Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-02-10
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THE second Patti concert brought out
the largest audience ever collected to-
gether in Memphis. There was not less
than two thousand persons present,
among them the elite OF our city. From
the hrst audience and artists were in
sympathy. Toe echoes Of the previous
nights programme had scarce died away.
The memory Of so many artistic t~riunphs
disposed those present to receive every
member of the troupe kindly, and 10
interpret IL the most l-arge-hearted ssDss
Whatever had been Prepared as q pro
gramme. The duet from RMartha,'' by
Squires and Hermanns, VS. admirably
rendered. Squires was in better voice
q on Monday night, gave us more
chest notes, hut sang with all his accus-
tomedtss and feeling. This w-ssespecialIy
noticeable in his rendition Of the sweet
ballad Happy Thoughts" passages Of
which were gwen with most touching and
pathetic effect. uermsans sustained
his reputation a. q baSsO. He sang the
"Nill Wheel" by Kreutzer and 'iI'm
Afoat" By Russell. In astyle that brought
down the house and secured encOres.
Like Squires, Hermauus labored under
the disadvantage of an almost total want
OF acoustic effect in the coolest looking
andleast inviting opera house in the coun-
try. Indeed, Patti, Prume and Ritter all
suffered a serious loss in the estimation of
those who had previously heard them, in
consequences OF the utter insuf1ciency of
the Greenlaw as q music hall. But this
we will hope will be remedied before the
return of this troupe. Hermanns and
Squires were both of them an improve
ment upon their performance ofTuesday,
Ritter, too whether it was in. The charac-
ter of the pieces selected, or that be IN
derstood his audience betterl was moreto
our liking and sustained fully the posi-
ton he has long occupied as one among
a very few successors of Thalberx. He
plays exquisitely, ~endsavOring after the
sofIness combined with expression and
sentiment hat is Prume's distinguish
ing quality as a violinist. He does
not 70 the same extent reach it: bus
enough so TO insure him the favor OF ali
cultivated people. bis solo, "Gavotte.n
by Bach, and 'ETourbillon," by himself
was ~deservedly encored. But not alone
a. a pianist does Ritter claim an applause.
he possesses a baritone voice of fair COM
pass, and manages 1t with as much skin
and taste as be does the INSTRUMENT
for mastering which he wears the dOcOra-
ton of'the Legion of Honor. As a COM
poser, too, he ranks among ths FIRST. "A
his " BOlero,' "Inez.'' his Les Court
ers," and his ''Tourbillon assert.
Prume, as on Tuesday, divided the hon
with Patti. He played d~ivineIy.
Every shade Of expression Of which the
violin is capable was brought out with
the same mastery ease as on the hrs6
night secured for the compIacent artist
the loud plaudits of q discriminating and
itory. He first gave US a duo from " VII
liam Tell " in which he was assisted bv
Ritter. For this he was eneored. and
gave Us one of the most tautatizing Of Sc
from his repertoire he
closed the first part with Scenes
de Ballet" for which he was rapturousIy
eneored, and a third time recalled. His |
"Fantasie Brilliants'' was the occasion
for A renewal of the almost boisterous an
pjause with which this prince among vio-
iinists was received during the evening
He was, of course, encOred. and then he
was recalled TO receive from a public upon
whom he has made the most lasting i'm
preston, the testimony OF their high APP
probation n the only reward within 1
their power to bestow. He was not in
to the warm affection of the
Memphis people. To prove it, heprompt-
" as q becoming modesty would permit.
responded 10 every call, and in
INC course OF the evening gave
that most dreamy and feeling Of
all his pieces, the "Lul1aby." We part
with Prume with regret, lust as we
80 with Patti-tbe wonderful nrtlyte.
Her presence has called forth the enthu-
siasm of our people to an extent never be
fore dreamed OF. Her voealizatiOn Ia
most wonderful indeed. Her voice. SO
and brilliant, and of almost iliInit-
lble range, she manages with
In ease little less than mar
She sacrifices nothing to secure
expression. Mindful Of her author fnli
If her art, she MARBLES and trills the most
intricate, and runs passages, the simple
Of which are never lost. no mat
or by characterization surrounded.
,he is not wanting in heart as SOM crit
cs suggest. She enjoys the laughing
ong, seeming, quite as much as ner au-
and nothing can surpass her
learty rendition of looming through the
ye." In singing "Inez," BY Ritter, she
ave ia a new proof Of her facility
n expressing almost ia the same breath
be extremes ofjoy and regret. Patti and
er troupe have afforded us a rare treat.
Or much OF whieb va are indebted to Mr..
'olby, perhaps the most finished and
spSbte accompaniment ia the country, :
lis ability has been tested Ia all grades
nd shades Of musical expression. and al ]
avs with credit to the high reputation !
9 enjoys in New York, and wherever else !
Is known. How nicely he adapted
.mself to Patti and to Prume; how he
lloWed them in every movement, al
avs producing the shading Of their rem a
tion Just - IL should be, 70 complete an /
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