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March 20th, 1882.
THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.
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His Claude Duval is a handsome, picturesque indi-
Auxiliary Chorus," and recalled its early triumphs
vidual, with many winning qualities.
as a Mannerehor. The selections included Dudley
As he rides into New Market Heath, mounted on
Buck's cantata, "King Olaf's Christmas." Mb'hr-
a courser, and nattily booted and spurred, he
ing's "Hymn to the Night," Goldbeck's "Three
CHICAGO.
causes a very perceptible flutter among the femi-
Fishers," Fromm's "Henry the Fowler," two part-
nine portion of the audience.
songs by Abt, and others.
CHICAGO, March 8.
Mr. J. H. Ryley, as Blood Red Bill, does not
AST week we had two Mannerehor concerts: The club presented a chorus of seventy-five
find in that role the same opportunities as in Bun-
that of the Mozart Society, on Tuesday even- voices, magnificently trained and perfectly under
thorne, but he is generally an amusing villain, and ing, and the Apollo Club on Thursday.
the control of Mr. Tomlius. They sing with
his best song, "William's Sure to be Bight,"never They were not exclusively Mannerehor concerts, superb volume and the voices blend beautifully.
fails to convulse the house.
A large and enthusiastic audience was in attend-
for distinguished soloists were engaged for both,
Miss Carrie Burton is an interesting Constance. some of whom were on hand and others chiefly ance, and the great success of the concert would
This pleasing singer shows traces of the hard conspicuous for their absence and the prominence warrant the club giving us more Mannerehor
work that she has undergone during the "Pa- given to their names by profuse apologies.
and a trifle less "auxiliary chorus."
tience" season, and should be afforded a chance to The Mozart Society had secured Annie Louise
JOSEFFY
recuperate.
Cary for its stellar attraction, and, depending to a gave a matinee last Saturday, and he was received
The advantage of thorough rehearsal before great extent upon the favorite contralto to sustain with enthusiasm which amounted to an ovation.
producing a piece is shown in the smoothness the solos necessary to vary the concert, the man- Each hearing seems to add to Joseffy's popularity.
with which the opera runs its course.
agement had not provided any one else whose There was an audience of goodly proportions at
name would give strength to the programme.
the matinee, and the advance sale for to-night's
NEW YORE PRESS CLUB CONCERT.
"Laryngitis" was the eause alleged for Miss concert has been very large.
' F H E concert in aid of the building fund for the Cary's non-appearance, and it was doubtless the There has been but one opinion expressed re-
J_ new club house of the New York Press Glub, true one.
garding Joseffy's playing, and the critics have ex-
given in the Academy of Music on March 14, was At rehearsals, however, the great contralto had hausted their laudatory adjectives in their efforts
a financial and artistic success. The best seats expressed her disapproval of singing with a chorus to do justice to his wonderful technique, his ex-
and most of the boxes were filled.
and no orchestra, and it was broadly hinted that it quisite touch, and his wonderful playing of staccato
The principal members of Col. Mapleson's com- was an orchestral and not a laryngeal difficulty and piano and pianissimo passages.
pany occupied the attention of the audience during that caused the disappointment of the Mozart He played at the matinee the Rondo and the
the first part of the programme, and Miss Mark- audience.
Romance from Chopin's E minor concerto, three of
stein and Mr. Arbuckle also appeared. The latter This suggestion is vociferously denied by the Mendelssohn's "Songs Without Words," Liszt's
half of the programme consisted of a musical olio, officers of the club, and their denial is backed by "Soiree de Vienne, No. 6," and the same composer's
skillful feats of magic by Harry Livingston, and a doctor's certificate.
"Gnomenreigen," the "Wedding March," and
the last act of Verdi's "Eigoletto."
