The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-05-22
Spring
 Conterf
 Big lii
Ladies Ensemble, With Soloists Give Excellent
 Evening of Music

A glance at sweeping CrOSS- section of operatic and light oper- atfc music was afforded large 1 audience at the Scottish Rite Tenn pie last night. Folk music, concert music, theatre music and modern tunes were encompassed in the course of a modern program. It lived up to the title of Spring Concert" the first this season, featuring the Ladies Ensemble and soloist Marye Berne, Merle Janice Schroeder, Ernest Ehler and Stan ley Tollefsen, vioiinist. The ac- companists included Ruth McVay and Gene Rulaford.
 It was an inordmately generous program. Many nights of work and patience undoubtedly were need ed to do justice to the theme. But the producers of last nights con- cert managed nicely, thank you, The program had pace and spirit laughter and earnestness, and an audience that received it with gen. erous applause demanding en cores. The audience heard, and was convinced that excellent en- tertainment was their pleasure for the evening
 The program began with the trio of Marye Berne, Merle Janice Schroeder and Ernest Ehler, ac- companied in the background by the Ladies Ensemble, and Stanley Tollefsen, violinist. They rendered America, the Beautiful" by Bates Ward, to start the evenings en- tertainment.
 Part two showed Ernest Ehler in songs, England Forget Me Not (Ms)," "Scandia; An Epic of the Northlands,' and of All the Year 'Tis Summer"
 Merle Janice Schroeder sang three numbers, "L'Ete (Summer) by Chaminade, "Minnelied," ar ranged by w. Kramer, and Let My Song Fill Your Heart by Charles. Her soprano voice was well received by her audience, and was immediately encored follow ing a complimentary bouquet pre- Sentation.
 The Ladies Ensemble probably received the most vigorous ap- of ha der the direction of Ernest Ehlers, sang "A Kiss in the Dark" by Her bert, Just AWearyin for You" by Jacobs Bond, Calm As the Night" by Bohm and God Bless Amer ica" by Berlin
 Stanley Tollefsen, with his vio- lin, accompanied by Gene Rula- ford on the piano, played "Medi- tation Thais" by M ssenet {, "Schon Rosmarin" by Kreisler, and Alteration" by Borowski, to re- ceive vigorous encore.
 Marye Berne was enthusiastic cally applauded by her audience on her appearance on the stage, and was so accorded recognition following her singing of Floods of Spring" by Rachmaninoff, We Two Together" by Kernochan, and Death of Jeanne D'Arcp by Bem- berg. She was also presented a complimentary bouquet and sang an encore to her listeners.
 Assisted by the Ladies Ensem- ble and Mir. Tollcfsen, Ernest En- lers sang Your Eyes" by Friml- Ehler.
 The evenings program was properly completed with the en- tire company most ably doing Tales of the Vienna Woods by Strauss -Ehler. Mary Berne and Err nest Ehler were featured in this 1 appearance. The company refused a full minute encore with the po- | lite acknowledgement that they had not prepared for further enter tainment as a group.
 To those persons of the large audience who made it a point to be present, an excellent evenings entertainment was. enjoyed It marked the initial appearance dur ing the present season of the