Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-12-17
FROMOUR NEW YORK MUSICAL
RRESPONDENT
Nj DEAR FIRE. Press
New YORK, Dee. TO- 1858.

MI DEAR FIRE. Press
have from time to
timo felt quito guilty for having been constantly
putting of the fulflment Of my promise of last
Summer to contribute little Artistic chit-chat to
your columns every now and then, but other du-
ties seemingly more pressing, Gf not moro agree
able,) have called for time and attention which had
to be granted them, and l now consider myself
most individually object of congratulation, in
that l can really take pen in hand to keep en-
gagcment which bears some analogy to that of
marriages, in that being hastily entered into,
it is not quite ,asiiy gotten nd Of
Never before have New Workers had so much
music to listen to, and enjoy, as they have had
this season. The operate enterprises alone have
formed enough for the study of that portion Of the
dlenanh who disposed to the qualification of a
contracted sphere Of musical TASTE while the minor
and less expensive but Ito our mind) by no means
less intellectual, musical entertainments have con-
sisted of Piano, Vocal and Instrumental Quartet,
Guitar, and Choral concerts in abundance and
of such superior character that they have left
scarcely anything to be wished for by the most fas
tidious Unsuitable.
Strakosch and Ullman quite a competition in
the fore part Of the season, the former at Burtons
new theatre, aud the latter at the Academy of Mu-
Sic But Notwithstanding the attractiveness Of the
much -placardcd, and continually posses
sor of "yo,th, beauty and genius" Madame Colson)
Strakosch soon had to "knock under" to his re-
doubtable antagonist and seek other and more pro-
pitious climes such as those of provincial villa
ges" Oike Philadelphia, Boston and others, you
know y wherein to spread his banners anew, and
stir up art-enthusiasm without being compelled to
lie so hard in print as to humbug the public with
reeoii as it were and thereby be the loser in ad-
vance.
New York has been flooded with Prma Donnes
this year. We have had Gazzaniga (popularly
nick-named Classy Nigger) CASTER, (more gassy
stil) Laborde Ohe opposite to "Star-board') Carl
oil "a real carroler) Poinsot Cpon my soul sing
er) and last aud least (vocally speaking) Piccolo-
mini (Picked Homminy.) what an arrant little
art coquette this last is People go it with
rush" to see this unmtigated little humbug night
after night and when they return home again stare
in each others faces and wonder how they could
have been so silly to make much out of so lit
tle (for she is little dot of creature.) Next op-
era light arrives, and although disparagement of
the renowned Prma and her powers has by no
means been at discount since the last time, still
the same individuals find themselves back again
sitting within reach of her fascinating grasp and
although unclaimed while there, they return as
dissatisfied as before and fret and fume only to re-
peat their folly over again.
Why is this? How is it that that little witch
has led all the West End, first of London, and then
of this City, as it were by ring in their noses,
instinctively, naturally, and without possessing
any of the first points of the greatest artists, ex
cepting an irresistible way of rubbing her saucy
little hands together, (for it may be reduced to
that,) which is inimitable, p'quan, and perfectly
original tn her But so it is, and so ii has been
and SO she will be the reigning one of all the mu-
steal goddesses who appear with her in every COM
munity, we suppose, wherever she appears Last
night when we were at the " Huguenots," there
sat the little charmer in one Of the proscenium
boxes looking as artless a a child (and not much
bigger in fact) rosy and fresh that We felt as il
we might have taken her all in by moderate
sized kiss for where : the Of making " two
bites Of a cherry