Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-02-18

of the peculiarites and wonders of that re- |
gion, was of exceeding interest and value. |
1t is seldom we have had such a treat.
PRoF. soHUsTER's CONCERT.
Prof. Schuster gave a concert of instru-
mental and vocal music on Wednesday |
evening, Feb. 10th, at the Town Hail. which |
proved pleasant entertainment to our cit
liens. He has been accustomed, annually, |
to furnish his friends with a similar per-
Torrance, which has contributed eminently
to their qualification, and has operated to
stimulate and encourage his pupils to a
careful and patient study Of their several
pieces, enabling them to execute with brill
liancy and propriety the several parts as
signed them. Many of his pupils threw
into their efforts, on this occasion, a zeal and
energy that would have taxed the powers
of the most mature and cultured perform
ers. The opening piece was an overture
from Aubers, opera of era Diavolo,"
which embodies the gaiety, the rattle and
flowing melody. characteristic of Auber's
music. This opera shines with as great
brilliancy and attracts the gay and su cep-
tible Parisians as thoroughly as when the
fanfare of era Diavolo" was first heard on
the Boulevards. Its fun and briliancy al
ways puts an audience in good humor. The
SNOWY and brilliant coda of the overture is
strikingly typical of the great composers
purposes. 1t is like SHOWER of rockets
topping off with grand coruscation, and
the audience is delighted with the artful and
iudicious elimination. Miss Noyes and
Miss Brown are entitled to great credit for
the skilful execution of their several parts.
BY their carefully studied and thoroughly
executed performance they brought out the
little did6terie with which the opera abounds.
| The "Sonate Pathetique' of Beethoven was
well played by Miss Lillian Brown, perso-
vering, conscientious young lady, whose
finish precision and elegance of playing en-
titles her to great credit. This young lady
will not, like some we wot Of be content to
stand still, but by the most careful study
and untiring application will secure for her
self higher position and more enduring
| fame as a performer.
The Carnival of Venice" by Miss Nellie
Moves, proved decided success. Her i'm
provement for the past year has been mark
| ed and striking. She evinces a delicacy of
touch, facility and brillancy of execution
which wins the admiration of all who listen
to the tones of her instrument. The music
is gay and volatile, Astounding with pretty
melodies, which she skilfully rounded off
with the most carefully adjusted instru-
mentation. Miss Neyes is entitled to great
praise for the nicely, facility and delcacy
of her execution, and perfection of time
which could not be surpassed by the most
skilGul and cultured performer.
a "Fantasie," from Donizettis opera of
"Lucrezia Boreia," was played by Miss
Anna S. Burge, who possesses delicatey
exquisite touch, which, combined with her
brilliant and faultess execution, brought
out the soft, sweet melodies with which the
music abounds, charming the audience like
the spell ofan enchantress. In half dreamy
mood, entranced by the delicious music OF
the performer and the exquisite delicacv
with which it was rendered, we were forc-
bly, reminded of "Lucrezia Borgia," the
beautiful but dissolute daughter of Pope
! y ,eXander VI. She was regarded as the
most infamous woman of her age. Her
most conspicuous qualities were insiduous
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blandness Of manner to her interiors. In
spite Of her brilliant accomplishments and
her love of science and art, of which she
was liberal patroness, she disdained no
means Of gratifying her purposes--not even
perjury, poisoning and murder. With a
greedy spirit she grasped from the rich a
splendid collection of statuary, paintings,
and rare and costly gems, equal in richness
and variety to the celebrated collection of
the Borghese family, which Napoleon sez-
ell during the last century and carried to
Paris, TO enrich the galleries of the Louvre.
She abandoned her first husband, poisoned
her second, and led a life of debauchery and
iniidelity with her third and last. Doni-
zetti's opera, snatehes of which make up
this Fantasia" depicts tho terrible and re-
voting phases and incidents Of her disso-
lutte life, full of duplicity, Discrimination.
falsehood and fraud.
In early life her manner and department
was exceedingly gentle and chidlille, and
characterized by great simplicity and mod
esty, and she gave promise of great inteli-
gence and future usefulness, but as she at
tanned her maturity the gross sefshness
avarice and cunning which she had inner
tied from her ancestors, fully developed
themselves, and her shameless and disso-
Lutte life
elias given
Her name a bye word to the winds Of heaven"
There We're other portions of the per-
Torrance, both vocal and instrumental, TO
which we should be happy to allude in
terms of recognition and appreciation but
our time and space will not admit. We
cannot omit, however, TO notice the sweet
voice and lady-like manner of Miss Nettie
Starr. Culture and study and constant
practice will yet give her high rank as a
contralto singer. The audience was large
and fashionable and applauded generously
and impartially. The young ladies receiv-
ed their complimentary 6oquets with a
grace, modesty and dignity of manner that
ELECTED n Juror of applause,
Great satisfaction was expressed by the
audience with the entire performance,
which will do doubt be generally chroni-
cled and accepted as a perfect success, alike
creditablc to Prof Schuster and his pupils
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