Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-13
A SUCCESSFUL DEBUT.
Miss BeesIey Makes Decided Hit mt the
FIossie Home Cot Club Concert-The
nIinuet Also a Striking Fenture of the

Miss Beesley Makes Decided Hit mt the
Flossie Home Cot Club Concert-The
nIinuet Also a Striking Fenture Of the
Entertainment.
A bevy Of charming maidens, by their sweet
smiles and the glrlish grace with which they
ushered people TO their seats in the hall OF the
public schoolhouse at Roup last evening.
effaced the vision of the long. weary flights Oh
stairs by which entrance to the hall was
effected. And once effaced, the Handsomely
arranged platform, with its three prettliy-
draped windows, its towering palms. orlentai
rugs, piano and piano lamps, with the artls's
that appeared upon it from time to time, pre-
vented any return Of the vision until, at tne
close of the entertainment, the patient, long
suffering flights awaited the tread OF many 1eet
in stern reality. But every one was SO occupied
in discussing and commenting upon the enter
tainmept that the "ahs!' and "ohsP and
"dears!' with which the ascent was made were
notably absent and the comments. il might be
remarked. were all of the most complimentary
nature. the entire programme rejecting great
credit upon s'The Kings Sons and Daughters
of the "Fiossie Home Cot Club" under whose
auspices the entertainment was given, and of
which Miss Sarah Killikelly is President, Miss
e: b. M. King, Treasurer, and Miss Helen
The singers of the evening were Mr.. W. B.
Edwards. Miss Semple, Mr.. F. ]. Bussman. Mr..
E. H. Dermitt. Mrs. Matilda Henkler and Miss
MAY Decoicy, ali VI WnOI0, Will Lne exception
of the last named, are quite familiar to the
musical public of the city, and in their efforts
last evening were fully up to the standard de-
manded by past successes. Regarding Miss
Beesley. who has but recently returned from
three years course of musical study
under the celebrated Madame Won Alvsle-
ben, in Dresden. Germany. considerable
which increased visibly as the graceful little
lady, attired in charming creation of scarlet
crepe, admirably adapted to enhance her bru.
nette beauty, stepped upon the platform and
acknowledged the warm applause with whlch
she was greeted Her first selection was "The
Shadow Dance" Dinorah1, by Meyer and
In 1t she proved herself an artistic and finished
singer with an expressive face, which showed
Inc varied emotions of the music she inter-
preted in sympathetic high soprano voice,
the tones of which were pure and well sus-
tanned. The young lady was the recipient OF
mined encore that she was compelled to re-
spond.
The triumph of the early evening was
peated in the latter part of the programme by
Miss Beesley. whose success was made easier
by the superb accompaniment of Miss Sarah
Killikelly. who presided at the piano for each
singer during the evening. The programme
was closed with a mnuet danced by eight
couples in Empire costume to the music of
Gernert's Quintet, which had interspersed its
selections through the programme. The cos
tunes of the dancers were very pretty, and
much admiration. Those who participated in
the ancient French dance, which is so rapidly
being resurrected, were Misses Edith Ramsey.
Edith Bachelor, ELL Erwin, Nellie Voight,
Margaret Stewart Madge Easton, Annie Car
Isle and Miss Mckee; Messrs. Harry Myler,
Fred Neeb, Mr.. Wilson, Mr.. Miller and Mr..
Carmac.