New Britain herald., 1916-03-18

l
 last evening by Edwin Lemare He
 was everything that has been said of i him during the past week and a
 crowded auditorium greeted his first 1 appearance here. Those who failed | to hear this master surely do not l realize what an opportunity they ] missed and may never have again. 1 Throughout the entire evening a | spirit Ef WOnderment, cheer and i happiness prevailed that was little
 short of marvellous. From the mo- i ment that his first selection was ren- l dered every music lover present req
 lized that a master hand had taller his place at the organ.
 MT. Lemare showed a brilliant 1 technique that seemed to know no i bounds together with an ease that was particularly noticeable. His registration was of the highest order and very effective. The wonderful orchestral effects that are at his command are said to be the first ever rendered and give one the im- pression of a symphonic concert.
 His first selection was Toccato in F Major (with Pedal so1o) by Bach and the particularly fine feature was his pedaling of grace-notes which are seldom used and difficult of execu- ton. In 'Sylvine" from La Faran- dole Suite) by Dubois, his combina- tion of stops and echoe organ proved very restful giving the effects of peaceful pastoral scene.
 Andante (from 5th String Quartet) a composition by Mozart, gave the full effect of the string choir of ar orchestra together with special en- bellshments on flute stops of differ ent manuals.
 For the final of the first part Son. ata No 6, by Mendelssohn opened with broad and stately choral in D minor followed by variations mos7- ly in polyphonic structure, emerging into the fugue which ended in a de- lightful modulation, then into the major of the same tonic in which the andante was written. The phrase ing and pedaling were a noticeable feature of this selection.
 Prelude to Parcfal was substituted for Woodland Mumers as the open ing number of the second part; the one noticeable feature being the i'm 1 ltatiOn of the orchestra. Two con- 1 positions of his own proved to be i very modern and suitable for use on the most advanced type of organ. Bringing out the melody such as l only few experts can do he per formed the difficult feat of playing l on all four manuals at the sam" | time. His execution was so well r%- ] ceived that an encore was called fer 1 and Scherzo was played which re- uuired some beautiful echo effects. MT. Lemare's own compositions ard are known throughout T authority.
 During the intermissiop a number of themes were handed in and one choosen by MT. Lemare to improviSe upon. The one selected proved to be very simple and unusual Three bars were improvsed upon and a beautiful arrangements of effects and variations was the result.
 As fitting final to a delightful program the overture 'CarnivaP' by Dvorak was rendered and this proved to be his best selection. During this number MT. Lemare played with 9 technique surpassing any that has been heard here in many a day. "Carnival' is written in presto tempo and it's harmonies are surprising in their modulations. The use of the. middle theme brought out a clever interlacing of melody and harmony between the main and echo organs. This brilliant overture ended in d grand finale which was intricate iil harmony and brought out the full power of the great organ.
 The annual banquet of the New Britain Camera club held Tuesday evening in Murray's studio was splendidly successful one. President E. H. Start of Hartford was master of eremonies, calling on a number of the members for after-dinner speeches. Rev. F. L. Grant of Plain vile and Henry G. Voight amused the guests with many clever stories.
 The members of the tennis asso- citation of the High school are plan ming to give a dance in the school gymnasium on Saturday evening, March 25. The proceeds of the af- fair will go toward the support of the team and it is hoped that the attendance will be large. Deans or chestra will furnish the music for the dancing.
 The William H. Hart Debating club of the Y. M. c. A. held a most ir- teresting debate Monday evening, they argued the questions, Resolved, That the present congress should es- tablish a rural credit system the negative side winning.
 
 The New Britain lodge of ElkS are pleasantly anticipating their anniversary banquet which will take place on March 30. The event prom ises to be an unusually enjoyable one since the committee has been able to engage Jack Conway of the Liberty BeIles company and fifteen of his performers as entertainers.