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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
young virtuoso again. Last Sunday this infant
prodigy was heard at the Casino, and aroused
the enthusiasm of all present.''
MISS ADA REHAN IN " A COUNTRY GIRL" AT
DALY'S.
OUR £UROP£AN
SOME THOUGHTS ON THE MUSICAL PRODUCTIONS
OP THE PAST YEAR—DR. JOACHIM TO VISIT
LONDON—JOACHIM THE PRODIGY—MISS
ADA REHAN IN " A COUNTRY GIRL"
AT DALY'S—MMES. ALBANI AND
BELLE COLE IN THE " MES-
SIAH ''—THE NORWICH
FESTIVAL.
DEATH OP MR. HENRY PETTITT—THE BEYREUTH
FESTIVAL — DVORAK'S NEW SYMPHONY—
IRVING IN LONDON—WITH THE TRADE
—ESTEY, CLOUGH & WARREN, CHI-
CAGO COTTAGE AND NEEDHAM
ORGANS SELLING SPLEN-
DIDLY— GENERAL BUSI-
NESS GOOD.
LONDON, January 6th, 1894.
DEAR MUSIC TRADE REVIEW :
The year just closed has not been pregnant
with any specially great work in the art of mu-
sic.
Professor Stanford's "Veiled Prophet"
was the only original high class work which we
can lay claim to. On the continent, however,
Italy well maintained her revived pre-eminence,
Verdi's " Falstaff " taking premier rank, with
Leoncavallo's " Pagliacci" as ati excellent
second. Of Puccini's " Manon Lescaut" and
Bruneau's " L'Attaque du Moulin," judging
from their reception in Italy and France respec-
tively, it seems that we have a great treat in
store for us. Verdi's " Falstaff," too, is yet to
be introduced to London, for which we rely
on Sir Augustus Harris—to whom all wish a
speedy recovery.
It cannot be said that the succeeding works of
Mascagni and Leoncavallo have at all borne out
the promise of their original efforts. One is al-
ways in dread lest young musicians, like young
authors have put "all they know" into their
first work.
DR. JOACHIM TO VISIT LONDON.
When Joachim, the great violinist, pays his
annual visit to us in February, he will probably
be accompanied by his daughter, Fraulein
Joachim, who will then make her first appear-
ance in England as a singer. Frau Joachim, her
mother, has long enjoyed the reputation of be-
ing one of the best concert singers in Germany.
For her own sake and for that of Dr. Joachim,
the new singer is likely to be received warmly
over here.
JOACHIM THE PRODIGY.
It is interesting to recall what is probably the
earliest criticism on Dr. Joachim, which ap-
peared in the Mirror of Pesth, which said :
1
' We wish to call attention to the remarkable
talent of a little violinist of seven years, who
has just appeared. His name is Joseph Joachim,
and he is a pupil of Szervaczinski. This gifted
child seems destined to make a name, and we
shall be glad to have been the first to spread his
fame. It will not be long before we hear the
Pending the revival on Monday next of
"Twelfth Night" at Daly's Theatre, Miss Ada
Rehan has delighted her numerous friends by
reappearing as the keen wiUed though apparent-
ly silly and obtuse Peggy in the antiquated
comedy, "The Country Girl." This is one of
the characters specially suiting her more frolic-
some mood, and artistic instinct enables her to
do wonders therewith. Whatever oddities of
manner she introduces are perfectly consistent
with the peculiarities of the ingenious damsel
whom the overbearing Moody so unwisely brings
to the metropolis from rural obscurity. Miss
Rehan, without violence to the surroundings,
contrives to make Peggy a being as full of the
effervesence of youth as if the character had
been recently created. At the close of the per-
formance Miss Rehan was enthusiastically greet-
ed. Mr. William Farren's " Moody" was quite
in touch with the brilliant embodiment of his
principal associate.
MMES.
ALBANI
AND BELLE
"MESSIAH."
COLE IN
THE
The customary New Year's performance of
'' Messiah'' by the Royal Choral Society took
place on Monday evening at the Albert Hall,
with Sir John Barnby as conductor, and once
more the unequalled '' sacred oratorio '' made a
deep impression upon the listeners. Madame Al-
bani sang the soprano solos with great effect,
while Madame Belle Cole was heard to advantage
in the contralto music. Mr. Philip Newbury
was entrusted with the tenor solos, and the
quartet was completed by Mr. Plunket Greene,
whose artistic style and excellent enunciation
stood him in excellent service in the important
numbers assigned to the bass.