The concert was a pleasing though not a par- "Fairy Music" from Mendelssohn's "Midsummer-
Minnie Hauk, Mile. Juch, Campanini, Del ticularly brilliant one.
night's Dream," and several morceaux, including
Puente and Galassi earned several recalls, and the The Mozart Society is small, and is in its first one or two of his own compositions.
performance of the act from "Rigoletto," with season. It contains some fine singers, and is The numbers I enjoyed most were the Chopin
Kossini, Lauri, Galassi and Eavelli in the cast, under the capable direction of Hans Balatka, but Rondo and Romance, the Mendelssohn-Liszt "Mid-
elicited hearty applause.
their singing has not yet arrived at a remarkable summernight's Dream" music and the Mendels-
degree of power, precision, or blending of tone.
sohn's "Spinning Song," all of which afford op-
A POPULAR^ CONCERT'HALL.
The singing with only a piano accompaniment portunities for the display of Joseffy's peculiar
T/^OSTER & BIAL'S Concert Hall is well filled prevents harmonious blending, and is a drawback talents of touch and technique.
l \ . nightly, but on Saturday and Sunday even- to the effect of their work. The most pretentious The audience was—in circus parlance—an "ag-
ings the hall is packed. The Ladies' Philharmony compositions given at the last concert were two gregation of talent, "and almost warrants pronounc-
orchestra continues to appear in gay and varied choruses from "The Magic Flute," Kreutzer's ing the concert a professional matinee. It is safe
costumes, and the picturesque leading of Mile. "Charm of Love," Zoellner's "Prayer of the to say that so thoroughly musical an audience has
Bertrand never fails to excite enthusiasm.
Earth," and Abt's "Night Wanderings." There not been seen here in many a day.
The recent solo attractions have been poor. Miss were others of less importance.
To-night a second Joseffy concert will be given.
May Livingston has neither voice nor comedy
Miss Emma Baker rendered the solo in the The virtuoso will play Beethoven's Concerto, No.
talent, and Mr. Kirschner, despite his efforts to be Handel "Largo," which was to have been given by 4, and, with Mr. Fred. Boscovitz, Reinecke's
funny, is a failure. Much amusement, however, Miss Cary.
Fantasia for two pianos on Schumann's "Man-
is afforded by the clever mimicry of Mr. Frische.
Miss Baker has a large contralto voice, quite fred."
rich and sympathetic. She sang the solo fairly,
Miss Amy Fay's matinee was given on the 28th
WORTHLESS LIBRETTOS.
but one's imagination was at work thinking what ult., at Hershey Hall. The weather was unfavor-
E have heretofore called attention to absurd Miss Cary could have done with the dignified and able, but nevertheless the audience was of fair
librettos that have been distributed to pa- impressive melody, and an unconscious compari- size. Miss Fay hardly receives in Chicago the ap-
preciation due so thorough and conscientious a
trons of the opera. Since the competition in li- son found its way into the mind of the hearer.
brettos began the number of libretto manufacturers Miss Ettie Butler and Miss Baker sang the musician. She was assisted by Miss Dutton, Mr.
has increased to a marked extent.
familiar duet from "Martha," "Mesta Ognor," in Eddy and Mr. Heimendahl.
The latest and most remarkable specimea of this such good style as to elicit an encore. Mr. Charles The testimonial given to Miss Adelaide Johnson
kind of literature was sold in front of the Acad- A. Knorr gave Faure's fine song, "Charity," beauti- at Central Music Hall last evening was a great suc-
emy of Music on the night of the first "Fidelio" fully. Mr. Knorr is a finished singer and he never cess. A miscellaneous programme was rendered
by some of our most popular artists.
performance. It is published by a Mr. Tinson, disappoints.
and inside is found a highly-colored advertisement Mr. William Lewis played a "Romanza" for Among those who participated were Emil Lieb-
for Dr. Somebody or other.
violin, by Max Bruch, and his playing was marred ling, Louis Falk, Miss Jennie Herrick, Mrs.
The cover-page reads "Fidelio, by Flotow." We by faulty intonation, which he attributes to some Kenipton, the Chickering Quartette and the St.
Cecilia Quartette.
derangement in the strings of his violin.
were nearly paralyzed when we read this.
