The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-05-27
Music and the Drama.

close. Tragedy has succeeded Comedy and Comedy
Tragedy; the Ballet has aternated with the Opera:
we have had the Rdpels aud we have now the Keller
Troupe. The ''unapproachable Queen of the Drama
and "the youthful prodigy" have been here and
have departed; the 'beautiful and gifted" have
gone to fill engagements elsewhere, to recruit for
another campaign; the "greatest attraction of the
season" has been dozen times presented on the
bills, and dozen times given place to the 'greatest
attraction yeti" the ''stars' have withdrawn from
the armament; the stock actors and actresses, the
rank and file of Manager FoRp's company, have
taken their benefits; and now, after CHARLOTTE
CUsHMAN, by way of dessert after meat we have the
he0ers On the stage where, whilome, we saw delin-
Gated with artistic power the of Queen Kaha-
rne and the troubled sleep of Lady Macbeth, we now
behold the tableanr virants of The Battle of the
Amozons, and The Sho,cer of Gold. The Kellers
commenced their engagement at the HOLIDAY Street,
on Monday night. They have just returned from
the South, and this is their first appearance in Bal
timore, after an absence of eighteen months Their
representations are in the highest degree clever and
artistic Many of the tableaur are careful studies
after celebrated models either of painting or statua
ry. All are well designed, and admirably sustained.
What we have said about Theatricals we NAV re-
mostly over. All hopes of another Opera have
died away, and almost the only music worth hear
ing, which we have now in town, is that of which
we have once before made mention, and which is
to be heard on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
nights, at Leatbecher's in Frederick street Here
the Quartette Club, occasionally reinforced bv
second VIOLIN flute, a horn, continue to perform
delightful selections from the classical compo
Musi Of ReoyLa, T,,,J,J III
and SchuJerh may be heard here for ten cents. nor
does the quality of "mine hosts" beer and Rbenisb
shame that of his performances on the contra
basso. Ahrend works wonders on the violonceo. an
instrument rarely found in the hands of amateurs,
andonly tractable under the bow of master. Such
is Ahrend. His execution, at once brilliant and accu-
rate, establishes his claim to be ranked as one of the
finest performers in America, that most difficult
instrument An evening at Letbecher's always
makes regret the little provision that exists in
this country for popular amusements of cheap and
harmless kind. The want of public gardens, where
as in Germany, people may assemble, and in quiet
sensible way, pass few hours, listening to fine mu-
sic, and between whites, enjoying the pleasure
of rational conversation, and the ADVANTAGE
OF an occasional relaxation from care and toll.
is serious evil. If there were more resources
fewer crimes; if there were more recreations
Tor the working classes and men of business
there would be less insanity and unhappiness, and
fewer suicides. We spare too little time, we Ameri
cans, from the absorbing occupations of our every
day existence. FIVE took more frequent rests in
HES journey, we should not be so tired and way-
worn at its close The Theatre, the Ballet and the
Pantomime, have, therefore, each their use, and
SaMs was not the only troubled spirit which music
has had power to sooth,to rest So let the '.poor
players" have their exits and their entrances: let
the stage-king in his paste-board crown and red
shoes, and the stage-queen in her spangles and
tinsel robe continue to tread the boards in humble
imitation Of regal pomp, while here and there great
artists like GARRIcK, Mrs. SIpDoNs, EDMUND KEAN,
TALMA, Mademoiselle MARS and RACHEL, rise M to
reflect honor and lustre upon the dramatic profes-
sion. Good luck, too, say we, to the Rarels wher-
ever they CO. and full houses to fair Madame Keller
and her accomplished troupe during their visit to
Baltimore May the success of these clever artists
be commensurate with their merits, and with the
pleasure which their performances have oftentime
afforded us. And in this distribution of our good
wishes, we must not forget friends of the lager
beer house. Music,-the subtlest and most mvs-
FERROUS, as it is incomparaby the grandest and
noblest of the Arts, hath faithful ministers and
worshippers, even in the house of King Gambriaus,
and although fastidious critic in the Musical
World seems to think that the divine harmonies
OF beethoven and Hende'ssohn are degraded by be-
ing brought into contact with the fumes of beer
and the smoke of cigars, we are sure that neither
the quality of the music nor the pleasure of the
audience suffer any diminution on that account.