Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-08-31
THE ORCHESTRA

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Before reviewing the work of the
week, | should like to say q few words
as 10 another seasons concerts. While
the attendance this year has not been
such as to encourage the directors oil
the Casino and the Board of Trade and
the City Commissioners to continue
them, yet Wildwood owes it to itself
to see that they are kept up. To give
them up would be to defeat the ends
for which Wild wood is striving and
acknowledge failure. We can't afford
to do this. We are here as permanent
and summer visitors because there is
an appeal here that we can't get else
where and we must moi allow ourselves
to be content with anything but the
best. We have had a eason of wonder
ful music, wonderfully played and Mr..
Pfeiffer is a most magnetic and in
telligent leader and director. The
assisting artists have all been very high
class. While it has been an off year in
some ways, | believe another season
the orchestra can be put on a firm basis.
The weeks campaign of publicity
served to bring the value of the orches-
ira before the people and l believe If
we all start early with the Civic club
and its wide spread influence at the
helm, we can make next summer a
banner year for Wildwood and its
music. Other Goa places are progress
ing unsteady like Ocean City and Cape
May and we must not lag If we are to
continue a prosperous resort.
Last weeks concerts were splendid
and up to their usual high plane. better
in many instances.
s1fruesday evening, Bruno Einhorn
played mi of his own compositions, "a
Mazwka de Concert" beautifully as
well as he does everything on his cello.
I never tire of the Malta Intermezzo
by Delibis. 1t is SO dainty and beauti-
full.
Wednesday night we had a surprise
in the appearance of Samuel Below, Of
the Philadelphia Orchestra, who play
ed one of FeIician David's Andantes
and Scherzo. extremely well and well
earned his encore.
Thursday, Henry Mayer played the
xylophone. varying his programmes
and giving his Mocking Bird as an
encore which he did seemingly better
than usual.
Friday, Mr.. Heinrich played Mr..
Huebner's 81 Meet You Again on
Wildwood Strand" very beautifully.
This cornetist's lone is mellow and a
pleasure to hear.
Then came the trio, for piano, cello
and violin, by HAMayer, Jr., a o
NJ 1i1BA9syeS, Of the xylaphaner aLthe
piano. This young boy has a splendid
technique for one sc young. Il under
stand he is a pupil of Sternberg's) and
is going to make his mark. His scales
were true and his accentuation well
marked.
Mr.. Schott played his cello with ex-
cellent tone aud does as he always done,
exceedingly well.
1 have always enjoyed MI. Winter
STEMS playing and as this was the first
chance [ had had to hear him in colo
work, I enjoyed it exceedingly. He
has a splendid technique and plays
especially well. A violin of exquisite
tone adds to- IBIS work and here is a
young man who did not have to go to
Europe for his musical education.
America has arrived as a country
where finish can be put on a students
training. The trio was so well done
that an encore vas called for and given.
Saturday night, MI. and Mrs. Pier
sol, who are spending the summer at
the Crest, were the soloists. After a
spirited rendition of the Tannhaeuser
Overture, Mrs. Piersol, who is a beauti-
full little woman, sang "Ernani Invol-
aoin" from Verdi's opera. 1t was
splendidly rendered. Then came the
ever lovely "Beautiful Blue Danube'
as an encore, to which she gave the
charm of a voice that excelled In this
music. Then came a second encore
"Bonnie, Sweet Bessie, the Maid OF
Dundee"
The orchestra played three dances
from Tschaikowskis Nutcracker Suite,
"The Valse of the Flowers" being es-
pecially well done, clearing the way for
MI. Piersol, who sang danny De-
ever,n with excellent voice and
method. This is a great song, but a sad
subject, but like all K%ipling's writings,
its strong meat. For an encore, we had
"Rolling Down to Rio" by German
to Kipling's words.
Bruno Einhorn felt in one of his pen.
sive moods, and instead of the concerto
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