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March 20th, 1882.
THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.
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Several evenings ago, in conversation, at one of and Mapleso*n's intentions, Mr. English, the mana- programme was interesting and creditably ren-
their residences, several wealthy gentlemen of this ger of the Corinthian Academy, put his foot dered.
city had the subject of the erection of a music hall down and insisted that the announcement be
Haverly's Minstrels appeared at the Park Thea-
under consideration.
posted up in front of the box office at once, in tre on March 4.
Such a hall is a long-felt want here, and if sup- order that the people might not be imposed upon.
Salisbury's Troubadours will hold the boards at
plied would not only be a boon to the city, but I
Col. Mapleson stormed around and insisted on the Grand Opera House on Friday and Saturday
am convinced, also a good investment for the carrying out his plan, but Mr. English stood firm, of this week, and the Abbott Opera Company will
owners, since there is really not a hall in the city much to his credit, in protecting his patrons, and occupy the same theatre on March 13, 14, 15 and
available for a large concert or fine ball.
the notice was posted with the result mentioned. 16.
With many others, I hope that such a building
The Indianapolis Lodge of Elks, assisted by the
The management of the Academy first took out
will ere long find a place in our city of smoke- their percentage of the gross receipts of the ad- members of Haverly's Minstrels and the Fanny
stacks!
HlLARIUS.
vance sale and refunded the money out of Colonel Davenport Company, gave a delightful entertain-
Mapleson's share, much to the discomfort of that ment at their hall on Sunday evening, March 5.
gentleman.
In a recent number of an obscure dramatic sheet
DAVENPORT, IOWA.
of your city the following libel on the Miinnerchor
"MAKTHA"
Society of Iudiumipolis appeared: "The Miiuner-
was played to a small audience, as a natural conse- chor Society, a beer demolishing and amateur
DAVENPORT, IOWA, March 12.
AHN'S Opera Company distinguished them- quence .
opera mangling organization, gave a bal masque
. selves here Tuesday evening, March 7, in the The cast comprised Miles. Juch and Laurie and on Friday night (17 bh) at English's Opera House.
comic opera "Boccaccio." Flora Barry made a hit Signors Ravelli and Del Puente, who "covered An abortive attempt was made to rope in the best
in the role of Boccaccio. The minor parts were themselves with glory" in their respective roles, element of our local societj by advertising that
and too much praise can hardly be bestowed upon the affair would be exclusive. Whiskey, beer,
well sustained.
The choruses were good. The Coopers' chorus them for their faithful and artistic work.
and blue blood would not mix."
and the March song received encores, the latter be- One thing is certain, a smoother and more satis-
The fact is that the obscure fellow who contrib-
factory
rendition
of
an
opera,
in
every
detail,
was
ing repeated twice.
uted this article applied to the management for a
never
listened
to
in
Rochester.
The
audience
was
"Wednesday, March 8, Jarrett pass, which was, of course, refused him.
in sympathy with the performers, and evinced free
Oddity, "Fun on the .Bristol," to a fair house.
the slanderous attack. The members of
great enthusiasm from the beginning to the finish. Hence
The entertainment gave satisfaction.
the society, which, by the way, is one of the best
The chorus was well balanced, and probably the musical organizations in the West, are justly in-
Thursday, March 9, Kentz Company Female
Minstrels, to a light house, the night being very best ever heard in this city. The orchestra and dignant, and if the fellow escapes cowhiding, he
their magnificent work, under the masterly hand may consider himself fortunate.
stormy.
N.
Alice Oates in "Girofle-Girofla," Saturday night, of Signor Arditi, will not soon be forgotten, for it
was
a
treat
thoroughly
appreciated
by
every
mu-
to a good house. She has not been here since
sician.
1872.
PHILADELPHIA.
On the 28th ult. a very enjoyable musicale was
The members of the Congregational church held
PHILADELPHIA, March 1.
a fair last week for the purpose of raising money given by the Instrumental Quartette, composed of
to help pay for the new organ they are buying the following pianists: The Misses Huntington,
^HE Comley-Barton Company r s two weeks' sea-
from the Moline Pipe Organ Co. Their old one Miss Wollf, and Mr. J. Force, at Comedy Hall.
son, now in progress at the Chestnut-street
They were assisted by vocal and instrumental Opera House, is the chief musical attraction at
was destroyed by fire about two months ago.
talent,
and
rendered
a
very
good
programme.
A. C. KNOOKE.
present engaging the attention of our amusement-
loving public.
CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG
The Comley-Barton people, although endowed
gave her farewell concert at the Academy on March
EOCHESTEE.
6, and, taken as a whole, it was a rather stupid affair. with but slender vocal powers, possess a certain
ROCHESTER, March 9,1882.
Miss Kellogg sang bad enough, and in her well-trained confidence that carries through their
URING the past two weeks we have had efforts at execution made the most horrible grim- performances very successfully, with the aid of
more than our usual allowance of musical aces. This, combined with the ungainly contor- bright costumes and good looks.
attractions, and it is found that the calm which tions of her adipose form, gave her the appear-
"MANOLA,"
must follow will be doubly felt by the musical ance of being in a convulsion.
public.
Her mezzo-voce is still very good and not at all the English version of Lecocq's " L e Jour et la
On the evening of the 24th and afternoon of the unpleasant, but aside from this, little is left of her Nuit," was played all last week to large houses.
The most important part of the singing is done
25th ult.,
voice, and it will be a good thing for the public
by Catharine Lewis, Miss Jansen, and the tenor,
when her last farewell is sung.
THE MAPLESON OPERA COMPANY.
Mr. C. J. Campbell. Mr. John Howson played
Signor Brignoli did not appear, and the audi- Prince
gave "Faust" and "Martha" respectively.
