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June 20th, 1881.
THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.
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Thomas, Musical Director. Biennial festivals are to be given, beginning in
June, 1882.
Miss Annie Louise Cary was recently visiting old friends in Wayne, Me.,
AT HOME.
ber
native
town.
The rendering of Mendelssohn's violin Concerto by Mr. F. Boucher, at
Mr. Henry Mapleson and his wife, Madame Marie Roze, arrived in
the recent concert of the Philharmonic Society in Montreal, is very highly
spoken of in the Canadian press. One paper says " to our mind this per- London from New York on May 8th, after an exceedingly quick voyage. In
mid-ocean Madame Marie Roze gave a concert on board the City of Brussels,
formance was the gem of the evening."
nearly $250 was realized for the benefit of the Liverpool Seamen's
On the evening of June 3d, the pupils of Mrs. L. M. Dunn gave a very and
Orphanage. $250 is a large sum for Madame Roze to draw in a single night,
enjoyable musical at the piano rooms of Lyon & Healy, Chicago. The and
music was exceptionally well rendered, and testified to the great success fact. we do not wonder that Henry lost no time in informing the world of the
achieved by Mrs Dunn as a teacher.
Mr. Eugene Weiner, one of the most accomplished of our resident pro-
The Boston Normal Musical Institute (Mr. Harry Wheeler, director) fessional
flutists, a member of the Philharmonic Club and other well known
will commence its fourth season at Buffalo, N. Y., July 6th. The staff is a musical organizations,
published an andante movement for the piano and
strong one and the lectures of the season are likely to prove very interesting. flute from the Serenade, has
25, by Beethoven, arranged by Boehm. It
The courses of study will be adapted to the wants of all classes of musical will be appreciated by all opus
flute players.
students, but will be especially beneficial to teachers and those who are
The hearing on the application of Emily Levy for alimony during the
unable to avail themselves of the advantages of metropolitan study.
of her suit against Isaac Levy, the well-known cornet player, for a
The recent performances of Berlioz's "Damnation of Faust" by the pendency
of absolute divorce, was had June 11th before Judge Speir, in the
Thomas orchestra and Mr Sharland's chorus in Boston were very successful. decree
Court Chambers. Mr. Levy married the plaintiff many years ago
The tenor part was taken by Mr. Christian Fritsch, of this city, who made a Supreme
London, and in 1872 obtained a decree of divorce from her in the State of
decided hit in it. The Boston Courier says of him: " Mr. Fritsch is really the in
Indiana. He married in 1875 Marianne Conway (the ceremony being per-
only Faust we have yet heard in this work."
formed at the Presbyterian Church in University place in this city), with
Signor Cappa, the trombone and euphonium soloist, and Signor Liberati, whom he has lived as his wife since that time. The only question involved
the cornetist, have been engaged for the concerts that are to be given on the in the suit is the validity of the Indiana divorce, and, it being apparent that
under the circumstances Mrs. Levy was entitled to alimony until the deter-
Pavilion Pier, No. 1 North River, during the summer.
mination of the suit, an order was entered without opposition on the part of
In a letter from Rio Janeiro, dated May 11, Mr. Maurice Grau writes to Mr. Levy's attorney by which she is given an allowance of $20 a week. The
his brother at the Bijou Opera House as follows:—" We opened last night case will be referred to a referee to determine the issues raised by the
with ' Favart.' Every other company made a failure in it in Spanish or pleadings.
French. We had a great success. The house was crowded from pit to
dome. The Emperor and royal family were present and sent for me to con-
Mr. Conly, who was restrained by legal proceedings from appearing at
gratulate me. Receipts, $5,000. To-night ' Mignon' and Friday ' Le the Bijou Theatre in "The Mascotte," has resumed the role of Frederick in
Petit Due.' Both houses are already sold. The theatre is the largest we this amusing operetta. The success of the piece has been pronounced, and
ever played in and holds 5,000 people."
the management expect to continue it for some time yet.
At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oratorio Society, New York,
The following circular has just been issued to the public, and will pro-
held June 4, the following officers were elected for 1881-82:—President, Rev. bably commend itself to the attention of the musical fraternity:—"The
William H. Cooke; Vice-President, Dr. E. H. Janes; Secretary, Mr. A. L. Philharmonic Society of this city design giving one or more concerts for the
Train; Treasurer, Mr. Morris Reno; Librarian, Mr. Paul F. Schoen. The purpose of raising money to defray the expense of erecting a monument in
following programme for the regular concerts of next season was also Central Park to E. von Beethoven, and it hopes to increase the sum by sub-
adopted:—"Israel in Egypt," Handel; "The Messiah," Handel; the scriptions. It is proposed to procure a duplicate of the bronze statue by
"Matthew Passion," Bach, and "The Tower of Babel," Rubinstein.
Zambrusch, now in Vienna, conceded to be a very fine work of art, and
which will be at once a memorial of the estimation in which the great master
Mr. Frederick A. Schwab has been selected by the committee having in is
held by the music-loving citizens of New York and an ornament to the
charge the festival to be held next year under Theodore Thomas's direction, Park.
Your kind co-operation is earnestly solicited, by your influence
to go abroad and engage solo vocal talent. Over seventy-five thousand dol- among your
friends as well as your own subscription. Joseph W. Drexel,
lars have already been subscribed toward the guarantee fund, and there is as president; Theo.
Thomas, vice president; E. P. Fabbri, treasurer."
much more ready for Mr. Thomas if he needs it.
