The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-20
.MACCABAEUS
WAS TRIUMPH
MOST EXCELLENT ORA
TORIO EVER GIVEN IN
PLYMOUTH.
Mozart Club Assisted by Quar-
tet of SoIoists Rendered Piece
Thursday Evening.

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Mozart club Of this city. 1t was
an unquestioned musica! triumph
and the conductor Prof. II. w.
Owens is to be congratulated on
the work of the chorus in the
marked degree OF proficiency and
attention to his baton.
The technical difficulties to
overcome in a work like this are
many, and especially in 2 city oi
this size.
Tudas Maccabaeus can truth
fully be pronounced a high grade
oratorio. The conception is
noble, the treatment effective
the musical form appropriate
and the story itself admirably
told in music, and is standard
musical work. The following be-
ng the argument:
Part Lamentations for the
Heath of Mattathias (tlre father
Of Iudas Maccabaeus and Sim
on), by whom. the Jewish people
had been reused to resist the
cruelties and expressions of An
tiochus Epiphanes, the Syrian
King, in his attempt to suppress
their religion and liberties.-The
divine favor invoked.-Judas
recognized as leader-Appeal to
the patriotism of the people, ant
their reSponse.-The value oi
neutrality-suspicious. for war
Pious trust in God, and heroic
resolve to conquer or die.
| Part 11.-Celebration OF the
VICTORIES gained over the armies
Of Apollonius, the Governor OF
Samaria. and Seron, the Deputy
Governor OF Coelesyria, and the
valor of Judas.-Renewal of wal
BY a division of the Syrian army
rom Egypt, under Gorgias. ant
the dependency it occasions
Famongst the Israelitas.-Judas
again arouses failing courage o.
the people. and they set out to
meet the enemy.-Those who re.
main behind utter their detesta
ton OF the Heathen ldolatries
BY which the Sanctuary at Jeru-
salem has been desecrated. ant
their determination to worship
only the God of Israel.
Part III. Feast of the dedica-
ton yat jerusalem. after Judas
and his followers had recovered
and restored the Sanctuary, ant
re-establiShed the liberties OF hi.
country-Return OF Judas from
his final victory over Nicanol
land his confederates.-Celebra
ton of peace and national thank:
giving.
Soloists of Piece.
The following were the solo
lists of the evening:
| Miss Hazel Neff, SOPRANO
Miss Rose Letter, contralto oi
Findlay, o.; Mr.. James Grubb
tenor, Of Chicago; Mr.. Fred Cal
vert, baritone, of. Lima, -. Mr.
Haydn Owens, pianist, Chicago
| III.
The solos were all we'll receiv.
ed and generously applauded.
Miss Hazel Neff won many
good opinions and much ap
plause by her treatment OF The
soprano part. Miss Letter sang
the contralto score with fine ef-
feet. She has a voice OF gooC
quality with more than usua
range. Miss Letter is resident
Of Findlay, Ohio, and is a pupi
If Prof. Owens. On Monday
night she sang in Chicago, the
same part that she sang here last
evening. Mr.. Grubb distin-
guished himself in the consider
able portion which the composer
has given to the tenor in this
work.
Mr.. Grubb is now located ir
Chicago, and has charge of the
music in one of the larges,
churches of that city, and is also
continuing his study of music un.
der Prof. Owens. This is his
.hird appearance in this place
and we hope to be FORTUNATE
enough to hear him again.
Mr.. Calvert of Lima. Ohio
sang the baritone, showing the
fine quality of his voice to goot
advantage. His good naturet
bearing and thorough musician
ship heightened the performance
| Mr.. Haydn Owens read The
piano score with true artistic
Judgment and temperament. II,
showed a result of combination
Of talent and instruction in this
difficult work. He is not un.
known here as he played for The
club when they sang the Messiah
and Creation
Misses Owens. and Anderson
of Chicago, and Miss Mentsge.
of Lima, O., assisted in the Choir
us.
The whole work was giver
with far more than ordinary fin.