The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-03-22
The Emma Abbott Concert.

The Emma Abbott Concert
The Congregational church 10 Moline is
quite neat little opera house, seating 800
to 900 ople-all good seats; and it was
crowded and the aisIes filled with chairs
on Wednesday evening for the closing
entertainment of the Sylvan Boat Club.
Some 200 were present from this city and
quite delegation from Geneseo. The
audience was a very fine one.
Some or 10 years ago Miss Abbott was
assisted by Moline people to get up a
concert there in aid Of her desire to go
abroad TO study music, aud having some
warm personal friends there the Boat
Club was. on that account, enabled to get
her troupe on easy terms.
! The train from the cast, on which the
troupe were to arrive, being an hour late,
| the people were, during the interim,
entertained by music from the church
organ by Mr.. Charles Hubbard. organist of
the church.
W. j. Entriken Esq, president of the
club, lhen briefly and appropriately reca-
pitulated the work of the club for the
season, and warmly thanked Rock Island
and Geneseo for liberal patronage
The concert was then opened by Mr.
VIM. r. Case with piano solo, followed
by Signor Ferranti with comic song.
which was vigorously encored, and por-
ton of it repeated Ferranti is a good
basso and comic actor. Signor Brignoii,
the ancient tenor, then sang in terra ca
dIUjSO, and for response to encore sang,
with pretty effect, Goodbye, Sweetheart,
Good, bye" No 4, for the close of
the first part of the concert, was
Roberto toi que .jaime,'' from Meyer
beer opera of Robert lie D;abe," sang
by Miss Abbott. Her appearance on the
platform was greeted by great applause
E and as she came to the front she was pre-
scented with large and beautiful boque
which she received with evident delight
We were told that it was from Mr.. anC
Mrs. S. W. Wheelock, who are old friends
of Miss Abbott and at whose house sh,
, stopped eight years ago when her guitar
was her only companion.
In response to the encore she sang, will
much sweetness and SENTIMENT ulC
Lang Syne" The applause which follow
} ed this showed how the hearts of the PEG
pie are thrilled by familiar and popula
music. The applause did not cease O.
abate until Miss Abbott reappeared. whel
she was presented with an immense an(
exceedingly beautiful basket of flowers
10 a mass of immaculate white blossom
t were the initials S. B. c., representing tt
: Sylvan Boat Club. On the side,in artist
e letters, of evergreen, were the initials E. A
= Emma Abbott. 1t was interesting to Sc
r her turn and look at it-that happy, salts
:, fed look was equal to song 1t was pac
u ed in q conspicuous position on the piano
and greatly admired by all In respons
Q to this second cali Miss Abbott sang tn
. familiar old psalm0tune Guide he, O
] Thou Great JehoUah." People who ha
!. heard it in church hundreds of times neve
s knew how it could affect their hearts ii
: then. Many an eye sparkled with tea
e and the audience seemed melted b
J religioussawe.
e The second part openedlby spiano sol
g Ing0catiOn, Danse de ,Satmnales,
e from Massenet, by Mr.. Case, and
g response to an encore that gentleman wo
0 fresh laurels in his wonderful manipulate
e of the instrument, greatly delighting man
r present who are considered critics of goo
: playing. No. 2 of.the second part was /
g Miss Abbott-"Let NE Dream Aoain.
n which, of course, was encored, when sh
IS gave = Within a Nile of .Edtnboro," to tt
d great delight of the audience No wa
h by Ferranti,an aria: "Cenerentota, and c
J, recall he gave selection from "Geroft
L. Gerot2G, which so pleased the people tn;
e he was compelled to repeat it. Brigno
J. then sang ~ Anao. but gave no sign
, response to the encore. The old man W;
k tired aud probably wanted to go to be,
e The concert closed with the lively an
v Dleasinp duet -" In Ernlin del Penn