Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-10-27
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THE MUSICAL FESTIVAL.



The First Matinee.
rh,rsdor,, Matinee sor,o,,ocr hardly seem
u' ee - Az
ed to move of as smoothly as might be de-
sired. The rain somewhat thinned the at
tendance. ,he audience was not very respon-
s;.a a.a ,t.., r.oro sono ,;,ro b;,cbes ,hc
SNc' anu 'he'o wei. so'''e NV. "'
most serious OF which involved the omission
of the duet by Miss Stanley md Mr.. Scoville
at ,ho ,r;o lao Mice Crone Misc Stanley
"'' .,'' w." -.
anu MIR. keed, winch was niauc heocssa'y
by the temporary indisposition OF Miss Stan
lev. She sang her song of 'Olivia" very ac-
ccptably, but looked very pae "heh she
sang In the quarIe''r' ""u was very properly
excused rom i"l.no' 'i'o''' Wv VI ...
INCEST ,niuEs was ','ss N,"" 80
our fai'h'ui A'iei ry =" qua'u' 'n'ns Wy
Lln,cy, SI''le'ns "',o, ,, e ~, c,,nn
Win much GRACE and sweetness by Miss
Crane. The Swiss Peoples Song" by Miss
butcher MISS ntahiel, MI ocoViiic anu Mr.
, , Mas ivpI ,,Ii ,a;oo aunaosod 70 ax
cellunt advantage in this; and all the voices
blended and haimonized nicely. Mrs. Vel
seNs song .SnG Nanuc,eu D n the
y" ., t,, Nar;a ,ino,v s,ng without
accompaniment, by Messis. Hatch, Thomp-
son, Reed and lilndes,,were all acccpaoly
Si'cu n''u 'V,n,a', ,'i art ra,hor
lnenteresiinr compositlon by List, had
hearty encore, Mr.. Icrrahn leading The APP
pause IN response Mi' Anu II suse po'o'
Tho chnruscs were tho fine anthems, "The
Lord is my Shepherd" and go Savior guide
MS Still" TEL me Flora ana the 'leasants
meuHluS 'am ,.' ''pe"''" ~ 'ei'N'
eA'c"e"'F sung
The second Concert.
,,,.., .., ,,a &c..
WIN lhursu"Y evening con'e''' 'n' i's-
tival first began to show its full proportions.
The audience was LARGER and more enthusiast
-. ,,,., ,,a.a,.s,.o 90, ,ho addition Of ,,o
''o 'i'u" "''''o'o''' anu '"0 "No
solo singers and orchestra from Boston, gave
volume and breadth to the choral pieces and
greotor variety md in,er,s, 10 the prorramme.
r. S',''l' 49, 49,, mitch, I'LL
ine entertainments "h' w. ""'' "o'C
necessarily be judged by higher standard
which Womb satisfy n nr,t,v cynctinp critic
~. ,.-.,.,, A.,
IL was thoroughly ilhe 'ii'ous"ou'' -n'',
Knowles, Mr. Fessendcn and the sextcttc had
ooch a oordi,, crno,;pg Mrs Knowles go.
,NN.'-.e- ~ I,.a,a7,.,,n ,ho,ro1 ,ha. ,or
Iec''oh iionl bci rie'sehu'N '''o"'' '''''' Nv
voice bad lost none OF It's power, since shc
was last in burlington. II had an cnthusias-
ito ,,no,ro i, rosnorsc IN yvlich She nave ,bc
''' 'n'u'e' III iI'f0'i'' W "'''N"
song I'm Talking III my sleep MISS l'a
Welsh proves to bcap pleasing singer and her
con,ralto song. "The Storm" wa cordially
encorcd. She responded with Scotch
oallan, Mr, DapcocN WIZ ulauc ms IIs'
;o, hoe n tirn, IRON, hnso vnier which casi-
" flied the hail, and his Vikings song"
was given With much spirit, Mr. fesseh-
Gr SonE he an m,'n nr, ihI r,r ~IS and he
then sanc the nl,;ntiv, balint Across the
Spanish Main." The duet from Roberto
pEIVcuA' ny M's' hL9"'cs a.iu ,i,. RS
sonc = nnarfcttc cun,liy so Ofihcinstrumcn.
tai pieces, Mr. Wult Fres's cello sJlo, was
fine, OF conrsc-he never tails, and MT.
-te .ei'a', n'tt ~ ,."sgu ~ .op ";.a
had otronnndnns encore in rysrnnsr IN which
he gave the air from liaydens Andantc,
commonly shown us Ine austrian
h;,nr T ,his me- was i,,ca caIlnd fny,vard hv
continued applause Mrs. Shepard's piano
solo was also enthusiastically applaudcu'
III In xo u,o,'.. ,c WV ,nnd H. NJ
sender taking the tenor solo, aud Keller's
noble "Ameiican Hymn admirably con-
uuc'cu ny MT Ae'iann, "li'.n c'uscu 'h ,0 wen
my entertainment, anu sen' cNetJpouS a"ay
pleased ana pa'rotic'
Friday, Matinee,
The concert Friday afternoon was as Dcat-
tiful and satisfactory throughout rs could be
das;rol T,o po.,or s;,,o,s had oo, rest.d
~ O''o'' ~
from thelr railrohu Journey anu were III
better voice than the evening previous. The
Soyto,,, Cuh makes onc of the most salts.
- ,,o,s;h,o a,,d ,uo, :.
factory niue oiches'ias Possio'e' aiiu was III
fine play. The chorus, which is certainly n
very unusually good one. well balanced,
,.1,.,, r,,,,orl,o ,I,. u,o,, ~, sorr u,,,,
''''"s ""' wa f' m
especial spirit Inc house was welt hlied'
and the audience apprcca,ivc and willing to
show their admiration and altogether il
was 'n ''P'''"'' 'N''NN "''.
The Sextette opened with the Swedish
Wedding March" Then came the spirited
a,s,,. ,a,., Gill; ;, ,,.,,;oh ,,.,., rorars,,,,
chorus Arlse' 7"'ne' ""eh "'' po"'''u'''
given. Then Mr.. Fessenden sang
"a Summer Night" with admirable
sr,oo,hross and ovrrossion Thon Nrs
81, NJ.
shepard played Inc aincui' ana priillahl
"lIungaran Rhapsody" Then came one OF
the gems of the whole festival, the ''Slumber
Song" by Miss Welsh. 1t is lorely thing,
with nice violin obligato (by Mr.. Allen and
low pizzcato accompaniment by the violon-
cello. 1t was sung with admirable grace,
finish and sweetness by Miss Welsh, and cap