The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-18
AMERICAN COMPOSITIONS
 SCORE BIG SUCCESS AT
 SECOND ANNUAL CONCERT
By KENNETH $. CLARK
of Musical America

{ MT. Lawrence directed his enrire chorus tellngly in The Rose of Avontown," by Mrs. H. H.. A. Beach, one of Americas s woman composers who has been honored by the music centers of two comments. Marie Stapleton-Murray who made her home coming appearance in this concert, sang the incidental solo. The accom- paniments played by Beatrice Fate for the Beach and Foster numbers drew a tribute of praise from Conductor Law renee and from the audience.
 The audience was prevented from hear l ing another American work in the larger forms Edgar Stillman Kellys piano | quintet by the sudden Illness of Mrs. Kelley, who was to have played the piano part. Instead the Zoellners offered the
 "Rain Song of Singagla," an adagio | from the quartet of a Frenchman, Jean ] Mouquet, which they have lately intro duced to America and a war dance of I Cheyenne origin by Charles s. Skilton, l professor of theory and organ at the l University of Kansas.
 | Mrs Murray's solos comprised the Rit-
 orna vincitor aria from Aida" which she delivered so stirringly that the audience called her back for an encore. "The Rose s ] Cup" of Ward stephens; the One Fine
 Day "aria from Madame Butterfly . after which she added Thayer's My Lad de' and a song group. which included
 "The Rose and the Lily" written for l her by Carlo Mineth of Pittsburg and the Ward Stephens Summertime, which she repeated. The sopranos skill in plan issimo singing as well as in the use of the "big tone," made an ingratating ap- | peal, as did her handsome stage pres
 ence, and her success was most emphatic.
 Frederick H. Cheeswright, the official ac-
 companist, assisted Mrs, Murray.
 AN ADDED ATTRACTION An added attraction was the appear
 ance of Dr. Fiery Lulek, the baritone of
 the vocal faculty of the Cincinnati con- l servatory. Accompanied by Ralph Ly-
 ford, whose prize piano concerto is to l be played this evening" Dr. Luck sang
 with consummate authority and great sorority the "Vision Fugitive" aria from Massenet's "Herodiade,, the Strauss "Homeward' and "Song That My Heart Is inging by James MacDermid of Chi cago repeating the latter.
 Political notables as well as musical
 celebrities heard the concert Governor Henderson and Mrs. Henderson enter
 tained a box party that included Gov | ernor Broush of Arkansas and Senator
 Banl1head and Mrs Bankhead. Among ! the new musical arrivals were the com l poser, Arthur Farwell, director of the
 New York Music school settlement, and president of the New York community chorus; Louis Kreidler, baritone of the l Chicago opera, who is to be heard in this l evenings concert, and Mrs. John R.
 Macarthur of New York chairman of
 the federation's community music com
 mittee.
 Illness interferred with the schedule l for the afternoon recital. Owing to the indsposition of Silvia Sindihg, the au-
 dience heard the vocal prize winner of
 the morning. Marie Loughney, who in
 five folk songs and "The Prayer Per fect' was disclosed as a singer of artistic perceptions and personal charm. Thuel
 Burnham, the popular pianist, delighted
 the audience with the crisp clarity of his technique and his individual style in
 a group of classics and music of the Rus sians and Mcdowell. Three encores were | eXacted of him. Mrs. Gertrude B. Bart lett of Chicago was Miss Loughneys ac- companist