Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-16

in harmonies sometimes of command
ing dignity and great spirit, az il
the case of "Elijah" when he chsl
leng.s the prophets of Baal anC
pursues them TO discontinue and final over
throw, and sometimes profoundly pathetic
and sympathetic, as when the great prophs
announced his fear that he had labored il
vain, aud the contralto urged him so wal
patiently and rest in the Lord" and tn
chorus reminded him that he that endured
to the end shorld be saved. The story o
the prophet, 70 full OF meaning to believer
in the divine message of Christ, 10 car
ried from the beginning to the triumphant
translatiou into heaven without break, anc
every passsgs of 1t is illuminated by the
genius almost divine, whose life was closed
with its production. The opening recita
ton was delivered by Mr.. RemmertI
baritone of much power, pure method and
foe phrssng, with simple dignity, and was
followed by tAe overture, soul satisfying
composition full of rare beauties, pres.
aging what was to follow. With this
the work was most promisingly begun
The first chorus "Help, Lordp was given
with great spirit aud 80 correctly as to
deliver the audience from any fear that the
MozSrts would not be equal to the demands
before them. The general salisfaction and
qualification were made evident by hearty
applause and succeeding to it by settling
down on the part of the audience to uuin.
teuupted enjoyment. Every fear had van.
ished. And this feeling was justified by sub.
sequent effcrtS. From first to last there
was not q break in the uniform excsllence
with which the choruses were rendered.
There was almost perfect blending of the
voices, and there was an abandon of spirit
that proved the presence Of the conf
dencs that GENES Of faithful study and earn
est and intelligent drilling. This was, per-
hAps, best exhibited in the closing chorus of
the first part, the Thanks be to Godp which
brought very storm OF applause and 4 we'll
deserved compliment from Mr.. Thomas. The
intermission that followed was to nearly all
present brief season Of congrstulstiou thu
to so astonishing degree the predictions
and hopes of the Mozsrts had 80 far been
fulfilled. The members of the chorus were
especially full OF the spirit that resulted
frsm SO telling suocesr, and when they
followed, Mr.. Aliens solo, "Hear Ye,
Israelp with the chorus "Bs not afraid" it
was with such reinsurance that they were
firm in the possession of their power as to
confirm the audience in sealing the verdict
earned by the previous superb work. And
so it went on to the end, the closing chorus,
"And then shsll your light" being delivered
with as much spirit aud snsrgy as the open
ing one, exacting from Mr.. Thomas a repeii-
tien of the praise he volunteered, a.
be put down his baton at the close
Of the first part. An additional triumph for
the society, and one We feel sure they appre-
eiate, was the distinction conferred on Mira.
Mansford, one of the m ECO sopranos. who
was selected by Mr.. Thomas to siug the beau.
tiful quarteite, "Holy, Holy, Holy" with
Mechanics Belle Cole, Allen and H,rtdegen.
After the trio "Liit Thine Eyes" which those
ladies sang perfectly, this quartetts ranks
among the gems OF the evening, and called
forth as hearty applause as the quar-
tette preceding the & GAL chorus, which was
so beautifully rendered AS to arrest and rivet
the attention of those who had begun pre-
P~Iuions for an early lifting. OF the or
chestral work what eau be said more than
that it was all that Thsmss himself would
have il, and that it carried conviction of
d'gree of perfection in the musical art tn at
no other org suiz itisn-of-the kind in this
country can match. OF the vocal artists,
we may repeat of Mrs. Allen that ..he
possesses soprano of wide range and purity,
and abe sings with expression, her exc
culion being both brilliant and artistic.
Mrs. Norton Hartdsgeu, sympathetic
soprano, remarkable for her clear enuuncia-
ton and effective phrasipg, made host of
friends. OF Mrs. Belle Coles beautiful
method and rich, clear, ringing tones too
much cannot be said in admiration. She
made deep impression, and will be gladly
welcomed to Memphis sgair, as indeed
will all her confreres. Mr.. Harvey's pIaintiye
tenor was heard 10 batter advantage In the
oratorio than it was even at the matinee, and
he moi only corrected first and faulty i'm
preston OF him but m ade an enduring enc Of
warmth and sympathy as we'll as frmnesi
and clearness of euuuciation. Mr.. RemmerIz
The baritone, a thorough artist, was also al
bis beat, and sustained his reputation tbroue b
all the severe strain Of the exacling role oil
"Eliiah." And thus the Music Festival,
undertaken by the Mozart Society al
such short notice and under 30 many
disadvantages, closed with all the ecIat of an
unqusstioned success. l. has passed into
the history of Memphis, 10 take its place in
stsry as varied and as full OF dramatic
incident az that OF any even of the older
cities of Europe, SCARED and scanned as it is
by war and pesiIleuce. The most pleasing
incident in the reinvigorated life of the
city, 1t il, we hope, but the initial
movement of many others in the same
line and spirit. The FIRST music festival,
it must not be the last. Indeed,
We are sssured that it will not be if the peo-
pie shall as cordially sustain the Mozart So
ciety in the future as they have the past two
days Next May should bring u. 9
music festival characterized by quite
as serious work as that we have
passed in review and presented with
degree of technical perfection that shall
shame even that which last night elected 50
much OF deserved applause and challenged
Mr.. Thomas approval. There should moi
be any tagging or hating by the way. We
know what the Mozart Society can do. Then
excellent work last night is all the proof tha
is needed 10 convince them as it has convinced
the public that as an organisation they have
an opportunity 10 make for themselves the
distinction OF being one OF the elite musical
societies of the country, and for the cit
the equally proud distinction of ranking witt
Cincinnati aud New York as musical
center. To this end, everything that car
should be done 10 increase the sizs OF th,
chorus; as TO drill, we can safely leave thai
to the gentleman whose signal ability as
chorus master was made evident by the sue
cess of last night.
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