The Newtown bee., 1892-11-25
A MUSICAL EVENT.

Tuesday night, by the piano pupils o Prof Platt, assisted by other talent, wa great success. The unfavorable con
 ditions which have prevailed on som, other occasions of like character were al absent on Tuesday evening. The favor able weather brought out large audi ence, who found a well warmed ant lighted hall, a good piano and program of unusual excellence.
 Besides his piano pupils, which includ
 ed only partial list of those in New town, Prof Platt had the assistance ot the Trinity church quartet, organized in 1883, l.. E. Vaughan, violinist, MT But Ter, violinist and Miss Annie k. Morris, pianist, of Bridgeport.
 Of the piano solos, which were limited in number, special mention should be made of the most difficult ones by Misses Annie Morris, Grace Goodsell and Jen- nie Fairchild. These were well per formed and showed fine execution. Three piano duets were performed by the Misses Green, Misses Beers and the Miss es Fairchild. They all showed good training in time and precision,
 Of the vocal quartcts which were rem dered by Mrs Hawley, Mrs Platt, Mir Tomlin and MT Hall, two were secular and one sacred. Great praise should be given for the admirable manner with which they sang their parts. The select ion, "Cherry Ripe," pleased the most It was a fine piece of singing and showed their parts well balanced.
 The first appearance of l.. E. Vaughan, the violinist, in Newtown, was matter of great interest. His opening solo, ''Im Wirthaus," electrified the audience by his dash and 'bravura." This was fol- lowed by the "Gipsy dance," another wild piece. By this time the audience knew they had an artist before them and called for more. For encore he gave "Slumber song," composed by himself, which showed some wonderful effects in pianissimo playing. The violin duet played by Master II. Warner and teach CT, was a creditable performance. The pupil deserves much praise for his perse- verance and skill. The violin quartet by Mir Vaughan, Mir Butler, MT Gay and Mir McGinniss was well played. The young men should be encouraged in this class of music.
 The recitation by Arthur Platt, in which the mannerisms of the country tid- dler were Illustrated, pleased the audi ence much. He was assisted at the violin by John McGinnis and Prof PlAtT at the piano. Mir Vaughan played later in pro- gram some airs and variations by Dan cla. In these he showed great skill in rapid arpeggios, staccato playing and the bounding bow.
 Mir Tomlin sang a serio-comic song called "I'm not myself at all" He re- ceived an encore and sang "MolIir Braun" Praise should be given to Miss Agnes Platt for her recitation, "Dot's Christmas, or the sober hat" She shows promise of greater things.
 A class of Ethiopian youngsters sang a comic song called, "Where am you go- ing" and followed it up with "Song of the crows." A class of little girls sang "What would you take for me-
 The concluding number of the program was a GdmDouTlue uTul Dy I1 young la dies, prepared under the direction of Mrs Platt and Miss Tane Sanford. The ele- gant costumes, flashing eyes, graceful movements and perfect drill of those who marked the rhythmic pulsations of Clay tons march," made stage exhibition which the audience would not willingly let go. The following are the names of those who took part: Florence Warner, Lucy Wright, Bessie Jonas, Alice Beers, Fannie Beers, Bertha Crofut, Jessie Fay Tor, Maude Blackman, Libbie Chambers, Edith Peck, Helen Beers and Bessie Beers. The piano was furnished by Senator | Houlihan; the elegant programs by the D. M. Read company of Bridgeport. The gross receipts of the entertainment were about $50.