The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-12
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Academy of Music-.Irs. Oates Benefit
Presentation.

Presentation.
Owing to the fall of rain last night, just oeiore
the time for the theatre gocrs" to start from
home, there was not as large house as was an
ticipated to greet Mrs. Oates; nevertheless the
| audience was quite large, AMI more than maze
| up In appreciation and enthusiasm what 1t lacked
| in numbers. The "Daugliter of the Regiment
was the play selected by Mrs. Oates, in response
to the complim entary benefit rendered her. She
has never appeared here to better advantage than
| she did last night as Josephine, which was at
| tested by the frequent and rapturous applause
which greeted her every few moments. Ine
other portions of the play were we'll rendered,
and the support given the fair beneficiary was
all that could be desired.
PRESENTATION.
A pleasing incident OF the performance was the
presentation to Mrs. Oates of gold bouquet
holder, diamond ring, Qarge emerald IN the
centre Of a cluster OF diamonds,) and pair OF
gold glove e-fasteners. At the conclusion Oh the
song, 1.-THE Sabre Of my Father" in tile second
act, and during rapturous encore, MI john A.
Moroso stepped upon the stage and made the io-
lowing graceful speech:
Yrs. OateS-Your engagement in our lalr CITY
has been marked by more than ordinary lnterGst, s,
and the crowds that have nightly tnrUngeu tius
beautiful temple OF ART since you ave a, the
at its shrine have already, in more ways tnan
one borne testimony to the success Wnlcn your
efforts have attained. have been solicited Dy
number of your friends and admirers, 10 preSeut
to YOU a token OF their esteem anu adlnifutiou,
and although the pleasing task could have lallen
into more worthy hands, 1t could MOI, assure
you, have been assigned to more Wiling heart.
Charleston has never Jagged IN yleuIg ,rme rme
most liberal support and encouragement 10 true
merit; and 1t is desire to express their gratltude
at the pleasure you have anorded them during
yoar professional engagement that prompts thls
step on the part OF o number OF her worthy cltl-
zens. Permit me, therefore, to present TO you, IN
their behalf, these little tokens OF their respect
and esteem, accompanied With thelr sincere
wishes for your future welfare Your presence
on our boards will always be remembered by us
with pleasurahle emotions, aud we Indulge the
hope that in your future wandernss they may
serve to recall 10 your memory "reminiscences,
not unpleasant OF your stay mo IN our aDIo.,o nso We
only pay O deserved tribute to t9lent worth and
beauty; and although, In the pursuit OF your pro-
fession you will find little time 10 dwell upon tile
remembraaces Of bgone day we premise o1sns - yuu o
city, such hearty welcome as charleston KNOWS
so well how to give.
It only remains for me to say that you carry
with you our heartfelt wishes Tor your success
and happiness in the future.
After the applause which followed the conclu-
sion Of the speech had subsidized, Mrs. Oates eX-
pressed her qualification at receiving the presents,
and stated that she could not make speech and
would not try, but she hoped soon to meet the
Charleston public again, when she would exert
herself to please them, and then show her appre.
citation OF them and OF the gifts which attes'eu
their appreciation of her services In their BEHALF
The Patti Concerts.
The sale of tickets for the Patti concerts be-
gan yesterday morning, and throughout the
morning they were In brisk demand. THIS, ln-
deed, is not surprising. Miss Patti, IN hersel
host, has an admirably trained voice and per-
forms feats vocastc, which even to the inltlated
are marvellous The tenor, Mr.. Squires, mas
sweet, pretty voice, which he uses with taste and
skill, and Herr HerManns (whom some Charles
tonians may remember as ''Mephistophiles" IN
the Federico Troupe.) has bass voice as full and
deep as the rolling Zuyder Zee. MT Ritter Is an
excellent baritone, and ON incompatible pianist.
His execution is superb and his taste exquisite.
NJ Prume is o master violinist, having at mis- nm
ger-ends all the resources OF the instrument
whose only superior is the voice OF woman. Inc
company, it will be seen, strong, from Alpha 10
Omega, while it's attractions are so many that no
lover OF music can reasonably refuse to be
pleased.
THE NEW CoDE.-As the Republican party
has taken great credit to itself for simply fixing
the practice OF courts by the adoption Of the New
York Code, we print the following extract from
the letter Of New York lawyer to member OF
the Charleston Bar: "I am satisfied that you will
ind that this code has anything but tendency
to simplify the practice. 1t was adopted In this
State In ls4s. There are now nearly one hundred
volumes of reports on nothing but technical
points OF practice under this very system, and we
are still being deuged with them at the rate OF
volume every three months. This will give you
some idea OF its advantages"
AN ENGINE THAT is AN ,ENGINE.-The in
habItants OF Chester are rejoicing In the posses
sion OF their first engine. 1t formerly belonged
to the Stonewall Company Of this city, but as they
have ordered steamer,'it was sold by them TO
the town for $500. The editor Of the Chester Re-
porter says that his opinion about engines Is
worth very little, bus he expresses the opinion
that She is thing or beauty, and, with q
slight. change OF Byron, ''she SqufrtS water like
thing of lire." "water was. thrown horizontally,
perpendicularly, slanting dlcu!ariy, over pine
trees round on the little niggers that were looking
with gaping mouths on the performance, and in
every way that showed the muscle OF those who
were manning the brakes. and the skill OF those
who held the nozzle"
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