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THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.
January 5th, 1882.
The concert at the Metropolitan Casino Decem-
ber 18 presented the vocal soloists selected from
the Thalia Theatre company: Miss Jenny Stubel,
Mr. Carl Walter and Mr. Alexander Klein. Miss
AT HOME.
Seebold was also announced to appear, but she
"Patience" will be given in Montreal during was prevented by sickness from being present.
Christmas week by the company playing at the The orchestra, conducted by Mr. Widmer, played
Boston Museum.
a number of popular pieces, including march
Saturday, December 17, was Beethoven's birth- "Blondin," Bial; "Au Douan Straude" gallop, by
day, and the programme of the Boston Symphony Gung'l; the "Mandolin" Polka, Resch, and over-
Concert, conducted by Mr. Georg Henschel, was ture "Frau Meistera," Suppe. Mr. Shuebruck
played Gounod's "Serenade" as a cornet solo. Mr.
composed exclusively of his works.
Walter gave the waltz song from " The Chimes of
When "Genevieve de Brabant" was hurriedly Normandy," and Mr. Klein sang "Verbassen bin
put OH the stage of the Royalty (London) Theatre L." Miss Stubel was heard in a Tyrolean air, "I
to replace "Dust," which was a complete failure, und Mei Bore." The "Gobble Gobble" duet from
Miss Emily Soldene took the part of Drogan.
"La Mascotte" was sung by Miss Stubel and Mr.
The Christmas performance of the "Messiah" in Klein in capital style.
Cincinnati has been creating considerable excite- The Newark Harmonic Society will give a grand
ment in the West. Clubs were formed in Chicago concert on January 18, with chorus of the society
to attend the oratorio, and delegations came from and full orchestra, under the direction of Mr.
Columbus, Cleveland, Dayton, Hamilton, Rich-
Damrosch. The soloists will be Mile.
mond, Ind.; Paris, Lexington, and other citieB in Walter
Isidora
Martinez,
soprano; Mrs. Helen Norman,
the neighboring States. The chief attraction was, contralto; Miss Florence
pianiste; Mr.
of course, Patti, in the soprano part, but the rest Charles Fritsch, tenor, and Copleston,
Signor Carlo Orlandini,
of the quartette, which included Miss Cary, Toedt baritone.
and Whitney, was excellent. The chorus num-
bered 600 voices. Theodore Thomas conducted The first public rehearsal of the New York Chorus
the orchestra of the New York Philharmonic So- Society takes place in Steinway Hall on Friday after-
ciety.
noon, January 27, and the concert on Saturday
evening, January 28. The soloists will be Mias
A Parisian musical success, "La Girouette" (The Hattie Schell, Miss A. Wurmb, Miss E. Winant,
Weathercock), by Hennery and Bocage, the music Mr. Theo. J. Toedt, Mr. Max Truemann, Mr.
by M. Ccedes, has been secured by Augustin Daly, Franz Remmertz and Mr. Rafael Joseffy.
and will probably be the attraction at Daly's
Theatre, succeeding "The Passing Regiment." The 100th consecutive performance of "Patience"
The piece is a comic operetta in three acts, and at the Standard Theatre took place December 29.
had a run at the Theatre Fantaisies Parisiennes. Handsome specimens of typography and printing
Mr. Daly proposes to introduce novel and inter- in the way of illustrated programmes were distrib-
uted among the audience.
esting musical features.
Miss Kellogg's farewell concert in Cincinnati Mile. Marie Vachot, Mile. Lanri and Signor
Ravelli, of Her Majesty's Opera Company, were the
will take place January 5.
attractions at the Metropolitan Casino December
Mr. Jerome Hopkins's extraordinary "sacred 25. This was the first appearance of Mile. Vachot
opera," "Samuel," will be given in Albany on Jan- at these Sunday night concerts.
uary 13. Those who witnessed the performance
"Little Red Riding Hood's Rescue," a juvenile
of this astonishing work at the Academy of Music
a few years ago will not forget it as long as they operetta by Mr. W. M. Broad, has been recently
performed every evening at Masonic Temple,
live.
Twenty-third street and Sixth avenue, with a cho-
Members of the Arion Society gave a concert at rus of 100 children in costume.
