Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-08

Central railroad played trick, Mon
day evening, on an audience of Gag
er, anticipating people. who had gath
cred at the Augusta City hall to hear
the Boston Symphony players in the
opening of the Augusta Entertain
ment Course. AS result the Boston
players did not arrive on the scene
of action until almost $3.50 o'clock.
In the meantime Madam Apolline
Brooke, Soprano. and Kathryn Per-
kins, hapist, came to the rescue and
cid their bit in filling in the rather
awkward waiting spell. Madame
Brooke had never before sang with
the single harp accompaniment and
her endeavors. were noteworthy. MISS
vraIy Burbank of this city was later
secured to riay Mrs. Brooks accom-
paniments and her work in this re-
! spect was splendid. Madame Brooke
, ha. only sung in grand opera and
also with the orchestra accompanying
her apparent unfamilarity with the
score.
The solo numbers by Miss Perkins
were very much appreciated. She dis
played unusual talent and her second
appearance before an Augusta audi
ence, as she was here last year, was
fully enjoyed.
.. And then the players arrived. Con-
ductor Brooke explained that they
had just come from the train and
while they were not dressed in their
dress suits, that that would not de-
tract from their playing.
His words were proven many times
over, by the very first offering. 1.-THE
Bohemian Girl" Balfe. This highly
enjoyab BILE number offered wide
range for the various instruments. 1t
was a familiar number to many and
thus all the more enjoyable. And 1t
was 20 instruments being played by
, AS many masters.
Like a huge organ as if played by
one artist, were the notes Of "Adagi-
eta" from L'Arlesienne. Bzet, the
next offering of the Symphony play
ers. 1t was entirely different from
the first number. The stringed in
, struments of the orchestra played as
if with one impelling force behind
them, now swelling and swelling, until
the highest power was reached and
now going lower and softer until it
! was as If single note on the big
/ organ was touched by tender fingers.
And even different from the other
two was Filtration" Steck, the
third number of the program.
swaying. Waiting tune gathered
your fancy and carried your dreams
| through a delightful number.
Madame Brooke singing For All
Eternity" Mascheroni, with the Bos-
ton Symphony players, was at her
best on the Monday evening pro-
gram The players formed a SYM
pathetic background for her strong
notes. She had ample chance to dis
play her delightful Interpretation of
this favorite song.
And the beloved I'll Trovatore,"
Verdi, next thrilled the audience,
played by the symphony players.
The cornet solo parts were bright
threads running through the mass of
harmony. "Russky," Ohlssen, char
acteristic piece. was staccato gem.
! the. quick, sweet notes striking the
: ear in highly pleasing ways. The
bass strings carried the tune along.
Madame Brooke's songs were:
cave Marie" Ruch- Gounod; Moth
err Machree," Ball; Gavotte from the
Opera of Mignon, Thomas: Invoca-
ton to the Sun-God. traditional
hymn of the Zuni Indians. Troyer;
Wake Up" Phillips. and Lille
Tree" Garland.
The Skaters, from a Russian OPP
era was a number which the orches-
ira played by request the audience
remembering it from last year. It
was sprightly, full of Russian har-
monies, appealing and sweet. 1t was
an odd composition and one that left
haunting melody.
The Blue Danube, that Strauss
waltz that is known and loved by
every one was but another example
of the true artistry of the players
Who knows the piece and does not
love every movement? No one. And
played by the Boston Symphony
players. it brings to the ears of ev-
eryone a musical treat that is all to
be desired
The closing number of the orches-
ira was the march, The American
Legion. written by Conductor Brooke
and dedicated to the George Edwin
Kirk Post, Bar Harbor The famil-
lar snatches of war time songs, stir
red old memories not SO very old Ell
Their 1t was a grand finale of
grand concert that the Augusta audi
ence thoroughly enjoyed.
The hall was filled to capacity and
the first of the Citizens Entertain
ment courses, the Monday night con-