Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-12-29
The MESSIAH.
Production of the 0ratorio by the 0rpheuS
Society.
Creditable Entertainment at the Grand
Opera House Monday EyeBing-The
>oriety Assisted by Di>tin-
gui>hed >oioi>t> and IN
ceIlrnt Orchestra.

prpheu> Society was the lnug-antiCipated
and decided musical event of the season.
Interest was added 10 anticipation by the
announcement OF distinguished sooiStS
from abroad and Of the excellent in>tru-
mentalSt, of the Cincinnati Orchestra. The
previous announcement of closed doors dur
ing the performance induced the early aTTi-
val of the audience, and all Were grateful
to he spared the annoyance of late arrivals
and Slamuing seats during the opening
numbers.
In appearance. character and numbers /
the audience was notable, being perhaps, /
the largest purely local one ever gathered in
this city at 4 similar entertainment. H. i'll |
tereSt was well maintained throughout the |
production. and ii manifested more dis |
elimination in applause than has heretofore
been characteristic al such audiences, !
| bestowing ii in instances in which il was |
due. and Withholding a. Judgment dictated. |
/ The chorus of the orphruS Society, |
which has recently had the valued direction
( Of W. l.. BlWmcm>Chein. nf Dayton. wa>
augmented in numbers. and gave evidence
/ ef it, late hard and conscientious studies.
| Ii seemed Ia require several chOrlI~e>. how
ever. to enable ;he vocal society to get
| thoroughly adjusted last evening. and there
WAS som. way,riur and few breaks in
tjm, in if, first two numbers But begin
ming with ..o Thnu that Trll.,t Good Tid-
| ingS Ia Zion" the >"cicty proceeded through
it, portion of the programme with credit
e. ts,If and satisfaction +, IN. suJieoce
,worr IN. host r.pd..rad cbornsa. v.sr,.
GLORY ,o God IAN WeIike Sheen :" and
the ..IIalIeluiab but the ,o,.i.ty reached
its highest rnjut of ,xr.lI,u,., in all reSn,c,s
last evening. in the sublime and stirring
number, Lift mn Yopr Heads @ We
Gat..s" Ii i but Just {" say that the Or
pheu> Society shows the effect of able
leadership. and of personal and individual
devotion Ia lis work upon the part of it~
members.
Stress had been placed upon the
appearance of distinguished euluiStS from
abroad and the excellence of this attraction
secured by the society. on the occasion OF
the production of The Messiah" last sea
son. prepared or people. Ia expect much IN
this direction Mis- tanmN Kellogg. ut
Boston. the oopramn quickly gained the al
feCtimi> OF her audience hN her ciear and
sweet. though not powerful voice and by
her gentle and charming manner. She ap
peared at her best, last evening, in the air>
''Rrj"ce Greatly. . Daughter "f Zion.
Come unto him all yr that Labor and IN
that ever beautiful and touching
solo. i know that NJ Re
deemer l.ivrth. Whatever may b"
the power and capahility Of Miss krll"gg'>
voice for Sustaining the sopran" parts of an
oIatorio in a rapaciou> music hall her sing
. ing last night. in the more limited space oi
+. al ordinary opera house. WAS gratifying
and delightful
/ Miss Louise RulIwagcn, the contralt", j.
al acknowledged musical depcndenc" in
/ Cincinnati. and she may hr said to have
still further enhanced in favor with oW
| people through her singing last evening.
/ Particularly appreciated was the air He
Shall Feed His Flock Like shepherd.
No member uf the qUartertr uf ~"lui>t> wa>
3
wagen.
Mr.. Theodore J. Tnrdt. the tenor. felt il
necessary Ia request a public announcement
OF his broken voice. Whatever may br
thought Of the good taste of such an an
nouncrmcnt. which certainly never would
have been given 10 a Boston. New York or
Cincinnati audience of like character. Mr. |
Tnedt exhibited a voice OF peculiarly pleas |
iug quality. Probably MI Toedt'S best |
work last evening was in the recitatyr and |
in the second part Thy Rrhukr Hath |
Broken Hi, Heart. and Behold and See &" |
number assigned him.
+. j. Sullivan. the ba>so. sang well in
the solo. why do the Nations Rage" and |
gave fair satisfaction in the stirring air
The Trlmpct Shall sound" to which lat
Ter the cnrnet obligotn is such noticeable
arcumpapiment But Mr. Sulliyan'S voice
is cnnfeSSetllv light ON the lower registers.
though very clear and rlea.ing on the mid
die and upper. leading one To suspect it,
range to he rather in the baritone.
One of the most gratifying features al
the Oratorio Wa, the work of the or
cheStra and the Pastoral symphony" in
the middle Of part first was Justly and en-
Enthusiastically applauded a> would have
been it> accompauimrmtS Ia the choruSes. il
the applause could have been 50 apP"r-
toned. II was noticeable. however. that
in his very natural anxiety to keep hi,