Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-04-17
7crigcs Concert.

Tie Grand Concert for which great prepara.
tion had been making for several weeks by the
musical talent of Wilmington was given, as ad-
yertised, last evening, In the Opera House. in the
Masonic Temple, which was crowded in every
part BY an audience made up of the fashion and
elite of the city. The entertainment was doubt
less the most successful Of the kind ever under
taken in Wilmington, and cost the committees
and managers an immense amount of time and
labor-whch was truly q labor Of love-as the
object was wholly one OF benevoience aud charity
1t has served, however, happy, and we hope,
very: beneficial purpose, ins6much as II com.
bined the best OF the musical talent Of our city,
| and proved what is capable Of being done here
when our people determine to enter upon such an
enterprise; aud further that there IL no need for
those who want instructors to send abroad, Il they
will take the pains to inquire at home. Thus We
hope the labor that has been spent ON this a1fAir
will prove profitable to many of those without
whose talents and services the concert would have
proved as tame and uninterestug Us many such
efforts that have preceded it,
The programme was very long; but was gone
through wnh, under the leadership OF Mr.. n. L.
iLichtenstein, without a single interr uptiop and
the app lause and encores OF the audience attest
cd the delight and pleasure which they felt from
the commencement to the very end OF the enter
tainment, which concluded very appropriately
with that beautiful and cyar welcome piece, "My
Country 'Iis0f Thee" during The performance
of which the whole audience rose by request, but
unfortunately had not the nerve, or were TOO much
interested iu the performers, to unite and sw ell
the array Of voices, as they were invited to do.
We have not the time nor the space to particu.
large the many excellent efiorts, NOR is It neces.
sary where all acquitted themselves with SO much
credit. But My Mother Guide Has Footsteps
by Misses Addie and Virginia Connor, two gifted
young yocalisis, and the almost matchless piano
solo, done in the most artistic and mastery lnau
nsr by OTTO BECKER, "a lad of fourteen years,
ought not to pass unnoticed. The audience wa,
delighted with the latter, and Insisted on its rep
etition. 1t Is rare thing to witness a solo or
the piano so we'll pei formed, and rspder so muci
satisiactfon even by the eminent pro fessors Th
violin solo, "irom the opera Leocod,a," by Proi
: III. b. STIE6LRR, and the Orchestra Chorus, from
Mozart, were also highly appreciated by the au
dience. "Non 1O,no-HeH Come No More" b
Miss ORMoND, OF the Wesleyan College, CAV
3 especial pleasure to the audience, as being reu
{ dered In the most artistic manner and with sue
remarkable effect called forth the most raptuI
3 Gus and continued applause, during which NJ
merous elegant bouquets were presented TO be
/ from the audience; yielding to repeat ed appiaus,
A Miss Ormend came forward and sang anoths
a song, not On the programme, " hich excited th
"a audience even more than the first, and she too
Il her seat amid great manifestations OF the deligh
i ful pleasure hhe had created! The cornet sol,
: i"1he Gtpsy's Dream," irom the bohemian Cir
by Prof. GKo N. ELLEsGEts was another etfo
showing the study and etheieney oil this most
a conpiished musician which was highly apprecia
n ed aud required To be repeated. The voeals
deserve especial praise for The very excellent ma
"a ner In which they rendered the various chornse
solos and quartettes, and the audience dlspsrs,
! more highly delighted than on any former sin
lar occasion, and gratiiied beyond measure that
II much eminent musical talent exsted IN our ples
ant little city, which will doubtless hereafter RAJ
O. high tor its cultivation OF this aecomp piishil
" Iart