Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-04-06
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TIE CONCERT AT 5kK1xEKD's HxIL-Fhe
steAdy enlargement of musical culture
among our people lard we do not make an
exclusively local aPplication), is a notice
able and gratifying fact. No careful OBJ
server viii have failed to note the progress
made by the "divine art" during the past
few years in the social economy, and the
evidences of the large place it holds in the
education of the present generation are most
conspicuously shown in. the fact that our
merest school children Know more of music
as an art than do their grandpas and grand
mas, and few youths or maidens Of twelve
are not able to instruct their papas and
| mamas in the mysteries Of the piano-forte
and the hi~eroglyphics of the music-book.
No young lady or gentleman Of to-day feels
that the full measure of social duty has
| been attained until at least 8 moderate
amount of musical knowledge is acquired,
/ and he or che who is the fortunate possessor
If more than the average supply has a sure
passport 70 every social circle, and claims
an idolatry that is supreme. 1t would be
| rude here to inquire how far the practical
/ duties oflife are Observation-Disclosures
by this devotion to a most delightful art,
and if such impairment inquiry were made,it
| might be fully answered and silenced by
the reflection that whatever is lost on the
one hand is more han compensated for by
the refining and ennobling influences on the
other-inhuences the most gentle and i'm
D~ressive in their nature, ever shedding a
bright sunshiHe over the heart, banishing
sorrow and care, and lighting up with q
g~uileless pleasure every recess of the soul.
But we did not design to write IN essay up
on this subject pleasing though such a duty
would be to our presedt mood.
A gratifying illustration Of the attention
given to music by our citizens, and of the
popularity of chaste musical entertain
ments with them, was given in the concert
at Brainard's Hall last evening, under the
management of Mr.. W. n. Perkins, assisted
by Miss Alice Foote, Mr.. Horace Foote, Jr.,
Mr.. Frank B. St7dman, Mr.. Wm. Heydieri
Master Willie Case and Mr.. Herman
Schwank. Miss Hattie Dickinson, who was
announced to appear, We regret to say was
kept away by illness. The Hall was well
filed by many of our most select and intel
ligent citizens, and we venture 20 say thai
no entertainment ola similar kind ever gave
more universal satisfaction or received more
earnest marks of approval. The singers
were in unexceptionable voice and mos
perfect harmony with the occasion ant
the duty before them, and all acquitted
themselves with the highest credit, anC
were en- cored with a lively enthusiasm. W
shall not i~ndividualize further than to men
ton Miss Foote, whose musical attainment
and merits as a vocalist are familiar to very
lmany of our c~itizeLs. She was last evening
the mark of especial admiration, and mos
deservedly SO, for We have never in on
somewhat extended experience listened +
more delightful and perfect vocalizatioI
than that which characterized the singing
Of this lady. There is a peculiarly mellow
sweetness in her voice that We can onl.
designate as beautiful, while at the sam
time there is q clear, silvery tone that tell
with charming effect. Her rendition o
" Deep in my Heart" italian aria,) wa
exouisitely sweet, and the appreciation o
the audience was manifested in a tremend
Gus en- core, which would only be satisfies
by q repetition. We hope these ladies AM
gentlemen will again favor our citizens will
one of these delightful entertainments at al
early day.