The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-29
.SOLO|STS HEARD AT BUOU CONCEP Miss Allen and Chas. Bar lett Sing-Arion Chorus
 Appears

Among the important announce | ments made by Community Directc i Robert Lawrence at yesterdays cor% cert at the Bijou was the change |, | the hour of beginning. In future thM programme will be started at 3:s o'clock instead of 3, as heretofore. M
 Lawrence said he made the change iS order to allow people who attend mo1S time for dinner. Incidentally, it will mean more time for orchestra re- hearsal. The orchestra had been re- hearsing on Sundays, 80 until 2:30. The schedule can now be extended un- til o'clock, in time for opening the doors.
 Another announcement was that ira future the entire gallery of the Bijou. would be set apart for colored peo = pie.
 A vast throng, as usual, was in att tendance at the "sing" and the pro- gramme, as whole, was well rem dered. The opening number-over- ture to Auber's opera, "Masaniello," was finely played by the Philharmonic orchestra, Philip Memoli conductor It is an old-time favorite but this prob- ably was the first time it had been heard here by concert orchestra Other numbers by the orchestra were "Danse Orientale'" tLumbomirskyy and "Serenade Espagnole'' (Bizet), both played with rhythmic grace and finish; waltz from Richard Strauss opera, "Rosen Kavalier' and selec-
 tions from Lucia" (Donezetti). The waltz with it's intoxicating climaxes, is one of the most beautiful evef written, but it needed rehearsal. Ow- ing to unpreventable circum instances it was not rehearsed at all. The mem- bers of the orchestra simply played it at,Aight, and considering that fact, the wonder Is that it went as well as it did.
 Miss Eloise Allen soprano. under the caption, "young students number"
 sung "The Lord Is My Light" by Allits, and was well received. Her voice is, full and sympathetic and her stage
 presence pleasing. Her smooth vocal ization made it plain that she had bee well taught, had studied intel1igent1S| and 1"practiced" assiduously. For encore Miss Allen sang pretty littl woodlawn song.
 Charles Bartlett. lyric tenor, madK a great hit in his number-"A Ma& Y Morning" by Denza. He revealed hinI : self to be very much of an artist. H4s voice is pure and appealing and hAs intonation true. He was forced to rA- spond to an encore. John Wiegand ads compan1ed MT. Bartlett on tho piano.
 Another special-and it was one bf the best numbers on the programH Q
 was by chorus selected from the Arion club of which MT. 'Lawrende is director. MT. Mckenzie was at tHa piano. The compositions sung wefa The Hunters Farewell" by Men- delssohn and Lullaby" by Kjeruff. There was a sustained solo part in the latter song, taken by MT. Bart. lett. The Arions were in good forml and acquitted themselves with dist tinetion; and the applause whicG greeted them was most hearty IN
 In addition to the regulation patrl otic songs for "everybody." MT. Lawi I renee "put in'' some time teachinf < the community crowd how to sirH "The Sunshine of Your Smle.' Incorrect phrasing was the trouble. but thev singers finally got 1t right to thA1 joy of all participating. "A
 Tn the early part of the programnM. {. the Rev. Dr. H. M. Edmonds offer& special prayer for the triumph of tlM right, in accordance with Presideia Wilson's latest proclamation. It wa8 at once comprehensive and eloquen# The great audience listened with bate9 breath and had the prayer been othe than an address to Almi ghty God then would have been spontaneous aIA plause. H#
 Just before the concert closed M 8& Lawrence promised another choid programme for next Sunday.