Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-05-16

NIcEsby re-. Mss, MAY II, 1855.

nI'nc II annoy my lnper 1!lcnuS, ana
when DO have mi>givings of ,ny-
self. !t.l ] trouble Won POW, because
i was NY pleasure I, be one If a
largo number Of NickSburg's music
!pvirs Mon aui women. who assem-
bed al our Op,rn House h>t Friday
uigit. 20 witness the rcut.tipn 81
Prof. I.ackev.s "Wondofiul Juvenile
Concert and # occurred 10 me in NY
cNhuhcrancc If pleasure and delight,
there were friends ami relative. Of his
family ncar Alto. who would be clad
to hear of his complete success. His
programme was splcndilly arranged
and from first and last was received
with an Ovation of applause. | am
not - musical critic. therefore cannot
. particularlse rs ID merit, but 1 have
witnessed time and again. from the
same Stage the performance of regular
professionals. who could we'll Profit
hv the example OF these little emil
dran. They are To he appreciated
best by being seen AMI :cmd. They
are all little children and are eight III
number. Master Leon and Misses
Eva and Pearlc Larkcy; Miss Bertha
Bodenhcim. Miss Mary McCray and
three little Sisters. Misses Marcella
Cora and Katie Ncrges. Leon Lack
ey * already master of music and
with his violin is perfectly at home in
most difficult pieces. his az. is about
twelve wears Miss Eva who l. voun-
ger than he accompanies him on the
piano and is deserving of equal
praise. These two were repeatedly
before the audience, and | have fail
ell thus far 10 find the expert who
discovered, ii there was any discord.
Miss BoIenheim VINO is some older
than the others is beautiful little
JewesS. whose father recently came
from Port Gibson to this place, with
her other many accomplishments and
petty Was, the masters hand has
made her musical artist Miss
Mary McCray is about twelve years
old and for two or three years has
been pronounced by Eicksburg peo-
pie rs a musical wonder. She fully
sustained her established place, both
in music and in the hearts of her
friends. All these have been under
the training of Prof Laciey and he has
every cause 70 congratulate himself
L have not given the order III which
they came hecauseI could not Go JUS
tee TO the subject. Now we come to
the "Mul,um i'll paryo" part. la
Petite Pearie Lackey thus makes ler
DEBUT on the stage at less than five
years of age, in a little song ",cho
,rants a slrctdsaH" She is a beauti-
full little girl with long flaxen hair.
She came out and peeped shy
glances from under her shaker bonnet
at the hungry hundreds of faces, who
had been requested not to APP
plaud for fear of Frightening her,
rested 'lron her closed parasol ami APP
peared the actress Of studied expert
ance After moment she recos ered
herself and facing the audience BEGAN
to sing, at first u little tremuious, then
swelling to surprisingly distinct
articulation for one so Young and
publicly situated. She did ii too in
perfect tune and time--Lcon played
the accompaniment to her on the vi
DIN. rs she closed her Sweet
hearts were ali over the house, and
the deep monation OF you S1cc,tl lite
thing, was only silenced by the deeper
and louder applause. This was fol
lowed BIZ more instrumetal Music.
and then we had the Frog Dance by
the little Misses Marcalia and Cora
WerGes, they are very much like twins
about six and seven years old. they
came from opposite sides skipping
and dancing across the stage two or
three times; then came to the front
and sang John Shoddv" to the
Queens taste. They are natural mu-
sicians, and in duet or alone are fault
less performers. They have taught
their little Sister Katie, only three
years old and weighing p lbs to play
in excellent time number of pieces
on the piano. She and L. Petite
Pearl played q solo each, then they
played a duet with one another, and
then each played duets with the old
er Werger girls. These two babies
for they are in truth babies-sat
with ease and confidence together at
the Piano, their little hands inter
twining as they ran the keys, keeping
the most perfect time, and making
the sweetest music it has ever been
my pleasure to hear 1t was the
sweeter because it was in pure limo
cense and SIMPLICITY. Toward