Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-03
NEWARK ORATOR|O
SOCIETY TO OPEN
SEASON Nov 10
Mendelssohn's Elijah to Be
Sung-David Bispham in
Title Role.

Undoubtedly one of the most preten-
tious season-opening musical events
in this city. viewed from a purely ar
tistic standpoint, will be the rendition
of Mendelssohn's oratorio. Elijah" by
the Oratorio Society of Newark next
Thursday evening, November 10, in the.
Kruger Auditorium. 1t will also aus
p%iciously open the thirty-second season
CT this prominent local musical organi-
cation.
What lends additional prestige to the
concert is the fact that David Bispham,
this country's greatest baritone, will
enact the title role. Elijah, a part he
has successfully featured in various
sections of the country. Another i'm
p~ortant diversion that will appeal to
the Newark mlsic-loving public will be
the selection of several well-known
soloists in this vicinity, who will sup
port Mr.. Bispham in the rendition Of
Mendelssohn's masterpiece. Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Schaup, of East Orange, and
Mrs. Jessie Marshall, of this city, who
have scored many musical successes in
cantata n oratorio work, will as
sumo the leading soprano parts, and
Mrs. Florence milford Hunt. of st.
Pauls NJ e. Church choir, will inter
pref the contralto numbers.
Alfred d. Shaw, who will sing the
solo tenor role, is also favorably known
in this city. His voice is a lyric In
compass, finely musical in quality, wide
in range n ample in volume. He is
a thnrO1Iuh poaCfar 80 A.. -
Artists Were Qualified for Rolls.
The above quartet of s~oloists rank
high in the profession and are fully
competent to meet the exceptional
standard required by Mr.. Bispham in
his Interpretation of Elijah. AS an
oratorio society chorus of 100 voices
and a full orchestra will support the
star s%oloists, the concert promises to
prove the musical event of the season.
Director Louis Arthur Russell, of the
Oratorio Society, will othciate as con-
ductor. The full chorus of voices will
include:
Sopranos and altos: Miss Alice An
thony, Mrs. Anna S. Barr, Miss Anna
5. Burgyes, Mrs. Rose Baumler, Miss l..
Z. BALDWIN, Miss Katharine Boan, Mrs.
A. *. BurSyes, Miss Frances Berger,
Miss Florence Bond, Miss Carrie
Brown, Miss M. Baldwin, Miss Elvena
Brierley, Miss Mary Conway, Miss
Mabel Cronin, Mrs. NJ. A.. Garfield,
Mrs. Robert E. Dawkins, Miss Jane
Day, Miss Isabel Drake, Miss Elsie
Daily, Mrs. M. r. Dunton, Mrs. E.. r.
Ferrall. Mrs. A. P. Firth, Miss Grace
Fee, Miss A. Fritts, Miss May Gros-
jean, Mrs. c. Riffel Grapel, Miss Elsa
Goepferich, Miss Nell HoDson, Mrs. M.
l.. Hirsch, Mrs. Bessie c. Hunt, Mrs.
J. c. Hanks, Mrs. A. x. Havell, Miss
Hazel Hodes, Miss L. Hinchcliff, Miss
Frances Imgrund, Mrs. II. C. Jacobus,
Mrs, Charles Kern, Miss s. A. Kauf-
man, Mrs. Charles knight, Miss e.
Kay, Miss Constance Lacker, Miss
Esther Lacker, Miss Selma March, Mrs.
c. r. Marshall, Miss Josephine Mac
Call, Miss Gladys Morris, Miss Mar
jorie Mott, Miss Ethel Pursel. Mrs. M.
A. P~roescholdt, Mrs. Frank Russell,
Miss Alice Reed, Miss May Reid, Miss
Elizabeth Reid, Miss Cecilia Schucli.
Mrs. Frank Scott, Mrs. Ira p. Salmon,
Mrs. William Sexton, Miss Lily NJ.
Smith, Miss Harriet c. Stockman,
Miss NJ Schmitt, Miss L. Schmitt, Mrs.
o.. Il. Tayior, Miss Cora Tucker, Miss
Ella Van Nalts, Miss Harriet Vaughn.
Mrs. William Van Nalts. Miss J. Wylie,
Mrs. E.. A. Williams, Miss Lillian Will
ia ans, Miss L. Woerner, Miss Barbara
Young, Mrs. Ada Taylorson, Miss p.
Greenwood, Miss Annette Black, Miss
NJ. Baldwin, Miss Olga G4sechickter,
Mrs. II. Potter. Miss Alma Holm. Mrs.
Melancthon Smith.
Tenors and BASES: Messrs. j. w.
Avery, F. f. Birrell. Robere Blackjack,
G.. F.. Burnett, Frederic II. Bond,
James Cox, Samuel Craig. William A.
Campbell, George Cotter. Charles p.
Davey, r. e. Dawkins, Il. Greenwood,
James Gibson, F. N. Hodes, Francis
Hopper, Elias Hopper, r.. Himmel-
berger, Thomas knight, Charles Kern,
o. c. Kunze, Floyd Krug, T. j. King
! man, T. E. Latimer, c. II. Marshall,