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THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.
jealous disposition, and they are too stupid to recognize the whole manoeuvre
as a managerial trick, based on old, traditional business principles. They
feel neglected, they immediately consider their reputation and prospects at
stake, and do not refrain from denouncing their own manager to reporters,
whom they meet either occasionally or intentionally. Then they bemoan
and bewail their fate, and the reporter really thinks that they are the most
injured mortals he ever saw in his life. The artists of fame are injudicious,
because they forget the beginning of their own career, when they were
unknown to the world, and could not rely either on reputation or talent.
Then their manager did to them what Mr. Mapleson does to the members of
his company. That he cannot succeed in making a lasting reputation,
except for those who really have talent, is the artists' fault, or the under-
standing of the public has gone beyond any managerial tricks. Anyhow,
it is worth trying, and the gallant Colonel follows common business
principles in protecting those who need this protection the most. Even the
foremost newspapers in Chicago are severe on Mapleson, and call his reper-
toire a shabby one. In a season of two weeks he gave them old, light operas
of the Italian school, with the exception of "Lohengrin," "Mefistofele,"
and "Don Giovanni." What shall we say in New York? Our fall season
lasted ten weeks, and we had neither "Don Giovanni," nor "Lohengrin."
Are they not really injudicious in Chicago to make so many complaints?
March 5th, 1881.
MUSICAL NOTES.
AT HOME.
The Comley-Barton Company began a season of "Olivette " perform-
ances on Monday, Feb. 28th, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
A concert was given at St. Stephen's Church, in East Twenty-eight street,
on Sunday, Feb. 20th, which was of great interest. In addition to the usual
choir, a number of solo singers took part. Rossini's Stabat Mater was the
principal work performed.
The organ of the St. Vincent Ferrar Church, which is to be removed to
the Seventh Regiment Armory for the May Musical Festival, was exhibited
by Mr. Bonn at a recital on Tuesday evening, Feb. 22.
A new concert hall was inaugurated on Sunday, Feb. 20th, at Eighth
avenue and Fifty-fourth street. The name of the new place is the Manhattan
Concert Hall.
Mr. S. Liebling has been the soloist at the Gilmore concerts at Koster
& Bial's place.
Manager Neuendorff is preparing a German version of Audran's " Oli-
vette " for the Germania Theatre.
THE NEW YORK MUSIC FESTIVAL.
The combined rehearsals of the six sections of the May Festival Chorus
r
I ^HE names of the soloists engaged and the programmes of the Music take place every two weeks, and regular practice by the several sections is
_L Festival to be given in the Seventh Eegiment Armory during the first kept up during the intervals. The work in active rehearsal at present is
week of next May were made known by the Festival Committee. The prin- Berlioz's "Requiem."
cipal singers will be Mme. Gerster and Mrs. Imogene Brown, sopranos;
Mr. Franz Rummel is to perform the " Saint-Saens Concerto," No. 2, at
Miss Annie Louise Cary and Miss Emily "Winant, contraltos; Sign or Campa-
nini and Mr. Theodore J. Toedt, tenors; Herr Georg Henschel, Messrs. M. the concert of March 5th of the Symphony Society, while Mr. Rafael
W. Whitney, Franz Eemmertz, It. S. Stoddard and Adolph Sohst, basses. Joseffy will play the "Schumann Concerto" for the first time at the next
Dr. Damrosch will be the musical director and conductor. The programmes concert of the Philharmonic Society.
are appended. The sale of tickets is to commence on the 21st of March.
The opera festival of the Cincinnati College of Music closed on Satur-
Subscription tickets for all seven performances, admitting one with a day night, Feb. 26th, with the seventh performance. The total attendance
reserved seat, are to be $10. Single admission, $1; with reserved seats for at the seven performances was 33,000. The total receipts were $60,000.
the evening $1 extra, and for the aftei'noon 50 cents extra. A large number
Her Majesty's opera company will give one week of opera at the Boston
of private boxes are to be disposed of for an extra charge, according to the
Theatre, commencing April llth.
seating capacity, and holding from three to six persons.
