Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-06
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Hartridge Whipp Was
Delight To All and Will
Be Here Again Nov. e

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On account of the regret expressed
by large number of Salem people who
were not able to hear Hartridge Whipp
in his song recital here Wednesday
night, he will be heard in Salem on the
evening of November %, when Wallace
Mac Murray opens his series of lectures
on Little Theater or Class Room Plays.
Mr.. Whipp has consented to be the
soloist of the evening on that occasion,
and it is being looked forward to by
a large number of music lovers as rep
aration for the treat they missed last
Wednesday.
Even though the largest part of the
population of Salem was viewing the
style show, there was a good sized au-
dienee in the First Presbyterian church
to hear the singer. Mr.. Whipp is the
possessor of a full, rich voice that has
wonderful possibilities. Although he
has been singing a few years he has
already made a reputation that has
carried his name the length of the Pa
cific coast. He has a baritone that is
very pleasing, and a manner that puts
dramatic fire into the selection. One
of the features of the song recital was
his informal talks concerning the songs
and the composers, which feature was
very much appreciated.
His program was composed of three
general groups of songs-ltalian, Ger
man and English. The Italian songs
were of the period when Italian opera
was first beginning to be recognized,
which was in the seventeenth century.
1t was at this time that "bel canto -
first made its appearance.
The first two selections, "Come Rag
gio Di Sol' and 80 Cessate Di Pia
garmi," the first by Antonio Caldara
and the second by Alessandro Scar
atti, were melancholy in theme and
told Of unrequitted love. Scarlatti was
the originator of bel eanto. The last
of the Italian numbers was in distinct
contrast to the others and was bright,
rejoiceful, triumphant, as the lover had
thrown off the thralls of love and was
free man again. The notes were ex-
tulting and had swing and lit to them.
The selection was Vittoria, Mic
Core!" by Clan Giocomo Carissimi.
Allerseelen, Richard Strauss, was
the first of the German group, and
in this Mrs. Whipp rendered exception
ally sympathetic accompaniment.
'Zur Rub, Zur Ruh,' by Hugo Wolf,
was followed by Carl Loewe's setting
of the famous Erlkonig," which Mr.
! Whip sang with feeling and keen
appreciation of its dramatic possiblli-
ties. In this setting the three voices
the father s, the child's and the fairy
king 's-are' brought out clearer, it is
generally conceded, than in Schubert s
composition, Mr.. Whipp likes to sing it
better than Schubert's S setting and he
gives satisfying rendering of it,
.'Hear Me Ye Winds and Waves,
lrecitative and aria BY George Frederic
I Handel, was the first of the English
numbers and it gave him an opportuni-
tty to show the fiexibility of his voice
lin taking the florid passages. "To a
Messenger by Frank La Forge, was
one of the charming selections of the
evening. "Deep River, an old Negro
melody by Harry T. Burleigh, negro,
gave him opportunity for long and sus-
tanned tones that were full of sweetness
and melody. "The Fate of the Film
flam," by Arthur Bergh, was a selec
ktion designed to bring out articulation
and ALTERATION. The wonderful quail
ties of his voice were shown in the aria
'Vision Fugitive by Jules Masse-
net, which he sang in French, good
French at that.
! Two songs of contrasting theme were
Yesteryear, and "Bag OF Whis-
tles,' which last is an Irish piece set
to an accompaniment of Scottish bag
pipes. The first is sad in theme but the
latter is full of Tilt and lightness.
s"Life and Death, another song by a
negro, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, lent
a heavy tragic note to the program.
This was followed by charming Sc
lection "The Fiddler of DoOney," a
whimsical piece by Sidney Homer. He
closed his program b singing DANNY
Deever," Kipling's s poem which Walter
Damrosch set to music. 1t will be re-
membered that David Bispham sang
this when he gave his concert here. Mr..
Whip sang it well. He was in Salem
when Bispham sang the selection, which
was about four years ago.
The Misses Grace Mcdonald, Olga
Gray, Hazel MeGilehrist and Shirley
were ushers. Mrs. William Galloway,
president of the Woman S club, presided
On Thursday morning Mr.. Whipp
gave a half hour of song at the Salem
high school, which treat was appre
lClditu very uiuCh " tHc stuuSillS. MI
Whipp does this in order that students
may early form a taste for better mus
ie. Mrs. Whip acts as his aeeompanist
and is herself an artist on piano and
pipe organ and she enters into the spir-
it of the songs with keen Sympathy and
! intuition. She is also interested in the
developing of the taste of the students
in the schools. They are sent out under
the direction of Mrs. Herman A. Hepp-
ner, who is founder of the Portland
Monday Musical club and head of the
music department of the Portland Wo.
mans club.
Mr.. Whip has charge of the Grace
Methodist choir in Portland and Mrs.
lWhipp charge of the First Congrega-
tional church choir. They have been
prominent in musical circles in Port
Hand for the past five years.
the form that we (the national child
labor eommittee) approved, and we are
clad TO be held responsible for the