Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-27
THE GROWING TRIUMPH
Of the WOman's Musical Club Achieved
Last Evening.

me programme Rendered With
discriminating Taste and Musical
Ability - Praise Due Both the
Soloists and the Chorus-Some Of
the More Notable Numbers Pase-
ed in Review--The Annual Elec-
ton for Club Officers Occurs This
Afternoon.
Inc Woman's Musical Club closed
the season of active work, until next
autumn, last evening, with a concert
at the Carroll Club auditorium which
surpassed, in all those qualities which
go to make up artistic success, any pre-
vlous effort by the organization. The
many days spent IN preparation had
their recompense in the success achiev-
ed, and when the curtain fell at the
close of the last number the entire
| membership of the Club rejoiced in
the knowledge that talent, merit and
industry had met with an adequate re-
ward, and that a new and advanced
standard had been placed wherewith
to mark and gauge future local arts
tic efforts in the domain of music. The
| audience was the largest ever greeting
the Club, and in its composition en-
braced most of the acknowledged mus
ical talent of the city, and with these
authorities were to be seen upon every
side those lovers of the divine art who
always appreciate and rarely miss
feast such as had been set before them
The applause was liberal, and be-
slowed with discrimination, and flow
ers as we'll as the conventional demon
STATIONS of approval were lavished up
on the soloists, both instrumental and
vocal, and IN every instance the APP
probation was more than deserved. 1t
was fitting close to a season CT earn
est work and endeavor.
To speak Of the programme in detail
would be to give praise to every indi-
vidual in succession, and to exhaust
that portion Of the vocabulary apple
able to industry, merit and talent, and
fer this reason some generalizations
must be pardoned.
The chorus work. under the direc-
together admirable, finding its best eX-
preston OF Juengst's Loves Sorrow"
and Neidlinger's Peggy" with a non
tipct
named. The overture for eight hands,
Magic Flute" by Misses Grace Pol
lack, Ella Brice, Flora Pollack and
Blanche Laue, and "Ruy Bias by Mrs.
Charles O. Roemer and Misses Amanda
Spell, Flora Stifel and Mrs. H. W.
Ewalt, were rendered with the great
est care, and were most satisfactory.
The solo piano numbers assigned to
Mrs. G. P. Flick and Mrs. Nellie War
rem Holloway, were given with all the
great ability of those gifted ladies, and
won deserved applause. Mrs. Flick
was at her best in the Chopin "Fanta-
sic Impromptu," while Mrs. HClloway's
recital of the "Appassionata' Senate
Beethoven, opus SD was an improved
reading of that great composition, and
showed not only a clear conception of
the musical ideas involved, but an in
dviduality CT expression which enti-
tied the performed to all praise. Her
reading of the second (andante) move
ment was particularly happy, while
the finale brought into comment evil
dence her great technical ability.
The Moskowski Valse, opus "a, Miss
Flora Pollock, violiniste, and Miss
Grace Pollack, pianiste, gave renewed
demonstration of an ability uDCn the
part of both performers which has been
frequently brought into public evidence
in this city, and which holds forth both
the promise and the hope Of still better
things at concerts yet to come. MISS
Flora later added tC her laurels in the
violin obligato to Miss Zou Hastings
exquisite rendition Of Mascagni's al
ways-popular "Intermezzo," from Cav
alleria Rusticana," voice and instru-
ment blending into an exquisite en-
semble The audience insisted upon an
encore, but the effort was vain one,
as graceful acknowledgement Ct the
evident appreciation was only given.
Co-ecual with this marked success was
the happy and artistic rendering OF
Massenet's "Serenade," by Miss Sue
Caldwell. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
George B. Caldwell Her triumph was
one of the most notable among many
successes, and applause End several
handsome punches of roses gave tangl-
Bile evidence of the satisfaction OF the
audience. Miss Caldwell we'll deserved
the victory she so melodlously won.
The quartet numbers, Mozart's "Lul-
laby" and Kucken's ''There's One That
| Love Dearly" by Misses Hastings,
Mary Vardy, Margaret Harvey and
Theresa Phillips, were exceilently
sung, and in the finale of the pro-
gramme, the prison scene from I'll
Trovatore," Mrs. Flora Williams, fairly
surpassed herself both as vocalist
and in dramatic action, Miss Harvey,
cCntralto, and the chorus rendering eff
fective support.
Every soloist was rewarded with
flowers during the progress of the con-
cert. and there was unstinted and de-
served praise for all. The grouping of
the chorus upon the stage was very eff
fecti re, and the scene was at all times
pretty one.
This afternoon the Club will hold its
annual election of officers. the result
of which will be announced tomorrow
morning.