Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-07-03
CONCERT AT ALTON VILLA.


Collegiate Institute on the evening of the
twenty second ultimo. The threatening
weather in the afternoon prevented u
great many from attend ding; nevertheless
the spacious platform erected for the oc-
casion, was thronged with tho happy
friends and relatives of those who were to
receive their well-earned testimonials,
The exercises were opened with an an
Them by the class, which we enjoyed far
more than we did the individual efforts ::
for we arc of that plumber who prefer
harmony to melody.
The Rev. James Stratton of East Felci
ana then invoked Gods blessing upon the
school and upon those present Mr..
Stratton is President of the Board of
Trustees. After the payer, the Corona
ton March was played in excellent time
by Misses Johnson, G.. Howell, Brown
and NJ. Howell. Following this. Miss
May Howell, in her most captivating
manner, won the applause of her hearers
with that inimitablc little song Napolj
thinc. L'Air Suisse was played, by VI isses
Ellis, f. Howell, Garrett, Brandon, Beard
ana Whicher. The last two, although
they have not been at school the entire
session, yet their progress is so marked
as to render their Instructor justly proud
OF the performance of both. The echo of
of LAR Snissi had scarcely died away
when Miss G. Catlctt was Introduced,
and she charmed the auditors with the
song entitled, Sing, Sweet Bird. Miss c.
has well cultivated voice but the lner.
ry notes of Sweet Bird could not be heard
very far from the stage, as was the ase
with the other songs, owing to the fact
that the young gentlemen who con struct-
cd the PLATFORM, paid little attention TO
the principles of acoustics. Bella Flora
Polka was Il good selection, and Misses
Garrett, Brandon, Ellis and z. Howell
played it with much animation. LEX,
tasc was SING by Miss Prcot. 1t Is with
fear that we approach The dc ightful task
OF speaking of her mnslc-tle fear of orr
Inability to do her Justice. She needs no
cnlogy from our humble pen, and it were
superAuous for us to add our words OF
praise to the golden opinions won from
al who have been fortunate enough to
hear her. There is soncthi' q solemn
and stately about the March that never
fails to impress MS, and we listened with
real pleasure to the Grand March by
Misses VI. Howell and Powell. OF the
lattcl's playing, We shall have more to
say presently. Leaving dull earth be-
had Us, we fratel dren miy down the
stream of sound, uuti recalled to take
Tile RamJle. Thcu-lo! Ten minutes
for etrrshments
This intermissi0n gave the young folks,
in the eXurbcrancc of their feeling, an
of the foreign poets" Enc santcd with
the heavenly strains watch had just hell
them spcll-bound, many We're the soft
speeches uttered, and, ut last, some We're
compelled to resort to ice cream to cool
their excess of fervor. Nor did they de
siSt until the notes of Ia Dame Blanche
remind them that they were in a crowd
a a concert, and not alone in some en-
chantcd bower, or lovers retreat, CONVEX
ted for he time into the Temple of Love.
III Pray for Thee, from Ltcic dc LaMmcr-
moor, WAS assigned Miss johnson. She
has Il voice wonderfully melodious; nct
the deep swc ling tones of the organ; but
the pnvc notes of the lark which sings
sweeter ana Swcetcr as it rises. When
the notes cease and die away in the dis
tancc. we lnstinctivcly regret that we
hear thom no more. But the vocal Duet
by the li,tle Misses Brandon and T..
Howell was par excellence the best thing
of tho evening. "You don't say So" was
uttered with an assumed scOrn 9nd
naughty pride which conid not be sur
passed. Bravo, little girls! though we
cannot endorse your sentiments in regard
to our sex. Una Voco Poca Fa by the
gifted Rossini and sung by Miss Prrot
won many eucomiuns from her listeners
In the sr md lottery of music, Pasquinade
was awarded Miss Mary Powell, daugh
ter o fJudge Samuel J. Powell. Pasquin-
ado is one o. the most celebrated compost
lions Of Gottschalk, the most rcnown-
cd perhaps of any age, name lit to rank
with those of Handel, Mendclsson, Ro:5Si-
nj, Mozart. The piece Is very difficult,
indeed though minus those 'triils, and
runs which the uueducatel ear often
mistakes for evidence Of difficult produce
tons. Miss Powell played it with that
sweet expression peculiar to her, com-
biucd with her brilliant execution. We
had heard Pasquinade before; but never
until that night had we felt the true
genius of the great artist. Sublime crra-
lions lose much Of their worth in the
hands of unsllillful performers; but
when Miss Powell is to interpret the mu-