The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-05-03
MUSIC LOVERS ENTERTAINED.
The Episcopal Church Concert a Beaut.
full Affair and Great Success.

full Affair and Great Success.
Tuesday evening a large audience
gathered at the Opera House for the
concert given for the benefit of the
Episcopal Church, which has been
called the Laurens Music Festival. AS
a matter of actual truth, Tuesday eve
ning's concert is not often surpassed at
Music Festivals for the six artists who
gave the programme were artists in
deed and the concert would have been
regarded as an "event" in musical cir
cles anywhere.
Mrs. Alexander Long, president of
the Woman's Auxiliary of the Episco-
pal Church, was in charge of the con-
cert and her artistic hand was evident
in the Transformation of the stage from
bare, bleak boards to a fairy land of
roses.
Busts of the great composers occu-
pied points of vantage on the stage,
and perhaps were an additional inspira-
ton to the artists.
The concert would not have been
given, but for the untiring zeal and
fine executive ability of Mrs. Long and
to her is due a vote of thanks from all
of the music-lovers of the city.
$. w. E. Lucas of Laurens, Miss
Mamie Poole of Poolsville, Md, Miss
Hughes of the musical department of
Columbia College, Columbia, S. c.,
Miss Clifford of Union, Miss O'Bryan
of Rock Hill and Mr.. l.. A. Bowman of
Chicago were all on the programme and
all appeared.
To discriminate in praise of the artists
is well-nigh impossible, but probably
nothing quite as fine as rdiss Hughes's
rendition of the "Mad Scene" from
Lucia die Lammermoor has ever been
given here. Her voice is o soprano of
exquisite sweetness and even to the
most uncultivated listener it is evident
that he hears a voice which has re-
ceived the very last degree of culture.
Miss Poole has been spending the
spring in Laurens and so generously
lends her beautiful voice to her friends
that the audience were we'll aware that
her numbers would be one of the great
treats of the evening. She has a con-
tralto voice of unusual beauty, and her
selections were especially pleasing
Miss May O'Bryan of Rock Hill is a
soprano singer of power and brilliancy
and afforded the audience much pleas
ure.
Miss Clifford, the violinist, is a charm
ing South Carolina girl, whose stage
presence is one of her greatest charms,
but she can also play the violin. She is
sc popular in Laurens, socially, and
many went to hear her, because of her
attractive personality, but they came
away charmed with the artists as we'll.
Mrs. w. E. Lucas played every ac-
compartment, the most difficult role in
which anyone appeared, but she also
gave one piano sool, which everyone an
ticipated and everyone enjoyed, to the
fullest extent. The announcement that
Mrs. Lucas will herself play is always
sufficient to make any entertainment
attractive.
1t remains to speak of Mr.. Bowman,
of Chicago. Perhaps just to say that
he came up to all expectations is sufi-
-%eient, at least this will convey much to
those who know how extensively his
singing has been lauded n South Caro-
lima this spring.
In every way the Concert was a sue
cess and it is hoped that another
year will see it repeated on a still more
brilliant scale.