The Herald comments rather caustically upon
The benefit must have been a satisfactory and
As to the number of errors in the libretto, we
have neither time nor space to enumerate them. Mr. Lewis's explanation, saying: "Fiddles be but substantial one.
The money spent for them might as well have boards, and strings be but gut, my masters."
The lithographs are up announcing the advent
been thrown into the street. They are of no value The concert of
of the Strakosch Opera Company, which comes to
at all.
Haverly's Theatre March 20, and returns to Mc-
THE APOLLO CLUB
Vicker's April 3.
OBITUARY!
was a most enjoyable one, despite the fact that Opera-going folks are on the qui vive to hear
H. P. SELIGMANN.
Mme. Carreno failed to put in an appearance. Gerster, whose triumphs are fresh in the minds of
TTIPPOLYTE PROSPER SELIGMANN, high- Her place on the programme was filled by Mme. those who heard her last season.
HAKRY B. SMITH.
_LJ_ ly reputed as violoncellist and composer for Eugene de Roode-Rice, who played a Chopin
his instrument, died suddenly at Monte Carlo a "Nocturne," Schumann's "Novelette" in F, Liszt's
ALBANY.
short time since. Born at Paris, on the 28th July, transcription of Schumann's "Liebeslied," and a
ALBANY, March 10.
1817, he entered, when old enough, the Conserva- salon "Barcarolle," by Wolf.
R. WM. H. SHERWOOD, the Boston pian-
tory. Hear he studied solfeggio under Alkan; the Mme. Rice has a clear, delicate touch, combined
ist, gave a recital in aid of the industrial
violoncello under Norblin; and composition under with appreciation and intelligence. She interprets
HaleVy. After carrying off, in 1836, the prize for Chopin's lighter works finely, but her technique is schools, at Tweddle Hall, Thursday evening, the
the violoncello, he began to play in public. He not equal to the requirements of Liszt's composi- 9th.
On account of the extreme unpleasantness of
then undertook long professional tours in France, tions.
Italy, Spain, Belgium, Algeria, and Germany, be- In this concert Miss Emily Winant made her the weather the audience was nothing like as large
ing everywhere extremely successful. He also, at first appearance in Chicago, and made a most fav- as it would have been otherwise, or as the sale of
seats promised. Mr. Sherwood is a great favorite
one period, obtained general acceptance as viol- orable impression.
oncellist at the concerts of the Musical Union. He Her programme numbers were an aria from here, and the admirable manner in which he ren-
wrote numerous compositions for the violoncello, Weber's "Abu Hassan" and Adam's "Cantique de dered a most interesting programme was heartily
various vocal pieces, and some criticisms. The Noel," but the selection in which her voice and appreciated by his hearers.
body was transported to Paris and buried in the style were best displayed was Sullivan's "Lost There is an originality in the gentleman's rendi-
Jewish Cemetery at Montmartre.
Chord," sung with piano and organ on an encore. tion of pieces which is often most interesting, and
The copy of the song which Miss Winant used one of his principal charms is that he does not
Rubinstein's success in Paris was as pronounced bore the pencilings of Mme. Rudersdorf. The sacrifice everything that is pleasing in music to
as his success last spring in London. He was vir- memory of her old teacher greatly affected the the mere expression of the same, a vulgar desire
tually the hero of the day while he remained in the singer, and tears were in her eyes when she came to astonish by a series of remarkable and uncalled
French capital. The French musical papers had from the stage. Miss Winant is engaged to sing for gymnastics.
nearly exhausted the adjectives of the language in in the May Festival, and the reappearance of so If the pianists of the present day, as a class,
describing his playing and his conducting. At excellent an artist will be awaited with interest.
would bear in mind that they are artists and no*
one of the Pasdeloups Concert he conducted his The other soloists were Miss Butler, Dr. Barnes, contortionists, the'result would be a saving of
"Ocpnn Symphony," which nrnrlr set the French Mr. W. H. Clark, and Mr. Harrison Wilde. In much wasted energy to them, and a higher degree
wild.
this concert the club dispensed with its "Ladies' of satisfaction to the public.
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