Society was marked on Monday night by The renssoence of the Poitbarmoale really excellent concert, so good an! open it that the highest hopes for the fature of the Bociety may be justly entertained. The Lyceum was filled by an audience studiously attentive, so that not a note was lost, critical, and whole-hearted in its applause. The orchestra was remarkably strong in the strings and admirably balanced; the wind was not, quite, strong as was expected, g to unfortunate accidents almost at the Inst moment. The very trying weather was lo for changes in the vocal music, Mr, Moyer having to sing for Mr, Fits-Henry, and Mra. Mouser moat kindly undertaking at very short notice to replace Mrs. Sheldon. The orchestra, most siily coneleted by Mr. Valensa, began the first part with Beethoven's First Symphony in C major, the four movements of which were given with complete success. Wosterhout's quaintly pretty "Ronde d'Amour" was given by the orchestra to close the first part, and it was played with s delicacy and brilianoy that were enchanting. In the second the orchestra opened with Men-masterpiece, " Heimkebr aus der Fromde," another te sn900es, ing piece ¥. Thorne
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