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May 20th, 1882.
THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.
TALK OF THE DAY
servatory of Prague, Bohemia. His wife was a
Miss Annie Roemer, a well-known Baltimore
soprano, whose voice was cultivated in Frankfort
on the Main.
THEODORE THOMAS'S ELECTION.—Mr. Theodore
GOOD NEWS ABOUT PROF. WAAS.—Prof. Samuel
323
Thomas was unanimously elected first musical
director of the German Liederkranz at a meeting
of the society held recently. The old leader, Mr.
A. Paur, is still retained as assistant with his full
salary. Mr. Thomas will take charge of the musi-
cal affairs of the society on October 1, when their
new hall on Fifty-eighth street, near Park avenue,
will be completed.
Waas, the director of Carl's Opera House, New
Haven, Conn., also professor of the violin at the
New Haven Conservatory of Music, who has a
large number of pupils in Bridgeport and Stam-
ford, Conn., is one of the best-known and ablest
musicians in the State of Connecticut. He is es-
pecially successful as a violin teacher, some of his
pupils having made successful debuts in public
concerts.
He is an excellent violinist and a musi-
AMBROISB THOMAS'S CHARACTEKISTICS.—Am-
AT HOME.
of high repute in his vicinity. It is pleasant
broise Thomas, the composer, has few intimates, cian
Blanche Roosevelt left for Liverpool on the
to
note
that
Prof.
Waas
is
engaged
to
be
married
being a peculiarly taciturn, dyspeptic and angu- to a New York lady, a musical amateur of attain- Cunard steamer 'Servia' on May 17.
lar man. When the spirit of composition takes ments.
Manager Amberg, of the Thalia, has engaged
possession of him he hurries away from the noises
ABOUT A YOUNG BARITONE.—Luizi Carlberg, a Geistinger, Miss Seebold, and Mr. Link for the
of his Paris home either to his Argenteuil villa or
next season, only a few performances to take
to his house in Brittany, perched like a seabird's young baritone, who has been singing during the place in this city. The company will play in all
ne»t on a seagirt rock, or to the villa at Hyeres, a past season with Ford's Comic Opera Company, the large cities of the Union.
retreat as mysterious and difficult of access as the is a coming man in light opera. He promises a
Remenyi begins a four weeks' engagement at
other two. All these homes are overflowing with very powerful, resonant and true baritone voice,
beautiful things, for the musician is a devoted col- which he uses with excellent judgment. He has Koster & Bial's on June 11, playing every night.
been singing in "Mascotte," "Olivette," "Bille
lector.
Walter Damroach sailed for Europe on the
Taylor," "Patience," "Claude Duval," "Musket-
A NOVEL ENTEBTAINMENT.—Chief G-icquel, of eers," "Chimes of Normandy, ' and "Manola," steamship Britannic on May 6.
The assistant treasurer of the recent Music
the Fire Department, recently afforded a novel everywhere with the greatest success. The man-
entertainment to the members of Grau's Opera agement that secures his services for the coming Festival is out with a card, stating that the direc-
Company. He put the firemen of the Twenty- season will add much to the attractions of its tors will return to the guarantors $38,000 or $40,-
000, subscribed by them. The exact figures are
ninth street engine house through their paces at a company.
lively rate. The alarm rang at 11:30 P. M. , the PLYMOUTH CHURCH'S NEW ORGANIST.—Henry promised soon.
sleeping men jumped into their boots in a trice, Carter, late organist of Trinity Church, and at At the election for officers of the Philharmonic
and the horses into their harness. In two seconds present organ professor in the College of Music Society of this city held on May 9, Mr. Joseph
and a half the engine was ready to start. The
Cincinnati, O., has accepted a call to Plymouth W. Drexel was chosen president, Mr. Frederick
female members of the ©pera company were de- at
Rietzel, vice president; Mr. Samuel Johnson, sec-
Church,
lighted like little children, and frequently burst June 1. Brooklyn. He will enter upon his duties retary; Mr. Adolph Sohst, treasurer, and Mr.
into exclamations of delight, while the sterner
Theodore Thomas, conductor. The directors are
sex declared that the whole thing was " mag-
Messrs. George Matzka, Frederick Bergner, Herr-
A NEW CONCERT COMPANY.
nifique." Chief Gicquel is a valuable member of
mann Brandt, Richard Arnold, Philip Farber and
CONCERT
company
has
been
organized
un-
the Fire Department and has done good work in
Adolph Bernstein.
der the management of Mr. Edward Clay-
adding to its efficiency.
The complimentary concert tendered to Mme.
burgh, which will give concerts at summer resorts,
TRIBUNE DISPATCHES FROM CINCINNATI.—The beginning about June 12. The artists comprising Lablache is announced for Saturday afternoon,
dispatches on the Cincinnati Festival to the New the company are Mme. Teresa Carreno, pianiste; the 20th inst., at Chickering Hall. The artists who
York Tribune appear over the well-known initials Mile. Pauline Rossini, late of the Mapleson Com- have volunteered for the occasion are Mme. Min-
of "J. R. G. H.," but contain so many "precious" pany, soprano; Signor Tagliapietra, baritone; Mr. nie Hauk, Mile. Rossini, Miss Emma Juch, Mrs.
and other aesthetic adjectives, that we fear that Louis Blumenberg, violoncellist; Signor Torriani, Imogene Brown, Mme. Chatterton-Bohrer, Signor
Campanini, Signor Tagliapietra, Mr. Gottschalk,
Oscar Wilde is really writing up the Festival, and accompanist. Mr. J. Grau goes in advance.
is masquerading under the name of the genial
Mr. Clayburgh has made arrangements with Mr. and Mr. George Conly. Signor Campanini will
Hazzard.
