Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1883-12-18
The Y. M. G. a. Concert.

SeS0nus GAaG JIG coHcerIS given under
their auspices and for their benefit,
have also abundance of that same
victorious element. We have rarely
seen larger and more enthusiastic
audience in our town, than the one
assembled in Washington Hall on the
evening of December 10th, on the oc-
casion of the Second Annual Concert
under the auspices of the Y. NJ. G. A.
To those whose untiring efforts made
itwhat it was, we extend our congrat-
ulations. Mr.. j. II. holland, the en-
ergetic business manager, has been
actively at work for several weeks ar
ranging the details and disposing OF
the tickets, and his labors were we'll
rewarded by the applause of the au-
dience upon his appearance on the
stage to announce the conclusion of
the performance. The Grand Square
Piano so kindly furnished for tie con-
cert by Mr.. Stieff, of Baltimore City.
touched by the expert fingers of DR..
Bischoff, of Washington. and T. B.
Timberlake, Esq, of this place, gave
forth concord of sweet sounds. that
would have charmed "e'en savage
ears" The overture by Prof. Bis
chof, one Of the finest pianoists we
have had the pleasure to hear, gave
us his assurance that the programme
would be ably rendered. Mr.. T.
Musselman's so yc Tears (and by
the way what an exquisite voice is his)
was happy prelude to the entrance
of the star of the evening, Miss Minnie
Evan, of Washington, the accom-
plished pupil of Prof. Bischoff. Miss
Evan had more than one claim to the
favorable prcposscssion of the au-
diencc, aaving once resided in this
place, and having, as young as she is,
reputation rs a vocalist that has al
ready passed beyond the limits of
single locality. Her first piece was
the Staccato Polka, and we venture to
say, that the warblings of so sweet
bird has never been heard in our hall
before. She was repeatedly cncorcd.
and in the course of the evening IA
yored the audience with several scIcc-
tions not in the programme. 1t is
we'll for the feelings of our hands that
she was SO considerable, for there was
a determination on The part of every
one, evidenced by continued clapping,
to hear as much of her cultivated
voice as possible in one evening
Mr.. I. B. Henson is always received
with applause, and deserves it,
whether singing wee little gems of
song. or appearing in his exquisite
imitation of darkcy character. in
"Going Back to Dixie" Mr.. Douglas
Miller, of Washington, has superb
voice, and one of the most attractive
parts of the programme was his rem
dition of - Forever and for Aye
Then You'll Remember Me-" and
81 Cannot say Goodbye" The
Cornet Duet, by ATessrs. r. S. Leisen-
ring and I. 3. Undertake, evoked
unusual applause, and they were re-
called several times. We hope that
they will continue to cultivate their
musical talent. Miss Minnie Cham
bers, of Harper's Ferry. who by
special invitation came from a visit
TO her friends, some distance, to as
sist in the concert, sang cxquisitely
several songs. She and Mr.. Louie
Brown were iDiTnitable in the Vocal
Duet entitled . The Quaker Court
ship" Miss Chambers is not un-
known to our community, she has
sang here before, and was highly APP
preciated. Her voice is fine and we'll
cultivated, she having spent three
years at the Hagerstown Seminary
under the instruction of Professor
VAIN. we hope TO hear her again,
and SO does the audience To the
reader, We Can't Make it Out, Can
You," and what VIC can't make out,
what mystifies us, is, the talent for
song displayed by our young towns
man, Mr.. Louie Brown. Whether APP
pearing as Peck's boy or as the mys-
tilted young man, his part was finely
performed. In the more original
verses, well pointed, upon = the joint
stock company disease i'll our midst"
and "the great capacity of our de-
crepid fire engine" lie quite con-
vulsed the audience. The concert
concluded with Duet from Paul and
Virginia, by DR.. Bischoff and Miss
Evan. To speak of tits but to praise
it; it was a happy ending of con-
cert SO we'll begun. ar. I. B. Tim
berlake deserves special notice, he
was repeatedly at the piano during
the evening, and no one is moro at
home as he is when in front Of the
ivory keys. We should like to say