The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1903-04-08
A Musical Treat.

dence OF Mr.. Z. f.. Poole on NatcneZ
avenue.
The club has taken up the study OF
operatic music during the past season
and am satisfied that Cermen was the
most attractive program yet rendered
by this ambitious musical organization.
Mrs. V. A. Erwin had charge of the
evenings entertainment and has every
reason to be proud of the results OF her
arduous labors. She gave a short
sketch of the life of the author and then
gave way to Miss Susie Erw who in
troduced the Carmen music with Car
men overture for the violin. Miss Err
wins rendition of this delightful music
was revelation to thos- of us who
heard her for the first time and she was
enthusiastically encored. Mrs. Erwin
then carried the theme of the opera for
ward in f W well chosen words to the
Soldiers Chorus, which was sung with
great spirit by Masters Floyd Poole,
William Horsley, Homer Gilman,
David E win, Percy Greene, Reid
Thomas and Jessie Hatfield.
The piece de resistance of the evening
followed in he "Habanerva" Carmen
Sons) as sung by Mrs. G. f. Conner. |
don't know when | have enjoyed any
thing quite so much and everyone else
seemed to think exactly as did in the
matter. Mrs. Connor is possessed OF one
of the most beautiful voices it has ever
been my privilege to hear. Add to this,
perfect cultivation, thorough knowledge
of music and highly artistic tempera-
ment and on have near approach to
musical perfection embodied in Mrs.
Corners work on Thursday last. To
our call for "more" which would not be
stilled, she gracefully responded with
''The Gypsy Song" which was equally
vel, received. have Just one fault to
! find with Mrs. Conner and that is the
fact that we don't hear her more in
solo work.
Warren A. Erwin whose beautiful
baritone voice was heard to such great
advantage in the Toi eador's song (most
magnificent thing in the entire opera,
by the way needs no commentator at
my hands. His conception of the song
was well nigh perfect, as was also the
rendition thereof. He was ably assisted
in the chorus by Messrs. c. f. Jones,
l.. o. Meigs, George Vance, Luke l..
Linn and Frank Sharkey. Upon their
second appearance the Boston Cats"
mewed plaintively.
Miss Alice Kimball the well known
and popular soprano, followed in
Thomas Sunshine Song" Miss Kim
ball was in splendid voice and capti-
waited her audience with Ter perfect
enunciation and correct vocalization.
1t is alweys pleasure to hear Miss
kimball and she couldn't very well say
no when we begged her for another
song which was as pleasing as the first.
A piano duet By Miss Blanche Read
and Miss Jessie Scott was one of the
features of the evening, the young
ladies showing themselves adopts in the
Interpretation of classical music.
A ladies' quartet consisting OF Miss
kimball, Mrs. Fechter, Mrs. Conner
and Mrs. Linn sang an arrangement OF
Loves Golden Dream that met with
instant and hearty favor. The quartet
is composed of four splendid voices in
dividually, and as quartet they har-
monte perfectly. The ladies seemed to
have caught the exact spirit of the song
and their singing was something long to
be remembered
Oh yes, must not forget to say some
thing to Miss Scott's credit as an ac-
companist. Although at the piano al
most throughout the entire evening,
she played the last accompaniment in
the same conscientious manner as the
first. She has that subtle intuition
that successful accompanist must
have, that OF thinking with the SINCE
At the conclusion of the program
light refreshments were served. / wish
knew who made that coffee. Was. it
good? | encored it three times.
LUKE l.. LINN.
L. ;. / sang song myself during
the evening but it didn't seem to bother
them a bit. l.. l.. l..
Mr.. Linn's two solos "The Kings
Own" and THE Night Has a Thousand
Eyes" demonstrated to all present his
wonderful range of voice and the c-reful