Litchfield enquirer., 1871-10-26
MISS KELLOGG SINGING TO THE
 INSANE.
MATINEE AT THE HARTFORD RETREAT-MUsIC .* HATH IT'S CHARNS

4NOA4NIL. iss sf. MATINEE AT THE HARTFORD RETREAT-MUSIC HATH IT'S CHARMS.
 HARTFORD. Conn. Oeteber 14.-Miss
 Clara Louise Kellogg has appeared before 8 great many kinds of audiences, and
 doubtless many of her listeners have ex-
 pressed inSaue opinions respecting the quality of her notes. IL Is not very often, however, that sue risks the combined criti.
 cism of d whole audience of insane persons. as she has just dene at Hartford. On Wednesday evening the Kellogg troupe of
 singers and performers gave a concert at 1 Allyn Hall, for the aid of the Chicago sui ferers, and the day following they volun- 1 teered to give matinee enttrtain ment to
 the inmates of the Hartford Retreat" an | excellent institution where persous whose
 nerve have proven too weak to withstand l the settlements of gay and busy world.
 may go and enj>y all tue quiet and com l forts of luxurious home. Miss Kellogg, l dressed in a plain walking suit and accom- panied by her mother; M:. Fessenden, ten
 or; Signor R ndolf, baritone; and Slgnor Carozzi, pianist, rode out to tho Retreat Ill 1 private carriages, distance of mile and
 a half. and on arriving there found every | thing in readiness to give them cordla welcome. Dr. BAtler. the superintendent,
 received the company ill the public pariof
 of the institution, and soon after he re- quested the pleasure of conducting the ar
 lists to the "theatre" This consists of q
 large amusement hall built on to the main
 building, forming wing. The hall can
 accommodate 400 persons, and has per-
 feet stage in oDe end. foot lights aud all,
 besides set of small d,essing-rooms. The
 walls are adorned with pictures, aud the arched ceiling overhead is neatly frescoed
 When the singers entered, with Dr. Butler escorting the prima donna tt the head, the
 hall was well filled with the patients, who
 were al! attention. and eager for the rich
 feast which was awaiting them. The gen
 tiemeu were all seated on one side of the central aisle, and the ladies' on the other. It must be remembere that none but Ia. dies and gentlemen can retEain in this in- stitution. Dr. Butler had obtained the ser vices of q professor that morning to run over the keys of the piano, and put them all Tn perfect tune, so that this artistic ep- tertainment should not be spoiled in con- sequence of single key being little too sharp or too fiat. Carozz sat down, rau his supple fingers over the key board, and pronounced it "all right" Miss Kellogg, with her sharp, girlish eyes, fell for the moment to studying tho different chafac- ters composing her audience. On the front seat there were three or foar lady patients, Very young and beautiful, and elegantly dressed. They might grace proscenium box on any graud opera night. Their dia- monds sparkled brightly, even at midday, and they gossiped and laughed as like all the Intelligent ladies do at the opera Further back in tue hall were many inter- esting chai acters; men whose only fault was ill haxing their orgauss.1Af suhiimitJ lar ger than their organs of phlloprogen1rrve ness, Or their bumps of destructiveness too much for their bumps of couscientiousness Tie facial expressions and queer attitudes assumed by some of them formed an inter- esting study. Some were downcast and Sc date, like rocks after a hard days work in the midst of an eqainociial storm; while others hung their heads to one side, like the pensive drake as he stands on the bank thinking of the numerous young family sporting in the brook and wondering how he Is going to be able to bring them all up and teach them to walk ill the path prop, CT duck or drake should go. kandolh and Fessenden opened the concert with the du ct from "Mal tha, singing Ill their best style. Miss Kellogg then went upon the stage and sang the "Polonaise" from Mig non." As soon as the last clear note had been sung she looked up to the ceiling aud said: "Hhis is a splendid hall to sing in." Up to tbis time the audience had been qui- ct and dignitied, save the ladies of the front seats, but this artless expression of ths fa- vorlte ''brought down tue house" She was encored on spot, and when she at last descended from tue stage the little hall was fairly shaken by the applause. Randoli then sang Beloved Eye" and Fessenden followed with You and l." Miss Kellogg then chatted with the pianist in Italian, ,and Carozzi struck the accompaniment to the Hunting Tower" duet, which was sung by the tenor and baritone. Miss Kellogg then sang her favorite French laughing song, accompanying herself on the piano. The patients nearly went into mysteries over this, and the singer seeing the effect laugh ed all the more naturally, till all the mem bers of the troupe declared she had never sung the song so well before. Several more selections were sung, and the pianist showed his skill in a solo performance, af- ter which the audience retired perfectly happy. Dr.. Butler remarked that Miss Kellogg's medicine was better than any in his dispensary, and only regretted that 1t was so scarce an article. He then con ducted the party through the spacious
 building, and took them out on balconies
 where the landscape views Were gorgeous. Several of the, lady inmates were introduc- ed to the American prima donna. who con versed with them as any lady would speak with another.
 Miss Kellogg of the stage is like an un- caged canary. She is perfectly artless in everything. even here in the midst of her old friends and schoolmates, where many others, if they had made the mark she has,
 would find it convenient to make display
 of their superior wit. Mrs. Kellogg, who
 is loving and watchful mother, is also Q
 lady ofgreat intelligence, and does excel
 lently as managress for her accomplished daughter; for although she has gentleman
 to do the agents work, she Is the real head of the management.-C0rre 0f World.
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