Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-07
4. CONCERT LECTURER.
Women's Club Presents to the I ublic
Something Of a Novelty in the
Amusement Line
Edward Baxter Perry Entsrtains q
Cultured But Not Large Audience
ut Baptist Church
Musical Numbers Explained Prior
to Their Presentations City
News Note.

noon meeting today. the Women's Club
enjoyed a lecture-recital Tuesday even
ing, given at the Baptist church by Mr..
Edward Baxter Perry. the eminent
pianist and composer. Tickets We're on
safe for those not members of the club
and tho the audience was not nearly SO
| large as should have greeted an artist
good, when the fact of it's being cleo
ton night with all Its ATTRACTIONS is
taken into consideration.
In Marshailtown at least piano mu-
sic is not popular. A selection or two
during program may be mucn en-
ljoyed, but there are few persons with
\ out the ranks of the musicians who
can honestly say they care to spend an
evening hearing nothing but piano
music. Mr.. Perry understands this fact
and Instead of railing against it with
| the other one that classical music is
not 50 popular as it should be, he has
lstriven to so arrange his work that it
will find favor with the great mass of
| his hearers, While losing none Of its ar
| tistic value Years ago it was that he
conceived the idea of the lecture
number the message which it.tries to-
tell and something of the influences
I and surroundings under which 1t was
composed. That his idea not only met
with favor, but has grown in favor, is
made known when many people will
say that the lecture part of the pro-
Igram is the best part. There are many
musicians who had best not essay to-
fcaI
have not been endowed with any gift
save that of; harmony, but MIR. Perry
is not one of that number He is al
pleasing, fluent taNseI. VINO tells in
few words what he has TO say His
avowed aim is to have his audience
understand the thoughts and beauties
of classical music ard if he can not
make them understand certainly no
\ one can.
1t must not be taken that there is
need of Mr.. Perry's resorting to any
unusual means to make his work APP
preciated. for as a pianist he has few
peers, ard 50 smooth and finished is
\ his playing that it can not fail to give
| delight 10 the one Who loves music. and
even faint conception of what music
is TO the one who is not blessed With
| phases of the music, the bright. viva
cious. pathetic Or passionate. al
are handled as only a master.
lean. When if was known that Mr.
Perry was blind one Or two persons
We're heard 10 remark that they did not;
believe they would go 10 i he concert
| for they had heard Blind Boone ant
Blind Tom, and while they mign: have
1syinpathy for the afflicted ana wonder!
that under such difficulties they could
accomplish so much. stiH thsy would /;
prefer TO hear one whose ability was
the reason for his appearance. Ignor-
ance of contemporary music was shown
LIN such a statement. for the knowing
ones knew that Mr.. Perry posed as no
phenomena and that he deserves and |
desires praise only for his artistic skill.
His PLAYING prociaims him TO be pre-
eminently an intellectual man. Yet a
man Who has not sacrificed the quail
tiles of the heart to those Of the head. |!
The blending of the scholarly With The
emotional is not too common and when
1t is found 1t should not be carelessly
passed by.
All of the numbers on the rather long
program We're enjoyed seemingly ny the
audience. so much -, in fact. that it
was difficult for an observer to judge
Ieven by the applause as to which gave,
the greatest satisfaction. Tie two
numbers Of Mr. Perry's own compost
ton. the first Of which was inspired by
| a passage IN that beautiful poem by
1 Sir Edward Arnold, fhe Light of
Asia - and the other of which Was de-
4 scriptive of the destruction of a sum
mer resort white the guests Mere par
Iticipating III ii fancy dress bali, We're
especially we'll received. Nor did the
lienthusiasm and Inc applause y the
]evening wane until Mr. Henry Stone at.
1.-the close of the program read the good
Inews that Mckinley and Roosevelt
4 were sure of eleetion. The following Is
tha prog ram rendered by Mr. Perry
Sonata. OPP. p, No. tMoonlighD
Prelude in D fiat, Impromptu ii \
fiat: Ballad IN \ flat. Chopin,
Morning from Peer Gynt Suite;
Troll Dance, from Peer Gynt Suite
ri 5..5...5.,. Grieg.
Kanennoi- ossrow. No. 20. Ruoenstein.
/ Danse Macabre. ~. Saint Saens.
Aeolienne; Ballad. Lost Island
l -..l.S...- s.s. .s..s.. -. b Ferry
Rhapsodle Hongroise. No. s. List.
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