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And how many ot us, alas! were old enough to be borne upon the tide of mingled melody *od memory to the fragrant summer* time of youth when the birds sang, the llower* bloomwl and the breezes came fresh and cool from the mysterious depths of the woods* Let m not think of the technique of music in lt;\uineet!on with these little children, though, fur that matter, they sing with far more precision than any of the opera companies that have burlesqued Pinafore the present season. Kather let ua remember the delicious me)a* tly of Ihcfr warbling^ and th* happy suggestions of their fresh young faces upon the slug* What singers that have loft their childhood and youth behind them cun fill the wr wUh aueh clamorous sweetness os uxnt which pulsated in the air of the opera house last night? Go tol The miseries and mysteries of life—the antics of the fool “thecatch-penny wisdom of the clown— the invertebrate emotions ot love that is bom behind the wioga stad dies when tbe curtain falls—you may represent upon the Mage, but the freshness of childhood, the sweet simplicity of youth, the fervor of in-xtoce tice never! Go to tIt la needless to cataloguo these littleIt is unnecessary to say thil Miss Liibe farslow rendered the part of ^Josephine” in a style and with a gracealtogethor incomparable; that MissM lSi • . captured the audienceasp that Master John Smith gave aT?Aato ‘'Chptaiu Corcoran;” and that ail the other characters were mostexquisitely rendered. It is sufficient to»OK\ tbe matinee to-morrow thosewho have waver seen the children plav nuafore will have an opportunity—and It«t.«n *£ptK,rl*ttnUy ?hich should» To-u%ht the opera of * atmit** %-ia he given.
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Atlanta Daily Constitution
Atlanta, Georgia, US
Wed, Oct 29, 1879
Page 7
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William S.
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