The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-02-09
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out OF TUNE
Only Two of Kaltenborn
Quartette Appear and
They an Hour
Late.
MISS CURRIE STOPS SINGING
And Rebukes a Noisy Party
Who Annoy Her at High
School Concert.
MISS CURRIE STOPS SINGING

The concert scheduled to be given last
evening in the Jersey City Club by the
Haydn String Quartette, formerly the
Kaltenborn Quartette, under the auspices
Of the June Glass of High School, was a
bitter disappointment in many respects.
Unusual to relate, it was anything but
success.
To begin with, the concert, or what was
given of it, did not begin until half past
nine an hour and a quarter later than
the appointed time. After the audience
had waited impatiently all this time,
President Leo S. Harney of the class
came out to apologize for the delay. He
said that Mr.. Carl H. Engel and Mr.. Her
man Beyer-Hane of the quartette were in
Staten Island, and that Mrs. Louise 3.
Kaltenborn, Mr.. Erwin Barck and Mr..
John Spargur of the quartette were to
meet the former members at the Cort-
landt street ferry. The ice in the river
and lower bay delayed the Staten Island
boats on their trips to New York and
consequently Messrs. Beyer-Hane and
Engel were very late in getting to New
York. In the meantime the three who
were waiting in New York got tired and
went home. The late couple came on to
Jersey City to take part in the concert.
They were surprised to learn that the
others had not arrived.
This was the explanation the audience
got. Some were inclined to think that
the difference between Mrs. Kaltenborn
and her husband had more to do with
the non-appearance of the entire quar-
tette than was made known. Mr.. Engel
substantiated the version given to the au-
dience when spoken to by reporter of
"The News" He denied that the recent
Philadelphia incident caused Mrs. Kalten-
born to abandon the Jersey City engage
ment.
All over the city it was announced that
the Kaltenborn orchestra was to furnish
the music Those present were surprised
to see the Haydn name substituted. This
change came about through the threat of
Mr. Franz Kaltenborn, who warned his
wife not to use his name for the quartette
when he dropped out. Mr.. John Spargue
has taken Mr.. Engel's place as second
violin and Mr.. Engel succeeded Kalten-
born as first violin.
This was not the only unpleasant fea-
ture to annoy the audience. Miss Mary
c. Currie, soprano soloist, was so discon-
eerted by the boisterous conduct of sew
eral young people who sat in the northern
corner of the balcony that she broke, in
the middle of her solo, Miss Currie
stopped short. Looking up at the offend
ers, she said
We'll when you get through I will re-
sume.'
She was very much upset over the in
cident. The accompanist was asked to
begin again and Miss Currie finished her
selection. She was forced to respond to
an encore.
Mr.. Beyer-Hane was also disturbed
while rendering his first solo, but never
faltered The party consisted of two men
and three girls. They were seen to poke
each other in the ribs. This was followed
by loud laughter and talk. The party at
tracted the attention of every one in the
audience After Miss Curries remarks
they remained quiet.
Messrs. Enge1 and Beyer-Hane and Miss
Currie supplied the only music of the
evening Mr.. Beyer-Hane rendered Ru-
benstein's "Melodie'' cello, with much
feeling. Miss Currie followed with
.sNymplis and Fauns," soprano solo,
After Mr.. EngeI gave a violin solo. Miss