Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-07-27
Eclipse Orchestra Concert.


/" EcI1psE ORcHEsrRA, gave their frs
j Concerton Thursday evening Of last week
j They had assisted at a Concert given her
i a short timAsinee, and their Performance
1 then, served as an aoant courier to get u
1.-The musical furore which seemed 70 pos
lsess our people on this occasion. Thi
/ Orchestra, On last Thursday, was kindly
assistedsby several Ladies, whose perfor
1 mances gave zest y tie location, anc
without whose aid, the Concert would no
have been perfect. As q general thing
the performances were we'll executed
portion Of them, exquisitely /; some Of the
1 yocalizations would have done credit te
prima donnas, and the Instrumental per.
formances were equal to well let il
suffice to, say, that they did credit to "the
great FEIsE,' the leader Of the !" Aaa-
IEeondas 4 and the !" Etlipses" The Pro
Iigramme consisted Of,
Il 1. Gypsy Camp, by LrABYE
This beautiful and difficult piece Of
music was well executed BY the full Or
chestra. @ @5
4 2. 8"Iknow a bank" by =. HOAX.
b This duet was admirably sung BY Mrs.
IEFrRrYs and Miss SHREWSBURY, and The
rich, full notes Of the one, and the softer
and more delicately Toned voice Of the
other, were duly appreciated By the au-
dienee. 81. HI II
5. "sittin on 4 rail,', with variations FOR
Piano, by FiENE.
Miss CALDWELL, a debutant, presided.
al the Piano, and executed this difficult
piece with great precision. Although
some !" old fogies : would have preferred
"that same old rail" Of lang syne--
would rather the musician had stuck to.
the old rail, and not 50 frequensly mount
ed the new one, as they became SO be-
wildered amid the frequent !" variations, "
that they could not tell. at the conclusion,
which side Of the fence they were on if
either--yetthe piece showed great musk
cal skillin design and execution.
4. Duet, for cofnet& Trombone GLovER.
Trombone, NoRvELL--Co rnet, Carr
FIN. Well done.
+ 8. .fComing thru the Rye Song, Mason.
Miss sHaERsBURY sang this beauti-;
fully, and was encored.
6.lKanawha Turnpike Gallop, FrlsE.
This is our fayorite among MI. Feine's
Ecomposings, and was well played BY the
full Orchestra
4. "Let the bright seraphim, : from the Or
atorio Of Samson. HANDEL.
The rich, full. lwarbling notes Of Mrs.
JEFFRIEs, admirably suited this grand
oratorio. She was accompanied BY Miss
CALDWELL on the Piano, and Nj. FEINE
on the Cornet.
s.IAdagio and Allegro. from the grand Toy
Symphony of RoMGERG
Thiswas- the novelty Of the evening.
The soft notes of the cuckoo, the harsh
gratings of che ,''horse fiddle, !" the quack-
ings Of the duck, the screams Of the cat
bird, the dulcet strains of tho violin, and
the heavy notes ofthe violincello. the rat
a-tats Of the I. infant drummer Y and the
heavy roll Of the bass drum, mingled
with the ting, ting, ting. Of the tiny trian-
gle, all seryedto give amusement, ifnot
harmony, to The audience. y.
3. Recitative and Aria, from the Opera,
" the Seige Of Corinth, by, DoSizErrl.
Wellsung BY Madame JEFFRlEs.
10. Variations for Violin, FEIsE.
This was most too artistic 70 be appre-
l,eiated by an audience Of non-pefformers;
i was SO full Of music, that even Mr..
Feine's Violin could not stand the Or
phean strains, and broke down ia the at
tempt 70 sustain the credit 81 its master
rim other words, one Of The strings broke,
Just as 4 ven grande flourish 4 was COM
ing Of
IL. Piece-for 2 Banios, and 2Gnitiars, by
A MODEST MEMEER OF THE OkcnEsTRA.
Tits was well done BY /" NorEs. Broth
ers,'' and was encored, which brought
out q number Of The Band. in some Comic
Songs.
~ sThe Mocking Bird Song. Bisuor.
MadsHoiselle sHREwsByRF delighted
The audience with the manner IN which
she sang this beautiful Song and was
warmly applauded..
is Medley-otehe
This was the ck sing exercise, and az
fforded considerable amusement % the
'aud;enen, as!each one, As lie played his