Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-07-27
II ORCHESTRA

The pact week has been of great In
terest, artistically, with the orchestra,
but the attendance has been small,
possibly owing TO the extremely disa-
greeable weather, possibly owing to
people of Wildwood and visitors here
not being aware of the wonderfully
high value of these concerts. Mr..
Fiihian Tatem, on two evenings, has
called the attention Of Wildwood to the
necessity of more generous support of
these concerts and his open letter
through your columns last week, |
heartily approve of and wish | could
bring more influence personally TO bear
on every music lover to whom this
article goes, to come out and listen to
these delightful excerpts from thegreat
masters, as we'll as the more popular
music, rendered in a faultless manner.
This week / believe is to be given over
to a campaign OF education and enligbt-
eminent as to the purposes Of these
concerts and the necessity of more gen.
erous support and hence in this letter 1
feel my part is served by giving a review
of the music, though | cannot but
write the above as has been my purpose
from the beginning in writing you each
week, to tell the people who visit our
city the advantages they have from
this orchestra in hearing the best music
siyep in a maDGert that can only have
an eievating Influence.
Now to the review of the past week.
Monday evenings concert brought for
ward Mr.. DiGiorgio as soloist with his
flute and he confirmed nay earlier im-
preston of him. He has a delightful
tone, ample technique and bis interpre-
tations leave little to be desired as a
futist, although his tone is not big, it
is wonderfully sweet.
Mr.. Henry Mayer, Jr., can play the
xylophone and we know it and when
he appears we have been led to expect
good things from him. Tuesday eve
ping we were not disappointed. His
operate fantasia by Jakops was ex-
ceed1ngly well done.
exhaust myself in finding words
for expression Of praise of MI. Paul
Meyer, for he can play the violin in
such manner that will bring tears to the
eyes in such pieces as the Reverie by
Viuextemp s which he played on
Wednesday evening.
Thursday evening Mr.. Karl Heinrich
played a cornet solo and did it exceed
ingly we'll. His tone is pure and clear
and mellow and In listening it Is CRATE
full to the ears. 1 like also his muted
horn, bringing out as it does such sweet
tone.
And II you want to hear something
unusual you should hear the duets for
the flute and french horn as was render
ed Friday evening by Messrs. DiGiorglo
and Engster, in their Serenade by Till.
This old bandmaster knew how to write
music that makes people want for
more.
And now l come to Saturday evening
wherein appeared as soloist Miss Mary
Josephine Comerford, the splendid
c%ontralto, who appeared in Wildwood
in the special concert in the spring.
Her first number was Salome's Recita-
tive and Aria from Massenet's Herodi-
ade, I'll est Doux." Miss Comerford
was a delight to look upon, her voice is
a delight to the ear, a genuine coutral-
to with broad low tones that have a
ravishing quality and her upper regis
ter responding to all demands made on
1t. She was obliged to respond to an
encore and gave Chadwick's "Sweet-
heart, thy lips are touched with fire."
with such an abandon as made the
audience want more and in response to
insistent demand gave that plsintive
song that has reached the hearts of
several generations and still has its
power to enthrall, ''Genevieve."
Her second appearance was in a group
Of songs, "Early Morning." by Peel,
IL lullaby" by G. Scott and MAY
Day." by DANA. 1 believe the con
tralto voice Is essentially made for the
soft cadences of home and her render
ing of the lullaby was exquisite In it's
softness.
Mr.. Einhorn also appeared in a group