The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1882-03-15
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\ lalee Audience assepahled IN feTt street ChNrol
~ hear the OanoeH given IN aid vi The Ladies'
heneVolen, S'oietN which Is p,alRee,ed With this
institution, i@a,g beiVEe the time appointed fol
the eolnneneement vt the performance, almost
10 10 the best they could, The performance cola-
nlenced With selection from Tea ilnguenutsN
| for the organ which was rendered by Mt, Myron
lenes, Il eommeneed with y grand burst vt sound,
showing OF the tull power vt the instrument this
| led mp 10 the celebrated drinking chorus, with
i its many contrasts. The second movement con-
tanned some excellent pedal passages TO which Mr.,
| Jones did full Justice, A movement ia which
there was running accompaniment for the flute
| stop was extremely taking This was followed by
full crash of chords, the sound appearing louder
IN contrast with the previous pianissimo passage
this lead 10 the finale, here there were tine chro-
matte passages for chords, and some exoellently
rendered tTilis gradually carrying the nearer to
the concluding strains. Fort Street Church must
be oomplimented On an organist of Mr.. Jones'
ability. Unfortunately the public do not seem to
be aware how good his playing is the applause
was faint Honolulu audiences are by no means
appfeciauve OF instrumental music as a rule un
less II has stamp placed upon il from elsewhere
In Mr.. Jones the city has an excellent oreanist
and little appreciation might lead him to become
a very fine player indeed. The only critic sm we
would pass ON the performance is that it was too
short. The organ piece WAS followed by QUAR-
tette for male voices. In this Messrs W. W Hall
VIM. Jones, I. j. Starkey and W. H. Jones took
part. The voices were excellent, but the selection
was not adopted 10 show then of to the best ad-
vantage. The motif of the piece was weak what
could be made out Of il was done, but the music
hardly did justice to the vocalists. solo by Mrs
Jacob Brown came next, "Rilla," by l.. Gorgiani
This is evidently very trying song, presenting
considerable difficulties TO both singer and accom-
panyist Mrs. Jacob Brown, who acted in the lat
ter capacity ably seconded his wife and The re-
suit very hearty burst of applause at the end
OF the cong. Mrs. Z. 7. Adams then read poem
Of Tennyson's, The Victim" II is not often that
this poem is read in public it does not lend itself
readily TO oratorcal display, unless in the hands of
one, who has thorough mastery OF elocution and
this the gifted reader had. slight, almost girlish
Inquire, clad IN sheeny grey robe held an audience
spell bound. II was the voice, not naturally pow
erfui, but 50 sympathetic, that cast the SPELL II
told the story OF mothers sacrifice so delicately,
and yet so forcibly. There was such a pathos cast
INTO the refrain of nearest and dearest =
printed words cannot portray that subtle accent
OF the voice which renders, what looks at first
sight commonplace, so full of meaning No won
der there was such thorough Appreciation expressed
by the house; to hear Mrs. Adams read is indeed
great treat.
from Der Freischutzn sung by Mrs. J. E Han
ford. This music is well known to all the sinoer
did full Justice TO it, and the audience expressed
Us appreciation by demanding an encore, which
The opening 70 part IL was Piano solo readar..,
BY Miss Carrie Castle. The piece selected was
Chopin 5 foionaise in A. This was rendered in
manner which called forth most eutbnsiastic a.
plause. iIs response to which Miss Castle cars
Schnben's Hungarian Rhapsody
Both pieces showed the skill of the PLAYER. there
are few, II any, IN Honolulu, who can render them
as she does After Miss Castles instrumental
pieces, Mr.. Hall followed with the welI-known
"Vagabond," long familiar TO almost all our read.
ers. Mrs. Adams followed with another readino
The Wiich's Daughter, Whittier. This also was
telling full OF pathos, but it had not the deep in
teTest Of the irst piece. Mrs. Patty sang Millards
song Daring. II is not very original compo-
sl;lon, but whatever Mrs Patty sings she renders
admirably At the end Of each verse were a few
Elanlssimo notes, which excessively pleasing
There was enthusiastic spplause at the end of the