Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-03-28

MusloAt CRItICIsM Professor Leo
pold De Meyer, the world renowned
pianist. fresh from European Courts,
has been down to Bunkum giving
concerts. The musical critic of the
"StafI," gives the following merited
criticism
His Grand Piano was secured to
the Hppr by transverse iinbers. aud
Hidelong piece of iron.
Herr Smash soon entered with
y bust Of unanimous applause. IIis
appearance was ekCcntrik. A hnshy
head like bushel. and smear of
moustachcs QUITO his upper lip.
otherwise fruck coat aud sun
dries lie also carried Calnbrick
handkerchief peiluped with musk
We smelt il. He took his position
planting himself ffm, while two
uphplsters tackled his coat tails
with little braas studs. also scour-
cd his body with ropes. His an
dienCo were hy this iine IT. the
highest point OF the key.reere, aud
time they was. lie took of His
gloves, hurled his eyes oil around
tho theatre. looking grim. held his
wrists about three feet above the
key board. letting his fingers hang
down. his hair stood right strait up.
and We know that eminent jeopardy
was accounting. So hc held them
for three minutes. while all the
whole audience was nigh out of
breath. and while they was 40.
down he cain with his ten finger
nails ! After this. no looked round
with smile. aud the enthusiasm
of the audience. unable 10 hold out
any longer. broke through all
bounds. Before this was over he
lifted mp his fingers aud down he
came again insonuch that tho brass
plate ot tho piano was wrenCbed
oil, and one leg thrown pretty much
across the room. lumindful Of
this he now began galiuplng with
his fingers from end 10 end pf The
instrument. turning head over heels
between n quavor aud "A smiqua-
yer. and all right again and on. be-
fore anybody would know that
there was any Zinc lost. He first
played Yankee Doodle, out of com
plimcnt. and so tucklng n in. that
when the poor Yankee did peep out
with its face we hardly knowod IT,
Says we to ourHolf, "Can this be
Yankee Doodle como to town, Yam
kcc Doodle dandy T. After this.
however, unloosiug his musical
bark from the wharf of palronism,
he began 10 play the Battle of Pra-
que. the Battle of the Nile, Battle
of the Pyramids, Battle of Wagram,
Battle of Anstorlitz and Battle Of
Bunker Hill, all concentrated into
ono grand junction cannonado,
which after the third vollcy ripped
of his coat tails. tore up the brass
nails. and threw tho lid of the pi-
ano clear ncroHs the room, while
the sensation of the audience was
unmiligatcd in the extreme.
Ladies' wave their handkcrchicfs,
and childrcd at the breast bawled
aloud, while some friends oi ours
were 40 fooliyb as to bohoo out of
mere enthusiasm. Just az you
think il all done. horns, fiddlos Gym
balls, gongs, and kcttlo.drum with
bang; bang; bang; bang; fiddle
dc dunn dc diddlc dc iddIo; bang,
bang, bang, bang. fiddle dc dun
do idle; BANG DANG hang BANG; then
n slow measured bang; BANJO; BANG;
then at it again with fiddle dc
iddlc dc crash: crash! smnshi aud
with that legs, koys, iron, wire,
sank down on the floor in one mass
OF Heterogeneous chaos, and Herr
Smash, his hair on end; bis coat
tails ripped off; his eyes flashing
fire; his mustachcs looking thur
der; bis fists clencbed; his mouth
foaming, ran right off the stage"
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