Steinway Hall December 17, which attracted a
large audience. The chorus of the society was Mr. Rafael Joseffy has returned to this city after
assisted by an orchestra led by Mr. Arnold ; Mme. a successful tour in California and the South. Ho
Caroline Zeiss, mezzo-soprano; Mr. Jacob Graff, appears at the New York Philharmonic Society
tenor, and Miss Florence Copleston, pianiste. An concert on Jannary 14.
excellent programme was presented, and the Miss Blanche Roosevelt will make her American
BOSTON MUSICAL NOTES.
various vocal and instrumental pieces were well
"JV/TR. G. W. CHAD WICK, one of the most given. The feature of the concert was the singing debut in Italian opera as Violetta, in "Traviatft,"
•*•*•*• talented young American composers and of the Arion chorus. The voices—eighty in number with the Strakosch Opera Company in New Or-
musicians, has charge of the rehearsals of music —gave with fine effect, with the orchestra, a choral leans on January 6.
written by J. K. Paine for the "CEdipusTyrannus," work by Julius Rietz, and "Heinrich DerVogler,"
has been attracting large audiences
which will begin at the Boston Globe Theatre by Fromm. The chorus was heard also in two at "Patience"
the Casino. On Monday, January 2, Hague's
January 23.
unaccompanied part songs, "Am Aarensee" (Lind- British Operatic Minstrels will begin an engage-
It is intended that the performance shall excel blad) and "Brautfahrt in Hardanger."
ment there.
any production which has recently been given of
the tragedy of "Sophocles." Miss Ober, of the The annual benefit concert of the Atlanta Boat • Miss Julia Fiest, pianiste, pupil of S. B. Mills,
Roberts Lyceum, is managing the preparatory Club attracted a large audience to Chickering will give a concert on January 18 at Steinway
stages. Mr. George Riddle, who assumed the title Hall December 19. The entertainment was under Hall. She will be assisted by the Philharmonic
role at Harvard, will appear in the same at the the charge of Signor C. Moderati, the artists in- Club and other artists.
Globe, and Miss Georgie Cay van will play Queen cluding Miss Anna P. Hall, soprano; Miss Anna
Parker, soprano; Mrs. J. E. Eustis, mezzo-soprano; There was a good-sized audience at Steinway
Iocasta.
Mrs. Belle Cole, mezzo-soprano; Mr. Ch. Fritsch, Hall December 21, in spite of the bad weather.
tenor; Mr. Willet Seaman, baritone; Miss Jennie Mr. L. F. Harrison is a well known manager, and
KISS VINNIE MAYNARD.
Parker, violinist; Miss Mary Werneke, harpist; the interest that was felt in his concert was very
MONG the voting vocalists from this country Mr. W. B. Vandewater, organist; Signors M. Bina general throughout the community. The impor-
studying and singing in Europe, Miss May- and C. Moderati, accompanists.
tant features of the evening were the playing of the
nard, of Boston, Mass., has attracted a great deal The Carreno-Donaldi company sang in Rochester Philharmonic Club, which gave a number of selec-
of attention. Her first musical instruction was re- December 19.
tions, and that of Mr. S. B. Mills. Besides these
ceived under the guidance and experience of Mme.
there were songs by Mile. Zelie de Lussan, Mrs,
"Patience"
was
given
at
the
Metropolitan
Casino
Rudersdorff and Mme. Long, both of whom readily
George W. de Lano, Mr. Frederick Harvey, and
December
19,
with
the
following
cast
:
Reginald
discovered her talents.
Mr. L. G. Gottschalk, and some pretty singing by
Before leaving for Europe, she sang at Dr. Bunthorne, Mr. William H. Seymour; Archibald the Meigs Sisters' Quartette.
Putnam's church, at the Boston Highlands. She Grosvenor, Mr. L. Rike; Colonel Calverly, Mr. J. F.
sailed for Europe in the fall of 1880, -and, taking Dalton; Major Murgatroyd, Mr. Henri Learock; Handel's oratorio, "The Messiah," was sung at
the advice of Miss Anna Louise Cary, she placed Lieutenant, Duke of Dunstable, Mr. Alonzo Hatch. the Philadelphia Academy of Music, December 22,
herself under the tuition of Mme. La Grange, and Rapturous Maidens—The Lady Angela, Miss by the Cecilian Society, with the following artists,
subsequently studied under Dr. La Sada^ in Paris Louise Manfred; The Lady Saphira, Miss Pauline assisted by the Germania Company: Mrs. E.
Hall; The Lady Ella, Miss Rose Wilson; The Lady Aline Osgood, soprano; Miss Emily Winant, con-
for the opera.
