Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-06
MR.. VAUSE PLAYS PIANO
WITH WRIST FRACTURED

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George Vause's piano recital given
before the Woman's Club in the
Presbyterian chapel yesterday after
noon, realized that the artist was
playing under a handicap that would
have appalled, most concert glVers
"A broken left wrist. While on
his recent tour with Madame Mar
garete Matzenauer, OF the Metro
politan Opera Company. his hand
was injured in a train accident and
although the injury was thought 10
be unimportant at the time, N-ray
| photographs show that one OF the
wrist bones is broken across. How
ever, since it gives him pain only
IL, certain motions in mis- playing.
MIR Nause decided to go through
with his recital, rather than dis
appoint his hearers. None OF the
audience. which filed the chapel.
could detect any evidence in his
technique of the condition under
which he was playing. Rather, he
seemed to be at mis- best. delighting
his appreciative audience with rich
melodies and br;:liant concert num-
bers alike. Mr.. Vause in now UNI
dor the care Of New York's fore
most hand specialist.
Mr.. Vause's program of yester-
| day was very Wei arranged and in
tine opening ndIGbcr Prelude in J..
4 Minor cMacDowell) the artist
succeeded skillfI;iy in bringing out
the fine left hand melody. To a
Water Lily (MecDowell) with its
rich liquid harm0nics was easily
forgotten in the Concert Etude
(NacDowell) with which Mr.. Vause
captivated his audience for the at
ternoon. This number, a heavy
concert number, vely brilliant and
built on one short theme, completed
his first group. But the climax Of
his ability was rot really reached
until his third number of the Soc
Oud group, MoSzlsowski's Spanish
Caprice, another concert numosf,
extremely brilliant and with a fur
ther finale. IN .Eis number was
the artist able to display his true
technique. Other numbers of the
afternoon were The Bees (DuBois)
a light and fitting number: Sea
Chanty (Grainger) a famous old
sea song transcribed; Romance
CLaForge) a melody with a dra-
matte interlude ard last but by no
means least, En- Route (Godardl
another number requiring heavy
wrist wor.-. particularly in the thun-
Gerous climax. At the conclusion of
his program Mr.. Vause was called
back several times and finally IA
vored with the always popular, 70
a Wild Rose by Mcdowell.
Mr.. Vause could not have chosen
a more capable artist to assist him in
his recital than Homer G.. Move,
bass-baritone of this city and New
York. Instead of singing S~chubert's
by the Sea" as originally arranged.
he opened his two groups of songs
with "Plaisir d. Amour" (Secchi) an
old Italian song. following it with
Come Into the Garden. Maud
~(Somervell) and The Two Grena-
diers" (Schumann). the last mem
toned a dramatic number ending
with the stirring Marseillais. Mr..
Moves voice, although all of his
numbers were pleasing. seemed par
ticuldrly suited - the negro spiritual
songs. He delighted his audience
with two of these yesterday, one,
Golden Crown" and the other THE
Old Ark's a Moverin'" which he
selected as mis- encore because of its
characteristic ragtime rythm. His
other selections were Mother Carey"
by Keel, and "%'Shepherd See Thy
Horses Foaming Name" a Hungar-
ian folk song. Mr.. Moves voice has
excellent range and his numbers
of yesterday We're greatly appre-
ciated.
Perhaps the moot interesting of
the business session which, as usual,
opened the regular meeting of the
club over which the president, Mrs.
Peter Olsen, presided. was the short
talk by Mrs. a. d. Brearley, repre-
senting the Middlesex County Anti
tuberculosis League on the sale of
the Christmas seals. She told of
the splendid work to be accomplish
ed through them and solicited help
ers for the sale at various schools.
Mrs. Frank Dorsey, chairman of
the legislative department, reported
on bills passed at the last session of
congress in Il most interesting man
ner. The sale for the blind which
is being held today in the Parish
House in Rector street. was an
nounced by Mrs. Rufus Hosking in
the absence of Mrs. Elmont Bedell,
chairman Of the household and eco
Monies department The president
appointed Mrs. Kenneth McCOmas,
chairman of a committee of Mrs.
Fred Cox and Mrs. Sidney Riddle
storffer, to purchase the silver and
linen for the Home for the Aged
with the money recently raised for
that purpose at a card party.
The next regular meeting of the
Literature department of which Mrs.
Sidney RiGdlestorffer is chairman
will take place at the home of Mrs.
William Hesser, 179 Rector street, on
the afternoon OF Thursday. Deem
Der 15. Mrs. Riddlestorffer announce
ed 4 delightful program for the
meeting whieh will be the second for
the season.
Ms. Adrian Lyon made an earn
est plea for the Community House
which the civic department of the
club began some years ago. The
work at the house is being doomed
at this time and the club members
are urged to give their support to
this very worthy work, among the
foreign girls and women in the city.
Two new members, Mrs. Lucy V.
Hults and Mrs. William Allen were
welcomed into the club as new MEM
bers yesterday. Mrs. b. -. Ford.
president OF the Borough Improve
ment League cf Mctuchen. and the
members of the Echo Cub of which
George Vause is the adviser, were
guests.
To Hold Barn Dance