Music Trade Review
Issue: 1881 Vol. 5 N. 8 - Page 8
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November
20th, 1881.
102 Music Trade Review
THE
CRITIC AND TRADE
REVIEW.
special comment has taken place unless the debuts
or "first appearances" of artists should be men-
tioned. "Carmen," "Trovatore," "Mignon,"
" I I Barbiere," "Lucia" and "Lohengrin" have
been produced on several occasions. The season
UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
is to last about four or five weeks longer and then
The rates for subscription to the MUSICAL CRITIC Col. Mapleson takes his company to Boston.
AND TRADE REVIEW in the United States and Canada Will we hear anything outside of the old, oft-
AND
repeated repertoire during those weeks left for the
are:
1 YEAR (includingpostage)
. . $2.00 opera? That is the absorbing question. Will
0 MOS.,
"
"
l . O O "L'Africaine," or "The Taming of the Shrew,"
3 MOS.,
"
"
..i-
5 O be heard during the remainder of the season, or
will those operas be held off and rehearsed during
the trip the Colonel makes with his company and
FOREIGN COUNTRIES."
then be used as attractions for the Spring season?
With which is incorporated THE MUSIC TRADE JOURNAL.
In all foreign countries included in the Postal Union We could ask several additional questions regard-
the rates for subscription to this paper are :
ing the " season," but will refrain till later, to see
1 YEAR (including postage)
$2.50 what will be done.
THE OEGAN
f> MOS.,
"
"
1.25
Mile. Vachot was introduced to us in Rossini's
3 MOS.,
"
"
65
ALL THE ABOVE RATES MUST INVARIABLY BE PAID " Barbiere," an opera which, notwithstanding the
IN ADVANCE.
opinions of many who admire anything and every-
thing a renowned composer has written, is not
SINGLE COPIES
1 O CENTS.
adapted to show the vocal requirements of any one
AND THE MUSIC TRADES OF AMERICA.
of the singers who may be unfortunate enough to
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.
be cast in it. Mile. Vachot was sufficiently aware
When a subscriber to the MUSICAL CRITIC AND of this fact and therefore sang Proch's '''Air and
TRADE REVIEW receives his paper in a WHITE WRAP Variations," in order to give her voice at least one
PUBLISHED on THE 5th & 20th OF EACH MONTH PER, it is a notification that the SUBSCRIPTION HAS EX- opportunity to be heard under proper auspices.
PIRED. If it is desired to CONTINUE THE SUBSCIP- Had she relied upon what the opera offered her,
At 864 Broadway, bet. 17th and 18th Sts.
TION, NOTIFY US ACCORDING TO ' ' NOTICE TO SUB- she could have expected no proper judgment to be
SCRIBERS, NO. I . "
rendered, either as to her abilities, as a singer or as
an actress.
The libretto represents to us the acme of stupid-
ity and absurdity, and in its attempts to produce
Editor and Proprietor.
CORRESPONDENTS.
comical effects, it really approaches a feeble bur-
lesque.
All communications should be addressed to the editor,
As to the music, it is simply a succession of arias,
CHARLES AVERY WELLES, 8i54 Broadway, N. Y. City.
which are always introduced with the same modu-
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS, No. I.
Checks and Post-Office Orders should be made payable to
lation and figure, generally after sickening recita-
CHARLES AVERY WELLES, Proprietor.
We need a few more experienced parties to furnish tives, accompanied for ten minutes at a time by
We are not responsible for the return of rejected manu-
musical
and
trade
correspondence
from
all
parts
of
the
script.
one bass and one cello.
Correspondence must always be accompanied by the name world.
and address of the sender, not ntcessarily for publication, but
Sig. Arditi did not even attempt to watch the re-
Forward applications immediately, and when our de-
as a guarantee of good faith.
citative, and occasionally the two instruments did
Trade reports, items and communications, relating to the cision is made credentials will at once be given.
not play together, which only added to the general
music trade, are solicited from all parts of the world.
absurdity.
