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THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.
MUSICAL NOTES.
AT HOME.
April 5th, 1881.
Mr. Gerritt Smith, one of the most prominent musicians of Buffalo, will
probably take up his residence in Boston.
Miss Catherine Lewis and Mr. John Howson, together with their asso-
ciates of the Comley-Barton Troupe, will reappear in New York, on the 18th
of April, at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, in " Olivette."
An organ concert was given in Calvary Chapel, Worth street, on the even-
ing of March 23. Mr. L. N. Penfield, of the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian
Church, Brooklyn, was the organist.
A number of prominent gentlemen who are interested in the settlement
of the Wood will case involving the bequest of a million as a fund for the
erection of a College of Music, met on the night of March 22, at the residence
of Dr. Wm. A. Hammond, No. 43 West Fifty-third street. Among those who
were present were Mr. Frank R. Lawrence, Mr. J. H. Dingman, Mr. Charles
L. Tiffany, Mr. Theodore Thomas, the Rev. Dr. R. S. Moran, Mr. Charles
H. Contoit, Mr. H. Tucker, Mr. Wm. Byron, Mr. Addison Brown, Mr. T. M.
Fuller, Mr. Washington E. Connor, Dr. Louis Elsberg, Dr. J. L. Little, Mr.
Morgan L. Harris, Professor Frobisher, of Columbia College ; Dr. John F.
Kennedy, Mr. J. T. Patterson and Mr. Clinton Wagner. Dr. Wm. A. Ham-
mond, the Rev. Dr. R. S. Moran and Judge Enoch L. Fancher, the commit-
tee appointed to inquire into the present standing of the bequest as affected
by the litigation over the will, reported fully upon this point, saying in con-
clusion : " It is apparent that the time has come when the trustees should
again convene as a board and adopt by-laws authorizing them to fill in their
number and to provide for other essentials in the future proceedings of the
corporation. Its President has already verified a petition for a change of
name. The committee recommend that the trustees of the Institute be re-
spectfully requested to convene at an early day to take such action as a board
as they shall deem expedient and proper." It was resolved to print the re-
port and send a copy to each trustee and copies to all who are interested in
the establishment of a musical college out of the fund left by Mr. Wood for
that purpose. The Board of Trustees consists of the following gentlemen :
Mr. Wm. H. Vanderbilt, Mr. E. D. Morgan, Mr. H. G. Stebbins, Mr. Ed-
wards Pierrepont, Mr. H. J. Jewett, Mr. Charles L. Tiffany and Dr. Wm.
Elmer. The late Marshall O. Roberts was also a member of the board.
On Wednesday evening, March 23, at Chiekering Hall, Mr. David
Small, a member of the St. Andrew's Society of this city, and favorably
known as an elocutionist and baritone singer, gave a literary and musical
recital from the works of Burns and Scott, and with Scottish music, assisted
by Mrs. Florence Rice-Knox and Miss Florence Tylee. Many of the musical
arrangements on the programme were by Mr. Small.
A concert was given at the First Baptist Church, Pierrepont street,
Brooklyn, on Monday evening, the 28th, in which the Brooklyn Philhar-
monic Chorus (Theodore Thomas, conductor) and Raphael Joseffy, pianist,
took part.
There was a vocal and instrumental concert given by Mr. Charles E.
Mead, organist of the Second Baptist Church, Harlem, at the new church,
Lexington avenue and One Hundred and Eleventh street, on Thursday even-
ing, March 24, at 8 o'clock, assisted by Miss Nettie Balmer and Miss Bettie
Samson, soprano; Miss Kate Taylor, piano; Mr. A. H. North, violin; Mr.
William H. Mead, flute; the Alpha Male Quartette and a chorus of twenty
voices.
On May 5, Mr. Neuendorff, of the Germania Theatre, goes to Europe
to engage actors for his new theatre, returning June 10 to lead the concerts
at Koster & Bial's from the middle of June to the month of September.
