Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-01-05
Meeting sc Music Club.

1, gu IilS llOAlS VI GilS "a PASSiuSllo, ~ o.
Mamie N. Tillman. This was a beau
tiful and inspiring way to begin the
New Year of. 1921s in hearing the
very best of music, and from those
whom we really loved and valued for
themselves and the associations, as
well as because they are near to us
in space, coming from our neighbor
city of Augusta, across whose river
our people have for many years
reached helping or a receiving
hand.
We have co-operated in a CONNER
cial way with the city of Augusta,
and occasionally they have contri-
buted of the overflow of their culture
in oratory and music to their village
! neighbor across the way.
There has been no occasion, how
ever, more intrinsically worth while
that the city has provided than the
one on New Years Day, when Signo-
ra Carolina de Fabritiis lent her
presence to US little while and made
us glad and uplifted and cheered for
a new year.
The parlor was full to overfowing.
Everybody came who could come,
and they all were there with great
expectations, on tip toe, as it were,
with. eagerness and assurance that.
they would be well entertained 4
When all had assembled, Mrs. Till
man announced that Signora de Fa-
BIRTHS and Mr.. Robert Irwin were
here and they were. ushered inoand
introduced to the waiting guests.
Mr.. Irwin Immediately took his seat
at the lovely piano, and Signora, on
request, talked most charmingly for
a few minutes (and everybody want
ed her to say more on singing and
the voice and captivating incidents
in her experiences, and made every
body wish they could do what she
was doing always. Then all too soon
she stopped but to continue in
more delightful program of song, be-
cause this time we had her voice in
song and the addition of splendid
accompaniment; by Mr.. Irwin, who
has the rare gift of knowing how.
Three of her songs were Italian,
the native tongue of Signora de Fa-
BIRTHS, and they were all love songs,
and she was lovely and sang them
with so much soul and meaning that
as call the world loves a lover" we
were all in love with her and with
the world. We did not understand
the Italian, but we understood all
that she sang because of her voice
and her eyes and herself. She inter-
preted it for us without the, knowl-
edge of Italian, for love is the same
in all tongues.
Mr.. Irwin then gave most highly
pleasing group of piano solos, most
of them modern compositions from
the musicians of different nationali-
ties. He was cheered most enthusias-
tically at the end of each selection,
each seeming to be more and more
beautiful as they came from his sup
pie fingers, the instruments OF his
musical temperament. The Music
club appreciated the honor conferred
upon them in the willingness of Mr..
Irwin to give an hour of inspiration
to thsi organization of music lovers.
When this was finished, Signora
de Fabritiis arose and sang five selec-'
tions from English, Russian and
American composers, and we. all felt
so privileged to listen and so reluc-
tant to hear that the program was
finished, and so grateful to~Mrs. Till
man that she had provided this after
noon for us through her cordial inyl- ny1l
tation to these distinguished musi-
clans.
The last scene of the afternoon
was laid in the spacious dining room
where sliced cream, fruit cake and
mints were served.
The following is the musical pro
gramme:
Caro- Milo Ben Giordani
Mia presso ALA .sua ragna- -Paradies
Un organetto suona per la via Star
nello sibefla smigalia