First concert—Tuesday evening, May 3.—" Dettingen TeDeum," for
Miss Cary closes her season with Mapleson April 8. The 15th she will
solos, quartette, chorus, orchestra and organ, Handel; "The Tower of sing in the Passion Musio in Boston; the 20th at Mr. Peck's benefit; 22d and
Babel," sacred opera, for solos, chorus, orchestra and organ, A. Bubenstein. 23d for the Philharmonic society in Brooklyn. She will also appear at the
Second concert—Wednesday evening, May 4.—"Festival Overture," for New York and Chicago festivals.
orchestra and organ, L. Damrosch; " Grand Requiem," for tenor solo, cho-
Mendelssohn's unfinished oratorio, " Christus," and Mann's " Magnifi-
rus, grand orchestra, and four additional orchestras, H. Berlioz; "Kaiser-
cat" and " Nunc Dimittis" were performed at a special musical service on
march," for orchestra and chorus, R. Wagner.
Third concert—Friday evening, May 6.—" The Messiah," for solos, cho- the evening of Feb. 27th in St. John's Chapel, Varick street.
rus, orchestra and organ, Handel.
Mr. G. Clayette, first cornet of the French Opera Company's orchestra,
Fourth concert—Saturday evening, May 7.—Overture"and'Selections, for is certainly a gentleman whose good fortune many persons will envy. He
solos, chorus and orchestra, from '' Die Meistersinger von Nuernberg, R. bought a half ticket in the Louisiana State Lottery, which drew a prize of
Wagner; "Ninth Symphony," for solos, quartette, chorus and orchestra, $30,000; his share is $15,000.
Beethoven.
A performance of "Pinafore " was given on Thursday, Feb. 24, by ama-
First Afternoon Concert—Wednesday, May 4.—Overture, "Olympia," teurs in Cumberland, Md., for the benefit of the poor of that town. The
Spontini; Duo, for soprano and contralto, from " Guilio Csesare," Handel; Academy of Music was crowded, and the principal performers were heartily
(a) "Sigismund's Love Song," tenor solo, (b) "Ride of the Walkyries," applauded. The cast was as follows: Sir Joseph Porter, Mr. Zack Laney;
orchestra, from "Die Walkuere," R. Wagner; Solo for contralto, "La Cap- Capt. Corcoran, Mr. Ernest Shriver; Ralph Rackslraw, Mr. J. L. Thomas;
tive," II. Berlioz; "Symphony " in C minor, No. 5, Beethoven.
Dick Deadeye, Mr. Wm. L. Morgan; Dill Bobstay, Mr. F. G. Wilhelmi; Tom
SECOND AFTERNOON CONCERT—THURSDAY MAY 5.—Prelude, for organ Bowlin, Mr. S. W. Schofield; Bob Beckel, Mr. J. J. Derr; Tom Tucker, Mas-
solo; Overture, " Euryanthe," C. M. von Weber; Solo for contralto, Gluck; ter Stanley Everstine; Marine, Mr. W. E.Turner; Josephine, Miss Mamie
" Folksong," from " Norse Suite," Op. 22, A. Hamerick; Scherzo, for orches- McSherry; Hebe, Miss Belle Hetzel; Little Buttercup, Miss Sarah Thomas.
tra, solo for soprano, F. L. Ritter; Overture, " Midsummer Night's Dream," The orchestra was under the able management of Prof. M. L. Wiesel.
Mendelssohn; Septet, for three tenors and four bases, from Tannhauser,"
The Mozart Club, of New London, Conn., gave their fourth concert this
R.Wagner; "Rokoczy March," H. Berlioz.
Third Afternoon Concert—Saturday May 7.—Toccata, in F, for orchestra season at Allyn Hall, New London, on Wednesday evening, Feb. 23, 1881,
and organ, J. S. Bach; " Alia Trinita," hymn of fifteenth century, for female assisted by Mr. Hermann Brandt, of New York, and the English Glee Club.
voices, sung without accompaniment by 1,000 young ladies and 250 boys; The programme was as follows: W. A. Mozart, trio for piano, violin and
Chorus, from " Paradise and Peri," sung by 1,200 young ladies and 250 boys, violoncello, Messrs, Chappell, Brandt and Washburn. John Stafford Smith,
with orchestral accompaniment, R. Schumann; Scene from "Romeo and Glee, English Glee Club. H. Vieuxtemps, Ballade and Polonaise de Con-
Juliet," for violoncello obligato and grand orchestra, O. B. Boise; Duo, for cert, for violin solo, Mr. H. Brandt. Sigismund Thalberg, Grand Fanfe isie
soprano and contralto, solo for tenor and solo quartet, from the "Requiem," on themes from "La Sonnambula" for piano solo, Mr. C. S. Elliot, a. R.