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS, No. II.
The music of an opera must have at least a touch
NEW YOKK, NOV. 20 to DEC. 5, 1881. Letters from correspondents intended for publication of dramatic color. Arias set to comic sentiments
in the issues of Dec. 5th and 20th, and Jan. oth and must be cheerful, and those which are composed
20th, must positively reach us on the following dates in for sentiments of depth and passion must convey
order to insure publication: Nov. 2tJth, Dec. 10th and the same ideas in music which the text conveys in
ADVERTISING RATES.
2Mh, and Jan. lith.
language. A great composer has much difficulty
Letters must be bright, concise, andf'll of telling mat-
The following is the schedule of advertising rates for ter. " Padding" will not be tolerated. Deal with news in carrying out this principle with the trashy and
the MUSICAL. CEITIC AND TRADE REVIEW :
and gossip, rather than with attempts at criticism, of ridictilous libretto work that has descended down
threadbare topics. We are living in the year 1881 not in the Po, the Arno and the Tiber. Rossini had a
French gentleman's libretto at his disposal, but he
COVER PAGES.
1798. Discuss live topics, not technicalities.
only cared to write songs and distribute them in
Properly
accredited
correspondents
who
do
notforward
The four pages of the cover are divided into two col- us information regularly will be considered to have re- the acts to suit the moment. Some of these songs
umns to a page.
are pleasing, as, for instance, " Uno Voce," but in
signed their positions.
IN THE WIDTH OF A SINGLE COLUMN ON THESE
the aggregate, they offer no opportunity to the
COVER PAGES THE BATE I S
singer, and no pleasure to the listener. Only in
$ 2 O PER INCH for one quarter (3 months.)
few instances does the instrumentation rise above
positive commonplaces, and throughout the whole
BINDERS.
INSIDE PAGES.
opera, (if it is truly an opera judged by our present
The inside pages are divided into three columns to a Our patrons are taking such a lively interest in the standard), a spirit of incoherency exists.
page.
*
MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE R E V I E W that they are
It is a rernarkable condition of affairs which per-
IN THE WIDTH OF A SINGLE COLUMN ON THESE faithfully preserving the back numbers of the paper. In
mits such a work to take precedence as an operatic
INSIDE PAGES THE RATE IS
answer to frequent inquiries we may say that we will venture, of such great compositions as the
$ 1 4 - PER INCH for one quarter (3 months).
supply handsome embossed cloth binders, suitable for " Freischiitz" or " Fidelio," or Wagner operas.
holding the numbers of this paper for two years, for
Mile. Vachot is one of the best acquisitions
$1.00. Orders must be accompanied by cash.
DIRECTORY
' .
brought here for this season. Her voice has been
Including subscription to the MUSICAL CRITIC AND
cultivated with great care and attention and under
TRADE REVIEW.
intelligent direction. I t is a high, light soprano,
specially adapted to singing fioritures and rou-
In the "Directory of the MUSICAL PROFESSION AND
NOTE WELL.
THE Music TRADES," a space of THREE LINES,
lades. Mile. Vachot sang the music of Rosinn
NEITHER MORE NOR LESS, IS ALLOWED FOR A SINGLE
This is the ONTJY INDEPENDENT PAPER published in with good taste, but her best vocal qualities wero
CARD. These cards will not be taken for a shorter time America DEVOTED EXCLUSIVELY to MUSIC, MUSICIANS displayed in the "Air and Variations," byProch,
than one year, and their wording cannot be altered after and the MUSIC TRADES.
which'are difficult and at times dangerous, except
the first insertion, except in the case of a change of ad-
for the most accomplished vocalists. She acquit-
dress, or something equally necessary.
