Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 37, Number 173, 25 May 1912 — Page 8

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, SATURDAY. ; MAT 25,"

MORRIS AND

'Talented Singer and Local Violinist at Closing May Festival Concert Are Given Ovations.

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Appeals to Jersey for Support

its presentation last evening was tbe '"biggest" thing of tbls year's May Fesjtlval and one of theimost important in 'the musical historyiof the city. Beethoven herein displays that imi agination which has) made him a god among musicians. The relation of the orchestra toward the solo instrument and that of the latJter toward the ensemble body, is what might be termed a fine bit of musical "team work," and their respective interpretations at once show the virtuosity, or its lack, of the instrumentalist and that of his complementary confreres. - In this composition the Richmond Symphony displayed the presence of a

virtuosity which, with time, should give it high rank, it playing a perfect 'second to the solo instrument and yet .interpolating the latter's thematic j story with explanatory commentary. The orchestra might be said to annotate the performance of the violin and lt was in this aspect that the former jwas notable last night. Mr. Hicks gave an exhibition of arjtistry which was as notable as that of ithe orchestral accompaniment, his appreciation of the thematic material I to be worked into harmony and color being manifest throughout, his tone Deling admirably sustained, clear, sweet and penetrating, and his comprehension of the beauty of the score dominant . Only the first movement of the concerto was presented at this time, this movement being in three sections, the rst introduced by the kettle-drums, the melody taken up by the wood "winds and developed by the strings. Mr. Hicks, in his interpretation, (showed a musicianly concept of that of I the composer, what might be termed 'the decorative character of the solo instrument's development and embelHshiment of the theme, of the latter's ex

quisite flights of fancy, of its richness I of imaginative depth, of the catho- ' poser used toward the close. Calls Forth Applause. And of the spectacular nature of the cadenza interpolated by another composer used ttoward the close. The performance of Mr. Hicks was notable and admirable and called forth long continued applause from his audience, who called him out again and again. r The choral climax of the Festival was reached in the presentation last evening of Mendelssohn's "Hymn of Praise," in which the chorus dominates, the orchestra being subordinated by the composer, this being emphasized at the time of the presentation of the unaccompanied chorus, one of 'the most impressive sections of the whole. The symphonic phases of this com

position were not heard last night

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Governor Woodrow Wilson has issued an appeal to the voters of his native state askingHhem to stand by him at the primary next week. He declined to make a campaign in New Jersey to secure delegates to the national Democratic convention.

ries of Festivals given under its auspices and especially in this the largest and most brilliant, in both attendance, and local musical eclat. Mr. George Seidel, , chairman of the executive committee,; Mr. John Nicholson, of the Finance, Mr. H. C. Hasemeier of the Advertising, Mr. Howard Dill, of the Program, Mr. Henry Gennett,.of the Hall, Mr. Charles O. Igelman, of the Decoration, Mr. Lee B. Nusbaum, of the Chorus, Mr. Charles

W. Jordan of the Ticket, and Mr. Ed

gar M. Haas, of the Press Committee,

are individually and collectively con

gratulated.

AFTERNOON CONCERT.

Children's Chorus Was One of Features of the Recital. One of the most notable features of the May Festival was the program of yesterday afternoon, with the variety of its orchestral performance and the fine children's chorus. If the Festival had had no other reason for being than the latter it would have been worth the holding. For here was the kernal of the whole local situation. The heart of the thing exposed to gaze of the public. An exhibition of the musical training of the youth of the community and

only the cantata being given, this be- their ability to intelligently and artislng made up of ten numbers chief of tically interpret the compositions of

which were solos by the soprano and the tenor, duetts by the two and that

of tbe two sopranos. The chorus, in this finale to the se.rles of the Festival, gave, in turn, an exposition of its virtuosity, especially 'in that crucial test when it stood vocally alone without the support of the instruments, its unification into a perfect whole, Its swell and subsidence of jtone, Its modulation of phrase, its intelligent translation of the meaning of the text, Its appreciation of the finer nuances of vocal sound, being musically artistio and a distinguished achieve'merit. Two Talented Women. ' ; Mrs. F. W. Krueger and Mrs. Charles

ngelman. resident vocalists, also dis

played their musicianly spirit and ac

complishment, with their professional

racumen, in their various appearances

the duo by the two sopranoes being

one of tbe raoBt beautiful musical elucidations of this composition and as beautifully sung by these two talented

I young women.

Mrs. Iglentan in her duet with Mr. John Miller, the tenor, sustained her reputation for splendid vocal equilibrium and expansion of tone and lost nothing by comparison with this professional singer of many years' expe

dience. Mrs. Krueger's lyric soprano was I heard to unusual effect in the, solo 'numbers, the fluted quality of her voice being admirably brought out, the two, with Mr. Miller, winning encomiums from the chorus, audience and orchestra. They, with Mr. Hicks, were presented with many flowers. The orchestra's first number, the Overture to Beethoven's Fidelio,' was a brilliant interpretation of that celebrated score and served as a vivacious Introduction to the program. The statement that the managers of, and participants in, the Festival, cannot be too highly commended for this splendid finale to their activities cannot be repeated too often. In Mr. Earhart this city has a musician and- public spirited citisen 'whose value to the community cannot be measured by a demonstration of his

accomplishment. If the temper of last

night s audience had been put Into' words it would have stood -to its feet and given a "bra va!" to this distinguished citisen, admirable musician and unselfish director. Let no one forget, but for Mr.-Ear-hart what has been accomplished would have been would again be impossible. The Commercial Club is to be congratulated unon the success of the ee-

through the pizzicato accompaniment j of the strings to the violin solo of Mr. Hicks, whose plaintive melody is repeated over and over and is accented by the lighter wood winds. So delicate are the harmonies, so illusive tbe shifting tonal color of this

composition, and such its infinite and finely shaded nuances that it blends into an organ-like emsenble of effect one of the orchestra's most applauded achievements. Russian Music In vivid contrast was the TschalkowBky number the first and second movement of Symphony No. 5. In this excerpt from the great Russian master was embodied all that strange fascination of the Muscovite which makes him the political and artistic mystery of the nations.

