Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-08-19
AnuScncntS.

mcnts given this week in Columbia
Hall, mainly by amateur performers,
must be brief, and we will have tC
al!ude III GENIAL tcrlas to tie per.
folucrs. There arc several reasons
for this, the principal OF which is.
that in Il full review OF such per.
formances, indiscrilninate praise is
unjust to those who exhibit talent Oh
adequate preparation, and non pro-
fcs>ionals are always as peculiarly
sensitive about an omission of thcil
names, no matter how insigniticant
the part they assume, as they are
avcr<e TO a fair aud just criticism
1t appears to Us therefore, that with
an opportunity TO moderately please
half dozen people and at the same
time mortally offend forty-iive
others, that prudence would suggest
IlOltuUtt SIitllCC.
We may, very properly, however,
allude to the impression created by
Miss Dubois, who if we are not mis-
informed, aprcAtr,i Monday evening
in Il semi-profesaional character,
having received a course of iustruc-
ton in the Boston Conservatory OF
Music has now under contemplation
& visit to Ilaly's fair skies to perfect
those peculiarities OF infection and
courtly graces of manner, which
Republican simplicity delights SO
much to honor. She will probably
return with French accent to hel
name, if it is not entirely converted
into some Italian substantive with
an ini affixed. She possesses a full
clear flexible voice, and her per-
| Torrance, of course, indicates much
training. But it is more in the
future than the present that her
hopes should be centeled. The few
defects observable, were probably
owing moro to the circumstances of
the hour than want of knowledge or
capacity to execute.
The performance on the either, 10y
Prof. Trainer, did not strike us as
being worthy of the high panegyrics
bestowed upon it by the crowned
heads OF Europe, but with this array
against us, it will be seen that our
judgment is not always to DO relied
upon in matters of aesthetics. The
gentler notes of the instrument were
sweet and the chords harmonious,
but these were succeeded by a snap
ping and clasbing of strings, in
tortissimo passages, which, to the
uneducated ear, was anything but
calculated to soothe the savage
breast.
The cantata of Esther, { Wednes-
day EVENING". by amateurs of Seattle,
drew n full house. The audience
was attentive and in excellent humor,
bestowing applause in almost every
act. The principal singers sung
we'll and some of them acted their
parts we'll, but there was frequently
manifested, rs was to have been ex-
pected, stiffness, resulting from the
self consciousness of the novice. The
plot is so insignificant that there is
not much opportunity for acting,
but what there was seemed to have
been carefully considered. The
execution of the music was not al
ways faultless, nor were the choruses
invariably in perfect accord; but
considered in it's proper light, as the
effort of people who court the muses.
merely as a matter of recreation from
the active duties of life, it reflected
great credit upon all concerned.
Mr.. j. M. Nethery, residing near
Satsop Post office, who was serious.
ly injured July 10th by the falling
of tree. is slowly recovering, al
though he is still in avery precarious
condition. Being poor man, Just
opening a farm, and having q family
dependent upon him for support,
his position is thus rendered doubly
unfortunate. His physician says
the case is progressing more favor.
ably than was 'at first anticipated
owing to the extent of the injuries,
and thinks that within a year he may
have the use of his legs, although at
present they are partially paralyzed.
Much praise is due to the residents
of Chehalis valley, far and near, for
their unremitting kindness from the
hour of the accident to the present
time. Not only have they provided
watchers and necessary supplies,
but they have made substantial con-
tril utions in money as we'll.
AN amusing incident occurred at
Montesano few days since. A Mr..
Simpson, stout feshy gentleman,
renraSenfinu nm Eastern mill com.