The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-03-02

The CONCERTS. ---Oar citizens had choice
Of amnscments, las, week, in the concerts
Of Pref. Aschcrfcll. on the evenings of the
22l ard pad, at the Court House, and in the
dramatic readings, in the NJ. T.. Church, on
the former evening. hy Mr. +. X. Sliccr. of
Baltimore, The almost impossible roads
prevented any attendance from the country.
and the two exhibitions on the first night
divided the audience, which should have at.
tended one place. Not hcing much Of
critic IN such matters. We submit in place
Of any'remarks of our own, the opinion of
literary friend;
I'VE think the Professor has msappre
hcndcd the musical taste Of our Citizens
10 our mind no concert is complete without
vi0lini and horns. 1t is an ordinary thing
to hear persons say that they hear enough Of
the piano at home, and that they 90 to
concert TO hear something else Mr.. Gold.
Smdt sang his parts very well. and i was
matter OF general regret when his songs
were ended. His singing rendered the Goa
Ccrts a success.
" Prof. Aschcrlcld is thorough musician.
and know. how to give rs IA iuc CONCERT, hut
he sometime fails to do so. The reasons
are hest known to himself We think the
public will agree with us in SAYING that The
Professors concerts would be more success.
full If he would employ horns, flutes, violins,
&C., give less piano music, more solos and
choruses. and tresher musical selections. -
We hope for such concert at an early day.
The HeadiNGs. On account Of want of
room, we are very unwiIingly compelled to
omit our CRITICS dissertation on dramatic
reading, and the peculiar beauties and de.
fccts of Mr. Steers style.
= In some Of Mr.. Steers selections he
was unusually fclicitous, while in others he
failed. Longtellow's "Wrcck OF the Hes
pcrus was rccitcl in splendid style and
with thrilling effect. This, with Poe ;
. bells, were altogether his best pieces. -
Indeed, in this last, the immitaton of u toll.
toling bell was so fine that the audience
were surprised. These two alone were worth
the price of admission.
But Mr.. Sliccr has defects rs we'll as
beauties, an! the pleasure impaired by his
good pieces was almost removed by his fail
urcs. His selection from g The Merchant
of Venice > was but poorly read. " The
Old Grenadiers Story was well done, but
g Drifting was quite unintcllisiblo to us.
We have heard the Rattle" by schiller.
rendered in much more pleasing manner
But it was in chapter from The Pickwc>
Papers that the impcrtcctions of Mr.. Sli
Ger were particularly manifested. There it
was that what was intended to be ovcrwhclm.
ingy amusing became Unfortunately solemn.
The Wellcrs were dead rather than living.
The once overpowcring quantness Of Sam
ivel " and Toney Weller seemed to be lost
upon the orator, and the humor of the old
stage driver, the mention Of whose name
caused every one to smile, was impaired in
a way that seemed the reverse of amusing.
1t was certainly mistake to give to Sam
Weller tho voice Of sneak thief, for Mr..
Dickens nowhere gives the impression that
he had been such. In our view Humor is
no better suited to Mr.. Sliccr than Hatred
and Derision Fathos seems to be his par.
ticular forte.