The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-29
SUCCESSFUL COURSE ENDED.
Adelphi Quartet of Boston Gave Last
Number on Federation List.

For the last of its series of lectures
and concerts held during the winter
Barre civic federation presented ,ooi
opera house last evening the
quartet of Boston, four picked singers
from the Hub city, who pleased the larg-
est audience OF the course with an eX.
cellent selection Of numbers. The quar-
tet was accompanied in several selec-
tions by Mrs. Nelson b. Ballard of Barre,
who also rendered a piano solo, "Hun-
garian Rhapsody No. 2" by List, in
the middle of the program.
OF added interest to the entertainment
was the presence of Robert Mackenzie,
a former Barre boy and latterly a prom
inent figure in Boston musical circles,
whose fine tenor voice was one of the
enjoyable features of the evening. Mr..
Mackenzie contributed two solos to the
program, each of which was followed by
an encore, and his work both as a soloist
and in the tenor part of the quartet
easily bore out the prediction made dur
ing his younger days in Barre that he
would some day become a singer of I'M
usual ability His first appearance on
the local stage after so long an absence
was the signal for an outburst of ap-
plause from the audience
In the various selections rendered BY
the quartet, several OF them without the
aecompanist the powerful voice of A.
Victor Crawford stood out more promi-
nently than the others. perhaps. Mr..
Crawford possesses a rich baritone voice
and his part in the quartet work was
more than ordinarily meritorious. Oscar
l.. Hunting carried the bass parts in a
manner that plainly marked him as ain
artist, while George u kells. the second
tenor, deserves mention for his fine work.
Too much credit cannot be given Mrs.
Ballard, who acted so acceptably as the
accompanist. Her rendering Of. LISTS
difficult rhapsody was every bit deserv.
ing OF the applause which the keenly
appreciatiye audience accorded her at
the finish
The program as carried out was IA
follows; Vocal March tBullardl quar-
tet; "My Song Is OF the Sturdy NORTH
German Mr.. Hunting; "Onaway
Awake. Beloved tTaylorl, Mr.. Mac
Kenzie; Bonnie Doom lSmith) /" RocLin'
in De Wind tNeidlinger) quartet piano
solo, Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2"
Misztl, Mrs Nelson Ballard: Evening
Song" Naaterl, Morning Song tSpof
fordl quartet Hunting Song {Bul-
lard, Mr.. Crawford and Mr.. Kells
'Alary OF Argyle, Mr., Mackenzie; 'efhe
Long Day Closes" fSulivanl, quartet
Since last nights entertainment was
the concluding number OF the series, it
might be well to add that tie course has
been successful undertaking for the
civic federation. viewed from every an
gle. Local audiences have been privi
legged to hear some OF the notable men
on the lecture platform, as Tor instance
Judge Ben B. Lindsey whose description
of the juvenile court in Denver was widely
discussed locally In addition to the op
portunity to hear good men speak. the
federation has also been the means OF
securing some excellent musical enter
tanments during the winter.
Not only laboring to enlarge it's sphere
of usefulness by thus replenishing its
treasury has the federation met with =
degree OF success but also
because il has worked to a worthy pur
pose at the same time in providing an
and always entertaining list
of lecturers, readers and musicians. Lo
,al people who have the best interests OF /
he organization at heart will sincerely (
nope that another course may be carried I
,ut equally as successfully next season. /