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May 5th, 1881.
THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.
MUSICAL
AT HOME.
CHAT.
Ill
money to found a musical college. "A man," he said, " who cared nothing
for melody, and never knew the difference between 'Old Hundred'and
Yankee Doodle!' " "If he could have looked forward a few years," said the
Surrogate, " and known what lively music the effort to prove his will would
cause, he might have had a keen appreciation of it."
In Philadelphia for the week ending April 23d, both the Mapleson and
Beauplan Operas failed to attract profitable houses.
The Cecilian Society gave Handel's "Judas Maccabeus " at the Academy
of Music, on April 28th, under the direction of Mr. Michael H. Cross.
A second meeting of the gentlemen interested in perfecting an associa-
tion to take charge of the musical festival to be given in this city in 18 ^2
under the oonductorship of Mr. Theodore Thomas was held on the evening
of April 29th at the Windsor Hotel in this city. The organization was formed
under the title of the Musical Festival Society, and the following officers
were elected:—President, George William Curtis; Vice-Presidents, Cyrus
W. Field and H. G-. Marquand; Secretary, B. T. Frothingham; Treasurer,
ABROAD.
Joseph W. Drexel. At the formal meeting held on Tuesday night the directors
were chosen, as follows:—Fred. D. Blake, William R. Bunker, Frederick
Minnie Hauk has been singing in Switzerland.
Cromwell, George William Curtis, Joseph W. Drexel, John D. Elwell, B. T.
It is said that a monument is to be erected in Darmstadt to the famous
Frothiugham, Dr. N. G. Gerster, Isaac Henderson, Jr.; J. Otis Hoyt, Daniel
H. Lindley, Domet Lord, Jr.; Seth Low, Joseph Lyman, E. L. Owen, C. L. Abbe Vogler, the musical theorist, who numbered among his pupils so many
Peabody, Jr.; Dr. J. C. Rodriguez, Samuel S. Sanford, Henry Seligman, H. distinguished musicians, of whom were Von Weber and Meyerbeer.
Seymour, Charles F. Tretbar, Theodore Thomas, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Wil-
The price of an orchestra stall at the Royal Italian Opera, Covent Gar
liam A. White, H. N. Whitney and Dr. Frederick Zinssen.
den, London, will be in future, not a guinea, but 25 shillings—in round
Mr. Elwell reports that a subscription list to a " guarantee fund " of numbers, $6.
$50,000 had been shown to only a few persons, and that about half of the
Mr. Mann's famous series of classical concerts at the Crystal Palace,
amount had been subscribed.
Considerable time was spent in the
adoption of the by-laws, but after these were out of the way and a letter from London, has now lasted twenty-five years, and it is suggested that a memo-
Mr. Drexel, in which he accepted the treasurership, had been read, all rial be presented him.
expressed the utmost confidence in the success of the undertaking. Mr.
The Russian Government has remitted some of the measures indicative
Thomas took leave of the New York and Brooklyn Philharmonic choruses of national mourning for the Czar's death, and has decreed that pianos may
April 30, and after a vacation will start about August 1st for Europe to en- again be played in the towns.
gage the best foreign talent for the occasion. Mr. George William Curtis
The season of Royal Italian Opera in London was opened on April 19th,
announced his intention of making an official announcement of the society's
with " Aida." Mile, de Reski in the principal roles.
action at an early date.
Herr Joseph Joachim has left London for Berlin.
The May Festival chorus and orchestra rehearsed Berlioz's " Requiem"
A one-act opera, " Quentin Matys, ou le Forgeron d'Anvers," text by
on the evening of April 28th at the Seventh Regiment Armory before an
invited audience of about four thousand persons. The work of the evening Delmotte, music by Albert Jacques, has been produced at Verviers.
went most satisfactorily, and there were few faults to be found with either
"Le Veau d'or," " a lyric drama in three parts," words by Privat, music
vocalists or instrumentalists.
by Canne, has been produced at the Grand-Theatre, Marseilles.
Mr. Rafael Joseffy gave a concert at the Academy of Music, April 20th,
The composer, Giovanni Chiampo, has died in Turin, aged 76.
which was one of the finest of the season. Mr. Joseffy played Schumann's
Mme. Valleria has arrived in London to fulfill her engagement with Mr.
concerto in A minor, Liszt's concerto in A major, a Bach fugue, an "Arietta
di Balletto " by Gluck, arranged by Joseffy, and the Weber-Tausig "Invita- Gye at the Royal Italian Opera.
tion a la Valse."
Ponchielli has promised to write a four-handed Fantasia to be played at
The De Beauplan Opera Company, after a moribund existence of less the concert in the Teatro della Cannobiana, Milan, for the benefit of the
sufferers by the earthquake at Casamicciola.
than a week in New York City, dissolved April 30th.
Mme. Annette Essipoff has returned to Vienna after a long tour. She
Gustav B. Heinrich, the music teacher who, in August last, eloped with
his pupil, Annie Wilbert, the daughter of Capt. A. G. Wilbert, of Forked goes in the autumn to Spain.
River, N. J., and fled with her to San Francisco, where they were captured,
Sarasate and Anton Rubinstein intend making a concert-tour in Spain.
was on Wednesday, April 27th, convicted of grand larceny in taking prop-
The Societa Musicale Romana have offered a prize for the best oratorio,
erty belonging to Capt. Wilbert, and was sentenced to State prison for four
years. Judge Van Syckel charged the jury that the clothing of a minor Italians only being allowed to compete.
child living with its father belongs to the father.
