Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-14
Oratorio Gives
Season S First
Fete Of Music
Schubert society's Offering
Renders creditabIy a Pro-
gram Consisting Exclusively
of Works of Americans.

With a program consisting entirely
of works of American composers, the
Orator.o Society (Schubert) opened
its thirty-fourth season before a
good audience at the symphony
Auditorium last night.
Except for a little nervousness on
the part of both the soloists and
| chorus, the work of the artists was
such as to commend itself to the audi
ence. This nervousness. no doubt.
will have worn off before the next
concert is given. The work of Con-
ductor Louis Arthur Russell was
especially well received.
The program was divided into two
parts, the first having six numbers,
and the second part containing five
numbers. There was a variety of
music, ranging from Dudley Buck $
classical choral ode, Hymn to
Music,' to some Typical negro songs
by Will Marion Cooke.
Conducts Orchestra With Skill.
The soloists were Miss Emily Sell
way. mezzo contralto; Mrs. Jessie
Marshall, soprano; William Wheeler,
tenor, and Franklin Holding, violin.
Mr.. Russell conducted his orchestra
with much skill, always having 1T
under full control and being able to
bring out clearly and distinctly all
| the different parts the score called
for. In time, rhythm and shading,
the musicians acquitted themselves
with much credit.
A serenade for string orchestra, by
Arthur w. Foote, was the first num-
Der on the program. The piece was
well rendered. This was followed by
a cantata for soprano and tenor solo
and chorus entitled Lovely Rosa
bella" by George w. Chadwick.
which met with the approval of the
hearers. Two songs by Alexander
Russell, entitled MY True Love Lies
Asleep" and "a Gypsy Song were
pleasingly sung by William Wheeler.
In some of the passages of the latter
there was a slight resemblance to
Grieg's famous peer Gynt."
Two poems by Longfellow, Day
Break" with music by J.. c. d. Par
ker and Break, Break, Break" by
Elizabeth Marsh, were among the
features of the evening. Mr.. Hold
ing. the violinist, rendered two So
Ices in mastery style. The con-
! clusion of the first part of the pro-
gram was a number entitled Air
de Ballet" by Victor Herbert, for
string orchestra.
"Hark the Merry songsters."
Edgar Stillman Kelley's Con
| huentia,' for a string orchestra.
opened the second part. The next
selection consisted of four numbers,
a choral song, "At Evening" for solo,
chorus and orchestra; "Hark the
Merry Songsters," for soprano; "A
Bugle Song" (six-part song), for
| chorus and orchestra, and finally a
ballade-polonaise, for violin and
orchestra. The four numbers were
well rendered, especially the violin
selection.
Miss Selway sang the American In
dian and Southern negro songs witt
much ease and grace, and the male
chorus rendered Swing Along in
a name that called for much APP
plause. The principal vocal numbers
of the evening were Dudley Bucks
Come Where the Lindens Bloom
and Hymn to Music" They gave
Mr.. Wheeler an excellent opportunity
to show the quality and fexibility OF
his voice. The last number was
especially well sung. The program
ended with a lullaby and Valse Ora
| cieuse. for the orchestra, by Sam
Frankie.