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December 5th, 1881.
THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW'.
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tre. They have tried to give the work with more choice made was an act of their own volition. " Uncle Tom's Cabin" still draws. I hope, how-
appropriateness than any company that have yet Let us reverse the care. Miss B. 's brother has the ever, that this will not always be so, but fear that
visited us in this respect; they have altered the scarlet fever. Prof. Y. refuses to give the lessons the dpath of this well worn drama will be slow, if
text, and have transformed the catches to local hits out of consideration for his other patrons, or his indeed it ever dies. Next week we are to have
that are at once understood. The Waterloo-House own family—would he have a right to claim pay- the " Twelve Jolly Bachelors" at the Grand and
N.
Young Man, has become a "Field and Leiter ment at the end of the term for all his lessons '! " Patience" at English's.
Young Man," and so on until modern sestheticism Surely not, for the case was clearly the misfortune
has a home application. Thus what was a hit in of Mr. B. Patrons, therefore, and teachers should
BOSTON.
London, becomes one in Chicago, because of the in making an engagement provide an arrangement
application being understood. We must see the for such cases.
BOSTON, NOV. 28.
r
point to laugh at the joke.
NOV. 22D. CONCERT OF THE GERMANIA MANNERCHOB. T^HE Gerster concerts took place Nov. 16 and 17
MR. LIEBLING.
The opening piece was Mendelssohn's Overture J_ in Music Hall. The artists in company with
This gentleman has begun a series of "Pianoforte to " Ruy Bias," which was w T ell played by a suf- Gerster were Miss Win ant, Mme. Urso, Sig. Laz-
Readings," the first of which came on last Satur- ficiently large orchestra.
The next orchestral arini, Mr. Sweet, baritone ; Mr. Louis Blumen-
day evening. He played an interesting programme number was the Andante Cantabile from Beetho- berg, violoncellist ; Mr. Pease and Signor Carano,
from Mendelssohn, Schumann, Scharwenka, Hen- ven's First Symphony. It was very accurately flute. Grecco, about the worst accompanist in the
solt, Tschaikowski, Chopin and Saint-Saens. In played, and suffered only from the difficulties which country, came with the company.
The fifth concert of the Boston Symphony Or-
those" Readings," which will be six in number, Mr. beset every Baltimore orchestra, viz.: a preponder-
Liebling is going to bring out a large number of ance of the wind instruments over the string. chestra came off Nov. 19. The programme con-
very important works. They are by far the most Beethoven's Overture to "Egmont," showed this sisted of the Eroica Symphony and Overture of Jo-
interesting programmes that have been given in our more than any other number, and requires, in fact, seph by Mehul; the Overture " Faniska " by Cheru-
city for a long time.
more rehearsals than there were ever dreamt of in bini; vocal numbers by Theodore J. Toedt, and
a new arrangement of orchestra by Henschel,
our philosophy.
CONCERTS IN PROSPECT.
which did not work well. The " Stabat Mater " was
A
tenor
solo
from
Mendelssohn's
"Saint
Paul'
The Mozart Society will shortly give their open-
sung Sunday night, Nov. 20, at the Globe Theatre,
was
exceedingly
well
sung
by
Mr.
Zimmermann,
ing concert, in which Miss Osgood will sing. The
whose brilliant voice is making rapid strides on under the direction of Behrens. The soloists, Miss
Apollo Club will give the " Damnation of Faust," the
road to perfection. Another composition of Dickerson, Mrs. Whitney, Sig. Perugini and Mr.
and the " Messiah " at abowt Christmas time. The Mendelssohn's,
an die Kiinstler,' Babcock. Gerster sang an aria from HunyadiLaz-
Beethoven Society is to sing the " Hymn of Praise" gave testimony " of Festgesang
the meritorious work of the lo's Hungarian opera.
of Mendelssohn, and a Cantata of Saint-Saens. leader. Both the solo-quartette
Mr. Louis Maas gave a piano recital at Horticul-
and the chorus
Then we are to have visits from Joseffy and Sher- were excellent.
tural Hail which was largely attended. Modern
wood, and Mr. Thomas will be here for the concert
compositions were played with splendid technique,
A VILLAINOUS PUN.
of the Apollo Club. There is music in the distance.
