Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-08-29
The Last Sundays Concert at
the Ocean Pier


more sympathy than are those unfor-
tunate residents and visitors who
missed last Sunday evenings concert
at the Pier theatre. The people of
Five Mile Beach have had some pretty
good programs offered them in the
past, but it remained for Mr.. Reynolds
to give us rare and exceptional treat.
Miss Anna Elizabeth Kelley, Mr..
dale, Miss Eleanor Robinson, Miss
Wade and the Crescent Male Quartette
made up the personale of the evenings
entertainment Mr.. Martindale sang
Schumann's 1.-TWO Grenadiers, "Still
VIE Die Nacht," IAN Arabian Ro-
NANCE and the "Prologue to Pag-
liac' in his usual fine style with tell
ing effect. Mr.. Martindale is too well
known and popular with our residents
TO need further comment or praise.
Tommy is always sure of his well
come from waiting audience. Miss
! Wade, who Is more or less well-known
to our people, played brilliantly and
with remarkable technique for so
young girl. TO Miss Robinson fell
the difficult and delicate task of ac-
companying all the artists. | wonder
if the majority in the attendance at
any concert realize how important and
nerve racking is the position of accom-
panist, where a false note or failure to
! follow the "ad libitumo tempo of the
soloist means disaster and censure of
the listeners, and where the most per-
feet and sympathetic following of the
artists playing or singing means that
no one notices at all the player at the
piano. For perfect accompanying
means perfect self-effacement, and the
most perfect accompanist is the one
that no one is ever conscious of having
heard. Miss Robinson acquitted her.
self most admirably in this position.
The quartette sang in unusually
good time, and their numbers "The
Chapeln and "When Winds Breathe
Soft" were well chosen. Miss Kelley
sang "Carmina" better than | ever
heard it sung following it with d Hard
lots ballad because" "Sing Me to
Sleep IA Birthday Song" the Bach
Gounod "Ave Marie' and "a Spring
Songn Miss Kelley also sang with
Mr. Ulrich playing the violin obliga-
tos. Miss Kelley had an advantage
early in the game. She was born an
Irish girl, which means temperament,
the gift of dramatic expression, and
all the warmth, fire and tenderness
that only the Celt or Latin can express
through their magical throats. Given
this by nature, plus perfect organ in
the vocal chords, and tremendous ca
paeity for work, which her magnificent
technique proves, and you have Annie
Elizabeth Kelley, a singer with con-
tralto voice of unsurpassed richness
and sweetness that needs fear no rival,
not even a Schalchi.
Mr.. Fritz Ulrich played Weinawski's
"Kuiawk, +" "Madgrail" by Fimonett,
ga Spanish Dance,o and on recall
"Serenaden and "Tramerle. In re-
calling all the violinists from my
childhood till now, first the great
Morse, Ole Bull, (the wizard of the
north,) after him Vieuxtemp Wei
mawski, Camille Urso, Wilkeling, Sar-
asate, Remenyi and many lesser ones
representing as many different nation
alities. Not since Ole Bull have l
heard such tone production as flowed
from beneath the bow of Fritz Ulrich,
the young German who seems to have
caught the delicacy and joyousness of
the great Scandinavian, the fire of the
Hungarian, the passion of the Span
lard, the sombreness of the Slav and
brewed from them a Stirrup-cup of
melody. An impression remains, even
through the memory of the most tear
compelling minor strains, of buoy
ancy and hopefulness. | believe Mr.
Ulrich has great future, and that his
music will make the world q better
and a happier one to those who listen.
The concert which was given for the
benefit of the Camden Homeopathic
Hospital was great success finan-
cially as we'll as artistically, and Mr.
Reynolds is to be congratulated for the
good done his charity and the pleasure
given to his patrons.
FRANCES II. HASWIN.
Holly Beach, n. j., Aug. 2S, 1906.
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