The Newtown bee., 1904-09-02
WASHINGTON.

eHeCU was very pTeLCy unQer the uSnL of the lamps. The chorus numbered 125 persons, and was finely drilled by Arthur N. Woodruff, who has few equals as conductor. The program opened with the difficult "Lovely Ro- sabelle" by George Chadwick. The solo work was taken by Mrs G. G. Boardman and her sweet, well-trained voice was heard with real delight. Of the vocal work the charming little minuet by Boccherini-Hoyt, took the best with the audience and won a hearty and enthusiastic encore. The words of the minuet are:
 Grandma told me all about it, Told me so could not doubt it, How she danced, yes how she danced, How my grandma danced long ago; How she held her pretty head,
 How her dainty skirt she spread, Turning on her little toes,
 How she slowly leaned and rose, How she leaned and rose-long ago. Grandma's hair was bright and sunny, Dimpled cheek, too; oh! how funny Really quite a pretty girl;
 Quite pretty girl long ago.
 Bless her, why, she wears cap,
 Grandma does, and takes nap
 Every single day, and yet
 Grandma danced the minuet,
 Danced the minuet-long ago.
 Modern ways are quite alarming,
 Grandma says, but boys were charm Girls and boys, mean, of course Girls and boys were charming, long ago; Brave but modest, grandly shy.
 She would like to have us try,
 Just to feel like those who met
 In the graceful minuet-
 Graceful minuet-long ago.
 Mrs William Haesche of New Ha- ven, who is great favorite in Wash ington, this being her third appear ance within few months, was heard with great satisfaction. The audience was warmly appreciative and Mrs HaeSche was accorded splendid encore after her Ia" and "b" number at the beginning of part second. She sang "Matinatta'" by Tosti and the brilliant "Chanson Provencale" by Del Aqua. Her rich, flexible voice sounded to fine advantage in the old church and she gave the extremely high notes and difficult florid work with which the number abounds easily and dantily proclaiming herself an artist to all who listened. She was presented with beautiful cluster of flowers as tribute to her work. Damn reuther's string quartet from New York carried the audience by storm. Their work was beyond criticism and during the playing of their numbers a pin could have been almost heard to drop, so intense was the interest shown. The selections they rendered were:
 a. Music of the Spheres, Rubinstein b. Gavotte, Rameau a. Moment Musical (op. 9D, Schubert b. Canzonetta, D'Ambrosio
 Sharing honors with Mrs Haesche and Mrs Boardman in the solo work was Albert Janpolski, young baritone. His first number was Wagner's "Even- ing Star" He displayed all the re- serve force necessary to carry this strenuous composition through to the climax, but his interpretation was somewhat too forced and the singers personality rather too prominent for complete surrender to the beauties of Wagner's lovely offering. While this was true the wonderful power and richness of his voice was at once ap- parent and in his later songs he capti- vated his hearers. Especially good were the dashing "Love in a Bubble, :" by Alitisen, and "Kalinka, a Russian Folk Song" The last was enthusi- astically encored and was given the second time with repeated success. MT Janpolski was alto soloiSt when a boy in the great cathedral in Moscow
 An appreciative word should be said
 of the work of the mems chorus, who
 sang several selections with the ladies'
 chorus. The program had brilliant, dashing close in the "Fair Ellen" by
 Max Bruch, Mrs Haesche and Albert
 Janponski taking the solo work. The
 duet at the close by Mrs Haesche and
 MT Janpolski was a beautiful thing,
 The success of the concert is tribute
 to the energy and ability of the talent.
 ed conductor, Arthur Woodruff. It is
 certain no country town in New Eng.
 land enjoys such a musical treat as MI l Woodruff gives the people of Washing.
 ton. The work of the ladies' chorus
 was strong, sweet and the time was
 we'll nigh perfect. Walter Goldsmith
 and Mrs George s. McNeil did the
 honors as accompanists. The selling
 of the tickets and other details was looked after in an excellent way by
 that friend of the public, s. Ford
 Seeley. The receipts of the Washing
 ton concert were $371 and from the Litchfield concert about $lOO less. Novt coocor MT I,oooc <o