Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-03-21


finished in superior style for the Vienna
Exposition. They are called the best fin
ished machines ever built by the company
THE PArTI-MARIo CoNcERT.-The concert
of Saturday evening, though it was dark
and rainy night, filled the City Hall with
one of the best audiences for intelligence
and musical culture that Burlington and
its vicinity can furnish and the concert, in
spite of some drawbacks, was one of the
best that have been given in Burlington in
some time past. The years that have
passed since we last heard Carlotta Patti,
have brought to her some bodily expansion,
but have taken nothing from the clearness,
range and power of her voice, and the
brililancy of her execution. There are
singers who throw more of feeling and ex-
preston into their singing than Carlotta
but for trueness, and complete and salts
factory execution of whatever she under
takes, very few surpass her. She sang a
beautiful aria from Rigoletto, and snbsti-
tuted for her second piece on the printed
programme the brilliant and iavorite bolero
from the Sicilian Vespers. This was en-
Enthusiastically encored, and in response she
sang Comm thro' the Rye which, if
not altogether new, is always taking, when
well and archly sung.
The non-appearance of Miss Cary was a
sore disappointment to many in the audi
ence, who remembered her previous visits
here, before she went to Europe; and still
more so to those who have heard her since
she attained the full measure of her powers
and fame. A doctors certificate, on the
programme, bore testimony that severe
sore throat made it impossible for her to
sing.
As for Mario, he was simply a remem-
bTance to those who had heard him years
ago when he was the great tenor of the
world, and disappointment to the rest
The impression which is said to have pre-
vailed in some parts of the hall that it was
not really the renowned Mario but Mr..
Smith, the janitor of the hall, got up in a
dress coat to personate the great singer,
was, however, wholly erroneous. 1t tcas
Mario, with but the wreck Of the voice of
old, made more husky by a cold. Yet there
were touches of finish and power in his
singing which gave hints Of what he used
to be. Mademoiselle Carreno is an admi-
rable pianlste. the best that has been in Bur
lington in many day. Her playing in the
exquisite duet for the piano and violin, on
themes from William Tell, in the Rondo
Capriccioso. and in the Fantasia by Colts
chalk on themes from II Trovatore, was re
markable for power, brilliancy and execu-
ton Monsieur Sauret, also, is very capital
violinist, and Scolara capital baritone.
The enthusiasm Of the audience increased
as the concert went on, and each Of the
artists was called back by prolonged and
hearty encores. On the whole, though the
absence of Miss Cary took from the pro-
grammo its chief attraction for some, the
concert must have been heartily enjoyed by
all. When we get our new Music Hall, we
can have such first class concerts oftener.
The FREE Pass comedies the point, that
the students in the University hayeno right
TO vote in our city elections.-Dem0crGf.
In 50 saying, the Democrat says the thing
that is Eot-not to apply any harder term to
such falkland it is not the first time that
our democratic neighbor has deliberately
and knowingly and utterly misrepresented
our words The Democrat knows that we
have not even conceded that there was any
legal ground on which the election could be
contested, much less that such a contest
would be decided against the right of the
students 10 vote, which has been exercised
by them without question for generation.
We may add that whatever the clumsy and
ungrammatical paragraph (Sec 81 of the
Act of 1870, ION which the democrats rely
to make out the students to be non-resi-
dents for the purpose of voting) may mean,
it has reference solely to the Freemen's
meetings in September, and not to munich
pal elections In the latter. in this city.
the proper board Of authority has pro-
nounced the students to be voters, and
placed their names on the voting list They
had consequently perfect right to vote,
and they have also a perfect right - keep
their own counsel as to how they voted.
And we do not think that any court will be
likely to disturb either right in a hurry.