Payment for
ted herself artistically.
these cards MUST INVARIABLY BE MADE IN A D -
OL. MAPLESON did not bring any renowned
Ravelli and Del Puente tried their utmost, in
VANCE. They will not be inserted until paid for.
prima donna over here this year. Adelina conjunction with Signors Corsini and Novara, to
T H E RATE FOR A SINGLE CARD IS
press a little fun into the situations, but despite
$12,
THREE LINES, ONE YEAR, INCLUDING ONE
YEAY'S SUBSCRIPTION TO THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND Patti came with a number of nondescripts who their endeavors, they only could get an occasional
TRADF. REVIEW, INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE.
cannot be used. Adelina is helping to agitate the smile from a few unsophisticated youths and
broad grins from the clacqueurs.
opera question by speaking of it continually.
Another debut was that of M. Prevost, a French
Does it not appear as if the Col. and Adelina tenor, who appeared in " Trovatore," and who is
THE OFFICES
the happy possessor of a very excellent high tenor
had a little understanding, based upon her success voice. He has the best natural vocal gifts, which
OF THE
here, to give extra nights with a division of the re- are however not utilized, for the simple reason
that the young man is totally ignorant on the
ceipts between the two?
subject of vocal method. Unless he takes imme-
If ten dollars are paid for one concert seat, how diate steps to secTire a competent instructor, he
HAVE BEEN
will ruin what gifts nature has bestowed upon
much will the stupid Americans pay for one opera him. He brings the house " down," as it is called,
REMOVED
seat? The idea was good But like many others, with something like a high 0, and the house know-
ing nothing about music, but being desirous sim-
not practical.
ply to hear something sensational, forces him to
To 864 Broadway, East Side,
repeat the aria ( Di quella pira).
ITALIAN OPERA.
There is a good deal of money in that high C,
Two doors above 17th Street,
S was stated in our last issue, the opera season both for Mr. Mapleson and M. Prevost, notwith-
has not been characterized by any unusual standing that there is not one touch of art in the
To which number all communications should be
event. Since our last review nothing deserving matter.
addressed.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
TRADE REVIEW.
Of the Musicians
CHARLES AVERY WELLES,
C
Musical Critic & Trade Review
A
mbsi.org, arcade-museum.com
-- digitized
with support from
namm.org
November
20th, 1881.
102 Music Trade Review
THE
CRITIC AND TRADE
REVIEW.
special comment has taken place unless the debuts
or "first appearances" of artists should be men-
tioned. "Carmen," "Trovatore," "Mignon,"
" I I Barbiere," "Lucia" and "Lohengrin" have
been produced on several occasions. The season
UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
is to last about four or five weeks longer and then
The rates for subscription to the MUSICAL CRITIC Col. Mapleson takes his company to Boston.
AND TRADE REVIEW in the United States and Canada Will we hear anything outside of the old, oft-
AND
repeated repertoire during those weeks left for the
are:
1 YEAR (includingpostage)
. . $2.00 opera? That is the absorbing question. Will
0 MOS.,
"
"
l . O O "L'Africaine," or "The Taming of the Shrew,"
3 MOS.,
"
"
..i-
5 O be heard during the remainder of the season, or
will those operas be held off and rehearsed during
the trip the Colonel makes with his company and
FOREIGN COUNTRIES."
then be used as attractions for the Spring season?
With which is incorporated THE MUSIC TRADE JOURNAL.
In all foreign countries included in the Postal Union We could ask several additional questions regard-
the rates for subscription to this paper are :
ing the " season," but will refrain till later, to see
1 YEAR (including postage)
$2.50 what will be done.
THE OEGAN
f> MOS.,
"
"
1.25
Mile. Vachot was introduced to us in Rossini's
3 MOS.,
"
"
65
ALL THE ABOVE RATES MUST INVARIABLY BE PAID " Barbiere," an opera which, notwithstanding the
IN ADVANCE.
opinions of many who admire anything and every-
thing a renowned composer has written, is not
SINGLE COPIES
1 O CENTS.
adapted to show the vocal requirements of any one
AND THE MUSIC TRADES OF AMERICA.
of the singers who may be unfortunate enough to
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.
be cast in it. Mile. Vachot was sufficiently aware
When a subscriber to the MUSICAL CRITIC AND of this fact and therefore sang Proch's '''Air and
TRADE REVIEW receives his paper in a WHITE WRAP Variations," in order to give her voice at least one
PUBLISHED on THE 5th & 20th OF EACH MONTH PER, it is a notification that the SUBSCRIPTION HAS EX- opportunity to be heard under proper auspices.
