Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1881-01-29


No impious footsteps here shall tread
The herbage of your grave;
Nor shall your glory be forgot
While Fame her record keeps. !
Or honor points the hallowed spot |
Where valor proudly sleeps.
Yon marble mtnstrel's voiceless stone
In deathless song shall tell.
When many . vanished year hath flown.
The story how ye fell.
Nor wreck, nor change, nor winters blight, |
Nor Times remorseless desm,
Can dim one ray of holy light
That gilds your glorious tomb.
When the breathsss stiffness that followed
the poets words had somewhat broken, the
male quartetts appeared and sang Whites
'Whip-poor-wiIl." 1t is q hns piece Of music,
and was we'll rendered. As an encore they sang
''Phantom Footsteps" BY 81. c. Work, author
Of ''Ay Grandfather's Clock" but music OF 4
very different character.
Misses Rosa Silver and Johanna Krlehn next
sang their duet, 'tHear Ne, Norma" These
young ladies are marvels Rs musicians, both
as pianlsts and In song. Thei- instrumental
performances arc always received with pleas.
urs. and their rendition Of this old favorlts
evidenced that they have good voices. which
have been highly cultivated, for persons so
young. We cannot help feeling. hewever. that
it 10 great mistake to force the 70 ices Of ysung
girls. A woman's uacal asxans are not fully
developed until she is twenty years AZ age.
sometimes hardly then, and to sing much, or to
sing in public at sll before that time, 10 to risk
the impairment Of the vocal chord. II not its
practical destruction. We like very much to
hear the ladies sing. but with such possibilities
before them We dislike to see them risk any
thing more than simple music, and not tso
much even ofthat. Vocal culture need not, by
any means, be q hot-heuse process.
Miss Julia Smith followed with the selo,
''Wsre l an Angel Bright" by Msras. Mss
Smith has u very hns and very full soprano
voice. 1t has been . good voice for some time,
but has wonderfully improved during the last
SIX months, and it still exhibits y prombing
expansive ness. She was not only received with
applause upon her appearance, but was vocifer-
ously encored. and on her return to the stage
sang tho 'sLullaby," made famous by 10.
Emmett. .-''-'
The sixth piece on the programme was vocal
qusrtette. q waltz, by Vogel. Mrs. Foote, Miss
Thompson, Messrs. Smith and Chlles. In this
all did well, but Mrs. Foete dtstin GuIsbed her.
self. Her singing was very fine indeed. and
ted.gsnuine surprise, from strangers pres
ent. that we had such voice In Lexington The
sweet notes OF Miss Thompson were not lost to
the audience. either. and the ladies being well
supported by the gentlemen. the selection wss .
feature of the evenings entertainment.
Miss Hollis followed in ''The Trysting."
| which she sang very swsetly. Asan encore she
ssn more taking piece. Whatever may be the
relative musical merits OF the selections,
'.Twickenham Ferry" As far a. could be
gathered young girl approaches the river.
halloos for the fsrryman very prsttily and when
he comes be forgets all about his fare in the
presence Of the fair. 1t was very we'll sung.
The next WAS ssrenade. sn scene, written
Esq. Mr.. Burden is . composer Of much merit,
and this little fugitive piece Of his deserved
better treatment than 1t received. The serenadt
was sung by the male quartetts, at the foot OF
lady's tower. The lights which should hav,
been turned down very little, just enough t
suggest night, were almost extinguished, SO tina
the beautiful fuce at the window was next to In
visible, and the sentiment Intended to be con
veyed In the song, was dispelled too early IL
the scene, by the ludicrous card, bouquets ant
refreshments hurled at the heads of the gentl,
warblers. 1t was funny, If 1t was not artistic
and pleased the audience nj large, maybe, quilt
a. well.
Miss Thompson. the justly popular teacher o
vocal music at the Baptist Female College, SAN
her solo. .'Bright Chewing star.'' Ardhi
beautifully. Miss Thompson has been i'll o
late, she is never very strong, ut best, and he
voice was not full usual, but its melody
, and sweetly symp ithetic qualities. always G
straight 10 the hearts Of an audience. In re
sponss to rapturous applause, she sang Home
Sweet Home,'' IN such a way as to bring I
mind the days Of auld lang syne.
Miss Julia Smith and Mr.. A. W. Smith sang
I in duet, Newkom's ''Barcarolle. which wa
: we'll received by the audience
, Mrs. Foote followed IN her vocal sole
' "Robert toi que Jatnse." We have neve
Q seen Mrs. Foote IN better voice, and she san
= the lapassoned strains of the music In splendi
style. She was recalled, or course, and san
Gounod's, "1o Spring"
Mr.. A. W. Smith, the eminent barton,
sang, instead Of 'The Yeoman's Wedding, ,
1.-THE Gallants Of England" Being warnl
+ applauied he politely bowed for the compl
I ment: The applause continuing he bewe
/. again-and again. Finally he r sspsadea, vii
h Adams, warrior Bold" Mr.. Smith was
a little hoarse, but his established popular
:, compensated for any lack OF force and ten, fro
- this source.
>, The vocal duet, "QMat Jfare DUAL Terro. !.
Verdi, by Mrs. Foete and Miss Thonpsop. W
'r the gem Of the evening. With two such yoie
70 ana such music success was assured. Mu,
s, Was expected Of the ladies, but nsns were dj
~ appointed.
,, The quartette sang their "Never Again
,s very creditably.
IT we nave Intentionally omitted mentiopi
tns orchestra IN its places In the programme
speak OF It collectively. Il Was composed ,
Jno. Borden, Esq. leader Chas Cors +