The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-30
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MUSICAL WHEELING.

The brilliant entertainment OF the
Woman's Club last evening kept musical
devotion the present week from being
included In :hs array OF war 'scared-off-
undertakings" and this courage Will be
more than borne out mex. week, which
holds three splendid attractions in lis
confines, each worthy OF large audiences.
Tuesday evening, Mt st. Lukc's parish
house, the Amateur Orchestra, led by
Mr.. Evans. n OF the clty'sa best violin
lists, has arranged an especially Interest,"
Ing programme, and to 1t has been add
Cd a sone-act drama In charge OF the
ladies OF st. Luke's church, which an
not fall to make a delightful entertain
ment. The programme In full will be
published Monday.
Thursday afternoon and evening the
Mozart Society. one Of the clty's very
best organizations, directed by Profess
sor Schockey, will celebrate with a con-
cert at each session. in which Wheel
ing's greatest talent us we'll as some
from abroad, will participate.
Friday evening an innovation on the
routine musical affairs OF the winter
will be given in the music rooms Of Mlli-
gan Wilkcn & Co.. by Mr.. Johnson Bane,
of Boston. Mr.. Bane has studied and
practiced the guitar for twenty-one
years and is a thorough master OF the
two tunlngs. He was the first to give a
guitar recital In Boston; In fact the his
tory of the instrument does rot tell of
any one who has attempted work that
Mr.. Bane Is now doing, holding his audi
ence as though charmed, for an hour
and thirty minutes. His own compose
lions are everywhere received with the
greatest enthusiasm. They may be
ranked on 4 level with the best modern
compositions. some OF his nocturnes and
dances reminding one OF Chopin and
MosZkowski. From the above. in some
measure may be cleaned the attractive
ness OF the coming entertainment. There
Is no doubt but that the music room will
be crowded. as all Musical Wheeling Is
interested in discovering the highest pos
sibili:ies OF any instrument. 1t Is un-
derstood Mr.. Bane will be assisted by
some OF the we'll known vocalists of the
city.
Miss Theresa NJ. Phillips. one of the
cisy's best known cortraitos. will sing at
the special song service to be given In.
the Bridgeport VI. E. church, Tomorrow
evening. Other prominent members OF
Musical Wheeling, engaged to sing out
OF town recently, were Miss Zou Hast
ings. soprano, Huntington; Mr.. Henry
W. Hughes, basso. Parkersburg, and
both ably sustained their Individual, us
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The Woman's Club concert last even
Ing was I brilliant success from every
point OF view. Before the Beethoven
programme began. Miss Linton of Pitts
burgh. a guest OF Mrs. Adelaide Egerter,
beautifully sang "Mignon," by Harlecot
and "Oh! Thou so Fair and Holy" by
Castor. Miss Linton has a very pretty
voice and her rendition5 meri;ed the
hearty applause they received.
Mrs. Nellie Warren Holloway opened
the prepared programme, with n well
delivered paper on Beethoven, which is
printed in full in to-day's Intelllgencer,
after which the Choral Club credltably
sang the 'Vesper Hymn"
The beautiful andante movement from
the First Symphony" for violin and
piano, by Misses Flora and Grace Pollock,
was splendidly received, after which
Miss Sue NJ. Caldwell, one OF the clubs
most promising younger members, did
herself proud. The selections allotted
her were difficult ones. but the young
lady was equal to the task and her pure,
true voice, with Its perfect control was
never shown to better advantage than
In Affections Bliss" and Faithful
Johnnie" and the congratulations ex-
tended were fully deserved.
The piano solo Of the evening was in
the keeping Of Mrs. Holloway. and could
nor have been better placed. Beetho-
ven's famous Sonata, Appasslonate."
was the selection chosen. The rendition