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THE WAR CONCERT-11 (•: li M A N1A It A T.r, V1Ij A Hi' N Ifl FIT, AN| A UA.ltH TII 1C AT UIVKN THU Ai: 1Hi:N(:K - A incurA110 oK titk Pinl-lt; 11 i A M M 1C.wur Ik over; ill leant- that I» what Uii* DemocnUk’ party nayrt^ hut the melodies and sou 1-stirriiig songs of that period. will live in American hear La, aidless of parly nllilmtions, long it- the laid. veteran of the great .igglu ha a passed away, and the. iicn of the songs’ composers have ■ji forgot ten. The mein hen’, of the :oml I'rcHbylerinn Bluncl) of this y iceogmziiig this love of patriotic music, conceived the. idea of Riving a uncurl,*1 composed of songs that nspinjd from the civil war, and m listed in their remit lion tho heat liome talent, with some nutyjdo nasist-bnofmplly at eight o’clock, JYof. UisehotT appeared in front of tho slago at (iormaiiiu Hall, and taking up his baton, led the (ioniumin Hand in a .plondid rendition of hi ploy’s “mod toy »f War Songs.” Tho Professor and tho hand understand one another perfectly, and tho tremendous 2ipp1nu.se sit the dose of tho number, from the largo audience, gave evidence of its appreciation of such line mask:. Thon, tho ofesHor tapped liis hell, and tho rtain rose, disclosing a ehoi.’s about forty of Frcopnrls boat singers ited on the stage, and that popular pianist, Mrs. W. S. Ilonson at that insLnnnnnL.Again the boll sounded, and Mr. John lack stopped forward, and rendered the solo, “Battle cry of Freedom,” and the chorus from tho forly voices made the hall ring. At tho eml the tpplause was- long and continued,11 ox damn lions of “flood 1” u Tlml’s e!” were heard from all sides.Dio next was a solo by Win. If. Wagner .who was greeted with applause, iiiul at the dose of his number, “Two ulior’s,” it was rendered with vigor, hut lie would not respond to the encore.Tho next on tho programme was a uidoline solo, by Signor Filch Utah, and expectation was on tip-toe, as this was an innovation in Urn programme.The bell tapped, and the Signor stepped forth, lie is a pleasant appearing gentle)nnn, and won the attention of his hearers immediately. Ills playing? Well, it can’t he doscrihcd exactly. It just such music as one imagines lie hoars, when road mg of serenades in I Kmmy Italy; soft, tinkling, and swe music to lull one to sleep on a ploasan afternoon; hut there wasn’t a sleepy the and ionco last nightl Tlioy Loo entranced to oven think of sleeping as long us the Signor was playing, and when they Haw his name on the program a second time, they vowed they would stay there t! morning but what they would hear him again. Whon hoclosod and bowed to the audience, a storm of applause arnsc. and continued until he returned and look his ; at fur another piece, which was just as delightful and a lit-!o more so, than Lho first. At the lose of this lie received—more applause.As Miv I tube stopped forth to sing the solo, “Just Before Uio Hatllo,”Urn applause again arose, and quieted 11 nick I y as Mrs. Henson touched the lirHlchords of tho accompaniment. Mr, Ihiho sang with much expression, and the soul stirring chorus thrilled tho audience. Tho applause was not bo loud at the close, but was more expressive of the fooling of tho hearers.Misses iJapf and Taylor next rendered a very prcLly duet, and received } j their share of applause. .Air. John Burrell, of Chicago, had boon requested to execute a violin solo, which ho did, and was obliged to respond to an encore.The “ Vacant Chair” with chorus, by Mias Sadie Tobias, was uoxt in order. She was dressed in black, and was just the person to sing such a piece. Her voice was in perfect keeping with the spirit of tlie song, and her singing was appreciated by a'1.The rendition of a pretty solo, Schubert's Serenade, with mandoline and piano accompaniment was next, and was rendered very nicely by Mr.I {aim, and was heartily applauded.Little Margaret Saongor thon recited a little piece, just her size, “I’m Seven times ono to-day,” and the applause was tremendous. She again appeared, and recited “Ditllo .Jim,” very nicely, Slio'll le an elocutionist somo day.After a few momenta in tor mission, the lYol’essor tapped tho bo!!, and Miss Tobias again stopped from tho chorus, and sang “O Mio Fernando, by Donizetti. This was rendered as only a good singer can render such a diltkuilt song, and Miss Tobias was obliged to respond to an encore, which she did in a charming 'ittlo ballad, Miss Tobias was declared as the star of tho evening's entertainmentThe next was “Tenting on tho Old (lamp (.iround, in which Miss Mary Hockey sang the solo, and Miss Sadie Tobias and Messrs. ltaho and Wagner, assisted in the cl torus, it was sang in splendid taste, the expression being splendid, and the applause which followed showed Unit ii hud touched the hearts of the listeners.Signor Fachulah thon gave another solo on his mandolin, and the hand-clapping was just its great as before, at the close of which ho was the roeip-iant of nn elegant bouquet.Miss Tobias and Messrs. llabe and Wage or thon rendered a trio from Altila. Their voices blended nicely and the applause was such that they had t .i repeat it.Next., Mr. John Black again Bang tho solo in “On, On, On,” and tho chorus again made the halt ring. So did the applause.Then the (lermania Hand rendered “Southern Melodies,-’ in Him stylo, and the concert was over. It was a success in every particular, and reflects credit on the singers, on l.Tof, Bischoff, who has given much timo to directing them, to the church under whoso auspices it was given, ami to Freeport, for possessing such a large array of musical tal-The following well known local talent took part in tho songs and choruses and for their kind assistance the members of Second I’reshyterian Church wish to eiwend their most heartfelt thanks:Soprano Miss Sadie Tobins, Miss Hose Zapr, Mrs. U. Botdorf, Miss Leiieva Weary, Miss lifllo Smith. Miss Wagner. Miss Miller, Miss Jesslo Ditxlcr, Miss Wnimurmnu, Miss JSull My nurd.Alto—Mrs, James Wheeler, Mias Jessie Taylor. Miss Mary Hockey, Miss Miller. Miss Saeuger, Miss Jennie McConl, Miss Mattie Blanchard, M’ss II at Lie Tobias.Tenor ]•'. H. Babe. I). II. Ib.khof, A. K. MarL'u, Tiios, Best, Ceorgo Straub, I Ion rv Not I.Basso -W. II. Wage or, John Black. \V. It. Snooks. F. L. Brownlee, Clias. Varger, \V. 15, Thomas. Jus. Benson, lu'uis Schaad. Ciuis. Ilalst, Thomas
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Freeport Daily Journal
Freeport, Illinois, US
Sat, Sep 01, 1888
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