The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-03-06

The Concert.

Those who missed the fourth exhibi-
tlon concert Of the St. Landry Academy
OF Music, which took place last Friday
night, certainly missed q treat, for it
was one Of the best concerts vet given,
although the selections were not as
classical as heretofore. Miss Ludy Yea
zie, Miss Alice Latour and Prof. Mayer
ton his Amatti violn) exerted them
selves to the utmost and, as usual, cap
tured their hearers. The best vocal tai
ent OF Opelousas answered the roll cal,
and evoked round after round of ap-
plause. Miss Marguerite Zoder, with
her tender and affectionate voice; Miss
Olympia Laas, with her commanding
presence and pathetic tones; Miss Dore-
mus, with her highly cultured and
classic measure, are all we'll known and
highly appreciated by onr music lovers,
aud on this occasion they thoroughly
eciipsed themselves. The professor,
who Ia ever on the stili-hnnt for musical
talent, brought out IL new star who,
judging by her initial success. will join
the fixed stars IN our vocal armament,
viz: Mrs. Jonas Roos. This lady pos
sesses Il remarkably beautiful voice
quite different from any heard here be-
fore. Her style of singing is peculiar
to herself-sometliing sui generis. Her
upper register has Il delightful timpre,
and gentle vibration not sufficiently
accentuated to be classed tremulo, but
just sufficient to excite the sympathies
and nervous responsiveness of her de-
lighted auditors. She sang us an encore
:" Ii l were you" The program con-
cludea with ii vocal duet by Mrs. Jonas
Roos and Mr.. Henry Rons, which was
admirably rendered and we'll received.
We learn that Prof. Mayer, encouraged
by the fact that he has so many charm
ing voices to draw from, is about to
write and arrange new operetta in
which each will be given a prominent
part aud an opportunity to exhibit their
singing to the best possible advantage,
and judging from the past Prof. Mayors
ability for that class of work will lead
the musical and dramatic public to
await with impatience the next Operetta
MARRIED:
AT the residence of the brides mother, in
Bellevue, this parish, on Sunday, Feb. %, 1897,
at $50 a.. M, Mr.. L. A. Jackson and Miss Josie
Blanks, Rev. Ii. Armstrong officiating.
The bride ia the next eldest daughter
of MIR. and Mrs. r. B. Blanks, and is
one of St. Landry's most beautiful. ac
complished and worthy young ladies.
The groom is the only son of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w. jackson, of tho same neigh
borhood, and aside from being Il young
gentleman of fine attainnents, ia good
looking, trustworthy and energetic. We
join boat of friends in wishing and
predicting for the newly welded pair
all OF joy nnd'presperity that life holds
in store for the more fortunate and in
asmuch as Man is fair representa-
tive of ''the art presei vative all arts"
we hope, that, as in the printing busi--
ness his lamp was kept trimmed and
burning, he may find in his fair com
panon ii beacon light for the accom-
plisliment Of his fondest aspirations;
and that in turn, she may find and
measure up iu him il string of loaded
nonpareil.
The bridal party left by Sundays
noon train for New Orleans where they
will take in tfs Mardi Gras festivities,
aud returning,Asill lorSte on Mr.. J.'s
''happy home dos -af'the farm"
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