The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-06-22
COMMENCEMENT WEEK
AT BURR AND BURTON

and uath il came such round n
events
fast Friday night the recital by tie
pupil. 81 Mira Brooks was htld IN the
Gymnasium, which was well Allied o.
the friends n the performers and 81
tho Institution. whose interests never
fat 10 bring them together ahcaovtr
such entertainments are given. A de-
tailed description 81 the affair follows:
Friday evening, june 10th, the
spring term recital Of the Seminary
was held and In spite Of the rainy
weather very good sized audience
Uas present TO listen 10 The wcIl-pro
pared program given below. Scarcely
a number but what was creditably ron
dered.
Several deserve especial mention as
showing marked improvement and
careful, paiastaknR work, the sine
qua non, By the way, Of success along
any line.
The Caprccio Brilliant by Chopin
was very well done and especially re-
veaIed thorough and careful work as
well as marked improvement on Miss
Martins part She was we'll support
ed By Miss Mcclure on the second .
piano.
Miss Jackson rendered the Irish love
song very sympathetically A little
diaident at first, she very plcasinRly I
interpreted in the second and third
verses the pathetic quality Of this
characteristic folk song and in such q
manner as to appeal very strongly to
her audience.
The Chopin waltz in f minor by
Miss Bennett was very ably handled
and the difficult runs of this Difficult:
composition played, with few excep-
tions, in a clean, artistic manner. Miss
Benefits work deserves especial credit
from the fact that she has by sheer
application, overcome some defects in
her playing in so short time, more
marked Improvement was evidenced in
her case perhaps than in that Of any
other pupil
Quite the surprise Of the evening
was the singing of Donald Conroy
whose rendering Of "Violets" and "The
Rose" was really artistic. Those who
have heard Mr.. Conroy on previous
recitals quite generally remarked on
the decided improvement both in voice
and technique.
The Neapolitan Song by the B. &
b. Chorus was given with elan and
spirit if not with the subtle Neapol-
tan abandon one hears ony when this
famous folk-song is sung on its native
shores.
Sans Toi Ten Francais) by Mrs.
Brooks was, to music lovers and those
who could appreciate this beautiful
eegaic song of d'Hardelot, an illus
tration of the inherent beauty of the
French language as medium Of song.
Before the Dawn was rendered in
his characteristic style by Harold Ben
nett Mr.. Bennett possesses a lyric
tenor Of unusually pleasing character.
One misses variety and a virile ro- y
bust quality which will come with u
hard work and greater breadth of u'
view. q
Crossing the Bar" was very well u
rendered by Mr.. jenkins, who in his
encore surpassed his first effort. Mr. 81
Jenkins possesses a fine baritone and a.
the marked improvement manifest ID
since the last appearance on a recital pi
program shows what intelligent, per- m
sistent application will accomplish. 81
Miss Frances Kelley in the difficult Oh
waltz song from Romeo and Juliette 81
was not in so good form as usual. Her M
facility with the runs, however, gave
evidence Of what she is capable, of do
ing in vocal production.
The piano duo by Mrs. Brooks and R'
Miss Mcclure was very artistically 81
done and left little to be desired
Mrs. William Griffith was at her ed
best in the two appealing songs "The
Years at the Spring" and IAN Open so
Secret" and greatly pleased her audi
pnce who insisted on her return. so
The chorus Waltz Song" from
Faust which went very creditably at Nj
its last rehearsal, slipped cog some
sher and went awry. 10
On being encored on the occasion OF
her number "Sans Toi," Mrs. Brooks ell
gave an interpretive rendering of the
famous and much abused Ave Maria,
If Mascagni, prefaeing il by a feiicl- IA
Gus and quite extemporaneous ae-
cunt Of its origin, the substance OF We
which because Of general interest IS Jel
iere repeated.
Mrs. Brooks said she was reminded old
II another audience in another land.
md in tho days Of her life in Rome. So