El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-29
Euterpean Program

The second Euterpean program
tuesday evening viii be one Of most
interest and charm It VIII be in charge
Of MIS-. J. G. 1lcNary, Mrs. j. J. Raster
and n r. Crozier. G0unod's Faust
from which the entire musical part OF
the program VIII be taken is concede
by all critics to be the most popular
opera ever written 1t mas been heard
By more people tnan any other opera
in the world, having been presented in
Paris alone more than a thousand
times The selection chosen from this
beautiful work for the Euterpean pro-
gram exhibit in the highest degree.
GounOds characteristic qualities OF
melOdious charm
There is something almost paradOXi-
cal in the fact that this master. who
has written melodies so sWeetly in
toNicating that they thrill the senses
win an excess OF delight and enSlaVe
the higher functions Of the mind and
heart with a Witchery they cannot re-
sist," has also in his moments Of re
works which appeal with equal potency
70 the lOftiest aspirations Of the soul
Bouguereau, the painter, is the art
brother OF the musician in this unique
particular. In his works we find the
same extremes. the same SenSu Gus
charm. and the same spiritual exalta-
ton The sweet unsophisticated love
Illness or Marguerite 11noS expression
in every one Of his peasant or village
maids Like the the sacred music OF
GOunoo, his religious pictures are above
q
charm. What melody was to GouuOd
color was TO BOuguereau- His Ma
donnas and his Saints are sisters Of his
nymphs and his goddesses; his angels
are brothers Of his Loves.
The surprise of this program for
most of the listeners. viii consist in
the 1dentitica ton of Victor Hugo-the
writer Of great tragedies, the author OF
LES Miserables -With the sweet
EensuOusress and the lyric charm of
the painter and musician. For there are
Tr~-
America who know Hugo as a lyric
poet Yet in the judgment Of the most
authoritative critics, 1t is here that ne
most eZcels- To quote a paragraph from
tOriau. philosopher, and patriot the
spiritual sovereign Of the 18th century.
was before all things a poet Through
out al the various and ambitious at
tempts of his marvellous bOyhOOd-
criticism. drama, satire, elegy, epigrau1,
and r0mance-the dominant vein was
always poetic. and manifests itself at
every stage Of his long career
1t is not the purpose here to discuss
the points OF EInship between the three
masters That purpose can only be ef-
fected by the correIatfve program and
the supplemental studies But &c may
be asserted that few instances exist
wherein the Tesemblances between
three great art characters are 80 inti-
Following is the program in detail:
Characterization Of Charles GounOd,
Mrs. Alice p Thompson.
Synopsis OF Faust" and Descrip-
tons Rev. c. J.. Overstreet-
Noice-'LovinE Smile Of Sister
Kind" CValendne's song from 'Faust').
Choruss-[4soldiers' Chorus from
Faust" male voices, directed by
Piano-..Faust Waltz" Transcribed
for piano solo By Franz List. Francis
Z Moore
Characterization Of Victor Hugo-N. /
r. Crozier-
Readings from Hugo-Cap Envy and
Avarice;' (h) Poor Folk" Mrs. n R
Crozier-
Voice-FIower song CSiebeFs song
from sFaust-), AIRS. A. H Goldstein-
Voice-SaIve Dimora CteuOr aria from
f'Faust'D Parvin Witte-
Noice-(a) "Tbe King Of Thule"
(bauad from -Faust"l; Cb) Jewel
Song" Miss Gertrude Ellis
Characterization OF Bouguereau-
Reader Jas c. McNarT-
Interpretative description and pre-
se4tation OF pictures-Reader, Jas G.
McNarT-
Stereopt ]. J Bulleu-
Voice-'Sing. Smile. Slumber" (GOu- |
mods Serenade), Mrs. James jay Kas- I
Vfoiin obligato-Mrs- Z. L Bean.