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Show Tbe Concert. The conctrt, last evening, was no", a financial buccese, thsre being hut a j small attendance. Tbe entertain Iment, however, wng very meritorious and deserving of a much larger audience than was present. Miss Sherwin is unquestionably a fice singer, pos.-esses a fine soprano vuicr of rich quality and great volume and ccmpaes, which . she controls witn admirable skiil. Sne has evideutly bad considerable cultivation, and Das enough goud, sound sense to apply the cultivation properly. Her appearance ap-pearance on the atrtge is very lady-like and modest, aud Bhe makes a very good impression. She gave tbe impression im-pression that in operatic singing eke would display her abilities to much greater advantage. However, she won many friends and will draw, much better next lime. Mrs. Murtha Porteoua is the possessor of a remarbably eweet eoprano voice, full and clear on the higher notes, but hardly stroug enough on some of the lower ones. She' fully ehared tbe applause and admiration of the evening even-ing and each eong - was heartily encored. The lady is certainly an exceptionally fine ballad Binger, and with cultivation will improve greatly, and become a star vocalist. Mr. McAllister did not do as well as we have known him to do, yet he did well Hia solo is a diffiouit one, und he has had such a short time in which to get it up, that tho wonder is be did so well. Mr. S'.evenB has a sweet and pleasing voice, but he is inclined to be throaty, which detracio from the pleasure he would otherwise aflord. One of the gems of the evening eve-ning was tbe duet "Holy Mother," from "Maritaua," sung by Miss Sherwin and Miss Olsen, the latter lady appearing to excellent advantage with the prima donna. On the whole, ihe concert was only unsatisfactory from the fact that tho audience was small. |