The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-02-25
HOUSE TO Be
SCENE OF MUSICALE.
Benefit to Miss Irma Jane
Lewis and Mrs. Robert
S. O'Haver.

Lovers of music in Palatka and the
surrounding country will be delighted
to know that friends of Miss Irma
Jane Lewis, soprano, and Mrs. Rob-
ert S. O'Haver, pianist, have arranged
for a benefit musicale in their be-
half at the Putnam House on Thurs
day evening of next week, March I'd.
The musicale will take place in the
spacious parlor of this hotel, which
is kindly rendered for the occasion
by Manager Despland, wlo has also
secured these ladies for weekly con-
certs for the entertainment of his
guests. Putnam House guests will
also form a large part of the audi
ence at the coming musicale.
Palatkans who have kept tab on
musical matters in the city during
the past several months do not re-
quire am introduction to the ladies
who are to give the numbers of an
excellent program at the coming ben
eft. They have been frequently
heard in private entertainments and
club musicales.
Miss Lewis studied with Martha
Hills of the State School of Kansas,
also with Amanda Schmidt of Chca-
go. She holds a diploma from
Bethany Conservatory and had a
years post graduate wor!, under
Prof. H. E. Mallory, one of the most
noted voice teachers in the country.
In 1914 Miss Lewis took the soprano
|solos in the great Handei's "Messiah'
during the festival week at Bethany
Conservatory, which IS given every
year with a chorus Of $50 voices. a
40 piece orchestra and pipe organ.
Among the world famous soloists am
pearing that week were Alice Nelson.
Schumann- Heink, Gustav Holm
ouist, basso, and others. This was the
first time a student of the conserva-
tory has had the honor of taking solo
parts in this oratorio. Miss Lewis
received very flattering compliments
from these artists.
In 1915 she sang in Gounod's Faust
with Enrico Arizoni, tenor, with the
Chicago Grand Opera Company, and
Ida Gardner of the Metropolitan OPP
era Company. At the same time
there appeared Madame Godski and
Julia Claussen, and others.
Miss Lewis has been soloist in
some of the largest churches in the
west and has done a great deal of
concert work through the west. She
aspires to concert and oratorio work.
Mrs. O'Haver began the study Of
music when very young with her Sis
ter, then a talented performer on
both piano and pipe organ. After
few years work at home, the best
teachers obtainable were secured for
her instruction. These with the fin.
ish impaired in three years spent
in a New York school, under the
best foreign teachers in piano, har-
mony, musical history and the Ian
guages, she was given diploma for
carrying off the highest honors Of her
class. She was also selected to
write the school song, which was sung
at the close of the alumni banquet
given during commencement week.
After teaching piano and playiyng
pipe organ in various large cities,
Mrs. O'Haver took a post graduate
course in the Leschetizky Method I'M
der Anne Huffman who had just re-
turned from work with Theodore Les
chitzky himself in Vienna.
Froro that time to the present
Mrs. O'Haver has held responsible
positions in large churches as or
ganist, and has had great success
with piano pupils, MANY of whom are
now making names for themselves and
becoming teachers also. She has
done an immense amount of accom-
parliament work for many noted sim
GERS. and is thoroughly a lover of
the best in music. She has always
been serious student of music in
all it's branches, and has remarka-
bic memory, fact which has been
commented on hv manv persons of
note wherever she performs. Mrs
O'Haver is now a resident of Palatka
Tickets for this musicale benefit
h"ve been placed at % cents.