St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-11-27
The Opening of Music Hall.
A Beautiful HalI-A Fine Concert-A Large
and Enthusiastic Audience.

"What beautiful place !" was the
exclamation of nearly every one of the
large audience on Thursday evening
who saw the interior of Music hall for
the first time. 1t is indeed beautiful
hall Accommodations, easy of access,
handsomely and appropriately dec
GRATED, with an easy seat for every
ticket-holder. 1t was fitting too that
this hall should be dedicated with an
entertainment made up wholly with
local talent. 1t gave our people IL better
impression of the musical capabilities
of the place than anything they have
previously heard. The program of the
evening was published in the last is
sue of this paper, and was rendered by
the Ladies' club of eleven voices under
the direction of Mrs. Perley F. IIazen,
a Male chorus of about forty voices
and the st. Johnsbury band, both di-
rected by Mr.. w. II. Herrick.
The Ladies' club sang beautifully.
The voices blend and harmonize very
finely, and the expressiOn-the light
and shade -was excellent, showing the
result of much practice and careful and
intelligent direction. The "Evening
song" pleased us most, but the swing
and dash of the "Song of the Triton. =
made it most attractive to the audience
and called ont one of the heartiest en-
cores of the evening.
There are fine voices in the Male
chorus so many can he found in
the village is surprising. If the sing
ing of the chorus left something to be
desired in precision and expression, it
is doubtless due to the short time
allowed for preparation and the diff
Guilty in attending rehearsals in these
stirring election times. They received
well deserved encore for their fine
rendering of "To thee, o country
and excellent things may be expected
of them in the future.
That the Band would play well was
expected, but there was a neatness and
finish about their playing which gave
the audience II genuine surprise. The
cornet solo won the most favor from
| the audience and was finely played 10y
! Mr.. Batchelder, The overture was
bright and taking and the Mauritania
selection very beautiful-the passage
for the lower instruments toward the
close was particularly well done. Mr.
Herrick is fully justified in the pride
he feels in the fine body of musician.
under his direction.
The Quartet is a light, pleasing com
position and was we'll sung by the fin,
choir of the South church, who in ad
dition to good voices have the farther
advantage of having sung together fo
a long time. For an encore they CAV,
Jack and JILL" which is very funny
and with the spirit and vim they PM
into it pleased the audience greatly.
1 If last in order of mention, certainly
not least in merit, was the piano solo o
Miss G. Howard. Many will regre
that such a pianist is to remove from
town.
1t was happy idea of having tn,
whole musical force together foI 4;
closing piece, and the performers quit
! filled the large stage. Probably til,
ch0ial was the most available for sucl
a purpose, though it seemed in strang'
company next the the almost rollickin,
stratus of the "Mefry War" selection
J 1t was given however with great vol
ume and fulIpess, with all the voice
, in unison on the melody, and the hanc
i. playing the harmony, and made
, dignitied close to a fine concert,