News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-01-19
Concert a Great Success

On Wednesday evening last the Orphe-
us Four, male quartet of more than or
binary ability, furnished the second num-
Der of the Woman's Club Lecture Course
The gentlemen gave miscellaneous mus
ical program, delighting their hearers,
and the final curtain fell on an audience
hungry for more. 1t was without doubt
as ENJOYABLE an evenings entertainment
as has resounded within the walls of our
totteripg old Town Hall for many moons.
Mr. Wells, first tenor of the group
said in announcing the program that the
quartet wished to CRAFTY the tastes of
each individual in the audience, aud with
that end in view the selections included
classical, semi-classical and popular mus
ic, several of the oldtime tayorites such az
"Annie Laurie" and Nearer My God to
Thee" and OF course every now and then
truly funny-and new, which is surely a
koon. The itinerant entertainer is prone
to think that 1886 vintage of jokes will
go in small town. These people were
different. They were up-to-date and
snappy in every respect, and speaking
purely from a musical standpoint, were
worthy of high praise. Their quartet
numbers were splendid well balanced
voices, good team work, precision o&at-
tack and execution and absolutely true
pitch. Their opening numbers, that fine.
ly vrile composition. IA Winter Song"
and delicate setting of Tennyson's Blu
gle Song, started off the evening in excel
lent fashion, and the remainder OF he pro-
gram brought no ppointments. Per-
haps the number greeted with most APP
plause was the quartet arrangement of
the always popular SeXtette from Lucia.
The young men made it thing to be re-
membered. A very pleasant feature was
the groups OF popular song choruses with
ui elele and banjo accompaniment, not
the hula-nula burlesque by the
baritone, Mr.. Adams. The latter also
several amusing pianologues
and a true-to-lite rendition of a small
boys essay on Ducks"
The first tenor, Mr.. Wells. proved him
self no less capable as composer than as
songster. His group OF songs included
two of his own composit1oD, "My Best |
Pal is Little Southern Gal' being es-
pecially well received Mr.. Wells posses !
ses a voice of unusual beauty and knows I,
how to use it. His number, mighty |
LAX Rose" with characterization by the !
other members of the group was pleas
ant thing to listen to.
Mr.. Campbell, the bass singer, filed |
hiS part OF the program with a group of
songs calculated to meet all tastes. His |
rich voice was heard to especially fine adj |
vantage in bis first number. ''Slumher |
On, My Little Gypsy Sweetheart" while |
his humorous number, the always anus |
ing PEARSON and the Bear" was mighty |
good. Mr.. Glasse, who accompanied
him adding not a little to the realism of /
the piece by his representation OF the
bear. A special WORD should be given to |
Mr.. Classes work at the piano. He also |
brought down the house with his solo |
numbers, in which he accompanied him. |
sell on the guitar.
The program closed with that ideal f. 1
male number. THE End of aPeriect Day." |
and never has it been sung more beauti-
fully than on this OCCASION The Com
nittee in charge otthe lecture course may /
themselves on a very salts
factory evening, the more appreciated tor
the reason that the first concert of the
rouTse left some things to be desired,