Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-03-24

plane will perform hare Wednesday anC
Thursday evenings, instead Of Thursday ant
Friday, as previously stated. He will Il
assisted in the entertainments by CarlouI
Patti, Of whose powers in song the best crit
les of this country and the Old World have
exhausted the vocabulary Of praise, and BY
Mr.. Simpson, an English ballad singer oi
great credit. The sale OF tickets and reServ-
cd seats will commence tomorrow at Brain.
ard's Music Store. The following sketch
concerning GottschAlk, from the Rochester
IN. " Union and Advertiser, is eminenuy
worth perusal;
GoTTsoHALK.-Editor Of Union and AdVer-
tiser Please permit me through the col
umnB Of your paper 70 call the attention Of
the citizens, not only Of Rochester, but of all
the adjacent towns through which it eircu-
lates, to the concert Of L. NJ. Got schalk on
Saturday evening, at Corinthian Hall. An
old sAyingis that "sngels' visits are few and
far between" so with artists like L. NJ
Gottschalk-the like of him appears but
once in generation. He creates more in
terest and excitement, and presents grester-
evidence Of genius and inspiration than any
foreign artists who has ever visited this
country, and think l hazard nothing in
saying, more than any living pianist.
he seats himself st the piano, throws OFF
one glove on oneside, runs up he key boarc,
and then throws the other wherever it lie
most conyenient--perhaps into the audience
looks bol6ly at the masses before him.
By this .ns the audience, have made
up their min0S 10 be astOnished, consequent
ly they will be; and they form their opinion
from the fnt blow upon the keys that he
has the power of moving and controlling
their feelings. His playing combines the
delicacy and gracefulDess of Lizst and Thai
berg with the bold, vigorous and mastery
style Of DeAeyer--his touch even, clear and
intensely musical, and his tones round, dis
tinct and well separated.
1t was my good fortune TO be present at q
series of ten concerts given by him in New
Orleans some ten years since, on his return
from Europe, when, TO all appearance, he
was mere boy, and such excitement has
never been created by any artist, save per-
hsps Jenny Lind. The audience numbered
over two thousand at each of the concerts,
with prices ranging from one to three dollars
per ticket. The enthusiasm was immense.
at one concert q perfect avalanche Of bo-
quets fell upon him, hitting him on the
head, on the back, on both sides falling on
the piano, under it. all over il, and all over
the stage, like tremendous hal storm, lite.
rally compelling him TO beat hasty retreat
into the ante-rOom. The next morning
repaired 10 the scene 70 inquire the number,
and learned that there were three hundred
and seventy. Some Of them were huge. So
much enthusiasm, 30 much wonder, so much |
admiration, l think was never before wit
messed in this country, and it was not the |
,E L. I.
present, bus an sudience fully capable of sp- |
preciating true artist; for belt known that |
IN New Orleans instrumental music receives |
the attention it deserves. There is not only |
one prodigy, but of all the young misses from
ten to fourteen years of age would be consid- |
cred prodigies here.
But TO return to Gottsehalk. AS we find /
the mania for possessing some portion or
piece Of a relic--Rs in the case of the Allan
tic Cable, or the house where Col. Ellsworth
Was murdered--so as 10 the method of having
something from Gottschalk. l might say 1
that this mania prevailed more particularly |
with the young ladies. On another occasion
be happened to leave one of his gloves upon
the stage; young lady laid siege to il, cut
it into small pieces, distributing it as far as
Il would go to his numerous admirers, each
Of whom put il in locket and wears it as
Of the age. These were my convictions, and I
in conversation with the most celebrated
European and American critics who from
lime 10 time / have had the pleasure of
meeting, l found them almost invariably
and I hesitate not 10 say to
the citizens of Rochester that they have a
treat in store for them never before realized
here, and upon this assertion am willing to
stake what little musical reputation | may
have gained during my sojourn here.
The other artists only know by reputa-
ton. OF Carlotts Patti it is sufficient to say
that she belongs to the Patti family. Mr..
Simpson, the tenor, is said to be an exquis-
ito ballad singer, and I doubt not that my
friends of the +" Union" q mean no pun) viii
have an opportunity to have the order re-
verssd TO their liking foreign artists for
English, while our home talent will do up
the Italian.
Very truly yours, J. 3. BLACK,
Vocalist and Teacher Of the Art ofsinging.