The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-15


TIE ABBOTT CososRT.-The Emma
Abbott Concert was attended by 4 select
audience last night, who seemed TO DO
well pleased with the performance.
This, the first concert Of moment given In
Washington Hall since opened, deyel-
oped the fact that Il has acoustic prop
critics Of high order, being easy to sing
in, and that every tone can be heard in
any part Of the hall, certainly matter
Of congratulatlon for all who may attend
performances there. The concert was
begun by Herr RObyn, pianist, playing an
tInpromptu," by Schubert, very beautl.
fully. His touch Is good, technique ex.
cellent, and bis expresSion Of high order.
ayes, Let Ne Like 4 Soldier FalP wfs
sung by Mr.. Stanley very fairly, but not
so well as to deserve him the name oil
aeminent dramatic English tenor" In
response 10 an encore he sang aBroWn
Ewes Has That Little Maiden" The ever
fresh Sig. Ferranli sang the buffo aria
aDAmore,p by GLORIA, in his inimitable
style, and he was rapturously encored,
but had the good taste to Iebuke the
encore fend (who was at Washington
Hall last night bowling his acknowledge.
mently. Unfortunately, for Miss Abbotts
singing Of aCast1 Diva" the grand aria
from Norma, we have heard II sung by
all the artists Of note as far back as
Grisi, and we cannot 60 into raptures
over any part Of Miss Abbotts rendition,
for there was want Of artistic ability
which nowhere shows out so much as in
the demand made by such an Aria. Miss
Abbott has neither merit nor fault 80
great as to call for special critical notice,
only so far Us she claims her position as
an artist. She has a fairly flexible, rath.
er light soprano voice, rather unsympa'
thetic, worn in its middle register, takes
her breath uppleasantly audible, and
though her upper notes are clear and
pleasant, her yocaliEAtion Is by no means
perfect. Some thingss she does excellently
we'll, the staccato notes are true aud cor.
rect, she takes a note q and diminishes
to PIP admirably, sings q ballad very
effectively and takinsly; but does
not compensate for. the true, honest
singing, which goes 10 make up
the artistic greatness in addition to
the graces. Miss Abbott is concert sing.
er Of ability who will be popular and q
fayorite with many people, but she will
be world renowned in the future only for
the position she once had and failed TO
hold. In response to an encore Miss Alb.
bolt sang the cold Folks at Home with
vrana and effect deserving high praise.
Mr.. Arbuckle pleased every one with his
effective and mastery playing ola aGrapd
Fantasia" by Hartman, and repaid the
encorers for their trouble by playing the
asWeet Bye and Bye" Mr.. Robyn fol.
lowed with Thalberg's "Lpt Rose 81
Summer very eIcellently played, re.
speeding 10 an encore with the Cascade"
BY Pauer. Miss Abbott then sang "Gen-
III Prigionieron by Matter, very much
more satisfactorily than "Casta Diva, 'and
afterwards'a Scotch song Are You Sleep
ing Maggie" very tastefully, displaying
remarkable ability for that difficult Ito
sing well) class Of melody. Sig. Ferranti
| tickled The audience immensely with
beware" by Perring, and had afterward
10 come 10 the scratch with another butio
aria; The encore man had his big boots on.
NJ. Arbuckle played his friend Lsvy's
.Young America Polka" in his custo-
mary charming way, and aiterward "Rob-
in Adair." Mr.. Stanley sang Braham's
anchors Weighed very tastefully, and
on recall rendered IA Warrior Bold"
The comic duet from "Crispiuo . Ia Com.
are" by Ricci, sung by Miss Abbott and
Sig. Ferranti, sent the audience home,
pleased aud well repaid for their attend
ance, which for the worth Of the enter
tainment ought TO have been much
larger.