The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-06
Production of Samson and
DeliIah Will Set New Stand
ard Of Excellence for Bridge
port Music Lovers.

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Samson and DeIi1ah.'' the famous
opera. which Camille Saint-Saens
wrote will be sung by the mem bers of
I The Bridgeport Oratorio society at the
hfth winter season concert to be Civ
an next Tuesday evening, in the state
hrmory. DIR. Arthur Mees will be the
conductor. The principal parts will
be sung by Miss Mary Jordon, CON
era1to, as Deli1ah: Mr.. Dan Beddoe,
tenor, as Samson, Mr.. Marion Greene,
baritone. as the high priest, and Mr..
Gilbert Wilson, bass, Abim elech and as
an old Hebrew. Miss Mary L. Peck
win be accompanied and an orchestra
Of so musicians will play the beauti-
ful numbers OF the opera
r. Lorenz Smith of New York will
direct the orchestra Franz List,
who Is known for aiding unknown
composers first arranged for the pro-
ductfon of the opera in the Grand
DucIa Ducal theatre at Wefmar on
Deceunbar 2. 1877.
+ Those who viii take part in the
opera win be.
First violins-F Lorenz Smith
Cconcert meister,) Henry Burck, w.
Storch. l. Schmidt, f. Schade, "
Kasper. r. Bauer. f. ". Ortman.
Second violins.-F. Lowack, G. c.
Pabst. G. Gaterdans n. Boewig. NJ
Naseauer, N. CHASER.
Violaa-J. c. Laendner. o. Stah1. c.
II. Leifels. H Bowdzin.
Cellos-Ro bert Thrane, e. Bron-
BteiGs v. Lubalin, A. Severn.
Bassea-H Reinshagen, n. Bull
drtni, J. Krause.
Flutea-H- Heidelberg. N Ian
celia
chetd.
ciaranetz cnianarelli P. CEN
BazaoonsE Barbots o, Pfarmku-
chen.
Horns xavier Reiter. NJ Laitner.
r. Cras. J. Heyer.
Trumpets. b K1atzkin. M. schIoss-
berg.
TromDones NJ F'alcone. R. Haines
and n Gerhard.
Tuba>-F. Geib.
HTfmpani.-A. Eriese
Percussion SchnehL
Harp Lotto
Oncers. Nathaniel w. Bishop.
presidents Jonathan Godfrey vice
president; Charles D. Days, second
vice president; Mrs Frederick B.
iens treasurer DR.. Arthur Mees, musi-
cal director Governing board
Leonard M. Allen, Mrs. Fred Atwater,
Samuel T. Beards1ey. Mrs Henry l..
Bishop. Nathaniel w. Bishop. Alfred
# Brtseboiss Frank v. Burton, w. b.
Davenport. Charles D. Davis Mrs.
Charles d Davis. James Dunn, Robert
n Eames Thomas Fish, Jonathan
Godfrey, Frederick Granniss. Mrs
Frederick B. Granniss, Clarence r.
HAIL. Miss Anna Hartigan. L. Eugene
Hebbard, Miss Mary L. Peck, Sanford
Stoddard, Mrs. Belle b Ten Eyck,
LA1efen 7. Warner; Mrs. George W.
Wheeler.
Active members, (sopranos1 - Miss
Anna y. Abercrombies Miss Clara b.
Aiken Mrs. g. r, Andrews, Miss SUI
san M. Andrews. Miss vena e. Bah
cock, Miss Matilda L. Ball Miss Eva
Louise Barnes, Mrs. Lena Mason
Barnsley. Miss Katherine Beard, Miss
LeoTa. A Beaudry, Mrs GLADDEN. B.
Beers, Miss Esther M. Berg, Miss Nan
BerEler, Mrs Henry L. Bishop, Miss
Amelia Blackert, Miss Mary Boiand
Mrs. a. g. Bradley Mrs Hudson b.
Br1tten, Mrs. John Richard Brown
Miss Maude E. Burgess, Miss Ruth,
Burgess, Mrs. CLIFFORD e. Castle. Mrs.
Walter Cornell. Miss Ella Crabtree.
Miss Eleanor Criddle, Miss Edla N.
culver, Miss Grace Curtis, Miss
ertha IT. Cutting, Miss Sadie Dillon
Miss Rhea Durham. Mrs Robert M.
Fam -. Miss Alice Eatougn, Miss Julia
z. Farnurns Mrs. Judith Land berg
Father. Miss Frieda French. Miss
Laura G. Gerry. Miss Lillian GIedhiH.
Mrs Frederick B. Grannis, Mrs. A. w.
GriswoId, Miss Marie HarEerrnsan
Mrs. T. H. Haines, Miss Helen FIann1,
BAL Mrs. ROLAND E. Hart, Miss Anne
T. Harugan, Mrs. H. w Hinckss Miss
Louise e. Holt. Miss Marsaret 7,
Hughes. Mrs. John Hunter, Miss Ma
bell. jerks, Miss Marion B.. johnson.
Miss Elsa Kahrs. Miss Jane KiI1ian,
Miss Gertrude Kraut. Miss Clara M.
kusferers Miss Iolo L. Kusterer Miss
Anna Laing, Miss Grace Laing. Mrs.
John A. Lang, Miss Eliza beth Idnaonti
Miss Bella NJ. Lund berg. Miss Alice IA.
Mcclellan, Mrs. Robert H. Maiden.
Miss Elizabeth H. Mather, Miss Mabel
Mccarthy, Miss Margaret McConnbs.
Miss Elizabeth Merry. Miss Layette G.
meyers, rs Edward Mora. Miss
Adele Mueller. Miss Elsa Muller. Miss
Alice Nelson, Mrs. A. E. Nichols Miss
Elizabeth H Nichols Miss : F7,1eie.
hobbs, Mrs. H. f. ParseIl. Miss olive
A Pease. Miss Anna Penhoyer. Miss
Louise Pau, Miss Marion H P1nnaE7 4
Mrs + n Randall Miss Nellie Rick
etts, Mrs. sLeahder VS. Roberts TT
Mrs. James z. Rourlxe, Mrs. EIfzabetb
sanford Mss Anna Shnetnaan, Miss
Harriet z. Silva, Mrs. Albert @. Srait1,
Miss Alicc c.. Smith, Miss Alta Smith
Miss Fannie A. Smith, Mrs F1orenceI
oInltn, MISS Mabel B. Smith, Mrs G.
w. Sunderlin. Miss Arlene M. Tracy.
Miss Johanna Trenkaus, Mrs. Bertha
TrumbuIl, Miss Mildred r. Tucker
Mrs h 3. Van Giesoh, Miss Martha
Van Horn. Mrs. Vincent s.. Wade. Miss
Bertha A. Wagner, Miss Cora walsh. /
Miss Margaret Watt. Mrs. H. C. !
WeidIich, Mrs E. r. Weise, Miss Caro-
line Westergreau, Mrs. Ada Tuck
Whitaker. Miss Nellie c. wilcox, Miss
Hazel Williams, Mrs. Bonnie Wilson,
Mrs. James B. Wilson.
Contra1tos.4Mrs Fred Atwa+e,. |
Miss Ruth Bartlett, Mrs. Gerald H.
Board, Miss Ruth Berg. Miss Ruth |
A. BENJAMIN, Miss Vera BertiIson. |
Mrs. G. E. Billion, Mrs Alvin H. Boss. |
Mrs. Theresa Bradley, Miss Lucia G.
Bull. Miss Mabel B. Burkhardt Mrs