The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-07-22
AFrERNooN coNcEnT.I
A RIoh Feast OF Choruse., Solos and Instru.

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L. 81 mental Music
Athigh noon the thermometer marked
OF in the shade. The morning dispatches
had told Of terrible times under the scorch.
ing sun. 1t required courage to confront
the almost vertical rays that beat uponthe
parched earth. By 1850 the thunder
growled an encouraging overture, the sky
was overcast, q few rain drops fell, anda
lstofm seemed imminent. Between the
Jheat and the threatened storm hundreds
of persons were detained from being pres.
ent at the afternoon concert Of the now
memorable sG G1geriest. BY 5 O'Clock the
mercury had dropped to 00'; cooling
breeze swept through the long hall about
| five hundred persons besides the perform
ers were present and everybody was com
Portable.
The programme oil the night was much
more elaborate, ,butthere has been no more
enjoyable concert OF this festival than that
ofthe afternoon. Beginning with pleas
ing rendition. OF MendelRsohn's "Ruy
Bias" overture, the affair developed into
love feast OF music. The average oil the
several numbers was high, the audience
was in good humor, the performers more
than ordinarily obliging, and the pro.
gramme was carried through with spirit
that charmed the house.
The Robert Blum Mennerchor, oil Pitts
burgh, Mr.. B. Kellers, director, gave Veit's
"Pfetty Darling" 0p. 40, No. 8, In good
style. Mr.. Carl Kausche gave tho "Cuius
Amman" :" from Rcssini's "Stabat Mater"
with excellent effect. His fine, full tenor
voice has not been heard to greater advan.
tage. The Gertnania Liederkrarz, ot Pitts:
burgh, gave Abt's" "Froher Wandersmann," "
and the Harmonic. Of Steubenville, HGr.
tells "The Pretty Miller's Daughter" with
pleasure TO the audience. For some
reason the Robert Blum Either Club failed
to put in an appearance. But Pittsburgh
and Allegheny did go well that this could
be forgiven. It Is not too much to say
THAT tie sister cities bore of the palm for
chorus singing. The Teutonia MRnner-
Chor's rendition OF Abt's "Calm Is the Sea"
(SlN RUht der SEE was by common con-
sent the gem Of the choruses. Director
Franz Lohmann had under per.
feet control nearly forty good
voices, well trained aud full
Of responsive sympathy. Mr.. l.ohmann's
leading was in itself an inspiration to the
chorus and 10 the audience. So finished
a piece OF work Is not often seen. A tenor
voice in the Teutonta that rang pure and
sweet through the large hall was the sub.
iect OF general comment. A hearty aud
prolonged round Of applause brought the
reutonia back to the stage 10 respond
with another ar!istically rendered selec'
} ton. il,
/ After the Singing Section Of the South
Side Turn VeTe;n, Of Pittsburgh, had ron
dered in good voice and time tho "Sten.
gerslust" of Lern, Miss Flora Williams. oI
Martins Ferry, made her frat appearance
at tho Festival. She. chOSe the "Bat
BATH" aria from Mozarl's "Dou Juan
and at once established herself In the
favor OF the audience. MiBs Williams wai
to be heard under still more
favorable auspices at tho evening
concert, "CaIm Ia tho Sea" wal
again given, this time by tho Germania
. Mtounerchor, OF Pittsburgh, following
i. Pieil's arrangement. The orchestra played
, Syendsen's flIhapsodieS Norwegiennes,
charming combination rich in swee
melodies.
"A pleasant surprise was the appearance
OF Miss Henninges by request. She con
sentsd 10 aing q German selection and al
English ballad, but this was not enough
The audience had been raised 10 such
!. pitch that It demanded more and woult
, have It, and Miss Henninges yielded again
Her English ballad, '"Cause I've Nothini
Else To Do" set the house wild. Th'
!, "schiEerlled" chorus by the Cecilia M@n
. nerchor closed delightful afternoon
Everybody went away sounding thu
praises OF the sHngeriest, and many Of tn
same faces were seen aRaln at night, O.
pleasant an impression had tho secon'
. rnncert made.