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• MANAYUNH (PA).CBRONICLE AND
ADVERTISER.
A melody bath, healing, strengthening, renewing;
was•the concert by the Fisk- Jubilee Singers at Tem-
•perance Hall on Thursday evening. Over and over
selections were given worth the -entire price of ,admis-
sign.. ..:.. Encore followed encore, and the
responseswerepronipt, gracious, and in excellent taste:
Just to sit and revel in that entrancing music dispelled
the wonder that the' foremost cities of two continents
give them ' the, highest'. commendations,'- and that
crowned heads' have, listened with tearful delight
to their singing. Each voice almost- 'phenomenally
sweet and mellow, the. combination seems as perfect'
and enthralling; as anything human can be. There is
no Singers 'rely
solelnion the sterhnss' eutt of tl Th camp Meeting,
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songs and "spirituals," and herein lies their strength,
May they go on conquering and to conquer.
June 8, 1883:-.,-. 1
. LETTERS "FRO -M' THE PE' OPLE..
The Fisk Jubilee Singers have sung:in-my church
for several 'sriceessiive_ years, and • every year 'with`
growing acceptance. The pieces •which they render,
like the consecrated hymns of the church, never wear
Out...We comic their annual concert as the great
treat of the year,' and think the year could hardly he,
complete without it.
Personally, I regard their singing as a help heaven-
ward ;' never. have I had the Saoaonr and his great
redemptive ,wort: brought more: `vividly before me.,
The history of this troupe, the triumphs they have
Won, are among ttie wonders of otter -wonderful day,
and will live in' the mentor of man so Jon `there
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is'a pen and a faithful hand left to record them.
JAMES B. SHAW,
Pastor: of the Brick. Church,
- Rochester, N Y.
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leading baso, has a voiceof won ei£ul compass, and
e lower rlhe was singing,
when in,-diyr notes, it seem
away -down in his boots, so to spear. i 1lis-solo,s alone
were worth the Price of:admission ''• ' any lover, of
vocal' music: -
A1'61'5).1883. ,...._
PHILADELPHIA INQ,UIR'�.Yic 4
Notwithstanding the 'very great number ofntusical
entertainments" which 'leave been' crowded into the
cast few 'months there -was alar e audience at'\the '
Academ. of Music ;last eveningto, hear the w 1-;
known .and favorite , group of Vcalists who, undo •
the title of the Fisk;.Jubilee Singers, have had their
written and spoken in two continents.',The
romantic history of these, singers, their humble begin-. o
ningsand theirastonishingsuccess, are no- longer novel -
ties. ' But the .freshness of their sweet, true and pure
yoices'seems always new:•
May, r8, 1883.
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The Fisk Jubilee Singers have just closed another
series of four concerts in the .First Congregational'
Church. •We always ive them a hearty
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and Many of the choicest people in ,the. city are,
su re.to'hear thein Foriurely:spiritual impressions
no troupe of singers, probably, ever were more sac=
cessful. They have •endured', also, the:: severest.
Musical criticism. So long as' they continue to -Sing
the gospel of 'freed'om; :civil and religious, They will
have, ,a' work': to do in., -their own and'' other lands: •
They have been phenomenal people ; the true "sue-
•cessors of those who sang with Moses' arid Miriam
after the crossing of the,Red Sea', ; and standing, can
we butsee it, between them and those who sing'"the
song of the redeemed beyond the sea of death. _ `.
J. 1'. RANKIN,:
. ; - Pastor ist Cong. Ch., _'
1883. Washington, D. C.
The Fisk` Jubilee. Singers gave a concert in my.
church. (IIeddingMethodist Episcopal, Elinira,N.Y.)