Max
Strakosch
has secured Mme. Gerster for a concert and opera season
The other morning as Tim Chippy was snorting out " The Heart Bowed
year and will probably utilize the greater portion of the time in New
Down," on a key bugle, in the third story of his boarding house on Mission next
street, the neighbors began to "kick,".as the phonetic hoodlum would ex- Orleans and some of the large cities of the West.
press it. Three bald-headed men came to the window of the house across
Louis Blumenberg, the celebrated Violoncellist, will be at the head of
the way and began scowling at the performer. " I say," yelled Tim, upon a powerful concert combination during the coming season, the particulars
noticing the three shining caputs so close together; " do you mean that for of which will be noticed later.
a pawnbroker's sign? What'll you let me have on this bugle?" The bald
In the supreme judicial court, Boston, before Judge Field, yesterday,
heads slammed down the window and retired in disgust, thus ending one of
the most touching and beautiful incidents ever occuring on the Pacific coast. the divorce suit of Maj. Pond against his wife, who is professionally known
as Isabella Stone, was called for trial. The case was postponed, however, on
—San Francisco Post.
account of the illness of Mr. S. B. Ives, one of the counsel for Mrs. Pond.
Signor Campanini does not expect to be in America next year for the The case of Jones vs. Jones, which is in a measure connected with the Pond
operatic season.
suit, was taken up and evidence introduced with a view to support Ella M.
Mrs. Julia C. Hull and Mr. Franz Remmertz were engaged by the Jones' (the libellant) allegation that her husband, John C. Jones, committed
Central Musical Association of Cleveland, Ohio, to sing in the oratorio of adultery with Isabella Stone, at Providence, R. I., on Sept. 1, 1880. The
court took the case under advisement.
" Samson " in that city on the evening of June 9.
After the choir in one of the churches in Ithaca, N. Y., had performed a
It is understood that Messrs. Comley and Barton have arranged for a
twenty weeks' season of English opera comique at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, rather heavy selection, the minister opened the Bible and began reading in
Actsxx: " And after the uproar had ceased."
commencing in September next.
Miss May Alice Vars, the well-known soprano and a member of the Bos-
The Choral Union of the Church of the Holy Communion gave its first
public concert on Wednesday evening, June 1st, in the Sunday-school room ton Opera Company, is recovering from a severe attack of pneumonia which
of the church, in West Twentieth Street, New York city. The entertain- has deprived the public of hearing her sing for a month past. For a time
ment was largely attended, and proved a decided success. The programme her life was despaired of.
was judiciously selected.
KIND WORDS. '
The formal opening of the new College of Music connected with Welles-
ley College, Mass., took place on Monday evening, May 30th, when a concert
HE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW of New York is one of the most
was given, composed exclusively of works by native Americans. The
spicy exchangespn our table. Its editor is endowed with brains and
composers represented were Messrs. John K. Paine, Dudley Buck, Stephen common sense, two gifts that rarely fall together.—Buffalo Courier.
A. Emery, George L. Osgood, George W. Chadwick, F. G. Gleason, C. L.
Capen, William Mason, and W. H. Sherwood. The performers were Mr.
THE THROAT IN ITS RELATIONS TO SINGING.
W. H. Sherwood and the Beethoven Quartet, composed of Messrs. C. N.
Allen, Dannreuther, Heindl and Wulf Fries. Mrs. Humphrey Allen was piHARLES A. WELLES of 835 Broadway, New York, at the office of the
the vocalist.
\_J MUSICAL CRITIC AND TKADE REVIEW, publishes a work by Dr. Whitfield
The Chicago Sangerfest will commence on June 29, and last four days, Ward, entitled " The Throat in its Relations to Singing," which every
there being three afternoon and four evening concerts. The programmes vocalist should read—Buffalo Courier.
which have been published promise a number of important works, among
them Max Bruch's "Odysseus" and "Salamis," a cantata by Reissmann,
THE ARION FESTIVAL.
" The Death of Drusus," and Beethoven's Choral Symphony. The principal
PARK BELVEDERE was thronged on the evening of June 15, by the
singers are to be Madame Peschka-Leutner, who sang in the second Peace T I J ION
members of the famous Arion Singing Society of this city, and their
Jubilee in Boston ; Madame Donaldi, Miss Cary, Mr. Candidus, Mr. M. W. friends.
The occasion was a Summer night's festival of the society. In the first
Whitney and Mr. Remmertz.
coach of the procession from 4th street to the park, which was drawn by six
The preparations for the next May Festival in Cincinnati are already far horses, were President Frederick Berringer, Vice-President J. J. Diehl, Treas-
advanced. Mr. Thomas held a chorus rehearsal on May 27, when Bach's urer A. Walter, and J. O. Hunt, Chairman of the Committee of Arrangements.
"Passion Music" and two numbers of Mozart's "Requiem" were sung. In other coaches were Dr. Leopold Damrosch, the celebrated musical con-
The work of the chorus was eminently satisfactory; it was in capital condi- ductor; S. C. Wilson, Judge Charles J. Nehrbas, Justice Marcus Otterbourg,
tion, and sang so well as to give the fairest promises for the Festival next Theodore Thomas, William Steinway, Capt. Bush, of Hoboken; John Von
spring.
Glahn, J. Hallgarten, Col. Lorenz, William Neustadter, Gen. Haenger, Adjt.-
A meeting of wealthy citizens of Chicago, on the 3d inst., organized a Gen. Unger, and John Franz. At 6:30 in the evening a grand vocal and in-
Chicago Musical Festival Association on the plan of a similar body in the strumental concert was given by the chorus of the society and an orchestra
city of New York. N. K. Fairbank was elected President, and Theodore of 120 musicians, the conductor being Dr. Damrosch.
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