The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-15
JOINT RECITAL LAST EVENING IS SUCCESSFUL Authors Club Red Cross Benefit Obtains Sum
 of $382 CHRISTMAS PARTY
 OF ART LEAGUE Y. W. c. A. to Hear Christ mas Story at Seaside
 Institute

| Weather conditions tended to inter fere with the size of the audience at the piano and violin recital given last evening at the United Church by Bruce T. Simonds and William o. Por- ter. Those who braved the cold, however, were delighted with the work of the two young musicians and very enthusiastic over the program. i MT. Simonds is the son of MT and Mrs. Henry D. Simonds of Norman street, and recently won the Lock- wood prize at the Yale School of Mu- sic. MT. Porter is a pupil of Dittler of New York city and is also studying at the Yale School of Music.
 There were no especially heavy se- Elections on the program but every number was rendered in a musicianly manner. Both the young men are not so very far removed from being fine artists. Time will give to them ! the breadth and depth that they need. Right now they display exceptional talent and splendid technical equip ment. MT. Simonds has a fine touch and he gets a smooth, rich singing tone from the instrument. MT. Por- ters intonation was at all times true and his work in the Cesar Franck Sonata was especially worthy dot 1 mention.
 1 The program follows:
 Pugnani-Praeludium ct Allegro MT. Porter.
 Gluck- Saint -Saens-Airs de ballet from "Alceste'-Mr. Simonds. | Cesar Franck-Sonata in A major CD Allegretto ben moderato; (2) Al legro; (3) Fantasia; (4) Allegretto poco mosso-Mr. Porter and MT. Simonds.
 | Debussy-Menuet; Cesar Cui- Orientale; Bach-Gavotte, MT. Por. ter.
 d'Indy - Third HeNetia valse Promenade; Glazounoff- scherzo, MT Simonds.
 Joseph Jongen-Finale, MT. Porter and MT. Simonds.
 Tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock al the Seaside Institute, members of the
 Y. w. c. A. are to present the Christ
 mas Story as given in Ben Hur, tc
 be read by Miss Eleanor Maroney who has taken work at Yale. The
 work is divided into six scenes ant a 'recessional. Miss Carol Sterling i:
 chairman of the costume committee Miss Dorothy Tomlinson, chairman O.
 the scenery committee, and Miss Mau(
 Burgess of the poster committee.
 At the conclusion of each scene
 reading a tableau, bringing into tn, living present a picture similar to tha
 which little Bethlehem of Judea had
 had as it's own so many years ago will be given by the members of th' Federation of Clubs. To vocalizt the message of the pictures a Feeder
 ation chorus sings the story in sons as each tableau is being shown.
 Miss Ingeborg Svenson, director O music at the Bridgeport High school
 is directing the chorus and will alst
 be the soloist of the afternoon.
 The cast include the following:
 The Three Wise Men-Marion Nee cham, Margaret Emt, Ivah Lake.
 Joseph-Tillie Hoff. Mary-Mar,
 Kochkemetti.
 Inn Keeper-Gertrude Nischbo1.
 Judean Family: Father-Mabe Wildman Mother-Rose Collins
 Daughter-Gertrude Sprague. Daugh
 ter-Emma Hibjan.
 Peddlers- Margaret Coles, Mar, Murphy.
 Beggars- Bundessen,, Ely; . Bissonette, Anna Novak. Shepherds Elizabeth Travis, Ger trude Palmer, Esther Moller, Ida Lea , gan. , Watchman-Nellie Wellington. , i Angels Gabriel-Carrie Bradley 5 Maud Hugo, Edna Gronberg, Gertrud t Graham, Jane Crowell, Lena Johnson Josephine Schwartzkoff, Bertha Buett ger, Margaret Chattos.
 Herod-Barbara Emt. anhedrin-Marion Mcguire, Ell
 St. John, Fannie Norton, Edith Coggs s well, Ethel Russell, Marion La Breque : Mabel Hallet, Grace Defnger, VeIm !, Mudget, Alice Chapman, Lena Pouch ] CT, Nellie Edwards, Rubie Way, Anni !. Brady, Annie Berger.
 . Members of the Authors Club me l yesterday afternoon with Mrs. Charle :, H. Armstrong at her home on Brook g lawn avenue. It was the intent of tn r club to meet in the morning for Re = Cross work but the storm interfere = with this arrangement. Mrs. F. [ lGrannis gave a complete report of tn y recent benefit for the Red Cross unde I the auspices of the Authors Cluf = There were 1928 tickets sold whic . netted $407. Deducting from this ev n pense of printing and the moving C e the piano the net receipts were $38. = The club feels very grateful to tn e following artists who very generousl l gave their services: Mrs. Susan Haw }. ley Davis, Mrs. Lena Mason Barnsle! f Mrs. Elmer Beardsley, Miss Gertrud : Field, Miss Elizabeth Limont, Mis S Irene Conner, Miss Belle Blackstont f Mrs. Lewis Hall, Albert Lapke, Rhe I Garrison, Hiding Gustafson, John Ca 4 pucci, and Edward Dodge. II At the meeting yesterday, Mrs. Hen e ry s. Miles had very interesting pa O per on Joseph Conrad's story, kim.
 Monday evening will be Iadie
 Night under the auspices of the Men IGet-To- -Gether club of the Washinpto