The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-09
THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT
OF Norfolk College Gives Delightful
Entertainment at the Academy.

Roses are not the fairest flowers that
come to us in the gentle month or June,
| nor the sweetest, for there Is the product
| or the commencements OF young ladies'
schools and colleges, particularly Norfolk
college. for. Of course. ones own girls
are the sweetest and fairest of all.
! At the Academy of Music last evening
was presented the second of the series
or commencement exercises of that we'll
known and widely popular institution
| last ment.oned-an entertainment given
bv the music department., embracing
| pupils from all the various grades Of
the collegiate division.
| The occasion was, OF course one of ne
| culiar interest to the clever pupils who
| participated, as well as their numei Gus
expectant relatives and friends, WAC
| thronged the spacious auditorium from
orchestra to gallery. Very many OF these
| Drought handsome floral expressions of
their love and admiration. TO be passed
upon the stage at intervals to the fortu-
nate young ladies as they retired amid
| invariably enthusiastic applause. having
charmed the sympathetic audience with
the delightful execution of the numbers
| assigned to them.
| AS a matter of fact the affair was
more unusually successful than enter
tainnents of this charR cter usually are.
Inc difficult and splendidly arranged
programme was rendered not only artis-
t.callS. but naturally. While pleas!ngly
free from any suggestion OF the profess
sional. II smacked not of the amateurish,
put paradoN!cal as the eXpressio may
seem. embodied the most delightful feat-
ureS OF Iboth-the almost perfect ease
! control and execution of the former.
| the delightful freshness, and, to coin
| word, rose-budd!sm. to be found ait
coieGe commencements, and to sd great
an extent. no where else in ..he wide
| world
II would be invidous, unfair. and, in
TACT. Impossible To individualize. So far
as merit goes each participant was voted
| equally worthy. and while this family or
| mat group of friends had their inevitable
! faVorites. as in nature they were bound.
to the impartial and Unprecedented audi.
'or. II was Il case of general excellence.
| ana to save his life he could no; have
told which number on the list was exc
| cuted best. And it must certainly be
recorded. not only 20 the credit Of the
| pupils. but to their capabls and faithful
instructors. That the entertainments was
OF Itself prima fac.e evidence of the ex-
ceiience of tbs music department OF Nor
folk College.
The programme is subjoined:
| Plano Quartette-"Valse LIE Tour
| ONION ..-............... T. Mattel
Misses Roper Capps, Minton and
Woodhouse.
| Duo for Two Pianos-'Overture to
Tannnhauser" .......... r, Wagner
| MISS Winslow and Mr.. koerner.
| Chorus-"Farewell" - Davts
Chorus Glass.
Piano Solo-"La Cachoucha" .Raff
Miss e. NJ ade Simpson
| Noval Solo-"The Secret. Ganss
Miss Sall!e Jones.
Piano Duo-''La DANA" (Taran-
| tella) NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. List
| Misses Carr and Simpson.
| vocal Trio-"Sweet May" 80. .Barnby
| Misses Wright. WiEslow and Jones.
| PIANO Solo-"Polonaise" Paderewsl,i
| Miss Nellie Carr
Vocal Solo-"My All" BONN
Miss Marie Wertenbaker.
f:ano solo-"Awakening of the
Miss Sallie Ridley Jones.
Chorus-"A peasant Maid" Loshr
Chorus Glass
Piano Notwithstanding Oberon"
| ................... c. NJ. W Weber
Misses Prince. Askew. Latham and
| Mr. Koarner.
Ihe art reception I'm the College par
Tors between the hours OF 10 a. m. and
| p. IN. yesterday was we'll attend: d
| and VIII be held again to-day. A more
| extended notice will appear later.
| Ihe entertainment this evening will
be given by the elocution Departments
| and Will be both interesting and Mao g.