The colored American., 1902-04-26
CLAS SIC MUSIC.
AoDeaIs to 66e Artistic Taste Of
hartford Citizens Praised by
Expert Critics-Round of Events

baar the concert gwen by the f1OSmer
u,r Choral Union and the SOuthingtOn
IIi'~,,onic Society. The COHrdHfS critic
49,. # was very enthusiastic and high
~. ,rr,,ed one. too. The selections given
h. chorus were both by ). COlerldge
u " the Anglo-African composer,
-, .nlendid settings of LongtelloW
...IJI,::55,.,fba's DIS Weddino Feast and The
Iia'b of Ninnehaha.' The COWdnf S
.r,,;. has this to say for the composer
..,rl,a COMPOSER has succeeded III rare
..,,ra IN making his music mt the
III. 4xactlv. and careful hearing nm
".d one with the idea that TO better
ltt;,o that Coleridge-Iaylor has
'"..,dad would be almost lmpoSlDle-
iI ~ commenting upon the work OF
~" .bor,,s the Hartford Times critic
tad rbis 10 say of the composer:
''''o ~, must have been an inspired task
.-- ,ba composer-the color IS so vivid
H.. Incidents are so clean. the eInollollS
''> .roIe and so inCisive, and he has re
e,,,JSd with great talent. In the death
,II. ,ba atmosphere of the famine ana
,b,. lever IS created; the gloom the dGs-
,lat;on the fatal presage, are telt III liie
.,,,,.,, II Is perhaps the greatest teStl-
,,,,,,- IN confess that one can follow lllG
,,na,'. lines during the performance ana
tnd mo- break between them ana tne H'u-
;- In fact they become welded 10
.;,o1. strain of perception and feeling.
# seems as if the singing were one
n,yn rlocutionary expression OF the
verse As the song goes on and our
Jrrrati, interest is aroused more
.rrnnolv we altogether cease to separate
! orgfrllow and Taylor; we even cease
80 bold them apart from ourselves, ana
seem to sing along spontaneously III ''i0
rapidly moving measure moot
Much more is said which reflects greaI
lit unon the author. And we ieel
s,,rr that if 1t were possible for Coler-
;dae-Tavlor and a well-trained chorus 10
ron,e To Hartford. he would receive
grand reception. .1,o.
Thursday evening. the 18TH. number
~ vouno ladies and gentlemen gave
,rry fine drama. The Nagabonds. at
the \ NJ. +. Zion Church, under the dl-
rrrtion of Miss Maggie Moore. 1t was
inFeef CLc Of the grandeSt entertain
nrnr, Of its kind Witnessed tor long
while and the large audience expressed
themselves as well pleased with the ell
trrtainment. and all are deSlrouS OF nay
mo II repeated in the near future. we
have not the space to comment at lehStii,'
L,,r each performer acted his part we'll
and they deserve great credit. lhe en-
rrrrainment was a success hnanclally
also netting S27. Wednesday evening"
AnriI 22d. Mr. l.. l.. Davis, OF Hartford;
Conn. formerly of MelistOne. Va ana
Miss Lettie Blanche Monroe. OF Jersey
Civ. \ !. were united in holy wedlocE
2r the home of Mr.. and Mrs K. Nj.
Richie of JudSon street. KeN. W'ltci q:
Gay Of the Union Baptist Church. OH,
ciatcd \ small reception was tendeIeu
the bride and groom. After money
moon trip Mr.. and Mrs. DAVIS VIII re
side ON Highland street. The invitations
are out announcing the marriage OF MISS
Louisa Wall to Mr.. A. r. Lotion, on
the 10Th of this month, at the a. NJ T.
Zion church. Reception at No. 80 oailr
.ord -uect. Miss l.. Jones, daughter OF
Samuel tones. OF this city, is sick IN
Hampton. Va. Miss James is engaged
as q teacher in the Hampton Institute.
4 very pleasant social was gwen last
week IN honor of Miss Mary Nichols, al
No. Il Warren street Mr.. Sanford
Harrison and Mr.. Lewis Freeman nave
moved from Front street to NO q
Union street. Mr VIM. Harms waiter
at the Allen House who Is SICK, went tG !',
his home in Wilimantic, where he VIII
remain for two weeks. Mr.. Charle>
Stewart. of 70 South Prospect street i
indisposed. not being able to go to his
work this week
H., &C. T>.-t- Tho infant SOr