El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-14

/ q detail was the very fine concert.
L - given Tuesday night in the au-
/ Gitorium of the Woman's club building
( by the Orpheus club. assisted by Mrs
/ Helen Cooper Williams. dramatic So
\ rrano and Ignatius Luis TelIo. A large
! audience received the various numbers
I Of the program with hearty enthu-
I siasm- \ very pleasing feature Of the
concert was that il began promptly
on scheduled time. "A most unusual thing
Tor Fl PaSO performances or any kind.
and also that the program was so ably
managed, so well selected ana just
I the right length, that the interest Of
! the audience was held undated dur
ing the entire program and everyone
went away with "A little hankering
Tor more. instead Of feeling Of eX-
haustion that follows so many pro-
grams that are too lengthy Also.
worthy of comment because il is SO
rare. those managing the concert saw
10 il that the auditorium was properly
ventilated. so that the comfort of the
audience was complete.
The chorus Of the Orpheus club was
splendid TIT attack, the ensemble
work and the spirit Of the singing was
all that could be desired Every num-
Der was given with a finish that
showed the result Of careful direction
and the most interested cooperation
or every member OF the chorus. Some
OF the chOruses were sung with the
piano accompaniment by Edwin &
knlckmeyer and others without ac-
compartment. giving a pleasing va
riety- ahe range OF songs presented
was well selected The mems voices
were perfectly harmOnized and verv
vel balanced The most popular song
OF the evening with the audience was
The Banks of Allan Water" which
" as sung expressively and Beautifully
hy the chorus with Charles ] Andrews
me director. singing the solo in the
- Tic ~
voice interpreted the plaintive melody,
Or the ballad most expressiveIv. with
me chorus very softly singing the ac-
com com panlment The audience encored
Among the choruses sung vera a
inter Song by Billiard, a hearty
eneTry number n, that was given with
foOG spirit; The Jolly Blacksmith's
a-ay. rolhcklng song by GefbeI.
Sohn Peel an old English hunting
song. the March Of the Pioneers - fro-3 (
S S1e incidental music to the BIasque Of
- Louis The Cossack:'' The Came {
Moon a gay love song. sG.s--S,P r. (
sack 10 Ole Virginia" with Mr. An
crews singing the solo part. ssSv-i1s-
lively negro dancing song.
ana the closing number A deIiorb-fS7i {
nonsense nursery rhyme. The Ov7I -
the Pussy Cat" anu
In response to the very hesrtv an
s-s-S az az me completion OF the pro-
was received with the usual eIar,oIo,,--
applause which habituaIlv arrsafs ~
- ,e1eC.io1- Charles J. Andrews. the di-
splendid performance OF his cbo- me
W men IS a mighty fine thine <or n
Paso's musical life -Or Il
orr nrs- Helen Cooper Williams. the
- go soloisJ who is an Fl PoSo !
slrL Dut who has not been heard - - I
,oI 4 number Of years. won ir7ne5ie+e
$500. .skoT with the audience in her first
.Seiection- Santuzza's Aria 49, |
70 Z
IeI voice IS glorious. Sweet ana No. ~. !
n tone as crystal. suggesting bi1-i .Pf ul
!. - exquisite clarity and so absoi,,re
he iov =, 1--WE i've and full Of color and I
tS-1;TIts5snlng delight to hear her W.
\ mans mas a freshness and a. -
.v-sst ~ ~ N her voice that is very
ana pure Mrs WILLIAMS 49,
slth a naturalness, unaffecfed-,ss-r
- tnat makes every note a n1ess,-a
: ,-ot me sincerity of all her VOL
= ..Ts11 -. ~, J lnSlng- Her Interpretation
Z. H--Aa4tallon, by Mrs II 7 sPesoL
- beautifully rendered. The IierE+ ~;
xai,}vii- PR hday Song" by Cowen vas
~ hlsnt With the World = .
Ishacio Luis TeIIo. the vfoIinfs4 -
ne greatest enthusiasm with MS nisV--
x ana was repeatedly enrored IL
iSP-ayed remarkable teohniQue and /
il - nlpathetic temperament in
- inter probation or his various nnr,
eIs- his technical spell in the rbriIl
no me spiccatO work were remarI-s- |
Ie- The first number he PLAYED rs
scene de Ballet" by Rerior His - q
ore was Alteration" Then he PLAYED
fsezeda- by Friml: .Obertsss ~
lenawski. and Spanish Serensia -
ha mlnade-Kreisler. He was given an
Nallon o. applause at the close of mis-
= - anu MS encore was Spring
olS, oy krelsler Mendelssohr.
Alberto Naldes. who aoconner5s,7 NJ
5iIo and Mrs. Williams, proved him
II an artist His rendition Of fLs
Slude 20 Alteration was a lovely
ie soiolsts exceptionally good