Miss Cary's advice to her, given about this time, Jane, Miss Gertrude Orme. Patience, Miss Dora tralto; Mr. Theodore J. Toedt, tenor; Mr. John
induced her to give her full attention to oratorio, Wiley.
F. Winch, bass. The building was filled to the
and she began that special study under_Deacon, in The concert at Steinway Hall, December 18, for dome, despite the inclement night. The chorus
the family of the late Rudolph Bial, was not very numbered about three hundred. Mrs. Osgood
London.
Her voice is a high soprano, exceedingly sympa- well attended, but the size of the audience bore no achieved a success in the airs, " Rejoice greatly, O
thetic and powerful, yet at the same time very relation to the sale of tickets, which was large. daughter of Zion," and "I know that my redeemer
flexible. She sings without apparent effort, and The programme was interesting, the orchestra, liveth."
with pure intonation and proper vocalization. which was conducted by Theodore Thomas,
The Urbana Choral Society, of "Urbana, O.,
She is blessed with natural vocal gifts, and has, was in capital form, and Mme. Caroline Zeiss,
with proper cultivation, undoubtedly acquired vocalist of the evening, secured a well de- rendered Handel's "Messiah," December 26, at the
that ease and facility in singing which comprise served success. The orchestra gave two move- Grace M. E. Church, with the following soloists:
one of the charms of a vocalist. She is expected ments of Beethoven's "Eroica" symphony (the Miss Belle Eichelberger, soprano; Mrs. Frank
to remain in Europe for some time yet. A opening Allegro and the Funeral March), Liszt's Sewall, alto; Mr. Henry Helps, tenor; Mr. W. H.
snlendid future awaits a talented vocalist like Miss "Mephisto Waltz," Leo Delibes' ballet, "Sylvia," Crane, bass. Mr. Walter Small was the organist
and the Rev. Frank Sewall director.
and the overture to Wagner's "Rienzi."
Mavnard.
The fourth concert, which takes place January
12, 1882, will present Weber's overture, "Preci-
osa;" Rubinstein's Symphony, op. 46; charac-
teristic pieces, by Dr. Maas; overture, "Rienzi,"
Wagner, and a Handel aria and a Schubert song,
by Mrs. Ella Cleveland Fenderson.
The second concert of the ninth season of the
Boylston Club took place December 19, at Musio
Hall. Mr. Geo. L. Osgood is the director; Mr.
Geo. W. Sumner was organist, and Mr. Leandro
Campanari, solo violinist for this occasion. The
programme consisted of Gounod's "Messe Solen-
nelle," and male, female, and mixed choruses, and
a violin solo—the latter by Paganini.
Christmas night, the Handel and Haydn Soci-
ety gave "The Messiah," with Mrs. E. Aline Os-
good, Miss Cary, Mr. William Courtney, and Mr.
John F. Winch. Carl Zerrahn, conductor; B. J.
Lang, organist.
The third recital of Mr. and Mrs. Georg Hen-
Bchel took place at the Meionaon, Tuesday, De-
cember 27.
Mapleson began his season here ou Monday,
December 2G, announcing "William Tell," "Aida,"
"Carmen," "Rigoletto," "Lohengrin," and a grand
sacred concert for his first week of performances.
Dr. Louis Maas, Director of the Boston Phil-
harmonic Society, was born in Wiesbaden, the
celebrated German Spa, on June 21, 1852. He
resided in London in his early youth, but returned
to Germany about the age of fourteen, and, entering
the Leipsic Conservatory, applied himself with
such earnestness to the study of music that at the
age of sixteen his first overture was performed at
the Gewandhaus Concert, and a year later his
second overture was played at the same place.
His piano tutors were Carl Reinecke and Herr
Dr. Papperitz, and under their excellent direction
he soon developed into a pianist of more than
ordinary accomplishments.
Ho, of course, studied the other branches taught
at the conservatory, and soon became the assistant
director under Reinecke and David.
In April, 1872, his first symphony was produced,
and received with great favor. In 1875, he re-
ceived an offer of a professorship at the same con-
servatory in which he had received his musical
education, and, accepting, he remained there un-
til October, 1880, when he came to this country
and settled in Boston.
He is an acquisition to musical circles, and the
quality of the music and its rendition have im-
proved decidedly since he has assumed the position
of Conductor of the Philharmonic.
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