The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-02-09
KAMMERMUsIu.
Donald de v. Graham and Friends
Entertain Honolulu.

Gle V. Graham was q muslcal event
not easily forgotten in Honolulu.
A fashionable audience greeted
the talented singer and his friends
at the Opera House, and no doubt
could be entertained in regard to
the sincere appreciation Of the skill
of the performers.
Mrs. Breitschuck Marquardt, the
world renowned harpist, played a
fantasia from Martha and later on a
Mazurka by Schueler, in her unique
brilliant manner. Mrs. Marquardt
was compelled.to encore both pieces
and her responses were received
with well deserved ovation.
Mr. Harry Gillig was in excellent
form and his rare cultivated bari
tone was heard with rapture. The
duet, "The Danube River" by him
and Mr.. Graham drove the audience
wild and If the curtain had not
dropped the two artists would have
been forced to sing forever
1t is very seldom that Miss Kate
McGrew's beautiful voice is heard
iu public. The talented young musi-
clan is often willing to allow her
exquisite violin playing being heard,
but her magnificent vocal powers
are generally reserved for her init
mate friends. The duet "If we two
were Maying" by Miss McGrew and
| Mr.. de Graham was the most glori-
Gus feature iu the program, The
two voices blended beautifully and
the audience was enraptured.
The magnificent tenor Of Lieuten
ant Slater OF Il. B. NJ. S. Icarus will
not easily be forgotten. Mr.. Slater,
who has evidently been on the stage
before, possesses voice OF unusual
sweetness and power, and that por-
tion OF his audience who know music
when they hear it, were charmed by
the rare treat which the Lieutenant
had in store for them,
Mr. d. Graham sang beautifully.
His rich baritone and his superb
technic places him in the ranks of
fore most concert singers of the day
The concert given by him cannot be
classed as operate. 1t deserves the
far higher description as being ksm-
mermusic.
Did we forget jamie Wilder7 Not
much; but we feared that his uncle
might read The INDEPENDENT in the
news store (uot paying for it), and
that j annie might get it where the
turkey got the axe.
Jamie was glorious. His song,
"My promissory note," took the
house by storm. jamie hasn't got a
tenor exactly, nor is his voice to be
described as bass. 1t is something
indescribable, something wonder
fully soft very soft) and sweet.
But on the encore Jamie did
something and we fear that Homo
lulu stands aghast, and that his mis-
sionary friends will never, never
more listen to his sermons which in
the future must be reserved for the
beauties OF Japan Personating to
perfection uncle Albert Francis, the
young talented comedian read the
audience a text in the best approved
Central Union Style After men
tioning the sad fact that Absalom
had football hair and got hanged
he cause "the mule went from under
him" he finished his sermon by tell
ing Honolulu that the old golden
maxim OF the early Christians "do
unto others as you will have others
do to you" had been supplanted by
the modern "silver" maxim of "Do
the other fellow up or he will do
you up" Now, jamie will pick up
his carnations and hie himself to
Japan.
There are hopes for another con-
cert before the bright band of
Bohemiaus break up.
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