The Alaska sourdough., 1911-12-05

the 10TH OI pldHO TcClIdl ever Helu in Juneau began when Miss Edith Kempthorne, piano artist and licentate of the Royal Academy of Music, Lon don, assisted by popular local talent, made her debut before an appreciative audience.
 Long before the time announced for the recital the auditorium was filled to it's capacity with eager music lovers, both young and old.
 The program was opened with three part piano solo by Miss Kemp thorne, with Chopin $ IA Flat Etude ' so familiar to all music lovers, followed by very enjoyable number, Scarlotti s "Capriccio' and concluded with the "G Minor Rhaspody.' Miss Kemp, thorne demonstrated her ability to in. terpret the classics of the world $ greatest composers in a charming man ner and won the hearts of all the lov. CTS of good music by her playing.
 The second number on the program was a solo by Prof. Parish, singing the "Bedouin Love Song" which was ex tremely pleasing and in response to the unrestrained applause rendered Cassard $ "Haunt of the Witches" which many the professor $ friends have heard him graciously sing before and which was thoroughly enjoyed by all.
 Mrs. Mackay then followed with 2 double solo, the st being 1.-The Star and the Flower, by Guy D 'Hardelot, and followed by Charles Willeby's "Baby Clover Mrs. Mackay has rich, melodious voice of rare charm and Juneau music lovers will welcome the opportunity of hearing her again should she consent to sing politically in concert work.
 The fourth number was also the con cluding number of part one of the pro gram and was a double piano solo by Miss Kempthorne, playing first that charming "Spring Song" by Grieg, and Debussy's $ "Jardin Sur la Pluie, r the latter calling forth vociferous ap- plause and which was only subdued by her responding to an encore, rendering "A1bumblatt''
 After an interval of a few minutes the second part of the program was opened with Mrs. H. P. Crowther s rendition of that beautiful ballad "Ad oration' by Thelma, with violin ob- iigato by E. Klinert. Mrs. Crowther's voice was at it's best and with the mingled tones of the violin made a very beautiful number. Responding to hearty encore the popular singer re- sponded with "Sunshine and Sorrow, '- by Thomas Threfall. Mrs. Crowther needs no comment as to her ability as a singer, all Juneau music lovers apprec- iating her work whenever they are for tunate enough to have an opportunity of hearing her. MT. Klinert and his violin need no introduction to music pat rons.
 Prof Parish rendered "Tirzah s Serenade' from "Ben Hur'' as the second number and responded with fable in song by Rockel, entitled "she Stoops to Conquer as an encore. Both of these selections were heartily enjoyed as was shown by the pleasing applause.
 Mrs. Mackay then followed with the "Slave Song,'' which gave her every opportunity of displaying the richness, force and beauty of expression of her voice which she did in very forcable and enjoying manner. The satisfac- tion of the audience $ enjoyment was not attained until she had rendered beautiful Irish ballad as an encore.
 The program concluded with the ap pearance of Miss Kempthorne playing another beautiful piece by Chopin, his "Berceuse," followed by his "A Minor Concert Etude." Again gracious ly responding to the desires of her ap,