The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-04

And that town was proud of her voice
and is stiu prouder Of her success. Inat
is the impression that follows nef ap-
pearance. Tt is a pleasing changeY roo
from the appearance that goes with the
twists and curleyques that have been
tackled on the musicians names VINO
have been here this season. she IS just
plain American in her appearance. Her
voice is rich, almost Of the quality that
made Nine. Scalchi famous. Sue Har-
ringtOn F'urbeck possesses all that Pc
culiar depth and resonance of voice that
goes with the accomplished eontra1to-
She was well equal to the task Of sing
ing in front of the mighty orchestra.
Perhaps some people have an especial
fOndness for contraltos but all must be
charmed ny the rOundness and po3 er
of her higher notes and tire force ana
ulelloWness Of the lower ones. Sue Har-
rington, as she locks on the stage, IN
stead Of the Mime. Furbeck of the pro-
gramme, won the honOrs Of the concert.
Then there was another who pleased
the audience and he. toe, was Ameri-
can, lust plain Charles ". Clark, bari
tone He followed the blare of trumpets
preceding his solo in "Stabat Mater,
with ease His hair was reached UP
and he was fat. He might have been as
fat in his younger days as the chubby
boy in VIII Whites "Royville" stories.
His voice is powerful and he sang with
never a touch of strasning- Just as
soon as he was through he slid down
crawling off the baseball bleachers, and
left for his hotel.
The Schubert club of Kansas City, com
posed Of "a men, sang Moehrings The
Dying Trumpeter." The club is an organ
ization like the MOdocs- The singing OF
the club, following the heavier work of
the chorus. was a pleasant innovation and
the club was heartily encored-
The event which the musical people
awaited with interest was the singing OF
s. COleridge TaylOr's setting of LOngfel-
low S "HiaWatha+s Wedding Feast Erof.
George b Penny conducted the chorus ana
orchestra numbering $50 singers and musl-
clans The Topeka chorus numbered $50
voices, the HoltOn chorus 50 voices and the
Lawrence chorus SO voices Prof Penny
had spent weeks In drilling the chorus and
thoroughness was evidenced by the sing
ers. He had the singers and the Orches-
ira well under his command The work
of the chorus was SOftened and rounded
by the violin section of the orchestra, led
by Concertmeister Jan NanOordt. The
music was of course higher and more
catchy than that of the mass which open
ed the concert The chorus was well bal
anced and the fortisSimc passages were
smooth and strong.
OF course the audience was like other
Auditorium audiences and began to leave
before the concert was finished. The staIIl-
pede began during the internlission follow
ing the Kansas City singers numbers
From that time until the close OF the
concert those who remained were annoyed
by people leaving. Perhaps those who lett
had some excuse, for the concert lasted
until fifteen minutes of eleven o'clock.
Then there was the same number. OF peo-
pie in the audience, as usual, who thought
that the concert was held for the purpose
of giving them chance to carry on &
noyance of others. Such people ought to
attend football lgames and not concerts.