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June 5th, 1882.
THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.
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Pro peccatis libretto, shows Mr. Ellis is not au fait in dramatic
construction.
Mr. Carl Steinbuch.
Mr. Caryl Florio's music is thin, weak, ama-
Becitative, bass and chorus
Eia Mater
Quartette
Sancta Mater teurish, and labored, and the audience did not
Mrs. Brown, Miss Henne, Mr. Steinbuch, and Mr. treat a single number to a genuine burst of ap-
plause during the entire week. Exit the new
Fried.
American opera.
Cavatina, alto
Fac ut portem
Philadelphia rather resents authors and com-
posers trying their "prentice hand" on us. We
Miss Antonia Henne.
Air, soprano and chorus
Inflammatus know a thing or two about music over here, if we
are not proud, and if our ancestors did wear queer
Mrs. Imogen Brown.
clothes.
Quartette
Quando Corpus
EALPH CECIL.
BALTIMORE L1EDERKRANZ SOCIETY
Mrs. Brown, Miss Henne, Mr. Steinbuch, and Mr.
Fried.
came to a close on May 17, when, after the last
entertainment, Mr. Mittler, the conductor of the Finale
Amen
PITTSBURG.
society, was presented with an elegant watch
Chorus and orchestra.
PITTSBTJRG, P A . , May 29.
charm.
The society may justly feel proud of the success
May he always beat time, but not get ahead of of their inaugural concert, for certainly the chorus
HILE New York, Cincinnati, and Ckicago
time or behind time.
work, with one or two exceptions, was admira-
use the past tense in speaking of their mu-
Mr. B. Ortman was presented with a society bly performed, and by far the best of the pro- sical festivals, we are still looking forward to our
badge made of gold.
gramme.
own, the opening concert of which takes place to-
Colonel Baiber, as usual, smiled and shook his
The orchestra, consisting of thirty-five pieces, merrow evening.
venerable head sententiously.
played fairly.
Director Whitney has expressed his satisfaction
The midsummer dream will soon be upon us,
The Symphony in C was not remarkable for with the last rehearsals, and his energy and en-
and then I will have a hard time to get up news smoothness. With the exception of the last two thusiasm deserve much praise, whether the festival
for a letter. I may be able to go to Philadelphia movements, the playing of the orchestra was prove successful or not.
with our Sangerbund to attend the Singing Festi- somewhat rough.
THE FESTIVAL WILL
val. If so, you will hear from me.
The overture to "Bienzi" proved to be a com-
You TERPE.
position far too difficult for the orchestra to han- comprise six concerts, four in the evening, com-
dle. Frequent discords were noticeable, especially mencing Tuesday, May 30, and two matinees,
among the basses.
and Saturday.
The "Stabat Mater" waa given entire, the va- Thursday
The
question
now agitating the musical peo-
ROCHESTER, N. Y.
rious numbers receiving applause.
here is, whether Miss Cary will appear. Her
Mr. Fried was in good voice, and sang the ple
BOCHESTEE, N. Y., May 25.
"Cujus Animam" effectively and well, being illness and failure to appear in Chicago give us
' T^HE musical field during the latter half of the obliged to repeat it in response to an earnest en- little hope of hearing her at our festival, and her
absence will be deeply regretted. Mr. Parke,
JL present month has been occupied by our core.
manager of our festival, states positively that she
home organizations.
Miss Henne's rich contralto voice captivated the will
sing, all reports to the contrary notwithstand-
As previously announced, the Opera Club gave audience, and her work elieited its share of the
but Mr. Parke's confident assurance is best
three performances of
applause. Mrs. Brown's voice was not heavy ing;
answered by the remark of a German musical
enough
to
balance
the
alto
and
tenor,
the
com-
"THE MUSKETEERS,"
of mine: "Nobody can't tell noding aboud
parison making it appear thin, especially in the friend
no singer's troat."
the 17th, 18th, and 19th, at the Corinthian Acad- upper register.
emy.
Notwithstanding the superfluity of negatives,
Mr. Steinbuch was the weakest member in the
The opera itself is by far the poorest selection quartette. He doubtless has a voice, if knew how my friend's remark covers the question fully, and
the club has ever made. The music is light and to use it. Owing to the way he sings, his com- our prospects for hearing Miss Cary are bad.
trashy—a few pretty choruses being about all pass is limited, and his voice throaty and devoid
However, we are to have Mrs. Osgood, Mr.
there is of interest. The solo work was in the of timbre.
Myron W. Whitney, Mr. H. F. Trask, Mr. George
hands of amateurs, with the exception of the tenor
Great praise is justly due to Prof. Henry Grein- E. Whiting, organist; Miss Maud Morgan, harp-
role, assumed by Philip Fried of this city.
er for the rapid progress the society has made ist, besides a host of local talent, and an orches-
By far the best sustained character, from a dra- since its organization, three or four months ago, tra, although the latter will be as small and inade-
matic point of view, was that of Captain de Brissac, and for the faithful, hard werk he has done to quate as that of Mr. Better's late concerts.
by Mr. J. H. Grant. His acting was natural, his elevate the standard of music in this city. The
It is to be regretted that a more suitable place
conception of the part being excellent.
next concert of the society will be given in Oc- than Library Hall was not selected for the festival,
as there will certainly be no end of crowding,
Mr. Fried, as Goulrau, sang and acted fairly.
tober.
