Show I I I BRINES SONG RECITAL I It was a splendid program a pro program pro program program gram of o wonderful possibilities all aU of or which were were realized that M 11 J d Brines presented to his audience at the First Congregational church last night Every number from the opening to the closing one possessed artistic merit Beginning with the glorious recitative Comfort Ye from Handels Mes Messiah MessIah siah slab the rich tones of ot the singers voice ranged through all the fullness I of ot the song closing with the sacred air Every Valley This was fol followed followed followed lowed by Verdis V Celeste Aida which was probably the tho most m st ambi ambitious ambitious ambitious if not the most difficult of the numbers A group of ot German songs two of ot them by Eugene Haile Halle followed the group closing with two to favorite se selections selections Du Bist Die Run Rub by Schubert Schubert Schubert bert and by A group of French songs opening with the Lheure followed this group containing Victor Vi tor Hugos beautiful poem Oh While I Sleep which was certainly one of the gems of o the evenings entertainment Three gypsy songs J 1 by y Dvorak gave opportunity opportunity for Cor the weird tones for which that composer Is known The closing numbers were English Scotch and a nd Irish ballads ballad for which Mr Brines ability rare in even een the best singers Two songs of oC this group were sung by Herbert Witherspoon Witherspoon Wither Witherspoon spoon the great tenor enor who was heard hear here last year and certainly Mr Brines singing suffered nothing by comparison They were Forever and anda a Day and Mother o Mine The applause was hearty And genuine all through the program and at t the end when the singer had finished The Dear Little Girl the audience still de demanded demanded e more and he returned and sang Better B Ask Me Mr Brines was was perfectly accompanied accompanied accompanied nied by Mrs Judith Evans Brines In addition Mrs Brines played two beau beautiful beautiful selections by Schumann Schumann Schumann mann and a composition by Reinhold ReinholdA A number of the short ballads were S t placed on the program by special re request request request quest of a the friends of Mr Brines There TI re was wac a L large Jarge audience |