Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-01-16
TRINITY GUILD
MUSICALE SUCCESS.
Musical Gems from A Little Bit
of Heather to a List Rhap-
sOdy HongrOise Delightfully."-
Rendered. Musicale Large
Ly Attended.

Grantwood was favored on Friday
night, January 9Th, by musicale of
much merit at the hands of some of
its most serious and talented must
clans. The musicale was that given
in the Guild Hall of Trinity Church,
under the auspices of the Woman's
Guild, and was undoubtedly the most
successful of their many successful
efforts extending over the last few
years. 1t was, however, the first
affair of this kind during the present
season, and was attended by a large
number of appreciative listeners. The
Guild Hall was at it's best, thanks to
the efforts of the arrangements com
mlttee, who had succeeded in practi-
cally converting the hall into a great
drawing room, with seats arranged in
clusters, and the room was otherwise
attractively decorated. The pleasing
costumes worn, as we'll as the charm
of their wearers, were not the least
among the functions pleasures. The
customary feature of serving light
refreshments at the middle intermis
sion was followed, and thoroughly en-
joyed.
The music offerings ranged from a
List Rhapsody at the hands of a
Pallsade artist, Miss Susan Breiby,
and That's Meditation (Massenet)
for violin, played by Mr.. Edward
Courtney of New York, to fascinating
songs and ballads by Miss Clarice Nc
Clave and Miss Elicita Deshon; these
included the Nymphs and Fauns by
Bemberg, and "a Little Bit of Heath
er." Edgewater and Palisade were
represented respectively by Mr.. o. e.
Smith, flute, and Mr. Paul Berkey.
cello, who with Miss Donna Mclean,
piano, favored the audience with two
triOs. Miss Porter of Jersey CITY
played attractive selections on the
piano.
Other violin solos played by Mr..
Smutney were the Sparkling Serenade
IN A, by Pierne; the richly interest
ing Romance in G, by Svendsen, and
an arrangement of The Lost Chord.
ut developed in the course of the
evening that this aforementioned COM
poser, Svendsen, was a Norwegian
friend and fellow-student of Miss
Breiby's father during Leipzig days.
Mr.. Dana accompanied Mr.. Smutney
IN his usual sympathetic style. Mr..
Smutney's playing, which had been
heard at a previous musicale, was
warmly received and appreciated.
Miss Breiby's execution of the List
Rhapsody Hongroise, and a Pader-
ewski composition demonstrated her
right to be considered as an artist and
executant of high rank The spirit
OF List seemed to pervade her work
in the first number, and she was most
happy, too, in her rendition of the
Paderewski bit.
The art of that charming young
artist, Miss Elicita Deshon, was
wholly captivating and satisfying.
Miss Deshon deserves great praise for
her altogether genuine interest and
zeal In the pursuit of her lovely vo-
cation. She is studying with the
well-known vocal teacher, Mr. Frank
CroXton, of New York Miss Nc
Leans accompaniment at the piano
showed great refinement in technique
and Interpretation.
1t is to be regretted that such
| affairs cannot come oftener to the
community. There is, however, no
immediate prospect of a repetition of
Friday nights success, as owing to
the inability of Mrs. Drew to under
take the management of other musi-
Gales at present, the Guild does not
wish to continue its efforts in this
direction,