The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-05-27
Concert for tho church at Alexandria.

tAexaL dTa Buiiein. May III
At the opening of the Concert last nignt TOT
the ben. fl s Of the Catholic Church., tue ladies'
and gentlemen who rs amateurs, had given
their services in go good q cause, were greetto q
with select and large audience wen worthy
of the occasion and of the purpose ior "nico
the en- tertainment was given. lt 10 seldom We
have seen so fair aud inspiring an assemblage
of the elite of our town as was gathered at the
Exchange Hail last evening. The PeFior N
Grand Chorus' which exhibited the high Or
der Of musical talent represented, and gave
the delighted audience the double pleasure OF
music combined with q most attrs c;ive pic'
same time, feat not often accomplished Tnis
was followed by o piano duett,-'Q II we by
Mrs. Clara II. Flower and Mrs. l.. " Marye,
which was most artistically executed. and as
fully appreciated by all the judges OF fne
music present. The solo-"The Lover and the
Bird" as sung next 10y Miss Adelia Henarie
afforded an opportunity for display OF the
really sweet and cultivated voice OF that lady,
and she did herself much credit, as W as shown
by the applause which greeted her, and the
perfect shower of bouquets thrown to the
stage at it's close. Miss Bessie Lehman next
appeared in q piano solo from Faust, whlch
was performed in o manner which showed
wonderful proficiency in 80 young musician.
She is destined soon to be performer of the
highest order on the piano. Expectation was
on the tiptoe to hear the next piece, the per
formaucs of vocal solo when the Tide
Comes iD," by Miss Duritti, aud although ru-
mors of the treat to como, had led every one TO
expect something far beyond the singing
usually heard at amateur conc arts. we venture
to saw that there was no disappointment TO the
hi hest auticpations. Miss Doritti was en-
encored and sang "As Pretty as
"A Picture" which seemed to be equally as
pleasing to her discri iminating audleuce as the
the song which preceded il. She was encored
a second time but replied to the se;ohd with
only q graceful bow.
"rhe Last Rose of Summer" piano solo by
Mrs. Erichson, was next in it's order on the
programme, and we have rarely if ever heard
t lat familiar, but ever beautiful piece, played
with more expression or in manner more
fully brought out its melodies, than by Mrs.
Erickson last evening. A fair vocalist from
New Orleans, Mics De Generes, next gave US in
her rendition of kathleen MsvourneeG,' a
chance to hear her remarkably we'll trained
and highly cultured voice. Sue endeaVored
to escape an core with bow but her audi
ence insisted on her second appearance in snch
a manner that she returned to give them "Es-
tn la soeur des Anges,' which served bot to
confirm the impression her hrst song had
made.
Mrs. Walter Smith and Miss Nettie Marsh
next sung What are the Wild Waves Saying
as a duett and tho harmony OF their united
voices, IS we'll as the past sung solo, not only
gave evidence Of the high order of musical
talent which those ladies are know u TO possess,
but enviable natural gifts which marked their
duett last right as one of the most attractive
saint Sweet" by little Miss Mary Stanley
was 90 we'll done and the little lady looked sc
sweet indeed, that the question was unani
mously answered in the alternative. IL wont bt
long before all the boys will be "sweet" or
Miss Mary if she asks any more such question:
in so attractive way. She was well deserving
of the encore she received. Inc dnett, pian'
and violin, by Mrs. Marye and Mr.. Scamain
ski allowed that both performers were thor
oushly conversant with the intricacies OF thei
instr1meuts and fully capable OF bringing ou
their beauties.
There WAS then an intermssion of twent!
minutes for refreshments.
sECoND PART.
Our space forbids more than a mere men
tion of the second part of the entertainment
The opening chorus after tue inter rmission
| "Upidee" was we'll rendered. The Valley O
Chamouni," by Mrs. Smith, was frsqneutl
applauded, and n sweet piece OF lnnsit
well sung The piano solo, 'Danse Andal0use,
| by Miss Fass, was the first appearance of tha
| lady during the evening. Her thorough exc
| cution of the pe8cs deserves more than th
! passing notice which is all we can give to he
| performance. IL am always gay and free
| bows" was wha. Miss Durett sang III the sec
| ord part and she was again epcored Mr
| Marye gave us u solo from Lucie Do LImmn
moor as the next piece, and best con nhrued ID
| impression she had already made as 40 accom-
| plished musician Mr.. Erickson mex saui
| You've been q friend to me- in creditAo
| manner.
Miss DeGeneres then showed how highl
| cultivated is her Aoice, by the way she owe
came all the d,ificultios In the Solo N4lsci
Romeo aud Juliet, hich would have been in
possible to any voice less praoticed and of lex
| compass than here.
The comic cong, Grandfather Ben," by NJ
L. SAokmau, was n numerous performauo
which as calculated to add to the laurel
already so abundantly earned by him in tht
line.
The exercises of the evening were close
with q chorus Good Night" which was bot
appropriate and we'll sung.
1t has been some time since we enjoyed sue
q musical treat az We had last evening, and "
are sure that the audience agreed with MS
pronounciDg the concert grand success, v
hope that iJ was SO financially as Il was fro
o musical stand. point. We hope to again hay
an opportunity TO hear the Amateurs with
change of pro Eramme, and as often as charii
needs their services.
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