The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1882-08-15
EVENING.
Saturday Nights Concert.

Honolulu. Although the perform
ance was denominated concert, the
raison d'etre was Governs Cantata,
the Rose Maiden. This Cantata is
a production Of the new English
School, and abounds with light and
sparkling melodies, such as the duet
No. 8, the trio No. Z, and the cho-
ruscs Nos. 8 and IL. Want Of
space forbids us to go critically into
the musical construction of it, but
We reprint the condensed story on
which tho wor, are founded.
The Queen OF the Flower FAIRIES,
weary of a life of unbrokcn calm, prays
Of the newly returned Spring that he
will bcstow upon her also the gift of
love that he bestows upon man. He
warns her of the risk she runs, but
finally yields 10 her entreaties by chang.
ing her while she sleeps, into the form Of
blossom, she wonders through the world
with girl who, having been betrayed
and deserted by her lover, loses her
senses and dies broken-hearted. But,
undeterred from her search, Roseblos.
som becomes the wife of forester,
with whom she lives for time in such
perfect happiness that she cannot sur
yive his death. The elves bcwail the
fate of their Queen, AMI curse love as
fatal To pencp and lhlpDineSs
The performance is readily divid-
ed into two parts. The first number
was a selection from Cimarosa's III
Matrimonio Segreto," played by the
parlor orchestra; Violins: Primo,
Mr.. Berger; Secondo, Miss Ponti !;
Tertio, Mr.. Muller; Viola, Mr.. Mar
qucs Cello, Mr.. W. Taylor; Piano,
Mr.. Scarborough. The second mum.
ber was a cavatina, from the first
act Of Robert lc Diable, sung by
Miss Ponti. This is, We believe, the
young lady's first appearance before
the public Of Honolulu, SO that
harsh criticism would be uncalled
for, as we'll as We just. Miss Ponti
possesses pure and flexible soprano
voice of great compass which, evil
dently, has been well-trained.
Miss Ponti's rendition Of the song
was warmly applauded, she likewise
received the only bouquet of the
evening. The third number on the
programme was selection by the
parlor orchestra, from Donizetti's
"Etoile de Seville" In this and
the other performances of the orches-
ira it received well merited applause.
The orchestra was on the first part
under the able baton of Mr.. Marques
who also arranged the scores from
which they played. Next came the
piece dc resistance Of the evening
Cantata. The principals were Mrs.
Patty, soprano; Mrs. j. +. Brown,
contralto; Mr.. Hackfeld, tenor; and
Mr.. T. r. Walker, baritone. Mrs.
Patty is an established favorite with
the musical public Of Honolulu, and
although suffering from a slight
cold, sang with all the verve and
elasticity of O true artistic. Her
Interpretation of the composers
ideas was remarkable for its faith
fulness. Her most successful efforts
were the duet with Mr.. Walker and
trio with Mrs. Brown and Mr..
Walker.
Mrs. j. f. Brown excelled herself
in her solo. She was in better
voice than ever. Mr.. Hackfeld
possesses an excellent tenor voice,
especially in the upper register, but
seemed suffering little from nerv-
business but let him conquer this
and we can assure him, he will take
a high rank in the musical world.
Mr.. r. r. Walker possesses a pleas