The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-06-27
THE KAUAI SCHOOL CONCERT.
A Large Audience Well Pleased
With the Programme
Offered.

On Saturday evening the Stone
Church was filled with an enthusias
tic audience. They had subscribed
their money to the charity for which
the concert was given, and they went
with the intention of being pleased.
1t matters little what the skill of the
performers may be, when the audi
ence is thoroughly good natured. In
fact, nobody expected to hear Musin,
but it may be questioned if the emf
nent violinist ever met with a more
enthusiastic reception than that
which was accorded to our local cele
brities. Her Majesty and suite en-
tered precisely at 7:30. What an
excellent example the Sovereign sets
her people in the matter of punctu-
atty! There seems, however, to have
been some uncertainty as to the hour
of commencing. It does seem as
though we should have one recog-
nized hour, and that s. o'clock and
not 7:30 should be that hour. Many
people dine at six or half past, and it
is a matter of uncomfortable pres
sure to be in time for 7:30 o'clock
Nevertheless, we should all do we'll
to initiate Her Majesty, who is al
ways punctiliously punctual.
The programme was a long one,
perhaps unnecessarily long, and
some of the numbers were. by
no means short. Musicians ere-
quently forget the proverb "ths it
is we'll to rise with an appetite"
We should recommend all amateur
and even professional musicians to
favor their audiences with shorter
pieces. An encore is more gratifying
than an arbitrarily protracted piece.
This was a notable defect in some of
the selections, both instrumental and
vocal, last night. This is not fault
finding with people who very kindly
offered their services; it is a piece of
advice to those who take commend
able pride in their own performance,
and who wish to please those for
whom they work.
Space foroids a detailed account
of the programme. The music was
good, the rendering in many cases
excellent, the audience easily
pleased and clamorous for en-
cores, which the artists seemed
in many instances delighted to
give. It is inviduous perhaps to
mention any particular name when
all did we'll, and their best. was,
however, especially pleased with the
way in which Miss Mollie Atkinson
played the accompaniment to vocal
duet. It is not too much to say that
this very young lady may do much
if she will conscientiously work.
Miss Dale received a double encore,
and sang "Annie Laurie" with the
greatest taste. The Punahou Glee
Club sang we'll. A little softening of
the upper notes at times would help
the effect. The club boasts of sim
gularly fine bass voice-who it is I
know not.
Mrs. Irwin sang with perfect taste
Luzzi's beautiful Ave Maria" 1t
is an exquisite melody ; not under
! stood, perhaps at first hearing, but,
to my thinking, one of the most
graceful of soprano solos.
Miss Glade pleased the audience
with a song that was rendered very
prettily.
Colonel Iaukea sang Dreams
with full and clear voice, and was
called for again, but yielded only 6
bow.
In "Ti Prego," Mrs. Tenney's
beautiful high notes rang through
the church, and with Mrs. Glade am
Miss Won Holt, she rendered the trio
with artistic expression.
My list of commendatory adjective!
is running perilously short, so mus
conclude. 1 would congratulate Miss
j. Smith, whose untiring energy an(
devotion, more than once thwarteC
by unexpected circumstances, hav,
at last borne her over all difficulties
and enabled her to place generou
amount to the ondit of that institu
ton for which she has displayec
such admirable zeal.