Venue(s):
Dodworth's Hall
Price: $1.00
Performance Forces:
Instrumental, Vocal
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
24 August 2012
“Signor Clementi's Soiree Music at Dodworth Hall.—In spite of the inclement weather last night Professor Clementi had a full audience at Dodworth Hall. He introduced one of his pupils, Miss Sallie Reber, as the star of the evening. This lady is very young and quite pretty. She cannot be more than fifteen or sixteen years of age. She has a very sweet voice, and sings with ease and confidence. By cultivating her voice and improving her method, so as to get out of the psalm singing style so common to concert singers, she may become a star indeed. Another of Mr. Clementi’s pupils, whose name was not given, sang an aria from Puritani with excellent effect. She has undoubtedly the elements of a first class singer. Mme. M. Bouligny, a New Orleans lady, now a professor of music and singing in New York, is evidently thorough in her profession. We have rarely heard anything so charming as this lady’s singing. She has a rich, sweet, and powerful mezzo soprano voice, which she manages like a true artist. As this lady has been under the necessity of emerging from private life to a professional one, the managers of our musical entertainments ought to see her fine talent be not lost to the public. She deserves great success. Mr. Clementi and the basso, Mr. Weinlich, acquitted themselves well. The singers were loudly encored, showing that this first of Signor Clementi’s soirees musicale was decidedly successful.”
“Miss Reber’s concert, at Dodworth Hall, was very largely attended, notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather. The young lady has a voice of excellent quality and of fair compass; of the whole extent of it, however, we could not judge, as the selection we heard was of but limited range. She has been well taught, and sings with grace and ease, and promises well for the future.
Mr. A.H. Pease, the pianist, was announced, but did not appear. His place was supplied by Mr. Frank Gilder, who received the honor of an encore for his first piece, which he played gracefully and correctly. He has a delicate and sympathetic touch and executes cleanly. Mr. Weinlich sang Schubert’s ‘Wanderer,’ and would have been more successful had he sung less nasily. Miss Reber was also assisted by Mdlle. Bouligny and Mr. Clementi, the instructor of Miss Reber.”