, 1886-04-04
CHARITY CONCERT.
One of the Most Brilliant Events
Cheyenne Ever Witnessed.
The Programme in Full at the Opera
House Last Evening.

The charity concert at the opera house
last evening was one of the most brilliant
musical events hat has cver occurred in
the history Of Cheyenne and reflects great
credit upon W. 7. Haines and Prof. Pas
more, who were chiefly instrumental in
getting it up, and also upon the grand
chorus who participated. The opera
house was filled with a large and brilliant
audience long before the time for the
concert to begin, and one and all were
highly delighted and pleased with the
superb entertainment, which was pro
nounced at its conclusion to have been a
most excellent one.
The exercises Of the evening were opened
with a chorus, "Oh. Hail Us, Ye Free"
by the entire choir of thirty voices, Prof.
Pasmore officiating as the chorister.
Next anne Miss Louise Kingsley with
prima donna voice and style, and sang in
her usual inimitable manner a beautiful
solo entitled, THE Watchers" A storm
of applause greeted the fair singer at the
conclusion of the solo.
Prof. Hutchinson then appeared upon
platform and favored the audience with
a violin solo which was loudly applauded,
and finally the superb violinist reappeared
and gave another exhibition of his ex-
~traordinary skill with his f%avorite instru-
ment.
Following this, Miss Minnie Gillian,
the gem vocalist, sang with unsurpassed
sweetness, When the Heart is Young"
Such a storm of applause followed that
the young lady had to rcappear on the
stage, for the audience which had listened
to some of the best things of the evening
without becoming demonstrative, had by
this time began to wake up. On reap
pearing, Miss Gillian sang IF You
Please"
Then came a duet-"5ound the
Trumpeti-by Messrs. W. T. Haines
and w. A. Whitcomb. Such storms of
applause followed this truly grand musical
treat that the two gentlemen were com
PEELED to reappear and repeat the song.
Mrs. Chas. Masten then sang The
Lover and the Bird" in her usually
sweet and charming voice. Loud ap-
plause greeted the lady at the conclusion
OF the solo.
Next on the programme was an instru-
mental trio by Messrs. Hutchinson, Pas
more and Inman, with violin, piano and
organ respectively.
A solo entitled "Hearest Thou" was
then sung by w. 7. Haines, and its rem
dition in his magnificent voice was one of
the finest things in the programme, and
vociferously applauded.
The next was a quartette by Miss
Louise Kingsley. Mrs. Charles Masten,
Prof. Inman and w. A. Whitcomb. This
also was most highly appreciated by the
audience.
Mrs. J. II. Pierce next appeared in a
song entitled Ave Maria, with a trio
instrumental accompaniment. The same
result followed-applause loud and long
continued.
w. A. Whitcomb then appeared and
sang Thy Sentinel am T. in his mastery
style and voice.
20, Memory, sung by Mrs. Charles
Massen, Miss Louise Kingsley and Prof.
Pasmore followed, after which came the
chorus "Halleluiah' by the entire choir,
which closed the exercises of this most
grand and highly appreciated entertain
ment, in which all did their part well, but
none better than did Prof Inman, who
presided a portion of the time at the or
gan, Prof. Pasmore, the leader of the
choir, alternating with him.