Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-11-21
AN APPRECIATIVE
AUDIENCE HEARS
CONCERT
Small But Attentive Crowd Attends Euro
pean War Benefit Concert at 0ittmann
Theater-Proceeds Will be Sent TO Re-
lief Committee in New York.

II was q small but none the les APP
prcciative audience that gathered NJ the
Dittmann theater last night 10 hear the
concert giEen By member, Of the east which
last spring produced THE Bohemian Girl.
In addition 10 the very pleasing rendition
Of some Of the more popular songs from
that famous opera, there were several Sc
%lcctions that received the very favorable
approval of the audience
The concert was arranged by b. q. Steg-
man. Tor the purpose OF raising a
Brownsville fund 10 be sent 10 New York
City IL 4 committe which j. gathering
money IL ~ expended for the benefit Of
hundreds Of thousands III non -combatant~
who are suffering from the effects VI the
European war.
Francisco Revuelta, Spanish tenor. sang
.''Tis the Last Rose Of summer" from the
opera Martha. IIi> Interpretation al this
famous number IN Italian was well re-
ceived and answering thc encore he sang
"Diccn Que No" by the famous Mexican
composer. Lerdo DC Tciada.
Mr.. Rcyuelta wac formerly with the
Bonci Spanish Grand Opera company.
which early in 1913 appeared IN Monterrey
and was heard by q number of Brownsville
people there. Shortly after the Monterrey
engagement the company started for Mex
leo City. was met ~ troop- 81 General
NH.I. .. . t...l 49, AZ I.,l IT,.
members OF the troupe then scattrcd to
MI part, of Mexico, Mr.. Rcvuelta coming
to the border.
Concerto Number :. q. u. 20, the violop
solo by De Bcrriot, gave Miss Annie T.
Putcgnat plenty Of opportunity To display
her wonderful talent on this instrument,
and she acquitted herself To- the entire sat
',faciion Of the hearers. For an encore
he PLAYED perpetual Notion which wa
equally a. pleasing Ia the audience. Mis-
putcgnat was accompanied on the piano
by her mother. Mr.. A. :. Fntegnat.
Mrs. G. Carey Barton OF Canada wa~
given an enthusiastic encore following her
solo. "Dry Those Tears Mrs. Barton
completely captivatcd the audience with the
clcarnc~~ and cNprc>,ivcnc-~ of the pre-
-cntation. and answered the appreciation
hy singing Rose in the Bud"
The numbers taken from ''The Bohemian
Girl" were presented BY those who took
the lead parts IN the performance early
this year. and the rcpctitiun- last night
were equally ~ pleasing ~ the original
presentation.
Tls numbers presented by .he members
Of the Bohemian Girl company were:
IA soldier Life" solo with chorus. Nv
lC. u. Scott.
'Comradc. Your Hand" by b. q. Steg-
man and Fred Kowal~ki.
Come With the Gypsy Bride sole with
chorus. Mr.. Edgar l.. Hicks.
'Thi> j. Thy Deed Mr.. c. II. Kirby
and Br. q. Stegman.
Through the World Wilt Thou Fly.
Love" trio. Mr.. Edgar l.. Hicks, b. O..
Stcgman and Fred kowalSki.
'Sing Ne t. Sleep solo with violin
obligato, ~ Miss a. l.. P~utcgnat. BY b. q.
Stccman.
~Thc Heart Bowed Down. solo. q. l..
Scott.
"a Song Of THANKSGIVING. solo by Fran
ci> Allison. Mr.. &. r.. Kirby.
Though Every Hope BE- Fled quintet.
Mr.. 4. X. Kirby. Mr.. y. Y. Hicks. 4. u.
scott. II. a.. Stegman and Fred Kowulski.
The Chorus: Mc~dame- II. a.. Kinder.
n. r. Williams. lra Webster. q. +. Walker.
II. IL. Banker. G.. l.. Scott. l.. f. shelton:
Misses Nora Douglas. Eloise CavazoS.
Title Hanson, Mamie Hanson. Isabel
Pierce. Florinc Pierce. A. l.. Green. Bessie
Nickcn~. Anita kowal~ki. Louise Putegnat.
Maud White. Katherine Craig. Kathleen
Craig: Me~>r~. +. l.. Hicks. n. IT. Banker.
&. X. Kirby. Francis kowal~ki. Young Da-
vItte. j. y. Putegnat. y. q. shirley. w. p.
Nmmo. N. VI. Ward and r. n. Rorke.
Pianist. Mr.. +. \. Tucker musical di-
rcctrc>>. Mr.. q. h. Kirby; manager, b. G..
Stecman.
Mr.. Stecman announced today that the
profits from the concert were $500. and
the total receipts ~Gl.
Around on her feet all day-no wonder