The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-07-10
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Miss Figuers Recital.
From Wednesday Daily.)

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Miss Mary Dale Flguers. Columbia
brilliant and talented young musician,
achieved a splendid triumph at the Co
lumbia Institute last night, the occasion
peing a violin and piano recital given
bv her to large number OF her
friends. 1t was the first opportunity
Miss Figuers' admirers have had OF
hearing her at any length since her re-
turn from school at Nashville, where
she won such golden opinion from the
musical critics of that CITY, and 1t was
representative gathering OF Column
bla music lovers which greeted her.
Never did her genius shine more
brightly. Her program was excep-
ticnally well arranged, every numoer
being a classic, and she rendered them
In a manner that could hardly be sur
passed. The audience was enthusiastic
from the beginning, but as the num-
bers were given it grew quite demon :
trative, and would hardly allow her to
give way with each piece offered. The
applause was not only in appreciation OF
her remarkable ability as vioilnlst,
but it was the pride of the city speak,
| ing--that she belongs to Columbia, that
Columbia produced her. There can be
no criticism of Miss Figuers' art Her
reading and her execution is faultless.
Her first number last night, 'Rhap
sodie Hongrcise. OPP. 49," from Hauser'
provoked long applause, as did her
second piece, the heavy "Ninth Con
certo. Cd. 1O4," from de Beriot. Both
numbers we're given in magnificent
manner, which aroused the audience to
much enthusiasm. Besides her violin
selections, Miss Figuers gave two very
pretty piano solos. the first OF which
was the "Rondo," by Weber, and the
other from the Flying Dutchman, y
by Wagner-Liszt. The rendering OF
these two pieces showed the talented
little musician to be not only wonder
ful violinist, but also a very cultivated
pianist.
Miss Figuers was accompanied IN her
violin selections by Miss Camille Hern-
don. 1t is unnecessary to state that the
accompaniment were admirably carried
Another feature of the evening was the
singing of Mrs G. A. Forgey who
assisted in making the evening rare
treat by singing several pretty solos,
sung as ouly Mrs. torgey can sing.
Her songs were Parted. Nymphs
and Fauns," the Orchard Cradle
Songs" and the maid of Dundee
for an encore, and parody on one OF
the popular songs of the day for an
other. Mrs. Forgey was enthusiast.
cally applauded as she always 10, and
as she always deserves to be.
It was one of the richest treats Co.
lumbia has had the opportunity OF en-
loving for long time, and everyone
present wouldn't have missed IT for
anything.
Miss Elizabeth Padgett entertained
large NUMBER of young ladies and
gentlemen at her beautiful nome.
SLytle Cliff" Wednesday evening,
complimentary to her guest, MISS
Dalson, of Bardstown. Ohio. 1t was
one or the most delightful social
events the young society people nave
en- loved in some time. Al least NIFTY
couples were in attendance. The even
ing was spent on the large lawn
which was prettily lighted for the oc.
casion and conversation and several new
and original guessing contests were
tine order. The parlors were decora.
ted in white and red. An Ice course
of refreshments were served. Miss
Dalson, who is q very handsome
Young lady. was quite beautiful in a
dainty creation Of white point De
esprit and was the center OF much