The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-10-26

FAREWELL DoNcEEI or PRoF. BAsSErT,
At THE FOURTH STREET NJ. E. CHURcH
LAST NIaHT,-Lait evening quite alalge
audience assembled at the above church
and were we'll repaid, rs the following
programme was carefully rendered (al.
though Prof. Bassett was not In phys.
ical condition to warrant the work i'm.
posed upon himself, having been suffer.
Ing from Chills and fever for two days),
and We regret that We shall not have the
pleasure Of often hearing such music,
especially tho organ solos, the coming
winter.
PAosBAMME.
pRoT. FLANK BASaEtr, Mullcal Director and
ORinllt.
"OnWArd, Christian Boldors", Sullivan
ChOlt and Sunday EchoOl.
OVerture-OB Handel
solO-'onco Again Ds..S Sullivan
"on the Water ~; -%... cuuy
0Veiture-POel and Teaanl.......,. .uppg
y. Rassolt.
solo Clcansing fiEee Gabriel
Trlo-From Cfeatou Hayden
Mrs. B1wn, MeaErS. Lucas and uultenbers.
Organ s,l4MG SISS' ............ ......schnnanu
sao-"My Ship comss h u ,lurJ
"Klns, ali lorIou. SataSS .1rnD,
Choir.
Jubilee Overture. Weber
Z. Baaett
II ia well known that Prof. Bassett il
soon 10 leave for Cleveland, where he moi
only in n financial way, but musically,
will be in much better field and better
of than with US, and this concert was
more Tor the purpose Of giving his many
admirers an opportunity to once more
hear him on the organ, than for the vocal
part, but all were delighted with The
latter.
Prof, Bassetts ability MS an organist Is
known 10 every one in the city, he having
lived among us from boyhood, and his
friends have watched his conscientious
efforts TO master the organ and are
ever ready 10 give him due
praise. Al tho same time we
hardly think that they will be
willing 10 place themselves on record
in assigning him place along aide Of
Dudley Buck, as did the Standard last
evening. We do not believe his most ar.
dent admirers will claim that much, but
we do claim he Is a fine organist, and II
ia likely il will be long time before we
have anything near his equal with us.
His playing last night was in every way
satisfactory 10 his many admirers.
Otthe yocalpart-among the ChoruseS
the first was the gem Of the evening;
the mingling Of the children's voices with
the adults and the organ produced q
pleasing and very happy effect.
Mr.. Lucas in his solo was more pleas
ing than ever we remember to have heard
him, probably for the reason that il was
fully in easy compass. Miss Sweeney re-
ceiyed a hearty encore and responded
with another verse of the same. Her
many friends were delighted 10 hear her
voice again in concert.
Miss Tracy has fully made herself a
iayorite with Wheeling audience. "My
Ship Comes In" was well sung, the audi
ence being generous in their applause, 10
which she responded with, "Thou Art
Like Unto a Flower" We are glad 10
welcome her 10 place among the musical
people Of the city. The trio, Mrs. Bown,
Messrs. Gutenberg and Lucas, was well
sung, though we could not help feeling
that Mrs. b. was overbalanced by the
male voices, though her singing was very
sweet and her voice accurate. We are
sorry We cannot have more such concerts,
and more 80 from the fact that we need
them that our people may be educated
unsteady, 80 that on such an occasion the
largest room in the city would be unable
to hold those who desired to attend. Our
best wishes go with Prof. Bassett, and VIC
hope he may often visit us and delight
us with more Of the same kind OF music