Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-22
FHRONG HEARS
FINE CONCERT
p BY CITY CHORUS
|irthur Middleton Assists in
Making First Public Recital
Big Success.
By GRACE HuToHINGs.

The Indianapolis male chorus, Glenn
riermood. director, gave It's hrst public
bncert before an audience that taxed
be capacity OF Caleb Mills hall yester-
Jay afternoon. The assisting artist was
rthur Middleton, bass baritone Of the
metropolitan Opera Company. The chorus
has been working with enthusiasm and
&faithfulness since it's organization last
AfaIl, and Its success is something of
(which Indianapolis may well be be
proud.
Their opening song, "Olaf Trygvason"
(by Grieg), included a solo which was
sung with good effect by Dwight Murphy.
quiet number with a splendidly
.ssSGeved climax was 1.-The Arbutus Tree"
, (Old lish). Another Old Irish song, very
bright and catchy was '"The Girl 1 Left
Behind Me-" This caught on so well with
the audience that It had to be repeated.
Evening" (Sullivan) was an effective
number as was ''On Desert Sands" Bart
lett), the latter Of the dramatic type, not
easy to sing, but IN this instance splen-
didly achieved. Miss Dorothy Knight
accompanied the chorus.
AUDIENCE QUICKLY
APPRECIATES VOICES.
Mr.. Middleton, who has sung before
in Indianapolis, is a versatile and in
teresting singer and one eminently
adapted to pleasing an audience of all
classes of people such as was gathered
to hear him. Possessor Of a voice rich
in quality, resonant and beautifully con-
trolled, he proved popular with his audi
ence with whom he made friends upon
the moment of his entry. His songs va
ried in types and styles 80 that there
was something to please every one.
Mr.. Middleton's first group was all
classics; The Handel Recitative and air,
I Feel the Deity Within" was a digni
fed and beautiful beginning. where
eer You Walk" was sympRthetically
given. Natures Alteration CBeethoven)
was effective In broad style, while 81
Am a Roamer Bold" was quick and
bright and proved very popular. AS en-
core to this group he sang Young Tom
my 0'Devin," an old English ballad.
group of Italian songs which seemed
of all best suited to his voice and style,
were "Lungi daI Caro- bene" (Secchi),
"Povera Marinar" (Nililloti) and Largo
al Factotum" (Rossini). The last was
of the comic type and was an immediate
hit"
KIPLING BALLADS
WIND Up PROGRAM.
group or h1pung ballads closed the
F%egram: Follow Ne One (BelD.
S''Smugglers Song (Kernochanl,
4 Mother o. Nine (Tours) and Danny
Deever'' (Damroch.) These were all
.glven with fine artistic effects, Danny
#Deever'' making a big dramatic close
30 thoroughly enjoyable concert. Two
more eneores were sort o. Miss You"
iClay Smith) and 'Standin' In the Need
u Prayer" (Reddig)
Robert Yale Smith provided artistic
and beautiful accomplishments for Mr..
middleton
James H Lowry Of the park board
amade a short talk, welcoming the audi
enee to the concert and telling oof some
= the plans Tor the community music
work that are now being worked out.
The Cincinnati orchestra, with Or7ille
AHarrold, soloist, has been engaged for
Sthe June concert. quartet Of singers
from New York will sing with the com
immunity chorus an American oratoTio.
IA series Of organ concerts to be given
at noon in the downtown churches win
begin soon.
i April 9 the Matinee Musicale win give
Ia public concert. The tickets, which
will be distributed by the Edison shop,
A1u be ready April 8. Further and more
detailed announcements Of all these
Seyents will be made later.