The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-16
Musical and Dramatic Matters.


Musical and Dramatic Matters.
TIDE SUNDAY CONCEPTS AND OPERA AT THE AGA
DEhY.-CARL FORMEs-FIRsT CONCERT OF THE NEW
BROOKLYN PHILHARMONIC CONGRATULATIONS
IN THE CITY AND ELSEWHERE
The directors Of the Academy of Music have been acting
upon some hints given in these columns when the build
ing was first opened the public We stated then that
the capacity Of the house would admit Of giving very
excellent entertainments at popular prices We 20 not
believe the full Opera be given for less than the
present of prices and then does not pay expenses
The PROFITS must be gained from the 'ndt''es ana sun
day concerts, which are admirably gotten up Take tho
programre of las night for example The orchestra,
which Mr. Anschutz has brought into splendid order
gave Beethoven's seventh symphony in major,
two overtures OF Beethoven and Mendoissohn
Nme DAngr sang tho grand aria, Al! mon
fls, (Prophete), Mr. Perrmg, the English tenor, and
Miss Miner the Soprano gave selections from The Crea
tion," " Messiah, J" &C, and Mr.. veuxtemps played his
"Caprce nasiaa first class music by the best artists
at fifty cents The want OF proper entertainment for
Sunday nights scrious omission In the social economy
OF great metropolis and is pleasant TO see that the
managers Of the Academy are supplying that want In tho
best possible manner. Let be thoroughly known that
there viii be as good that Of last night at the
Academy every Sunday evening during the winter,
(and believe that that is the intention of the mana
gers and the Academy will nevcr want an audience We
will have in improving the taste Of the public, but that
Improvement must follow a natural consequence
The second week Of the Opera devoted to the Tro
vatore, Of which opera may say, en- pdssd'n that
though twas admirably sung the public have had quite
enough for the present. The managers have now @pie
FOR the production Of almost any operas in tsc
modern repertoire. little Meyerbeer or Won Weber VIII
be the for coming after good deal 4 Verdi
Therefore refreshing TO know that all the fces of the
Academy at work upon Robert 10 Dable, which is
to be grand STYLE for the db Of Herr Fores
artist who anxiousy waited for Since Marni we have
not had a thoroughly good basso p,efundo-whch Formes
certainly Is For tonight at the Academy, have 'Ln
crezia Borgia" with Nine. de IaGrange the amabe
heroine DAngr first tme) Orsni, Bgnard as Genna
ro and Gasser as the Duke capital distribution.
The first concert of the newly inaugurated Brooklyn
Philharmonic Society took place Saturday evening in
the large hall Of the Athenaum. quite brilliant
affair, being attended by most OF the elite OF Brooklyn
society Every seat in the ball was occupied, and large
additional number Of tickets might have been disposed of
but for the udcous determination of the committee not
to inoommode their subscribers by overcrowdng the
The number Of persons present did not fall far
short Of twelve hundred and the received for public
admissions fully covered the expenses without renchng
on the general fund-a circumstance full OF cheering
promise for the future prosperity of the Society Although
only few months il prospectus was issued
now numbers over five hundred members, and the
cessul results of its first performances Saturday will
doubt swell the list to nearly double the amount by the
end Of the year There city in the Union where tho
taste for music Is more generally cultivated than in
Brooklyn the organization which has been just pet
foot IL but the commencement Of series OF efforts TO
give public effect that taste to the city
tn all the facilities by which Its indulgence be graft
fed One Of the first steps this direction after the
rangemcns Of the new Philharmonic Society com
pleted, will be the construction Of large Music Hail.
which will probably be built on plan TO render easily
adaptable TO operate representation Come Of the lead
ting citizens Of Brooklyn have expressed their willingness
subscribe largely the fund for carrying out the
terprise and strong Il the interest felt In ii, that
| II expected that as soon rs tho project
| is fairly launched the whole OF the money will
be raised month OF the first musical efforts OF the
society we speak In terms Of too much oommen
datiou. Considering the necessity under which the
directors placed Of keeping their expenditure within
moderate limits they achieved a that could DO
bly, expected them In devotng their first
the effective constitution d their orchestra, they showed
sound Judgment and, indeed complied with the cardinal
condition OF their responsibilities. Societies like the Phil
harmonic their existence ~ the desire on the par. os
the public Of acquiring thorough acquin,aooe with the
works Of the great masters and this only be arrived
ut through the medium of perfect orcbesra-per
feet not only In the quality Of its parts, but In its
erSmJie Such happy TO to say t tho cha
racter Of the band formed under tho direction of Mr.
| Eeneid and the result of the hberality with which
the placed the his disposal Of arriving
completeness Us regard Is, that neither the public
the conductor have any 10 BE- dissatisfied with
the arrangements The manner In which Bcctbovcns
masterpiece, tho sinfonia Eroca" was rendered by
them tho other night left nothing TO be desired. The
perfect subordnauon or the details to tho general effect
nd sba
cision with which all the more difficult passages
executed, showed that the whole performance the
result Of the most perfect training Gu the solo perform
have not LEFT ourselves space TO comment We
must not, however, conclude withou, adding word
pTae of Mr. schrcbcrs oonccrtos the oorne, piston,
which displayed tho most perfect mastery over the
instrument.
AZ the theatres the week not unusually lively,
although the general buncss a, n the houses quite
! good Miss Charlotte Cushman concluded engage
men, cf weeks Mt Bur'ons theatre, appearing
Saturday "a Lady Cay spanker In London Assurance
During the week Mis- Cushman played Cardinal wolsey and
Queen Katharine ia Henry VIII The latter aimir
bic performance Miss Cishman vi be succeeded al Bur
tons 10 night by sL Anna Maria Qns announced the
celebrated Juvenile actress from the Californian, Aus.
ualan and Isndon theatres" Mas Quinn plays In Ny
Son Diana" and the Actress q all Work. Mr. Burton
plays IN Forty wnks." Miss ouinn has been highly
commended by the London prcss.
A. the Broadway theatre Mr.. Buchanan has
cludcd engagement, d six nights. lie has drawn
fsr euscs, and has evidently many warm admirers.
Much m<e study and polish will be required, however,
Ia make Mr.. Buchanan a great artfN Tonight Mr
Chsr~ Mathews viii again illuminate the Broadway with
his Hight and pleasant Comedies ess than three of the
best of which announced for this evening, 10 wit
NO, BAD Judge" ~ Practical Man" and "A Couiugal
Lesson" Every ono will be glad 10 welcome this ex
qusnc artist hack o the metropolis He Is altogether too
good for the rural districts.
At Laura Keones theatre the "Sea q Ice" has been
played ihroughou, the week with much that
Il Tor 10 night and through the present wcck
The piece acted and mounted in the very best manner,
and its success = entirely deserved.
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