This extraordinary composer apo

theosizes Fate and the subtle under

lying melancholy of life. His constant

thematic admission that melancholy is

at the bottom of everything, makes

him the interpreter of the pain of the

world, the expositor of the tragedy of

existence, the prophet of -tbe inexora

ble.

In the composition in which he was

heard in the afternoon the dramatic dominates every other musical phase. The beginning, with the chant-like in

tonation of the clarinets down to the

finale in which this is repeated by the

heavy wood-winds and the string basses, to the last note of the bassoon.

points this with obessable emphasis.

Its sombreness is relieved in the sec

ond movement by a melody for the

first horn continued by the oboe and

it is later accentuated by the climatic

eflects of the strings and, in the end,

you hear the tragic beat of fated cir

cumstance through the medium of the

basses.

Like all of the celebrated Musco

vite's compositions it sweeps you away with its grand climaxes and is the more deeply etched upon your consci

ousness through its wonderful art.

The familiar three dances from

"Henry VIII" were given with much vivacity and skill, this number supply

ing the lighter orchestral note for the afternoon.

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The Part It Plays In the Production of

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bark of a tree. On examination, however, it is found to be of a waxy nature, streaked with gray, yellow and black and emitting a peculiar aromatic odor. It fuse at 140 to 150 degrees V. and at a higher temperature gives out a white smoke, which condenses into a crystalline fatty matter. It is found in all sizes, from a pound up to twenty or thirty, but occasionally piece weighing 100 or 200 pounds are found in w hales. a Ambergris has been known from an early period, some pharmacopoeias prescribing it for fevers and nervous complaints. It is sometimes mirgled with the incense burned in churches and Is also put in certain kinds of wine to im

prove tbe "bouquet." But the great use of ambergris Is in tbe manufacture of perfumery not that it fraerance is either very pow

erful or pleasing, but it possesses the

peculiar property of causing otner in(rrodients to throw out their odors.

making them more specific and dura

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Magic Fiacres. "The most remarkable arrangement of numbers that I know of. said a local business college nsan who takes a delight io solTing curious problem and digging np mathematical oddities. Ms the combination of tbe six figures 14ILS3T. Multiply this number by

and tbe answer Is 42S371 : by 4. and the answer ia 571. 42S: by 5. and the answer is 714.2S5: by '. and tbe answer I 857.142. Each answer contain exactly the same digits as the original aum. And. to cap the climax, multiply the number by 7. and up comes the answer 999.999. "Try it nd see If It is not so." Philadelphia Record.

Electricity in Dyeing. Among the tasks imposed in recent years upon that busy servant Of man electricity, is tbe acting as an assist ant in the operation of dyeing.

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the masters.

The performance of the children

four hundred voices all from the Garfield school was remarkable.

They sang with perfect technical

precision and admirable artistic acumen. And the fact that the entire Can

tata was sung from memory, that no

notes were used, makes the achieve

ment all the more significant. Benoifs "Into the World" which has for its motif the call of the universe to the individual and collective youthful entity, and which . lends itself so readily to interpretation by children, w hose fresh and immature voices give verisimilitude to both score and text, was given a thoroughly adequate and wholly delightful rendition. .The appeal of the spirit of the composition is direct the younger children with their simple and naive utter

ance, their slowly dawning comprehen

sion of the impetus of youth and its

relation to their environment, with the more formulated, if still vague yearning, of the plder enes. toward the later complete exposition, making a piquant contrast that is accentuated

by the beauties of the score.

The alternating choruses by the boys and girls served to heighten this contrast by emphasizing the relative

positions of the sexes in the scheme of life, those by the boys having an especial effect. There is admittedly no

voice so poignant in its appeal as that of the boy. And in combination in a

well trained chorus it is musically ir

resistible. The orchestra complement

ed the chorus giving the whole a mu

sical unity which commanded admira

tion from the audience.

Miss Florence Shute, special teach

er of music and English in the Garfield

school, was accorded the appreciation

of the chorus which 'she has trained

and rehearsed, by an ovation and flow

ers.

The pictorial value of the tier on

teir of children's faces surmounting their light summer attire was not the

least of the charm of the concert. Miller Recalled. Mr. John B. Miller, who appeared for the first time in the afternoon and who was warmly received in his aria, "Lend me Your Aid" from Gounod's "Queen of Sheba" was recalled several times responding to the second encore. Mr. Miller possesses a tenor of much timbre and lyric, quality and was heard to special effect in his second appearance. The orchestra acquitted itself with honor in its several numbers preceding the chorus, its chef d' oeuvre for the afternoon being its presentation of the exquisite "Zorahayda," of Svendsen,

giving this poetic idyll of sound a notable and musicianly interpretation. This legend of the unhappy and deserted "Jacinta" conferring happiness upon "Zorahayda" through the breaking of the spell which bound the latter

and, in this manner, herself attaining

beatitude, is as evanescent as the

phantom of Zorahayda herself and its

orchestral vizualization- can only

compared to some diaphanous drapery.

encrusted with delicate, lace-like em

broideries, the ' latter effect achieved

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