Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-15

friends and neighbors could have heard
and seen her as L did without coming
away convinced that she is already a
success and has a high position ahead of
her, for her performance was, in fact,
much more than a promise-it was fulfill
ment. "a ~ 7qA d.
The play in which l saw her was "Shore
Acres" and her part a simple one, with
only TWO opportunities for any display.
1t seemed to me that she could have
thrilled the audience profoundly, but did
not, lest it might be overdone and spoiled
In fact, the sef-rastraint, the conscien-
tious care with which she attended to
every detail, the utter absence of any
thing like rant, were to me the most
pleasing feature of the evening. And all
the more so because of the remarkable
sweetness and clearness of her voice must
be in itself temptation to test its pow
erS. 5~rgs
A graceful and well-forned woman,
simplicity and ease in movement and
gesture, mobile face, fine eyes, and best
of all, her gifts, voice full of melody and
power, she pleaSes the audience and wins
the commentator of her manager. Her
part In Shore Acres Is that of daughter
to a Maine farmer, and the scenes are all
of domestic life in that state. That Miss
Morrow filled 1t SO completely leaves no
doubt of her ability to meet much more
exacting requirements. I formed the idea
in listening to her that she Is very much
Ol ID SlUueHl anu TelleS fuOTt OIL that
study which makes of a performance an
artistic and harmonious whole than upon
those natural gifts in the bestowal of
which nature has been generous to her.
I am told that such Is the fact, and
hence my belief that Birmingham is des-
tined to rejoice in having given to the
world a really eminent artist
1t was intimated to Gov. Johnston that
a delegation of girls from the High school
of Birmingham would form his escort of
honor when he goes to his Inauguration.
The young ladies will be given seats on
the platform when he delivers his in
augural address, and will doubtless in
spire his loftiest thoughts and most elo-
quent sentiments. a.f
would you like such an escort, as well
as a military escort 2" was asked.
Eyes, for 1t would be a demonstration
without guns, but not without arms" re-
piled the Governor, with ready wit. 1t
will be remembered that IT was one sem
tence uttered in one of his speeches In
1894 that gave Gov. Johnston reputa-
ton among the women of Alabama. He
was replying to some minor charges and
wound up a peroration with his SEN
tence: 81 never knowingly wronged my
fellow man, and in my footprints no wo-
mans tears are found"
As has been previously announced in
the daily papers, selections from the
grand oratorio, messiah, by George
Frederick Handel, the grea test of all ora
torio composers. will be given on the
evening of Dec. % at st. Mary s-on-the-
Highlands. A chorus of from twenty-five
to thirty trained voices has been careful
ly selected, and has been under the d.
rection of Mr.. B. Guckenberger, organist
and choir master of St. Mary's, for the
past six weeks, and will no doubt be we'll
prepared for an artistic Interpretation of
this masterpiece of oratorio music
The sololsts for the occasion will be
drawn from the quartette of the st.
Mary's vested choir, the personnel of
which is: Soprano Mrs. e. q. Chandler;
contralto. Mrs. B. Guckenberger; tenor,
Mr.. c. p. Orr; bass, Mr.. Chas. c. Wash
burn.
1t is to be hopted that such a worthy
movement as this on the part of the pro-
gressive musicians who have the under
taking in charge, will receive due ap-
probation, in the shape of liberal pat
ronage at the hands of the general COM
munity. a=' -