The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-05-17
CONCERT A FINE SUCCESS.
Women's Club Has Reason to Feel
Well Pleased With the Final Numbe
of its Concert Series.


Its Concert Series.
The closing concert of the Women's Club
series OF three concerts which was given
Tuesday evening in the Congregational
church was as complete success and as
thoroughly erj )yed 10y the audience as
concert could be. There was not num-
ber from beginning to end which would not
compare tavorably with the work of any
solosts or concert troops which have ever
visited the city.
Owosso has heard several of the most
famous vlolinists of the word within the
last decade but there have not been many
instances where the touch has been more
accurate, the technique more nearly perfect
and the mastery of the instrument more
complete than that shown by Miss Ferry
Tuesday evening. Miss Ferry is one of the
exceptions to the rule, for while she always
wins praise abroad in her concert tours or
her work in connection with her teaching,
she is also most heartily appreciated at
home. She was greeted with applause on
her appearance and was obliged to respond
to an encore each OF the two times when
she appeared on the program. Her first
number was, Hungarian Music" by Sar-
safe, the second a concerto by Wieniawski.
Her enchOres were, "Fantasie" by
Leonard and a selection from Gounod's
Faust" The first encore, the fantasie,
was one Of the finest, if in fact not the very
finest, examples of air and ACCOMPANYING mt
both played on the same violin at the same
time which has ever been heard in Owosso.
The movement Of the accompaniment which
was intricate, was carried out in perfect
time while the air stood out clearly and
distinctly.
The work of Mrs. Wilcox was thoroughly y
enjoyed by the audience and she was called
on for encores after both her numbers on
the program. Fer first number was E!sa's
Dream, from Wagner's Lohengrin. The
last number, adoube one, consisted of Can
tors "As the Dawn" and Thomas's "My
Neighbor." All of the numbers were de-
lightfully given and not the least of these
was the little Old Scotch song, 'lf Body
Meet Body" sung as one of the encores.
Mrs. Wicoxs voice is very clear and quite
strong. She sings with apparent ease and
with grace which makes her work even
more pleasant to listen to.
The singing of the Ferry Quartette was
of the same kind as that which has made
the reputation of that organization secure for
a long time to come. This Quartette is a
favorite with OwOsso audiences who know
what to expect when it is on program.
Applause greeted the members as they first
took their place on the stage and they were
Obliged to respond to cncOres to both nu n
bers. The first selection was Chadwick's
"Spring Song" aud the second was Mob
rings Legends" The ladies never sang
better than in the latter and showed more
than ever the amount of careful training
which must have been necessary before four
voices could have been made to blend as per-
fectly as theirs did. In harmony, time, in fact
in every detail of the selection the work Of
the four ladies was like the work of single
artist. The quartette is composed OF Mrs.
L. b. Allison, lst sopranos; Miss Jones, 21d
soprano; Miss Kauagy, 1st alto; Mrs. p. s.
Wilson, 2d alto.
The piano duets'by Mrs. VanNess and
Miss Peterson began with series of four
folk dances. consisting OF Northrup's
Spanish Dance, Grieg's Norwegian Dance,
Nevln's Country Dance, and Kleln's Ameri-
can Dance. Mrs. vanNess and Miss Peter
son by request also gave the "Ecl King" oI
Schubert. The closing number, Liszt'r
Rhapsodie No. ., was perhaps the most strik