New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 19, 1928, Page 3

LOVERS OF MUSIC (ROWD T0 CONCERT Wennerl)ergvchorus and Miss Peterson Sing at Capitol The sisth annu Wennerberg Male Chor in the Capitol theater yo af- ternoon. with May Leterson, of the Metropolitin opera cuest Soloist It i8 4 toss-up as to which pleased the public most, the finely drilled “liorus under the competent leader- hip of John A or the so- loist. It was nip tuck through- oit the program. many addi- tional numbers added on Loth sides Some zanizitions, on the platform with an opera sin- v. would fade into the Lackground wiile suftering from an inferiority complex: but not the Wennerhergers. Mise Peterson hed a . to zo with her talked 1o the audien the words " lan 1 coner the took place rt of Lindsay o with singing or e sious pre- nee singi expls the forcign e them s putting thom in - of mind. Toward the end compranicd hersclt to a ng f additional songs she might do to a zathering iy riend’s home, Barlicr in the at luring of the periods wh turned biek to the il sang a to the s ranged indsay pro- ch took the the 1 to his chorus to urricd the el the ocnted Wil i serenide *“That most my Pe- She e sang: just rnoon., sh andicnes rt onductor stalwart singor ing from motic ok a not and chorus e on pinuo e was the had Miss terson @ mome nt ufor M aranc nnerbers chorus, tated without the of contradiction wkill cieney i radiated e contidene: This Listen! Girls!, He Likes to Hold a Soft, Velvety Hand. What man ever got a thrill ent of Yolding rough. sc hands? And what girl isn't of them? 8o don’t neglect them—not When it's 80 easy to keep them always soft, lovely and alluring in looks and | touch. All you have to do is to rub Joint-Ease on them, working it in and between the fingers for two or three minutes until it is absorbed and youw'll hardly be able to belie your eyes, so smooth and silky tex- tured will they become. Try this two times a week and you'll always be the possessor of hands you are | proud to show. Joint-Ease is of tainable at all drucgists. Only 60c, & tube. The Fair Department store | is selling lots of it. Side Milling Cutters e . became the very beginning. When Beethoven's pacan of glory, “The Heavens Are Telling,” opened the program the shading immediately attracted atten- tion. Instead of shouting. as choruses are inclined to do if not held within bounds, the tone graded from deli- cate pianissimo to a robust sonor- ousness with astonishing effect. Con- ductor Lindsay, meanwhile, swung the baton like the veteran he is. And this was the story throughout the contributions of the Wennerberg singers. The suave velvety softness of their tone was reduced to a whis- perin “The Autumn Sea” by Ger- it flowed to overwhelming pomposity . in “Invictus” of Bruno Huhn. The' final number, he Soldiers’ Chorus,” from Faust.”” had to be repeated in its entirety, as the audience failed to out when the concert was sup- poscd 1o he over. Cooperating with the dircetor and horus was Charles A. Johnson at piano. He was not great wvorked. however, as many of the vhoruses were sung without accom- paniment. The accompanist of Miss Peterson was Ruth Bennett Line wife of the conductor. The concert. there- forc, was a Lindsay triumph in more ways than one. Mrs, Lindsay upheld the harmonie texture of the soloist's songs in a highly able manner, and this was particularly noteworthy considering the fact that under the circumstances there was no time for extended rehearsalg with the singer, Opening with an aria from Puc- cini's “Dian Miss Peterson de- voted the remainder of her program aricd medley of songs. Her though not brilliant, was ex- and she sang in natural, In additien she winning the affec- the admiration of dience, In “Mor—Lilla Mor,” by Heijkorn, she gave as heautiful a lullaby in as exquisite a manner as anvone could wish to hear anyvwhere at any time. Later she added the better Known American Iullaby, “Mighty Lak a Rose.” hy Nevin, and reached the hearts of even those who thought they had heard the song 1006 times too frequently. Promised Land,” an old southern Negro song, was another of the soft: tion her ‘easy-flowing native preductions that plucked the heart strings. In “Little David, Play en Your Harp.” she ex- | hibited vim and gayety in epirited tempo. The Wennerberg chorus was or- zanized in 1925, Tts first director was the Rev. Abel A. Ahlquist, pas- | tor of the First Lutheran echurch, under whom in a short time it gained an amazing reputation as a artistic singing organization. Pressure of other duties caused the clergyman to relinquish his leadership last year, | from which point en Mr. Lindsay conductor. The new leader has adequately wmaintained the artistic ideals of the organiza- tion. Its officers are: President, Charles Peterson; vice president, John A. Ericson; secretary, Reuben' N. Hallsten; treasurer, Olaf Ander- son; manager, Frank Ohlson. The personnel follows: First Tenors — Harry Blomquist, | Charles Peterson, Otto Carlberg, Ed- ward Hedwall, Gustaf Carlin, Albert Holmgren, Herbert Carlson, 'Eric Fredrickson, Arthur Johnson. Second Tenors — R. E. Larson, | Reuben Hallsten, Andrew Edward Gustavson, August Carlwnvi NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, MARCH 19, 1928 David Larson, Clarence Carlson, Al- bert Swanson, Fred Svensk, Engi- nald stone. First Basses — Royal Larson, Robert Carl Peterson, Olu ert Berglund, Geo Applegren, Second Basses — Eckberg, Oscar Ericson, Walter den, Arthur Svensk, Osc HORNED TOAD FARM hur Olson, Klingberg, Anderson, Rob- Root. Ernest on arl Strom Benson, John I'alk, Arthur Lin- Crusberg Rudelph r Johnson, Nels ISLATEST THING These Now Are Springing Up i Texas it tending +oleman, While scientists feat of a § r slhum nerstone, ®id Sackett wonders whether the famous horned toad of Eastland will ruin his business. Until the opening of the corner stone at Eastland’s old court house, Sackett ouly breeder of horned Toxas, and pos- sibly in e United States. Now ing of quick touis for buildings ind The teud farms. 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