Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-13
PIANIST PLEASES
LARGE AUDIENCE
Frances Nash Showed Fine
Interpretation and Tech
nical Qualities

Tearing away from the old cut and
dried program which includes Bee
thoven- sonata as the opening and
Lizt rhapsody at the close, Miss
Frances Nash presented in her piano
recital in Fahnestock Hall last night
under the direction of the Wednes-
day Club, unique program the like
of which has been seen very seldom
in this city.
Miss Nash opened with the little
known Mcdowell Sonata opus so,
No. 2. C Minor" Her playing was
prefaced by a statement by Mrs.
William I. Keller, president of the
Wednesday Club, explaining the va
rious movements. The sonata is Mac
Dowelps version of the Idylls of the
King. running through king Ar
thur" Merlin" "Guinevere and
closing with the wonderful "Morte
d'Arthur.' 1t is program music
composition that is rarely attempted
because of the extremely difficult
parts, but Miss Nash played it with
splendid expression and great power.
The Chopin "Nocturne. b Major"
was played gracefully and Chopin's
"Scherzo, c Sharp" followed, The
pianist next presented the beautiful
ANoSallohb d SOInpoSlliOi u IlC
new school which was sincerely en-
joyed. The well known and brilliant
"Etude Arabesque" of LeschetizKy
was very beautiful. Distinctly novel
and highly pleasing was Palingren's
May Night" preceding the closing
number.
Miss Nash closed her concert with
Saint Saen's "Tocata," showing her
technical ability in this heavy num-
ber.
She responded to vociferous ap-
plause with Aman's sparkling "Ori-
entale."
In her program Miss Nash showed
exceptional judgment in swinging
from the old fashioned number to
those which are seldom heard in con-
cert and yet. while obscure, are nighly
pleasing. In her playing she had eX-
cellent Interpretation. great power
and splendid technique, displaying
very slight affectation. She possessed
fiexibility and was facile in ner exc
cution, displaying great muscular
power. Taken all in all, Miss Nash
is a very pleasing artist with an at
tractivc platform appearance which
enhances the genuine enjoyment cf
her hearers.
Mrs. Edward S. f. Dunlap, 604
North Third street, is convalescing
at her home after q severe illness.
Miss Martha Hepfer, toll opera
tor for the Bell Telephone Company,
at Chambersburg, was the guest to-
day of Mrs. Raymond A. Walker,
1912 Wallace street. Miss Hepfer is
spending brief weekend vacation
with relatives on the West Shore.
The Rev. William A. Dickson, son
of the late Bishop John Dickson,
long a prominent United Brethren
Church official, is at the Harrisburg
Hospital with broken limb. A num-
ber of the injured minister's parish
toner's have called to see him, some
of the visitors coming from as far
distant as Shippensburg and Cham
bersburg.
DR.. and Mrs. William Z. Wright
204 State street, are spending several
days in Atlantic City.
Miss Helen Kochenderfer, 1928
Paxtang avenue, left to-day for Bal
timore, where she will spent the
weekend at the Peabody Institute
as the guest of Miss Mildred Shees-
ley and Miss Katherine Martin.
Mrs. J. A. Staub, of Newport, is
spending the weekend with her
daughter, Mrs. w. e. Gladfelter, 81
North Fourth street.
Mrs. Charles A. Kunkel, 221 North
Front street, and Mrs. John e. Fox.
223 North Front street. are spend
ing the week in Atlantic City.
Paul Rhoeder, a student of State
College. will spend the weekend in
the city.
William f. Hoover, 1919 Susque1
hanna street, has returned to his
home from the Jefferson Hospital,
Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Strouse, 1892
North Second street, are spending
some time in Atlantic City.
Mrs. Thomas Il. Bowman enter
tanned informally at cards last even
ing at her home, 1541 State street.
Miss Bessie l.. Zimmerman, 1928
North Third street, is visiting friends
Miss Helen Rinkenbach, 216 For
ster street, has returned after busi-
ness trip to Philadelphia.
Mrs. Leroy Wolfe, 2149 North
| Second street, will leave soon for a
visit in Washington.
Earnest APPEL leaves today for his
home in Evansburg, Pa, after O.
brief visit with friends in this city.
Mrs. Victor Bixler, of Johnson
burg, is visiting Mrs. Claude Brin-
Eser, in Steelton.
Mrs. d. B. Willard, of Lovettsville,
Va, returned to her home after
spending several days with Mrs. W.
K. Johnson. at 222 Pine street.
Mrs. ]. D. Dodge and Mrs. Sam
uel F. Dunkle motored to Lancaster
o-day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson Walker
and small daughter, Theodore Walk
er, are in the city on the way from
Atlantic City to their home in Bal
timore.
Mrs. Martin L. Houser entertain
ed informally at dinner last evening
in honor of her house guests. Mr..
and Mrs. Karl b. Lambert.