Mr. Sherwood assisted.
The finale was Frau Hitt for soprano and alto
C. H. BRITTAN.
Mr. Gustave Satter gave a " Soiree d'elite " at
solo, mixed chorus and orchestra, by Meinardus. Hotel
Vendome. The Folio says : "now only are
In our humble opinion " Frau Hitt " did not make we ready
to confess that no orchestra, no human
BALTIMORE.
a hit. The subject is odious and unmusical, and voice, no violin,
and no organ can ever raise and
the
composition
did
not
reconcile
us
by
the
scream-
BALTIMORE, NOV. 28.
ing character of the high pitched soprano chorus rouse us as the piano does when under the sway
E "Piano-teachers' Union" of this city (if The soprano solo, under the same adverse circum- of its emperor, Gustave Satter."
Either Satter or some other "crank" must have
jL still in existence) might spend the time of stances, sounded at times somewhat shrill, and
one or two meetings in settling a question of law showed a forced intonation. The alto solo sound- written this bosh. It is about time for certain
or equity between music-teachers and their patrons. ed better. The indefatigable leader deserves the pajjers calling themselves " musical" to change
their title, when they get off three columns of rav-
GUAI.
Suppose the following case: Mr. A. engages Prof. thanks of the Society and of the public.
ings about Satter, among which such a sentence
X to give lessons in piano-playing to Im daughter;
like the above is found. The " e m p e r o r " of the
the engagement, as a matter of course, is for one
piano ! We always thought that Liszt, or
INDIANAPOLIS.
quarter at least. Prof. X. from sickness or any
stein, or Von Bulow, or Brahms, or Saint-S a ens
accident of his own misses several lessons. He
INDIANOPOLIS, NOV. 2Cth.
had a sort of priority to this title. Satter, you take
is bound by usages, law or principle to make these
presentation of the opera " Cinderella
lessons good to his pupils, which is mostly done JL by the Benton Juvenile Classes, at the Park the medal for cheek, but not for piano playing.
by prolonging the quarter correspondingly. To Theatre this week, has been highly successful, and
cram these lessons closer together in order to reflects great credit upon the management as well
HORNELLSVILLE, N. Y. •
avoid the extension of time, he will need the con- as the participants. The company is composed of
HORNELLSVILLE, NOV. 1 9 .
sent of the pupil, and if the pupil will not con- nearly four hundred children, the older bein r
T"^HE
Carreno-Donaldi's
Operatic Concert attract-
sent either to an extension of the quarter, or to a perhaps fourteen years of age, and it is wonderful
shorter intermission between the lessons, he is to see a cast of such youthful artists perform so 1_ ed a large and appreciative audience. Mme.
bound to make a proportionate reduction in his successfully even as light an opera as " Cinderella." Teresa Carreno being the finest pianist Hornells-
ville ever heard.
fee.
The immense chorus had been carefully trained,
Patrons are unanimous in understanding and and had evidently profitted by training, as the pre- The original New Orleans Minstrels and Gold
Band gave a very pleasing entertainment at Shet-
admitting this.
cision of their movements would have done credit
Let us consider the other side. Suppose Miss to much older people. The cast throughout, con- tuck Theatre, recently, playing to a large house.
A. has a sore finger, or is confined to her bed, or sidering the age of tho members, was well sus-
MAPLESON'S FORLORN HOPE.
at least to her room by sickness, and not take tained, the acting and singing of Josie Kester in
several lessons. For theso lessons the teacher is the character of Cinderella being worthy of special
ISS ROSSINI, a member of the unlucky
entitled to his fee, the same as if he had given mention. Though but ten years old she dis-
operatic company that recently went to pieces
them, even if it should be a majority, or all of the played a dramatic ability that was really sur- in Havana, has been announced with some fuss and
lessons of this quarter, after he had been engaged. prising, which coupled with a natural and easy stage feathers in The Times as a star of the first magni-
Evident as the justice of this claim on the part presence, and a very sweet voice, made her ren- tude. A writer in that paper intimated that she
of tho teacher may be, he Avill find the keenness dition of the part a success. The different speci- would prove fully as attractive as Patti, and added
of perception of the patron astonishingly im- alties introduced were for the most part good, that she was bred in an old Hungarian castle, and
paired in some cases of this kind. The teacher is though some of the jokes if they had been that " haughty Magyars " were her parents.
