The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-04-16
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On6 Oh the A0r&oSs anu uOsC I0SnAon6pAs
audiences ever assembled in st. Cloud,
gathered ON Thursday evening last, at
Schwartz & Posohman's Hail. to listen to
. concert given by Prof. Rhys and his
pupils, assisted BY Mr.. and Mrs. 8. P.
Carpenter. Of sauk Rapids. The pro-
gramms was very long, but tho rapidity
with which one piece succeeded the other
and the brief space allotted to each, pre-
vented 1t from seeming tirssoms. Many Of
the singers had never before appeared In
public, and 81. Cloud WAS very agreeably
surprised At tho discovery Of 90 much
unexpected musical talent in her midst,
which Pref. Rhys' excellent training has
developed. The concert opened with the
"ovsrture to the Caliph Of Bagdad," by
Profs. Abbott and futile, on the violin and
piano this and subsequent piece by tho
same gentlemen were we'll given and loud
~ applauded. Then followed tho opening
chorus, 'Ses our Oars" in which the most
thorough drill was made evident. When
next Mr.. and Mrs. Carpenter came on the
stage they were greeted with q round of
hearty applause, showing the high sppreoi-
alton in which they are held by St. Cloud
audiences, and their beautiful rendering
Of Glovsr's "In tho Starlight" won them
an additional tribute Of praise. And every
appearance afterwsrd-Mr. Carpenter in
''The Old sexton," and Mrs. Carpenter in
my Heart il over the sea"-but dsspened
the admiration Of their listeners. Messrs.
Smith, Gray and Freeman, in "Ys shep-
herds tell me-" and Afterwards Mr.. Smith
in ''Dreaning Of Thee" Mr.. Gray in "Lit-
tie Barefoot" and Mr.. Freeman in 1.-THE
King and Me" and ''Drinking Gin," sur
prised everybody by their very good sing
ing. They hsd evidently been doing some
good work, and the audience were not slow
in percsiving and rewarding them for it.
Miss Flora Hayward gave "sweet Gene
vieve," assisted BY the chorus, with very
good effsst, and later her "Kathlsen Ma
vournssn" was given with the grace and
beauty due to that sweetest Of songs. Mr..
Montgomery, that veteran eonoertist, then.
in :Whispsr,ng Of tho Pine" and "Jsssls
Dsa1," sustained his well-sarnsd rsputa-
ton - tenor, and in tho Comic Trio, "A
Little Farm we'll titled" assisted by
hessrs. Rhys and Carpenter, brought
down tho house. Prof. Rhys then gave
''The Villsgs Blacksmith" . descriptive
song, which showed to good advantage q
smooth, wsll-oultivated voice, while the
song he gave in tho second part, "Love'a
Request" showed its power and sweetness.
Miss Annie spioer and Miss Emma Smith
were ds0utanse,, and certainly no part o.
the evenings performance gave greater
pleasure than Miss Annie's "Bsyaders" and
"Violets Under the snsw," and Miss EN-.
mas "Tis Thy Dear Voice." showing, Of
they did, voices Of very considerable
strength and compass, which, with train.
ing, viii develop into 80 joy forever ia
ell those who hear them. Mr.. Junken
and choir gave sweet little ballad, ''Wait-
ing for Thee," which was very pleasingly
rendered. Mr.. Haines, an eloeutionist Of
whom st. Cloud may we'll be proud, gave
us, in "The Polish Boy" and in q selection
from "Handy Andy" two widely different
specimens of his versatile talents, and both
were received with tumultuous applause
We must not omit to mention Mr.. Leavitt'e
performance on the bugle, assisted by
Messrs. futile and Abbott on the piano
and violin. It was exceedingly good, and
ono enthusiastic individual behind us
was heard to exolaim that "thst alone
was worth the price Of admission" And
to Miss Louise Tobey, too, belongs great
msnts, not BY zxy msknirah|s- seeompsni'
part Of An entertainment which gave much
enjoyment to al, and reflected great credit
upon those who assisted ia 1t.