The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-01
+. G. Mems Glee
Club Gives Program
of Decided Merit

The annual home concert of the Far
go College Mems Glee club, given Mon
day evening at the First Baptist
church under. the auspices of the choir
OF that church, drew a very large audi
ence. in spite of the inclement weather,
and the program given proved one s4of
many delightful and artistic features.
variations from the usual giee club
program, some of the most clever fea--
| lures being included in the generous
| responses to encores, and lending much
to the evenings pleasure were the
readings by Mrs. Sucher, the vocal solos
of. the clubs director, Prof. +. J. Sucher,
and the instrumental numbers by men,
bers of the club ~
One of the best interpreted chorusAs
was that which opened the program,
Parry's The Sailors Chorus, followed
by the always delightful Shoogy-Shoo,
Proudly AS the Eagle. The club dis
played an unexpected finish and purity
OF tone, and the effect of the skillfully
executed crescendos and ,diminuendos
peatedly by the enthusiasm of the audi
ence. Mendelssohn's Waken Lords and
Ladies Gay was given with . spirit
that was very infectious, and delicacy
of Interpretation not always exhibited
by mems choruses characterized the
Brahms Lullaby; Saar's Cradle Song,
the latter given with violin obligato by
Andrew Love; the beautiful Shelly
composition, De Coppah Moon; ana
LIES Lesson (Jones), in which latter
the solo part was given by Mr.. Sucher.
In response to an insistent encore, Mr..
humming accompaniment by the club.
The novelty feature always warmly
welcomed by audiences at glee club
concerts was afforded last evening by
ed in the typical Frat Sing, which
also Afforded opportunity for several
good-natured qT UPS at, at various mem
gram with the martial Billiard compc-|
sition. Sword of Ferraa, given with
much spirit. and the beautiful Fargo
College Song.
accompanist so brilliant a pianist as
Joseph ,SaEdie, who added much pres
tige to the program by several piano
solos. Mr.. Sandie was greeted with a
storm of applause at the conclusion OF
his playing Liszt's Hungarian Rhap-
ody No. g.. and responded with an
equally brilliant encore. His work at
the piano e was rs also star feature Of the
Romanza. in which the violin and cello
parts were so we'll taken by Andrew
Love and Charles Loonis. Both Mr..
respond to encores following solo num-
bers. the latter giving as his program
contribution Kronolds Serenade Es-
pagnole. and Mr.. Love playing Fabian's
Mrs. Sucher reader with the club on
it's recent SUCCESSFUL tour, delighted the
audience last evening with her rendi-
tions Of Indian Summer, with a NOV
ing touch of melancholy, and her child
number, The Hen, by Vance Cook.
Equally popular was the additional
child selection with which she answer.
ed the encore for the latter. Mrs
Suckers interpretations were given
with hne understanding and artistic
expression.
Mr.. sucher, who arranged an unus-
ually pleasing medley given as one Of
the glee. club numbers, gave as his
solo number. by request. q beautiful
selection from Haydn's Creation, in
stead OF the Ave Maria previously an
nounced, and responded to a very en-
thusiastic encore by the audience
This was the ninth annual home con-
cert of q Fargo College Mems Glee
club. The personnel Of this years club
man, Samuel Teichman, Clinton Hon
and Donald Hall, first tenors; William
Thomas, Andrew Love, Rex GRADER.
HewisOn Pollock and Charles LOOMS.
second tenors; Bliss Pitcher, Henry
Clapp, Grant Webster, Clinton Phillips
and Bernard Rubel. baritones; Joe
Roberts, David Jones. Charles Brown
and Fern Monsoon, bassos