The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-29


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beauty. She sings often with Mrs
French and their voices are quite capti-
waiting when heard together. Mrs. Ste
phensons solo Thursday morning before
the Music Study club was one of the
gems of the occasion. Still another MEM
Der of this group is Mrs Walter Chaffee,
who was formerly Miss Lottie Coffin.
She is not only vocalist of superior
training, but a pianist Of merit. Mrs.
Chaffee was one of the first directors of
the Treble Clef club. One of thee most
important singers in chorus work in Biz
mingham is Mrs. Bridewell, who has a
remarkable voice, deep and organlike in
quality. 1t adds volume and breadth
to women's cheruses which makes Mrs.
Bridewell one of the most valuable men,
beers of the Treble Clef club. Mrs. Bride
wells daughter is Mrs. Benedict of New
York, formerly Carrie Bridewell, whose
magnificent voice gave her an enviable
place in opera and who her friends will
be interested to learn is giving of her
talent now in the sweetest way. The
wife of very wealthy man, she has left
the stage but continues to sing, and has
organized little coterie of musicians to
entertain the inmates in a hospital for
crippled children, among whom she is
doing a great deal of good Mrs. ], V.
Allen is pianist who continues to study
for her own pleasure and that of her
children, and she has not played in pub
lie for some time, but is quite capable of
doing so.
Another talented woman is Mrs. Ed
ward DevereuX Smith, who as Florida
Graves was an amateur yiolinst of high
rank.
Her sister, Mrs. Harrison Matthews, has
| u soprano voice of beauty and. cultiva-
! ton and was prominent in musical affairs
not many years ago, assuming leading
| roles in a number of light operas ar
| ranged by local talent. Miss Alice Fall
| lon, now Mrs. Ralph Kaufman of Mon
tana, was another singer remembered in
amateur affairs of the same date. The
presence of the little son of Mr. and Mrs
Lowinsohn in the oratorio society orches-
ira, playing the violin. recalled his
mothers musioianship, Mrs. Lowinsohn
was q well-known figure in musical af-
fairs until a few years ago, singing in
both choir and concert work.
Miss Belle Mccoy until a short time
ago WAS Tie OIBdlliSl Ut TIC iiSl huCbi-
odist church. The time was when a mu-
steal event would have been deemed I'M
possible without Miss Mccoy, and a we'd
ding to be quite au fait must see her pre-
siding over the professional. Mrs. Ship
| man is another whom one always remem-
| beers as a devotee of music. AS Orline
| Arnold she was considered one of Bir-
mingham's leading pianists and organ
/ lists but new in the stress of other duties
Ia neglecting the cultivation of this very
| decided talent. Mrs. George Stubbs. too,
was a pianist of much talent and splen-
| did cultivation. Miss Daisy Rowley. who
Is at present a teacher of great success.
| Ia composer well. The production
of her opera, Terra Sorts" was one of
| the musical triumphs of a few years ago.
| following upon such fayorites as THE
| Chimes of Normandy THE Mikado. "
''Pocahontas," "Pinafore.'' and a number
Of others loved of the amateur. and which
| The above mentioned musicians will recall
with all the pleasant little memories
| usual In such a case.
| woman who has sung in almost every
| large chorus for many years is Mrs. e.
| D. Bacon, who has always been one of
the important members of the choral So
cieties, as we'll as a choir singer.
| One cannot recall the musicians of a
few years back without remembering Mrs.
| c. T. Randall, who, as Miss Margaret
Adams, was considered one of the lead
| ing organists of the city. Mr.. Randall,
too, is musical, and though he has almost
abandoned his singing, his friends still
remember a beautiful bass voice Mr.
| Cartwright Is one who sang more often
a few years ago than now. He is still
heard at rare intervals in choir work at
church and one knows that his voice,
which formerly was heard so often Is still
lovely. list of former singers would be
incomplete without the names of Mrs. T.
C. Thompson and Mrs. T. o. Smith, both
of whom were choir singers a few years
ago, and are still possessed of lovely
voices, though they have ceased to sing
| ir public.
And so one could go on indefinitely, re-
Gaming the people whose lovely and ap-
probation of the art has kept enthusiasm
alive for many years; it is these people