Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-05-17
third Concert of Apollo
Club Proclaimed Best;
/ Soloist Wins Applause

,he season, given last nlght at
" Grand theatre is quite gener-
" ~ Considered the best of the en-
w y, series. The club is in especial
" aood training after regular
y sp t,ees for several months, the
l,'.0s rS are blended, there is
'v,. ,ass,rg concord of feeling and
sa aon The responsiveness of the
l'aS @ 10 the director and the CO.
'iar u.,.t,on of both is without doubt
large factor in the seasons sue
cess.
r.st night, as before, the audi
.,ee was pleased with the clubs
I snmorous s- selections and the ad-
p,an,tion For Heffen sakes
Smllan @ was not needed for Abt's
u angling Song" which had to
I. twice sung, or for "Peter Pi-
: Ssr which was repeated.
" The first group, of Wagner. was
,,ry impressive and well chosen
"a "a initial selections, Chorus of
nsDarting Pilgrims, from Tam
sauser" and Chorus of Return
,rg Pilgrims" from "Tannhaus-
~ we're sung. The final number
IN the Storm" (Schultz) furnish
ii very suiting climax. The in
,Ideutal solo was sung by G. N.
Cane, and the entire selection was
mast effective. Other Apollo club
.mmbers all of which were good,
we're "a Eaters Lullaby" (Wiske)
'DThe Trumpeter" (Dix;) Ser
,uade" (schubert;) "Hark, Hark!
The Lark" (Schubert;) 20 Mis-
tress Mine" (Barratt) Boating
Song" dedicated to the Apollo
club, (Bruce Putnam;) The
Musical Trust" (Hadley.)
Edna Swanson Yer Haar, Swed-
isb contralto, won her audience
with her rich, sweet, musical voice
and to insistent applause she re-
svonded graciously with encores.
Her numbers seemed especially
we'll selected, many were new
and each was beautiful and charm
ingly Interpreted. Miss Yer Haar's
first number was 80, Milo Fernan-
do" (Donizetti. Her second group
included II Wept, Beloved" (Hue)
uCrepuscule" (Massenet;) "The
Lark Now Leaves His Wat'ry
Nest" (Parker.) Her encore was
"Beaming Eyes" 1MacDowell.)
Miss Yer Haar's Swedish group
was most effective, and perhaps
she was best liked in these; which
Included strains, pleasingly quaint
"Anne Marie" (Karling,) a little
love song, was easily understood.
'Du Solver Blotl" (Lundvik)
means when translated "You are
not Dead, but Sleeping to Me-"
"Titiania" Peterson -Berger,) a
pretty fairy tale, was the third.
The encore "Slumber Sea" (Schis-
hOlm) was lovely. In it the sing
ers remarkable voice control
seemed even better, her rich tones
richer; and the whole was so
winning that it had to be repeat
ed Her final group was "The per-
sian Captive" (Daniels;) "In My
Gondola" (O'Hara) and Springs
Singing" (MacFayden.) Her en-
core was Silence is Golden"
(Leo.)
In addition to being an artist Of
rare quality, Miss Yer Haar has
a pleasing personality, instantly
recognized upon her appearance.
She is most gracious and she is
pleasing and lovely to look upon.
Her gown last night was white
cyerlaid with silver beads, a drape
q golden tulle gave a charming
effect as a scarf and was beautiful
with her light, almost golden,
hair.
Sharing honors to no small de-
gree last night was Miss Ruth
Bedford, young accompanist of
me Apollo club. In addition to
paying Apollo club accompani-
nents, Miss Bedford accompanied
Miss Yer Haar. Miss Yer Haar's
western tour does not open until
feoruary and because this sea-
'on she is singing only three con-
'erts in this section of the coun-
Wy she did not bring her regular
lceompanist. Miss Bedford saw
.ae music for the first time yes
'erday afternoon when she went
V'er them once with the artist.
MISS Yer Haar was enthusiastic
~ ner praise of Miss Bedford as
musician. Miss Bedford does re-
larEably work as accompanist
'Hu certainly has a future if she
ares Tor it. She is very unassum-
aug lor one so talented and 1 have
~ ! aoubt that much of her success
,, ues IN this virtue and in her sim
mlsity. l have already observed
= -s' she is a Conscientious work
. MISS Bedford received an ova-
aua from the Apollo club, which
!, ,sppointed Frank G. Deckebach as
:, y spokesman. He expressed the
s sles appreciation of Miss Bed
,, ~ and commended her on her
Ausicianship.
n. As token of appreciation to
a., s..,,n Sohn R. Sites, director of the
~ sOiiO club, the club presented
IN ~ With a handsome baton dur
So - ,sst nights concert. Mr.. Deck
N ~ made the presentation.