New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-12

Miss eeeslis Lens, Mrs ~, T. Miller
Miss Anna AheER, Miss b, H. 9ehnr
sen, T. E AaFRhF, Leo hsnnesseY
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bridge acre Miss MAJ Regaa. Miss
a. kiRiFY, Miss Nellie a'RFieA, Miss
Eileen RnFRs AIRS, William flanar
san, Miss Marie MpGFail, Miss hilefn
iilmare, Miss katherine Kent and
Walter Murphy,
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Mrs, T., Y, MenAnaugh, Mrs, Albert
IanFdan, Mrs, q, n. ENhNlan, Mrs,
Henry 7. Bray, Miss Lila RgFne, Miss
Elizabeth Iegharn, Miss Mary forr
maH Mrs William y, Flanagan, Mrs,
W, y, Rae0n, Mrs, ], l.. Me''aise, Mrs,
Jain naSnes, Miss Anna Nave, Miss
Fila FeEgnson, Miss Mary Clancy,
Miss Elizaheth CLARK, Miss Marguerite
Tracy Mrs, Frank Kent, Mrs n, n,
Judd, Mrs Henry n, nAnnelly, Mrs,
Joseph e. negan, Miss Ella FallAn.
Miss I.eanin Grove, Miss Agnes FoE,
Mrs, william neebles, Mrs, William
Farley, Mrs, J, u. Curtin, Mrs. John
kiernan, Miss Mary McAsay, Miss
Grace Meehan. Miss Eileen Gilmore,
Miss Rhada Mefahe, Miss Ressie Sui
liEan, Miss Anna n'RFien, Miss Mar
gaHet Forsyth, Miss Rose G0nlAn. Miss
Mabel Hipelius, Miss Kathleen Grace,
Miss Margaret 0iAary, Miss kathr
crime Kent, Mrs, r. T, MrGaulRV, Miss
Margaret Meehan, Mrs, II, g, Magyar
sal and Mrs, George curtiss.
Miss Margaret shfehan Was chair,
man NJ the general committee and
she was assisted by the Misses Eliza,
beth i.eghorn, Mary G, TormaY Lila
q, Ryrne. Olive carhaly. Florence
Fitzgerald, Kathryn Rose, Mary Me.
earthly, Agnes Riley, Harriet. Lyman.
Elizabeth Curry. Anna sullivan,
Esther Fitzgerald. Frances McAinon.
Margaret Lynch, Agnes Ringrose. As.
sunia Petro, Marguerite Rose. Ruth
kiernan. Mollle Jackson, Loretta
Rraeken. katherine Mangan, Irene
sullivan. Alice Sweeney. Moylan Con-
lon. Katherine Gaghan and Mary
Mcbonough,
frnhably no musical event In this
city has given more universal enjoy.
ment recently than the presentation
NJ Mendelssohn's Elijah" nj Fos's
iheatcr, Monday evening by tho New
Britain Choral society chorus and the
visiting artists engaged by Il. Every
scat In the house was f'lled and en-
Ihusiastic support was given by the
we'll known patrons OF artistic affairs
who are unfaltering in their encour.
agement OF those active in giving the
'ity such advantages. a representa- |
I've audience applauded heartily the |
splendid chorus. capably directed by
Edward +. Lauhin. and was generous
n its appreciation of the exception
lily good work OF tho soloists, Miss
Rhea Massicotte. soprano: Miss Helen
Weller. contralto: .Tudson House.
.enor and Arthur Middleton. bari
one. An especially attractive fea.
.ure of the affair was the singing of
Miss Inger Ernest of this city in the
Trio with the Misses Massicotte
md Weller.
Probably the most noteworthy as
sect of the oratorio was the recog-
,izing and taking advantage of the
to bring out the con-
rasts between the dramatic and the
ppealing contained In this master
'iece. by chorus and sooists. Arthur
especially emphasized this
eature of the dramatic. his power
ulevoice losing none of its smooth
in the denunciatory pas
ages. while Judson House made his
greatest impression In the appealing
,hrases of the oratorio. Miss MASH
otte impressed the musician especial
with her splendid work. while the
ppeal Of Miss Weiler's liquid tones
ED an effective human touch. Much
{ the credit of the chorus work is
Tie to the assistance of Ruth Ben
EFT Lindsay, accompanist for the
ociety, who has been of such great
clip in its preparation.
AS usual with musical affair of
his sort an extremely pleasant at |,
losphere was thrown about II by the
haracter Of the support given and !,
ne universal enthusiasm which ac- !.
this always delightful, !.
pring festival.