The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-03-29
oi ZEN ESTHER AT PORT.
Fine Music and q Successful
Performance.


The Oratorio of Queen Esther was sue
/ cessfully rendered a: Port Deposit on
Monday, Tuesday aud Wednesday even
/ ings last, under the direction of Prof. ID.
/ p. Wyatt, by class of ladies and gen
! tlemcn of that town and vicinity The
! characters were well distributed, and,
with very few exceptions, well sus tanned.
| The chorus included some very fine voices,
and, though not SO strong III point OF
numbers, was equal, if not superior, IN
point of harmony to any we have head
and contained number of voices of
marked excellence.
Prof. Wyatt certainly made iudicious
distribution of the several leading charac-
ters Mrs.J. +. Abrahams. as the Queen,
hlled thoroughly every requirement of
! this the most difficult of the characters.
Size has sweet and strong soprano voice,
thoroughly cultivated and under perfect
command aud made all that could be
made of the music of the part. Her act
+ inr was also excellent, and she has won
for herself place among the best anna
teur queens on Prof. WAITS list.
/ Miss Sue Kline, as Zeresh was also one
Of the chief attractions of the perform
ance. She fully appreciated the spirit of
/ the part in all it's details. Her voice il
excellent, but her dramatic efforts were
even superior to that, and being lady
OF unusually fine personal appearance,
she soon become 4 general favorite.
The parts of Mordecai's Sister and the
Maid Of Honor were both very effectively
filed by Miss Reba Buckley, very
pretty young lady with an excellent voice.
The Prophecies was impersonated by Mrs.
. Clara NJ. Knight, lady of pleasing per.
sonal appearance, who sang the part
quite effectively. The Queens attend
ants, Misses Nellie Davis and Lucy Abra-
bans: Ieresh's attendants, Mrs. r. c.
Hopkins and Miss Sophie Buckley, and
the Queens pages, Misses Nellie Now
land and Lula Pusey, were all ladies of
very attractive appearance and all the
parts were effectively filled, and as an
angel Miss Bertha Nesbitt was success.
Iii fact all the ladies' parts We're adlnira-
bly, filled, both in the acting and singing,
and it would be hard to get together q
company of amateurs who could excel
them. Mrs. Abrahams has soprano
voice Of no ordinary character. and she
was as much at ease upon a difficult as
a simple part. She was also we'll up in
the character and gave evidence of indus
trious rehearsing and drilling. Miss Kline
was second only Gf to any One) to Mrs.
Abrahams in the favor of the audience
She is a handsome lady, of fine appear
ance, has an excellent voice, acted the
part perfectly and there is no wonder
that her audiences were enthusiastic in
their admiration of the representation.
On the male side the cast was as fol-
lows: King, II. c. Hopkins; Hannah, A.
:. Davis; Mordecai, W. Reynolds; High
Priest, J. Williams; IIagei, VI. F. Abra-
hams; Scribe, Clarence S. Nesbitt; Her.
aid, James l.. Mauldin; Uarbonah, c. 5.
Ncstitt; Guards, ]. B. Abrahams, J.
Grant, +. Cook and 5. Squier, and Kings
Pages, Masters Reynolds and McClena-
han, and all performed their various parts
very creditably.
! Miss Emma Loag presided at the piano.
The choruses were most admirably rem
dcred and it appeared to us that there
We're one OF perhaps more voices therein,
hot set for leading characters, fully as
! fine as these who were.
/ The hall was crowded each of the two
! first evenings and we have no doubt but
that the pecuniary result was satisfactory
About fifty ladies and gentlemen, among
/ them quite number of the members of
! the Oratorio company here, went over
from this town to Port on Tuesday even
| ing and attended the performance re-
turning 10y special train to Perryville and
from there to Elkton by the midnight
express, reaching home shortly after
midnight.