The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-19

this possession, Is unaccountab Bile. The
conviction that 1t does not Is based ups
on the attendance at concerts which
are known 10 have been open 10 whom.
soever Of the vast membership OF tho
musical societies, as well as any music
lover. wished 10 take advantage OF
them. 1t has been matter OF surprise,
too, that teachers ofmuslc on whom 80
much for the good Of the cause really
depends, did not avail themselves OF. the
privilege. or what vnlue these con-,
certs have been TO regular attendants
and what they could be 10 all devoted
to the educational interests OF the city
may be Cleaned from the following
proof OF advantageous and successive
attendance: all but three OF the strlng
works belonging TO Beethoven's FIRST
period have been given by the Quartet,
op. l. Nos. 1, . land ., piano trlos; OPP g.,
string trio: op. $, string trio. and op. o.,
No. j. string trio. 0p. 0, Nos. 2 and 3,
string trlos, op. II, piano trio, and op.
u, Nos. /. . and ., sonatas for plano and
violin. are the string works not yet
heard. OF these op. II md one number
OF op. l. will be given at the thirty-sec-,
oHu CONCERT, april lZ.' t5I II ~ a
The Woman's Club had one Of Its
very best afternoons OF the season this
week. the music OF Mozart being the
study. That the management OF the
club took n more than instructive step
in devoting an afternoon TO him alone
under present conditions regarding his
beautiful creations will be realized from
the following by Grieg. the Scandlnay-
ian composer: ~ i.'s.',
What II this or that genera ton be
sufficiently blase TO desire to overlook
him! Beauty Is eternal. and the edlcts
OF fashion can obscure it:only for, mo-
meHt AS far as our day Is concerned,
1t Is well that Wagner has engraved
Mozarts name on his shield His belief
In Mozart Is Enthusiastically .attested In
his writings. and he has. thereby placed
himself In emphatic, opposition to the
musicians of our time, who are so adj
vanced that they care no longer to
hear MoZart's music. and reluctantly
grant 1t place In their concert pro-
| grammes. II Is TO be hoped that this
| arrogant ignorance has not found n
root in the healthy musical youth OF the
free west. and / therefore speak TO my
honored readers under the presumption
OF their sympathy with the unapproacll-
able master" l ~
The club Is now anticipating with in
teres, Its Beethoven evening. April 4.
and its annual concert scheduled for
| April u In the Opera House. For this
latter two artists from abroad have.
been engaged who. together with the
Choral club, will make an aggregation
| OF musical entertainers not easily eN-5
celled. or the prirna donna for that
evening this week's Musical Courier has
the following to say:
One OF the recent soloists should
come In for. 4 special mention This So
lo!Stswas the soprano. AIRS. Swaback-s,
er, who appeared al the concert just
before the departure OF the orchestra on
its toursSlrs. Swabacker5is a vocalist
of the most genuine metal-Hold, without
alloy. both rs regards voice and meth
cd. She has 4 flexible high soprano
voice OF liquid purity and resonance,
which carries admirably :and without
forcing fills the .largest space. whileithe
sweetness and refinement OF the sounds
which Issue from her throat can scarce
- ce surpassed by even the most ia
nous artists. Since she Is Chicago
lady, and has received a large part OF
her, artistic schooling In this city. local
| pride Is perfectly justified in her CASE
| The charming Bird Song" from the
Pearl OF Brazil" by David. with flute
oblIgato. was given by her with flu-i
ency, grace and elasticity have not
| often heard equaled."
But OF Mrs. Sdabacker. soprano: Miss
McMurphy. pianist. and the clubs con-
4 fn01 MIA al NnrlE tvant-. Ct,f-
flee to say that no concert OF recent date
could excel Its attractiveness. III
The other concert OF the week was
given under the auspices of one OF theS
city's iavorite singers. Miss Zou Hast
ings. who has always done her part
loyalty for Musical Wheelins's interest
IN every cause. That anything undec-
taken by her would be and should be
cordially encouraged was understood.
IN talk Is an organ recital to be, given
at an early day by Frederic Archer; OF
Pittsburgh, and well known here. The
date. as understood, Is March 20, but as
that happens TO te the evening of tho
Haydn celebration OF the Philharmonic
club. It IS hoped that some other I ar
rangement be at once looked to.
Francis Wilson In Hal. a King"
March %. Is Of interest to musical cir
Giles, which should also eagerly anticl-5
pate the coming Of the Seldl orchestra
and In the doing prove to the Opera
House management that any effort
made In that direction Of bringing on
the very best Is appreciated.
A party took In the Pusno. Ysaye
and Gerardy master trio IN Pittsburgh
las: evening. Why. then. should 1t be
al effort to attend first class musical
treats such as are promised at home?
The Mozart recital given yesterday
afternoon IN ihe.i. O. U. W. temple by
the WOmnn's Musical Club. proved one
OF the best ma,lrees yet given. After
the reading Of :ho paper n beautiful
Ba-carollc sung In good style by the
semi-chorus, with Mrs Herbert VI. r.
he!daaer rs soloist, opened the musical
portion OF the afternoon most auspic-
lousy for the memory, Of Mozart. Other
vocal numbers were exquisltelV sung a
a quartettc. by Miss ZOu Hastings, Miss
Margaret Harvey, Miss Mary Va.dy
and Miss Teresa Phillips, a chorus from
the "Mugic Flute" by the Choral club
and IN aria from Don Giovanni" by
Mrs.$ Flora Williams, who once. more
proved her talent for the oreratlc stage
The instrumental numbers were the ov-
crture from the Magic Flute"s excep-
tlonally vel, played by Miss. Grace Pol
lnc!s and Miss Ella Dricc at the first
piano and Miss Flora Pol!aclt and Miss
Blanche Laue ut the second plano. a
.nnticco hla fart IN thto aoxnn,to,,s,