The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-09-22
Wn.Nrnpr sent 1e 1899

there is a visible Improvement in the morals
of the average Washington juryman.
G. n. S.
WuNoRE, Sept. 18, 1882.
DEAR FREEMAN-I had the GOOD fortune
to attend the concert given at WiImore last
night for the benefit of St Bartholomev's
church IT was also and principally intend
ed as celebration Of the opening of the
new organ recently purchased by the CON
gregation. 1t was given in the church IN
side the altar rails platform had been
erected, on which piano had been placed
and on which most of the singing was done
to the accompaniment of piano and organ bv
turns. To give your readers some idea of
what was done. perhaps the best thing can
do is to put before them the following
PROGRAMME AND NAMES OF PEEFoRMERs:
Pianist-STiss Mary T FromaId
Director-Francis de I.apoer
PART FIRST.
Grand Chorus from Patience tiboir
q SalutarisG (PaOla Giorza) ).......W NJ HocrIe
Misses N. Bivey and s F:fber. a MillaTd'
Iantum Ergo tBassini) Miss j. H. Mcdonnell
Judith (ConcoDe) Miss Jessie CLARK
PART SECOND
When the Tide Comes II. MUlard.
Mrs NJ Glassmire.
Quis est Homo. From Rossini,s Stsbat Mater
Miss a H. Mcconnell and Mrs NJ. CIassmire.
SOLO Tenor r.--..-.....-...-......dr. W NJ HoerIe.
Waiting III. MiIlard).... Miss A H Mcconnell.
NVOu shC--s-...-....s- Choir.
First there came from the gallery low,
faint, as If distant sounds, swelling gradual
ly into louder tones, till there was a grand
burst of melody and harmony, which rolled
through the church, delighting every ear,
then gradually diminishing and dying away
into silence
Thus did the new organ extend It's greeting
to the assemblaGe, proclaiming its fitness for
the temple of God and to take part I'm the
grand chorus of creation in singing the
praises Of the Almighty, as the skilful fingers
of Miss Mary T. FrOmald moved gracefully
over its KEYS
The grand chorus from T'Patfence" was a
good selection. The ladies did well but we
must say the male voices seemed to US rather
weak, without any apparent excuse, in the
piece. They were scarcely audible some
times.
Paola Giorza's Justly famous and beautiful
90 Salutaris'' was executed with good effect
by Mr.. w. NJ. HOerle, Tenor.
The Duet to the SaerPd Heart was well
done by the sweet voices, Soprano and Alto,
by Misses NJ. Dively and S. Farber.
Now appears Miss Mcconnell She Is re-
ceived with the clapplng Of hands. This
lady is, no doubt, well known to many of
your readers and any words of mine would
fall far short of the praise which thew know
Is due her remarkably pure rich and full
voice, and the excellent manner In which
she renders any piece, however difficult, she
undertakes to sing. The audience showed
their appreciation of her rendering of Bas-
sini's '"Fantum Ereo' by round after round
of applause till she appeared again and ia
vOred them with an encore. 80
'"TorpPdo and the Whale'' Is an amusing
piece and was well done by the choir, the
gentlemen doing better this time than in the
grand chorus
"Judith" was very ftIy put about the
middle of the programme as it deserved tO
occupy a central position It was certainly
feature of the entertainment that was pc
culiarly pleasing. It was a sort of oratOrio,
the burden Of the song being taken from the
Book of Judith, where Judith Is described
as saving Bethulia by cutting off the head of
Holofernes, the commander Of all the forces
OF the enemies of Gods people besieGing that
city. Miss Clark rendered it in excellent
stvle. She was In costume, and acted the
different parts as she sang them. Such was
the effect she produced that all through she
held the audience spell bound, and IT, when
she had finished, she was not applauded at
once, it was because, as I heard gentleman
remark, it took the adence n while to get
over the spell she had put them under.
Mrs. NJ. Glassmire appeared In the second
part in when the Tide Comes in" This
lady also has a wonderfully sweet voice, full
and rich. and an excellent manner. HeI
whole soul seems 10 90 out in music, the mo-
ment she begins to trin off the notes
Hands, body, cOuntenance and particularly
the eyes are all sympathy with her voice
and supply her with magnetism that gives
her immediate and unbroEen control over an
audience. Appreciation of the pieces she
sang was shown by applause that could not
be satisfied but bv temperance and encores.
The attendance was large. There were
representatives from nearly all the neighbor-
Ing towns. Besides Father McHuoh, the
pastor, there were also present Fathers
Boyle, DAWN, Breilev and McKeever. The
proceeds 7 have been Informed, will proba-
bly, net the church about 5000
We have reason, therefore, 70 congratulate
the congregation of st. Bartholomew's on
the success Of their first concert, and hone
that they viii feel encouraged to bring to-
gether the mountain talent for another one
before long. r.