The Washington herald., 1913-04-17
REBEW ORCHESTRA
GIVES ANNUAL CONCERT
Capacity Audience Attends and Hears
Unusually Good Programme.
Mr.. Weber Conducts.

The annual concert of the Rebew Or
chestra was given last evening in Odd
Fellows Hall, Henry w. Weber con-
Quoting. The audience was capacity
one, enthusiastic and appreciative. and
the concert was the best they have yet
given. The solosts We're Miss Florine
Walker, soprano. daughter of Maj. Wal
ker, former chief of police; Mrs. Arthur
Butler Pierce, contralto; ]. G. Klein,
tenor; Newton w Hammer. barytone;
w. J. Weber, pianist and Arthur But
Ter Pierce, in character representations.
Mrs. Klein and Mrs. Pierce played the
accompaniment.
Miss Walker has a powerful, clear So
prano voice Of much promise. She sang
Pattison's walt. Song" with skill, ac-
companied by the orchestra, the con-
ductor arranging the orchestration,
which was exceedingly good. and excep-
tionally well played. Miss Walker was
recalled. and sang Clarke's "A Bowl of
Roses"
Mrs. Pierce, formerly Miss Carolyn
Spencer Smith. a well-known contralto
solost in church and concert circles
here. gave a charming rendition of
Carrie Jacobs Bonds "A Perfect Day"
which suited well her mellow. we'll
placed voice For encore she sang I'm
the Time of Roses" made popular by
Schumann-Heink.
Mr.. Klein's exceptionally good tenor
voice showed off we'll in Hawley's I'm
the Deep o the Daisies and for encore,
Somewhere Voice is Calling by
Arthur Tate.
Mr.. Hammer gave spirited perform
ance OF the toreador's song from
Carmen" in which his voice was most
effective. and he sang fer encore THE
AdmiraTs Yarn" by Paul Rubins.
Mr. Weber gave a brilliant perform
ance of the "Marche Militaire," by
Schubert-Liszt, and the d fiat waltz of
Chopin's. The humorous numbers of Mr..
Pierce made a pronounced hit with the
audience The special features Of the
were the two new compost
tons. the overture to Won Suppe's la
Burlesque." heard here for the first time
the opera was written and pro-
duced in 1892 and the new march by G.
j. Weber, viola player in the orchestra,
recently completed and played last night
from manuscript.
1t is an exceedingly good march
which is sure to become popular, full
Of harmony, attractive themes and
worked out with spirit and good taste.
1t was splendidy done by the orchestra
and aroused So much enthusiasm, ii was
The conductor called the COM
poser to the stand to conduct his work,
and while he was so startled at the be-
ginning that he threw the baton into
the violins, he Immediately recovered
himself and gave the players inspiration.
The overture, in which music lovers
were generally interested, somewhat re-
sembles Won Suppe's familiar work, the
Poet and Peasant and in the first
part has a dainty and beautiful duo
for flute and clarinet delightfully."- play
ed by the orchestra, to a pizzicato &C
Another specially good part was the
cornet duets followed by an excellent
Religioso movement. The other numbers
of the orchestra which has improved
quite remarkably since its first public
were Sousa's stars and Stripes
Forever" Won Blon's whispering Flow
ers;" two movements Of Hayden's SYM
phony in ID major; Lehar's Gold and
Silver" waltz. and by request, the MI
kado'' by Sullivan. After the programme
was concluded the young people remain
ed and danced until late hour.