Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-02-19
The Perry Concert,

The largest and most fash
ionable audience we have ever
seen In Los Angeles assembled
in Turnverein Hall laat night
to do honor to Miss Mamie
Perry, who then responded to o
testimonial concert proposed in her
honor by leading citizens of Los
Angeles. The programme selected
was replete with interesting vocal
and Instrumental gems. Any one
who has ever heard the opera of
Tampa has probably had occasion
to remark that there are a few ex.
quisite things In 1t, the strains Of
which are very fully introduced
into the overture. The opera, as
whole, however, Is 80 tame and
splritless that one who has heard
the overture is apt to leave with
the impression that the only thing
in Tampa worth baubee is that
same overture. It was rendered
last night by Prof. Wangeman's
orchestra In an exceedingly credit.
able way, and was greeted with
marked favor by the audience.
The second piece on the pro-
gramme was Neapolitan air, by
Signor Antinori. This was the
first appearance Of that gentleman
in Los Angeles. He has hard,
metallic voice, which has quite ev-
identity seen its best days. He is
unquestionably an artist of copsid-
cradle capacity; and, in all the de.
tails of the stage, he is at home to
degree which cannot be claimed
for any other participant in the
concert, excepting Madame Maria.
He was picturesque and always
graceful adjunct of the concert, al.
though we confess that we were
not fascinated by his vocal per-
Torrance.
Miss Perry, our popular towns.
woman and the beneficiary OF the
concert, made her advent in the
second piece, in that popular air
from the Barber of Seville, "Una
voce POGO fa." Reappearing on a
Los Angeles stage after an inter-
val of nearly two years spent in the
cultivation of her voics in Italy,
under masters of worldwide celeb.
rity, Los Angeles audience OF
course noted every detail Of
their young townswoman's debut
with great interest and anxiety.
As we had occasion to say, some
time ago, devotion to her en-.
nobling art has given Miss Perry q
spiritual and poetical aspect which
did not attach to her when, raw
girl, she first sang to a Los Ange-
les public. Her toilette was an ex.
Quisite mingling of rose-color and
lace, with a bright'tinted flower
above the corsage. Certainly an
artistic instinct presided over her
dressing table last night. She
looked charming, and her youth
full personal attractions were set
off to perfection by the milliner's
art.
Waving all minor matters, the
audience awaited with kindly in
terest the young debutante's open
ing notes. There can be no ques-
ton Of the fact that Miss Perry
has profited very greatly by her
studies under Italian masters. She
has SECURED an admirable tech.
nique, much OF the etage presence
and splomb of a professional sing
or, and an ease and confidence In
the management of her superb
voice to which she was for
merly stranger. An artistic,
and not the young girl whom
we all remember SO pleas-
antly, greeted the audience last
night. Her voice is clear, sweet,
sympathetic, ard OF velvet cadence.
No one who heard her can
doubt that her progress to lyric
eminence ia unobstructed on the
superstition that the power OF her
voice is equal TO its tin,5re. 1t 10
as clear ~ bell and as sweet as
the woOd-notes wild Of the Night
ingaie. Her first song was greeted
with storm of applause and with
unlimited floral offerings. AS an
encore, she sang Abt's gem. "Thou
art SO Near a nd yet so Far"
The fourth piece in part first was
cavatina from the Barber of Sc.
ville-Rossini holding high carni.
val last nightly Mr.. W. Cogs.
we'll. This is the famous buffo
song of Figaro, and it was rendered
by Mr.. Cogswell In q simply de-
lightfu! way. Some years ago we
heard this gentleman sing the same
piece; and, fine baritone as he then
was, we confess that we were
amazed at his improvement, which
lies rather in the line of spirit and
dash than of bis voice, which was
always admirable. In response Ia
an emphatic demand for repeti'
ton, he favored the audience with
the Midshipmite which, in oul
opinion, he sang In measure q
little too slow, but which he reB.
dered exceedingly well, notwith.
standing.