Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-20
LYRIC GLEE CLUB
DELIGHTS AUDIENCE
RARE MUSICAL TREAT AT TUR-
NER LAST EVENING.

ed Audience lmmenSely-Under
Dictatorship of Prof. Daniel
PrOtherOe-Thdnks to the Mems
Club Again.
Thanks to the Mems club of this
city for another rare musical treat.
1t came last evening in the appear
ance at the Turner opera house of
the famous Lyric Glee club of Mil
waukee, under the dictatorship of
Prof. Daniel Protherue, we'll known
In Watertown as the director of the
Apollo club. The program was one
that delighted the audience beyond
measure and it is to be regretted that
there are mt more here with a taste
for the refined in music, for the at
tendance last evening was not such as
the offerings of the Lyric club de-
served. The audience was an ap-
preclative une, although they might
have warmed up to little more
enthusiasm without OVERRIDING in the
evidence of appreciation. The club
gave ten excellent numbers, in most
cases responding to hearty encoles.
The members showed the result of a
master in their training and quality
and balancing of voices that were as
delightful as they were surprising to
fory,i l,or RI th, nj,
"a musical organization of which
Milwaukee can feel justly proud.
There was wOrlu OF harmony and
blending OF voices that appealed to
the audience. 1t must have been
very gratifying to Prof. Protheroe to
be gwen so cordial greeting by the
music loving people of Watertown
There was depth of cordlality
about 1t. and frank appreciation of
the excellent record the professor has
made for himself III the uusicaI world,
which would have warmed the heart
of man far less susceptible to the
finer expressions of friendllness han
the head of this famous organization
is credited with being.
The program opened with "Bedouin
Love Song by the club, which was
the signal for continuous ovation
The enthusiasm warmed up more how
ever, after the second number. "The
Old Black Mare" by Squire ex-
qulsitely rendered by Mr.. Anthony
Olingar. Mr.. Olinger Responded to a
hearty encore by singing Little Irish
Love Sang
The next number on the program
was by the club (a) "Madnight
Music" (b) Tom, Tom the piper's
Sea- The club generously respond
co by singing Lady Chloe ,, 1.-The
Red, Req kose,' written by Hastings.
was an exceptionally nice offering by
Mr. R l.. Fcost. He responded to
the demand for more by rendering
"Afterward, Love-"
One IF the most charming Of the
entire Pr gram WIS "The Bugle
S. ng,' by Buck, and Jenderec fault
leasly by the club, to which tney re-
sponded by favoring the audience with
the Laughing Song" something
that varied from the regular program
and was indeed as novel as 1t was
good.
Prof Protheroe did honor to himself
in his rendition of prologue to
| 'Pagliacc,. by Leoncavallo. The
offering met with great favor from the
audience and the enc was greeted with
a verltable storm of applause. The
professor generously responded by
singing "Pretty Creature. Still
the audience was not satIstled-with
the amuunt-.and like Oliver Twist
demanded more.
The club then offered couple of
lullaby songs, one by Gibson and
another by Mozart. Both were ex-
qu.sitely rendered and brought forth
demand for more. Response was
made to the encore by rendering,
"Calm is the Lake,
Simon. the CelIarer," by Hatton,
was the next offering, rendered in a
most charming manner by Mr.. Theo-
dore Riedenurg, assisted by the club.
HIS response to the encore was in the
offering of Wishes" which he did
cap.tally
Another very pleasing and novel
featu e of the program was what was
announced as "The Vocal Co nbat."
The tenors Offering song. followed
by he bass voi"es, the audience to
determine as TO the best and act as
judge. The latter of the two sp-
parently received the most generous
applause. The number closed by
joining forces IN rendering "Rocked
in thr Cradle of the Deep"
The program closed with the rem
ditlon OF "Strike. otrike the Lyre,"
by Cooke. ana offered by the club,
beautiful number and an excellent
ending for such an evening of rare
musical enjoyment.
1t would not DE Justice to the oc=
casion to refrain from giving hearty
praise to Mr.. Charles NJ Lurvey,
who presided as pianist and rendered
the accompaniment in a manner that
added Very materially to the grand
cunoocC Of ouap.pr,o