The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-09-24
RECITAL BY PUPILS OF
MRS. NiTA OSBORN BENIN
GREAT SUCCESS,

GREAT SUCCESS.
Amid a profusion of ferns, palms
and cut flowers which decorated the
parlors of the First Presbyterian
church, nineteen of the vocal pupils
of Mrs. Mia Osborn Bonn appeared
last evening in a recital which was
| arranged as a complimentary enter
| tainment TO their friends and to all
| who are interested in their success as
| vocalists: and that the interest is in
tense was evidenced by the crowded
| condition of the parlors which indi-
Gated not only that these friends
| wished TO lend their hearty support,
but that a larger auditorium will be
needed for the next recital.
Taken altogether. the participants,
| with their pleasant faces, their grace
| full appearance and the artistic man
! ner in which each effort was rem
dered, with the happy frame Of mind
manifested by the unstinted applause
| of the audience made a very pleasant
| evening which will linger in the me-
mory of all who attended.
! To enter into detail, or to express an
opinion of the performance of any
| particular pupil is difficult task, for
| the nice things which could be said
I
| The program opened with an ensem-
bic number, La Paloma, by Yardier,
! which served to introduce the class,
and which was beautifully rendered,
! showing the earnestness with which
! the pupils are working for that per-
/ lection which comes only to the sin
cere.
! Three trios, Loves Old Sweet Song,
by Molloy: Spring Song, by Mendels-
sohn, and A Legend of Varsovie, by
Ashton, brought out in pleasing man
ner the ability for concerted work of
| Misses Graham, Cam, Mcmillan,
| Thames and MI Laney.
Two male quartets lent variety to
! the program and served to further IL
| lustrate the value of careful training
and of application to work. These
| were Blush Roses by Wachs and
| (a) Stars of the Summer Night, and
| OBJ Just an Old Sweetheart of Mine,
! the latter by Zamecnick, rendered by
! Messrs. Sherrer, Laney, Rogers, Sill
/ man and Forbes. In both of these
numbers the beautiful quality of Mr..
| Rogers baritone voice was discerned
as he sang the melody in several
! places.
| Two solos with chorus, Yeoman's
Wedding Song, by Poniatowski, and
A Merry Life, by Denza, were lively
and pleasing and added much to the
brightness of the program.
| Mr.. Sherman Forbes, who sang the
| first solo, is a new creation, the fact
that he had a voice having been dis
| covered only about two months ago.
Mr.. Forbes is far from being a fin
| ished product, but his singing last
night illustrated the rich quality of
| his bass voice, the foundation of
which Mrs. Benn has to her credit.
| Mr.. Forbes leaves in a few days to
| take up the study of medicine at
Tulane and his friends are glad to
know that he will also continue his
| vocal studies during the college year.
The second solo was sung by Mr..
Hal Laney, who is Mrs. Benn's star
| tenor. This young man, who has de-
voted only about nine months to the
| study of voice culture, has already
| developed into much more than an
| average amateur soloist, and his sing
| ing is always received with pleasure.
| The male chorus, Stein Song, Bu!-
| lard, sung by Messrs. Fleming, Laney,
! Sherrer, Rogers, Forbes and Silliman,
was the rousing, roIlicking number
much enthusiasm by the audience.
OF the solos of the ladies, too much
cannot be said in praise of the splen-
did work done last evening.
Miss DimpIe McMillans beautiful
| lyric soprano voice was clearly
brought out in her rendition of Luck
stones Delight. Miss Mcmillan is
gradually growing to be enc Of Pen
sacola's favorite sopranos, the i'm
provement since former recitaIs being
| observed by those who heard her at
the new Christian church last Sunday
and at last nights recital.
Caro- Milo Ben, written in the bel
canto style by the Neapolitan, Tomas
so Giordani, who lived between 1740
and 1915, is one of those pleasing
songs which are sung by recognized
artists the world over. How well
adapted 20 this song is Miss Ellie
Wentworth's soprano voice, and her
artistic ability to render such a song
were beautifully illustrated last night.
Earnestness and a desire to reach
artistic perfection marked Miss Irma
Graham's rendition of Parker's A Fete
In Cadz. This was Miss Graham's
first appearance as a soloist, and her
pleasing manner and the sweetness
and purity of her voice were notice
able features of her work.
Miss Gladys Calm enjoys the dis
tinction of being the only contralto So
loist on the program. She is the pos
SCISSOR of very rich and mellow
voice, free from those throaty and
nasal qualities which often appear in
contralto voices. and she sang Lang's
Irish Love Song in a manner which
hearers.
The plano solo. Kamenoi Ostrow
by Rubenstein was very beautifully
rendered by Mrs. Charles r. Mitchell
and proved her to be an artist Of
much ability Mrs. Mitchell is a re-
cent addition to Pensacola's musicians
and her performance last night was