Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-12-12

A brilliant audience greeted Milo. Dc
Murska at her opening concert last even.
ing In Cooper Hall. Virginia. Tho wealth
and fashion Of. Virginia City and Gold
Hill were there. r,splenjant In diamonds,
elegant In costume. radiant In beauty. II
was . gathering worthy Of tho Comstock
and . fitting compliment to the great
artistic. who was to appear before our peo-
pie for the frst time. At 8 o'clock the
curtain was swept aside and Mcssrs. John
T. Hill and E. J. Pasmore opened the on.
t~srtsinment with a grand concortante
duet from I" William Tell" upon violin and
came forward and gave "Sing. Sweat
lowing with Nothing Else 10 Do" on .
hearty encore. And then. amid . storm
Of applause, Mile. De Murska, the Hun
gsriin Nightingale, swept gracefully upon
the stage. Her opening piece was . grand
vocal waltz. "Per Sempre." BY Gloria,
written expressly for her. and was perhaps
new 10 tho entire audience. Its effect
upon her listeners was bewildering. There
was nothing In the competition 10 test the
compass Of her voice or 10 electrify the
audience; yet the hall seemed filled with .
delicious melody. like the murmur Of the
rivulet, or like somo soft, sweet lullaby ;
then twittering and warbling like the
wild birds OF the forest anon, bursting
upon the ear like the waves Of the ocean
beating upon the rocky shore. The song
waltz IL ended. the music IL hushed. she
slightly bows, and retires with:becoming
composure. The dying echoes were drunk
In by people leaning forward on their
seats In breathless rapture. Then came
the waving OF bandkerchiefs by the ladies,
and every gentleman. gloved and an.
gioved. seemed to vie with his neighbor In
clapping his hands. She appears again.
and with Q wonderful pathos and power.
gives tho last Rose Of Summer"
Signor Andrea Motta next appeared. CIV
ing the cavatina "M'apari." and was fol-
lowed by Mr.. Jshn Hill In q violin SOLO
"Il Trayatoro." Then Mile do MurskA
gave US the browning piece Of tho evening
=" Casta Diva" Al the conclusion Of the
grand aria the audience realized that they
were listening TO the greatest living vocal
artistic. and testified their appreciation by
such 4 storm Of applause ~ WAS never
before witnessed In Cooper's Hall. She
then gave . lively French air from Ores
pino 0 Ia Comare." and was called before
tho curtain again and again. Mr.. Hill
played several beautiful Scotch airs. clos
Ing the first part. In the second part
Mile De Murska sang TWAS within .
mile Of Marlborough Town." and upon an
encore, Comm through tho Rye" both
In excellent Scotch dialect. She also sang
sduto Nacht du mein herzigcs Kind" In
German, giving . Hungarian ballad on
encore, and closed with "Lo. hear the
Gentle Lark" with violin obligato.
Madame Chsvalier gave "Tho Old Arm
Chair" and upon an encore. Then
You'll Remember Me-" She also sang .
vocal duct, by Verdi. with Signor Motta.
The piano duet, by Messrs. Hill and Pas
more, was . happy solection-wsber's
~"Invitatian TO tho Waltz" and WAS ad-
mirably performed. Taken AL In all. II
was the greatest musical treat the Com.
stock has ever enjoyed. and will long DO
remembered with pleasure by all who
attended.
Ladies' who we're unable TO attend. will,
OF course, DO DESTROYS OF knowing how
Mile DE Murska looked, aud more espe-
cially how sho was dressed. Well, then.
she IL Q blonde. Of good hight, graceful
carriage, queenly form. and rather good
looking, with q high.bred air aud lsdy.like
composurs. She was dressed last evening
In . blue and white silk. low corsage, demi.
train ; the long fringe around the top
loosely bound by . wreath Of roses ; sides
plated; two bands Of flowers aud lavender
colorsd leaves across the front bottom