The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-05-10
KlLOhANA LEAGUE
Manuscript Recital Given
Saturday Evening.
A Large Audience Delighted With
the Compositions Of Members
of the League.

OH SATURDAY evening d musical at
mosphere pervaded the rooms of the
Kilohana Art League, even before the
manuscript recital began. Mrs. Ora
ham was in charge of the decorations,
and with the able assistance of Miss
Benner, the Misses Young and Mr..
Benner had made the very rooms
| breathe harmony. The stage setting
was classic in it's simplicity. The
frieze effect was secured by festoons
of plumarias and purple asters, while
trailings of green vines outlined the
alcove back of the piano and small
organ. A large Tyre of plumarias made
a beautiful .centerpiece to the frieze
and at the left was a tall flower urn
filled to overlooking with the stame
starry blossoms.
Pictures of Mozart, Wagner and
Butoran, were hung upon the walls
and lent the inspiration Of their coun-
tenances.
Out in the hall the decorations were
vines and rose oleanders, artistically
arranged: notably, when they cluster
ed in the trumpets just over the cur
tain drapery, or crowned the beauti-
full st. Cecilia framed in white, which
was seen on the door at the right of
the stage. For the rest, palms and
ferns were judicially grouped below
the platform on either side To the
indefatigable Mr.. Berger fell the ap-
propriate honor of opening the pro-
1.-The Myrtle With his own violin
he lead the orchestra, which interpret
ed to the audience his thought. The
next platform group was of two of
Miss Clymer's pretty motion songs;
Miss Clymer herself at the piano.
Mrs. Tucker contributed four of her
own songs, in one of which she wrote
the words. Her first song presented
the oriental view of the mystery Of
life, it's whence and whittier, and was
all the more effective for it's place be-
tween the children's songs, which had
preceded it, and Mrs. fuckers own
gay ''Throstle'' notes which came af-
ter. Her Autumn" was the one most
generally liked, and the one that Mrs.
Turner was to have rendered. After
wards Mrs. Tucker expressed the re-
gret which every one felt that the
Hawaiian Nightingale" had taken
her departure before singing at this
Kilohana festival.
TennysOn's ''Bugal Song" itself
music. was read by Mrs Wolfenden,
and heard against a BACKGROUND OF
Miss Clymers accompaniment.
pleasing variation in this form of duet
was in having the poem treated partly
as recitative, partly as song.
Mrc ErpaP'S T[in6nrOartPO songs fill
a distant need in the music of the ISL
lands What do the children here know
of Jack Frost, the Robin of the Apple
Tree. and the Breath of Spring, which
fill the song books that come here
from America? Only sing to the Ha
waiian kindergarten children about
the Cocoa Palm, the Mynah Bird and
the Mango Tree and their eyes bright
en- with intelligence at once. Mrs.
Frear has written Is or more pretty
songs about the deniZenS of Hawaii
nei Three of these were jOyfully pre-
scented by a. troop of boys and girls,
while Miss SOrenson played the music
which Mrs Frear had written TO her
own verse. II Would That [ Were
Young Again was Mr.. Berger's sec
ond composition. arranged as a cOrnet
solo with orchestral accompaniment.
Mr.. Berger has decided to publish this
piece. At the close OF the concert he
was surrounded by friends and warm
ly congratulated.
To those who have not known OF
Miss Clymer's work, the quality and
versatility of talent displayed in her
compositions, no less than the con-
scientiousness of her musical express
sion. were a great surprise. Her two
piano solos were evquisitely express
i've of their theme, and were rendered
with artistic finish, the Romance,
perhaps, appealing more TO the audi
ence than the other one. The 'NOc-
turne" was rendered with great feel
ing by the male quartet, and was evil
deity appreciated by the audience, as
were her other songs, given by Mr..
Macurda Crossing the Bar" must be
especially mentioned as being worthy
of praise. for itself and his presenta-
ton of it, The trio, Resignation,
Mrs F'rear's maiden effort in concert
ed music. with its tender melancholy
eliminating most hopefully in the as
piring violin strain, was a fitting and
beautiful ending to most interesting
program. and was sympatheticaliy
rendered by Mr.. Yarndley and the
Misses Clymer and Hopper. Mr.. Tay-
lor was expected TO provide two con-
tributions. It is a pity that stress of
other work prevented his sharing in
the flowers and congratulations that
greeted the others.
The League NAV well be proud Of
the talent it has discovered in itself,
and may hope for still greater har-
vests of original work in the musical
circle. as we'll as in all the others,
Below is the entire program:
PART I.
1. Instrumental-The Myrtle. $3.50.
Henri Berger
Orchestra.
. Children's Song. .Cordelia Clymer
(a) What Does Little Birdie
say! ............ ennVSOH
OBJ Baby Talk ........... Cole
Kamehameha Girls.
3. Songs .......... Anna 3. Tucker
(a0 Rut Prince Siddartba