The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-12-20
Parnell Egan, Famous Lyric
Tenor, Scores Complete
Triumph in K. of C. Con
cert Monday Evening.
MiRvELS OF MAGIC MELODY

With program full of charming
melody and pleasing sentiment, Parnell
Egan, the famous lyric tenor of Chi
cage, won the unanimous applause of
the hundreds who attended the Knights
of Columbus War Fund Benefit con-
cert at the Rhode Opera House Mon
day evening. The honors of the even
dng were divided with Miss Grace Rob-
inson, a Kenosha reader, who, with
faultless technique and pleasing person
atty, rendered program of romance,
humor and patriotism. Both artists
were well received by the large audi
ence and forced to give frequent en-
cores to their numbers.
Every song by Parnell Egan was
marvel of magic melody. To pure
lyric tenor voice of most agreeable
quality and remarkable range, he added
q pleasing stage appearance and pleas
ing personality, which did not fail to
win the appreciation Of his audience.
Although he presented a varied pro-
pram he seemed to catch the spirit Of
each of his renditions and was able to
transmit it to his hearers by reason
of the feeling and emotion which he
expresses in his singing. The opening
number ON the program. "Wher 'ere
You Walk" by Handel, demonstrated
the ability of the tenor to illustrate
the technique and marvellous melody
of the great master. In the second part
of his program; Mr.. Egan, by request
repeated the song, Sweet Genevieve, /"
the rendition of which has won him
many admirers in his previous visits
to Kenosha. This part Of the program
was also featured by the faultless pre-
sentation Of a patriotic melody, "The
Flag Without a Stain, F" which with it's
wealth of sentiment made a peculiar
appeal to a patriotic audience.
The real triumph Of the evening was
the presentation of the qu"int Irish
lyrics of love and sentiment which
filled the last two parts of the pro-
gram of Parnell Egen. HLittle Mary
Cassidy and "The Low Backed Car"
two clever ballads of Irish life, won
with their charming simplicity and
their catching melody. They were sup
plemented by the song "Duna,'
selection peculiarly adapted to show the
wonderful quality of the voice of. Mr..
Egan, and the sentiment he was able
10 A IL q
gram, Mr.. Egan was forced to return
for an encore and the evening of music
was closed with "Gray Days. and
The Last Edition. by Carrie Jacobs
Bond. No small part of the success of
the musical part of tbs concert was
due to the fault1ess accompaniment of
Miss Marie Simons of Chicago
Miss Robinson gave distinct Christ
mas atmosphere to her part of the
program when in her first reading,
Mrs. Dentley's Revenge" she told
| Christmas story of fascinating interest
! and humorous situations. She depicted
the characters with marvellous insight
| and caught the audience with this
story of the Canadian hero, as told by
Robert w. Service in "The Fool, q,
Illustrated what thousands of Cana
| dians have sacrificed TO win undying
glory for American manhood. In her
last reading, Saunders Goes Court
in - a clever Scotch story, Miss Rob
inson handled the Scottish brogue and
| closed her part of the program in a
storm of applause.
The complete program for the even
ing was as follows:
Wherefore You Walk Handel
Oh, Thou Billowy Harvest Field
...... Raihmaninoff
Exultatlon ................W Wood
Parnell Egan.
Reading-ffMrs. Duntley's Revenge,
Miss Grace Robinson.
Sweet Genevieve. .......F. L. Ryder
The Flag Without a Stain. White
Keep the Home Fires Burning .NovelIo
Parnell Egan.
Reading Patriotic Selections
Miss Grace Robinson.
The Low Backed Car. arr by Fisher
Turn Ye to Me. 49,. arr by Hopekirk
Little Mary Cassidy !. arr by Fisher
Duna Northumberland cGill
Parnell Egan.
Reading Sanders Goes Courtin -.
Miss Grace Robinson.
The Maoic of vov~ Tx-o. De-,