American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1861-10-26
The Coaeer. At Livingston.

| EpsTog CIrIzEa: It was the good fortune
of the subscriber to be present at amateur
concert, given by the ladies Of Liyingstol
! and amateurs from Canton. under the diree-
ton Of Prof i dolphus Brown.
The Methodist church was tastefuliy deco
rated with wreathes of eyergrecns and flow
ers so beautifully was it adorned that com
plirneatary remarks were ELECTED from al
portions of the audience.
At the hour appointed the congregation
began to assemble, and we have not seen such
a turnout IN this nice little town since the
days of the old reviyals. Every one could
forget the grip of 8. Old Hard Times to aid
the self-saerifcing volunteer.
t The FIRST performers were the amateurs. A
/ piano. a guitar and two vioIins, in the hands
! Of ready musicians, made the company happy
+ by discoursing mellifuously spirited gall
Top, composed by eminent musician of our
own State, and styled by his friends to his
honor . Old Red" Every one must have
enjoyed the rollicking first violin, the bound
I ing guitar, the soft piano and flowing second
violin, which seemed to fill up the interstices
/ as does the graceful honeysuckle the delicate
lattice.
/ Next came the whole band, led by a lady,
at once beautiful and attractive, in that mel
Their" Your informant is not given to sud
den, awful and grand sensations of sublimity,
nor especially to wonder, but he confesses TO
a very peculiar feeling when the array of eIe-
CANT and intelligent ladies, chosen from the
elite of Madison, came forward to delight US
and aid some brave soldier somewhere trudg-
ing musket or chasing Yankee.
We pass many of the compositions of those
grant old fellows, Boildieu, Herr, Shulhoff
and Wollenhaupt, to notice only a few, and
it is hard to select any one among so many
pieces exquisitely composed and well execut-
ed Ii made us think of great many things
besides flowers and pretty girls, to hear that
admirable Duet, 1.-The Last Rese of Sum-
mer," and it was impossible to listen TO all
four hands each seeming to play a separate
tune, most difficult trenlolo alto, which
followed the first like an echo; and an old
grizzled farmer remarked to US as it ended
that he believed he didn't hare any gizzard at
all!
Written on the programme in pencil was
the opera, "Rotert L DiaJte,n a1d while
waiting for it a well disposed old friend who
had studied French once, whispered over his
side, " Bob the Devil comes next :" and while
his neighbors were laughing we were brought
to immediate attention by the rich-toned
voice of the singer. 1T requires no little
musical talent and teaching to master this
piece; but it was easy to follow the full
voice of the performer, that ii seemed sim
pier and sweeter than we ever heard it.
There was one piece which deservedly re-
ceived applause" The Madison Artillery
March" 1t is one of Prof. Browns own
compositions, and in it you will notice
masters touch and style. May that noble
company march to many victory under its
strains With this may be cIassed +" The
Southern Marseillaise' and . God Save the
South" blythe whole band.
At the close, Dixie" was yociferously
called for and performed with spirit by the
amateur band. With it closed the concert,
every one feeling amply compensated and
happier for the nights entertainment. And
whenever such skill in music, matched with
grace, is combined for an entertainment, it
can never fail of success
Yours, &c, l..