Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
APOLLO CANTATA A
RARE MUSICAL EVENT
SHOWS WATERTOWN HAS
TALENT OF A HIGH ORDER.
A Fact of Which Our Citizens Have
Reason to Be PrOud-AudienCe
a Large and AppreCidtive One
Every Number Well Received
and Enthusiastically EnCOred.
(FrOrn Fridays Daily.)

The concert gwen last evening by
the Apollo club at the Turner opera
house, was the musical event of the
season and demonstrated that Water
town has musical talent of very high
order and that the Apollo club as an
organization should receive the en-
couragement of all the people of this
city, for it certainly is musical Or
ganizatIon of which every citizen of
Watertown has reason to be proud,
for there are few, if any cities, the
size of Watertown, which can boast
of musical company of such excel
lepce Never in the history of this
CITY was a concert given that equalled
that of last evening, as all can testi-
fly who were there and the singers
were greeted by large and apprecia
tive audience, but the audience was
not as large as the concert merited,
for every chair should have been oc-
cupied and standing room should have
been at premium.
The first number on the program
was an overture by the orchestra and
it was exceedingly fine and received
hearty encore which it richly deserv-
ed, for it was music of a very high
order and artistically rendered.
Z solo was sung by Miss Mabel c.
Ba.. er, who is possessed of a clear
bell ike alto voice of marvellous
sweetness ana range which she has
un1er complete control, striking each
note with perfect distinctness and
volume, and with the confidence of
one who has studied music because
she loved melody.
Owing to the serious illness of her
mother, Mrs. Hanna Butler, the So
prano. could not take part in the con-
cert and Mrs. Ellen Kinsman- Mann,
though suffering from a severe cold,
consented, after much persuasion,
to take her place and under the cir
Gun stances did ecxee dinghy we'll.
The soloists we're: Mrs. Ellen
Kirsman Mann, sporano, Miss Mabel
C. Baker, alto. Mr.. Edward l..
Schempf. tenor, Mr.. William Sproes
ser, baritone; Messrs. Schempf and
Sproesser gathered fresh musical
laurels last evening and more than
fulfilled the expectations of the audi
ence which was generous in its ap-
plause at the end of each solo car
ried by either of the gentlemen named.
During the rendition of the cantata
St Johns Eve, several solos were
given by Miss Baker. Mrs. Mann and
Messrs. Schempf and Sproesser and
were exceedingly good and ELECTED
hearty applause from the audience not
by way of encouragement, but as an
evidence of their appreciation of the
excellence of each effort.
The choruses were very fine indeed,
one of the pleasing features of the
concert, and demonstrated that singers
had been thoroughly drilled by that
prince Of directors. Prof. Daniel
Protheroe, who conducted the concert.
The accompanist on the piano was
Mrs. w. F. Whyte, who has perfect
true touch and with the string instru-
ments added much to the pleasure of
the evening.
This was the fourth concert given
by the club who give one yearly and
1t can be said, like wine the club i'm
proves with age and it's success last
evening should be an incentive to con-
tinue the good work of giving our cit
izens taste and desire for the high
est and best music.