Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-02-02

piano playing by home performers at any
entertainment, public or private, In Brattle.
boro. Misses Hyde and Burnham played
the overture with magnetic spirit and verve.
Miss Harris rendered the List paraphrase
with noble feeling and absolute purity OF
method. In some passages, delicious mu-
sic seemed fairly to trickle from her fin
ger-tips in drops ofliquid melody. Miss
Burnham's Interpretation of the thomes
from Chopin aud Beethoven was grand
and passionate enough to be almost MASTER
~. The piano seemed to respond lovingly
to her plant touch and give forth its most
thrilling and sensuous utterances. These
young ladies are ornaments TO society and
au honor TO musical art.
Fitingly enough, the scholars Of tho
Kindergarten held as a reserve, brought
the entertainment 10 a fair and happy con-
clusion. Grouped on the stage like vivi.
fed garland of opening buds, they sang in
sweet unison one of their happy songs,
with graceful accompaniment of suggest.
i've gosticulation, and then, costumed like
young old folks, gave the ancient anthem
"Strike the Cymbal" with considerable ex-
preston, ending, for an encore, with "Auld
Lang Syne." In this quaint bit OF a con-
cert, Master Lester Gray French welded
the baton and acknowledged the applause
of the audience With courtly grace and a
cunning affcctallon of demeanor.
An affair like this, happy in inception,
thorough in preparation, delightful in re-
suit, is not one to be dismissed with word.
II reflected most positive credit upon all
concerned and gave gratifying evidence
once more to the existence ia our own
midst Of ample material aud talent for rare
artistic and social enjoyment.
MERCUTIo.
MADAME MONDAYS ENTERTAINMENT.
After a long and unpleasant period OF
decay in our private school interests, it
was refreshing TO see such agreeable evil
dence Of their beginning TO revive again in
the exhibition given by Madame Mondau's
French pupils on Saturday evening. Brat
tleboro was once seat of hourshing pri-
vate schools, which were valuable 10 the
town even on the low scale Of pecuniary
interest; but which were Oft still higher
value in the tone OF culture and refinement
which they gave 10 our society. There
must have been at one time. over two hum
dred scholars from abroad in our midst.
The town has many attractions in the way
OF natural scenery and healthful climate
for an educational center, and every effort
towards rec0\ ering its lost position in this
respect, ought 10 meet with particular IA
vor and support on the part Of the inhabit-
ants.
The exhibition, consisting chiefly of a
French play and songs, was very highly
creditable, both 90 Madame Moudau and
her pupils. These latter were principally
girls aud boys of Miss Perkiuss Kindergar-
ten school, together with a few young ladies
of tue village. Two Of the young ladies, we
observed, were from out Of town.
The little gem Of a French sony, by
some Of the Kindergarten school, at the
end Of the play, was rendered with charm
ing effect. One Of our oldest and most fer
vid religious anthems was also sung, by a
choir ofthe full kindergarten school, which
might have appropriately closed the enter
tainment; though the costumes in which it
was done could hardly add any thing to
the effect Of piece Of sacred music so
adorned simplicity, as well as for it, tone
Of religious devotion.
The audience was large for 81 small a
space, and highly appreciatve Of the bright
and beautiful spirit Of the entertainment.
Probably Brattleboro has never seen any
thing brighter. Wreathed with flowers;
ornamented with tasty dresses rendered
attractive by youth and beauty; enlivened
by piano music, and exhibited in the very
heat ofOne OF our stern mij.winler nights,
the exhibition was as much like 4 fairy
dream as a reality.
We would suggest that If similar exhibit
tlons are TO be repeated hereafter, and it
should be hoped they may be, the Town Hall
would perhaps be better place for them,
in every respect. Their educational effect
upon the community at large would be no
small part of their value. SPECTATOR.