Arizona citizen., 1879-02-01
The Amateur Concert.

The concert given last Monday evening for the benefit Of the Presbyterian Church exceeded all expectations. There had been so little pretense about the matter that it was supposed the entertainment would be sort of improvised parlor con- cert. But we doubt if as good a concert has ever before been given in the TerrIto- ". Levin's beautiful Park Hall was we'll filled by an appreciatlve and critical audi lence, supplemented with a fair sprinkling of small boy to beat the Indispensable tattoo and sound the dulcet cat-cau be- tween peanuts. The Rev. Mir. Anderson was present and efficiently supervised things. The opening chorus, a quartette, "Sweet and Low" sung by Miss Nesmith, Mrs. Cum, and Messrs. Salazar and Fish. prepared every one to settle down to an evenings thorough enjoyment. Mrs. Stout presided at the plano, and in this, as in every accompaniment she played during the evening. was one Of the main elements Of the evenings success. The piano ac-
 
 almost always a difficulty. IL needs to be in perfect sympathy with the air and sem timent, and from the hands Of a skilled artist is to song as are color aud per spective to a landscape. Miss Roca's and Professor Medina's duet on the piano and flute received a deserved encore and high appreciation. Miss'Nesmith's "Jeannette~ was delightfully."- pretty, and it's termina- ton left an aching void which the lady was immediately called upon to fill with another song. But still the void contin. ued to ache until Mrs. Mansfield and Mrs. stout filled up the ohasm with the duet |" Holy Mother Guide his Footsteps,- giv- ing us in unison two or the finest voices Of the evening, carefully trained, full and in perfect accord. The quartette "Speed Away" by Messrs. stout, Ochs, Stiles and Davis, was next sung. It vas SO admIra- bly, rendered that we were just beginning thing in the human economy after all, when it occurred tO us that the time and accord of Mrs. Stout's accompaniment on the piano was one of the main excellences of the piece. Mrs. MansNeld next gave the vocal gem Of the evening in a cavatina from Robert le Diable," exhibiting a rare soprano voice. Of great range and fullness Of tone. This ended part first During the interim between parts, pleas ant little episode occurred. Mayor Toole, who was in the audience, had 10 leave the hall, temporarily. to see a man. Up on his reappearance, the audience caught sight Of the mayor passing 10 his seat and greeted him with prolonged applause, which the recipient acknowledged with a deep bow and modest blush. It is little things like this which make life endurable. The second part Of the concert opened with Genevieve," finely rendered song and quartette, Ey Mrs. Cum and Messrs. stout, Ochs and Clum, Mrs. Clum's strong and well modulated voice sounding in fine contrast with the male voices. Next came the only Instrumental piece Of the by Mrs. Salazar, in which that lady dis played a high degree Of musical training and taste. The duet '' The starry Heaven," from Pinsuti, by Miss Roca and Professor Medina had to be repeated before the au- dience would keepquiet. Abt's Thee on- ly Love" was next given by MT. Salazar, showing a baratOHe Of considerable scope and power. "The Waiting Heart" by Mrs. Stout, was a fine rendition, exhibit ing a rare voice in perfect training. The performance closed with the hymn America" admirably sung in quartette, by Messrs. Cum, Ochs, Stiles and Fish. Those who had this concert in hand wish to extend their grateful acknowledgment to Mir. Levin for the generous gift of his beautiful hall. And to each individual who gave hIs or her talent and services to the concert, they know not what to say except that they thank them for their un- questioning charity and goodness. And now. we would say that there is only one thing more the ladies and gentlemen who gave this concert can do 10 make us per fectIy satisfied with life in Tucson, and that Is to repeat the concert. Even if you have enough tO get an organ you might give another concert to get something else,-say a bigger organ, or two small organs. or a flute, or a trumpet, or some such trifie.