Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-05-26
FESTIVAL SINGERS.
THE PETERsBURGERs ON a VISIT TO
RICHMOND.
Two Grand Entertainments Given at Mo
Fart Academy-A Matinee and
Might Performance.

the concert NJ the Academy yesterday after
noon. None o. the juveniles had seen more
fhsn thirteen or fourteen summers, and
some few had passed probably bali OF their
brief careers in the nurses arms. Mere tots.
GOING TO TIE ACADEMY.
Beng i'm liue and under the supervision
here and there Of watcbfuI mother-, "mam-
mics" aud guardians. the children were
marched 10 the Academy, where careful
hands bad decorated the stage and raised
seats. Here they were assigned TO their
Dlaces. The girls were. Of course, given
the choice Of seats. while the boys fringed
around in The rear. The orchestra sat in the
centre o. the stage on a lower range than
tge children.
Two O'Clock had scarcely ceased revcrbe-
rating on the town bells when the tall,
graceful figure Of Mr.. Carl Terra
han appeared, and rs be picked his way
through the little mites 10 the front OF the
stage tho audience greeted him cordially.
Bowing his acknowledgements he turned to
his music.stand aud prepared to begin the
concert. The first number was the overture
/ Of Kreutzer's "Night in Grenada" The opera
which contains 20 few mixed choruses. IN
overture is good music-uothing catchy or
tricky-and with fine opportunities for the
horns, and the orchcstrs played II, ~ 70
played all the other selections, cXcellently.
The shading was especially worthy OF men,
ton.
CHoRUsEs.
Next followed the chorus's first number.
/ and on the first wave Of the conductors hand
all the children came TO their feet. The
piece wns Morning invitation, 10y G. A.
NcaZie, Jr.. which pleased the audience very
much and caused Il to applaud heartily. 10
was clearly apparent after the first few bars
Of the piece-simple and easy SSH was-that
the children were admirably trained.
Three hundred children are bard to plan-
age. lt u difficult even to make so many
behave properly, and 60 sting without music
several concerted pieces reflects indescriba-
bic credit on Mr.. NOltenius. the moving
spirit in the annual festivals OF Petersburg.
There we're only two parts IN the chornN,
and the slow movement was rendered with
a great deal Of feeling.
SOLOS.
Tho third number called forth hr. d. VI.
Plbcock. one of the two sOjOists Of the enter
tainment. Mr.. Babcock has a heavy hasa
voice. and the rollickiBe style OF bis songs
suited his voice. NendelssOhn's a. Am 4
Roamer," sung with orchestra, was q Iue
selection and showed TO advantage the lower
register OF the singer. some OF Mr.. Bah
cocks upper notes are rather faulty.
The pilnissino passages in this piece were
wonderful. with so many and such immature
voices. snd almost made one imagine he
heard a band OF angels singing in the dis
lance.
CREDIT WHERE DUE.
Next cane the audante in 9 OF the "Sur-
prise symphony" by one Of the greatest
r.wr....~s thoF .ror ffraH-Lrlpy -lAQanh
HAYDN. The hunting chorus OF the "fairy
/ Cautsnta" was beautifully sung by The
/ chorus md introduced The audience to some
music % the last century by Hummol.
Jl.t before the next number was put on
Mr.. Zcrrahn turned 20 the audience and in
his broken English told the audience that he
/ dHd not deserve credit Tor the pleasing sing
ing 81 the children; that they he'd been
/ carefully taught and trained by Mr.. MOI.
tenlus. and, turning towards he p%fompter's
/. side u to- stage, he called Nr. Noitenius and
asked him 10 come out.
Mr.. Noltcnius appeared and bowed, while
the audience spplsuded. and as be retired
the orchestra played a "tpsch.'
gHE CoNTRALTO.
Mis- Gertrude Edmaud., OF Boston, next
appeared and sang Rossrs "Ahi Rem
dimi II Core" This young lady has
"A superb tNNIitllo fOAfff t|iNpuipauAfA
with q perfect enunciatioR aud a lovely stage
presence. She l. q pupil Of llenschel. She
IMPRESSED the audience very fayoTably, but
did not respond 10 its applause until her SEE
cond number, which was Henry Smart's
The Lady Of the Lea" Churcl.gOers are
familiar with this composers music, Tor his
fe Deums and other chants can be found IN
many choir.sinccrs hands. In response 10
this song Miss Edmands sang Arthur Foote'S
I'm Wearing aWa'.'
ANVIL CHORUS.
The quaint, peculiar Mazurka "Polish
Dance" was next given. The chorus sang
the well-known ballad Last Night
, Kjerulf,) which was followed by, as an en-
core. the "Auyil Chorus" from NerdIs
immortal al Trovatore."
The gem OF the chorus singing, from a
popular point Of view, was Morning is
Nigh" arranged to strauss lovely waltz
1.-THE Beautiful Blue Danube"
Nr. Babcoek's secosd number was the
song "The Mariners Home is the Sea-" by
RanHpgger; and the performance closed
with The overture from Otto NicolaPs'' Mcr-
~ Wives OK Windsor"
TIE CHILDREN.
The children were At once taken to the
abroad station and by special train trans-
Ported TO Petersburg.
LAST NIGHT.
There seemed 10 be a fatality oyershsdow-
hg ihe evening Performance. The train on
which the chorus left Petersburg at j:30
o'clock was delayed by an accident. aud
n consequence the singers did not
rrlve until $3.50 O'Clock, and when
me tram rolled into the station rain
yas falling in torrents. The performance,
However. began ABOUT $50 O'Clock, the
orchestra, under Mr.. Zerrahn, playing its
numbers on the programme. and Miss Eliza.
leth Hamlin and Mr.. Clarence +. Hay, both
q Boston. singing their pieces. Miss Ham
IN Is n very handsome woman and has a
nch. pure voice, full OF melody and Sweet
,ess. She has studied abroad and her re-
mpuon last night was enthusiastic. Mr..
lays voice Is also notably sweet. His bass
totes are round and iull-high and low. In
,|esponse 10 an encore he gave with much ex-
PRESTON Wake Not" by OSgood.
ARRIVAL OF TIE CHORUS.
About 10 o'clock the chorus filed in and
we're loudly applsuded. They sang their
!eyeral numbers successfully under toe d.
lection Of MIR. Noltenius. The well.knOwn
md popular chorus 'Out OF Doors In
spring," which was so pieasingly given
when the Mozart Academy 0peaed, was
SiuE "a fapttt Win EpOu tucNAs ihO bfA-
Grmance closed with chOruscs from Gou-
rods Redemption" Miss Hamlin taking
tee solo.
EFFECT on THE ACCIDENT.
4 large number OF people, when they
learned that the chorus was delayed and be-
fore It was ascertained definitely whether II
would arrive in time, went TO the boX.otlce
a:d had their money refunded, and the delay
cost something like about 800 10 the man
a.enent.
NOTES.
The orchestra, which numbered about
birty-fye, came from Baltimore.
Mr.. Babc0ck and Miss Edmands returned
10 Boston yesterday evening.
One OF the riOlinists in the orchestra was
Mr.. l.. Roseherger, vino was n member Of
he orchestra at the Richmond Theatre du-
ring the Wal.
Sir. Carl Zerrahn, who directed the Pc
tersburg festival this year for the fifth time,
is sixty-two years old, and was born in GER
many. He has directed the Handl-llaydn
Society Of Boston for thir;y-slx years, and