Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-16
CoNCERT-LECTuRE'
Combination Program
of Unusual Excel
lence at ap tt S t
Church

ciative audience which greeted the Roy
! al WEIGH Concert Co. at the First Bap-
list church Thursday evening was treat
cd to 2 combination entertainment,
either half of which alone would have
| been well worth hearing. Miss Gone
We've Andrews, pianist; Ben Davies.
tenor, and Risca Williams, baritone,
presented a concert of excellent music
remarkably well rendered and most
pleasing in it's variety, and Mr.. Will
liams told in graphic and realistic style
the story of the sinking Of the Lusitania
of which tragedy he and Mr.. Davies are
survivors.
The opening number was "The Star
Spangled Banner" in which the audience
was invited to join. Mr.. Davies sang
two songs. "An Emblem" and 'Rose
Of Mr.. Heart" Mr.. Davies has pleas
| ing tenor voice which he uses with skill
and expressive effect. The first num-
Der given by Miss Andrews was the
List arrangement of the quartet from
Verdfs "Rigoletto.'' This brilliant
transcription calls for perfect technique
in it's intricate runs and yet the bal
ance must be kept between accompa-
niment and melody. Miss Andrews rem
dition left nothing to be desired and it
was a marvel and a fascination to
watch her fingers as she played. Her
number was followed by a duet by Mr..
Davies and Mr.. Williams. their selec-
ton being THE Battle Eve" Mr.. Will
liams then preser.aisd two numbers,
1.-The Drum Major" and where MY
Caravan Has Rested Mr.. Williams
has beautiful baritone, not too deep.
but capable of covering a wide range,
and he seems equally good in a jolly,
rafting tuns or romantic idyl. Mr..
Davies sang Mother O. Mine" and
"Nirvana' and Miss Andrews played
the left hand arrangement of the ia
miiar textet from Lucia"
AS Mr.. Williams reappeared the other
artists left the stage and Mr. Williams
began his recital of the most CHASTITY
sea tragedy the world has known. He
told the thrilling story simply and with
out rhetoric, for such tale does not
need embellishments of that kind. The
familiar facts of the hit Of the deadly
torpedo, the rush for the boats, the
mad scramble of men. women and chill
dren fighting for the chance to save
their lives, the listing and sinking of the
great queen of the sea and the rescue
by British ships, were reviewed and
given new interest as told by particle
pant. The little incidents of the weary
hours while the survivors were adrift,
of the floating dead. of men and women
in Queenstown nearly mad with the hor-
rors they had passed through. the visits
to the halls which housed the dead. were
even more thrilling for they have not
been told before.
Mr.. Williams closed by saying that If
coming generations shall be spared hor-
rors such as this one has been. those
brave boys who went across the sea
and are now sleeping in France will not
have died in vain.
The final musical numbers were "A
Perfect Day" by Mr.. Davies. and Hail,
Sons of America" by Mr.. Williams.
The latter is Mr.. Williams own compo-
sition and is stirring musical tribute
to the, soldier boys, but is especially
dedicated to those who did not come
back. The audience was again asked
to sing and Joined with the soloists in
America"
O'Dowd Puts Away Laurett
Bridgeport, Conn.,, April 15.--Mike
O'Dowd. middleweight champion of
the world. knocked out Walter Laur-
EFT. middleweight champion of Cam
ada. in the sixth round of q sehed-
uled IL round bout tonight. O'Dowd
substituted for Jack Britton, who
was unable to appear because of ILL.,
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