The last concert this season of the Symphony Society was announced to
take place on the 2d of April. The services of Signor Galassi and a male
chorus have been engaged, and the following was to be the programme:
The overture to Wagner's " Flying Dutchman," and an aria from the same
work, sung by Signor Galassi; Beethoven's Seventh Symphony and Berlioz's
overture, " Carneval Romain," which will be followed by the latter's ode on
the death of Napoleon (the words by Beranger), which will be sung for the
first time in New York by Signor Galassi and a male chorus.
An interesting performance will be given at St. Stephen's Church the
second Sunday evening in April (Passion Sunday). The work will be " The
ABROAD.
Seven Last Words," by Dubois, who is a graduate of the Conservatoire of
Paris. The solo quartet will be Miss Lathrop, Miss Manier, Messrs. Fritch
Mme. Ingeborg von Bronsart, composer of the one-act musical piece,
and Oudin. Mr. Mulligan, whose abilities as an organist and musician are " Jery und Bately," has completed the score of a four-act opera, " Konig
well recognized, will conduct the performance, and will have an orchestra Hiarne." The book, founded on a Danish saga, is written by the lady's hus-
of twenty-five musicians and a chorus of eighty voices.
band and F. Bodenstedt.
It is stated that Miss Emma C. Thursby is coming to this country next
At the suggestion of Herr Heyl, the Cm-director, it has been resolved to
season with a number of artists, who have been engaged for a series of get up a Grand Singing Match at Wiesbaden about the end of August.
concerts.
The " Mannergesangverein " has appointed a committee to draw up a pro-
Mr. Joseffy played on Sunday evening, March 20, in Brooklyn, at the gramme and make the necessary arrangements.
Park Theatre, for the benefit of a local'charity.
There is a chance that the operatic company at the Ducal Theatre,
Mr. William R. Case, pianist, gave a matinee concert on Wednesday, Coburg, will not be disbanded. The Duke has expressed willingness to
March 23, at Chiekering Hall, with the assistance of Miss M. Louise Segur, grant as heretofore an annual sum from his private purse if the Corporation
will contribute 60,000 thalers a year. A committee is considering the prop-
soprano. He offered an extensive programme.
osition.
Mr. Frederick Archer, organist of Henry Ward Beecher's church, lec-
Professor Niels Gade, at Copenhagen, is composing an oratorio for the next
tured upon music before the Teachers' Association in Chiekering Hall, in
the afternoon of Saturday, March 19. He illustrated his remarks by playing Birmingham Festival, the subject being the Greek myth of Pscyhe. The
upon the organ and piano. Mrs. Helen Norman, alto, and Mr. George book is written in German, by Herr Lobedantz.
Werrenrath, tenor, assisted him with vocal illustrations of his theme.
Mme. Artot-Padilla joins the Hoch Conservatory, Frankfort-on-the-
Miss Emma Cranch, the .well-known contralto and teacher at the Cin- Maine, as vocal professor.
cinnati College of Music, has resigned her position in that institution because
The eldest son of the late David Kalisch (founder of Kladderadatsch),
of unfair treatment by Mr. Nichols. Miss Gane, a pupil of Mme. Marchesi's, has been studying singing at Milan, and was to make his debut in Paris in
has succeeded Miss Cranch.
March, as Almaviva to Adelina Patti's Rosina.
The young violinist, Dengremont, has postponed his concerts in the
Massenet, Saint-Saens, and Plante will preside this spring at the inaug-
north-western part of this State until after Lent.
uration of a new concert-room, the Sala Beethoven, in Barcelona. Pujol
Just before the curtain was to rise on the evening of March 16th, in the officiates as conductor.
