The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-06-22
A RARE TONG.

4 RARE GONG.
Another presentation OF premiums and
then more music, for while Mt. de Chantal
prides herself upon all the results Of all effort
on her part, In the direction Of education,
she most exults In her music. Much interes!
conferred In the offering OF Miss Jessie
Campbell. With commendablo good Judge
ment sha sang the English translation OF schu.
mann's dedication" The title conveys no
idea OF the spirit Of the song which Is purely
sentimental. Schumann's music Is oil the
popular school, not light and unsubstantial,
but graceful, Astounding In that peculiar class
OF harmonies so acceptable to lovers OF music
not defined by tina. uncertain term "Classi-
CAL" AS popular song writer schumann
excelH. Miss Campbelrs voice, flexible,
pure one, even and under fine control, Is per.
iectly fitted for the cong. With the first
word Ii was evident she was mistress OF her
task, and az the passionate words, perfectly
enunciated, came from her lips, and the
music, full Of selt.3acrifce swelled on the air,
wave OF feeling swept the house, growing
until with exquisit tenderness she began the
the strain,
Make me by WORTH thy love to own!
It was perfect prayer in song. But even
In the very prayer came the feeling Of con-
quest tuat lullUWa 5pll, AuhSeui huu uub VI kAc
prayer the notes Of victory rose triumphant,
as she sang, with grand presence,
Thy glance 10 mo myself hath shown,
Thou'Tt ever round me hoy'hng by
MFguardian spriIe, my betterl /.
Everybody has heard the "Merry Wives Of
Windsor" but II Is doubtful II many have
ever heard 1t more satisfactorily given by
pupils than It, rendition by Misses knight,
KirkmAn, Weber and Wilson,
LAFRIcAINE.
More premiums, and the audience waits ex.
pectantIy to see how Mis- Fannie Robinson
will SUCCEED with LA haine M'aband !nne,"
from that unique, erratic production OF Meyer
beer, WL'Africaine." Itwas perilous yeAiure
and there was feeling Of fear as she ap.
preached the passage I'll To fault ma vie Eli
bien Eh bien 10 vais 10 Ia donner," an accel.
Grated, forte strain, requiring strength Of
voice, facility OF execution and perfect
understanding Of music. The passage is
written In three sharps, ranging In pitch from
e TO above. With the last word the key
suddenly changes to FIVE fats and becomes
ejaculatory, abrupt and disjointed. But
the ordeal was bravely passed, and
Miss Robinson scored for herself pro.
nounced success. She has powerful voice,
supplemented by long, pains taking training
She has O sort OF stage stiffness, however,
that initiates against her, and which she
should overcome. But one almost forgets
this in her singing. The audience was hard.
" prepared for the excellence OF Miss Katie
Gailagher's recital Of "Keenan's Charge"
and Il was well conceived, energetic In deliv.
ery, and, like the charge, full Of dash, vim
ana flash, She deserved the rounds Of APP
plause she received. The premiums In Latin,
French and German followed the recitation,
and then the musical gem Of the day, In In.
strumental music, was listened to. The pro.
eramme says: Piano solo, Noyelletten Top.
Biz No. /, Schumann, Miss Mora Weber. The
music in Schumann's style langulous with
sudden starts, as OF one from a dream, sug.
nesting dreamy maps beneath green leayed
troes. breeEe5 toying with the low hanging
branches the listless chitp Of birds, the
liouid notes OF water. The wind suddenly
swsils. and shakes the tree tops half angrily,
half iestinglS. A bird with whiring sound
sweeps we b. and the water dashes with a
ouicEer wave. Then the wind dies down,
syery sound lS subdutd, What q creation
and how exuuisitely Miss Weber gave 1t. By
universal consent It was the anest instr1-
mental offering OF the day, wonderful In
ooloring, execution. An almost
perfect rendering Of q perfect score, The
claSs chorus and Dolo, D selection from