The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-31
GRAND OPERAT|C CONCERT
Given at the Academy Of Music
Last Night.
The Concert For The Virginia Ex-
hibit at the Atlanta Exposition
Attracts Large and Cultured
Audience. It Was Great
Success.

who had given few evenings
before delightful concert at
the Y. NJ. 9. for the benefit
of the Virginia exhibit woman's
department at the Atlanta Exposition,
would repeat the entertainment at the
| Academy OF Music on May 30th, the
musiclovipg public of the two COM
munities hailed tho fact with delight,
and q most brilliant entertainment was
believed to be in prospect.
AS result, when the curtain went
up last evening, the magnificent audi
forum of the honse was filled with one
OF the most cultured audiences ever
gathered i'll that building. Indeed,
such an audience in such q sitting. as the
Academy Of Music, was like painting
gliitering in gold. Beauty aud fashion
was SO literally distributed as to fill
the lower part of the house with not
few of NorfOlk's lovers of good music
occupying seats in the balcony. and
there WAS beauty both of aud on the
stage to challenge the admiration of
millions.
The programme was of rare excel.
lencs, the opening of which ives pre-
ceded by an overture by the Naval
Post Band under the skillfnl leadership
| OF Professor Price. On the stage were
| plants and evergreens and flowers, rich
In profusiop, beautiful to behold and
entwined into garlands of the gayest
colors were held by ushers for the fair
ladies who were to give their auditors
feast OF song. In the opening Mrs.
w. Il. Brooks. Miss Sallie Williams,
Mr.. w. Is. Nicholson and Mr.. Harry
Butt treated the audience with IA
Spring Song" with marked effect, the
memory OF which fingered long after
the sound has passed away.
| Miss Lena Hofbeimer, whose Jose.
phene In "Pinafore," is a pleasant
memory, sang Hush My Little One"
SO sweetly. that she filled all hearts
with praise.
Then there came "Night in Venice"
by Mrs. w. 4. Brooke aud Mr.. w. B.
Nicholson, and never within our recol-
lection has the same song been rens
dered with such pathos aud beauty.
Responding to on encore this
from I'll Travatore, ana only those who
heard it can begin 10 measure the ap
plause it received at the hands of the
audience. Miss Clara Belle Palmer's
three pastoral scenes for the piano
were received with marked favor, viz:
"a Shepherds Tale" "Lullaby,"
shepherds All and Maidens Fair.
The Quartette, Parting Kiss" by
Mrs. W. L. Brooke, Miss LallIe vii.
liams, Mr.. w. b. Nicholson and Mr.. j,
j. jenkins. was one OF the most beauti-
fnl renditions ever heard in the Acade.
my, and was lifting close of part first.
The following Was part second of tho
programme, aud it is. given in
full because each number was SO
oharmingly rendered that it would be
like dissecting u rose to attempt it's
analysis besides it would take columns
OF The VIRGINIAN TO do 1t justice, and
yet the work would be half done!
PART obscene FROM ACT III.
"Nozze d, Figaro Mozart
10 itutiye aud Air Dove Souo
Madam Chal'a
Duet: .................... sull. Aria
Miss Mamie G.. Masee, Madam Chala.
SCENE FROM ACT III.
Scene and Air. ...... Como Borrei Laper
Madam Chalin.
SCENE FROM ACT l.
nfeuence ..;.:...............,. Sullivan
Recitative and Duets. .................
Miss Lalie Williams Madame lhaIia. Mr.. J
The recital aud air from "N ozze Di
Figaro" by Madame Ohalia, was sung
with charming grace, and whatever
dramatic effect was called for this
charming songstress found and gave it.
In the dnet. "Sull." Aria. by Miss
Mamie Magee and Madame Chalia, won
for the ladies worlds OF praise.
Miss Magee, always sweet III song,
was still more so last evening and many
were the compliments paid her. Finally
this most excellent entertainment
closed with scene from Patience, "
in which Miss Lallie Williams, Madam
ChaIia and MIR. JAS. +. Duncan, ap.
peared.
Miss Williams is the same young lad Y
who sang and acted Little Butiercup
in "Pinafore" few days since with
such charming grace, and it is but
faint praise to say that she WAS as good
last evening as on that occasion, and
that Is saying good deal and yet not
moro than she deserves.
Mr.. JAS. L. Duncan as Archibald was
just what all his friends expected-par
excellence. MIR. Duncan is good in all
he attempts. Air. j. NJ. Nicholson. iu
part first. also won much praise. In a
word. everybody connected with the
affair deserves great credit and THE
VIRGINIAN freely gives it.
j. j. Miller was the aocompanisi
and rendered efficient and skIllful
service. The opera was applaudsd
throughout and deseryingly so.