Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1882-06-24
Exhibition Of Rare Musical Talent.
COMMENcEMENToF MIss DAHENRY,s
MUSIC CLASS.

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flower; while with deft fingers and
studious care the fair ones of our city
were busily engaged arranging flower,
fern and plant into every emblem ex-
pressive of esteem and friendship.
Meanwhile invitations had been ex-
tended to all lovers of the beautiful
and sublime in art and science, to at
tend the commencement of Miss Ida
Henry'smusic class at the Court House
on Tuesday evening, and time and
place found one of the most select
audiences possible to assemble, and
one so large that galleries and floors
and aisles and halls were notsufficient
accommodation. For once, every sign
of judge or jury, intent lawyer or wary
client, had given place to all that is
beautiful in nature, and admirable in
refinement and culture. Paintings
adorned the walls, hanging vines trail
ed from the windows, borders of flow
ers surrounded the stage stretching the
entire length Of the bar, and musical
instruments of the handsomest, finish
and the richest tone awaited the magic
touch of the performer-and soon they
entered, the flower of society in youth
and beauty and accomplishment,
chastely dressed in suits of white, ac-
companied by their talented teacher,
serene and collected, bearing with be-
coming grace and dignity all the fa-
vors that nature has so lavishly be-
slowed upon her. The following is
the program:
Quartstte-s Fra Diavolo. ''-Auber.
Misses Flick, Berry and DeGrange.
Solo" ii Trovatore, n-Burgmuller.-
Miss Katie Mathaei t'tae
| Solo" Recollections of Home, ~
Mills.-Miss Clara Ruttledge.
| Duet two pianos)-- Christmas Bells, y
-Wyman-Misses Roush and Deatrick.
Solo" Elixir of Love, '-Henselt-
Miss Minnie Riggs.
Duet" La Midget, Russell. Mas
t to:s Ms..theei and Darby.
Solo" Germans Triumphal March
kunkle.-Miss Annie Belle Deatrick.
Quartette-" Martha, ''-Flotow.-Miss
Riggs, Paul, Kogleschatz and Hughes.
Solo" Miserere, "-Gottschalk-Mis
Ada Rodrick.
Trio-(two pianos)-s' Fanfare Militai-
and Buxton.
Solo violin and piano. -'' Air De Prom
othir, "-Beethoven.-
Solo-''Last Hope, -Gottschalk.-
Miss Lorena Flick.
Duo" Norma, Thalberg.- Misses
Wilen and Berry.
Solo Storm, ''-Weber.-Mis Carrie
Roush. a.r.s
Solo" William Tell, Hertz Miss
Mamie Berry.
Duet" Stradella, "-Flotow = Misses
Ruttledge and Rodrick.
| Quartette-'' Traineaux MaZurka. AS
cher.-Misses Kogleschatz, Ditto, Peter
man and Chrisman.
Solo Moses in Egypt, '-Thalburg
Miss Lula Wilen.
Solo The Waking of the Lion
Kontski.- --Miss Henry
Quartette---" Dame Blanche, n---Boiel-
dieu. Misses Wilen, DeGrange, Herring
and Blocher.
After prayer by Rev. r. ID. Roller,
the program was rendered in the best
order-not the least falter-no sign of
confusion or evidence of embarrass-
ment-N1iss Henry herself master OF
the situation, watching and directing
in wonderful equanimity, yet evincing
every pleasure that the success of the
occasion afforded her. The audience
was all attention and applause. Flor
al tributes endless in number and var
iety of design-the harp, the anchor,
cross and pyramid, wreath and basket,
were laid at the feet of each happy
performer.
After the rendition of the "Last
Hope" by Miss Lorena Flick, daugh-
ter of our worthy District Attorney,
w. Ii. III. Flick, Esq, Hon. c. j.
Faulkner in behalf of her many
friends made presentation of a
costly silver boquet-holder, engraved
with the one word Lorena," June
Goth, 1882. He paid high compli-
ment to her musical ability, and gave
expression to the love and esteem in
which she was held by SO many friends,
and hoped as the rosebud in the ac-
companying bouquet was typical OF
that period in her life when girl-hood
buds into woman-hoOd, it might also
be so of the regard and friendship en-
tertained towards her by the donors,
and that in after life she might look
back to this occasion with pleasure and
pride.
Miss Henry herself favored the au-
dience with an exhibit of her skill, in
rendering The Waking of the Lion"
a difficult composition, embracing all
the variations of the scale and all the
changes of musical notes. She was
heartily applauded, and the floral of
ferings were showered into her arms.
Her class and patrons made her pre-
sentation of a handsome silver bou-
quet- holder at the hands of Hon. Black
burn Hughes, who felt sure no higher
testimony of her musical powers were
required than the able performance OF
her class-the power of music felt and
acknowledged in all ages and by all
nations and personages-the states
man, the poet, the orator-a power
possessed by herself in an eminent de-
gree. He babe her 60 on in her noble
work,--a work appreciated and en-
couraged by an intelligent public
fraught with good results for time and
eternity. Is there need for us to add
anything more? Could we if we wish
ed? No, Mr. Hughes gave the fullest