The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-28
THE OPENING CONCERT
By the Houston Quartette Club Con
ELEMENTARY to Turnyercin.

! By tne houston uuartettc CIuD CO"-
plimentnry to Turnverein.
The Houston Quartette club gave their
first concert of the season last night at
Turner hall complimentary to the mem
bers of the Turnverein.
II was splendid programme and was
not greeted with the audience that 1t
merited, but this was doubtless owing to
the selection of an unpropitious time for
the concert, during the holiday week when
everybody has been surfeited with amuse
ments and entertainments such Of are
always incident to this season.
The Quartette club under the leader
| ship of Prof. Felix schram. gave two Sc
lections. one a march song entitled ON
ward the other a waltz song. The
Night is Still" The march was a triple
ragged in its rendition, but the club re-
deemed itself in its second number. On
the whole. however, considering the fact
| that the members who sang last night
have had only few rehearsals together,
their work was very creditable, and better
work is looked forward to in the near
future. Tne club in its reorganization
has a lot Of new material. in fact there
are very few of the old members still
remaining.
Those who made UP the choruses last
night were:
First Tenors-Bell Oliver, Reed, Sed-
ers.
Second Tenors- Roessler. Juenger and
Dissen.
First Bass-Ries. Downie, Barttlingck.
Wyatt.
Second bass-Grunewald De Armand
and Bryan.
Miss Bessie Hughes was the only lady
sooist, Miss Sadie Timmins not being
able to appear on account OF illness. Miss
Hughes sang sweetly as she always does.
and the encore she received was no mere
perfunctory ccmpliment. but u sincere
desire to hear more of her splendid So
prano, with its beautiful phrasing and
sweet information.
The instrumental solo numbers were.
cornet solo. alice Where Art Thou"
by Prof. Charles +. Schmidt and violin
solo, Scene de Ballet" by request, by
We're good. the violin solo by Mr.. Sever
being particularly well received by the
audience.
Three members Of the ouartette club
contributed solos. Mr.. A. NJ Downie. bari
tone; Mr.. c. E. Oliver, tenor, and Mr.,
r. l.. De Armand. bass. Mr.. Downle
sang in splendid voice. selection en-
titled you" and Mr.. Oliver sang Il Told
You" composition by his wlfe's father.
His wife played violin obligato and
they we're accompanied on the piano by
Miss Ethel Barlow, sister OF Mrs. Oliver.
1t formed pretty musical combination.
Mr. De Armand sang the Outlaws
Song" from Prince Ananias and in re-
Spouse to an encore he gave. in excellent
style the anvil song from Robin Hood.
Messrs. oliver, Downie and De Armand
are very valuable acquisitions to the
Quartette club.
The piece de resistance of the pro-
gramme was the duo on two pianos by
Messrs. A. b. Kidd and Prot. Felix
Echram They played selections from
Tanhauser and Wagner with such sx-
quisite skill and precision that the two
instruments we're made to blend their
tones in one magnificent harmony.
Miss Ora Avertt: Miss Barlow. Prof.
Felix schram and Mr.. A. 3. Kidd>were
the accompanies Of the evening.
After the concert the hall was cleared
and dancing was continued till midnight.
The next attraction under the auspices
of the Turnverein will be the children's
fancy dress ball tomorrow night.