The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-05
BENNINGTON FOLK
DELIGHTED WITH
ISOLDE |. V..sa'stS Z'';;;i ';;i.'S'' i
Brilliant ViOliniste Captures Big
Audience at The Auditorium
RECEPTION AT Y. M. c. A.
Distinguished Artist Visits High
And Graded Schools
Plays For Pupils

The lso de Menges concert has
gone into Benningtons history. A
century hence, perhaps, when the vii
lage will have developed into mini
ature metropolis, some histor an may
be delying into the tones OF today t6
learn wnat it all meant For his bene.
fit let be said that the recital was
a finished success, artistically; that
the Y. NJ c. A.-which promoted the
entertainment-wo and rece we'd the
fulsome eulogy Of approximately
400 music lovers who were in attend
ance, but that the event, from a fnan-
cial viewpoint, was not what its ex-
cellence merited. But mere of that
late..
The evenings program was pleas
ingly versified and included, besides
compositions OF half-a-dozen Of the
masters, several popular pieces the
latter appeal ng alike to the high
brows in the realms of Orpheus, and
to the hoi pol'oi from the street who
never will gain admission, nor do
they want to, within the charmed
circ. of the Class cs. The man who
lis writing this notice has the pre-
sumpt on ito believe that he under
stands the universal language and
that statement covers his musical ed
caton However badly the latter Ray
have been neglected, he is certain
that Miss Menges is a fin shed artistic
har R,e. ,novap,apt an thn &1u 0n0
Stradivarius which she used having
convinced him Of that. and ms atten-
ticn aud rapturous delight continued
to the end. The best and most flat
tering criticism that can be Offered
for tho performance was made, how
ever, by an old man n the audience.
He was one of Benrington's every
day citizens who knows more about
Main streets show win low splays
than he does about the art OF Beet.
hoyen. and he said. as he was pass ng
from the auditor um BY gum,
got NOR my dollars worth" II the
writer we're Miss Menges. that criti'
cism would be preserved 1t came
from a man who knows the universal
who can pay classical music so as to
win these fellows IS surely great. The
writer insists that NJ IS Menges is
peerless as a v.oliniste and If she ever
comes this way aga n, he II be one OF
the audience The Office boy is away
today-as he usually is when he's
needed--so this s the best report the
circumstances will allow.
Miss Menges' husband, Tod Boyd
was her accompanist. Mr.. Boyd has
written number Of meritorious
musical compositions, two OF which
were heard during the evening.
II Bennington has artistic amb t.
ions, like unto Rutland, Burlington
and milar cities where artists Of the
first orde- are heard at frequent in
terya's throughout the season, the
people here will have to obtain those
entertainments through the subscrip-
/ on route. There are not people
enough in the village who will pay
the necessary admission fee to justi-
fy bringing that class of entertain
ment here. Indeed, many Of the larg-
er cit es secure the high-priced enter
ta.nments IN that manner There is
no quest on as to the financial ability
Of Bennington to put on the best en-
tertainments, but the people who
possess most of the wealth must be
COOLED into going south for the
wherewith to secure them And that
doesn't seem like an impossible un'
dertakinG
These local people ofticiated at the
recital. Earl Chase business mana
ger master OF ticket sales, Orin Grit
fth: door men. Harold Murray and
Hoffman Beagle man usher, Donald
Fauley: assistant ushers, Sam Levin
Max Webster. Billie Wishart. DICK
Fravenberg and Bill Godfrey.
An informal reception in the "f
building was rendered to Miss Menges
aud Mr.. Boyd at the conclusion OF
the rec tai. Mrs Frank e. Howe was
the hostess. Refreshments were
served
Mss Menges visited the high and
graded schools Friday morning,
where she delighted the pupils with
brilliant violin selections.
,.trArnEp EnDErAcT