sometimes informed not to come to the pupil, or china ware would have brought extravagant prices
If the critic will go to any Hungarian restaurant
not to expect her This is an act of politeness, from lovers of anti-quities.
in this city he will find among the waiters Hun-
but not an equivalent for his time, which he has
garian counts and nobles in abundance.
A PROGRESSIVE CITY.
sold to his patron. If the pupil is suffering from
In the news columns of The Times, Col. Maple-
Indianapolis by the way is coming to be a son is permitted to gush and rave about his new
a disease which threatens to be protracted, an
equitable arrangement might be effected, but in recognized musical centre, and our theatre mana- prkna donna in a way that would bring a blush to
gers find a good opera company the best drawing the cheek of a brass monkey. Here is a specimen
justice the whole amount will be due.
It would be well for patrons to consider the attraction they can obtain. The time has passed brick: "All I can say is," said the gallant Colonel,
time for which they have engaged a teacher as for ' Buffalo Bill" and other like attractions to touching his lips gracefully with two fingers of his
their own, and remember that they cannot give it draw crowded houses here, and this has also right hand and wafting an imaginary kiss into
back to him unpaid any more than they can re- ceased to be a harvest field for Negro Minstrels. space, " all I can say is that she is just too love-
turn to a baker the stale bread of the day before I say good opera company, because with such ly for anything. She's a dark beauty, not too
yesterday and ask for their money. People who home talent as Mrs. Zelda Seguin-Wallace, Mrs. short or too tall, but just right; and if Iniay make
are fond of trifling with engagments seem to New, Mattie Ferguson, Mrs. Spades, and Messrs. a comparison, for I'm not a good hand at describ-
forget that one hour after they engaged a pro- Ova Pearson, O. M. Williams, and Fred. M. ng so delicate an object as a charming woman,
fessor he may on their accouut have refused a Miles, we can not be expected to tolerate indif- she is generally not unlike in style to Mme. Cav-
more profitable or more convenient engagement. ferent musical entertainments at the hands of allazi."
He may also in calculating his income have in- professional musical people. In fact, our people
You mean, Colonel, she is quite, too utterly, all
curred an expense, from which he would have ab- are becoming more critical every year, and poor but!
stained, had he known that it would end in noth- attractions find it best to avoid Indianapolis, while
ood ones are sure of being appreciated. A proof
ing-
LISZT'S BIRTHDAY.—The Abbe Liszt received a
Let us consider another case, Miss B. takes les- of this is that while the Rankins drew good houses reat ovation in Rome on his seventieth birthday.
sons from Prof. Y. Prof. Y. is a mail of family at English's this week, and "Cinderella" filled His reception was attended by the principal nobil-
and one of his children has the measles. Miss the Park Theutre, "Buffalo Bill" at the Grand ty and the chief musical professors and representa-
B.'s little sister catches it and dies ; has Mr. Y. failed to draw an audience even in the gallery, tives of musical societies in Italy, and some of his
done it? The parents will be very apt to say so ; notwithstanding his " Indian Princess" and "Sioux works were given by a select chamber band. The
he should have informed them they say. That Warriors."
reat pianist and composer expressed his happi-
Again, a short time ago, while the "World" ness at meeting so many warm friends, and de-
may be so—but if he had done so, and they had
declined letting him give the lessons, would they was being played to empty benches at the Grand, clared that Rome was the city in the world he
not owe him at the end of the term the fuil the "standing room only" curd was nightly dis- oved best. The American sculptor Greenough
amount of his fee just as well as if every lesson played at English's, where Frank Mayo appeared. has just executed an^ exceedingly fine bas-relief
M
had been giYen?
They certainly would 3 as the But while this is true, it is a lamentable fact that medallion of his side face.