Grand Opera House, Rochester, where the Strakosch-Hess company was to
Rudolf Weinwurm has completed a three-act buffo opera, "Wiener
give the opera of " Aida," George L. Werner, Clerk of the Municipal Court, Schule." The libretto is by the late Mosenthal.
procured an attachment against the wardrobe and other chattels of the com-
Johann Brahms's first Symphony (C minor), was somewhat coldly
pany, and, accompanied by an officer, went to the Opera House and stated
the purpose of his visit to Max Strakosch, announcing at the same time that received at a recent Milan "Popular Concert."
unless certain bills were paid forthwith the play would have to go on with-
The Managing Committee of the Silesian Musical Festivals have
out the usual mechanical accessories of robes, &c. After a sharp parley, in announced their intention to hold one every year in a leading town of the
which Max saw that argument was useless, he paid the bills, and the per- province. A public appeal is made on behalf of the lottery of plate, art
formance went on without interruption. This action was at the instance of objects, and musical instruments, organized for the purpose of obtaining a
certain bill posters and printers in Utica with whom Mr. Strakosch had moderate sum wherewith to carry out the scheme.
incurred bills amounting to $150, which he had neglected to pay, because
The newly founded Orchestral Society at Naples, gave its first concert
the company did not give a performance in Utica after their arrangements
with satisfactory results. The programme comprised Mozart's G minor
had been made.
"Symphony;" Beethoven's third " Leonore Overture," a selection from
De Beauplan's French Opera Company, of which Mme. Ambre is the Mendelssohn's music to " A Midsummer Night's Dream;" and the Adagio
star, will open at the Academy, April 25th. Mme. Lablache and Miles. from Rubinstein's " Ocean Symphony."
Lagye and Delprato, and MM. Tournier, Pellin, Armandi, Utto and Jourdan
Franz von Suppe's new comic opera, "De* Gascogner," will be shortly
are also in the company, which includes a chorus of forty-five voices and a
ballet. The repertoire comprises "Africaine," "Aida," "Huguenots," produced at the Carltheatre, Vienna.
"Robert," "Carmen." "Romeo and Juliet," "La Juive," "Faust,"
A young lady violinist, Babette Lobach, at the last Academie Concert
"Prophete" and " Paulet Virginie." Mr. T. M. Croft is the business man- in Mannheim, played Max Bruch's C minor " Concerto " and an Adagio by
ager.
Spohr.
Some one in writing on the history and characteristics of the various
A new theatre is to be erected in Agram, at an estimated cost of 1,400,000
musical instruments, comments thus upon the Violoncello. " I t seems to francs.
be perfectly adapted by nature for the use of bachelors to correct certain
Hans von Biilow gave recently a Liszt Evening in Pesth, the Abbe him-
tendencies common to that class of men. It is a solemn instrument, there
is no conviviality about it as there:is about the violin, it is not suggestive self being present.
of gin and water like the flute, and it lends itself to amateur psalmody with a
Labatt, of the Imperial Opera House, Vienna, has signed an engagement
facility which leaves nothing to be desired."
for Covent Garden, London, in May and June. He will appear as Lohengrin,
At the 11 o'clock service on March 21, at St. Ignatius' Catholic Church, Tannhauser, Vasco di Ga?na and John of Ley den.
Baltimore, Mr. A. F. Barley sang in splendid style the " Cujus Animam,"
The following works will be performed at the Richter concerts in the
from the "Stabat Mater," one of the most difficult tenor solos of Rossini's course of the forthcoming season at London:—Beethoven: "Eroica," C
greatest work.
minor, and choral symphonies, " Missa Solemnis," -'Egmont" overture,
Mrs. F. A. Tannehill brought suit through Howe & Hummel, against and "Overture im Handel'chen Style,"op. 124; Bach: concerto for orchestra;
Max Strakosch, for the recovery of $320, eight weeks' salary due her for her Haydn: a symphony; Mozart: Symphony in D; Weber: " Oberon " overture;
performance with Strakosch's company, of which Mr. Dion Boucicault was Schumann: Symphony in C; Brahms: Symphony in C minor, and the two new
"Tragische" and "Academische " overtures; Dvorak: Symphony in D; Gold-
the star.