The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-05-01
CHORUS PLEASES
IN SONG RECITAL
Kenosha Komnurity Korus
Arrives and Scores a Tri-
ulnph In Concert AT
the Virginian.
ENSEMBLE EFFECTS GOOD
Master Singers Give Splendid Rendi-
tions Of Old and New Classics NE.
Laviolette, Miss Falk. and
Miss Lewis win Honors.

Kenosha has Community Chorus
with the accent on the "a'. Under
the direction Of w. Wesley LaViolette
he new master-singers made their bow
to the local public at the Virginian
theatre on Tuesday evening and won
more than the usual much applause =
with their intelligent and pleasing in
terpretations of popular favorites, old
and modern classics.
Great credit for the success of the
concert is due to w. Wesley Layio-
lette, who organized the chorus, SUI
pervised its rehearsals, and guided it
swimmingly" through the omnipres-
emit shoals Of first appearance.
The chief merit of the musicale on
Tuesday evening lay in the fact that
it was exactly what it pretended TO be,
a FKommunity Koncert. Soloists
were few in order that attention could
be drawn primarily to q chorus, rep
resenting Kenosha in its personnel, its
personality, and its "gonna-get-there"
spirit of vim, verve, and vivacity. To
this was added a supreme artistry that
produced rare symphonic effects, NOV
ing gradually, almost imperceptibly
from an exquisitely tender pianissimo
to a stirring fortissimo. Achievements
of this sort were especially noticeable
in the choral renditions of 90 Glad
some Light, from "The Golden
Legend" and Eichberg' s ITO Thee,
0 Country.
Other numbers presented with ultra
clever coloring and splendid enuncia-
tion were Kummer's 1The Bluebird Y
and Mr.. LaViolette s masterful setting
Of a negro revival melody, "Lord,
Want to Be Christian in My Heart.
All of the choral numbers were en-
HANGED by the commendable accom-
paniments and interludes played by
Miss Mabel Lampe who with Mr.. La
Violette, deserves great credit for the
"arrival'' of the Kenosha Kummun.
Fly Korus,
Individual honors in the musicale
went to Miss Harriet Lewis and Miss
Edna Falk, both soloists Of unusual
ability and power.
The former scored personal tri-
umph in Herbert's tItalian Street
Song" Witch consummate skill and a
voice Of rare flexibility she took the
difficult obligato role that made Jose
Collins and others SO famous on the
comic opera stage. The number was
so well received as to require repe-
tition which re-established Miss
Lewis's popularity as a coloratura So
prano of wide range and excellent con
troll.
Miss Lewis was ably supported by
the choJ"ls, Spicily, irresistibly, it re-
echoed her tintinabulating zing-zing-
zing" and made the appealing Neapo-
Titan serenade one Of the real revela-
lions on a bill Of most illuminating rem
ditions.
Miss Falk won the stellar applause
of the evening with her interpretations
of Seller s GA Burst Of Melody,'' son
the Shore" by Neidlinger, and Salter =
"Cry of Rachel" The second MIN
Der gave her an unusual opportunity to
display the depth and sweetness of
her flute-like contralto voice It prov
ed her an artistic of both promise and
achievement; also singer, whose gra-
cious personality win carry her far
along the lang, long, trail to musical
fame and fortune. Miss Falk was
forced to respond with encores and
sang with rare whimsicality and feel
ing little fantasy about 'sThe
Chestnuts'' and the charming bit go
If Mother Hadn Il Married Daddy.
Daddy Might Have Married Me-
AS accompanies for Miss Fallz, Mr..
LaViolette convinced his audience that
ne was 3 master-pianist as we'll as q
soloist and director of parts.
The Kenosha Kommunitv Korus.
which = arrived" and came to stav as
a result of the concert on Tuesday
evening Is made up of the following
persons, all Kenoshans, well-konwn in
local musical circles: E. E. Better, Har-
ny Borkenhagen, NJ. Catterton,, verna
Clark, Irwin Dunlop, Blanche Emery.
Edna Falk, Dorothy Dave, Mrs. Gas
ser, Richard Green, Lillian CRUDE, Rose
Huettman, Stanley Heath, Mrs. VIM.
Heath, VIM. Heath, Helen Hogan, Flea
nor Joerndt, Leona Joerndt, Emma
Klaes, Anna Klemm, Hilda Krah.
Amelia Krone, Elizabeth Krone. Helga
Larsen, Harriet H. Lewis, Catherine
Loot, Ella Loot, Arthur Lowe, Edw.