The Webb-Bernard Concerts

              1926
204  85th St c/o Mrs G. 
THE WEBB-BERNARD CONCERTS

MURRAY WEBB
—the famous Baritone made the greatest hit of any performer that ever appeared before the Chicago Press Club.  He is undoubtedly one of the world's greatest Stars.—Clyde Morrison.


MURRAY WEBB
America's BARITONE Supreme
IN
THE SONGS YOU LOVE
GRAYCE BERNARD
Concert PIANIST and Accompanist
The Pianist With a Heart Touch
IN CONCERT HERE


GRAYCE BERNARD
One can listen to her so untiringly, and when she has finished her playing, wish for more.  There is a clearness, certainty, and ease about her playing that is very restful.
—Sheboygan Telegram.




WHAT THOSE SAY WHO HAVE HEARD THEM

MURRAY WEBB
I consider the quality of Murray Webb's voice exceptionally beautiful.

— Ettore Campana.

Allow me to heartily congratulate you.

— Countess Irma Mirafiori.

I do not remember an entertainment which gave such general satisfaction as your singing— Charles Singleton, Claremont Country Club, San Francisco.

He has a wonderful voice.  Those who heard him were more than pleased— Tripoli Tattler (Official publication, Tripoli Temple, Mystic Shrine, Milwaukee).


Murray Webb, the famous baritone, made the greatest hit of any performer that ever appeared before the Chicago Press Club.  He is undoubtedly one of the world's greatest stars—
Clyde Morrison, Chairman.  Chicago Press Club.


Murray Webb is on the map as one of the world's greatest stars—
Gregory Dillon, Chicago News.

Your remarkable singing and the wonderful playing of Miss Bernard certainly captivated our members—Secretary Association of Commerce, Sheboygan, Wisconsin.


Mr. Webb has presented several midnight matinee concerts for overflow crowds of the Press Club—
Chicago Daily News.


He sang for the members of the Press Club and made a distinct impression—
Chicago Evening Press.

God has given you a wonderful voice—Paul Hunter, Secretary Madison (Wis.) Rotary Club.


Mr. Webb's delightful rendition of the Prologue to Pagliacci was most pleasing.  It was sung in Italian with all the vigor, revenge and remorse which its composer must have felt—
Capital Times, Madison, Wis.


Time after time he was recalled to favor the hearts of Madison music lovers with another of his seemingly inexhaustible supply of songs—
Madison Democrat.


The singer literally carried everybody with him.—
Wisconsin State Journal.


The fame which he has gathered for himself is not to be wondered at—
Sheboygan Press.


Murray Webb was an instantaneous hit at the Testimonial Concert given last night under the auspices of the Rotary Club—
Sheboygan Telegram.


Long after he had finished, the audience sat riveted to their seats, loath to believe that the best singer who ever sang in Sheboygan had finished and the concert was over.—
Sheboygan Press.


The beauty of Mr. Webb's singing, aside from his perfect enunciation, wide range of voice and excellent quality, lies in his compassionate interpretation of the songs he sings—
Sheboygan Telegram.


His singing of the clown's song from the famous opera (I' Pagliacci) was superior to anything that has ever been heard in this city—
Green Bay Press Gazette.



GRAYCE BERNARD
Miss Bernard is a very accomplished pianist and accompanist of rare understanding—Charles Singleton, Secretary Claremont Country Club, San Francisco.

Miss Bernard's sympathetic accompaniment forms a beautiful background to Mr. Webb's work—Paul Hunter, Secretary Madison Rotary Club.


Miss Bernard was received with great approval—
Madison Democrat.


Miss Bernard's solos were flawless.—
Wisconsin State Journal.


Miss Bernard is one of the finest and best known artists on the piano in the country—
Sheboygan Press.


Miss Bernard is a pianist of wonderful skill.  She is the type of artist who could get music out of a tin-pan instrument—
Sheboygan Press.


One can listen to her so untirely, and, when she has finished her playing, wish for more.  There is a clearness, certainty, and ease about her playing that is very restful—
Sheboygan Telegram.

We were prepared to hear a very talented accompanist, a gift as rare as the virtuoso.  It was therefore a gratifying surprise to find Miss Bernard a pianist of unusual creative and illuminative qualifications—Victor Raabe, a free lance critique.


With remarkable intuition she was able to forsee every changing shade of emotion that the singer wished to express—
Green Bay Press Gazette.


Every note in that number (Rachmaninoff's Prelude) was played with interpretative genius—
Green Bay Press Gazette.


Miss Bernard played the entire program, solos, accompaniments, and encores without notes—
Ashland Daily Press.


She is a pianist of wonderful skill and her playing is sympathetic, and appealing in every degree—
Ames Daily Tribune, Ames, Iowa.


Her subtle accompaniment is closely correlated with the singer—
Ames Evening Times, Ames, Iowa.


In accompaniment she is equally as much the artist as in solo numbers—
Baraboo Daily News.


A certain daintiness and fairy-like delicacy of interpretation marks Miss Bernard's playing, giving it a kind of elusive charm that is distinctive—
Baraboo Daily News.


Miss Bernard gripped and held the audience—
Monroe County Democrat, Sparta, Wis.


The Hungarian Rhapsody was beautifully played, was characterized throughout by beautiful pianissimo effects.  The prelude by Rachmaninoff was played with great beauty of tone—
Monroe County Democrat, Sparta, Wis.


Miss Bernard charmed the audience with her solos as well as her exquisite accompanying—
Madison Democrat.  (Return Date.)


She made the accompaniment blend with the voice and still be a thing apart—
Wisconsin State Journal.  (Return date Madison, Wis.)