The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-02-20
The Grand Amate Concert.

expectations OF most pleasing char
| acter were awakened in the minds OF
| this community, by recent announce
ment that the ladies of the Presbyterian
| Church were going to favor us with one
| of their grand concerts: so that no one
| was surprised, last Friday evening, at
| seeing the beautiful hall at the Athena
um half filled with large and apprecia-
| tive audience, assembled to enjoy the
music.
Although Columbia possesses SO much
G,usiCsl talent, the ladies were Iortu-
nate in obtaining the assistance of Miss
Ida johnson, Mr.. French, and Professor
Stewart, who are Justly regarded among
the finest musicians of Nashville.
In addition TO the usual attractions OF
a concert, it is not unworthy of notice
that on this occasion the ladies and gen.
tlemen were most elegantly dressed.
Not that our people do not always dress
in good taste, but that in this instance il
was carried to the highest degree of
beauty and elegance.
A gentleman of sound musical judg-
ment remarked to us that the Overture,
performed by Mesdames Mckinney and
Miner and Misses Mitchell and Smith
wick, was the best piece of the concert,
although he was highly pleased with tho
entire performance, especially with the
vocal solo, "Home of my Heart" as
sung by the beautiful and gifted Mrs.
fowler. Another amateur musician,
stranger, thinks the song sung by Miss
Margaret Andrews was the finest thing
of the evening; while still another gen.
tleman, who is not musician but
lover of music, said he thought the du-
was last and best. In our opinion,
such a diversity of opinion only shows
that everything was very good.
The Yocai Duet, sung by Misses An
HE Pillow and Laura Andrews; the vo-
cal solo by Miss Lena Mayes, and the
piano solo by Miss Laura Galloway,
were among the gems of the evening;
Hhile Les clOches du soir, by Mrs Hor-
ace Frierson, was charming. The ladies
are unanimous in the opinion that the
solo by Prof. A. II. Stewart, OF Nashville,
was excellent, and we are not 4
little pleased to think that our views in
this respect, agree with those of such
excellent judges. The vocal Duet.
MATRIMONIAL Sweets" by Mr.. and Mrs.
Seavy moi only took WelP but brought
down the house and the encore fur
nished a happy conclusion to the first
part of the programme.
Mr.. French sang a fine vocal solo,
which was followed by "FOrget- me-not-
Waltz" a piano and violin Duet, per-
formed in the most artistic manner by
Miss Mitchell, OF the Athen@um, and
MI Is a N1OAIh-
list of considerable merit, as his splendid
execution of this piece proved. Miss
Ida Johnson then sang beautiful solo,
which was received with universal APP
plause, and was encOred. Next came
the vocal trio from Lucrezia Borgia, by
Miss Lena Mayes, Mrs. Horace Frierson
and Mrs. fowler. This was the nearest
approach to a full chorus of anything
that was presented during the evening.
To rNroi6n hnGtNyup6
the delightful and exquisite solo, "Som-
mo Cielo," as rendered by the talented
Miss Margaret Andrews. We have
heard the some of the most gifted sing
ers in our largest cities, and do not hes
itate to say that it is a rare thing to find
a voice that is SO flexible, and so capa-
BILE of producing such charming mGsi>
cal results. Her voice is purity itself
and sweetness unalloyed.
The piano solo by Mrs. Wilcox, was
very good, and Madame Esteve's Casta
Diva was executed in the most skiltul
and faultless manner. The vocal Duet
by Mr.. French and Miss Ida Johnson
was a fitting conclusion to such Drills
liant entertainment. It was one of the
very best things of the evening. In~
deed, we have heard Duets sung by
professionals of considerable fame, |
which, in our humble opinion, were
vastly inferior to it. Miss Johnson's
voice is very attractive in its freshness,
high cultivation and purity-it reminds
one of green woods and babbling brooks. |
Mr.. French bears a striking reSem~
blance to the great Brignoli, and he and
Miss Ida reminded US very torcibly of
Brignoli and Nilsson singing one OF
their incompatible DUETS.
Many of the pieces were encOred, and |
the audience showed their qualification |
by repeated applause. Speaking of this |
concert, the Nashville Banner of the 18th |
inst. says:
columbia has reason to be proud of |
her home talent, some of the pieces be- |
ing exquisitely rendered. The song, |
Floating Down the River by Miss |
Lena Mayes, and 'Sonqmo Cielo,' by |
Miss Margaret Andrews, were especial- |
ly fine. Each of the Nashville vocalists |
was received with applause and heartily |
encOred. Mr.. Stewart eclipsed himself, |
if that were possible, with his itch mel !
low tenor, and those who accompanied |
him acquitted themselves in their usual |
happy style. Some splendid piano So |
los, together with violin solo, were |
rendered. Mr.. James B. Childress, as |
the Impressario of the evening, carried !
the programme through in most cred |
table manner"
1t was universally regretted that two |
of our most charming singers, Miss n. |
B. and Miss r. B., did not take part in
the entertainment.