The daily sentinel., 1903-03-10
LYCEUM COURSE
Seating Capacity of Christian
Church Taxed at the Enter
tainment Last Night.

The last and one of the best of the
Lyceum course entertainments was
given at the Christian church last
night. Much to the credit of Grand
functions artistic following. the seat
ing capacity of the church was taxed
to its uttermost capacity. The con-
certs of the Lyceum course have been
greatly enjoyed and appreciated. They
have been the means of introducing
to our citizens high class of enter
wise not have had the opportunity to
see. This has been the first really
successful entertainment course con-
Quoted in this city. And by that it
is not meant that Revs. Becker and
Nicoson cleared any considerable
amount of money for according to
their own statement. they did not
but rather. that the concerts were ex-
cellent in quality from first TO last.
and that the public accorded them
good patronage. So it was with no
little regret that the audience heard
Rev. Becker announce last night that
the program for the evening was the
last in the course.
The Ernest Gamble Concert compa-
ny may come to Grand Junction again
and be sure of a packed house. They
pleased their audience and what is
more or less unusual at entertain
menti of classical character. their
audience could have listened to very
much more than was given. There
were three members of the company:
Ernest Gamble. basso; Miss Edna l.
Dow, violinist; and Frederick b. Nor
ley. pianist. For ourself. we had no
favorite among the three musically
speaking; though by nature we are of
to the ladies. Therefore of Miss Dow
we shall speak the opening word
She was first of all a handsome, mod
est seeming young woman. Her very
simple white dress and her amiable
smile, made the audience friendly to
her at the beginning. She played the
violin with skill and with feeling
We have often longed to hear the mu
sician who could max us sad or glad
at will. hut we have seldom seen such
one Mi 81 Dow had that very power
''The Evening Star" from Tam
haeuser'' her great talent had full
play She could make her violin
fairly talk.
Mr. Ernest Gamble the basso
has a deep. full. sonorous base voice
with plenty of reserve power and re-
markable sweetness of tone. His bon
dolero" and his "Honour and Arms. >
by Handel. both won great applause.
All his selections and encores were ia
vorahly received. In his last song. an
Irish dialect piece, called ''Of To
PHILADELPHIA he displayed the light
er side of his powers as singer.
| No one oculd have been more quiet
or unassuming in his manner than the
pianist Mr. Frederick Morley. And
his work was none the lsss great be-
cause he made no fuss about it. He
stepped to the piano humbly every
time that the program demanded-his
presence there and he drew some ex-
quisite strains from that instrument.
Sometimes the tones W ,re soft. low
delicate; sometimes loud, shriekinp
as though the music within the man
soul were clamoring for expression.
His Octave study was pretty. and
quite understandable. His 'Taren-
telle'' was a beautiful finisehd bit
of PLAYING. Mr.. Morley was also the
accompanist for the others.
1t gratifies the vanity of many of us
to attend a truly classical concert like
the one last night. We say to oursel;
yes what the college girl said when
she witnessed Sothern's production Of
one of Hauptmann efairy Plays "O1
course, l understand this. l am edu-
Gated up to it. But these other DOOR