'April 16, 1883. . We gave them a crowd -. and they-
gave us such harmony; of which. I never expect to
hear better until I reach heaven. '
Very truly' -
Y S HARD
- Pastor,
GALLOWAY ADVORTISER,'.STRANRAER,'.,
• SCOTLAND.:
It is impos"sible describe the charm of their'
• singing. It most b toiled to be understood. Not
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only are their voices exceedingly' fine and of amazing
flexibility'; notonly do" they Steep time With such
rigid exactness that the. voices blend -as if they all:,
came
cae from one individual ;.but . in their... case the;;,
music is the'outfow of the heart -the fervent expres-:
signs of the feelings of'the soul.' At times their voices
sink into. a strain of sGft moving tenderness ; then
break' out into a •deep plaintive wail ; and suddenly'
Chan geinto a lend burst of exulting triumph: '
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THE BALTIMORE DAILY NEWS
A good audience attended the openuig concert of
the. Fisk :Jubilee Singers at the MiasonreTemple last
night': and listened to one of,the'best efforts'in negro.
melody thatihas ever been given -in this city....
The, members, ;:some eleven in 'number; appeared
on, the, stage dressed very neatly` but plainly ; and-a-
more refined `company it would be difficult to meet �'
was,clone in -that--
,with.' _'_-:.The-singing t i
able manner m which, only • the- colored ',man- call
sing, and which` the New York Times so well'explained'
by saying :. "The secret is the melodies.'they sing •'
are-tlrersongs of their,captiv,ity.. -
May' IO, 1883..
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.. THE :CARBONDALE LEADER.
•Carbondal'e'.had the tandest musical treat i•
;: n its
history; at the entertainment. uiven.,bythe Fisk Uni-
versityJubilee-,Singers, last'rhuisilay evening .There
is something about the personnel of - this troupe that is; .
extremely captivating; and at the first sound their
voices in song' die. audience is ,entranced. - The hal-. -
mon},is won -d rful The story of these
singers in Mel huiiilil'e':zncl"clespise-lr origin, their
perseveranceundl r extreme-difliculties,'their rapid
progresin knowledge, and phenomenal: success m
building up a fine educational institution; •exceeds in
interest the,mos{thrilling romance:
.June i5, 1883.
ELMIRA, (N.Y.) DAILY GAZETTE AND FREE
- IIeddmg Church was crowded ;last evening with a
refined audience, who listened to the Fisk Jubilee;
Singers . ;' They have visited Elmua:'three`
times before, but were _never received:more,crdially,
than last evening.. Their songs, -though haring,
'become familiar"since' they began singing them, leave
lost nine -of :their 'sweetness, and -the voices of the
Singers retain all' their richness, .while they seem, toMANS
liave'gained it1'culture: There -,vas -never-
heard in Elmira a deeper, stronger, grander bass
voice than that of F. J Loudin; tliemusical'director:
• "Old 1 olks at' FIome" could not have been More
beautifully tendered,- ;seemingly, than.it was 'byMiss
Jennie,Jackson,. who has a powerful soprano voice.. '
April 17, 1883•
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PLTERBoR6', Jan. 14th; 1883.
/hiss M. L. L'aee ctsc'er, : •- '
: DRARMADAM,=Please pardon the liberty. I have
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taken in addressing you.. Like Tennyson,
• "I would that my lips could utter.
' The thoughts that arise in me ", •
Last. Thursday evening I enjoyed, for the third:
dine, the high ,privilege -and unalloyed, pleasure of
listening to your.company;• and a strong desire arose
in my heart to say ` Thank you personally for the
intense 'gratification received. :•'I have never heard,
anything which -so stirred every fibre of my "being. •
Very sincerely -yours,
•
TORONTO GLOBE.
1' ISIC,JUBILEE'SINCsERS.—The.reappeaiance of the
Jubilee, Singers last evening at- Shaftesbury' Hall was
greetedby so large an audience' that• even standing
•room was at a'premlutn. '.The selections given on the
occasion were but little varied from those rendered to
large -audiences with such acceptance on their recent
visit; andthe pleasure confer' ed. by the sublime art= c
lessness of their musre;."judging. by. the degree, or-
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enthusiasm evoked, was still greater.. than argon any '
previous appearance before a Toronto audience. It
.is not difficult to "account for this undiminished feeling
of interest 1Viiisie i;'ushirg from thr, heart, free as •
il'Joalisa notes f tbucy'lr})ons eiicchoits canrho tech'
i 1 inlays. aw 1 e a iesl c t
ey ..find -their
fiords •of feeling,aiid s mpathics wh• ich,.