PIRED. If it is desired to CONTINUE THE SUBSCIP- Had she relied upon what the opera offered her,
At 864 Broadway, bet. 17th and 18th Sts.
TION, NOTIFY US ACCORDING TO ' ' NOTICE TO SUB- she could have expected no proper judgment to be
SCRIBERS, NO. I . "
rendered, either as to her abilities, as a singer or as
an actress.
The libretto represents to us the acme of stupid-
ity and absurdity, and in its attempts to produce
Editor and Proprietor.
CORRESPONDENTS.
comical effects, it really approaches a feeble bur-
lesque.
All communications should be addressed to the editor,
As to the music, it is simply a succession of arias,
CHARLES AVERY WELLES, 8i54 Broadway, N. Y. City.
which are always introduced with the same modu-
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS, No. I.
Checks and Post-Office Orders should be made payable to
lation and figure, generally after sickening recita-
CHARLES AVERY WELLES, Proprietor.
We need a few more experienced parties to furnish tives, accompanied for ten minutes at a time by
We are not responsible for the return of rejected manu-
musical
and
trade
correspondence
from
all
parts
of
the
script.
one bass and one cello.
Correspondence must always be accompanied by the name world.
and address of the sender, not ntcessarily for publication, but
Sig. Arditi did not even attempt to watch the re-
Forward applications immediately, and when our de-
as a guarantee of good faith.
citative, and occasionally the two instruments did
Trade reports, items and communications, relating to the cision is made credentials will at once be given.
not play together, which only added to the general
music trade, are solicited from all parts of the world.
absurdity.
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS, No. II.
The music of an opera must have at least a touch
NEW YOKK, NOV. 20 to DEC. 5, 1881. Letters from correspondents intended for publication of dramatic color. Arias set to comic sentiments
in the issues of Dec. 5th and 20th, and Jan. oth and must be cheerful, and those which are composed
20th, must positively reach us on the following dates in for sentiments of depth and passion must convey
order to insure publication: Nov. 2tJth, Dec. 10th and the same ideas in music which the text conveys in
ADVERTISING RATES.
2Mh, and Jan. lith.
language. A great composer has much difficulty
Letters must be bright, concise, andf'll of telling mat-
The following is the schedule of advertising rates for ter. " Padding" will not be tolerated. Deal with news in carrying out this principle with the trashy and
the MUSICAL. CEITIC AND TRADE REVIEW :
and gossip, rather than with attempts at criticism, of ridictilous libretto work that has descended down
threadbare topics. We are living in the year 1881 not in the Po, the Arno and the Tiber. Rossini had a
French gentleman's libretto at his disposal, but he
COVER PAGES.
1798. Discuss live topics, not technicalities.
only cared to write songs and distribute them in
Properly
accredited
correspondents
who
do
notforward
The four pages of the cover are divided into two col- us information regularly will be considered to have re- the acts to suit the moment. Some of these songs
umns to a page.
are pleasing, as, for instance, " Uno Voce," but in
signed their positions.
IN THE WIDTH OF A SINGLE COLUMN ON THESE
the aggregate, they offer no opportunity to the
COVER PAGES THE BATE I S
singer, and no pleasure to the listener. Only in
$ 2 O PER INCH for one quarter (3 months.)
few instances does the instrumentation rise above
positive commonplaces, and throughout the whole
BINDERS.
INSIDE PAGES.
opera, (if it is truly an opera judged by our present
The inside pages are divided into three columns to a Our patrons are taking such a lively interest in the standard), a spirit of incoherency exists.
page.
