The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1906-01-13
THE BENEFIT CONCERT
Given in the Garcia Opera House
Last Night was a Very
Rare Treat.
RECEIPTS, SIS, EXPENSES, $50
The Proceeds Will Go into the
kSsociation's Fund for City
Improvement.

1t would be difficult to speak
in too high terms of praise of the
degree of success attained by the
Socorro Orchestra in the concert
given in the Garcia opera house
last night for the benefit of the
City Improvement Association.
The auditorium was filled to its
utmost seating capacity by an
appreciative audience every one
of whom came expecting to be
pleased and no one of whom was
disappointed.
The programme was varied
and excellent in every respect
and its execution was no less ex-
cellent. Miss Estelle Green
wald's singing of Happy Days"
elected an enthusiastic encore.
In response Miss Greenwald sang
little Spanish song which APP
pealed greatly to the Spanish
speaking part of the audience es-
pecially. Her singing of THE
Holy City" was one of the most
impressive numbers on the pro-
gram. The piano solo by Miss
Gladys Coon was accorded well
merited encore and Miss Coon'S
performance on the cornet, also,
was highly complimented by
many of the audience. The trio
by Prof. and Mrs. Twining and
Mr.. Towers was much appreciat-
ed by music lovers. Mr.. II. l..
Peck's bass solo aroused the
audience to a high pitch of en-
thuSiasm, and a second solo in
response to an encore produced
the same effect. Mr.. Peck has
an excellent bass voice that has
been we'll cultivated. The over
ture by Miss Jaques and Mrs.
Jos. +. Smith on the piano and
Prof. Henry Freyman on the vio-
lin elected expressions of hearty
appreciation. Mrs. Nathan
Halls singing of For All Eter-
nitv" was one of the best receiv-
ed selections of the evening.
Mrs. Halls voice shows the effect
of fine cultivation. Prof. Henry
Freyman's violin solos manifest
ed the touch of a master hand
and were greatly appreciated es-
pecially by the musicians i'll the
audience. The orchestral num-
bers on the programme were all
that could be desired and in
every instance received abundant
evidence that none of this excel
lence was lost to the audience.
One of the pronounced features
of the evenings entertainment
was the performance of Prof.
Rayo h. Reyes of the Republic
of Mexico, whom the manage
ment asked to favor the audience
with a violin selection. Prof.
Reyes obligingly complied with
the request and gave fine exhi-
bition of his skill.
Prof. X. w. Twining, the or
chestra's director, is entitled to a
very generous share of credit for
his earnest and successful effort
to make the evenings entertain
ment a success. He expresses
his hearty appreciation and graf
itude to all who so generously
lent their assistance, and espec-
tally to Pref. Freyman who was
unsparing in his efforts to give
the people of Socorro two hours
musical treat such as they rarely
have.
The receipts of the evening
mounted to SIS. After paying
all expenses. there will remain
about S45, which will go into the
treasury of the City Improve
ment Association. From past
experience, the citizens of Socor-
70 know full we'll that this mon
ey will be expended to some ex-
! celleut advantage to the city.