The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-01
BIC CROWD ATTENDS
Presbyterian Church Filled
Last Night.
MUSIC CLUBS RECITAL
Observed Differences That
Have Grown in Wichita.

The sixth public recital Of the Wichita
Musical club was given last night at the
| First Presbyterian church for the finan-
cial benefit of the Endeavor Presbyterian
| church, and Incidentally for the musical
and educational benefit Of the public
The occasion was graced by an array
| of chiffon and flowers and the accom-
panying spring finery. by only a moder-
ate attendance OF women and most
astonishing attendance of men. For this
once. at least, they were conspicuous by
their presence. The time has not been
very long gone when it was that dutiful
husband or son or an admiring sweet
heart would saunter timidly to the ent-
rance Of the recital hall, cast one fright
full look upon the massed assembly Of
feminity and suddenly flee. This has
occurred again and again.
The club in its Tennyson program of
last night did not quite sustain itself
when compared to the Persian Garden
program of a month or two ago. Last
night it dipped more into the line of the
amateur, but it must be admitted that a
large portion Of the numbers were not
only artistic but a real joy.
Like most home entertainments, the
program was late in being started. 1t
was fully half past before the quartet
who were to sing the first number ap-
peared on the program. They were Mrs.
Hominghous Miss Hamilton, Mr.. E. E.
Harvey and Mr.. Paul Noble. They sang
Break! Break Break" with music by
Neidlinger who delights in harmonies
never before dreamed of by the unsteady
untutored mind. nor would they be par
ticularly pleasing to a public whose
musical staff Of life is ''rag time" and
"coon town tunes"
The two numbers by the club were well
sung and they and their director, Miss
Clark, desire especial praise for the
smoothness and gradations of Their cres-
condos and decresendos.
Come Into the Garden Maud" ar
ranged to a melodious air of Balfe's, was
sung by Mr.. Frank Higgins and so
pleased the audience that he was called
again to the platform and sang as an en-
core "Good-by Sweet Day."
Three recitations were on the program.
Only two were given, owing to the abb
sence of Miss GoIdie Mills. who was to
have recited charge of the Light Bri-
gade." Miss Estella Burk gave the DE
Tense of Lucknow in spirited manner.
Miss verna Springgate told the sad story
of Dora" in a way that was most
IL foly
Miss Springgate's forte is rather in
comedy than heavier line, and it is I'M
fortunate that the audience was not fav-
ored with another selection by her.
Miss Francisco delighted everybody with
her playing. She has a technique that
is strong and clean as a mans yet ex-
ceedingly delicate and what is more, she
plays with magnetism and at times her
music is intense and moving. There is no
discounting the piano when Miss Fran
cisco plays. She played LISTS Lube
straum' and Rubenstein's 'Valse Ca
price" A public piano recital by Miss
Francisco would undoubtedly be well at
tended
Gungrs 'Immortellen Waltzes" were
played by Mrs Mccoy, Miss Leeper and
d.
continued playing of the members or the
influence of Mrs. CcCoy or the fact that
the music was given in a church, 1t is
nevertheless true that there was an IN
usual spirit in the rendition of this num-
Der, and it is doubtless a fact that to
any worldly minded mortal who might
have been present, there was felt wick
ed descent of the music sole-ward- 1t Is
seldom that Mrs. Mccoy is heard in pub
he and ii is to be regretted that she did
not appear in solo work.
The last number on the program was
"In Memoriam," verses gathered here and
ther from the great poem and formed into
in song cycle The music is by Liza Leh-
mann and compared favorably with her
Persian Garden" The singing of this
music was an ambitious undertaking and
Mr.. Haines did good and careful work
throughout His tones, especially in the
middle and lower register were pure. He
was most fortunate in having Mrs. Hig-
gibson for accompanist She fills that
position with a degree Of excellence that
is beyond criticism-an accomplishment
that ir rarer than it seems.
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