The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-09
Master Moses Benmosche Capllvates a
Large and Cultivated Audience.
CAUGHT IN THE TOLLS or MELODY
"IsrncIs Post, Present ana Futuro''-
An Eloquent Address by Mr. Hugh
Miller Prolonged Applause Greets
tho idea OF Whipping Spain-Other
Features of tho Program.

AT Montefiore Hall last night a large
and cultured audience enjoyed one Of
the most delightful entertainments in
tine history of the hall.
The programme included a lecture by
Mr.. Hugh Miller, several tenor solos by
MIR l.. Frank Gordan. and five brilliant
piano solos by Master Moses BEN
Incsche, the talented 15-year-old son of
Rabbi Bennosche, OF Cumberland Street
synagogue.
1t would bs hard TO Icver-p-aise the
performance of Master BcnGnosohe
Without attempt to be critical 1t may
be SAID that for so young an artist he I
exhibits a marvellous control of melody,
and n surprising maturity In manner
and execution. His touch Is Interpra-
ting. He made the plano talk, and IT
was eloquent. He untanglcd for his
listeners the beautiful intTicacIes of Mo-
Fart, Cfsmenu and Tosti, and flung
them like bright ribbons lcf multi-hued
harmony about his audience until he
fairly enIncshed them and held them In
the tolls of music.
1T rs little to say THAT his listeners
were captivated and applaudcd the boy
TO the echo. They recognized in him
the promise of n great musician and
paid him the involuntary tribute which
genius always commands.
NfdSleF benHlOSche VIII be heard
from.
MIR. Jordan sang IN his usual good
form and won NEW friends with his
sweet voice. Aancmg other enjoyable
features of the evening were mandolin
and guitar selections by the Yahn Bros.
and graphaphora selections by Mr.. Mar
Gus Marx.
Mr.. Miller lecturei on "Israel-Past.
Present and Future" HIS address was
IN mall had M
delivered in that graceful and impres-
sive manner that has made him one
OF the most pleasing speakers III Nor
folk or the past of the great race OF
which he siisllo Mr.. Miller recalled the
cnusil1fan Mend'elssChn, ,thIe historian
Josephus. the ph!lamthrop!sts Moses
Nontefiore and I?aron Illrsch: Reuben
the glorious painter: Dlsraeli, the states
man. and Judah p. d3s njamin. He spike
at some length Of the prosecutions the
race had endured, and referred sca.th-
fnsly to the noted Dreyfu5 trial saying
1t was matter of common congratulate
fion that In this country there never
was and never will he any Dreyfus
trial to disgrace our government. and
THAT here In America, Emile lola in
stead OF being reviled and outraged
and doomed to martyrdoqn for his peo-
pie, would occupy his true place the
place he will yet occupy in the world,
as n philosopher and benefactor of
mankind"
Speaking of the quality of Hebrew cit
izcnlhp. THE orator declared that II,
America could be found Il million He
brew men and women. who wculd lay
down their lives to-day for the Stars
and Stripes, in Spain, in Cuba. or any
where else that the honor of this ma
ton Is at stake. The applause following
this declaration was 81, prolonged and
deafen3ng THAT the speaker could not
proceed for several minutes.
Mr.. Miller then spoke of the Hebrew
women, who. he said, was like unto
Esther. and whose acknowledged purity
throughout the long and evcntful his
tory of their race has .bsen an example
to the world and paid her also n beau
tiful and eloquent tribute in her pres
crit sphere rs an American woman
The speaker then for an hour address
ed himself in his usual forc!ble manner
10 some OF the great problems and re-
sponStbilNfes as we'll the dangers that
In this great country confront the Jew
and GENTLE alike and said that he was
we'll aware that in his rambling ad-
dress he had wandered far from that
ancient Israel upon whom n Thousand
times" the Lord God Almighty had
places the sword I.If His imperishnble
ltn.ghthood, and in speaking OF your
present l have not tried Ito cncom-
| PASS she earth. and with cne grand flight
| of imagination and rhetoric gather YOU
back .nto old Jerusalem ITO forever
spend your future: but believing that
this Israel OF which you are n part has
forever cast its lot upon our soil and
among our people. l have spoken at
some length ur)n our common country
AMI State, hoping that it might he TO
our mutual good and renre mbcring the
words OF Mordirl that ut might BE- for
such n time az this that thou are come
TO the k.ngdl,m."
do mot believe that the post was
right when he said:
The wild dove hath her nest, the fox
his cave
Man kind his connrry-Isracl but the
grave" =
And F my hope and dream Of your
future be true that on this American
soil the hand of ClSu has sow-n the seed
| Of his mllennial harvest that shall be
gathered for Israel only In the City of
| :hs New Jerusalem. then II shall be
yours
'iNo more. no more to hunger here for
psve.
No more to thirst for blessings long
denied.
Judah thy face is foul with wconlng
i.ut
Above thou shall be satisfied"
1hr concert was under the skilfull di
rct':iCn of Mr.. J. w Casey, She ,yeu
known conwi:eer. Mr. Casey also Off.
dated as accompanlst In the vocal
numSers.
\ thrill Of terror Is experienced when
hrassy cough or Group sounds
through the house ut night T2,,t 10