Show L ta U HERBERT elal E ERT witherspoon THE GREAT BASSO mr ir herbert Wither spoons appearance at the tabernacle taber nazle last evening was a pleasing pleading suc success ceso he was greeted by a large audience that was sympathetic from the hegenn beginning ing and enthusiastic in giving applause mr witherspoon pos possesses possesse s a most pl pleasing basing voice the freedom with which he sang and tone quality nero remarkable every number was wag sung with ease and c excellent xcell ent interpretation the scope of of f the program called for wide widely Y different f feelings eeling and in his it mr witherspoon up his enviable reputation as au accurate master of df his art 1 iho I he audience was very well pleased with the rain scone scene from elijah sung sun by b mr witherspoon miss aliss ballinger anh and the tabernacle choir conduct ed by mr air ballantyne the enthusiasm with which the number from elijah was received bids well forthe for the time when the entire oratorio will bo rendered by the choir next march his interpretation of german and french was most pleasing and struck a sympathetic chord in the hearts of his hearers to do mr witherspoon justl justice ce one would be compelled to mention each number cumber on his program pro aarn his of hello hella i in german was among his most pleas ang numbers culling calling forth long api because of its appeal to tho finer nature tho the old black mare blare a caad catbay ny song was sung with such excellent interpretation terp that he be was forced to re peat it for an euchre encore meet me ale by moonlight alone 17 a beautiful love song was received with such enthusiasm that mr witherspoon found it necessary to bow himself out of reach of oe the ae audience mrs witherspoon at the piano was an ext excellent ellent accompanist inist at the end of his bis pleasing program mr poon was compelled to return and respond to his hie pleased auditors who refused jo leave the hall he responded with annio lauric for the rendition of which lie he is famous it can well be said that everyone was bleAs pleased etl the program follows part I 1 L old and new airs a recitation 1 I feel the deity within b aria army arm arm ye brave handal b song to evening star fron from 1 lV wagner agner c dl di figaro mozart rain scene from elijah mr with er spoon miss aliss ballanger and 11 laberna cle choir joseph conductor part ft 1 I Classi classical caf and modern songs in german der Dopp elanger schubert der knabe aalt dem erhorn schumann helle hans hermann drie hans hang hermann part III modern songs in english forever and a day albert mack old black mare blare sidney homer H lane wilson TU mother other 0 mine bains part IV modern french songs sl tu le ie beux 11 ch koechlin Koechl ln chanson from la jolle jolie pille fille do de parth bizet part V traditional melodies meet me ile by moonlight alone en glish arr by wade shall 1 I wasting in despair english wilson Wll by the short cut to the roses irish harty black sheela of tho the silver uyel eye Ir irish lb harty mrs herbert witherspoon accompanist |