The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-30


 to end with a gigantic picnic and car l nival. Games of various sorts will be lndulged in while the prizes in the pa raoe and the singing contests will be announced and awarded Over. five thousand delegates were in the city to attend the last day Of the present Saengerfest. It is the most successful ever held by the organiza,- tions.
 Singers Are Hncored. One thousand male voices, blended | In the most perfect harmony as the stirrfng words and catchy music Of Dixie, one of the most famous of war songs were sung as the climax in the Casino last night at the grand con. cert given by the male choruses of the Connecticut Staats Saengerfest But l 1t was only one number of a program such as is seldom afforded musical loving people the opportunity of en- EJoying- That much was expected was 1 attested to by the capacity audience. was noted in the applause, breaking out with the completion of practically every number and insisting upon an encore. The. concert was the most neritorious part of the 17th annual saengerfest
 Brtdgeporters were afforded an op- portunity of learning what real music | ed ataover 5000 people. Director Fritz K. G. Weber had a, wonderful control over the vast chorus, the technfque being excellent at all times and the singers oloeying the slightest gesture on his part.
 girl now with the Metropolitan Opera Co. Of New York, and Gyilym Miles famous New York baritone, were the soloists Of the evening. The instru- ment music was by the, entire Wheeler & Wilson band of 4o pieces. under the leadership Of L. F. Chermak-
 Governor Simeon E. Baldwin a4- tended congratulated the singers and spoke briefly on music. He was fn- troduced by compensation co1nnis- sioner and former Mayor E. T. Buck inghan. Both sGovernor Baldwin and Commissioner Buckingham, were never heard to better advantage.l Their ad- dresses, both brief, were entirely in keeping with the high quality of the program. Many attended from aIT parts Of Fairfield county and the state.
 soloists Win Favor.
 Miss Curtis,S who lives at 154 Cole man street, scored a triumph person. ally and professionally. Although hampered by the somewhat poor acoustic arrangements of the hall. she handled her voice in a manner bring Ing IOunOS OF aQpIduSC. DuT1I1S SAlk the four numbers. her clear soprano voice was heard at it's best, not even a false note being apparent. Two ex- tra numbers were demanded before she was allowed to pleave the plat form. MT. Miles also had encores de- manded but did not respond.
 It was shortly after o'clock when the Wheeler & Wilson band rendered ''Oberon," c. M. Weber, as an oyer- ture It was about 10 o'clock when selections from Wagner's operas were played as the floor was cleared for dancing. Dancing was enjoyed until midnight.
 Musical Program.
 The program of the concert follows:
 "Oberon, 2 overture. c. M. Weber, Wheeler & Wilson band, L. F. Cher mak, conductor.
 ..Der EinsiedIer an die Nacht,'' Mas senchor a capella. F. Aug. Kern.
 Aria ''Jewel Song from Faust, Gounod. Miss Vera Curtis.
 Fantasia, "A Night in Berlin" Hart man, band.
 ''Neueg Fruehling." Petschke. Mas senchor
 ''Abendstern'' from, Tannhaeuser Wagner, GSwilyn Miles. Q Paraphrase, Tn the Deep Cellar" Lovenloerg, band.
 (a) O komm init mir in die Frueh- lingsnacht, Van der strucken; Cbl vvaldeinsamkeit, Reger; Co, I'm wun- iderschoenen Monat Mai. Hammond. Miss Vera Curtis
 (aY Ritter's Abschied, Kinkel; Cb) Dixie, Emmett, by the Massenchor.
 (a) Widmung. Schumann; Cb) Ich grolle nigcht. Schumann; (c) zueig- nunE. Strauss, by Gwilyn Miles.
 'Die Drei Gesellen,'' Podbertsky, Massenchor and band.
 Selection from Wagner's Operas, band.
 In the singing contest yesterday af- ternoon, the soceties in the four class es were:
 .cordia, Waterbury, Hans Saro of Wa tersbury, conductor; Hermanssoehne Maennerchor, New Haven. Prof. Fritz K. c. Weber of this city, conductor; Saengerbund, Hartford, August Weld lich of Hartford, conductor; Maenner- chor, Hartford, s. Eeventhal of Hart ford, conductor.
 Second class, S2 voices. Concordia, Seymour, Prof. Fritz K. G. Weber, conductor; Teutonia, New Britain. $. Leventhal conductor; Quartette Club, New Britain Hans Saro, conductor; Gernnania, Bridgeport, Prof. Adam Hugo, conductor; Schwabischer-M -Maen- nerchor. Bridgeport. John Keller of New Haven. conductor. Third class, 24 voices. Liederkranz, Thomaston, Hans Saro, conductor; Arion, Danbury. John Keller, conduc- tor; Maennerchor, Ansonia, John Kel- Ter, conductor.
 Fourth class 20 voices, LiebertafeI, Rockville, Oscar Badstubner, conduc- tor; Germania, Torrington, Max Des- sauer, New Haven, conductor; Turner Iiedertafel, Stamford. Robert Weber. 1 Jr. Bridgeport, conductor.
 Prizes will be awarded at the picnic 1 today.
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