THE NORWICH FESTIVAL.
The report of the Norwich festival Committee,
which was presented at the annual meeting,
shows a balance of receipts over expenditures of
,£626. Of this ,£325 has been distributed
among fourteen benevolent institutions in Nor-
wich and other Norfolk towns, the remainder
being kept in hand for the various incidental ex-
penses prior to the next festival.
DEATH OF HENRY PETTITT.
The recent death of Mr. Henry Pettitt is an
occurrence which has a personal interest to many
thousands to whom he was but a name. For
there must be hundreds of theatres in every part
of the world where the day before he died
audiences were listening to some of the words
he wrote, or watching the unfolding of plots and
situations he fashioned. He began as a school-
master—an occupation most uncongenial to him
—tout it is now more than a decade ago before
he threw that profession up for the one of play-
writing. How much more successful he was in
that it only needs to look over the list of his
plays to understand. He wrote generally in
collaboration. The deceased was buried in West
Brompton Cemetery.
THE BEYREUTH FESTIVAL.
The London agents for the Beyreuth Festival
report that over 2,000 applications have been
already received from English amateurs for seats,
although the next series of performances does
not begin until July. From another source I
learn that the number of performances of Wag-
ner's works in Germany last year rose to 1,047,
an increase of 227 on the previous year.
DR. DVORAK'S NEW SYMPHONY.
The English papers have been publishing
lengthy extracts from the American papers anent
Dr. Dvorak's new Symphony. Its English pro-
duction is awaited by musicians with a great
deal of interest.
IRVING IN LONDON.
Mr. Bram Stoker is keeping us well posted
with Mr. Henry Irving's success in your great
city. The dining and wining, and particularly
the large sum of money taken in during his
stay in your city, has amazed London. Theat-
rical men on this side of the pond are wishing
money was as plentiful with them.
WITH THE TRADE—ESTEY, CLOUGH & WARREN,
CHICAGO COTTAGE AND NEEDHAM CO. 'S
ORGANS SELLING SPLENDIDLY—
GENERAL BUSINESS GOOD.
There has been a decided improvement in the
piano and organ trade during the holidays, and
the principal houses report good business. The
American organ trade has suffered least of any
by the depression which we have gone through.
In fact several representatives of American organ
houses report an increased trade for the year.
This is especially true of the Estey, Clough &
Warren, Chicago Cottage Organ, and Needham
Co.'s organs. That a desire exists for musical in-
struments, and that organs are cheaper than
pianos, may largely account for this happy con-
dition of things.
A holiday quiet is expected for the next week
or two, but if trade continues as brisk as around
Christmas we can look forward to a prosperous
spring.
NIRVANA.
WEAVER ORGAN AND
PIANO COMPANY.
i ^ jHeld January
annual meeting of the stockholders and
§ HE directors
of the Weaver Organ and Piano
Company took place in the office of the company
yesterday.
The reports of the secretary and treasurer for
the past year, which was a trying one for most
manufacturing concerns, show only a very
slight decrease in the volume of business done
in comparison with that of the previous year.
Notwithstanding the fact that most of the
organ factories throughout the country were idle
for several months during the panic, the Weav-
er Organ and Piano Company had sufficient
orders to keep running throughout the year,
which is another evidence of the superior quality
of these celebrated organs.
They are at present filling a large order for
fifty-three organs for New Zealand, where their
instruments are sold in large quantities, show-
ing that their reputation extends to the remotest
parts of the earth.
The election resulted in the choice of the fol-
lowing as directors for the ensuing year : J. H.
Baer, Frank S. Elliot, and M. B. Gibson,
after which the directors elected J. H. Baer,
president; M. B. Gibson, secretary, and W. S.
Bond, treasurer.
The usual three per cent, semi-annual divi-
dend was declared.—York, Pa., Daily, Jan. 18th.
THE Buffalo Evening and Sunday Times has
purchased a splendid Haines piano from the
local dealer, Mr. C. H. Utley, and is offering it
in a prize competition for the most popular
women readers of the paper. In the announce-
ment, good use is made of Mme. Patti's prefer-
ence for the instrument.
AMONG Paderewski's Christmas presents was
a miniature grand piano in ebony, with tiny
white keys of silver and black keys of gold.