The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-06-27
THE CONCERT.

The musical entertainment some
weeks ago for the benefit of the Cath
olic Church, and the one given on
the evening of the 2lst, last Thurs
day, for the benefit of St. James
Episcopal Church, have proven that
ours is a music loving community,
and the attendance on both occasions
freely justified our assurance to the
ladies, that their charitable calls on
our people would be sure to meet
with suitable response. Another
noticeable feature on both occasions
was the liberal attendance of men,
bers of other churches, than the one
in behalf of which the entertainment
was given. This is as it should have
been, and is in keeping with the
highest and most worthy precept of
the christian religion which places
brotherly love and good will toward
our neighbor second only in the cat
alogue of christian duties, to love of
God.
PRoGRAMME-PART FIRST.
When the curtain was raised upon
the first part of the performance of
last Thursday evening, tableau and
song-"Come Where My Love Lies
Dreaming" quartette in which
Miss Kate Pickett was the sleeping
beauty, and Misses Duritti, Alice
Polk and Pidgie Compton were the
attending fairies, so to speak-the
scene presented by the stage and au-
ditorium was most brilliant and fas-
cinatiug. 1t is but seldom that such
an audience as greeted the fair ladies
is ever brought together in our little
city, and it is rarely that any aud
fence, here or elsewhere, has had an
opportunity of seeing more beauti-
full tableau than this one. The pic
ture was exquisitely lovely, and the
singing in perfect keeping with the
picture. 1t was greeted with raptu.
rous applause, and was suitable
foretaste of the many musical gems
to follow. "Veni, Vidi, Vici," the
musical Interpretation Of Caesars ia.
nous dispatch, was next handsomely
rendered by Misses Kuhnagel and
Goodman, who displayed remarka
BILE proficiency for such young ladies
as they are, and was received by the
audience in such an appreciative
manner as must have gratified the
young performers. Miss Minnie
Bouillott, most charming little lady
then came to the footlights and gave
US "The Return" a musical compost
ton which was we'll adapted to her
really fine voice, and served to show
its compass and training. We
thought her execution of the piece
was remarkable, and we were fortified
and confirmed in this opinion by the
applause and shower ofbouquets that
greeted its close. "The Sleeping
Beauty" Miss Kate Pickett, had evil
IDENTIFY awoke from her "dreaming,''
but as if she was not fully recalled
from dreamland and was still under
its spell, she gave us "The Whisper
ing Wind'' with all the grace of mo.
ton and charm Of perfect rendition,
that was called for by the piece it.
self, so suggestive of lullabies and
soft, dreamy thoughts, and was in
complete harmony with her previous
character in the opening piece.
When Miss Adelia Henarie came
forward dressed to suit the character
with her tambourine, she was re.
ceived with round of such hearty
applause as showed the impression
her sweet voice and graceful, unaffec-
ted manner at the other Concert had
made. Her song, "1'm A Merry
Zingara" by Balfe, was SO we'll sung
and her acting was SO good, that at
its close she was literally over
whelmed with bouquets and applause,
She was encored and sang "TLe
Lover and the Bird" and even then
her delighted hearers were unwilling
to part with her. She has a charm.
ing voice and has firmly established
her place in the estimation of those
who heard her on both occasions as
one of our sweetest singers.
| The next was an instrumental Sole
by Miss Fass which was well played
by that lady. She displayed bel
thorough acquaintance with thu
piano, by the ease with which sht
played the difficult passages in tn
piece she had selected, and her high
ly creditable performance was suita