Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-09
BOSTON SYMPHONY PLAYERS
SCORE HEAVILY WITH AUGUSTA
Entertainment PATRONS

an orchestra which didn't play jazz.
Lovers Of real music,-and there are
still enough of them to pack City hall
to the doors.-enjoyed to the full the
varied and entirely satisfactory pro-
gram presented by the Boston SYM
phony Players under the leadership
of Arthur Brooke. The concert was
the first in the Augusta Entertain
ment course and auSurs wei for the
winters attractions in this increas-
ingly popular series.
The orchestral offerings Monday
evening included a wide range from
operate scores and folk songs with
many familiar semi classics, and all
met a hearty response from the for
tunate listeners. @
Miss Edeth Weye. contralto. who ap-
peared in two numbers. She has a
deep, particularly pleasing voice and
presence and is especially at home
when interpreting lyric compositions.
The other assisting artist was Miss
Katharyn Perkins harpist, who also
played with the orchestra. Miss Per-
kins although very young is an ac-
complished performer and won her
audience completely by her offerings
and by her personality.
Weber's overture from "Euryanthe"
opened the program. 1t was perhaps
not familiar to many who heard it,
but its melody and briliancy proved
Its title to fame and the subtle shad-
ings of the orchestra under the mas
ter hand of the conductor, Mr..
Brooke were at once a marvel and a
delight. In contrast the very famii-
lar classic. Schumann's Traumerei.
drew an entirely different response
from the audience. 1t was played in
extremely slow tempo. the players
seeming to linger caressingly over
each note. The third number in the
premier group was also a familiar
one. the Minuetto of Boccherini, and
for lightness and delicacy perhaps
was unsurpassed by any on the pro-
gram. The audience demanded an
encore and received Dvorak's Hum
oresque. really played. bringing to
the surface al its content and con-
cept
Miss Weye's first Offering was an
operate aria, o Don Fatale from
Verdi's Don Carlos. The aria Is in
Nerdi's classic style and Miss Weye's
rich voice was heard TO good advan-
tage. Her encore was the Bacarolle
of Offenbach. in which she had ample
opportunity to display the cello quail
ity which is the chief charm of a
contralto voice
The orchestra went to the Russian
field for the next two numbers, one.
an odd composition with an equally
odd title. 'Dubinishka," and the 9TH
er. a Song of Boatmen on the Volga
In the latter the clarinet and harp
were particularly beautiful Another
Italian composition was the ballet
from La Gioconda. Dance of the
Hours. The descriptive passages in
this were made highly effective and
Ineligible. For encor minuet by
Sulli was given with an interesting
solo for violin
People had been watching Miss
Perkins expectantly as she had play
ed her big harp in the orchestral
numbers and waited with eagernass
for her solo. A broken string or two
had apparently not disturbed her
composure and she settled herself
with ease, and without effort played
Reve d'Autrefois by Oberthur. Her
hearers asked for more and she gave
them a Dance of Gnomes by Rogers.
Even then they were not satisfied
and demanded another encore. Miss
Perkins responded with q Song
Without Words by Dubez.
1t would be difficult TO select the
most acceptable number in the or
chestral work. but there was no
doubt about the perennial popular
ity of Carmen. The selection includ-
ed large portion of the score. TAX
ing in all the favorite airs and con-
Guiding with the beloved. Toreador
song.
Miss Weye's second appearance
was in Danny Boy" an appealing
little song Of Ireland. which was one
OF the best things on the program.
The Shadow March proved to be an
eerie little song which might we'll
have had its inception in some Hal
lowe'en mystery. Miss Weye's en-
core was a charming lullaby written
by Arthur Brooke, the conductor.
The orchestral finale was a
sprightly Dance Of Russian Skaters
with a piccolo obligato by Mr.. A.
Battles, which the audience wished
to hear a second time. The Star
Spansled Banner concluded the pro-