The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-07-14
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iss'm First IN ne plaaIsmme
was "UHnle MafebeH hf The ~
cbeslfa, consisting ~ tt aud Hfs
Morgan Adams, Mr.. J r. Par
Thing and sff n w Ferguson
Iuflna The rendition N this psees
MI ihe auId kaks' marched through
ilie a%uilenee, their quaint appear.
ance and Old fashioned tnstumes
eselting prolonged fosfs u The
lpulest laughter. HAuId Lang
ryne" eatne neat, and the dear Old
tune waited ~ back 10 The van.
shed scenes and swectly tcmem.
befed days " The past, Impfesslng
" strongly with the belief thai
There are no songs like the old
songs Miss Birdie simmons pre-.
sided gracefully al the piano and
played accomplishments through.
out the performance. Under the
gentle touch Of her skillful fingers
strains ~ the purcst, softcst melo-
dy were charmed from the snowy
keys. "What are the Wild Waves
sayingg" by Abigail Cornnower
(Mrs. X. Y. Williams) and Ebene.
rer Pecksnif (Mr. @. A. Ricbards),
was sung In such a manner that II
lost none Of Its old-time beauty
and sweetness. any Grandma's
Advice" by Polly spry, (Fannie
Hunter,) by turns amusing and
pathetic, was excellently sung, con.
s.dering the extreme youthfulness
Of the sweet little singer. "Old
Folks ut Home" by Uncle Josiah
Aliens Wife and singers, presented
an ancient domestic tableau, en-
livened by a joyous, rollicking
song. "Call JOHN by Ichabod
Doomuch and others, might DO
termed an amusing and bewilder-
ing medley Of well-trained voices.
"Call John" was evidently the fa.
vorite song Of the evening, and II
was 80 vigorously and persistently
sncored that the singers were pre-
vailed upon to rc-appcar, when it
was again received with the Wild
est applause. "Riding on a Load
of Hay" by Betsy Trotwood, (Miss
: Matte See,) was airily and grace.
: fully given, diverting ones mind
!, to rural thoughts and scenes.
"John Anderson" by Rebccca An
derson, (Mrs. w. Il. Laccy,) was
/. probably the masterpiece Of the
whole performance. Rebecca's
) voice, 80 full, soft and rich, was
: music's own, charming all who
heard it. She entered completely
into the spirit Of tho song, showing
s that she realized all the deep feel.
Q ing and tender pathos conveyed by
It's words. "Three Blind Mice
by the whole company, was ex-
tremely ludicrous and humorous.
The "Marseillaisc Hymn" by Re-
u becca Anderson and singers, APP
! pealed eloquently 10 sentiments
/ patriotic and carried us in spirit
to the far, sunny shores and TEEN.
ing vineyards Of la Belle France
,fwhen the feet Of the foreigner
were polluting her sacred soil in
the long-ago. "Irish E%migrant's
q Lament" by Deacon Dobbin High
flyer, (Mr. j. B. McGehee,) was
effectively and touchingly rem
dercd. The song and the scene
A. depicted the heart-broken emf
y grant on the eve Of sailing away
., from the grave Of his love, who was
Q, buried in the bosom Of the Emer-
1t aid Isle. "Cousin Jedediah," by
10 Ann Highstepper, Prudence Endi.
cob and Others, was another mirth.
ful song that received the compli'
mcnt Of a hearty encore and much
Applause. "Annie Laurie" by Je'
"a rusha Perkins, miss Katie Hun
teri was rich in sweetest melody
~ and sung with fine effect. Ruth
"a and Naomi" by Uncle Josiah Al
a. lens Wife, Mrs. J. W. Ferguson,
- and Rebecca Anderson, was rarely
i. sweet and very touching and af
Y fecting. Comm Thro' the Rye
BY Ann Highstepper, miss Nan
I. ME See,) was both cute and charm
ing. aThe Mermaid's Song" b,
!; Rebecca Anderson, Abigail Corn
flower and Ichabod Doomuch, (Mr
H. A. Lee,) had n fantastic ant
= romantic air and was received will
great enthusiasm. kathleen Ma
y yourneen," by Uncle Josiah Allen
Wife, maintained Its high charao
ter as one Of the most tender an,
pathetic Of Irish melodies. "Who'
al TO Blame?' by Humility Jam
Wiggles (Miss Emma Gunter,
and Timothy Tugmutton, was In
tensely comical, both In act am
word, and highly amusing. "Home
sweet Home" by the whole com
o. pany, was the concluding song Q
the performance. No matter ho,
often we hear this great popula
favorite, il will always retain 1t
- place in our hearts as the sweetes
and tenderest song evor sung b,
O., mortal voices. And thus close
70 the most antique. unique, satisfac
tory and successful musical concer
ever given in sardis; IL was al
that had been expected-all tina
the STAR had predicted IL woul
'y 10. IL was something never befor
seen here-old and At the sam
time new. Everybody enjoyed
Immensely, and all were perfectl
pleased. There is no mistake bu
rth what "The Old Folks Concert
was . complete success in ever
No respect, and the SrAR most heart
~ consratulates the projectors, th
ed managers and the performers upo.
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