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Show EXCELLENT EHI SI HE MGH eCNQOL linn A recital, the promise of which should have served to fill any auditorium audi-torium in the city, was given last night at the Ogden high school. There was only a small attendance, however, how-ever, this condition being a matter of regret to Principal J. 73. Beeson and the students who had put forth much effort to properly prepare their different differ-ent numbers for the occasion The crowd made up its deficiency in numbers, num-bers, by appreciation of each selection, selec-tion, Its applause reaching a point of enthusiasm in every Instance The program was furnished by members of the school music department depart-ment and a member of the dramatic art department, under the direction of . ;, Prof. Marcollus Smith, the school mir- ,; sic supervisor. It was opened by Miss Lucille Grif- ' fin, with a group of two songs, "Love'3 ' ' Mission" and "Somewhere a Volco Is ;: Calling." In the first number, the soloist was to have been assisted by , the high school girls' chorus, but due to the failure of a number of members ' .of this singing body to attend, Miss t Griffin sang it unassisted. She was p more at homo, however, In the second K' number, revealing a lyric soprano i voice of already well developed range, T clear quality and considerable power and well worth watching Her rendl- : tion of "Somewhere a Voice Is Calling" Call-ing" was with violin, cello and piano accompaniment, the Instrumentalists ? being Marcellus Smith, Bernard Hut- chinson and Vera Delamater. " The second number on the program ; was a group of two violin duets, "Vio- , ' lin Concert" (Berlioz) and "Andan- i lino" (Lemare), played by Mary Fisher Fish-er and Mr Smith No finer violin music than the rendition of these splendid compositions has been heard in the city in many months, the violinists vio-linists In the first number displaying ond, the ability to draw fine tono , quality from their instruments Their J ensemble, too. was faultless, the tono of the violins blending in exquisite harmony, particularly in tho "Andan- J tlno." The ovation of applause they received was well deserved The contribution from the dramatic ? art department was a reading of "How . the Larue Stakes Were Lost," by ' Mary Woolley. The story was of the racetrack and Miss Woolley gave a ) commendable interpretation, putting V much vitality into the race scene and j; appeal into the iines of lessor dra- h matic requirement. . Two cello solos, "Song to an Even- . uig Star" and "Song Without Words," j by Helen Hunter, proved fine contrl- I' butlons, the young lady showing good ' musicianship and excellent command j of her bow and fingers The tone "; quality of these renditions was espcci- j ally appreciated. The closing number was a group of ' two selections by the Ogden high f school string quartette composed of Marcellus Smith. Herman Fetscher, . C L. Justi and Bernard Hutchinson. The selection played were "The Ros- ; :. es' Honeymoon" and "Purple Road" and their rendition showed the quartette quar-tette to be well equipped for the in- ' terpretation of chamber music. Miss Vera Delamater acted as piano : accompanist for all of the musical numbers nnd acquitted herself in s highly creditable manner. |
