Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-05-14
MAY MUSICAL FIESTA
Al the Grand opera House Last
Might.

/ NJ tho OYtEA hAguAo AaN~'
Night.
This event So long ia preparation
among the amateur talent OF the city,
opened last night at the Grand before q
fair audience, including very many oil
the best musical critics in the communi.
ty. The programme was divided into
the two regulation parts, each of which
was opened by the full orchestra. In
this strings predominated almost
to the exclusion Of wind in
struments. There were seven or eight
yiolins and two or three violoncellos.
The seleetions were classic gems-Aubers
"Die Stnmme Won Portici, and Fair
baeh's DIVISIONS of Beautiful Woman. F"
Professor Stamm hourished the baton
and had his players well in hand. They
playedN fsgether with much precision
and a appreciative rendering of the
beaut FL themes. i,
The chorus was arranged on elevated
tiers oathe stage, and iang as the Sec
ond number in the tir part Beetho-
yen's RHallelujah chorus from the
"Modnt of Olives" and as the
closiAg number in the second part
| Haydf's 1.-THE Marv'lous Works" In
the fatter Mrs. w. w. Buckingham
1t }oki the solo with fine effect Mr.. w.
NJ. Gardner has taken enormous pains in
kthe preparation of this musical festival,
And deserves great credit for his untir-
| log energy, patience and success. Few
of these voices ever sang together until
the drill began, and their performances
last night were on the whole very cred
liable. This was the most trying
part of the entertainment and it will
improve with each repetition.
Madame Perlet sang very difficult
bit Of vocalization in Bishops charming
song, "Lo, Hear the Gentle Lark"
She took the hard runs and trills with
fine effect. The lady is finished artistic
and uses her fine voice most perfectly.
The next number was violin solo,
Sarasates Faust Fantasia, by Miss l..
Heine. The young ladys skill on her
favorite instrument is so well known to
all the musical people Of the city that
praise is superhuous. As an encore she
gave the audience very nice arrange
ment of the national air.
Following this was the air "Bel
Raggio," from Rossinis Semiramide, by
Miss Lillian Fellows. The young lady
has been much admired in Los Angeles
for her musical talent since she was
mere miss. She is well fulfilling the ex-
pectation entertained for her in those
days. Her training lately has been
good and she sings with much good
method and appreciative feeling. Miss
Fellows may with furtherproper training
and the development that will come with
more maturity of physique and mind,
become brilliant singer. For recall
she sang with good expression "a PEN
ny to Twickenham Town"
This part closed with Kowalskis we'll
known and much admired Ventre a Terre
by forty hands on ten pianos. The fas.
cinating gallop movement was well rem
dered. As the fifth number of the Sec
ond part these same performers gave
Memberships matchless music, "rbe
Wedding March" from Midsummer
Nights Dream" The full orchestra ac-
companied the pianos and the effect OF
the forty hands on the ten pianos,
with the nearly half score
violins, the 'cellos and flute was
very fine. The performers were:
Mesdames A. II. Jennings. L. b. STRAIT
ton, NJ. Chapman, N. Catching, Misses
T.. C.. Tingley, NJ. Shook, J. F. Smith,
N. Desmond, A. M. Bluett, NJ. Laux. B.
Francisco, j. Eager, l.. II. Kimball, A.
f. Valentine, A. c. Fitch, A. Il. Myers,
f. B. Williams, Me,srs. l.. F. Gottschalk,
+. U. Elser, G. A. Schauss. y
The second number in the second part
was Pinsuti's "Mermaid," by Mr.. and
Mrs. Tanning. Angeleios need not be
told it was treat. They sang 1t IN hne
voice. Both have fine voices and nice
appreciation of the music.
Miss Nellie Carter gave from Doni'
zetti's Lucia di Lammermoor the air
Reqnava Silenzio with her usual grace
and correctness.
MIR. W. G. Cogswell sang Mattei's La
Scapato and as an encore Non Yer.
He pronounces the italian with rare cor
RICHNESS for one not ito the manor
born" and his fine baritone voice
is something to remember with pleasure
forever. The gentleman has few equals
anywhere. Any one who loves music
can well afford to pay the entrance and
spend an hour to hear Mr.. Cogswell sing
these two songs When he hears in the
interim such concerted Instrumentation
as the ten pianos and the orchestra
render such finished singing as Madame
Perlet, the fine voice OF Mrs. Tanning
and the peculiarly clear, pure soprano
notes of Miss Fellows, he cannot but be
| delighted and conclude that Los Angeles
has much amateur talent of q high
order