The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1856-04-12
THE coNcERT TUESDAY EVENING.

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We announced in Qpr lastAhata.Vocal and
Instrumental CORRESPONDENCE EEttvcn on Tues
day evening at the Qourt-hodse, y the ladies
pf ppelousass, for TIL benefit Of sAe Episcopal
EChusch. There sas6- many members Of that
Church in and around, the town; who, unlike
those of other pperssau1aissiiro,in1s, ME ddsstitufe " d
house ~, worship; and II j. Contemplated, as
soon as sufficient means can be collected, to
erect i handsome cdiice which i'll supply this
want, and at the same time be IN ornament to
the town. Most Of our citizens feel Interested
in9sthe .enterprise,sbut the work of collecting
subscriptions has progressed SC, slowly that the
ladies' who are ever foremost ii decls Of be-
neyolencc and charity-and, we may add, Of
moral couragctand moral enterprise too-have
Enthusiastically come forward and devoted
their time and their talents to the undertaking.
May triumphant success crown their e1ortsl /
The Concert and Supper Of Tuesday eve
ming, we understand, was but the beginning Of
a series of musical and social, entertainments.
the proceeds Of which will be devoted to this
p%raiseworthy object. AT the hour appointed,
q select but not very numerous audience as
sembled, with little anticipation of the rare
musical treat prepared for them. Printed pro
gramnics, indeed, announced q judicious selec-
ton of beautiful music from Bellini, Donizetti,
Auber, Adam and other renowned maaestros,
including solos, duets and quartets; but no
one, we are sure, expected to heal. them so ex-
%quisitely performed. a n
The room was brilliantly lighted, and hand
somely and appropriately decorated, as well
with the beauty and fashion of the drawing
room as with the fragrant delegates from
Flora's fair meadows, artistically arranged
about the platform. = fs
The Concert opened with the grand old
national Ode of the Star-Spangled Banner, =
and closed, in exceeding good taste, with a
national medley. 1t would, perhaps, be invi-
dious, where every thing was SO near perfec-
ton, to single out any particular portion Of
the programme as the best but even at this
risk, We can not forbcar expressing orr admira-
ton of the charming style in which many of
the pieces were executed. Of the instrumental
part, ala S%onnambula,n quartet, "Lucrezia
Borgia," duet, and ia File du Regiment
solo, were tastsfully performed The Sleigh
Ride Polka," solo, was brilliantly executed.
The vocal pieces "Sylvio Pellico," "Blue
Violets,'' Love Me, Dearest" songs, and
" Massa's in the Cold Ground" quartet, were
also excellent, and would have reflected no dis
credit upon artstes of much higher professions
than the danes and maidens who on this occa-
sion made their first courtesy to an audience.
Decidedly the gem Of the evening was the
song, "La, Sirene de Sorrento" which was
rapturously and deservedly encored. The as
sistance Of Mr.. Wheeler, Of franklin, who had
arrived here during the day, and who volnn-
teered his valuable aid, contributed toward
giving the whole quite q professional air. The
flute mot mentioned in the bill) should not be
forgotten it formed a delightful accompani-
ment to the vocalists. 1'
After the music, the party adjourned to the
upper room, where n bountiful supper was
spread. which received ample encomiums from
all present ; and wit, repartee, sentiment and
hilarity were freely indtlged to a late hour III
the night. Every one seemed delighted with
the music; every one seemed pleased with the
supper; and while every one else, and the
rest Of. mankind" were dreaming cozily at
heme, every one present seemed in ~eestasies
with the evening SO pleasantly passed, and, we
opine, looked forward with pleasure at the au-
tic patton of "more of the came sort"
Npt there were not enough Of our good citi-
&s present, and in that they were at fault,
though the principal loss was their own. Even
if the entertainment had been an ordinary af-
fair-(which it was not, by any means)--it
appears to us that they should have encouraged
the ladies in their laudable endcayors to beau
tify our town. Let q circus, a juggler, q
"show +" Of any sort, indeed, hang out their
flag upon a public square, and all, men, women
and children, flock eagerly to the entrance but
when an exhibition of our resident talent,
greatly superior, claims consideration, and for
q public benefit, too, lukewarmness seems to
peryadc every breast. 1t is a reproach, and
should be washed away, as we hope it may be
i'll the future.
Mr.. SoULE's Mission TO SpAIS.-The New
York Herald understands that MIR. Soule has
completed his book, aud that it will probably
be issued from The. press in season for the great
Democratic Convention in Cincinnati II will