The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-07-24

Miss MoNTAGUE'S ChatcI
was filed to repletion on the evening OF Tue -[uI
inst, with an audience composed OF the ehte % ~
city, the occasion being a grand concert given Dy
Miss Annis Montague, MARY l. Cooke) assisted
by Mr.. Charles II. Turner. Miss Sarah Z. King MI.
Charles Heinsen, and Prof. Berger. and under the
patronage of their Majesties the King and queen
The 6rst number on the programme was lnstru-
mental, the overture to Rossini's Italians IN Algiers
Professor Berger piano, Mr.. Heinsen violin, ana
those artists acquitted themselves IN a manueI
that won them hearty applause. The next number.
a cavatina from Verdi's Ernani, sung by MISS
Montague, was well rendered,-a noticeable desire
on the part of the artistic to reserve her powers
being pereeptible,-b the audience decided tne
rendition worthy of an encore, which was respon-
ded to. Mr.. Charles b. Turner, whose fame as u
tenor singer had preceded him, maze ms oeous !.
fore a Hawaiian audience In a Romanza from
Martha, and bis voice and execution, and the ease
with which he reached the upper b nat, ana tne
clearness and strength of bis notes caused the aud
ence to recognise him as an a~ccompiisheo VUcai-
ist. and the warm and generous applause 6nie1
greeted his effort could not but nave sausneo tue
artist that the encore was from those VINO tnof-
oughly appreciated merit. Miss Sarah T.: King
one OF our sweet singers, favored with the solo
Stella Con6dente, clarionet obligato by ". Naones
and again the applause demanded a return. a
Duet from Lucia di Lammermoor, by Miss Monta-
que and Mr.. Turner, was artistic and finished, and
received the usual encore. The overture to Fan
pa again brought forward Prof. Berger and MI.
Heinsen, and the production was a credit to til
performers, who are each thorough masters in Their
profession. Mr.. Turner's rendition of The Message
Blumenthal. added more l.ciareIs to tat gentleman
.9me as an artist, the audience being unanimous IL
their appreciation of his efforts. Miss :. t. sIug
and Mr.. Turner sang a Duet, Sailor Sigbs' Bale
In this Miss King showed a more composed aLd
collected demeanor than on her original entry.
and her singing was the more sweet and apprecla-
BILE, the quaver noticeable in the first solo havlrE
entirely disappeared. This lady deserves consid-
erable credit for the able manner in which she 6
complished her parts, it being undoubtedly b
first appearance before such a large audience a
in connection with such accomplished artistes
Miss Montague and Mr.. Turner. The Prayer a
Cayatina, from S~Gnnambula, as sung by Miss No
tague, was a beautiful and tender appeal to tn
hearts of the audience, and when in answer to the
encore, 1 Cannot Sing the Old Songs, was given.
the audience showed by the deep and raPt atten-
ton with which they listened to the w%arbling OF
the gifted cancatrice, that music indeed had power.
The closing number, a quartette from Verdis Rig
oletto in which Miss Montague, Miss King, Mr..
Turner and Mr.. G.. NJ. Cooke took part, was admir-
ably rendered, the amatuers comparing very fav-
orably with the professionals in the execution. To
sum up it may be said that no concert here has
given more satisfaction to critics and the general
public, and all concerned must fell proud at the
enconiums of praise which they receive as a j%usttri-
butte to their able performances. On dit that Miss
Montague pays a visit to Maui, and on her return
a concert, popular, will be given-prObably on the
3lst inst, and at the Kawaiahao church.