The Washington bee., 1888-04-28
THE LYRIC CLUB.
w ASHINGT0N SINGERS DO WELL.
THE PHILADELPHIA FAvoRlTE CAR
RlES OFF THE LAURELs. HOW A
HIGH PRICE CONCERT TOOK.

o MY St oOuSCi GoOh pIdC0 III
this city and it has long been a
question OF conjecture whether
one ct that price could be sue
cess. This doubt was settled on
last Wednesday evening at the
Metropolitan Church by the well
known Lyric Club whose reputa-
ton for first class concerts is
known in the East. This club is
managed by the we'll known and
popular Charles Nelson, James w.
Gray, D. W. Bumery and w. R.
Beverly, who gave a series of
10 Mt classic entertainments at the
Saratoga Springs during the Sum
mer seasons. The audience at the
Metropolitan Church on last Wed.
nesday was Of a cosmopolitan
character, who by being present,
was an evidence of appreciating
first class singing, aud had the
admission been at the low price OF
rs cts. every available space in the
caurch would have been filled.
There was one notable feature
at this concert and that is while
the home talent did well it didn't
compare with those from other
States who took part. Madam V.
A. Montgomery is beyond all
doubt the finest musician in the
country. Her executions on the
piano and organ excelled any ever
listened to in this city. Her fin
gers pass over the instruments like
Tightening aud her artistic touches
showed that she is a performer
who is thoroughly educated in the
musical art. Her musical rendi..
tions elected the greatest applause.
Miss Adalade O.. Smith of Boston,
Mass, soprono, sings the most DIFF
ficult classic selections. Her voice
showed fine cultivation aud her
stage actions cannot be surpasso d.
The solos entitled "Amelia fly
with me" aud the song that reach
ed my heart" excited the audience
to such pitch that she was COM
PEELED to appear twice in each
rendition. Mr.. Emory Jones OF
Brooklyn, N. Y, has soft aud
sweet tenor voice, "I see the love
in each flower =" was sang by him
with much simplicity. This is q
very hard piece, and Mr.. Jones
showed himself the master of his
profession. Madame E. Saville
Jones, his wife, isa lady of me
dunn size and very cunning in
her looks. Her pieces were char.
acteristic of her singing. She is
as musical as she is fascinating.
Mr. Louis L. Brown, the world
famous baritone singer sang
"Deep in the mine and the smugg
lers." Both pieces called the
gentleman forth three times. 81 {
voice at times was like the
sound of a cannon at a distance and
at times soft and sweet. He is sc
enchanting dignitied that one
would feel as if some siren sons
had bewitched him. No suct
singing has ever been heard ii
this city as th,t of Mr.. Browns
He alone Was worth anybody's
fifty cents. Madame Agnes
SmaIlwcod made hit as usual
and while she possesses great mu
sical ability she is not up to any
OF the above female singers. Sne
does not possess that high musical
cultivation that is found in Miss
Smith and Madame Jones. Hel
voice is not SO strong and as pen.
etrating. Prof John T. Layton's
bass song "the storm king and
here we go up" was decided
improvement in his singing on
this occasion and with hard study
aud practice he would in time be
equal to any. Those who tailed
to attend, missed the finest con
cert and display of talent that has
ever been in this city. And while
the home talent did very we'll ii
could be observed that it did not
come up to the standard of mus
ical excellency. Too much canno
be said of this concert and espec
tally the way in which it was man.
aged, and the gentlemenly usher;
in attendance showed that it was
a concert on a first class scale
The Lyric club will give severa
concerts in the North and East this
Summer and end in this city with
a series of concerts composed O
the best talent in the country.