Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-05-25


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ing sue artists a. wrth~rber and Others
in the sAm. role. Tae writer ef this weil
remembers the glorious msnEer IN which
the great bass, of to day, the, Oat q
smooth, fre>h-facei hoy. rendered this
srduous creation Of Handel. His posi-
ton vas established from that time. and
needed no prophet to furetell it.
His first appearance before the Handel
and Haydn society was at the Christm As
oratOriO of the Messiah in 1861, when he
secured the favor Of the society and its
patrons 50 fully, that he has ever since
been retained for the annual Christmas
concert. In fact, he is so indispensable
an item in this annual oratorio that bis
absence would be regarded as a disss-
trous element.
In 1868 Mr.. Whitney went to Florence
for the purpose of placing himself under
the teaching Of the great Vsnnucini, the
celebrated master of the Royal Opera.
In the summer of 1871, Mr.. Whitney
went to London and was absent about one
year. During greater portion of this
time he was under an engagement to Mr..
Mapleson Of Covent Garden Theatre, un-
der whose auspices he appeared in Lon
don and the provinces. The engagement
opened with a season of seven weeks at
Covent Garden, during which he ap-
peared every evening. i'
At the close of this engagement, Mr..
Whitney had the honor Of singing in
"Elijah" at the great Birmingham Festi.
val. Several of the eldest of the choris-
tiers, who had assisted in the first perform
once under Mendelssohn, came forward
at the close of the oratorio and ctngratu-
lated Mr.. Whitney upon his eminent sue
cess in the role of "Elijah."> The distin-
guished basso relates this incident with
great interest, and dwells upon it With
pardonable pride. During this festival
the following great works were also pro-
duccd, viz: Spohr's "Last Judgment"
Handles "Messiah," ose Of Haydn's
Masses, and other equally excellent
works. "+
. a At the Cincinnati Musical Festival Of
1878, Mr.. Whitney's already glorious
reputation may be said to have cul.
minated, and at its close he stood before
our entire people hailed and acknowl-
edged as the greatest living basso speak
ing and singing in English. This popu-
lar verdict has since been affirmed and
re,sffirmed, and is entirely just and we'll
deserved. He was warmly greeted on
his recent brief visit to our coast, and
will be welcomed on his return by all
who have had the pleasure of hearing and
knowing him. g.n .3.t. ,-,..
y TRAPPING THE COUNTESS. Lon
don World relates a scandal in high life