Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-04-18
We CONCERTE.
Its Results Prove Gratifying TO the
Audience and Performer.

Audience and Performer.
When il was first determined TO give an
Old Folks Concert for the benefit OF the
Episcopal Church, Rev. Mr.. Crawford
evidently appreciated the magnitude Of the
undertaking, and realized the difficulties
that would naturally be encountered in
order TO make it q success, and set about
his task with that patient, plodding perse-
vcrance that is always the f%orerunner Of
victory. A simple musical ntcrtainment
would have been but a tridiug affair as
compared with such Il concert as was given
last evening. The manners and customs
Of Colonial days were, to q certain extent,
to be studied, costumes were to be secured.
| conflicting elements h~armonized, and q
thousand other difficulties to be overcome
that might well have discouraged a older
and more experienced man. That they
were overcome ample proof was given last
night, and both Mr.. Crawford and Mr..
| Morrison, who ably assisted him, have the
proud consciousness Of knowing that they
| succeeded in giving an entertainment,
which, for novelty and scope OF pro-
grsmme, has never been equaled in
Eureka, or surpassed on the coast,
while il must have been specially
gratifying to the ladies and gentlemen
who took part, to witness the hearty
| and apdreciative manner in which their
| efforts we're received by the audience. 1t
was an instanc in which everybody was
satisfied, and no nnfriendly criticism in
dulged in. The only error made was in
making the programme so lengthy. Three
hours would nave been ample, and the
managers had evidently failed to calculate
the time consumed in the rendition Of each
hymn and song. With this slight exception,
and it was a trihing one, not a single thing
| occurred to maj the pleasure Of the evening.
There were some thirty persons who took
part in the evenings entertainment, so
that it would be almost impossible to par
ticularize the manner in which every in
dividual one acquitted themselves. The
Ruby Hill Glee Club, however, deserve
especial praise, as they generously yolun-
tecred their services, and, while they
formed no small part Of the concert, were
necessarily put to more Inconvenience than
residents Of our own town.
PoINT PICKED UP.
Miss Ada Lansing was conceded to be
the prettiest lady who appeared on the
stage, and divided the honors with Miss
Crawford.
Mrs. Chamblin never appeared to better
advantage, and never acquitted herself
better. The song given by her and Mr..
Mundy, in the first part, was acknowledged
to have been the best on the programme.
Mrs. Brooks make up was perfection.
Mrs. Buffers resemblance to Martha
Washington would have struck any observ-
ing person.
Mrs. Ben. Levy surprised us by the mas
terly manner in which she handled Robert
lie Diable."
Mr.. W. II. Pardy sung TenDyson's poem
beware" and brought down the house in
rapturous applause.
Mr.. s. G. Humphreys was applauded fire.
queotly and recalled.
Mr.. Morrison was clad in a rich and
costly suit, and his most intimate friends
would scarcely AVE recognized him. 1t
was rasbly asserted by some that his calyss
were padded.
A lady ia our hearing declared Mr.. Rule
to be 1.-The incest looking man on the
stage"
Orrin Miller's lace-bonnd knee brooches
were compared To a damsei's pantaiettes.
Mrs. Ada Whitton, Mrs. W. IL. Clark,
Miss Banks. Mrs. Stowell and Miss Phelps
were the recipients OF many favorable COM
mrnts.
Come Sit BY My Side, Little Darling"
by the Ruby Hill Glee Club. lost none Of
its sweetness Fl ON their rendition.
Fifteen minutes with Prof. Plumhof and
the orchestra, were minutes well spent.
We never listened to Mr.. j. Mundy be-
fore last evening. and never realized what
was hidden under his quiet exterior.
Still waters run deep"
Let Miss Crawford place that remsrk-
able bonnet on exhibition, aud charge ten
cents admission. As much could be
realized in that way as by the concert.
We always admired a pretty stocking,
but dislike TO see it in creases. Moral.
The equilibrium OF one Of the performers
was slightly upset when she saw a particu-
lar gentleman march into the hall with a
lady friend attached to his coat-sleeve.
Jul us Lesser thought he would drink in
the sounds of melody from the gallery, but
had occasion to change his mind. He de-
elared that it was ten degrees hotter than
Ha1es.