Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-17
WATERV|LLE FOLKS
ENJOY CONCERT BY
LEADING MUSICIANS

Nearly 1000 Waterville citizens
listened to concert given yesterday
afternoon at the City Opera House
by an orchestra composed of %
leading musicians gathered from all
over the State of Maine by Walter
]. Hood, who was the conductor.
The concert was given under the
auspices of the George n. Bourque
post, American Legion for the local
Legion Relief fund. A varied pro-
gram of selections were played and
besides readings were & ven by Mrs
Walter J. Hood and tenor solos by
Colonel Keith Ryan, commandant of
the. Soldiers Home at ToguS. On
the whole the concert which lasted
over two hours was one of the most
delightful musical affairs ever en-
joyed by citizens of Waterville.
The Star Spangled Banner was the
first number played. This was fol-
lowed by a group OF selections by the
orchestra including: Overture,
"Robespierre," by Litoliff: (a)
"Warum' by Schumann: %. "Hu-
moreske" by Dvorak. The musicians
playing widely varied instruments
showed their true ability in these
first selections which included sew
crai solo parts.
Mrs. Hood gave as her first read
ing, The Prince of Court Painters
by Constance Darcy Mackay. and
as an encore read THE Legend
Beautiful" by Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow. Mrs. Hood IS an elecu-
tionist of nusral ability and her
re-,dit g drew forth prolonged ap-
plause. The second readln1 Was ac-
companied by soft music which en-
HANGED its beauty.
The next on the program was q
group of selections by the orchestra
which included: Selection from Lit
tie Nellie Kelley by Cohan: Lar
go from the New Worlds Symphony
by Dvorak: and novelty number.
Barney Google around the World"
Un Honolulu, Mexico. China, Jeru-
salem. and back to Baltimore). by
Rose and Conrad. A brief intermis-
sion followed.
The overture civilian Tell by
Rossini pleased the audience. This
was followed by several tenor solos
by Colonel Keith Ryan. Mr.. Ryan
chose as his first 40 Non Ho" from
la Boheme by Leoncavallo. His
second was There are Birds in the
Valley. These two selections are
ouitely sharply contrasted but Mr..
RYAN rendered both with ease and
with a superb quality of tone that
brought prolonged applause from
the audience and finally forced him
to return for a third number. He was
accompanied on the piano by Arthur
Round.
The remainder of the program in
cluded a group of three numbers
played by the orchestra: These in
Guided Unfinished Symphony"
Schubert: prelude in NJ Minor, by
Rachmaninoff; Southern Rhapsody"
Hismer.
At intermission Cyril NJ. Jolly,
Commander of the George n. Bour-
que post thanked the audience for
attending the concert and also
thanked the orchestra in behalf OF
the Legion and the audience for their
fine concert. Mr.. Jolly also extended
thanks to the guarantors who made
the success of the concert possible.
The members of the orchestra
were Walter j. Hood. conductor;
first violins, Rivolti, Gaudreau
Leach and Egri: second violins, Pol
lock and Cimbollek: violas, Kerr and
Fairbrother: cellos. Brown and Mill
Ter; BASES, Wade, Cote. Sawyer;
clarionets. Conant and Halves: flute,
Malloney: oboes, DUMAS; bassoon.
McGibbons: trumpets, Kirkpatrick
and Blakney; trombone, Hois:
French horn. Kirk and Stevens;
timpani Rogers.