, 1907-05-17
AUSP|C|OUS
BEGINNING
MUSICAL ORGANIZATIONS MARK
ANOTHER STEP IN LARAMIE
MUSICAL PROGRESS.
Entertainment at Opera House Last
Night BY Choral Union n Lara
ME Orchestra Was Pronounced
Success, Being the First Annual
Event-Mrs. Brewster Assists.

The first annual concert of the Lar
annie Choral Union and Laramie Or.
chestra. which occurred at the Opera
House last night, was an suspicious be.
ginning of the work those organi-
cations have undertaken and marks
another step in Laramie's musical pro.
gress. The audience present, while
not as large az could have been wish
ed, was a very representative one and
extremely appreciative and demonstra.
tive. 1t was the undivided opinion Of
those leaving the hall that the program
regards the selections and their per.
Torrance alike by soloists and ensem-
BILE.
Charming Artist from Cheyenne.
The Choral Union was fortunate in
choosing as the soloist for this initial
concert Mrs. Brewster of Cheyenne.
Mrs. Brewster is not only a woman of
charming presence but a thorough
artist and one who seems to under
stand her audience and Immediately
to put herself in sympathy with it. All
her singing was delightful, but particu-
larly pleasing was her group of songs,
and the quality of her voice and her
faultless tone production was most ad-
mirably shown in the ford piece,
"Chanson ~Provencale.' She was very
generous in encores and sung some
pretty ballads which met with unusual
favor.
A Much Liked Number.
No number on the program was more
liked than the vocal duet of Miss Burke
and Captain Heavey. Their voices
blend finely and together they sing
with an enthusiasm mi spirit rare in
deed. They were literally compelled
to repeat their number.
instrumental Selections Splendid
The instrumental selections by Miss
Natalie Swigart and Mr.. John l.. HUI
ton afforded just the variety necessary
Miss Swigart showed remarkable skill
and finish for so youthful a performer
and gives promise of making a pianist
of musical feeling and power. Mr.. Hun
ton played unusually well a piece that
is one of the tests Of the best concert
performers. The orchestra's playing
of the Trovatore number was much en-
joyed, they being compelled to respond
to an encore.
Showed a Marked Advance.
OF the work OF the chorus space does
not permit us to take up each number
separately, but it can be truthfully said
that its work last night was a marked
advance on anything they have prev.
iously done. The quality Of tone was
good and they sang with more than the
usual amount of phrasing and shading
with a nice care to the conductors ba.
ton and an interest in their work alto
gether refreshing. The audience seem
ed to markedly enjoy the little gavotte
"Forget-Me-Not." OF course the can
tata, "Fair Ellen" came in for the larg
est share Of interest, as this is a work
of much beauty and considerable diff
Guilty and to give it at all is a matter o.
credit, but to give it IS we'll as was
done last night is a matter Of common
dation and rejoicing. The solo parts
were well sung by Miss Burke and Cap
tain Heavey.
Readings Were Well Received.
Two of Miss Shaw's pupils, Mis-:
Kissick and Miss Ware, gave readings
which were well received and boil
young ladies were praised for theil
clear and distinct enunciation.
Deserving Of Generalization.
Certainly Mrs. Clark and Mr.. Bohlin
and all who cooperated with them, arr
to be congratulated upon the sigma
success of last nights concert. It J
to be hoped that it is the ~forerunner o
many another. Nor would an accoun
be complete which did not mention
Mrs. Clark's fine and sympathetic &C
compartments and MI. Bohlin's skill
in keeping the chorus and orchestr;
together.