Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-25
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
The Arion Q,uartette.

An excellent audience was highly en- tertained last evening at Seals hall by the beautiful singing of Misses Lilith Castleberry, Ida Powell and Harriet Bey- non and Mrs. Adele Holman of Chicago, who composed the Arion Quartette. The quartette efforts of the ladies were de- lightfully effective the voices while blending sympathetically,yet clean, clev- CT and sweet, with an unobscured charm.
 "Everybody's Remedy was a deli cious bit of humorous recitative concert ed melody. In response to recall Ala bama Coon" was sung in way that was a new revelation of its bright and pleasing qualities.
 Mohring's Legends was fine exam pie of the classical quartette number.
 Bucks arrangement of Annie Laurie" was beautifully sung and won rapturous applause, which brought forth the 'Sewannee River"
 Miss Harriet Beynon, whose soprano in the quartette led sweet and clear like the notes of a Cremona violin, was at notable advantage in Schira's lovely, TO-, mantle solo, "I Dreamt."
 Miss Lilith Castleberry, in contralto of exceptional power, range and cultiva- tion sang a memorably pleasing solo selection from Meyerbeer.
 Goldburg's "Goodnight' was so fitting and well done conclusion of the quar-
  monious invocation to pleasant dreams.
 The vocal music was varied by clever recitations by MT. J. Edward V. Clarke. MT. Clarke entertained very well, but there is so much evidence of study and painstaking in his work that the elocu- tionist's most triumphant art. that of being natural, was overreached by the reader.
 "Black Crook.''
 The announcement of the appearance of the "Black Crook company at O'Brien's opera house Wednesday night will be received with considerable pleas ure by thousands who can appreciate the beauties of high class spectacles. Other stage shows, with all their tinsel,. red fire, trick scenery, ballots and marches come and go, but none have succeeded in se- curing such popular indorsement and so phenomenal a success as the magic Black Crook" With small army of the most experienced dancers, from premiere to ballet girl. arrayed in the most mag nificent and costly apparel; new and elaborate scenery, entrancing music and numerous entertaining specialties, con- tributed by renowned artists, the pro- duction promises in every way to be one of the greatest attractions ever offered to the play-goers of this city. Three new pallets have been specially arranged, which, from their brillancy, have ere ated the greatest enthusiasm among all audiences. The grand march of the fair Amazonian Guards, arrayed cap-a-pie in glittering .armor, win only come second in magnifcence and attractiveness to the sparkling evolutions of the dancers.
 Electricity will play an important part in the performance, with hundreds of colored incandescent lights. lending a dazzling and beautiful.effect to the terp- sichorean revels The unique specialties introduced will include a famous quar- tette of French eXcentriuue dancers, whose remarkable performance has everywhere evoked the widest enthu- siasm, the other European artists being Rexo and Reno from the Cirque Cisinelli, St. Petersburg. and many other new up- to-date specialties.