Arizona republican., 1905-05-04

soloist of the evening, his selections being Calm as the Night" by BoIlm, and "Open Thy Blue Eyes" by Mas senet. MT. Wilson was in fine voice and though always a good singer his | improvement in recent months is quite noticeable. His efforts last night in solo numbers of course demanded fur ther response and he was equal to the | occasion.
 The Toreador's song, from Carmen, was MT. Cochems' introductory solo, There are few people anywhere more competent to render this difficult and popular selection and MT. Cochems' mastery of it was very evident and his | congratulation was pronounced. By request MT. Cochems and MT. Gordon followed with the duet, Abs chied der Vogel, their magnificent voices harmonizing perfectly. The next number was MT. Gordon's first appearance alone during the evening He was announced for three songs, but he had to give more, of course, as he always does, in response to encOres. The three songs announced were "I Know Lovely Garden" Vanity Fair and Fond Heart Farewell" The ap- plause was deafening as it was later when in the second part he sang
 
 his talent for handling almost anything of vocal nature, he comes particu- larly near to the popular heart in these simple Scotch ballads that need no musical learning for an apprecia- ton of their interpretation. In his second group of songs he gave Mary O'Argyle," Bonnie Sweet Bessie" and border ballad marching song de- scriptive of the gathering of the clans for battle. For an encore he sang the ever popular Loch Lomond, and would have been singing yet had he not bow cd and smiled himself off the stage.
 The last number of the first part was quartet by Mrs. Tiffany, Mrs CuIlnm and Messrs. Cochems and Gordon. The selection was from "In Persian Gar den" and though not a long number was very pleasing one.
 The second part of the program was begun with "The Song of the Sword" a fine solo by Frank Hilderbnan, and for the rendition of which he was loud ly encored and of course, acknoWiedg- ed. Mrs. w. N. Tiffany succeeded him with two program selections and a de- ightful song in response to the hearty applause. The program songs were: The Way of June" by Willeby. and 'The Little Thief" by Stern, and they
 
 There was something of a novelty in the next number. It was the old favorite Annie Laurie in quartet ar rangement and sung by the four gen. tlemen who participated in the even ing's entertainment. There was great variety in the arran ngement embracing opportunities for each of the four voices to be heard in individual ex- pression. It was encored of course and another selection was given MT. Gordon was the next singer, this being his last solo except the Scotch pieces. It was an aria from CeIestia Aida. one of the compositions of the great Verdi. and though a very cIas- sfcal selection and enjoyed by all it particularly appealed to those equipped with cultivated ear for mu- sic. MT. COchems sang two more so- los, one of them by request, "Ab- sence." The other was Sweetheart Mine" If possible his singing in these numbers and the subsequent encore. was even better than his earlier ap- pearance. But the great hit of the second part of the program was the next mum Der, which comprised two selections from Il Trovatore and which was a duet between MT. Gordon and Mrs. Tiffany The first one only was on the printed program though 1t did not need the son of prophet to know that the i