accompaniment himself |
This, if possible, was better than the |
first. The selection is a beautiful one |
"a splendid sentiment and a strain |
that at once appeals to everyone
Mrs. w. w. Hall was called upon |
for the next number. Her well-known |
powers were fully en-
ployed in Lowel's famous realistic le-
citation THE Courtin' ," Mr. R. C. |
Monteagle sang very aeceptably THE |
Palms." by Gounod, and, in response
to an encore, presented Goodbye. |
Sweetheart" Mr. James T. Stewart. a |
pupil of the Institute, read the Consti-
tuition of the Hagey Club, and follow
ed it with bit of his own experience |
He related in an interesting way his |
career as a drinking man, and said |
that, though he had been taking the |
Hagey treatment a week only. he no |
longer craved .spirituous liquors. He
Closed panegric to the promoters CT
the Institute with an appeal to all |
drinking men to take the treatment |
A storm of applause greeted the
presence of Mrs. Montague-Tu in |
the doorway, as she approved for the |
next number. With Miss Love as &C. |
companist, her superb voice was first
heard in 'Knowest Thou That Dear |
Land" by A. Thomas. For an encore
Mrs. Turner played and sung the first
stanZa and the refrain of Home, Sweet |
Home" The propriety of the selec-
ton and its beautiful rendition made
it exceedingly impressive.
Mr.. VIM. OHaloran, graduate from
the Institute read an appropriate
poem. The audience was then treat
ed to one of the happiest musical num-
bers of the programme song"Once
In While" by Mrs. R. D. Walbridge,
1, s1Is - L.
an Miss Love as accompanist Mrs
Walbridge possesses an exceedingly
sweet alto voice and more than pleased
the large audience in the hall last
night
A reading by Mr.. J. F. Brown was
quite humorous and was very accept
ably interpreted. Prof Yarndley Of
fered as violin solo Ernest's "Elegie"
which brought the splendid program
to a successful close. After this there
were short talks by members OF the
club and their friends.