Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-10-15
MUSICAL.
The soIree at SHELBY Female Institute

The SOiree at Shelby kensate Anssituae'
| To the Editors Of the Union and Dispatch 4
We remember to have been once rtwice,
| on former occasions, in attendance at the
soirees given in the chapel of the SHELBY
Female Institute" but on no previous occa-
sion were we so richly Toasted as last Fri
day night. The ENTERTAINMENT was given
for the most part by the teachers at the
"Institute." We rejoice to learn of the
growing prosperity of the school, popular
as it justly is in its every department, but
especially in the musical, in which We are
sure it can compete favorably with any in
the country.
The entertainment commenced with a
Piano duet, overture from Jean de Paris"
This composition is pleasing as it is odd,
was played by Miss Alice Butler and Prof.
VIM. Herr with taste and precision. The
time, so very difficult, was kept with the
utmost exactness. Next was that ever adj
| mired duet of John Parry's GLOW gently
Diva" Ii was rendered with much force
by Prot. Herr and one of Nashville's best
amateurs; the execution, which in some
passages is very difficult, evinced much
ability and little practice on the part of the
performers. Then came Piano solo by
Miss A Butler; the "Kolian Harp"
most beautiful production of the celebrated
Kruger. We cannot speak too highly of
the performance Of this young lady !; her
touch SO delicate and yet so firm and mas
terly, her execution 30 brilliant and time
80 perfect. Then, too, it adds one half to
the enjoyment of her performance to see
her and witness the ease and grace with
which she plays. We are certain she must
herself be an excellant teacher, and We
bespeak for her brilliant career in the
musical world.
The Cavatina, from Don Pasquale, which
followed this, was sung by Miss n. Butler,
in a manner which astonished the audiences
This young songstress is gifted by nature
with a wonderfully powerful voice, and no
one who heard her year ago and again
last Friday night, could doubt of the abilitv
of her teacher. Among the remarks of
those near US, we heard something like the
following: How wonderfully she has i'm
proved - "She sings charningly," etc.
We would deem it almost mockery to COM
ment upon the Piano solo which next fol-
lowed it was a romance from the wonder
full Wehli, performed by Miss Fitzhugh
who is too we'll known in this community,
as an artistic, to even admit of comment;
suffice it to say her performance in this
seemed to rs to be the perfection of art,
The "Hunter's Chorus" from Cinderella
which followed, ean be made effective only
by a large number of voices, We must say,
however, that for a quartette of voices the
parts were well sustained. The "Porters
Song" from Martha, sung by the "Basso
Profundo Absolute" of our city, fairly made
the chapel tremble; briefly, we think we
never heard the "Porter's Song" sung bet
ter. The March Heroiaue" was one OF
the gems Of the evening, performed by Prof
Herr. The professor certainly adds another
to the many musical stars which adorn
the "ShelbY Female Institute" We
fairly longed to grasp him by the
hand the instant he left the pianos
and greet him with heartfelt welcome
among us. .
"Leibhardt Polka" was sung by Nash
ville's favorite, Miss F., so perfectly that
we found it difficult to determine whether
to admire her most at the piano or in song.
She was encored loud and long, and sung
in response ballad, which made us wish
at the time she had nothing else to do
but sing for us all the night long.
The comic duet, Master and Pupil"
was exceedingly enjoyed by the entire
audience. 1t was charmingly sung, with
much precision, and the part assigned to
Miss n. Butler was performed with her
usual success, and her character admirably
sustained, SO much 80 that the entire audi
ence were captivated, This was repeated
with great success.
Prot. Herr here also showed himself not
pianist alone in the way of music. Evil
IDENTIFY suffering from hoarseEess, yet his
mellow tenor voice had a very happy
effect in this duet, although the part be-
longs to a baritone.
The exercises, pleasing throughout,
closed with grand duo, founded upon
succession of British national airs, beauti-
full in all the variations, and admirably
adapted as finale, performed, as it was,
by two artistes scarcely exeelled, we be-
lieve, in the country-Miss F. and Prot.
H. We are sure it left the impression
fixed upon every mind that Prof Butler
certainly understands the secret of success
in his profession, viz: to employ nothing
but frst-class talent in the various depart
ments. May we have the pleasure of wit
Messing many similar exhibitions during
the coming winter.