Calabazas, the amorous old nobleman, while
ence
were
spared
the
unpleasant
task
of
listening
The fact of its being their first visit to Roches-
Harry St. Maur created considerable amusement
to
this
antiquated
relic
of
the
last
century.
ter, combined with the reputation of the artists
the management of the cork arm, as the bride-
The star of the evening was Mr. Adamowski, by
advertised, created quite a lively interest in musi-
groom, Don Brasiera.
the
violinist,
who
wielded
the
bow
in
a
masterly
cal circles over the then expected pleasure of hav-
The minor characters were creditably sustained.
ing two renditions of Grand Opera under circum- manner, and drew from his instrument tones full Miss Marie Jansen is the singer of the company.
stances which promised a great deal. Pleasure of sympathy and pathos, which went straight to This young lady is the happy possessor of a de
and disappointment went hand in hand, however, the hearts of the audience, and won for him the lightful mezzo-soprano voice, which she uses with
heartiest applause.
as the sequel shows.
and taste, while her acting is simple, ingen-
Miss Poole, the contralto, did her work in a skill
The rendition of "Faust" was seriously marred
uous and ,irch.
very
acceptable
manner,
and
was
quite
a
favorite
by the non-appearance of Mile. Rossini in the role
"OLIVETTE,"
of Margherita, which announcement was made just with the audience.
Signor Tagliapietra, with his resonant, sympa-
before the rising of the curtain, Mile. Dotti as-
which
is
being
played
this week by the Comley-
thetic voice, sang, as he always does, with that
suming the role in her stead.
Barton Company, proves a great success.
artistic
finish
which
makes
it
a
pleasure
for
every
The change in the cast created much disappoint-
Miss Catharine Lewis, as Olivette, is "charming,"
ment, and the singing and acting of the substitute one to listen to him.
incomparably the best we have had in that
Herr Liebling's playing was careless and his and
only served to intensify this feeling, for her short-
role. Miss Marie Jansen is a capital Countess, and
execution
thick
and
muddy.
comings both vocally and dramatically were so ap-
she wears her lovely dresses "as to the manner
Tuesday and Wednesday, the 7th and 8th insts., born."
parent in every requirement of the role as to
dampen the ardor of the average Faust in his love
LITTLE CORINNE
The handsome Rosa Chappelle fills a small part
for the fair Margherita, and, if anything, increase and her company gave "The Mascot," or rather an well. Of the men, Mr. John Howson, as Captain
the diabolical mien of Mephistopheles.
arrangement of it, and on Wednesday afternoon de Merrimac, is all that could be desired.
The Faust of Sig. Ravelli was only fair, but per- "The Magic Slipper," and in the evening "Pina-
Mr. C. J. Campbell sings the part of Valentine
haps allowance should be made m view of the fore."
with taste, while Harry St. Maur is quite the best
change in the cast, for one could not expect much
The child possesses dramatic talent in an unu- representative of le Marquise de Vancient regime,
enthusiasm over such a stick as Dotti.
sual degree for one so young, but her voice is be- and the ensembles of the various choruses are little
The rest of the cast were excellent in their re- coming worn and harsh by being overtasked.
short of perfection.
spective parts, and the opera moved smoothly.
The air of the "Farandole," the dance that con-
The company amounts to nothing, serving only
"Carmen" was advertised for Saturday afternoon, as a background for the little star.
cludes the second act, nightly receives a double or
with Hauk and Campanini in the cast.
The Fisk Jubilee Singers give two concerts at triple encore.
Another and still greater disappointment await- the Brick Church the present week.
THE STAR COURSE
ed the people, for at the box office was posted,
The Rochester Miinnerchor intend to repeat
about an hour before the performance, the notice, "Der Freischuetz," at Germania Hall, March 12. inaugural, February 27, for the thirteenth year
"Hauk and Campanini will not appear. 'Martha' The same, society will give a concert and ball and twenty-sixth series, was a farewell concert by
has been substituted in place of 'Carmen,'" and some time in April, on which'occasion they will be Miss Clara Louise Kellogg, assisted by Miss Clara
Poole, contralto; Signor Brignoli, Signor Taglia-
also that money would be refunded if desired.
assisted by Franz Remmertz.
Mr. Timothie Adamowski, violin; and
The interest had centered mainly on this per-
Rumor has it that Jerome Hopkins is lurking in pietra,
formance, and the diagram showed a large advance this vicinity.
We hope not, for the general Herr S. Liebling, pianist.
Mr. Adamowski scored a success. Herr Lieb-
sale of seats, and everything bade fair for a large prayer among musicians seems to be "Lord de-
ling's playing was admirable. Signor Brignoli
audience and a goodly number of shekels for the liver us."
M.
was enthusiastically applauded and encored at each
Mapleson treasury.
appearance, as, in fact, was everybody.
Any such idea, however, was quickly dispelled
Philadelphia audiences are proverbially liberal
by a visit to the box office, where people by the
INDIANAPOLIS.
in the distribution of encores, whether as the re-
hundreds were taking back their money and going
INDIANAPOLIS, March 8.
sult of genuine enthusiasm or the outcropping of
away disappointed and disgusted.
I t was announced that Minnie Hauk was sick. r"T^HE New Dennison Musical Society gave a the commercial spirit, which desires to get a little
±_ concert at the New Dennison Hotel, Wednes- more for its money than is down in the bill, we
Whether she was or not, no one seems to know.
can't say, but such is the case.
Col. Mapleson did not intend to announce the day, March 1.
A ripple of merriment ran through the audience
Prof. Paul Bohr's Musicale at Gochner's Music
change until just before the rising of the curtain,
but, on learning of the sudden change in affairs Parlors, February 27, was well attended. The at Miss Kellogg's announcement, " I Will Marry
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