The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-03

i came all the way ana spoke sweetly to
The Houston High school orchestra Is
credit to the town.
Miss Annie Gambati is the directress.
First vioIlns are Moody Dawson and liz
Second ylollns. olive Kirlicks and Hugh
Pastoriza.
Coruetist. Tarvie Brndburn.
'Cellst. Harry SwlTcrd: clarinetist. Mr..
Shopstal; accompanlst Julia Altmon.
:, Their shlhholeth seems TO be no rag
time music
Certainly young Houston is musical.
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I he Friday Musicale met again at Mrs.
AIaxcy's last week.
They rolagcd each other with the FOL.
lowing program given In the highly artistic
manner that club membership With them
song-"NiFht Divine Uan de wateQ;
Piano aBuona Motifs" jtN;e;y;ia, US 49,
scn gisnSl aud the violeis1s Gan Si =.
Piano" Narclssusi tNcvia ..... ''. 1'
.......,.........,..... Mrs Roscnctans
!sr, Fl'saOeth's Prayer ,c1 T'p RaSs1i,on
short sketches Of Wagner. .,........
Mrs George Bruce and Mrs. Bruce Nor.
WI N'it IfttlNtu us new nlfnUeTS.
The president asks that members please
send In their lists by Tuesday.
Inc club next meeting will he with
Mrs Cyril Roscncrans, No. Butler 1ats.
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The program Of the entertainment at
Bryan hall Friday night was so arranged
as to please the fancy of various tastes.
There were several musical features Of
more than ordinary merit.
showed the effect OF her recent studies
abroad. Her method is an exquisite eN
ponent OF the best typical italian style OF
voc02ation.
Strelezkl. Some Of those clear. sky high,
staccato notes might be called heaven.
tonehing In more senses than one
The playing of little Miss Mary McEhoy
ply marvellous. One realized how angelic
strains of music are always associated with
this instrument.
Program of service of song at the First
Presbyterian church, Sunday, November
3, at 1880 p. M:
!: Quartette-"Bonum Est" Dudley Buck
II. Mrs. Baltls AIlen-Solo 'Prayef' Tosti
III. Miss Mary Kidd and q nortette-"Ig-
" o@arteSte- Quiet stang BInN MaIee
V. Quartette-"Savio When Night In
wolves the Skies .........,......S Shelley
Quartette-Mrs. f. A. Peden, Mrs. Baltis
Allen, Mr. c. =. Oliver, Mr.. II. X. Gates,
insisted by Miss Mary Kidd Mr.. II. c.
Breaker, organist.
rhe quartctte contemplate rendering Shell.
ley's cantata inheritance Divine for their
evening Christmas music
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Mrs. Hutcheson and the ladies who as
sisted her in her musicaly Illustrated talk
in Lohengrin Saturday morning had made
a close and careful analysis of the musical
score of the opera and found that it could
not possibly be given, just the musca part,
In less time than two hours.
As they feared that three hours close
attention, which complete analysis would
call for, might result in total paralysis TO
the audience, they decided to give the
mcrest outline In suggestions concerning
the meanings and occurrences of the prin
cipal let-motivi.
They were more than pleased with the
assurances which came to them afterwards
from more than half the people that they
would gladly have given the time.
We will know next time. ladies, and Will
not Skelctonize,
Mrs, Peden's singing of Elsa's Dream
was simply grand Her full dramatic voice
is beautifully adapted TO Wagner's music
Mrs. Parkers artistic musical illustra
lions were highly appreciated and every
body there owes and gives her hoartieSt
Thanks, most especially the lady whom she
was assisting.
Characters of the Drama,
LohengrIn, knight of the Holy Grail,
Henry lS1" +. King Of Gefmany- .; M pipD''
Frederick 'rrciramuld, a noble Of Bra,
bant-barltone .........., Mr.. Bispham
The Royal Herald-bass. Mr.. Muchmann
Four mobiles Of Brabant-tenors and hassos.
Elsa of Brabant-soprano .;s....,,;,..
| Ortrud, wife of Telramund-m
prnno ......... Nine. Schumann lIelnk
-Four pages-soprano and alto.
Chorus of Saxon and Brabnntian mobiles,
| ladies, pages, etc
the first half of the Tenth century
The Story Of LohenerIn.
| Act l. Henry the Fowler" king of
Germany, has come to Antwerp to summon
his lieges against the Hungarlans who
threaten the eastern frontier; he finds the
chiefs divided and without leader-Gott-
| fried, the young son of the late duke. hay-
| ffg mysteriously disappeared, and Frederick
! Tclramund, in virtue of his wlfe's royal
| bant. TClramund openly accuses Elsa
CGottfrled's sister, of having murdered hel
brother to win the crown for herself; Elsa
! is summoned to appear and answer the
charge; the king DEGREES that her cause
shall be submitted to ordeal of battle be
| tween Telramund and any champion Elsa
/
! n knight whom she has seen in ii vision, and
! conjures him TO fight for her After re-
| peated appeals, a skif, drawn by swan
| is seen 10 approach the shore In It Is
! Lohengrln, Elsas chosen knight, who ac
cepts Teiramund's challenge. Before they
| fight Lohengrin betroths himself 10 Elsa
! first claiming her solemn promise never q
question him as to his name or race noI
| where he came to her; Telramund is over
! come I'm the combat and stripped of lands
and honors.
! Act H. Telramund and Ortrud (his wife
are watching outside the palace, which re
sounds with mirth and revelry; they are
determined vet to accomplish the rnin Of
Elsa and Lohengrin, and be relnstated II
| their former rank Elsa appears on The
balcony, and to her Ortrud makes a piteou'
appeal which SO cffectually moves Elsa Z
compassion that she promises to obtain thu
reprieve of Teramund's sentence. She
offers to shelter Ortrud for the night, who
amid false protestatloDs OF gratitude. az
fects concern for the uncertainty OF Elsa
future happiness and contrlves 10 insin
uate the first germs OF suspicion IN Elsa
mind They enter :he abode OF Elsa. Tn
retainers and vassals assemble 10 form tn
bridal procession. Ortrud appears IN tn
train Of Elsa's ladies; arrived at the step
OF the minister, she cannot refrain he
naughty temper and disputes Elsas RICH
OF precedence; In the midst OF the ensuinl
connection the king and L9hengrln enter