New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-01
MUSIC.

The performance last night at the Academy If Music
was thoroughly German, being der Freischutz."
The chorus siDgiOg was better than usual, showing
evidence of the rehearsals which have been much
peeded. The orchestra almost as good as it nsed
be- Madame Fabbri sang the we'll known music q
the second act very credtaby though her Performance
was not SO successful as others she has given
The long spoken scene in the first act bet ween Formss
and Stigeli gave them opportunity of shining in
purely dramatic light, an opportunity which both ia
proved ,rmess acting excellent and his casting
of the bullets was done in a most workmatLke mar-
ner, The incarnation scene az ludicrous as usua.
The German sense of the sublime, if we may judge
from the forms of its expression is neither refined nor
subtle The fear-producing power of simple mystery
the Germans do not recognize at least 10 their theat
,icaI representations Every element OF an awful
ecene must be palpably dIsmatizsd. The goblin intro
duced must be substantial gobliu. and he must we'll
earn bis money. The lazy ghost who should under
take 10 curde the popular blood by standing Ia dread
fol silence grizzly pointing over his shoulder would
be discharged ON the company at If he wishes
salary and applause, he mu't go jerking about the
stage ne neither en- nor devils ever ought TO walk;
be must clatter his jaws, grin Ike an "unhandsome
coIse," wsg his head; if he can spit blue fire ard
sirKs Dis pay BHall Ve oouul9ui anu ho rDd INV o
satisfaction of frightening many women into fits,
beside beiog printed in large letters as the prin-
cipa devil of the theater. The dablerie of
"Der Fiesehttz' furnishes one Of the most comic
scenes upon our stage. The benighted traveller who
should stray into glen haunted by such select party
as last evening occupied the Academy boards, woud
wake the echoes with daughters as for awe under ouch
circumstances, he would clap the fret low-comedy
spe cre on the shoulder saluiing him with boissrous
inquiries after hs health. However, If all this stuff
makes the German healt quake, mead not complain
of it that nationality is in the majority just no st the
Opera On Friday evening the season will close with
Martha, for the benefit Of Formee
Mason and Thomas gave their first classical concer
Of chamber music Oh Tuesday evening, az DJdworth's
Hall The programme was this Trio 10 c minor,
Opus /, No. 3, by Beethoven. Quartet, by S,hobeft
Etude, OPUS IS, No. ILL., by Chopin. Qontet by schu-
mann, Opus Al. The almost impassibls condition OF
tie sIests had it's natural effect the size of tie
sudiepee but those who were present and they were
mary gave TO the players the attention wni,h ia ever
more atteriDg than numbers. The gem Of the concert
was tie exquisite Schubert quartet'e aud here we
must say wha. has often been eaid before, word Of
praise Of the superior vioo playing of Mr. Thomas.
With style Of III common elegance ne uDites force
severely classic, the expression be allowed, CIV
il us purity of tone ard strength Of uterauce harmo-
piousIy blended. Very few star violnists have ex-
ceed i'm in real artstic feeling aud execution The'e
concerts will take place at intervals Of three or four
weeks.