Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 147, 11 March 1891 — MUSICAL REPORTING. [ARTICLE]

MUSICAL REPORTING.

ton of ip;n©rnace is a dangerouK thing, Aftd di"inkii?g deep makes dunces drivel sliag. The horse-reporter on the mor,ning paper illuminates a eolumn with the most trashy drivel that it has ever "been eur misfortune to wade through. Pabsing over about a dozen paragraps, eaeh of whieh is a gem in its j way, we eome upen the following which',as a supreme effort at"paintjng 4he Lillev" must have cost * him the rupture of a blood vessel in the upper "mußicianly" regi?ter; u Mr. .T. Borges lead with his violin, and there is no doubt of his ability as a violinist. He plaved threughout in a most musicianly manner." This beatā Josh Bil- " lings, essay on the mule, and rejninds us af a havseed—in another land--who leaned over the frontcirele of a theater, while the ballet shivered jelly-fashion on fat fantastic feet, to enquire, "what is the dance Mister;" tl That,"said wejudicially "is the eow-heol gavotte/ and he was satisfied. Everv one present could.see that Mr. J. Borges didn't lead with a frying-pan, and absentees would appreciāte tbe assurance whieh we give, that the leading violinist is a virtmm of a high order ■■ of talent. The Advertiser man may bave an artistic eye for whitewashing a fence, or an ear for the music of a packsaddle jackass whieh he could no doubt drive and feel at home on thejob; but for heavens sake, and for the sake of. a fairly educated <'onamunity possessīng nerves, save iis from the rack of torture in his quill, our constitutions can't stand j it. — It is a mistake to insist: on the ru ctition ©f parts of an opera. '•Travatore" is a love storv full of rornance, whieh in the unb£pkcn -equence of its recital is delightful; biic in treating the several songs as so manv nuinbcra of a concrrt uie ehann of continuity is mueh im])?.ired. Morever, the strain on īsonora for instance in the "Waltz So ng/' and others. is very severe oii repetition. In the leading theatres of Europe encores of opera are but rarely permUted. Miss Gamille Mouri possjesses a voice «f power and flexibiljty and clear in its upper whieh with a good stage presence and natural pathos cqmbine to produce an actress of merit, who succeeds in captivating and charrw)ng her audience. As Manrico y Mr. Stantini proved himself an artist of a high order, and takingthe company as a whole they stand as Lvric i»riists, the best that have visited ns and we have no doubt our rcfined musical instincts wil} prove ©ur appreciation, and reward enterprise.