Charity Concert

A card announcing the withdrawal of Antoinette Sterling because of severe sickness.

“This concert was given last night by a number of ladies of the Methodist Episcopal Church for charitable purposes. The hall was pretty well filled and encores were numerous. Miss Kellogg and Mlle. Tedesca were the principal attractions. The exquisite voice of the former lighted up the vocal part with a brilliancy which covered up certain shortcomings and disappointments in that department, and encores were demanded and redemanded of her in quick succession. Mlle. Tedesca’s artistic and expressive violin playing  formed the principal feature of the instrumental programme. Mrs. Mixsell made a decided success, and displayed more talent than the bill gave her credit for—that of being an amateur soprano. The other assistants were:--Messrs. Colby, Leggat, W. F. Johnston, Hall, Martinez and Ghislani Durand. The absence of Miss Sterling and the indisposition of Mr. Leggat necessitated some changes in the programme. But the main attractions were Miss Kellogg and Mlle. Tedesca.” 

“The charity concert at Steinway Hall last evening was very numerously attended. A liberal programme was offered, and an unusual appreciation of its attractiveness took the shape of an applause which extended its limits to an almost inordinate extent. Several well-known artists co-operated in the entertainment. Miss Kellogg sang the rondo from ‘La Sonnambula,’ Graham’s ballad of ‘Farewell,’ Perring’s ‘Beware,’ and a little composition of Sarmiento, (to which she supplied the accompaniment) with a fidelity and ease which we are not likely to hear excelled. Mrs. Norton, appearing in the stead of an absent artist, delivered with much taste and skill, and, in spite of a nervousness which she could not conceal, the ‘O Mio Fernando,’ from ‘La Favorita,’ and ‘Il Segreto per Esser Felice.’ Mrs. Mixsell’s voice is rather thin for so large a place, but it was shown to advantage by thoroughly good management of a cavatina from ‘Il crociata,’ Dr. Durant, (in the stead of Mr. Leggett,) Mr. Gustavus A. Hall, Mr. Martinez, and Mlle. Fernanda Tedesca were also listened to during the evening, the clever young violinist last named contributing one of Spohr’s concertos and a caprice by Vieuxtemps, to the bill.”