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Show The orean was not exactly in tune. I ;oniderabIc wheezLDPsa being observed . in the bass notes. The contralto voice , in the chorus was aUo slightly affected, : and occasionally glanced off into a I shriil falsetto pipe. The has voice , did very well, but in one or two intan- 1 ! ecs raped suniewhaf. The principal feature ol the iimtir.ee, ; however, was the s'rm;n of .Mr. ' who t-vuk I'm-his t"(t a v-r:-e from lto-, lto-, man--, whi.-h ivud: 'I!;it now 1 am , j goii:g tu -i-T n-i!i :n l.i minister to the , I saint-.' Tins allusion tu .Jerusalem I mu-t l.o a ini-ial.1. He evidently in- 1 I tended to .--ay Lake, as there is where l!;'L miIms liwdl. Reporter.) He handled his text quite skillfully, I and talked about the saints and the river Jordan in a very beautiful tyle. II is voice, however, is not under good control, and his knowledge of elocution is superficial. While he docs ; not 'tear a pa ion into tatters,' he i oeeleets to be boi.-tcrouswhere it would be effective, tie spoke his piece with- out. even niMug his audience to the ! applauding pitch. He ought to have 1 a few judicious elaijuers scattered among the auditors. The performance concluded with another gieo or round by the chorus. 1 luring the singing the ticket taker, who had been absent from the door when we entered, went round and collected (ho admission fee from those who had failed to pay at the door. The greater portion, however, had paid when they entered, or at least we infer so, from the fact that they gave nothing to the ticket taker. Oregon JJulleliii. |