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Greensburg Artist Pleases :ing _doThe Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) i Daily News gives the following’ account of a recent violin recital of Mrs. Harry H. Robbins, who is Th visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Th Harriett Thornburg, in that city: Be;Insistent demands for encore, metestified to the enthusiasm withwhich the recital given at Park Street Temple on Tuesday night, was received by those attending.Evelyn Eward Robbins of,Greensburg, Ind., was the artist |St{! chinolt;presented by the choir of the Church, at its benefit performance. Mrs. Robbins is a scholarship pupil at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, and her visit with her fam- '?U( lly in Fort Lauderdale, afforded pr, residents an unusual opportunity jst to listen to the violin playing far above the average.Her program on Tuesday nightmgSeiassopened wdth the Franz Ries Prae-jj ludium Number 1 of Suite II, to befollowed by the Indian airs, “From the Land of the Sky-Blue Water,” by Cadman, and “Cree War Dance,” by Cardin-Lieurance. “Waters of Minnetonka” made afitting encore for this group.Mrs. Logan T. Brown, who assisted in the program given, appeared as a reader, her humorous negro dialect contrasting with “The Old Chest,” her second selection, which was given in verse with a piano accompaniment by Mrs. .John Kerr.Characteristic harmony made effective Mrs. Robbins’ brilliant interpretation of “In a Bedouin Camp,” and the difficult “Hungarian Danse” by Haesche. Well deserved applause was rewarded with an encore, as was true in the next selection, a splendid arrangement of music of the sextette from ’’Lucia,” which was given by Mrs. Robbins, Mrs. T. Lee Van Giesen at the organ and Ralph Eward, flutist. Ries’ Suite II was again used when Mrs. Robbins played Scherzo, No. III. to be followed by the impressive “Ave Maria” by Schubert-WTilhelmj, and encored with '•Humoresque.”Mrs. Brown’s versatility was ■shown in the next £roup of readings, which included two Negro lt;lialect numbers, and “The Land of Beginning Again.Two Kreisler compositions, “Londonderry Air” and “TambourinffChinois,” with “Souvenir” as encore, completed one of the most Entertaining programs presented Sn Fort Lauderdale this season. Mrs. Robbins has come to thetity, not as a visiting artist seeking praise for her achievements, but as one of our large family. The great artistry displayed at her recital on Tuesday exceeded thehighest hopes of those attending, and left them gi’ateful for the treat afforded through her graciousness and skill. She plays wdth ease and assurance, absolute masr i ter of her instrument, a Wonderful Iaurentius Guadagaini of the year,1743.The support giveh her by Mrs. T. Lee Van Giesen who handled.the difficult accompaniments on both the organ and piano with true artistry. The flute obligatos of Ralph Eward added greatly to the effectiveness of the selections inwhirh he assisted.
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Greensburg Daily News
Greensburg, Indiana, US
Wed, Mar 30, 1927
Page 14
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