The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-05-10
THEATRICALS AND MUSIC.
A AuUsEMENTS THAT ARE GONE AND
THOSE THAT ARN COMING.
Successful Concert of the sixteenth Street
and Schubert Quartettes-W W hat the
Theatres Ofrer-A mother Concert by
the Marine Baud.

There was a brilliant audience present at
the Academy OF Music last Wednesday even
ing to hear the well.known Schubert and Six-
teenth- street Quartets assisted by Miss Amy
Hare, solo pianiste, In what was probably the
finest concert by strictly local talent that has
been heard for many years. Society was out
in force beauty and fine gowns, and musical
people were there to hear and praise. Among
the distinguished people who occupied boxes
were seen Sir Julian and Lady Pauncefote,
Mr.. Sevellon A. Brown and party, members of
the Japanese, Chinese, and Corean Legations,
Countess Esterhazy and party, Col. Crook
of the White House and party, General and
Mrs. KautZ, and Miss Hunt and party. The
occasion was really the first distinctly public
appearance OF these two organizations, al
tistic work in social circles for number Of
years, and the audience which greeted them
was flattering In high degree.
The programme embraced eleven wel-se-
lected numbers, opening with Kucken's "11ie
Thee. Shallop," by Mrs. Perkins and the Shu-
bert Quartet. This was followed by a diff
cult but charming arrangement of Pinsuti's
s'The Sea Hath its Pearls" by the Sixteenth
street Quartet. A solo, "Bedouin Love Song"
by Coombs, was rendered by Mr. Kaiser,
whose fine baritone voice was heard to ex
cellent advantage. The Schubert Quartet
was next heard in Koschat's beautiful de-
scriptve waltz idyl, "Sunday on the Alps"
with accompaniment by Mr.. William Wal
decker. "When Allen Dale Went Hunt
ing" by De Pearsall, was then sung by the
SiXteenth-street Quartet. Miss Amy Hare,
whose artistic performances on the piano
have been heard occasionally in Washington,
rendered an arrangement by Liszt of 'The
Spinning Song,' from Wagner's "Flying
Dutchman,'' - and captivated her auditors by
her masterly Interpretation. Two humorous
selections by Clark, arranged by Bird, brought
the Schubert Quartet another encore,
to which they, responded with "Annie
Laurie" rendered in inimitable STYLE Mrs.
Perkins captured the favor of the audience by
her singing of Taubert's ''Dame Night
ingale" and Ziehrer's "Blumen Polka"
Her voice is one of sweetness, purity, and
volume, and her style is exceptionally fine and
artistic. Mrs. Perkins was accompanied by
Miss Vale Caldicut's sWhere Are You Co.
Quartet, and Franz Abt "Serenade," by the
Schubert Quartet, were followed by the last
number on the programme, the celebrated
sextet, "Chi Mi Frena,'' from "Lucia di Lam
mermoor,' y in which both quartets united.
Altogether the concert was one of high ex-
cellence and reflects great credit on all the
participants. The Schubert Quartet is CON-
posed of Mr.. Mosher. first tenor; Mr.. Bird,
second tenor; Mr.. Kaiser, first baes. and Mr..
Keller, second bass. The members of the
Sixteenth-Street Quartet are Mrs. Perkins,
soprano; Mrs. Rheem, contralto; Mr.. Mosher.
tenor; and Mr.. Rice, basso. Both organiza-
tions sing with exquisite expression and show
the result of close study. The voices are all
fine and blend with remarkable beauty and
their phrasng approaches perfection. Mr..
Mosher, who sang with both quartets, ap-
peared eleven times during the evening, but
his sweet tenor voice showed the same fresh
ness in the last number as in the first.