Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-24

"gs.t7y, hl!d nearly stationary barometer.
Tie SoIREE MUSICALE OF TIE Rp11zp
Hook AND LADDER COMMANDMENT has
S.rrpta Hall presented more beVitohinp a..
- OF beauty, grace aud refinement than Il did
-. tvenloe, upon the cccasioa of the G mali
McDta'y musical entertsinmcn. given b7 the
members OF the Relief Hook and Ladder Co
to heir friends.
Long h:tcre the hour aorourc,d upon the
otds CT Invitation. eV.ry sea; 70 the ball was
@.ct macy persons beln2 compelled to stand
aal Whcn the performance commenced it was
he 0cgiGt!n2 CT one of the most succossfnI
c'nHarlS c7ec Glveo ia Alexandra.
n c'lt!oS Part, IL c:sa Of this kind, is
indeed dit-cu!i opc, Tor whilo every feature
= tie programme Was so excellent, every voice
50 Good, aad each p!ar;ss such an artistic, it is
70 cssg task to Iar;icular:z,.
Inc piano Introductory. uldeIs!cndcp, !"
81. played by Miss Clara Harrison il iac STYLE.
ana was followed ty s2praoo solo suOg by
Mss Sil!ic y. Latham, whose clear yocalig,
too delighted her sUi;ecca. Fer vcio3, a pure
-IFa7o. 10 iui!, sect sud sororcus, nDd her
ilrtct!y 0oauat.d tones received the most
,'Y5TaO.c cTltci5l from tie auderca Miss
L1ttan sang with fine etftc', "Eao of Cha
mou.lG, which was enthusiastically cuoorcd,
80! 10 response she sang molly Ba9n' very
Wet:l.y,, Next followed piano sclo selection
"F,u>t, arranged by Sjdocy Smith, md per-
tj;med by Miss Carrie Medley 10 splendid yc
ih~youn2 lady is nDc of The frcst iabi5's 10 the
city, ADD Performed With rare grace aud tiues-e.
n d1elt, s9Ir1u0 and il:r. 'Irus. Her Not"
~ Bale, Wi5 D'Z. ca thc programme, and as
suDg - Misses luthaul aui i,g3tH. last even
!Gg, Vas cGarning indeed. The Two voc.s
HlrmoLiz2i AID bleBd~d together p,rlecIy.
nj lrJtCced moS. b,au itn melody. 10
'cs?ons, TO hn hearty encore, tbs selection was
lepca,ed to tic d-liaht CT al who hcsrd i.
y X io.lo:7ec snlraco sOlo. "Wuttin NllIe
al hiln63rGtoTn, sung bY ht;lc II)t'H Coak.
Dt this po'Ito artistic too much Ca nunt hu said.
iou9g as Sho Is (olly y?a's CT agc) she Won
'hc hearts. u every one present. sItgloE her
rc'ccioD extremely rretty. Beicg c1corcd.
zoe saac "I'aty Nine very sWeetly. and with
much expr, sSon. TIE ,puor solo. When the
F.oSlug lIdc Comes in." ty Willard. which
allowed Vas sang 10 inimilabic style by Sir.
}. NJ. Buchanan. NJ. Bucaauau has ooo Of
those ptc!Iin'iy sweet, pathetic icLor voIc g.
"hIch was shown 10 srcat advantage in it:s
a'.o. lie Tas rapIurpusty c0otrer. AID <uuy
Scrcnaie, ty Schubert. in InVtly Nllh
itauo sc!o. "SauGenir de lravatore." b. llyif
m.u. toiio.cd. Miss Clara HARRISON. the
:Iatis: vas SiG.i,'Y suiendid, aud rcudCrcd Ltr
ae'ecIon with uuy gfnhG elect. The mspy
gems OF the opcra wttc made 80 spark uoier
her magic touch as diamonds. 10 the next part
II tie pr0ersmmo Came bn alta snlo. Alb
scnce, by Pcasc, slcr by Miss H. Y. EQats.
iho delicious VOICE Ct Miss Eyaos scarcely
leeds Comment. /. c.lnpIlstS every coed f!a-
'hTe OF pcIttc: cjnirsto AMI her fine rcnii
ton CT her role completely charmed her audi
tnce, ciNng Tor "a cacCrr 20 w!,:ch sh- rn-
pended with "Nottiog /. &c 10 D." Ry
special inquest Miss Latham sang "Wailiny."
by M!'iarc, 10 ter Usual cxcoiIcut style. Iro
much praise CAMPO; be bestowed upon her truly
grand voice and her !4rl.icss rcndi'ious fake
Ne, jamie Dear" ty BlclCU, q soprano
solo, was mex; suog ty Miss Matte Ii,gaad Of
Falls Church, very Ssce!7. Miss t. ~ q
sympalhc!ic, EXPRESSIVE vo'ce. and the sClo AS
rcbdcr1d ly her wss charuipg iadced Re
-pordlrg to an tEcorc, ehc aog "llultiog Ecu.
Leaf Clover very Irctsily. Miss Illlri5Gn
agalo delighted The audience t7 annther one Of
her piano raGditiors, pei!ornlog ONE, Sweet
Home ~ 'antjicS7 style. Last upon the pro
erummo came ~ Warrior Did," beritonc sis.
~ Adams. lie ror Gtti9n CT Iii. petty sorg Vas
entrusted to fir. IL. {. Simpson. which trus,
he executed with eXc5l.eat cif,c:. .eceisiog an
orcorc, to whicA ho ss5g "Ye Merry Hrls."
The sCcOGpapis:. Mrs. i45wery, OF Sou!hing;op,
tCnD., IL filled the dc!!cA,c and Griuou3 daifs
acvotylDe uron her to ,hc admiration of the
cOrre auGiarcc Mrs. Lowcry's Thorough
musical ability vas c,cd toto rtquision, ard
both Ler friends ard hersef have ju,t ressoa 70
tecl highly erettied a. the result, for she
Mayed with such skill and feeling IS is s.Icn
heard.
The whole a!!a;r vas ulder tho chapcrocagc
+ Mis-. Charles Wtitiics;y. to whose good
Judgment much Of tho SUCCESS Of the cooccr; i,
due. There ,s@s noticeable richness aal ;Fo-
lsi0n OF elaborate lo;al tritu.cs, which admir-
I0s friends p-c'ooscG to the perf0rmcrs aud
.logcIs She company is congratulated upon
ihair SUCCESSFUL efforts to please tbri. riantS
aud We feel sure their eGdca7or was apple
cated.