Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-03-18
LEWISTON LIKED THEM.
The Ladies' Symphony Orchestra
Roaring Success.

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journal has the reputation OF knowing a
good thing when he sees 1t; he certainly
possesses the enviable art OF expressing
himself so that what he says cannot be
misunderstood.
| The Boston ladies' symphony orchestra
closed an entertainment course in Lewis
ton last Thursday evening, with--to quote
the journals "spangled blaze OF SUGGEST.
| This same orchestra is to appear at Han
cock hall next Monday evening to close
the popular entertainment course" that
has been given here this winter.
| What this bevy OF musicians did In
Lewiston they have been doing else
where all winter, and promise to do In
Ellsworth next Monday evening. This is
what they did In Lewiston, according to
the Journal man:
"The little maiden with the big bass fiddle and
golden hair In pendent fashion. the lady with
laughing eyes and dancing piccolo. and the
| gentle frauein nit das slide trombone and all
her pretty young sisters of We string and wind
instruments were visible on the stage OF Lewis
ton city hall, Thursday evening, in behalf of the
closing concert of the Lewiston Y. M. q. A. en-
tertainment course.
"They came under the g'lt-edged title of the
Boston ladies' symphony orchestra. and they
drew audience that was simply startling in
Its magnificent proportions and eager enthusi-
asms. The entire body of the auditorium was
Al ed to seating capacity while the sides of the
hall and galleries, portions of which have never
been explored before by mortal music.lovers,
were alive with animated and interested faces
and busy hands All honor to the charmingly
symphonic ladies who could bfing about this
njraclei
ait was perhaps the absolutely unprecedented
character of the concert that helped to centre
such intere ts For never within the history of
man, has that latest wrinkle of modern musical
effort, an orchestra composed entirely of the
gentl,r sex, app Jared on the public concert
platform In these cities. In the nalf hour of de-
lay before the opening number, while the ladies
in pretty white gowns. arranged their stage
picture and sounded the AS, the audience
s owed not a sign of impatence.
cit was enough for the moment just to see
the little maiden of tender years and golden
hair In aforesde fashion run up and down the
big bass In preamble 1t was something to see
the tromboniste adjust her slides and the oboe
} iste pull out her reeds tshe must have a pocket
somewhere) and ali the other istes consult
softly with string and brass.
"And have you ever seen and heard lady
play trombone? Well, 1t was worth four
times the price of admission, with a chrome
likeness of the Lewiston Falls thrown in, just
to see and hear this one"
"If there was any doubt in the masculine mind
to the effect that these ladies couli not do the
orchestral feat, 1t was dispeled upon the open.
ing measures of the very first number. They
1 went at II as IL they had been born for the
/, work. The tones of the big bass fiddle In the
hands of the sweet little fairy of seventeen
summers, came sailing out bravely to the back
, galleries and they were Joined by the keen
lively sounds of brass and strings that sung the
praises of THE Chaperons' in royal measure
AS the coDcertma ster-and very clever and re-
: liable concertmaster-sent up the fiddle bows
r for the climax, hurst of spontaneous al plauss
started in the back galleries and moved dowr
, through the hall, and the triumph of the Boston
ladies' symphony was complete.
"The technique of the orchestra was surpris
ingly good. They gave the actual overtures Of
'Tannhauser', not the simpli6ed selection, ant
s they presented 1t with thoroughness of detail
and mastery of all the iDtricacies that was adj
2 mirable. Conductor McKee's reading of tn,
t score excellent and with another ffteer
= young ladies placed judiciously through tn,
organization, the performance would have beer
such as would have done honor to some mascu
line orchestras that might be mentioned.
GAS for the balance of the programme, 1t wal
I, all of a popular nature, but 1t was played will
Q a grace and dash and sparkle of many
: spangles that simply capuvated the listeners
8 There were encores of airs and variations, ant
at that point ntered the talented sooists OF tn,
| npA nf tha 1{ah
q these is Miss Reter. Her trombone playing
= was marvel of pure tone.p production anC
rarely has finer artist of this difficult instru
u ment been heard In these cities.
: "Miss Mckee also proved herself competen
violin sooist. Her bowling is fine and her techni,
t of the left hand, although of somewhat fashy
= and superficial nature, is adequate. Miss Moor,
r the picco'o sooist is a veritabe virtuoso of he
a instrument. All three were accorded little oya
lions and responded with popular encores O.
Yankee Doodle Don't Yer Cry ma Honey
IS and other classics of the street which wer,
o played In such fetching manner as gave then
0 a peculiar attr activeness.
" mir. Taylors solo was the most artist,
% feature of the evening with the exception OF
0 the 'Tannhauser' overture. He possesses
0 spendldly trained tenor and sings with no
0 bust tone and fervor that is uplifting at all
0 times. He was recalled with vigor and insist
0 ence that are seldom bestowed on soloist ant
0 he responded with stirring aria that only en-
0 HANGED the favorable impression.
0 "At the very end, real Sousa flavor was
D given to the evening in the Prince of Pilsen
0 selection from the orchestra for the Song OF
D the Sea Shell was played by selection of the
D brasses standing at the front of the stage. In
D this final burst of popularity, MIR. Mckee
} turned quickly from the conductors desk and
} extracting a cornet from somewhere about his
coat, Joined in the chorus. And so the audience
moved out humming the melody of trombone
and cornet 10 harmony with praises of the Bos.
} ton ladies' symphony"
An affair that can call forth such en-
comiums from one of Names most ac-
complished critics, ought to stake" in
Ellsworth.
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