The Abbe Bredaine was personated by Mr. C. S. The Liedestafel Society will repeat "The Crea- pushing and perspiring, both on the stage and in
the auditorium. The Boiler Skating Bink, with
M.
Hill, who doubtless did the beat he could, but, at tion" next Sunday, the 28th inst.
a comparatively small expenditure of money for
most, showed himself sadly deficient in the re-
improvements, would have been a far better place
quirements of the role. His make-up was too
to secure.
youthful, and gave him the appearance of a well-
fed monk rather than an old abbe.
PHILADELPHIA.
Illness has prevented my attending any of the
Miss Meyering, as Simone, was acceptable. She
musical entertainments of the past two weeks, and
PHILADELPHIA,
May
27.
possesses naturally a rich mezzo-soprano voice, of
my reportorial accomplishments are not such as
good compass and excellent quality, which, if
S to the new opera, "Uncle Tom," Lord de- to enable me to "write-up" concerts I did not
properly trained, will doubtless prove of great
. liver us! Poor old Uncle Tom used to believe, attend.
value to her.
in his simplicity, that when he laid aside his ves-
The festival will furnish ample material for my
The role of Marie was sustained by Miss Lottie ture of clay and donned the habiliments of the next, and I hope I may be able to report a musi-
Curtis. She has a small voice, which was evi- blessed, he would exist, freed from the ills and cal and financial success. Of course, placing on the
dently made still smaller by fright. Fortunately, cares that flesh is heir to, to enjoy only the beati- word "success" that liberal construction music-
tudes of the righteous.
the requirements of the part were not great.
ally which is demanded by the limited facilities
The orchestra, under the leadership of B. H. If the manes of the long-suffering and ancient we enloy for undertaking a May Musical Festival.
Lansing, did their work well, and much praise is darkey during the past week had wandered any-
HILARIUS.
due the leader for the success attending his where near the Chestnut Street Opera House, his
labors.
ghostly form must have shivered in agony, as the
The scenery and costumes were designed and wails in long and short metre of the lugubrious
HAMILTON, CANADA.
made under the able direction of Mr. J. M. Angle, anomaly denominated an opera fell upon his
stage manager of the club. There was a notice- etherial ear.
HAMILTON, CANADA, May 25.
able harmony in the colors of the costumes and
The librettist, Mr. H. Wagner Ellis, in "long
Q I N C E last writing, a gloom has been thrown
stage effects not often seen in performances of and handsome words," says:
O over musical circles here by the death of Mr.
large proportions. The stage business was excel-
lent, everything moving with regularity and dis- In order to retain the homogeneity necessary to Henry Whish, of this city, in his thirty-ninth
the operatic form, it has been found advisable to year.
patch.
eliminate from the first and second acts the burlesque
The immediate cause of his death, which hap-
Next came the concerts of the
and comedy elements which have hitherto been pened
on the 16th inst., was brain fever. Prof.
depended upon for lightening this portion of the
ROCHESTER ORATORIO SOCIETY
drama, and to relegate the greater part of I he fun to Whish took his degree of Doctor of Music at Ox-
the third act, which will be found light and sparkl- ford University after a severe course of musical
at the Academy, the 24th and 25th inst.
ing, both in dialogue and music, from the beginning training, and since his arrival in this country he
Following is the programme:
to the end. It is in this act that Topey first appears, has been an active and zealous worker. His name
L. von Beethoven, Sinfonie in C (No. 1).
and her actions and speeches furnish much of its is a household word in this city, and generally
humorous interest. In the next act occurs Eva's throughout the province in musical circles.
Haydn, chorus, "The Heavens are Telling."
Bichard Wagner, overture
Bienzi death, which naturally renders it somewhat pathetic
At the time of his death he was organist of the
in character; but a relief of an entirely fresh kind
Handel, chorus
"Hallelujah" will be found in the last act, which is dramatic Central Presbyterian Church, and had previously
and moves rapidly and vigorously to the final cli- held aimilar positions in several of our leading
INTERMISSION.
max. In this last act the high-spirited and vengeful churches. He was highly esteemed, and his death
Bossini
Stabat Mater Ca8sy first appears; and her character has afforded is very much regretted by a large number of
dramatic possibilities of which the librettist and friends.
Cantata for soli, chorus, and orchestra.
On the evening of the 17th inst.. between two
Introduction
Chorus Quartette composer have fully availed themselves.
and three thousand people assembled at the Drill
. Stabat Mater Dolorosa.
All the taking parts that have made "Uncle Shed, the event being a military concert by the
Air, tenor
=.. Cujus Animam
Thirteenth Battalion Band, assisted by Mrs. Cald-
Tom's Cabin" popular are eliminated.
Mr. Philip Fried.
An anti-climax in the third act, and several well and Messrs. Beddoc, Jenkins, Stuart, and
Duett, soprano and alto
Quis est homo
other awkward sensations, and a generally weak Fuller, vocalists.
Mrs. Brown and Miss Henne.
struction—the conclusion must certainly have
been foregone.
You see h©w happy all the conditions blend in
that paradise of conservatories, the Peabody Con-
servatory of Music, Baltimore.
Time will tell—or rather it will never tell, be-
cause the conservatory has not and never will pro-
duce a pupil, under its present auspices, that will
ever be heard of in the world of music. Neither
of the two diplomas has any art value on the face
of the globe.
The season of the
Air, baritone
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