The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-01-08
The o,os su,, Concert Troupe.

by the residents of the valley.
The 0lof Bull Concert Troupe.
The next entertainment given by
the Lecture Committee of the Presby-
terrain Church, will he at the Opera
House, Tuesday night, Jan. 18th, by
the above troupe, consisting Of the fol-
lowing artists: Mr.. Olof Bull, VIC
linist Madame Sarah Elise Page, So
prano SolOist Mr.. Richard DAILY,
Swedish RassO; Mr.. Sebastian Simon
sen, Pianist.
Mr.. OIof Bull, the great Swedish vio-
lini>t and composer, who has created
such furore by his wonderful imita-
tive creative genius i'm his now famous
Knocking Bird Solo" renders the
most difficult selections from the old
masters with admirable ease and grace.
Possessed of fine presence and
graceful stage action, and resting upon
the most finished and exhaustive tech
nique of the instrument. his playing is
brOadeHed and mellOwed, and beauti-
fully shaded by Il mind wonderfully
intelligent and sensitive To all the
theme contains
The Press everywhere go in raptures
over his artistic skill. The following
is from the State Journal, Madison,
Wisconsin:
"Hooley Opera House was well fill
ed last evening by fashionable audi
ence, on the occasion Of Ol6f Bulls
musical entertainment. The feature
of the evening was OlOf Bull. His
first stroke i'm the Air Varie" of Vi
cuXtenips, sent n thrill through the
house. and then from light to shadow,
grave to gay, he kept his audience en-
tranced; il was the hand of a master
that led them, and the lovers Of Ole
Ball recognized in his up-country
nane-sake much of the genius. the fire
aud the exquisite harmony of the great
one himself. When he drew the final
chord of the bewitching symphony
there was silence almost death-like I;
rs he turned to depart the spell was
broken, and the pent up enthusiasm of
the audience broke into prolonged
thunders of applause, which would not
down until he again appeared. In re-
Spouse To call he gave the Mocking
Bird" We have often heard Ole Bull
render this iavorite strain, Dut-though
II may he musical heresy 10 say sO-the
great master never, IN TINS particular
obtained that exquisite beauty OF toucn
evinced IN Oiofs handling of the mag
ic bow. 1t was like the fluttering of
angels wings, bearing a soul to heav-
en- and rest the music of the soul, il
i'm that ossembl,pe and many n sym-
pathetic eye WAS bathed i'm tears. The
"Mocking Bird OF Olof Bull Is the
pel.oc.ioi' VI euI'H ,atoy. Dun i
idenc,. i'm America he has , future he
fore him that bids fair to make him
the tit successor to the Norwegian mas
Yer lOe nun WINS se'is 'e 'o"
Mime sarah Elise PAGE the popular
French cantatrice, sings in her native
tongue, ana III the ltaIiah ana EnSnsh
public both i'm opera and ballads.
Mr.. Richard DAILY, the distinguish
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native t1ncue aIso i'm Italian German
and English.
Mi Sebastion Slmohsan, the miiious
~ In n.,, ,a viz h.aS ,..I W.,
,'a, .,1 ,.oen ~, III Ill no,,
artists i'm the Old World. with great
success. No wonder that such COM
bination ofmusical talent draws crowd
ed houses.
Tickets and reserved seats can he oh
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aitef monthly, january I'm. NO
extra charge Tor reserved seats. sea-
son tickets can still he obtained at
Whitehead K Seanan's. These tickets
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Ihey also emile tiis hoider 10 Reserved
seals; whiie sihSietIcketsc cost ooceits
Those who have already purchased or
desire more for their own rs. can get
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