G. Gallignani has written a new opera, entitled " Nestorio."
M. Alex. Defossez has just secured the ownership of two new operas by
This year's Musical Festival of the Lower Rhine will be held in Dussel-
Audran, the composer of "Olivette," with the right of producing them in dorf on the 5th, 6th and 7th June, under the joint direction of Julius Tausch
the United States one year before they are brought out in Paris. The models and Niels Gade. The Danish composer will conduct only his own works.
for the scenery and dresses are now in course of preparation, and the first The programme includes Suite in D major, No. 3 (Bach); "Samson"
of the two novelties, the exclusive proprietorship of which in America is (Handel); Symphony in A major, No. 7 (Beethoven) ; " Lobgesang " (Men-
vested in M. Defossez, will be made known in this city in October next.
delssohn) ; "Zion," Symphony in B flat major, for chorus, solo and orches-
Mme. Adelina Patti has, alter all, decided to come here next October, tra, and overture to " Michael Angelo " (Gade). Among the artists will be
for a concert tour. Of course, between now and then, there is plenty of Mme. Sachs-Hofmeister, from Leipsic ; Mile. Marianne Brandt, from Berlin;
time for the wayward prima donna to again change her very variable mind, Winkelmann and Gura, from Hamburg, and Norman-Neruda.
but at present the probabilities are in favor of her coming.
A work by the much-talked-of Signor Ponchielli has been heard in Eng-
Mr. Albert L. King has been engaged to take the place of the late Mr. land. An English version of his opera, "IPromessi Sposi," was produced
in Birmingham recently by the Carl Rosa Company, the leading members of
Tower in the tenor solo parts at the Music Festival.
Signor Campanini's farewell benefit will occur at the Academy of Music which took part in the performance.
The programme of the sixth concert at Barcelona, Spain, conducted by
on May 16th. " II Trovatore " will be sung, and there will also be a " Ter-
Ferdinand Hiller comprised:—Overture to " Der Freischiitz"; Fragments
zetto dei Lombardi." Signor D'Auria will be the conductor.
Schumann's "Manfred "; "Traumbild," a fantasia (O. Klauwell) ; Over-
The annual concert of Mr. James Parsons Price was given April 22d at from to
" Demetrius " (Hiller) ; A major Symphony (Mendelssohn) ; extracts
Chickering Hall. The young ladies and gentlemen who participated were ture
from
"The
his pupils, and they gave an entertainment that was well appreciated by the (Beethoven). Demon" (A. Rubinstein), and grand "Leonore" Overture
many friends who constituted the audience.
King Ludwig, of Bavaria, has promised the Bayreuth Patronage Asso-
The annual entertainment of the Vogt Conservatory of Music was given ciation
the services of the orchestra and chorus of the Theatre Royal,
April 22d, at Steinway Hall, to an audience that fairly filled the premises.
Munich, for two months every year, commencing with 1.882, at the Annual
The second of Mr. W. R. Case's " Matinees Populaires " of piano music Festival Performances to be held in Bayreuth.
took place April 19th at Chickering Hall.
The operatic season at Oporto, Spain, has been unexpectedly brought to
Mr. Richard Arnold, the well-known violinist and leader of the Philhar- a close, without the promised novelty, Boito's " Mefistofele.
monic Club, gave his annual concert at Chickering Hall, April 18th, assisted
A new and original comic opera, by M. Offenbach, entitled " La Bou-
by Miss Antonia Henne, contralto; M. AdolpheFischer, violoncellist, and Mr. langere,"
to have been produced at the Globe Theatre, London, on
Hermann Rietzel, pianist. The concert was unusually interesting, as well Saturday, was
April
23rd, under the direction of Mr. Farnie.
on account of the well-selected programme as its artistic interpretation.
The
opera
house
at Montpellier, France, has been burnt to the ground.
The New York Vocal Union gave a very successful concert at Chicker-
ing Hall, on the evening of April 21st, assisted by the New York Philharmonic No lives lost.
Herr Schott has resigned his position at the Hanover Opera House and
Club, Miss Hattie Louise Simms and Mrs. George F. Blinn.
The annual concert of the Yale Glee Club, for the benefit of the Yale will sing at Munich in June.
A new Orchestral Players' Protection Society has been formed in Paris.
Boat Club, was given April 20th at Chickering Hall.
Vencinzo Jacovacci, manager of the Teatro Apollo, died in Rome,
The annual concert of the Bank Clerks' Mutual Benefit Association was
given April 20th, at Steinway Hall, before a large audience. Miss Cop]eston, March 30th.
the pianist, and Dr. Berge, the organist, assisted.
The Gewandhaus Season, at Liepsic, Germany, was brought to a close
The sixth and last concert of the Brooklyn Philharmonic Society took on the 31 st ult. The programme of the twenty-second and last concert was
place on Saturday evening, April 23d, under the direction of Mr. Theodore thus constituted:—Parti. Symphony in D major (No. 2 of Breitkopf and
Thomas. The programme was very well rendered, and consisted of the fol- Hartel's edition), Haydn; Introduction and "Allegro appassionato," Con-
lowing selections: Selections from "Orpheus," Gluck, Miss Cary, chorus certo for Piano, Schumann (performed by Carl Reinecke); Serenade (No. 2,
and orchestra; Pastoral Symphony, Beethoven; " Salve Regina," Aichinger; F major), for string-band, Volkmann; Pianoforte Solos (from Op. 157),
" Gipsy Life," Schumann; Suite Algerienne, Saint-Saens.
composed and performed by Carl Reinecke.—Part II. Symphony in C.
At a hearing of the Samuel Wood College of Music case, on April 22d, minor, No. 5, Beethoven.
Scaria of the Imperial Opera House, Vienna, has been singing at the
the following amusing dialogue occurred: Mr. Henry L. Clinton, of coun-
sel for the contestants, ridiculed the theory that Mr. Wood would leave his Stadttheatre, Konigsberg.