Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-04-08
The Woman's Club
Of Palisade Gives
Its Annual Concert

The annual concert by the Woman S
Club of Palisade took place at the
public school last Saturday night
before good-sized and very select
audience, which should have been
larger. AS usual, the program was
we'll selected, and the evening proved
one of the best the club has yet pre-
scented.
The appearance of the SYM
phony Society Orchestra was dis
tinct departure, and the effort
was much appreciated. Mr.. Shorey
deserves a great deal of credit
for his patient labors in bring
ing out his orchestra into state Of
very good perfection with the avail
able material he has to select from.
The orchestra played at this per-
Torrance quite beyond its previous
reputation, by which is meant to con-
vey the thought that it has vastly
improved. Not that it is by any
means perfect, however. Its first
number, Verdi's "Merry Wives OF
Windsor" was almost beyond the
capacity of the orchestra in it's pres
ent stage of advancement, yet with
al it did the number very we'll indeed,
all things considered. The subsequent
numbers, Verdi's "Romeo and juliet.
and "Credo," by La Hache, were both
very much better, and more adapted
toSthe scope Of the players. Indeed,
the two latter selections were very
capably performed, and brought out
the possibilities of the little orches-
ira. and the audience showed its ap-
probation by generous applause,
These three contributions were an
addition to the chamber music per-
formances that Palisade has enjoyed,
and there was no lack of apprecla-
ton for the very sincere eHort
represented in the work. Mr.. Shorey
has shown the keenest delight IN try
ing to give the Hilltop section a touch
of classical music for several years,
and his long labors never before hao
a more fitting crown than on TINS
occasion when he gave evidence OF
what may be accomplished Win
amateur talent.
Mr.. w. F. Holt, a decided favorlte
as a bass soloist, was down for two
numbers only, but he had to sing four
songs, which he did in his usual pleas,
ing style. He was in good voice. ana
made fine impression as vocal1sC
Of unusual talent and capacity. his
interpretive ability is beyond the
ordinary. and he therefore sings with
much feeling and trueness. HIS hrst
number gave scope for his HeXl-
h lIttes Of voice. and proved that he
is well placed on any program Wheie
the correct rendering of good music
;s demanded. Mr.. Holt sang Tor ,, ms
fret number, "Blow, Blow, Ihou
W;ntry Winds" by Sargent, and got
a hearty encore to when ne ies slW;rn
ed. His second piece was Alng
Charles" graphic song OF deep ~
terest, and on this ne also was en-
cored, rendering in exquisite tas.e'
".Just a Rose," one Of his best con-
tributions of the evening.
Owing to the absence OF MISS Eu Az
PAIL. a substitution was made IN t.e
nerson Of Miss Ellabrook, OF Leonla'
who has recently made her DEBUT as
concert artist. She has been per-
fect;no her voice under some very
GOOD tutelege, and her work SHOWS
Row sound it all was, and how closely
she Gave heed to her master IN song
INDEED it would be no reflection on
anv other singer of note or othefWese
,nho has appeared in Pallsade 1or
sonoa time to say that none mas maoe
wore lasting impression, or VINO was
more sincerely appreciated tllalt N anJ
Ellabrook. She sang dehgnCluhy, ,o .
was given reception tnat wo ea1.
have made anybody's heart glau ~
it's very heartiness. She mas q u" my
sonrano voice under exquisite ~
troll. and she gets some as cial I'LL
offacts as could be asked 1or IN any
professional. She has the dlstihc.
apdvantage of letting you know wnat
che is saving, her enunciatlon pe1ng
not in the least obtrusive, yet wlVhal
60 much a part of her art that one
wonders why all singers cannot make
clearness of style as emphatic ana ~, as
beautiful as she does. MISS Ella
brook is particularly pleasing IN
ballad singing, and in one OF her en-
cores. "Mother Machree," Scotch bal
lad. She was simply fascinating. she
has a faultless style, and a smootn-
ness OIL 0x6CuClOil clC oAASN S~F
Her ideals of diminuendo effects IN the
refrain passages of the songs she
executed at her Palisade debut Were
truly refreshing, as well as artistic;
That the young woman is possessed
of unusual gifts was evidenced in her
four songs and it is to be hoped that
She may be heard here again. She
has pleasing personality, and won
the complete sympathy of her au-
dience from her first notes.
An unusual number on this pro
gram was the dancing by Miss Emily
Gilfllan. She danced Polish ma
zurka to the composition by Delibes'
and Greek dance, "Noon," by Greg
In the first dance the young woman
appeared in a red costume with
short skirt, and wore heavy-heeled
shoes, with which she emphasized the
tempo of the dance. In the Greek
dance she was draped rather than
dressed, her garb being f1eshings, a
very filmy short skirt and flowing
scarf of white. She made pictur-
esque appearance, and was the cyno-