The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-09
Reciprocity Program Which Brings
Mrs. zaiser and Martin BruhI
Here. PIeases Big
Audience.
READINGS DELIGHTFUL
Accompaniment by Mr. BruhI, ana
Miss Whetstone and Dances
by Miss Field Are
Enjoyed.

Every seat in the Wv C. A. audi
4 forum was filed last night and chairs
were placed in the aisIes TO accommo
date the large audience which greeted
Il the representatives Of the Burlington
IusicaI club Mrs Grace Melcher
Zaiser. reader. and Mr.. Martin Bruhl,
! pianist The Monday Music club and
their friends ha6 expected much and
were in no least way disappointed.
| Mrs. Zaiser is a beautiful woman,
having charming stage presence.
The dignity and strength OF her per-
sonaiity adds greatly to the interpre-
tation which she gives. There is not
a suggestion of affectation in any of
her work, she herself understands
what the author wishes to express
and then in simple, unaffected way
which shows her consummate art
she :nterprets to the audience
The first part of the program con-
sisted of six short numbers. every one
of which was gem. The musical ac-
compartment for Pipes of Pan, by
Browning. and for The Ladies of st.
James. the music for which was
written by FIoy Little Bartlett, was
played by Mr.. Martin BruhI. with re-
markable sympathy. Mr. Bruhl played
at the close OF part i of the program,
The Mid6fe Movement, from the Kel-
tic sonata By Mcdowell, and The
Valley OF Oberon, by List. Respond
ing to an enchore, he played Sparks,
by Muskowski
Mr.. BruhI ia a brilliant pianist OF
whom no less an authority than Glenn
billiard Gum said. Il consider Mr..
Bruhl one of the most interesting and
successful artists on the American
stage. He has appeared in concert in
New Orleans, ST. Louis. Denver, Salt
Lake, Omaha and a score Of other
cities with great success. He was ac-
corded the ovation last night which
his talent and his art merits.
Peer Gynt Proves Climax.
Part two of the program was the
reading by Mrs. Zaiser OF Ibsen's Peer
Gynt. Her characterization Of Peer
Gynt, the egoist, was OF remarkable
strength ana the lesson which the
play teaches OF the tragedy Of a.
wasted life and its final redemption
through the love Of good woman was
beautifully portrayed The music by
Grieg following the third scene OF the
play was given by Miss Helen Whet-
stone. one of the young pianists Of
the students auxiliary Of the Monday
Music club. She played with style and
finish and with accurate fnterpreta-
tion of the death scene, putting into
it the spirit which Ibsen meant to
portray. Miss MILESTONE also played
the Grieg accomplishments for the In |
cidentaI dancing of the play which |,
was done by Miss Ada Bever Field.
Miss Field gave three dances, an /
the Hall of the Mountain King" "The |
Egyptian Dance" to Solvejg's song, |
and "Morning-mood." She dances with |!
q remarkable grace and beauty. Her /
costumes were in accord with the I
time and scene In which the dance /
occurred, and her dancing was a I.
marked addition to the very finished
program.
PART
Mrs. Grace NJ. Zaiser. reader.
Mr.. Martin Bruhl. piano.
pipes OF Pan. Downing !
A Tale of the Cricket. ;. Browning
The Mermaid. ....-........ Tennyson |
A Dead Letter. $3.50. Austin Dobson /
Princess Of the Morning. 49,.
harriet ware \
The Ladies Of St. James. ....
Austin DODSOn 1
Music by Floy Little Bartlett
PART II
Peer Gynt .Ibsen /;
Music MISUNDERSTANDING. Grieg |
Mrs. Grace M Zaiser, reader.
Miss AGA Bever Field. dancer.
Miss Helen MILESTONE, piano
The Reindeer Rider.
IN the Hall OF the Mountaineering.
Asses Death.
Anitra's Dance.
Solvejg's Song I
Peer Gynt's Return Home
Morning mood.