Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-21
FOR BOYS CLUB FUND.
Vocal and Instrumental Music Enjoyed
 Last Night.

' OCal duu M uS1C LuJOS cu Last Night.
 The lovers of good music in Water bury enjoyed a rare treat last evening, | when Ruth Thayer Burnham. contral- | to: Hobart Shock, tenor: Julian Walk er bass; Friedrich Volker. violinist: Madame Edith James, harpist. and Mrs w. F Kimball, organist and ac- companist, appeared at the concert glv- | en at the First Methodist Episcopal
 church for the benefit of the Boys club outing fund. It is very seldom that the public of Waterbury enjoys an opportunity of this nature-to listen to such coterie of artists at the same affair. That those who relish classic l music availed themselves of the Op- pOrtunity was manifested by the large and representative audience that | was present last evening.
 As to the merits of the entertain
 ment, it is superf1uous to say it was
 grand, magnificent and splendid. finely
 rendered, etc. That is understood.
 The program was of a sufficiently var jed nature to satiate the most fastidi-
 ous person present. The concert was
 under the direction of Mrs William | Ellsworth Kimball, and she ought to be congratulated upon being able to
 secure the appearance of such we'll known artists.
 Julian Walker is no stranger to Wa terburians, but last evening he sang with a depth and force of tone that l were delightful. His singing of Yer
 dis Ella Grammai M' M'Amo" was beau
 tiful. The high notes, the low notes,
 the parts which were loud and strong,
 those which were soft and low-all were sung by him with perfect ease. Madame Edith Jones, harpist, was especially pleasing. Add to a softness
 of movements, q striking personality l and one need not be told why her se- lections were heartily encored. Hobart Shock, tenor, did not show l the usual defect of tenors, an inabil- | ity to sing the high notes without ap- parent straining of voice. Mrs Ruth Thayer Durham. contralto, never sang | better than she did last night. | Friedrich Voelker displayed won- derful ability as a violinist He eN-
 ecuted some exceedingly difficult
 pieces with an ease and facility at | once astonishing. AS for Mrs Kim
 ball, she never played better nor pre-
 sented a prettier appearance than she
 did last evening. Mrs Voelker acted
 as accompanist for her husband in one | of the selections.
 1 The program was as follows: "Meditation' ............-.-. MetZkle
 Mime Jones. Mir Voelker, Mrs Kimball.
 Ella Giammai M'Amo" Oon Carlos) Verdi Mir Walker.
 | Fantasia Caprice. HI. VieuXtemps | Mir Voelker, accom-. by Mrs Noelker. Die Allmacht'' .......... Schubert | Mrs Burnham.
 Three Love Songs. ...... Van Fielitz l Mir Smock.
 "Reyerie" ................. Thomas Mime Jones.
 Might Hymn at Sea" Goring Thomas | Mir Smock and Mir Walker. "Gipsy Melodies" ........... SaraSate
 MT Voelker.
 ] (a) "NIy Love a Rose .Henschel
 (b) Die Bieden Grenadiers" Schumann
 Mir Walker
 (a) "Chi Mi Frena' Iucia) ..... John Cheshire | Cb) ''Variations on a Welsh Melo- dy" ........... Pevcerdd Gwalia | Mime Jones.
 | (a) "So Dear Dream. .Neildenbers (b) ..Ich Liebe Dich Ellein". Mayer | Co -Four Leaf Clover ... .Brownell | Mir Smock.
 l (a) "Grey Rocks and Greyer Sea- l Ndte Nuuudu l (b) 70, for q Day of Spring.. ................. Leo Stern 1 Mrs Burnham.
 | "Ave Maria ........ Bach-GOunod l Mime Jones, MT Voelker, Mrs Kimball.