The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-05-21
Entertainment of the Young Ladies
Musical Club.

The Young Ladies' Musical Club gave
public entertainment at the Union
House in this village last Tuesday ev9
ming, consisting Of instrumental music,
charadcs and dramaIical performances
There was large attendance considering
tine weather and the condition Of The roads,
and the audience manifested their salts
faction with the performances by unmIis'
taxable indications. The entertainment
opened with Chorus and was followed
10y n Trio for the Piano by Misses. Buck
lin, Po;:er and Chapman. The "Scene
from Our Mutual Friend" Of Charles
DICKENS was well rendered by Misses
Ruth Parker and Jennie Turner, Messrs.
C. G. Steele AMI J. w. Biadshaw
The song " When Lovers say Good
Night" was a sweet one but did not
bring out Miss Van Vliet's best tones.
Her fine voice and good taste appeared
to better advantage in her other efforts.
The "Cyerturc TO '1he Crown Dia-
mond-,'" on two pianos by Mrs. Beck
with and Misses Potter, Sheldon and
Phelps, stirred up every pleasing emotion
Of the soul. 1t was happy selection
well executed The Vocal Duet, d" Sec
the Pale Moon by Misses Bisscl and
Turner, gave general pleasure. The
Charade, " Bridewcll Prison." was a
succession Of three of the finest tablcaux,
and what was best Of all, 7i,hout that
obscuiity which is usual in such cases.
Miss Mary Sheldon sung a sweet song
entitled, "Sing, Snile, Sumbcr;" ard
Miss Lizzie Chapman executed Piano
Solo. Mr. IIigley's comic Song, "Alonzo,
the Brave" was exceedingly provocative
OF mirth.
The second part Of the entertainment
commenced with piano solo by Mrs. +.
Beck with, entitled "Come Home Father"
and was followed by Duet by Misses
Sheldon and Turner, "rwo Merry Alpine
Maids" which afforded us worry great
pleasure. The song of "Ihe Exile :"
was well calculated to call out Mr.. Stones
deep, rich ba>So and Indicate the great
compass Of his voice. ''Concprdantia'
executed ON t"o pianos by Misses Sheldon
Phelps and Potter and Mrs. Beckwith
elected much applause, and the comedy
"Poor pillcodly" appealed SO strongly
to the risibIlJties Of the audience that
they were only restrained from continual
roar Of laughter by the desire Of hearing
the remainder. Miss Fanny Rockwell
represented Mrs Pllicoddy, Miss Louise
Potter acted Mrs. O'Scuttlc, Miss Mary
Putnam appeared as Sarah Blunt, Mr..
Z. II. Hisley was Mr.. Pilicoddy and
Mr. f. j. Davenport sustained the char
actcr of Capt. o Scultle. The closing
piece, a quartette, entitled 80 Come in
Beautiful Dreams" by Misses VanNiet
and Turner, Mcssrs. Iliglcy and Stone,
was, perhaps, better appreciated than any
of the other mu,ic. 1t was Of style Just
suited to popular audience and its rem
dering could hardly have been surpassed
But the finest part of the entertainment
was the rendering Of a selection trom
julius Caesar by Prof kellogg and Mr..
IIiglcy, at SPECIAL request from the
audience. We will not do the speakers
the injustice to attempt II description.
1t should have been heard to form an
adequate idea of it.
1t has occurred to us that substitu-
ton of such an entertainment at our
College anniversaries instead Of the popu-
lar rendering of operate music which
but few can appreciate and none can
really erjoy, would he infinitely more
creditabe to those who have the matter
in charge, than the spirit Of subServlency
which Yields 10 the demand for foreign
importati4n's whose chei cxcellencle'
cons st in 'exqui,i ely rendered discords
and Leavy bills.