The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-17
TILE S.ENGERFEST,
ThsIas' Of tn Concerts Sigual Sue
cess of the Undertaking.
festivities If To-Day The Procession
and the Picnic.
The Grand Ball To Night-What the
programme Promises.
rrumbs From the Musical Feast.
THE CNNCERT.

SLED TO fullness with an tppreciatiye audi.
spce TO hear the closing programme of
the well trai aed singers and the uu
sprn,s>cd instrumental performers. We
are quite satisfied that This great bi-en-
nal musical festival has not been equalled
nv anything of the kind ever presented III
his state. In saying this We
bnt announce the verdict that was so gen
erally expressed by all those we came in
contact with. The vast hall, Il credit in
lie. adaptability and accoustical prop,
cries, TO any city IN the
country, has been tested to fine ad.
rantage By this series of concerts, and by the
attendants 1t has been demonstrated that
il will comfortably seat some 5000 persons,
about the number present last evening,
leaving ample corridor aud walk-room for
all required purposes.
Long in the memory all those present,
child and older grown, will linger the
sweet memories of the great festival TO
which Dallas has thus been treated.
On Yesterday morning we freely and
frankly gave expression to our views Of the
three female singers aud III doing this We're
guided strictly by what We conceived to be
purely impartial, Just and fair. 1t is a dan
EerJus experiment TO criticize or eveu to
comment upon vocal efforts ON
occas oLS OF this sort, as am
ateuts who are vergng toward
the professional in the matter OF perfection
OF native abilities and cultured taents, are
extremely sensitive, weighing every SEN
tenCe and word of the critic with
their own most critical eye. But
in the case in hand, We are pardonably
proud, very proud of our lady vocal anna
teurs and will place them against the country
for excellence in ell that they profess TO
render. We are proud Of the spl ,ndid cap
ture we have made from New Orleans in
the person of Miss Wolf, who
would draw applause upon applause
from any house in the most cultivated
circles anywhere in this country, and who
would receive the highest encomiums from
the most exactng of musical journals, de-
mandng true conception, power, accuracy,
sympathy and elegance of phrasing
Again, we are proud, very proud, OF that
young girl yst in her teens, who bids fair to
make mole than national reputation
when further practice shall have ripened
into perfection the grand basis which is
now COnCededly hers as vocalist and
who last night, flooded the air with the
hened melody of her liquid notes as they
issued from as clear throat as
ever warbled song in southland or north
iand under the guidance OF singuarly
correct ear and obedient nerve. For Miss
Roberta Rosser to-day stands on the verge
ota stream OF fame along whose banks the
golden apples await her early pucking.
Ot Mrs. GOSllnS rare
powers her exquisite sweetness
Of expression, her distinctness ofintonation,
her sympathetic voice, and the evident
great culture, we have had occasion in
these columns before to speak. She never
opens her lips save to open the ears and
hearts OF every true lover OF the sweet and
beautiful in that mellowing feature that
eevates humanity above the brutes. We
rejoice to extreme in contemplating these
rerplendent possessions OF ours
But 10 come to specific notice OF yester
days work we may say that at the Matinee
the orchestra crmed III better trim aud
played with more lie and spirit; the male
chorus seemed to catch some of the inilu-
ence of The hour and did some good work.
The Austin society i'll the fret
part OF the programme and
the liederkrauz OF Houston IN the
second p ,rt, divided the honors between
them. Their efforts were appreciated by
the audience, and the only drawback TO
their work was that the hall was too large
to be well filled by so few voices as well
represented these clubs. This applies to
all the male choruses except when they
of the afternoon were Messrs. Crane, Hal
loral and Bruckmuller. The lat
ter gentleman appeared by special
request of Mr.. Haas, the director
of the Frobsinn. Ia his solo, Come Unto
Ne" Mr. Halloran appeared TO better ad-
vantage than in his selection Of Tuesday
night. HIS singing confirms our first i'm.
preston of his voice. 1t is exceedingly
sympathetic In quality, OF good carrying
power, and only needs tie skill
full training OF some competent
master of style and expression
to make ii such voice as would be equally
sought for by managers of the Metropolitan
stage.
Mr.. Cranes "Wreck of the HeSperus"
was an unfortunate selection for tn, time
and place. While the gentlemen sang il
with the force, sweetness and clearne $ that
caaracterizes all he does, yet, from tn We y
nature of descriptive music such sbnbs
should only be sung where no syllable
can by any chance be lost.
The first part of the nights programme
was varied from the printed announce
ments. The Austin society, under the
direction OF Mr.. Trip, sang in the place
assigned the San Antonio club. Their work
was better than that head in the after
noon. The blending OF the voices, the
was more noticable nj night. The com
bined male chorus seemed TO have deyel
onc6 volume of tone since ruesdav NIGHT
and were heard to their ful advaItage in
NAV nrncb,s HTriumnh ~
The only orchestral number of
the niyht was lpht Int Meas
,n,, ,,,,rrh hv v;koT This Vac niayed
in eyrelient time and with NOR,
atien,ion IN Jsta;i than anv of their 9th, r
nnmhers
Thronch tho cour,esv nj Mr. Holloway
onnortnnitv w,s civsn Tho many f,icnds q
H. Rremer oS Nav 0rlasns 70 hear Inn
in Wsidi's "uow Esir Art Tbon =" Tbi
rentIema, has N smnoth and nIeosant has,
VOICE wh;ch he !" nsns wall and bc deserves
tbe mo" ur ni,' m'', r. " from ths
whoIa audisnca '' A' '''''N
n,aasant s,,rrr;se wa tbs annea-ano,
ofN,ts Tia Ta ,p nS ns,i, vel Ybo rpssnnnde,
70 tha nro w." soI;c IL Of many iriend .
hv 1919 "v %s' noni,o,,a,S ''poar Tbonsb N,
70, NJ, - W. hsr. haord Miss Oar
trr frso,on,,v ,ast w;nter /,
Austin nnu arc heartily plat
~ ha .t , ""u % her onv ,riayyds ,bere