The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-17
YOUTHS GENIUS IS EVIDENCED IN
 GREAT PROGRAM
Jascha Heifetz Is Accorded Most Unusual
 Ovation.
FINE PROGRAM FOR
 CHILDREN'S MOVIES
Annual Banquet and Meet ing of Y. W. c. A. Club
 Federation.

| Judging from the enthusiasm mani fested at the recital of Jascha Hej- fetz, the boy yiolinist, at the Park theatre last evening for once in their lives those comprising Bridgeport | audience were electrified out of their usual coldness. Jascha Heifetz was given an ovation and tribute such as is very seldom accorded even the great | est artists that have appeared here | It may be that it was his extreme | boyishness and, in contrast to his youth, the magnifcence of his technic that actually shocked them out of their customary reserve. The re- ception given him was great tribute to the genius of the man.
 The Heifetz concert was the first in a series that is known as the Steinert | Memorial Series and other equally notable artists are to come to the | Park theatre during the season. One of these concerts, the second, falls on Monday, February II, when the New York Philanthropic Orchestra is to be heard here with YoIando Nero, as the soloist. Just how the new order re-
 
 feet this concert is not known Nero is a great pianist and has played here before the Wednesday Afternoon Musical club. F'rieda Hempel, so- prano, will be the soloist at the third concert and those who heard Miss Hempel last fall will not fail to hear her again. She is one of the great est sopranos of the present day. Amelita Galli-Curci and Rudolph Gang will close the series. It is a notable list of artists.
 Heifetz's program was not one fill ed with great big showy numbers but depended rather, on simplicity for its charm. The simplest selections re- quire the greatest amount of talent to execute, a fact that is some times overlooked and also so easily does a really big, true genius render his selections that often his work is not given the credit it deserves. This was not true last evening; the ease with which the boy played did not deceive his audience, which was mora than willing to give him his due.
 He has tremendous technical equipment and is perfectly master of his instrument. All of the varied kinds of effects that could be evoked were at his command and he played so easily His tone is rich and full with great warmth and coloring Especially was this true of the lower tones which were sweet and rever- brant like those of a cello. Not the least pleasurable part of the evening was Sthe work of Andre Benoist, Heifetz's accompanist. His work was of g. very high order and he is the type of accompanist that is seldom seen, a perfect complement to the l artist
 The program was as follows:
 Sonata No IT, D major, Qargo-al- Iegro) larghetto-allegro con brio) : Haendel.
 Concerto in D minor, (allegro mo- derato) (romance: andante non troppo) (fnale: a Ia Zingara), Vie niawsky.
 (a) Ave Maria, Schubert.
 (b) Menuetto, Mozart.
 (cl Nocturne in E minor, Chopin Aver.
 (d) Chorus of dervishes (Etude), Beethoven-Auer.
 (e) March orienta1e (ScherZo)- (from the Ruins of Athens), Bee ; thoven-Auer.
 e Gal Malaguena, (b) Habanera K Spanish dances, Sarasate. I' The committee on censored photo plays for children announces the fol lowing program of children's films, to be shown at the Lyric theatre, Satur- day morning, January 19, at 10 o'clock
 Chris and the Wonderful Lamp is the feature, beside which there will be > shown at the Lyric theatre, as part oi Il the program, "The Luck of Roaring Il Camp" "Skylarking on Skiis,' ''He II Couldn't Get Up in the Morning. an6 U "Captains of Tomorrow" This makes 7 exceptionally strong entertainment
 and is referred to as 'SFilms of the
 Whole Family" Those who desire tc
 purchase seats through the week ma! e do so and so not have to stand in line l. The fourth, annual meeting ant - banouet of the Federation of Clubs O
 the Y W. c. A. will be held at
 o'clock tomorrow evening in the socia irOOnlS or the OnllGO NOuSi SSStLllOiItl It church on Gilbert street. The ban o ouet menu will be in charge of Mrs II Mark Ellsworth, the cafeteria, directo ? of the association. and served b! Il members of the Business Women
 club.
 Miss Caroline Bradley of the Ra
 mona club will act as toastmistres d. of the evening. Those to give toast " are the Misses Mary Kechkemeti Fl le na Granberg, Ethel Slattery, Mabe rs HalIett, Gertrude Sprague, Edith Tay le Tor, Gertrude Palmer and Mabel Wild at man. The honored guest and prin ie cipal speaker of the occasion will b
 Mrs. James G. Ludlum, president o
 the association.
 Following the banquet the regula
 annual business meeting with electio oA of officers will be held. An import ant part of the business meeting wi be the installation service welcomin
 into the federation the Golden Hi
 club. This club of younger employe
 girls of the Girls Work departmer 1d has been eagerly looking forward t ly, graduation into the senior departmen h. and has been most earnest in Twin
 up to the federation standards in ii