Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-08
BENEFIT ARTISTS CONCERT
PROVES MOST DELIGHTFUL
ENTERTAINMENT.
MISS GARDNER SCORES Big
TRIUMPH WITH RICH VOICE
Marie Kaiser, Duncan r. Cumming,
Abraham Bond, and Harold Lyman
Others Who Appear on Program
Audience Well Repaid For Drawing
Extreme Cold.

Had Ida Gardner, contrllto. found It
keep her engagement for the Y. w. 4.
y. benefit concert FRIDAY night, n
good -sisad audience Of music lovers
would not have known what it missed.
With Miss Gardner on tins program, II
realizes that her absence would have
been a misfortune, for she scored the
big triumph OF the evening in the art
lists concert at the Methodist church.
With her rich and finished voice wide
in range. and with perfect tones and
srunclation. Miss Gardner pleased her
audience with her timely recital Of
Angus Macdonald" captivated i Wits
her encore. Nevins mighty LAX
Rose" and stirred It to patriotic depths
~ her soulful rendition Of DcLTsle's
y a Marseillaise," the national song 81
france Her audience was loaIh 20
give her NJ, once she appeared, despite
the fact that the program vas OF good
length ard there We're Others 10 be
heard.
Talent Donated to "Y. w"
LlS talent 4tt liz Ntt.tAE- I ~ g SA~'---~-
cd Is the Y W. {. 4. war fund ny
Thomas A. Edison. Inc, thru -he con-
pany's local representative. he 4. {.
Wilbur Company. the Edison people
working on The theory that The ta;T1i.-
iar:zation OF the audiences with the.
artists will compensate he company
j., the sale Of pbonosraph records. Ap-
nearing on the program. n addition 10
Miss Gardner we-s Marie Kaiser. So
p-a.o: her husband. Duncan r Jun
ming tenor: Abraham Bond T!o!!Hlst:
and Harold Lyman. Au-:s-- Miss Leo
rnra Nudge o. DeS MoiEes- vas q; the
r;aro. and her Work as accom- pianist
was artistic.
Nr. Bond Opened ;he program Win ,
: violin number Meditation - Mort fe
That's" h Nasseret. : militant nun
br- % he French composers o27r@-
-Thg.s.- Which Nj Bond plaTed with
much feeling. Mr.. Bond also PLAYED
Franz D-d-a's Souvenir" an anda1te
~ Came, and '@CaCzone-ta-" by Ad'~
s-1-oZ;o.
NJ Cumming. who has only an ord:-
-a-y vo,ce. sag Songs My Mother
TAUGHT Me- ~ Tvo-aE ard All Thrs
the Nss,-,~ - BouIton from an old
II Ssh air. Mr.. Bond played the ooil-
cato Mr.. Cumming ard Miss Kaiser
appeared n duo number. and A2r-o
the Qdo- OF Roses" tSteckmest1 vas
the offering OF the t3uc4 by Mr.. Lyman
Miss Ea:se-'s first group OF songs in
r,syf@5 Ny ILa6ii=.~ by Thaye-; Thu
S-2r~ By Rogers; and tl1e AHA De
La from De5ussy's c21-ata- L en-
Ea1- Prodigue. The later number.
s-1g II French. was By <a1 The 1eaE-
E=s- Of -h@ sopranos program MISS
Kaiser was warmly greeted by her
audience. man Of whom Ead been
charmed before By her BEAUTIFUL voice
= response e generous applause Mss
Kaiser sang The swallows" tB.2g-
ham Convent one Q: ne offerings on
her program here .ast winter MISS
nalser's other numbers were RIsseL!s
Sacred Fra Dreamy Days" b. Ash
FORD, and The Lass Win the Delicate
AIT" CA-nel the latter also on heT pro
gram OF last winter.
A. a closing number. with violin and
f,s:4 accompaniment in addition 10 the
p!a-o Miss Kaiser. Miss Gardner, and
1lr Cumming sang DR.. Il. L. Bar.lects
stand By the Flag" and the audience
stood as the Star Spa1sled Banner
was sung
over SEQ fer "Y. W."
As result Of the concert the Y. W.
e. A vii have over SOS 70 add 20 its.
war work fund There we're over 100
people n the audience. which vas very
representative considering the extreme
cold and ether attractions. The aud
fence. however. felt well repaid for
rrzving tia severe weather. for the en-
,=rtain-nint was N every respect well
worth "a lille.
Members Of the Dosh;kai Club OF the
Y. W. c. a. acted as ushers and gave
ont me programs.