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terminable line of wagons which brought up the rear of the procession; joined his companions in a "What's the matter with C—" when that popular professor rode by, and then late in the day, tired and a little discouraged he went back to his room and thought it all over.
L. N. F.
The Camilla Urso Concert.
There is no Lawrence audience that knows and appreciates the value of a good concert as much as the University Lecture Bureau audience. This has been demonstrated by the very liberal applause which greeted every member of the Urso Concert Company at University Hall last Tuesday evening, and by the favorable criticism expressed by ever one since—a criticism very,very different from that following the "bones and sand paper" program given sometime ago by the Salisbury orchestra.
Mme. Urso was, of course, the principal attraction and she fully sustained the reputation which she has enjoyed for these many years in Europe and America. If the madame should happen to be in the neighborhood of fifty-two years of age, she certainly puts the two before the five when playing her violin. The extreme delicacy of expression, warmth and beauty of tone, and vigor of execution are unimpaired. What is more delightful than her playing of the "Last Rose of Summer." What more perfect in execution than the difficulties of Paganini's "Witches Dance?" To be sure that costume did not possess the charm of her playing and detracted somewhat; but I presume we must
become familiar with the eccentricities of the French dress-maker, as well as their successes,(as evidenced in Miss Methot's beautiful costume,) if we wish to have our delight in one art unimpaired by evidences of a lack of taste in another. Next to the celebrated violinist the artist who gave us the most pleasure was the tenor, Mr. Douglas,—a wonderfully sympathetic voice, well trained, associated with a fine presence and an excellent selection of songs. Miss Methot pleased greatly when she was in Lawrence before with Rermenyi, and she added to her laurels by her beautiful singing this time, although evidently suffering from a cold. And by the way, the artists all complained of the cold room, while at the same time they expressed their delight at the appreciation of the audience, and the fine piano placed at their disposal. Mr. Wesley, the pianist, was especially pleased, and so was the audience with his playing. The opening Liszt number was faultlessly interpreted, and although Chopin suffered in the rendering of his hackneyed waltz, nevertheless he was redeemed in the playing of the ballade. Mr. Wesley is one of the best pianists we have ever heard here, but as an accompanist he cannot compare with Mr. Scharf of the Musin Company.
We congratulate the Lecture Bureau upon this success. We would all gladly pay our dollar again for another "extra" like that of the Urso Concert Company.
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