Verdi; Chorus, "The Messengers of Peace," from " Rienzi," for soprano solo, Spofforth, Glee, b. R. F. S. Stevens, Glee, English Glee Club. Franz Schu-
tenor solo, orchestra and chorus of 1,200 young ladies and 250 boys, R. bert, "La Serenade," arranged for violoncello solo, Mr. C. F. Washburn.
Wagner; " Les Preludes," symphonic poem, F. Liszt.
a. L. Van Beethoven, Romanze, b. Henri Wieniawski, Legende for violin
solo, Mr. H. Brandt. F. Mendelssolm-Bartholdy, Overture to Shakespeare's
SMABT MINNIE !—English exchanges report that Miss Minnie Hauk ha3 " Midsummer Night's Dream," arranged for piano, 4 hands, violin and vio-
several engagements in England, and has not yet decided whether to return loncello, Mozart Club.
to America next May or not. The real meaning of this is that Miss Hauk
The place of Henry Eyre Browne, the regular organist of Plymouth
tried her best to get an offer for the Music Festival in May, but it seems Church, was filled Sunday, Feb, 27, by Frederic Archer, who recently came
that the committee has not sent a final answer yet, consequently she lias not to this country from England.' After the morning service a meeting of the
yet decided. That she offered her services, through friends in this city, is Music Committee of the ehurch was held, and Mr. Beecher stated that he
beyond doubt, although we are sure to see our statement denied. In such wished to secure the services of Mr. Archer for the ensuing year to succeed
case we shall publish names, to set all doubts at rest.
Mr. Browne, who has played in Plymouth Church since John Zundol was
BRAVE ANNIE LOUISE !—Miss Cary is a good-hearted, fearless girl; she is made organist emeritus, about four years ago. It was with surprise that
one of those few members of the Italian Opera Troupe who dont care a snap Mr. Beecher's views were received in the Music Committee, and H. B. Claff-
for the troupe, the manager, or Her Majesty. Miss Cary, if she has some- lin, John B. Hutchinson and others of the committee opposed the change.
thing to say, speaks her mind, and cannot be easily frightened off by menac- After considerable discussion, however, Mr. Beecher's views prevailed and
ing gestures. She knows that Mapleson needs her, consequently she can be Mr. Archer was elected organist. His engagement will begin May 1. It
independent. It will be remembered that a lawyer in St. Louis a few weeks is reported that Mr. Browne refused an engagement in one of the Methodist
. ago sued Col. Mapleson for refusing to sell him certain seats in the theatre churches in Brooklyn only two weeks ago. Miss Hattie L. Simms, the lead-
on the morning of the opening of the sale. Several of the artists were sub- ing soprano of the choir in Plymouth Church, has refused to renew her en-
pcened as witnesses, among whom Annie Louise Cary. This lady at once gagement to sing there.
spoke about the tricks of the trade, about the bad custom of managers in not
The directors of the Metropolitan Opera Housa Company held a meet-
handing over a clean diagram to the public, and in spite of Mr. Charles ing on the morning of Feb. 28, to consider the various sites for the new
Mapleson's frowning at her, she continued to unburden her mind in frank Opera House, According to one of the persons present no site was selected.
and unmistakable terms. Finally she told Mapleson: " Better tell the truth With regard to the stock which, from $600,000 had been increased to
and be done with it." As if Mapleson ever had dealt in that article! But $1,500,000, it was said that the subscriptions had been completed and the
Cary came out bravely, and did honor to her country. The New England entire amount had been paid in.
girl comes from a stock which was not afraid of Col. Mapleson's ancestors a
The first rehearsal for the fifth concert of the Brooklyn Philharmonic
hundred years ago. This fearlessness has remained in the veins of the family.
Society was announced to take place on Friday afternoon, March 4. Mr.
Mr. Schreiner will be the conductor of the band at Long Beach next Henschel was to sing twice. The orchestral works, under the direction of
summer, with the cornetist Hoch; Mr. Gilmore will conduct the music again Mr. Theodore Thomas, were to be Haydn's symphony in B flat No. 8, Schu-
at Manhattan Beach, with Mr. Emerson as cornetist, Mr. Levy going to bert's unfinished symphony in E minor, and selections from Schumann and
Brighton Beach.
Berlioz,