Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-05-23

WI lnailcS iuinei HluNt nave bccn ptallHcu |
at the large audience that assembled at Music |
Hall on last Monday evening to be present a,
the initial concert OF the series II must have |
been especially gratifying to the lady to he
greeted by so much unmistakable enthusiasm
and to see among the audience so many friends
Of her childhood and youth.
The programme opened with Sehubeu's
Marche lIeroique, piano-forIe duet played
cock. The music is not Of Schubetts hes,
type, out the playing was SO perfect in time
and so skillfu in Interpretation that all the ex.
cellencies Of the composition were intensified.
study and to the tuition Of each player that
their somewhat divergent styles were made 90
blend tremendously. Professor Babcock was
a pupil of Cterny; Miss Castle is a graduate
of the Boston Conservatory. The playing of
each last Monday night was a tribute to the
essential unity Of the best musical methods.
Mr.. Charles Turner had the second number
and gave Pinsuti's song, The Last Watch.
Mr.. Turner has a fine stage presence and
finer voice. His tenor is full. clear and sym.
pathetic. His enunciation is admirable
wonderful even. Mr.. Turner was cnthusas.
tically greeted, and the moment he began TO
sing his command over the audience was
assured. He is not exactly magnetic, ba, he
is almost that; and it certainly is greater
tribute to the worth Of his voice that he is not.
The Last Watch affords good range for
judgment. Throughout - from highest to
lowest-there was not one note that failed to
satisfy.
The third selection was a part song, The
Arrow and the Song, rendered by the Choral
Club, Mrs Hanford singing the solo. The
SOLOS, sang charmingly, as always, and was
ably seconded by the others; Mr.. Yarniley
leading effectively and well.
And ,hen-Niiss Montague. She was led
on the stage by her husband amids, VIVA, the
usual Journalist calls ga torrent of applause"
She stemmed this torrent with graceful in
clination. and then--to borrow again from the
usual journalist" burst into song" The
song she chose was ballad, but by no means
a s. simple v one. Sing, Sweet Bird, is one Of
those tripping, ripping, gurging yet battling
melodies whose composition Mozar, used to
characterize by the phrase "airy in,ricacy."
Only artists Of ready sympathy supplemented
by patient study ever succeed in making this
completely simple-as Miss Montague did last
Monday night. Her voice is delightfully."-
clear, always in perfect command, always in
sympathy, never hesitant. Her least salts
factory notes are her high ones, and even those
would make the fortune Of many less gifted
singer. Perhaps the chief charm Of her sing.
ing was its naturalness. So natural it was
that most Of her hearers made no attempt to
! realize the years Of patient study that had
| made that naturaness possible.
Several flower pieces greeted Miss Mon.
| tague's first appearance. Her song received
tumultuous encore and she responded with
Home, Sweet Home. She sang it with the
exquisite tenderness which is its chiefes!
charm perhaps unduly emphasizing its
pathos; unduly, because the singers home
coming had in it so much Of happiness, even Of
triumph.
| The performance, with violin and piano, o.
Messrs. Yarndley and Babcock in Beethoven,
as ii was difficult.
The second part song by the Choral Clut
was Memberships May. 1t was sung wihou
accompaniment. Evidently great deal .
time and study accompanied by no liitl,
musical feeling had been bestowed upon th
work; and the fact that, apparently, neithe
this nor the previous chorus sang by the clul
was fully appreciated by the audience, seem
good deal to that audiences discredit.
Miss Montague's rendition Of Meyerbeer'
grand aria Ombra Leggiera Dinorah, woul'
have been more thoroughly satisfactory il tn
Orchestral accompaniment had been what
doubtless will be after sufficient practice.
Adams Christmas Song was sung witt
great power and resonance by Mr.. Turner
In response to an encore he repeated the las
verse.
Mr. VaIndley's violin solo, Morceaux d
Salon, by Rosenheim, was well rendered an
well received.
The event of the evening was Of course III
selection from Donizetti's Lucia. The here
inc, Edgar and Alice appear in costume. Mis-
Montague was Lucia Mr.. Turner, Edgar
Miss Bertha Won Holt. Alice. The duet i
which Lucia tells the legend to Alice was
treat. Miss Montague's singing was unin
peachable, her acting scarcely less so. Thos
who saw her five years ago in San Francisc
could scarcely believe their eyes the improv,
ment was so marked. Miss Won Hollis intel
probation Of the minor par, made an admirabl
foil for Miss Moo,agues ehon. Miss vo
Holt has voice that ought to repay disciplin
with success In the scene between Edgs
and Lucia the honors were fairly divides
: The voice Of each rang magnifcenily clca
blending perfectly. yet individual to the las
Honolulu has had no such tuca, fos many
D day
TUESDAYS CONCERT.
The concert at Music Hail. on Thursda
y evening last, afforded rich ,rea, TO the lare
S and select audience in attendance.
c The opening piece, "LAppahtion =
!, Franconicr, was we'll rendered by the Quintet,
4 Club. Following this, song. Her Name. |
4 bumenihal, was sung by Mr. Charles Turn
Z in good voice, and with expression. No. J &
4 the programme. part song, Good Nigh
I. Good Night, Beloved. was by the Chor
. Club, led by Professor yamdiey. This c
0 quisiIe melody requires such perfec, execution
= and all the parts Ia be so evenly balanced. III
. harsh criticism would he unjust to the Choir
n Club, which has not been in training suiieie
d length u time to do full justice to the merits
!. this composition. Its members. however. 81
promise Of being great acquisition to d
u musical circle Of Honolulu, and under i
d able leadership Of Pssicssos yarndley vi
" undoubtedly. tapidly aeouire ali The chan