News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-05-14
The MUSICAL FESTIVAL
The M0risville Choral Union Fest.
val Last Week a Success
in all Respects
Great Credit Due the Management. A Large
Attendance Of Home and outside People


that ancient edifce, our Town Hall, the
chorus has disbanded, the soloists have
departed and the temporary stage has
been taken to pieces. No tangible thing
save the dainty programs remains to
prove that there once was Musical
Festival but in the memories OF those
who attended the various concerts are
craven sights and sounds that will long
remain
When we gave last week, detailed ac-
count of the first excellent concert, and
prophesied still greater musical joys to
come, we were not wrong. Enjoyable as
was Tuesday evening, Wednesday after
noon was an occasion of fuller pleasure,
Wednesday evening was pronounced by
the critics still better, and Thursday even
ing surpassed them all. Yet calm re-
Election after they were all over failed to
result in decision as to which really was
best-they were all so good
The management is to be congratulat-
ed especially on its choice of soprano
sooist. 1t is our conviction that grace,
charm, womanly sweetness and beauty Of
voice are seldom combined in any one
! person as in Miss Elizabeth de Cant. Miss
/ Miss de Cant was heard for the first time
at the Wednesday matinee, and at the
moment of her appearance she won the
hearts of her audience, and held Their
rapt attention throughout her following
numbers. She sang for her opening num-
Der three brief songs-Der Iraum, by
Rubinstein, and "The Roses Cup" and
'The Nightingale by Ward Stephens
To the hearty encore she responded with
charming little piece "My Shadow" by
Stevenson. The last number of the We'd
nesday afternoon program was also sup
piled by Miss de Cant and this time she
chose two German songs-"lch stand ge-
lehnet an den Mast" -Gabrilowtsch, and
lively Grieg boating song I'm kahne.'
In her third song "The Swallows
Acqua, the great feXibility of her voice
was excellently brought out. Although
this was the closing number of the con-
cert and time when audiences are usually
pinning on hats and getting into coats, an
encore was insistently demanded, and
Miss de Cant responded with a dainty
love-song. In the Thursday evening con-
cert Miss de Cant took the soprano solo
in "The Wreck of the Hesperus," Long
fellows poem, set to music by Anderton,
and sang beside, Marguerita's "Bijou
Song from Faust, at etait I'm roi due
Thule in both of which selections she
showed herself capable of handling dra-
matte as well as simple themes For her
other numbers she gave four songs, Dvor.
axis plaintive "Songs My Mother Taught
Me" "Fortunio's Song a lifting serenade |
by Ward-Stephens, LEAVES and the
Wind" by Leoni, and LES Files de Ca
diz" by Delibes, AS on previous occas-
ions the audience would not be
denied an encore. Miss de Cant has Il
voice of remarkable purity and sweet
ness, an excellent range, clear enuncia-
ton, and a way Of interpreting her theme
hat establishes personal bond between
singer, song and listener. With her at
,ractive personality a successful future is
assured to her, and MOrrisville audiences
will be glad to hear her at any time
Mr.. VIM. B. Atwood of St. Johnsbury
vas also an important acquisition. Mr.,
Atwood has mellow tenor voice which
bowed to good advantage in solo as well
S chorus work In his solo Wednesday
fternoon "Ah, | Have Sighed to Rest
lie" from Verdi's II Trovatore, and in the
enor solo in ''The Wreck of the Hes =
erus," his work was especially enjoy
ble Mr.. Atwood also sang in the "Sex- j.,
ette' and favored the audience with
wo numbers on Thursday evening"
)enzas Call Me Back" and "The Pill :
rims Chorus" from Tannhauser.
Miss Marion Jordan of Burlington, y
utist, is an artist who added much to y
ne Festival. This young lady, though i
,arcely in her teens, shows mastery
technique that is amazing. She ap-
cared for the first time Wednesday after :
Don, giving for her first number Bric- y
aldTs "u Vento" and for her second :
"reminiscences" by Popp. She also as
sted in the Wednesday evening con- j
ert, her first number being az Echoes r
y Alsace"-Racquoy, an exceedingly diff a
cult and effective selection, and her r
'cond number being an arrangement Of :,
Vie schon Dist du' by Lufer with Or !,
lestration. Miss Jordan received a A.
earty burst of applause at each appear
ace and was great favorite with the !
ldiences. She was accompanied from
arlington by her sister, Miss Sylvia Jor-
IN, who very kindly assisted the orchestra -
the Wednesday concerts, playing sec :,
Id violin.
Mr.. Harry R. Dane, baritone, is not I'M
lown to Morrisville musicians, and he =
as welcomed with fresh enthusiasm at u
s appearance Thursday evening. Mr. "
ane interpreted with deep expression al