%
Weber by which the latter furnishes the company act as manager, and will sing "Salve Dimora,"
from Gounod's "Faust," and will take part in the
with
one of his concert grands.
AN INFANT WONDER.—Frank Morris Witmark,
famous trio from Rossini's "William Tell."
only six years old, who was very favorably noticed
by New York journals last year as a musical won-
Robert Kennedy and family gave a concert at
"OLIVETTE" AT TONY PASTOE'S.
der, will soon afford the public an exhibition of his p
Steinway Hall, on May 18, under the auspices «t
PASTOR'S
cosy
theatre
has
been
well
talent in this city. The boy is said to possess a
the New York Caledonian Club. The occasion
remarkable memory, and to be able to determine X patronized lately. The attraction has been was Mr. Kennedy's public farewell prior to his
a
very
good
performance
of
"Olivette,"
in
the
the name of any one of several hundred pieces of
return to Scotland. The large audience was com-
music that he lias heard, simply by a rapid glance supplementary season under Mr. J. H. Rennie. posed chiefly of Scotchmen. Mr. Kennedy was
The
audiences
who
frequent
this
popular
resort
at the score, even when it is turned upside down.
presented by Judge McAdam, on behalf of the Cal-
The boy has already attracted the attention of have been delighted with the spirit infused into •donian Club, with a certificate of honorary mem-
this old-time favorite, and the proceedings of Miss bership, and replied in a short speech.
prominent musicians of this city.
Fanny Wentworth, a comely and sprightly singer,
SINGING AND HEALTH.—Dr. James Affleck, in a are watched with intense interest.
Mme. Garster leaves to-day on the Germanic
The excitement grows intense at 9:30, when on for Liverpool.
lecture on "A Cold," in "Health Lectures for the
People," second series, delivered in London, Eng.. the stroke of the minute the great Maggie Dug-
ABROAD.
says: "It is pleasing to think that the teaching of gan fling takes place. This charming damsel en-
singing is now so general in our schools, as it* tertains the audience with a remarkable dance
"La Mascotte" has again taken its old place at
bearing on the promotion of health is most im- that convulses the front rows and sets the bald- the Paris Bouffes, "Coquelicot" having been with-
portant; but it should be practiced at home as heads to bobbing up and down serenely.
drawn.
well as at school, and by grown persons as well as
At the Music Festival which is to take place at
by children, provided, of course, they are in good
"CINDERELLA AT SCHOOL."
Aix-la-Chapelle on May 30, Hans von Biilow,
health. I cannot help thinking that if there were
00LS0N MORSE'S musical comedy has who will play, will use one of Bosendorfer'a
more singing there would be less coughing.
been occupying the stage at Booth's Theatre grands from Vienna.
A FAIRY TALE FROM LONDON.—The following during the week beginning May 8.
A new edition of N. D'Anver's "Elementary
gem is taken from the Tonic Sol-fa Reporter, of It is a clever little work, and would be much History of Music" has been issued by Sampson
London:
more effective if all the parts were in competent Low.
SINGING BY EAR.—Years ago, when the French hands. The most unpleasant feature has been a
On April 22 Franz Rummel played, at the Lon-
army first visited Mexico, a detachment encamped poor orchestra of players, whose instruments were don
Crystal Palace concert, Weber's Concertstiick,
for some weeks in a wood that was full of parrots. never in tune, and whose ears were apparently
Bach's Chromatic Fantasia and fugue, Chapin'a
Every morning the reveille sounded to the strains not sufficiently cultivated to detect this fault.
of a well-known popular French melody. The par- Of the singers, Miss Rose Temple, Miss Irene Nocturne in D flat, and Polonaise in A flat.
rots learnt the tune from the buglers, and it has Perry, Mr. Eugene Clark, and Mr. West were the
Sophie Menter's pianoforte recitals during the
been handed down from father to son among them most prominent.
present season in London have been successful,
ever since. To-day, if you visit that wood, you may
The chorus of girls was effective and exceed- both from an artistic and financial point of view.
hear the parrots piping the old French tune.
ingly bright and cheerful.
A leading attraction was in the scenic effects and Marie Roze has been engaged as the prima
EXCELLENT ARTISTS.—The Carri Brothers, who
general
appearance of the girls at school. The donna assoluta of the Carl Rosa Opera Com-
have been playing with great success in Lon-
other
artists
deserving special mention were Mr. pany.
don, Paris, and other European cities, left Liver-
Henry
E.
Dixey,
Mr. George K. Fortescue, Miss
Anton Dvorak's First Symphony was produced
pool in the steamship Wisconsin on May 6th, and
reached their home in this city, on May 17. They Nellie Prescott, and Miss Jennie Calef. Mr. Jo- at the Crystal Palace, London, April 22, and was
seph
A.
Kuhn
is
the
musical
director.
favorably received.
are excellent artists and promise to make their
mark.
Mme. Essipoff is in Paris.
A
W
AN ACCOMPLISHED VIOLINIST. —Prof. Joseph
Kasper, of Washington, D. C , is one of the most
accomplished violin soloists in this country.
Although a young man, he has perfected himself
in the art to such a degree that his performances
at the residences of the members of the Diplomatic
Corps in Washington always produce a favorable
impression. Prof. Kasper is a pupil of the Con-
E do not believe in spurts, but if
we should ever be tempted to make
W
one with
Gounod's "Tribut di Zamora" WM a failure
at Turin, and a decided fiasco at Lyons.
REVIEW, it would not be done by devoting A Swedish violiniste, Mile. Anna Lang, made a
debut in the Salle Ph. Herz, Paris, in
six or eight pages to an opera recently pro- successful
the performance of Lalo's "Fantaisie Norwe-
duced in a foreign city that was proven a gienne." As an encore she played the "Souvenir
d^Haydn," by Leonard.
failure at the iirst performance.
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