*
MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE R E V I E W that they are
It is a rernarkable condition of affairs which per-
IN THE WIDTH OF A SINGLE COLUMN ON THESE faithfully preserving the back numbers of the paper. In
mits such a work to take precedence as an operatic
INSIDE PAGES THE RATE IS
answer to frequent inquiries we may say that we will venture, of such great compositions as the
$ 1 4 - PER INCH for one quarter (3 months).
supply handsome embossed cloth binders, suitable for " Freischiitz" or " Fidelio," or Wagner operas.
holding the numbers of this paper for two years, for
Mile. Vachot is one of the best acquisitions
$1.00. Orders must be accompanied by cash.
DIRECTORY
' .
brought here for this season. Her voice has been
Including subscription to the MUSICAL CRITIC AND
cultivated with great care and attention and under
TRADE REVIEW.
intelligent direction. I t is a high, light soprano,
specially adapted to singing fioritures and rou-
In the "Directory of the MUSICAL PROFESSION AND
NOTE WELL.
THE Music TRADES," a space of THREE LINES,
lades. Mile. Vachot sang the music of Rosinn
NEITHER MORE NOR LESS, IS ALLOWED FOR A SINGLE
This is the ONTJY INDEPENDENT PAPER published in with good taste, but her best vocal qualities wero
CARD. These cards will not be taken for a shorter time America DEVOTED EXCLUSIVELY to MUSIC, MUSICIANS displayed in the "Air and Variations," byProch,
than one year, and their wording cannot be altered after and the MUSIC TRADES.
which'are difficult and at times dangerous, except
the first insertion, except in the case of a change of ad-
for the most accomplished vocalists. She acquit-
dress, or something equally necessary.
Payment for
ted herself artistically.
these cards MUST INVARIABLY BE MADE IN A D -
OL. MAPLESON did not bring any renowned
Ravelli and Del Puente tried their utmost, in
VANCE. They will not be inserted until paid for.
prima donna over here this year. Adelina conjunction with Signors Corsini and Novara, to
T H E RATE FOR A SINGLE CARD IS
press a little fun into the situations, but despite
$12,
THREE LINES, ONE YEAR, INCLUDING ONE
YEAY'S SUBSCRIPTION TO THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND Patti came with a number of nondescripts who their endeavors, they only could get an occasional
TRADF. REVIEW, INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE.
cannot be used. Adelina is helping to agitate the smile from a few unsophisticated youths and
broad grins from the clacqueurs.
opera question by speaking of it continually.
Another debut was that of M. Prevost, a French
Does it not appear as if the Col. and Adelina tenor, who appeared in " Trovatore," and who is
THE OFFICES
the happy possessor of a very excellent high tenor
had a little understanding, based upon her success voice. He has the best natural vocal gifts, which
OF THE
here, to give extra nights with a division of the re- are however not utilized, for the simple reason
that the young man is totally ignorant on the
ceipts between the two?
subject of vocal method. Unless he takes imme-
If ten dollars are paid for one concert seat, how diate steps to secTire a competent instructor, he
HAVE BEEN
will ruin what gifts nature has bestowed upon
much will the stupid Americans pay for one opera him. He brings the house " down," as it is called,
REMOVED
seat? The idea was good But like many others, with something like a high 0, and the house know-
ing nothing about music, but being desirous sim-
not practical.
ply to hear something sensational, forces him to
To 864 Broadway, East Side,
repeat the aria ( Di quella pira).
ITALIAN OPERA.
There is a good deal of money in that high C,
Two doors above 17th Street,
S was stated in our last issue, the opera season both for Mr. Mapleson and M. Prevost, notwith-
has not been characterized by any unusual standing that there is not one touch of art in the
To which number all communications should be
event. Since our last review nothing deserving matter.
addressed.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
TRADE REVIEW.
Of the Musicians
CHARLES AVERY WELLES,
C
Musical Critic & Trade Review
A
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