The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-10-12
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! strains struck upon their ear. This chorus
was sung by ten or twelve young gentlemen
who filed dsmally on the stage, piped their
little note and filed silently of sine ap.
plause.
Next appeared the JHefeiare, tsstefully
alfred who advanced to the front Of the
stage greeted with the applause Of her as
semblcd acquaintance aud friends, She
essayed ballad entitled 81 cannot sing the
old Songs . an admission the audIcnce were
unwilingly compelled to coincide in, neither
the cold songs, nor (if she viii pardon the
ungallantry Of our caudor) any songs at all
which required strength of voice and exc.
cution could she sing. We would in all
kindness and sincerity dssuade her from
the study of vocal music as a profession, as
there is thinness and lack Of quality in her
voice which no amount of cultivation can
atone for.
She was favored with an encore, which
was got up and manipulated through by her
assembled friends, who acted as corps of
claquers and we may here remark that
this was noticeable throughout the entire
performance, that the audience exhibited
their discrimination by recalling every per.
former, as a matter Of duty, all save the
"Mlnnesingers,' who had "met for delight
and the "silyer" brass band.
The ballad OF the "Old Sexton which
has been so often growled by amateur bas.
sos that We feel as if we could close in the
gates Of eternal rest on that ancient and
much besung individual by Draining him
with his own mattock, next followed. 1t
was executed, in a double sense, by an indi
vidual with a romantic moustache, like the
"villain" in melodrama.
Then came Strasser with his violin, on
whom too much praise cannot be lavished,
as he played with unusual brilIiancy, and
relieved the tedium by some real music, ex.
ecuted with real feeling, and partly REIN.
hursed the audience for the trouble and ex.
pense Of their attendance.
Their followed Miss Louisa Stibolt, who
e.savod that diHcplt carot;pa in RoL e,t IL
diaJie-"Robsrt toiqte j'aine, ",nwhich she
necessarily made a CHASTITY failure. The
quality Of her voice, however, is good, and
sbo oyi1ort,v hos f.olioo C,r tho, mbioL aho
lacLs rower to avnross sho !, ,ara ,ono.
20, and her voioo :. o,,do o,A n.doroIonoJ
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"Prettv Little Sarah s. oto Thas;naar ,uho
wore spectacles. would have had 10 deposa
those mid. 10 aigbt or sipy with more OK.
nresson. ar M one would have iucontnont.
" .lo.t bis heart to her as the words init.
mated She WAS prevailed upon to favor
the audience with another verse.
Then followed the "slver" band who had
"kiudIy volunteered" as the programme in.
formed us. They braved out that hackney.
ed plee. "Come where my Love lies Dream. |
ing" made famous by those foes to peace
and happiness, the organ grinders. They
footed themselves out of breath, and made
the audience uncomfortable nervous for
fear they might burst blood.vessel, and re.
tired amid deafeniug silence.
Then followed an individual who deliver.
ed Jamie on the Stormy Sea- with nasal
pathos and refreshed his memory from time
TO time from bit of paper three inches |
square. lie excited considerable admiration
from the fact that the attitude he struck was
the most approved "Grecian Bend"
Next, "Hour of Sweet Repose,' by Miss
Belle Hart, who has an alta voice with a
considerable degree of cultivation, but she
unfortunately brings her nose into requisi.
ton as a vehicle of tone. This base alloy
yibrated unpleasantly on the nerves of the
audience. She received a recall rs did the
others.
Then succeeded q trio, CHOSE Distant
Chimes which was triply unpleasant with
three fold disturbances.
Then came CHASTITY essay at the old and
beautiful ballad, "a mile from Edinburgh
which Kate HAYES has made famous.sung by