The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-07
PHI Reception.

Alpha PHI Reception.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin q. Olson have
issued invitations for a reception in
honor Of Pi chapter Of Alpha Phi and
will receive at their Reeves avenue
home Friday evening, March II. The
receiving hour will be from 9 to 10
o'clock.
Had Delightful Visit.
Miss Frances Hayes Owen, society
editor of the Herald, returned last
evening from Leeds where she enjoyed
a delightful vacation visit as the guest
Of DR.. and Mrs. J. w. Warren: Miss
owen has been away two weeks and
while in Leeds was a guest at a mum.
Der of pretty social affairs.
Judge Bruce ut Reunion.
Bismarck Tribune. The University
of Wisconsin "a very much in eyi.
dence Wednesday night at the Grand
Pacific hotel. Sixteen Of the. alumni
and invited guests sat down to a feas:
Of old "reminiscences and song and
good things to a Judge Bruce was
in laughter at the odd stories of olden
days and the fun Of the student life.
Mr.. B%jornson, Senator diversion, Sem
ator Wartner and MI. jackson Of the
board Of control all helped to make
the meeting long to be remembered.
The dinner broke up by singing the
university song and giving the yell.
There r about 1875 alumni in the
state n each year they have a get
together. meeting and renew the old
days. Among those present were:
Messrs. and Mesdames Judge Bruce,
Senator Wartner. Senator diversion, H.
c. Fish, and Representative Bjornson,
Alfred Larson of the public health
laboratory, Mr.. Jackson of the board
OF control and Miss Cline and Miss
Brenneeke of this Me sity'
Lhcvinne Played in Duluth.
Josef Lhevinne who will be heard
this evening Mt the auditorium ap.
peared Wednesday evening in Duluth
and the following criticism of his con-
cert from the Duluth Evening Herald
will be Of interest to those who will
hear him tonight:
Duluth expected much from Josef
LheviEne, and Duluth was no disap.
pointed.
come very rapidly to the front during
the last few years, and is now recog-
ntzed as one Of the greatest of living
ptanists. He made his first appear
ance in Duluth last evening under the
auspices Of the Matinee Musicale al
the Pilgrim Congregational church. 1t
was the last ARTISTS recital of the
year. and in spite Of the bitterly cold
and the fact that a piano re-
cital is not usually a form of musi-
cal entertainment that has a wide or
popular appeal. the church was
crowded.
mo pianist heard here in recent
years has aroused the genuine enthu-
sm that Lhevinne did. Following
his last number he. was forced to re-
spond to an encore, and then a hand
full OF enthusiasts still remained after
tho majority Of the audience had left,
and insisted on still another encore.
The young Russian graciously re-
sponded and played a second encore
ing shows rare intelligence, tempera-
and wonderful technique, and in
addition the young Russian has a most
pleasing stage presence and person.
atty.
The two longest and most import.
ant numbers on the program were the
Beethoven sonata. opus 81, and the
Brahms variations on the theme of
Paganini. Tho former is one Of the
and also q OF the least In
teresting Of the Beethoven sonata.
but Lhevinne played. it brilliantly. |
The variations called for wonderful
and in this respect Lhe.
is the peer Of any pianist of the
day.
1.-The program was opened with .
fantasia and fugue, and .
most difficult one to play and play In
This number must have
been a treat to tho trained musicians
in the audience. and eve to the lay
man the rare skill Of the artist was
evident. The several voices Of the
fugue were plainly brought out and
yet charmingly interviewer.
THE most popular numbers Of the
program were probably the three
Chopin selections played in a group.
They consisted OF an impromptu. a
nocturne and a fantansie. All Of them
brilliantly played.
THE simple little Mcndelssohn.
List On Wings Of Song was charm.
Ing. and the Schumann.Tausig lei
Contra handista." n rollicking song.
had to he repeated.
THE closing numbers were a Rub
instein etude. and an odd and most
oriental fantasia by Balaki-
reh. His two final cncorcs were the
Schubert LiSzl 'Soirc" dc Vienna and
a Chopin imprOmptu." |