Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-10-11
LlCEUM NUMBER
WAS VERY GOOD

The Roumanina Orchestra, the
first of Audubon's winter lyceum
course, appeared in concert at the
Presbyterian church last Thursday
evening. The audience. was rather
small but appreciative of the num-
bers played and sung Arthur Far
quhar, chairman of the local lyceum
committee, presented the company
to the audience and spoke briefly OF
the numbers to follow, all of which
have the best talent obtainable. He
assured the people that the course
this year would supercede those OF
tendance would be much larger at
foremer years and asked that the at.
tendance be much larger at the sue
ceeding numbers.
Two women and three men COM
posed the orchestra under the leader
ship of Edmund Zygman, the direc-
tor. All the musicians are artists
graduating in foreign universities
and playing in the best of musical
organizations, such as kryls and
Sousa's bands and orchestras. Ed
mund Zygman was born in Poland
and has been graduated from three
universities, Warsaw, Petrograd and
Leipsie. Signor Bartolotta is a
Neapolitian and a student of the Tn
iversity of Naples. He is noted
concert and opera singer having sung
parts in Faust. Ell Travotore, Lucia
di LammermOor and many other
famous operas. The other men,
bers of the orchestra are well educa-
ted and very proficient. Their tech
nique was a strong feature of their
success and bore them thru without
the slightest treamer.
THE Tales of Hoffman" or Bar
carolle" by Offenbach, was by the
majority, of the audience, said to be
the Masterpieces the evening and
the enjoyment itiafforded the entire
audience was strongly manifested by
the applause that followed the play
ing of the piece by the orchestra.
The Playing of the Hawaiian piece
aloha De" or "Farwell to Thee" on
the cornet by Signor Bartolotta was
very greatly appreciated and the ap-
plause that followed nearly equaled
that granted to the Tales of Hoff
man"
The Signor's singing o. "Perfecr
Day by Carrie jacobs Bond was the
favorite of his vocal solos. He sang
many songs that displayed his vocal
abilities and the fine training he has
had His range. volume ana person.
atty were very attractive end heir
his audience in complete understand
ing, tho ne sang many of his songs
in Italian and French.
The music lovers of Audubon have
been expecting a rare treat from the
Roumanina Orchestra but it was not
anticipated by many here of the real
pleasure and, enjoyment they would
receive. Had the majority of the
people of Audubon been aware of the
good things in store the church
would have had to close its doors and
turn away hundreds of people. The
audience was small And it is sincere
ly hoped that all the people will take
advantage of the lyceum course and
attend and more especially the young
people. These attractions, if attend
ed in the cities, would cost from
$3.50 to $500 for each individual
number. They are equal to any to
be heard and seen in the cities, in
fact, in many instances they are the
same companies. 1t is hoped that a
larger attendance will be in evidence
the rest of the season. Those who
heard this orchestra will long re-
member it as one of the most plea
SAINT evening of their lives.