Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-10-25
TIEE mEADELssOHx CONCERT.


Their frat grand concert OF the season
Will be given tomorrow fSfonday) evening,
a. the Greeniaw Operahouse. As we peruse
the programme published elsewhere In Our
columns this morning. we congratulate the
ambitious and 6essrving Mendelssohns fof
the 1udlci0us selections They have made In
the character Of the music offered 10 the pub
lie. After a season Of highly classical music,
such as the rendering u The TIC Assst9 and
CredttoH, nothing could be mora acceptable 10
our people, at this particular time OF the sea-
son. than the array OF various and excellent
talent into one beautiful grOupe Of pleasing
and melOdiOus representations OF opera, bal
lads, du0s, etc. The first attraction OF this
concert IS, IN our estimation, the promise OF
hne eh0ruses from compositions OF such mas
tiers - meyerbeer, Beilini and k0sini. The
Memberships can do these compost
lions nicely, and gems as they are
"a all LINES, we look for a grand trumph
FOR the society. Miss Lula Hughes
IS announced by the management 10 make
her debut on this OCCASION before a Mem
phis audience. she is young girl, scarce If
teen years old, and is said TO be giited with an
extraordinary fine soprano voice. The Men
delssOhns seldom fail TO make happy choice
in their distribution OF solos, aud we can
guarantee what IS promised To Us The lie ger
of Yesterday says: = She possesses az eXtraOT-
q nary voice, rich aud musical IN a Euperia-
tive degree She will be received with eelat,
u so. Mrs. Ciough and Miss HarnOD Will sing
the fayOTite duo, JFiiaf are at6 Wild Wares
S,udHg. Both ladies viii 10 honor 70 the pro-
gramiue and Justice to expectations Ms
Burke Mrs. Bell, Ma Carpenter. MIS-. tOrsons
Mrs. Goodman. Mrs. Armour, Mrs. shaw Ms.
sellers, Mrs. Boylan, Mrs. CzapsKi, Misses
Bruce, Boyle, Barry, Cooper Douglas Drew,
Damman, Ennis, Hughes, Hitzneld, Haley,
Locke, MGehee, Petit, Taylor, Whitehead
are memDe rs Of the society, and Will greatly
add 10 the picture and bouquet OF voices 10
he seen and heard AZ the concert. Professor
Perrin the director Of the MendelssOhn club,
will on this occasion assist as vocalist, as well
as instrumental {. BY request of many, he
VIII sing the beautiful ballad Nee ing q
ne Waters, by ThOmas Moore Those who
heard hin sing IL at Father Barke's concert,
some t@O or three years past, VIII be delighted
as those who never heard II before VIII be
much Indebted 10 the management for the
opportunity. Prof. Peyung Is an artist, and
viii receive the plaudlts OF his innumeTable
friends for the effort. In another part OF the
programme Prot. T. Levy Is mentioned 10
play a duo with the director. Mr.. Levy,
though very young and quite modest as an
aspiring musician in our midst, has thou
sands Of approaching friends. de plays
beautifully on the piano, and Is always kind
~ received. More OF him after the ditoS.
MessrS- Petersen and Francis will sing the
nous PuTtfqHf Liberty duet with a 1nisn
LeInen. The audience, we are crediDly In
formed, viii be very large and select. The
Chiekasaw Guards, body OF gentlemen who,
wherever they are, adOTn the surroundings OF
the place, We are told have taken five hun
drsd tickstS from the Memberships, and we
may look forward Tor an a semblsge OF our
bellies and beaux en- BlUsse. There appears
% be great interest taken in this
concert, one prominent gentleman Of
the legal profession having bought TWEEN
ty-nve tickets MS own account.
The Masonic fraternity is invited TO attend,
and they have, through their officers, sigui.
fed their intention to assist the Memberships
by purchasing an immense number OF tick
cts. The concert tomorrow night viii be, as
in days when first We heard our Mendels-
sohns, a gala-nig ht, for q brilliant assemblage
and superior music will attract at any time.
There will be no reSeTyiBg OF seats, and those
who come first have first choice. Tickets
may be bought al Boyle Chapman's