The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-12-02
4 GOOD CONCERT
Delightful Entertainment for the
Piano Fund. o.
"A SUCCESS IN EVERY WAY
Amateur OcheStra-indlvi Per
formers-A Reading-ObjeCt
is Accomplished.
A SUCCESS IN EVERY WAY

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gress hall benefit concert OF last even
ing was carried out to the letter. The
entertainment was given TO make
fund in payment of a new piano for
the Bishop Home for Girls at Kalau-
papa, Molokai. In every way the event
was successful and delightful. The hall
is a charming little bijou theater and
for the occasion was extra we'll light
| ed. There was much remark on the
perfect acoustic properties of the hall.
The dancing floor was covered with
canvas. Comfortable chairs had been
provided.
| There was a large audience. The hall
was filled and the leading society ele-
ment was we'll represented. It was a
regular picture audience, with the Ia
Idies in light costumes and without
hats. There is plenty Of air in the hall
when required and it was not at all
warm last evening within the walls.
| Wray Taylor, organizer and leader Of
the Amateur orchestra, was musical di-
rector and stage manager. The num-
| bers were given by the orchestra and
| in each instance the playing was ex-
cellent from any point Of view. The
music had been carefully selected with
the taste of the audience and the cap
ability of the organization remember
| ed. The selections were of the good
standard, but were not too difficult and
were tuneful and pleasing. There was
added to the good work of the orches-
ltra as a whole the novel and pretty
Feature of three ladies playing with the
male members. All of the ladies were
lin the violin section. Mr.. Taylor says
that the orchestra cannot get along
without them now.
Chaplain Karl Schwartz of the First
New York Volunteers, has good voice
land is a sympathetic singer. The
lchaplain has become well-known in
Honolulu and was given plenty Of ap-
lplause when he appeared.
Mrs. Mabel Chamberlain Mead has
lsome time since taken rank with the
livery best of the violin performers OF
the city. Last evening she fairly out
did herself, playing with an expression
THAT was appealing to the musical and
non-musical people OF the audience
Iahke. Mr.. Mead gave Musin's "Valse
de Concert" in manner that could not
but have greatly pleased the noted
composer.
Mrs. H. C. Austin, lately OF Hilo, has
a splendid voice, we'll trained. Her
lower contralto notes were especially
clear and absolutely correct, while the
range of her voice permits her to rem
tder mos. difficult compositions with
ease and grace and to the entire salts
faction of the most critical. The lovers
Of music here will be pleased to hea
Mrs. Austin as often as she can ap
near. In the selection given by Mrs
Austin the violin obligate was by MI
In 7. Marx and enchanced much tn
/ value of one of the numbers that wa
Iamong those most appreciated by tn
audience.
Miss Cartwright's rea~ing was a ma
terial feature of the program. Niue
is always expected of Miss Cartwrigf
and she has not yet disappointed thos
who have gone to hear her. She ha
entire command Of a winsome vote
= and of course is an elOcutiOnist OF tT
. first rank, having for several veal
' been the professor of rhetoric at or
of the great colleges of the northwe
4 and coming originally from Bosto
Miss Cartwright held the closest atte1
ton of all with T. B. Aldrich's "a S
of Turquois" The selection Is dain
little play in two acts, with three cha
acters. The gem was given by Mi
Cartwright in a distinct manner tn
furnished the full effect of the lines.
One of the vocalists Of Honolu
whose name on a program IS almo
Imagic, is Miss Fredericka Nolte. )
Imatter where or when Miss Nolte sins
Iher admirers flock to listen. She w
in splendid voice last night and h
singing was exceptionally good.
Harold Mott-Smith plays the eel
And he h. a master touch. His int
probation last evening Of an air
Bach was something not much she
of grand He has an instrument
fine tone and he handles it in me-
terly manner.
lie concluding number was a so
by a. St. NJ Macintosh and everyoI
as Mr.. Taylor had anticipated, "
sent home in good humor. Mr.. Mao
T intosh choose a coster song and
we'll.
The object for which the concert v
given has been accomplished. Enou
was realized to pay in full for