Daily Republican., 1890-05-30
FIFTH EDITION.
The Chorai Union En,..,..,.--.---,

Union Entertainment
The Cloral unlon. under ,bs ,r,',,.
o. Mt. ". II. +. Wright, and m,n. "'n
by Mr.. J. 8. Jones, gave thsir "a.uassd
hearsal last night In Odd Fellow /, I,'s lS
before y packed house. Mes,r. ~ ,,a Ia
and Jones have besa able. thronah as's &
opposition, trials and trou Ola, to , "1 .
thtir thoughts into facts, Ths nraut1 nausa
was long, but tho Union held i'a ,au' snIl
ence until the close OF the ep,ertaIr~ou, sa,'
Visitors from Philadelphia md ,nss'n.
were present, aud from the m,niIo,,a
tions OF applause aud careful atisn,iar
PAID oy q strictly critical auilcnrc if i. n
The concert op. ned with "ob, ,,n =.
you ali," from tue opera of E,%,n, ""
which was loudly applauded. n'n'e, na,, ,
q solo by Mr.. Glasgow. 81 hova Iva. IVA, was
to rest thee" All WHO have he,,I uEupa ,T
sing Know that praise would be supsr.
huous. Mr.. Henri Strange, Of PLli'J"I.
pniA' tnc great elocution.t was ihs
attraction Of the evening, In his rrcl.
tatons OF "Rlchard ILL.," the l.ow.,ac,
Car" and "Tho Pilot Sior,," eich ws,.
encoted. and Mr.. Strange is ths oai, %
tragedisn that has come t. llis civ G VII,
was compelled, after Iepeatln, again ,ui
again, to ask his audience Good n. oaIs
don't call me any more" 'FN
The "HAllelujah Cfofus" a r,nliI n
iTom The Orator o oil Mess all, va'y din.
cult, ~ all mu- ans k .os, wet mil
clock work AID was well celyeI by IN
audience. Mr.. Wright lsb,r,d hsri
aud ioug With bis pupils on h, sic.
lion, ana bis llbors were crowned " t,
success; the chorus Was loudly applaud.
ed; but for the ssgacity of Ir Jnel.
manager OF the union, the pie,e would
have been failure. Dir, WrIgb, pre,
vious to this had been ustuga black stick
-one OF the pupils had bid the stick ana
just oc!ore the chorus was sung pre-. Tn , d
him with . baton In the following words.
Mr.. Wright. allow me. your humSe
servant and pupil to arrest jour aueu-
ton long enough to pay you the c0u-
centfRted honors OF this association,
which you have lab5red very earnestly to
instruct In classical music, AMI allow me
to assure you that consider 1t 3 very
disting honor. To instruct one in
CLASSICAL music Ia All requirement that is
left to the few and not to the mAny. Our
people possess superior natural ability.
but as u general thing, they have not
been placed under teachers who are able
to advance them In the classics. AID Just
as soon as they learn the rudiments arc
called professor, a title that you have
always fought apainst, assuming, ever
since have known you, and Justly 80,
because you know the name has been
very much abused.
You were houorsd very highly at your
l.. a l. as "a
| beat aud brightest musicians, who then
said that your association was equal to
any In the city, and for executive ability
and tho qualities that enable msn 10
| teach successfully you have taken tho
leading step among the race In this city.
A far as know In trying to insttuc! our
people In n science thas Ia essential 10
taste, culture and refinement, 1t was
Pope, think, who sail that "a man
must see fine picture, read a piece Of
poetry, and hear piece OF music every
day oil Ills life IN order that earthly cars
may not obliierate the sense OF the beau
tiful which God has placed in the human
soul" Shakespeare veriacs tho state.
ment by saying:
"He who hath no music 10 li oou'.
nor is not moved by concord OF swees
sounds is ht for treason sra,egem aud
spoils. The motions OF his spirit aye Is
dark as night, and Ills soul 10 as dark "
Efebus; lei such man be trusted
| Inow take great pleasure In ptcsen'
ing you = Baton. an emblem oil YOU
prof 60 o (which know you VIII highl
ap rreciate. Please accept this tain
token Of our appreciation, As one wei
merited. ALLOW mo In hshalf Of tn
asso ,iation to thank you o your efforts
ani instructions, not mercy as sn eI
preston from our lips, but deep dow
in our hearts.
Mrs. NJ. Dilshay and Miss Carrie sssr
Ing sang tor renditions splendtdly
Miss 4. Gaine, ,oae oiP hllsdelph a's bs
altos. charmed the audience with b
rich contralto voice. Mr.. Howard Mer
Ger made hit In his cornet solo, aud III
q. Wright, accompani.t, did well also
Mrs. Rev. Carr only needed good pllpG
to make her solo tell. The ''Bill OF FAle
by male chorus of ten brought foSa
the bouse. les union Is 10 cuniiuue.
The entertainment was grand 10 the ut
termost, and several young men are Ire'
pairing u pttitlon to have It repeated.
After tho concert collation. was served
in Eden Hall.