The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-12-24
THE BREHANY CONCERT.
A Large Audience Greeted Them Last
Thursday Night.

The IeXdr6aua music Toying peO-
p lie were treated to 4 rare musical
treat last Thursday night by the
Louise Brehany Concert company,
under the direction of II. B,
Thearle of Chicago and patronage
OF our musical club,
There were one hundred in at
tendance, the attendance being
fashionable and talented, able
to distinguish the refined from
dross-not only in harmony and
sounds, but in other scholarly at
tainments, and hence was one OF
the most enthusiastic crowds ever
assembled in TeXarkaua, as they
were treated to no rot or stage
affectation or rant,
The Brehany company is all that
is claimed, company of singers
who can sing and who are capable
of entertaining.
Each aud every member of the
company frolu the prima donna
down to the piari@f, Mr.. Sourlet,
were artists Ia Il jr ass, and the
program had to b, doubled on ac-
count of encrres vita the excep-
tion of the closing scene in "Ma,-
tha, and perhaps a second rend :
ton Of this would have been ac-
ceptaJi- 10 some, bat this number
had made their hands sore in Clap
ping aud had to subSide, or to use
street slang, Had to come of
sometime. "
The first number on the program
was a pasquinade by W. GuiIlaume
Souvlet, He had hardly played
score before he established himself
a hot favorite. He is the most
proficient manipulation of the key
board ever here. 1t is a pleasure
and not torture to listen to his in
strumental pieces-he was just sim
ply grand.
Miss Agnes Pringle, a young girl
about sixteen year old, handled the
Cow over loud sounding violin,
and if we are any judge, she has
musical talents of no mean ability.
Her music was rhymetical and was
| appreciated.
The vocal work, both in sole's and
duets, of Messrs. Wheatly and
Dethlefs was very fine, especially
the baritone solo, "a Son of the
Desert" by George Dethlefs, and
tenor song, Without Thee, by
Walter Wheatly.
Miss Jessie Waters in an "Aria
Bel Raggio," was given d
storm of applause. We heard a
gentleman remark to a lady FRIEND
Jesse is all right" and the re-
porter applaud the remark.
Miss Louise M. Brchany, the
prima donna aired herself for tn,
: first time on the seventh number n
the program. She is a woman
with pleasing face, expressiv,
mouth, a pair of shoulders tha
would grace the poise of any head
with complexion equal to Patt
Nelson. She sang the ballad
Calm as the night" and on a re
call " Marguerite. " She has
strong sweet voice and her singing
was accorded the praise general,
bestowed upon artists of culture
The evenings entertainment wa
closed by presenting first and sec
ond acts in Martha" and all /
lacked was the chorus of voices tha
make up and lend interest to
musical recital of the above kind
The two acts selected were iirst an
second, the synopis "a lady O
rank, tired of her every day cou
life, beguiled her maid servant int
the fun of both Disgusting as ser
want girls and going to a fair an
seek employment" They fine
themselves at the talr and SOL
: hire to two country gentlemen, AM
T as a joke take the "earnt S
! money When they attempted +
throw off the joke and let then
selves be known the "country's
would not have 1t, as the law said
"Who ever takes earnest none
must serve for one year, and the
were hustled off to the farm house
and put to spinning fax OF whir,
they knew nothing. OF course 'th
two farmers fell in love with tn
girls, and there were nan
attempts on the part of the gent
while making love, to H0bsonlz
their prizes, but they would no
have It.
The company left here yesterda
for Longvlew; where they filed
date last night
We can commend them as artist,
of high rank and tale at, and W,