The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05
MUSIC
RETAINS CHARM
Fills Lyric Hall With the At
mOsphere That Permeated Old
Tivoli During Grand Opera
CONCERT AT ALHAMBRA
Neat Sum Is Melted by Event
for Benefit of the Sacred
Heart Presentation Convent

Lyric Hall had an atmosphere last
evening that was strikingly remindful
of the grand opera season at the old
Tivoli. Some of the Italian artists
were on the stage and many of the
former patrons were in the auditori-
um. The music, too strengthened the
remembrance, for the programme was
largely made up of selections from
the favorite Italian operas. While the
glorious seXtet from Lucia" was be-
ing sung, it required no severe strain
on the imagination to fancy oneself
back in the old house that for thirty
years was a shrine for San Francis
cos music worshipers.
The concert was given by a new vo-
cal organization, the Verdi Interna-
tionaI SeXtet, composed of Miss V. G.
Hickey soprano; Mrs. w. Briggs, So
prano; Miss NJ. Judson, contralto; Sig
nor c. Cortesi, tenor; Signor G. S.
Wanrell, basso, and Signor D. Borghe-
Sc, barytone. Professor s. Martinez
played the accompaniments. In the
concerted numbers the voices were
fairly well balanced, the tenor being
the only one that showed comparative
weakness. Cortesi's vocal equipment
is timeworn and harmonized but poor
ly with the young and flexible contral-
to of Miss Judson, with whom he sang
Verdi duo. Signor Borghese's sing
ing of the "Pagliacci' prologue was
the best executed solo of the pro-
gramme. Every number was applaud
ed, however, and encores considerably
extended the previously prescribed
time. The audience was not as large
as the fame of the artists and the
makeup of the bill would have led
one to expect. The programme was
as follows:
Prologue of 'Pagliaccf' (Leoncavallo). sig.
D. Borghese; duo from II Trovatore" (VerdD.
Miss NJ Jadson and Sig. g. Cortesi; duo from
and Sig Wanrell; aria Of La Cieca" from
"Goconda' (PonchiellD, Miss NJ Judson;
Miss Judson and Signori Cortesi, Borghese
and Wanrell quartet. "Stabat Mater CRos-
Cortes and Wanrell; aria. mo. possibil
non e. Cfrom lie Vnlr) tPuccinD. Sig. d.
HicReg and Miss Judson: 20 sacra terra
(from Il Vespri Siciliani'D WerdD. Sig Wan
Hickey, Miss Judson and signor Cortesi.
Borghese. Wanrel and Evans.
Rather a disappointing house
greeted the musical and dramatic en-
tertainment at the Alhambra last
night for the benefit of the Sacred
Heart Presentation Convent. The de-
serving institution owes $11O0 for taxes
and the alumnae organized the BEN
eft in the hope of raising the burden
from the shoulders of the meek women
who have given their lives to the high
er education of girls who otherwise
would be obliged to forego the ad-
vantages of advanced courses. Nearly
half of the amount needed was raised
from the proceeds of the entertain
ment The programme was as fol-
lows:
Selections orchestra: vocal solo, Charles
brady; recitation (selected) Miss Alice Dono-
hue; vocal duet the Misses ROttanzi. violin
solo sixth Air Narie" (De BeriOO. Raymond
Nolan; vocal solo, (a) "A Romance G2ubin-
stein) (b) Irish Folk Song Foote) Miss
Ella V MCCloskey aCcompanist Harry w
Brown; Spanish dance Miss Elizabeth Liebert.
specialties. introducing The Newsboy's Pine
Dream" Bert Minner and Robert Grennan: Sc
lections orchestra; barytone solo Harry Wood
Brown: piano solo. "Cachoucha' (Ran) Miss
Clara r. Nolan.
Following the musical programme