The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-26
Galley Concert Proved a
Great Treat.
AUDIENCE APPRECIATIVE
Attendance was Large and
Applause Liberal.
Each Performer Proved Herself a
Real Artist Whose Natural Abili-
ties Have Been Carefully Trained

The Galley concert, at the Grand,
last evening, was a summary OF all
the annual triumphs of the past,
carrying that finished young vlollh
artist, Mary Dennison Galley, on the
crest of the wave of public favor, far
past the point hoped for by her most
ardent admirers. Never in her musi-
cal career has she appeared to bet
ter advantage in her home city, and
with the background of varied field
of song and harmony contributed by
other artists, she more than fulfilled
the promise of early days,
To select the best, technically, Of
her six programmed numbers would be
to choose them all. The scores OF
Mendelssohns Concerto in E Minor"
and Carmen Fantasia" by Hubey,
were the most pretentious, the latter
being especially rich in emotion and
color. Miss Gailey's versatility was
splendidly portrayed in a series OF
song hits which included a Scotch
Lullaby, Gavotte, a German Dance"
and Ina Garden, the latter by
Tirindelli, mas;er-violinist The ma.
ture sounds and lightness of the Gar
den Sketch" won immediate favor
with the audience not only because
of the skill with which it was pre-
sented, but because II was especially
seasonable these spring days. Not
the least of Miss Gaileys charm as
an artist is her stage presence, at
all times natural and unobtrusive
She gave Marion music lovers a rare
treat in return for their generous
patronage and reception Of her eff.
forts, last evening.
Hiss Helen Louise Davis, mezzo-
soprano, is another Marion artist OF
exceptional ability, and the strength
and volume OF her voice surprised
those who have not had an oppor-
tunity to hear her in concert work
since her Savage engagement. That
Miss Davis excels in songs requiring
extreme action and vitality was evil
dent in her finished rendition OF
Loves Rapture" by Kortheuer The
note of exultation sounded by both
the score and text was the medium
whereby the true quality and possi
bilities of Miss Davis voice were
realized.
A real rival to the sweet voiced
songsters of the feathered tribe is
Miss Virginia Fearn Huber, of Co.
lumbus, whistler. Such difficult
scores as III Trovatore", and the
heavier operas, are handled by Miss
Huber with apparent ease, while one
is in a continuous state of wonder
at the bird-like trill she infuses into
every note. Undoubtedly she is
destined to reach the heights in con-
cert work.
New to Marion audiences, but firm
ly established in their hearts, is
Mrs. Ethel Louise Rendigs, of Gin
cinnati, soprano. Mrs. Rendigs pos
sesses tnaI rarest of musical gifts,
warm rich colorature, giving to
her renditions an extremely human
tone. In addition to a well trained
and perfectly controlled voice she
has temperament and dramatic poise
far above the average. Also she
seems to understand the happy selec-
tion of songs and the needs of her
audience, for every one of her num-
bers reached the heart. A snatch OF
a love song given in encore gave the
first insight into her ability to reach
across the lights and grip her hear
ers This was later confirmed in
Since First | Met Thee" a Ruben
stein melody In Lolita" the tenn
permental qualification of Mrs Rem
digs was given full range, and she
awoke to the abandonment of music
and text in a manner to carry her
audience away with her. Music
lovers hope to hear Mrs Rendigs in
Marion at some future date.
Contributing immeasurably to the
general excellence of the program
was the instrumental work OF Mrs
Ray Anthony Hamilton and Mrs
Griselda Davis Dombaugh, accom-
panists Both are consistent and
careful musicians naturally endowed
with the spirit of song, and entirely
free from that mechanical phase
which might detract from the art OF
the soloists.
Every number was enthusiastically
encored and both from standpoint
of patronage and entertainment, the
annual concert was the bright par
tlcular star in the musical firma-
ment OF the present season.