The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1873-11-05
TIE CONCERT ON FRIDAY MIGHT;

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A large audience, composed of our
best and brightest, of all who have
the taste to appreciate and admire
the highest efforts of musical genius,
assembled in the Court House on Fri
day evening last, to greet the world
renowned songstress, Madam Isabelle
McCulIcch Brignoli. 1t is not often
the caso that q star Of the first mag.
nitude wanders 80 far from it's ap.
poin!od orbit as to throw its radiance
upon country towns. Hence, the
novelty of the spectacle enhanced the
interest of the entertainment. The
lawyer, for the nonco, forgot his cases $,
the doctor his pills, the divine his ser.
mons, the merchant his dyer, the
malrou her household cares, and the
young Of both sexes, perhaps ''the
old, old story" and camo focking to
see a rare exhibition Of the divine
art, in the person Of ono of it's most
richly endowed and most highly cul
tivated representatives. To say that
the concert was q success, is to bestow
the highest compliment upon our
selves, since the capacity to appre'
ciate these rare exhibitions of genius
is much akin to the possession of the
divine art itself. Madam BrignolI
was assisted by several amateur per-
formers, who passed through the
trying ordeal very satisfactorily. The
following was the programme:
Part First.-Duet - "Sans Souci"
Galop-Miss Norwood and Miss Nc
Gowan. BaIlad-"Home they brought
her warrior dead. Mr.. Benet. Aria
-"Somuambula"-Madame Brignoli
Romance "Alice" - Miss Herndon.
The Last Rose Of Summer"-Mad.
anne Brignoli.
Part second.-"silvcry Waves
Miss Norwood. Aria - "Barber OF
Seville"-Madame Brignoli. Morceau
-"Bclisario"-Miss Herndon. Ballad
- elbow Ye Winds" - Mr.. Benet.
Comm Thro' the Rye" - Madame
Brignoli.
Madame Brignoli, as matter Of
course, was the star Of the evening,
the bright particular star" of the
entertainment. Many heard her for
the first time, and many for the first
time heard one who had sung before
crowned heads, and attained the cov-
eted honors of her profession, and
hence, learned to form some concep-
eion of the highest triumphs of musi-
cal art. Madame Brignoli has fine
presence, a bright, sparkling face, Ii,
mp with the fire of genius, magnifi,
cent voice, of wonderful compass and
aexibility, and sang with that rare
union of taste, genius, and pathos,
which can only be attained by the
highest endowmcnts, combined with
The most artistic cultivation. The
Madame is q thorough artist, and
makes all her facnlties, the speaking
eye, the exquisitely modulated voice
and every changing expression and
appropriate gesture, subservient te
The purposes Of her art. We shall
not attempt to say more-perhaps
have presumed too much already
Suffice it to say, that her perform
ances were received with unboundod
applause, and olicited the most thu.
siastic encores.
The pieces of difficult music per-
formed on the piano by the Misses
Herndon, Norwood, and MCGOWAN,
[were skillfulIy rendered, and the
songs by Mr.. Bcnet vero given with
much taste and fooling. They added
much to the interest and variety OF
the occasion, and were cnthusiastical'
ly applaudcd and encored.
The thanks of our whole commu.
nifty are due to Madame Brignoli and
her young friends, for the treat they
have given us, and we shall ever
cherish grateful recollection of the
pleasures Of the evenings entertain
ment.