The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-17
ADJUSTMENTS
Acknowledgement Corop,,i,,
Picturcs.
hijou-'Tess of the Storm Country,
Would M, I..v.

audience Would Not Leave,
II is safe to say that no such cbor,.
rus ever been heard in Richmond 40
mat wnIch sang to US ana thrilled ux
o. ,he CITY Auditorium last night We
nave mad many good choirs many vood
choruseb. well trained ~ conn,tan,
anu bcholariy musicians, but VIC hay,
HeNer before had great chorus-ccr.
LII IN the 1imo OF this reviewer And
.ne mormon Tabernacle Choir Is indeed
srest Composed OF 200 mon and wo-
men. under the wonderful direction of
,,.,th stephens. this great choir sang
numerous volume, and tho Whispering
sot mess OF great organ played bS
:. master. In tina Soldiers Chorus from
wrltt s hv IN NJ rhe ingins "Ilosannah."
and Soinbre finale to The Death OF
Minnehaha-" the volume of tone. NOT Of
noise Drawn from the choir by ths
magnetism OF Mr. StephenH rnado RI.
steer roof OF tho Auditorium ring again,
ana thrilled the audience as only the
souhu OF mighty music can thrill an
80 lHlase. In the fugue movements
OF sucks God Is Our Refuge" Il sang
WIN a precision OF attack and perfec.
non oil time that one has n right to
inject only from quartet. or at most
{. seNtet or professional singers From
me singing of the hymn, 20, My Faith
er' one learned how u comparatiyely-
! simple hymn can be sung by big
ch fn g., ana remain a thing OF beauty.
.. n
christmas Song" also written By Mr.
stephens. the tone died away from the
Siad exaltation OF all the drst and
second sopranos and first and setond
altos singing apparently with all their
hearts and souls, To the veriest whis-
perinS murnur OF melody. drawn out
t untit one was not quite certain when
the sound ceased entirely. And again
ana again. the whole chorus began n
tone softly. swelled It TO the utter
most, and then diminished It With a
l4I lf.y.
complishmant that great singers glory
IN; o thing marvellous in chorus.
Having heard this choir do these
things, wonderful liz the only single
quately ono may describe Its conduc-
tors work. And ne is as simple.
natural. and unaffected as though ne
had not accomplished almost incredible
! results
Accompanying the choir was John j.
mcclellan. considered one OF the first
ors ;L, Of this country, and his
eoray M Mr. neGIeian 1isSsS m, the
piano and Ar. Kimball the organ. I'm
: iort"nRtciN. the management was I'M
APPLE to procure 4 large organ. SO that
I Mr.. Kimbalrs ability could not be
, fairly Judged. hut Mr.. Mcclellan proved
I what could be done with u piano as
powerful chorus as this Yas
Besides the chorus, there We're Sow
| eral soloists. Miss Lydia White played
! the harp with a delightful certainty of
I she was compelled to respond with
! another number. John T. Hand so
I pleased the audience with his singing
! OF an aria from II Pagliacci." that
he, too. was forced to sing again
| He chose the familiar Dream" by
Bartlett. and, still not satished. the
audience ciamored for more. This time
| he sung Donna e Mobile" from "Rigo-
letto" Willard e. Weihe's violin play
! Ing was genuinely beautiful: combined
with great technique. he possesses a
soft and exquisite tone. and after dis
| playing his mastery of difficult and
| intricate lingering in VieuXtemps' s
"Fantasie Appussionata." he made hap
py the old cushioned with THE Swanee
| River" with variations. and then won
| soft little "Berceuse," by Sauret.
! which he played with muted strings.
double stopping in unusual and beau
| tiful harmony throughout almost all
sang the GYPSY Sweetheart" song
| from THE Fortune Teller with the
choir humming the accompaniment and
was almost made to sing again.
| Lack of space prevents mention OF
very many features and numbers that
deserve IT. but the close of the concert
should be spoken OF. AT the conclu-
| sion OF the last number. portion OF
: Stephens's Irrigation Ode the audi
| ence simply would not leave; the choir
| sang IL over again, and still the house
begged for more. and 1t was not until
| the choir had sung THE star Spangled
| Banner" to the standing audience that
| 1t slowly and reluctantly left the Au-
| ditorium
| Again. we have to thank Mr.. Rad
| cliffe, though his name Is modestly
omitted from the program.