Smyrna times., 1901-05-01
WATKINS ORCHESTRA WIN
PRAISE At THE CONCERT
SMYRNA TALENT NEVER BETTER SHOWN
THAN ON FRIDAY EVENING
S'snOr SetarO, the Philadelphia Solo Fiaruist.
the Drawing Card of the Evening Pleased
Everybody With His Selections


Ihe concert given by the Watkins
Orchestra at the Smyrna Opera House
last Friday evening, was one of the
most commendable that has ever been
given here by home talent. The aud
lence while not crowded, was of the
best quality that Smyrna and CLAYTON
can turn out, and from beginning to
end the audience showed their hearty
appreciation by encoring everything
on the program. The only foreign
talent in the whole concert was Sionor
Setaro, the Philadelphia solo harpist
who was the drawing card' of the
evening, was greeted with applause at
every appearance before the footlipbts
he was an artist thoroughly at home
with his instrument and his splendid
repertoire, so classical yet so sympa-
thetlc, touched a responsive chord in
the hearts of his hearers, that will live
for many days to come. The program
every item of which was encored with
the exception of the orchestra selec-
tlons, was given in full as follows:
PARTI
!. Orchestra-"Hungarian Fantasia"
IheO. Noses Tobani
2 Harp solo-"selection From II Troyatore''
Signor co.ou Verdi.
.. Cornet Solo-"The Favorite" Hartmann
Mr. W. q. Anthony.
4 keading-zingarella, the Gypsy Flower Girl.
Miss Katherine Beckett. -1'OO"''e
o. Vocal-"To Be Loved by You..................
~, Joseph H. adams.
6. Nocturne-For Harp..................... ss,oro
PARTu.
l. Waltz-"n Fiore DItalia "........ G. DE Scfono
Violin, Cornet, Piano, Harp.
2. Voeal-COntralto Solo
"A Necklace of Love - - Noi,
MISS Mary LeFevre. (Harp Accompaniment
g. Violin solo-"Je suis lie Petit Tambour."
Mr.. William Norris. DU''"'
4 Vocal Tenor Solo
20 That We Two Were Mayinar c.,,,t
MI J. E Hohecker. (Cornet Oblisato9
.. Harp solo-"selection from Robin Hood" .....
s,s De Koren.
g. Serenade-"La Bereeuse "........ Ch Guonod
Violin, Cornet, Piano, Harp
Accompanist-Miss NJ Edith Beck
Smyrna Talent Excels Previous Efforts.
The people of Smyrna are Justly
proud OF its home talent, both literary
and musical, aud the above program
so creditably rendered, brought out
this talent to a marked degree. 1t is
rare for town the size of Smyrna to
contain an orchestra of the high stan.
dard such as is found in the Watkins
Orchestra. This orchestra was COM
posed of Mr.. William Norris, violinist,
Mr.. W. G.. Anthony, cornetist, and
Miss M. Edith Beck, accompanist.
Their selections brought forth rounds
Of applause, which would have been
had it not been for the length
of the program. Representing "ZIn-
yarella. Gypsy Flower Girl" the
'eading of Miss Katherine W. Beckett
vas q most delightful feature of the
program. 1t was a selection that
'alled forth much dramatic action; she
handled it with becoming grace, and
t was pronounced the best effort she 1
las ever made before the footlights. {
Mrs. Frank Reynolds and Miss Mary '
IeFevre were at their best and won
he plaudits of their hearers. The {
anne can be said of Mr.. J. E. Hof-
ecker, who with cornet obligato
'layed by Mr.. Anthony, rendered his
enor solos to the pleasure and enter
ainment of everybody. The "skill
I the artist" was so evident in the
ornet solo of Mr.. w. Ct. Anthony and L
he violin solo of Mr.. William Norris, '
hat one could almost lose sight of the a
act they were really home talent, so >
Ugh class, so splendidly rendered n
'ere their selections. In fact, the L
oncert passed the most sanguine ex- W
ectations of the audience, and they n
rent home highly pleased with the en- N
ertainment afforded. In this connec- +
ION Watkins Orchestra wishes to ex- II
ress their gratitude to those who so cl
bly, assisted in the concert and to the
eople of Smyrna for their hearty and A
LIBERAL support. II