Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-08-10
THE ORCHESTRA


the activities of the orchestra the past
week. Mr.. Pfeiffer is now giving "
evenings a week to training the chorus
and I understand that arrangements
have been completed whereby he
makes a trip or two a week to Cape
May to train the sailor boys who are to
take part in the chorus concert. l was
Informed tina about so or rs of the sing
ing sailors will appear. The program
for his annual concert is we'll arranged
and will be splendid.
Then there are the daily concerts
afternoon and evening with the special
soloists Saturday and Sunday evening.
Taking the work Of the past week up
i'll order l want to commend the per-
Torrance of the Peer Gynt Suite No. l.,
of Monday evening. While Anitra's
Danse and Asses Death were well done,
the most charming part to my mind
was morning" with the awakening
of the birds, their soft twitterings and
love calls and then the burst of music
that announced the rising of his Males
ty the Sun. This composition will
never grow old. 1t is music that will
live forever.
Tuesday Mr.. Heinrich played Schu-
bert's Erl King and was literally APP
plauded as he deserves. Then we had
the same evening the Hungarian Rhap-
sody No. 10 Liszt and the "Benediction
of the Poigniards," from the Hugue-
nots, both we'll tried concert pieces
that are always a delight.
Wednesday night we had Mr.. Bruno
Einhorn as cello soloist in the Czardas
of Fischer and a delightful waltz,
moonlight on the Alster," by Fetras.
Thursday night, MI. Henry Mayer,
Jr., played the "Canary Bird Polka of
Read" on the xylophone and made the
success that he always does.
The good Friday music from Psrsifal
was the best number OF the Friday
afternoon concert, and Friday night
Mr.. Paul Meyer played "Wienawski's
Souvenir de Moscow" in his impec-
cable technique.
Saturday nights concert was one of
the best we have had this season.
Miss Mildred Faas appeared. Her
voice is wonderfully smooth and clear,
under absolute control and she sang
the "Fors Q Lui'' from Traviats most
delightfully."-. Her runs were faultless
and she enjoyed her singing as well as
her audience. For an encore she sang
"Batti, BATH" from Mozart's Don Juan.
This has been a favorite with all con-
cert singers and goers since Adelina
Patti first introduced it to al American
audience and L have had the pleasure
of hearing nearly all of the great sing
ers who have sung it and Miss Faas'
arch coquetry was as we'll given as any
i have heard.
After her group of songs, for an en-
core, Miss Faas sang Kelley's setting of
the Lady Picking Mulberries SO we'll
that the audience wanted more. Truly
a splendid voice with a gracious stage
presence and a thorough knowledge Of
her art.
The orchestra played the weird Bar
tered Bride" overture SO well that in re-
spouse to al encore Mr.. Pfeiffer gave
Boccherini's "Minuet."
Sunday night we had Miss Kathryn
Meisle as contralto soloist. She sang
"My Heart Is Weary" from Nadeshda
and responded with Ronald's sylvan"
as an encore.
Her next appearance was In Becker's
''Spring Tide" and two smaller pieces,
after which she favored us with "The
Bow Legged Boy" set to music by
Bergen. 1t Is an odd little thing and
the music suited the singer and the
words.
Miss Meisle has a splendid contralto;
her low tones almost organ like and
upper tones vibrant with life and
splendid power, carrying into the far
reaches of the auditorium with absolute
ease.
Nova word about the orchestral work
itself. Mr.. Pfeiffer played the overture
s'Lenore No. g." by Beethoven beauti-
folly. A week or so ago when he play
ed a part Of B~eethoven's Symphony