The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-03
1.-THE CREATION" ISf REAL TRIUMPH FOR
 ORATORIO SOCIETY

It was splendid rendition of Haydn's masterpiece, t@The Creation, which was given last night by the members of the Oratorio Society of this city at the Bridgeport Armory in the presence of a splendid audience of music lovers that filled practically all of the seats in this immense structure. That the intention of the society to become a permanent organization is Justified was demonstrated by the sue cess of this second venture in ora torfo under the direction of R. Hunt ington Woodman, and if past perform ances are criterion the next produc- ton will be even better than the one of last evening, which will be setting a high mark indeed.
 'HThe Creation is one of the more notable of oratorio selections and re- quires capable soloists and a, large and well balanced chorus. Both of these conditions were fulfilled last evening to the satisfaction of the immense au- dfence and was attested by the pro- longed applause which greeted various numbers of the selection.
 The work of the entire company was excellent and left little to be desirel, and showed the careful training which had been given during a number of rehearsaIs by Prof. Woodman. The soIoists were Madame Caroline Hud- son-Alexander, soprano; Dr. Ion Jack son, tenor; and Ericsson Bushnell. bass, all of whom are well known in the musical world and have voices wh1eh pleased immensely.
 The work of Madame Hudson-Aiex- ander was particularly pleasing, her voice possessing power and range not generally heard, ands her notes ring true and sweet even in the most difficult passages. Dr. Jackson gave a, rendition of the roles of Urtel and Adam which would have been very difficult to improve upon, and the nf voice 8, delight to all present. This was his first appearance in this city. His se- lection was heartily approved.
 Mir. Bushnell is well known in ora torio work and his singing of last night was what was expected of him. magnificent, his voice being powerful and pleasing and his entire conception of his role pleasing in the extreme.
 Miss Norma Weber as alto in the quartet made a very pleasing impres- sion and demonstrated that in her Bridgeport has a singer of very promising future.
 The chorus work was better than usual in such productions and show ed the evidences of the splendid train ing given by Mir Woodman. Its mem bers were responsive to every wave of the baton the shading was excellent throughout, and on the whole it's sing ing left very little to be desired Per haps the only criticism which should be made was a lack of male voices the sopranos and altos predominating, but the upper notes were well sung, and while the lack of the heavier tones may have cost some of the ma jesty of some of the numbers, the eff feet in general was such as to war rant the highest praise
 The orchestra of 40 pieces from the New York Philharmonic society under the direction of F. Lorenz Smith also demonstrated its efficiency and its renditions were of high character, were well balanced and showed feeling and finish Mrs. Elmer Beardsley as accompanist also deserved special cred- it for excellence in her work.
 The. rendition of the oratorto a whole was splendid, and the members of the society can feel that all of their work has been well worth while, the music lovers Of the city that they were privileged to participate in a musical event which reflects great credit upon Bridgeport, and the director that he has accom- p1ished wonderful results in a. short time for the musical uplift of the city.
 Owing to press of advertising in The Farmer of 20 pages of yesterday the review of the production by the Oratorio society was crowded out at the last moment. This is regretted by the publishers as the production mer- ited all Of the praise which could pc given it. The above review was in type but lack of space prevented it's pubIica ation.-Editors of Farmer.)
 The annual meeting of the board of directors of the Bridgeport Oratorio society will be held next Tuesday ev- ening in the par1ors of the Presby- l terian church. Reports from various | committees and especially the commit l tee on bylaws, will be heard and the general business incident to launching l this organization as permanent one 1 will be transacted. A full attendance of the board is expected.