New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-18
SHAKESPEARTAN FANTASIA.
ORIGINAL MUSIC OF SONGS FROM FIVE
PLAYS RENDERED on THE HARP.

A shakespearian fantasia for the oeneht OF INC
New-York Home for Convaescents was given yeS
terday afternoon at the home OF Mrs. fliisna
H. Nichols No $40 Fifth-ave. Miss Elizabeth DO
man and NJ Paul Wiallard were assisted IN tne
programme by the Columbia University Mahno""
ciuh Percy Averlu Frank W Seager and others
The entertainment was 10 have been given az INC
home OF Mrs Jordan L. Mott. but Mrs Mott oeins
herself A. convalescent from a late Illness was no'
able TO receive the company her house. and Mrs
Nichols came 20 her relief. The fantasia cohss'eu
q, the original music OF Shakespeares plays set 10
the harp and an Interpretation OF the texts s''en
as interludes The programme began with narch
o, Wagners Under Two Eagles rendered by 'he
Columbia University Mandolin Club This was foi-
lowed by a tenor solo sung y NJ PAU "ia'lai''
The song was Massenet's "Herodade "Oft IN tne
Silly Night" arranged by Pease. was given by the
Courtney Ladies' Quartet. The oarytohe so'o''
'Orpheus with His Lutte" and "Springrie. were
sung BY Perry Averill and basso cantante,
''Patria" BY Mattel was sung by Frank w seaser
The fantasia was next the programme Inc
songs played were: The Witches Dance an"
March" from Macbeth. Desdemonas song Ny
Mother Had Maid Called Barbara; wv mere the
Bees Suck" from the Tempest" and BLOW Bo"
Thou Winter Winds" The music OF these songs
was written by Mathew Rock and DR. Arne, and
was rendered by the harpst. Miss Elizabeth SO
man.
VI. Wiallard OF the Academic OF France, read the
text interludes from the plays.
Mr. Seager then sang Schubert's ballad. VINO Is
sylvia which was followed by the minuet from
Mozarrs Symphony in fiat. played by the Column
bla University Mandolin Club The Courtney Ladies
Quartet gave Solermann's Peasants wedding
March" and VI. Wallard contributed another ballad
OF Massenet's open Thy Blue Eyes" Scotch bal
lads-"AftOn Water" by Burns, The Bonnie brler
Bush by Macay, and Aye. Wakn'. O'-were sung
by Mrs Mary T.. Brooks.
The Ladies' Quartet gave the Wagon, and Jose
Sancho's waltz Flores d'Espana," the hna
number. play ed by the Mandolin Club
Miss Alice Blake the accompanist for the
afternoon.
Among those present were Mrs. Charles D. Ward.
Mrs Janvier lie Due. Mrs. William c. Handy. Mrs.
G.. Van Cortlandt Hamilton. the Rev. c. W. De Lyon
Nichols. Mrs Arthur Elliott Fish. Mrs Bradford
Rhodes. Mrs. Richard A. E.ner, Mrs. Charles Car
roll. Mrs. J. Jarratt Blodgett Mrs Edmond p.
Schuyler Mrs. J. V. Singleton Mrs. Helen o. Nelson.
Mrs. Lewis Bonnell Crane. Efiiln CHAM II. Nichols.
Robert II. Benson. Mrs. Henry Fisk and Mrs. Angus
Cameron.
The patronesses Of the entertainment were Mrs.
j. Jarrati Blodgett Mrs Reeve Merritt. Mrs Josia 4
Taylor Marean the Rev. Philip Schuyler Mrs.
Charles D. Ward Mrs Cortlandt Van Rensselaer,.
Mrs. J. Fred Person Mrs. Janver lie Due. Chaun-
cey VI. Depew. Mrs William C. Handy Mrs Dunlap
Hopkins. Mrs. Grenville Winthrop. Mrs Charles
Carroll Mrs. Richard A Elmer. Miss Vanderpoel.
Mrs. Bradford Rhodes. Mrs. Arthur Elliott Fish.
Mrs. F. Sidney Papn Mrs George Burroughs Tor
rey, Mrs. c. Van Cortlandt Hamilton and Miss
Ieary