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Word: duet (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1870-1879
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...last year with the triumph of this, we feel that too much praise cannot be given to the patience, skill, and good taste of Mr. Deane, the leader. The absence of the Glee Club was severely felt, though the orchestral parts of the programme were agreeably supplemented by the duet and solos of Messrs. Babcock and Morse...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE PIERIAN CONCERT. | 3/23/1877 | See Source »

Love's passionate duet...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MY CHOICE. | 12/4/1876 | See Source »

...make up" of Siebel, "pretty page with the dimpled chin," was astonishingly good; while his acting and singing were a complete success. The part of Dame Martha was also taken at short notice, and was both acted and sung to perfection. The duet of Martha and Mephistopheles was encored, and was one of the best features of the performance. The Knickerbocker chorus was intended (we have since been informed) to represent a combination of all the late schemes for "Dress Reform." The effect was certainly startling, but we fear that the dress was not entirely understood by the audience...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THEATRICALS IN AID OF THE H. U. B. C. | 5/5/1876 | See Source »

...rendered by Mr. Bowditch in a particularly happy manner, and was one of the best pieces of the evening. The scene of the meeting between Box and Cox was acted with much spirit, and the burning desire to do one another bodily injury was vigorously portrayed in the duet which followed. The Serenade between the two was a decided hit, and the audience and the audience was completely overpowered by the fascinating manner in which Mr. Bowditch manipulated his opera(hat)ic accordion, and by the proficiency, together with the wonderful delicacy of touch, which Mr. Gray exhibited in playing...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THEATRICALS. | 3/10/1876 | See Source »

...cello solo and the piano duet were honored with encores. Both the vocal soloists were well received. Mr. Babcock's profound and sympathetic voice raised a furor, which, some one said, reminded him of the reception of artists in Italy...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE CONCERT. | 6/19/1874 | See Source »

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