The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-05-01
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many weeks looked forward with
pleasant anticipation, more than full.
filled their highest expectation, fan.
exeeIIing anything of the Kind ever
held in our city 81 = 's.st -sss1r-I
On both evenings, the audience
was large and very select being
composed Of the ucrcarn7 of culture
and'refnement Of our eonininnity.
The order maintained was not only V
good, but remarkably SO.
Aswas announced would be the
case ths9 Concert was the rpwblie
opening Of the Opera House re-
Gently completed BY Mr.. G. W. NJ.
HOOff. ut is u handsome and com
modious b. ilding; the interior tinish
is chaste and beautifhl; the stage
ample and ven arranged The stelil
cry fine as art could make It, and is
lighted by Electric light Orr
citizens are justly proud of the re.
result of Mr.. Hooff's enterprise and
taste He has already proved him
self to be the. prince of Managers!
and We bespeak for lis. Opera House
an unrivalled reputation.
Mr.. A. C. Van Glider, to whose
taste and ability as musical diree-
tor, the success of the Concert was
largely due, has reason to feelhighly
gratified by the success of his un-
,lertalsing, rs. artistically and finan-
Cially, il wasa success unprecedented
in this place. 1t will be impossible
TO mention all the really exeeIlent
things in this short article. Among
the best were violin and piano mu-
sic, by Misses Mary and Sarah and
Mr. Lycurgus Knight; all who
missed hearing this missed treat.
Miss Reberca -Bcale's "Whena the
kye come Hame, needs no COM
lnent, for those who have heard her
sing her Scotch songs, those who
have not, cannot imagine low de-
lightfully she sings them. Mrs. ID.
". Polsley in marguerite, y wasex-
quisite, and sang ia a lyle peculiarly
her own. Mrs. Harper san, Il twenty
Years Ago. aud the audiences lis
tened with hushed breathing To
many it was vivid picture. Miss
Hattie McMullen sang kissing"
delicious little song, greatly anus
ing all who heard her , 80 80,
Messrs. Neal and Jones, of Gal
lipolis, who kindly consented to
assist in the entertainment, sang
two Duets, S.The-F isl,erman,' and
al Feel Thy Angel Spirit they
wcre grcetci with rounds-oEap7,
pl:luse; they were repeatedly called
for, and kindly Responded. Theft
music was highly appreciated as it
could not fail to he. Mrs. Moncurc,
of the same city, accompanied them,
on the plano. We can give no
higher praise than. to say that size
accompanied them perfectly. We
hope we may hear them in our
town again EsUou Music in the
Starlight" by Mrs. Harper and Mrs.
SfeneeF, ahlsxqa composition,
and was well rendered. Mr.. and
Mrs Brown" by Mr. and Mrs..A.
Houston,swas7 hunlprous and they
fully developed all the bnDlor it
Contained EEl3
ATrioby Mrs. P6Isles, and Messrs.
Neal aud Jones, was delightful.
There were several Quart etts,
"Come rise with lths lark" by
Messrs. Houston,5 Wan Glider, Rec
tenwaId aud Barcus, being especial
ly good; ePster Grey. With its
unexpected hit byFMr. Snyderawas
SUNG, by. Messrss Snyder,ly anG Glider,
RectenwaId and Simpson, was very.
pathetic, aud 'conSulsed Sths house.
''Sonsshse by Misses Grace Hale
and Amanda Risk, Messrs. Simp-
son and =Barcus, could not have
contained more nonsense than it
did; it fairly overfowed "Cousin
Jedediah" by Messrs, Van Glider,
Snyder. Simpson and Rectenwald,
and including all the family. was.
simply Undesirable, you must
have seen it TO appreciate it. go.
p. r. A." by Mrs. zSehon, Mrs.
Spencer and .Messrs, Houston and
Van Glider, was perhaps the great
est humorous success Of the eoneert.y
Mr.. Houston-well we can't say he
acted like a Dutchman he was a
Dutehnlan, rs Mrs. Spencer was the
Irish CHI, Mrs. Seholn the sPrfn5Sa-
donna, and Nh. Van Glider with
his Eyeglasses tie maeh tried
Musical Mgbager BY especial
written request, .sGousin Jedediah,
and o. 2. r. A. were repeated ON
the last evening. ,kf