The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-03-24
TREAT FOR MUSIC LOVERS
ORATORIO CONCERT is A GREAT
SUCCESS.
Distinct Musical Advance on Any
thing Recently Presented Here
Splendid and Appreciative Audience.

The Oratorio concert at Kaumaka- |
pill church last night was a distinct !
success. Musically it was a decided adj |
vance on anything that has been heard |
here for some time. In those details |
of dictatorship, and arrangement of
program and presentation of numbers
which go for so much in an evenings
entertainment Wray Taylor is to be
heartily congratulated. 1t was evident
that musical considerations alone con-
trolled the arrangement of the pro-
gram.
The audience was prompter in as
sembling than the members of the or
chestra. The church was filled to its
capacity by s o'clock, while II was
some minutes later before the MEM
bers of the orchestra were all there.
The features of the program were
Mrs. Macfarlane's singing and Harold
MottSmith's cello solo. In Mrs.
Macfarlane's singing there was added
to voice of magnificent purity and
rare quality the scarcely less important
and pleasing elements of thorough cul-
tivation and perfect management and
the subtle effect of a pleasing presence
and graceful manner. She was not es-
| saying her art; she was master of it.
In her first selection, The Lost Chord,
! she gave it all the mystic effect which
! is it's dominating quality, and brought
out the vague, dreamy soul-striving
| and aspiration which is it's peculiar
| charm. In Handel's Angels Ever Bright
and Fair. which was on the program
| by special request, she was, if possible,
more effective than in the other. She
| swayed and enthralled her audience,
| captivated it. till carried on by the er-
feet of her thralldom, it passed from
captive to tyrant and demanded
| repetition.
Mr.. Mott-Smith, through his mas
terry of the violoncello, became master
of his audience from the very first
rich, deep, full tone he drew from his
instrument in the air from Handles
Rinaldo, which he had selected. the
effect was to make ono feel that the
cello alone was the appropriate In
strument to render Handels deep le-
cato quality.
Mrs Royal D. Mead added much to
her reputation as Il ViOlinist by her
rendering of Handel's Largo. The In
strument in her hands seemed to lose
itself in the composers magnificent
music.
Charles A. Elston sang adequately
and well Handlers Comfort Ye My Peo-
pie, and Mendelssohn's If With All
Your Hearts
The trio. Lift Thine Eyes, Mendels-
sohn by Miss Halstead, Miss Scott
and Mrs. T.. Damon, was pleasing, well
rendered and thoroughly enjoyable.
Woodwards, The Radiant Morn, 10y
the Kaumakapili and Kawaiahao
choirs was the only chorus number on
the program. Led by Theo. Richards,
with Mrs Richards as accompanies
on the organ, it was much enjoyed.
The Amateur orchestra to which in
such large measure the possibility of
an oratoriO concert is due acquitted
itself creditably and with evidence that
it is sincere and serious in its pur-
poses. The three selections ii rendered,
The Heavensare Telling, the Cavalle-
ria Intermezzo and the War March of
the Priests from Men1elssohn's Atha-
liza, We're all well presented. The last
was especially effective and was q
most fitting finale to the admirable
program