The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-03-07

The undergraduates CT words to express
deep, strong, intense emotion and appre
citation we,have felt again and again, but
never perhaps so keenly as in attempting
TO describe fine musicale. Indeed, there
are 10 words throughout the height ard
depth or the length and breadth OF the
English language that can convey true
idea of Emma Juch. as Marguerite. We
might say she was beautiful, but it was a
beauty of soul rather than OF feature, a
heavenly sweet smile. d grace Of move
ment, agasp of ecstacy when like Il pas.
sion flower swayed to and fro by the wind,
she alternately hearkened and was deaf to
| to the pleadngs Of love, And her voice !!
1t has sweetness which thrills one to the
| very heart s core, with tones as pure and
| round and true as a bell, Of unusual range
| and remarkable Migratory sound which
can only be likened to the singing melody Of
an aolean harp. In the jewel scene her
play of feature was bewltching and her
voice magnificent. At the spinning wheel
she sat like a rapt vision. and when the
first low notes of ''Once there was King
III Thale'' floated out to the audience. a
long drawn sigh of exquisite pleasure ran
round the densely packed house from
boxes to balcony. Truly has it been said
that Emma J uch is Marguerite walked to
life again.
The roll of Faust was admirably taken
by Mr.. VIM. LAWN. Il tenor singer with
very sweet and well trained voice.
The concert with which the evening
opened was very fine. each artist being
rare treat in himself.
Siiss Adele Aus der One, a former pu-
pill OF Lift. was the instrumentalist, ard
fairly electrified the audience. receiving
encore after encore. Her touch is magi
cal, with velvety smoothness. her STAG
cato 1ue as needle points and her render-
ing of the Rhapsode Hongroise was I'M
parallelled both for intrepidlty and fearless
certainty and also for a bell like resonant
quality which she alone seems to possess.
Indeed, after having heard her we no
longer wonder that LIT called her his
'honored colleague" his Dear Vir-
tuoso" Such splendid artistic develop
ment is rare indeed.
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