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proper expressioiurithc haunbm• es_Atsound.. .. _
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ALBION SATURDAY CHRONICLE
•' Bordwell Hall was filled with a delighted .and en-
thusiastic audience last -'Saturday evening, on the
occasion 'of :the. Fisk' University. Jubilee Singers
concert.... We can safely.say that we believe no more
satisfied audience ever assembled' in Albion. The
very first piece, Steal• Away to Jesus,' with "The.
Lords •Prayer;?^captivated every ear., At the conclu`-,
sion of each number on the programme the spacioas:
• hall rang with "applause, and nearly every; selection
. was most 'heartily. encored. Misses Mattie Law-
rence; Georgia Cordon and Minnie Tate` are worthy.
. ' of special •notice, for their voices are rich, -grand, a.'id•
highly cultivated. Messrs. C. W. Payne and. Geo.
Barrett 'carried their `parts in' a most' .adiiiirable
manner.
_ t1LBION N.�Y March- �1 188'.
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SL.NECA FAtis, N.Y., April', 27; 1883..• ' •
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DEAR SIR,-,, . Cur '-people cannot say
enough in Praise .of your entertainment, and many
have asked me`to try and, get you to come'again. ',
' give -me Cor�neel season, asa
'Don't. fail togNov.
ricked -fa l to-
packed ',alts you'here. " ' ' -
, Yours, --truly,
ROIIERT C. WAYNE:
EAST SAGINAW MORNING HERALD.'` '•
Never in -the musical- history 'of this, city has an
audience gone ,, home- so' universally pleased . with .the
entire programme as'.that wliic`h; left the Fisk Jubilee
Singers'concert last night. In attem ptin to describe•
theirsin m we Ire confronted•with another difficult
t g• g g attempting Y,
—it cant be described, and can only be conceived by
• being heard. It is a :"thing of and by itself, weird;
strange and thrilling, at `times irresistibly'droll and
funny, but'often'cr swetstet than the harmonies which
are heard, in nisi" -- ch)ldl ood, of home and
heaven. T -A � r S`rio "classic, but if their
• absolute p t iCf t ,-w 4nunity1 of style_ and CX-
quisite expres�ston, are not f hjsts;Tiigliest ,on, it is
useless to look4urther. s a
THE DAYTON DAILY DEMOCRAT.
Music Ilall was packed last night' from parrloette
to gallery -with •people', to hear the jubilee' ,Singers.'
The music of -these 'eo ile is of such a. eculiar and,
well-known character- that:. h re i. • no need
.. l l s p to attempt-
to describe it .in w rd '� . Every voice of the,
Jubilee Singers seems to -have peen attuned to pathos .
and saturated with the tears of, yes,/,,;,,�Z„lrcl,a„lJij y,
make a music as unu`ihe tnat'o ,lie, usualTminstrelsy "
of their own race as itis different. 'from� t ofetl}, '
white brethren, jt:,� .ilteakA�wayalto, J `u and# ? e"
shall Walk fge:, oil * rne<c' ,aa ey x1arejolsgni§ife Alone '
they would>idakO.,an i preserve �a:wide Irppta bli for
the singers
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EXTRACTS.,. FROM THE PRESS -
MOUNT MORRIS UNION.
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The entertain'inent given by the Fisk'' University
Jubilee Singers, in Livingstone' Hall, last -.Tuesday
;evening, drew the largest audience that we have seen
in:the hall for a long time: To speak of
the entertainment, it is needless to say that the audi-
ence was completely carried away with the vocal
music, - so sweetly produced by.. this company of
colored singers,' who were -repeatedly and loudly
April, 188-2. r
encored. F. J. Louder, the director and
March 7t1h, rp88
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