The times., 1898-09-08
CONCERT FOR SOLDIERS.
Pension 0hice Ladies' Relief Fund
BENEFIT mt the Grand.

BtheHf nj the branu-
When 1t comes 10 the test, there is little
in the way of filing theater that cannot
be accomplished by the combined inhu-
ence of a pleasant evening. good pro-
gram, a worthy cause and some scores
of clever women who are willing % work
for the success of their project This was
amply exemplified last night at the Grand
Opera House where the largest and most
fashionable audience that has assembled
here since the close of the dramatic sea
SON. gathered to enjoy de ightful enter
tainment and incidentally 10 lend its aid
TO the building of a fund started recent
ly by ladies of the Pension Office for the
purpose of providing food and even shell
! ter for the needy soldiers who are con-
tinually passing through this city.
For half an hour after the doors of the
building were open line of people flow
ed past the lighted entrance Of the Grand
and into the big auditorium until empty
chairs We're at a premium and standing
room was scarcely less valuable Every
available foot of space was occupied by
a crowd that was ready TO be enthusiastic
upon any pretext and appiauded each or
the numbers given with a gusto that
I brought repeated encOTes and drew the
concert out TO twice its intended length
| So pleasing was the bill offered however,
/ thai this was hardly noticed and the au-
/ dience showed no more WEAKNESS before
/ the last number than it had after the
I first.
! The first selection on the program was
/ contributed by the Marine Band under
,ba directorship of Prof. Santelmann- 1t
/ took the form of Thomas Raymond : over
/ ture and was so heartily applauded tnat
/ one of Sousa's marches was given as an
/ encore. Col Ed Hay then made one OF
/ his characteristic ten-minute addresses,
/ in which he passiugiy condemned the ad-
! mfnistration of affairs that made such
| benefit necessary and earnestly COM
I me1ded the manner in which response
had been made when the necessity had
been recognized. Then Mrs Bish0ff rem
I dered 20 Golden Way, with The
S,u,anee Rfbber'' for an encore. Prof.
Bishoff acting as aecOmpanist for both;
and Edna Scott Smith sang one of De kO-
ven's ballads. following it with My Ham
Is Where the Heather Blows Both art
lists were heard 10 particular advantage.
I the wonderful vocal control OF the one
and the rich cOntrdltO Of the other being
/ heard with equal pleasure in the more re-
I quiring selections and in the simple pathOs
/ of the Scoth and negro melodies A duet
from ''Traviata" was next given by Amy
| Law and D. G. Miller, while Angelo c.
| Fronani and Mrs Frank Byram were well
/ received Wncl tnSS apP1d4Su ~ u4ASA d. q
piano duet Mendelssohns overture TO a
I Midsummer Nights Dream"
The second part Of the program was be-
| gun by Clifford Alexander Wiley. whose
1 rendering of Ever Dearest Heart
/ proved him possessed of voice of Unu-
| suaI range and sweetness The Marine
Band contributed a patriotic medley and
Mrs Thomas c. N0yes provoked consid-
e-abIe enthusiasm with her exquisite vo-
caIization of two familiar ballads Mrs
Moves is an artist in every sense of the
word and her fine work was as much ap-
DreciabIe as il was appreciated A feat
ure of the performance was W H Con-
ley's method of giving a number OF hu-
r1Orous recitations and another treat was
/ afforded by d. q. Miller in mis- singing OF
the ..Cavatina'' from Faust" Hattie
/ Meads-Smith next gave one OF Strauss
waltz songs and a picked chorus. under
the direction of 2. s Foster and accom-
panied By sc Marine Band with Mrs
Thomas Stephenson as soloist. brought
down the house with thei- enthusiasts
rendering OF The Star Spangled Ban
ner."
I The entire entertainment was an inspir-
ing one and Will bring returns IN morJ
ways than one Not the leasC II these
will be in the financial aid which the re-
cespts will afford 20 a body Il noble NO
men who have devoted themselves aui
their private means 20 charity none ta,
less worthy because B, should have b-sI
unnecessary. 4 Fo0dly sum viii result
from las nigh-'s cancert and its proiec
! tors are o. be congratulated upon theh
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