The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-06

pose that General Grant will consent to screen
them from their blunders and their responsible
ties to the country.
The Concert Season. ana the New
Theatres.
remarkable increase in the popular taste
for concerts at which music of the best class is
introduced and fairly interpreted is observable
in this community. 1t has been growing for a
long time, and the patronage extended to man
ayers of concerts and TO artists is the best
proof that their efforts are appreciated It
must continue to be SO as long as this kind of
entertainment is well conducted. There never
was season when the concert rooms were bet
ter attended or more constantly occupied than
the present. 1t is not difficult to discover the
cause of this Music of a better class than was
ever before offered was almost universally found
in the concert rooms; and more care was taken
to do justice to the works of the great COM
posers. The Judgment of our community is
quickened, and they will not tolerate either in
different music or bad performers. The result
OF the concert season now about to draw to q
close proves that the musica! public have not
failed to support the enterprise of the concert
managers when their duties were conscientious
ly performed.
One good effect which the concerts have
produced is the introduction of several Ameri-
can artists Of various merit. Let us take Miss
Sterling as an example of one good singer who
is certain to make q mark by careful study and
we'll applied experience; and there are many
others, who require only little familiarity
with the stage to enable them to take place
in the list of American artists which is already
assuming very respectable position before
the world.
The Philharmonic and Mendelssohn societies,
some of the purely German singing societies,
the concerts of chamber music of Mason and
Thomas and the symphony soirees of the latter
gentleman have all done great deal to elevate
music in this community, as well as TO supply
alongfelt want Of the musical public. All these
benefits will be greatly enhanced when the new
theatres arc completed. We expect that the
French theatre will supply us with all those de-
lightful light operas that are SO popular in
Paris, and are equally suitable to New York,
so that we shall hear the leading airs whistled
by our young men in the streets aud sung in
the parlors; and those pleasant dramas and
vaudevilles that will comprise the finishing
course in the study of the French language for
our young ladies fresh from the school routine
of their teacher.
We do not know how the French theatre Is
going to be conducted 50 far as the privilege
of the stockholders is concerned; but we hope
that these individuals will not be as grasping
as the stockholders of other houses; that is to
say, that they will not appropriate all the best
seats, to the exclusion Of people who are
willing to pay for them 1t should satisfy
stockholders to receive their dividends with
out claiming the best seats in the house. Own
ers of stock in other concerns are content with
the percentage which 1t brings, and we see no
reason why owners of stock in theatres and
opera houses should claim extra privileges.
The opening of the French theatre is prom.
ised for the middle of this month. In Septem-
Der next it passes into the hands of Mr. Grau,
for season of alternate nights, when the
grand Italian tragedienne Ristori, with an eff
cient company from Europe, will make her first
appearance in this country Grau has CON-
pleted all his arrangements with the great
actress, secured the theatre and is prepared TO
give us treat in the fall which we hardly CAL
culated upon, and which will be all the more
welcome for that We understand that Ristori
looks forward with great pleasure to her
American visit Ehe does not forget, we sup
pose, how cordially Rachel, the representative
of French tragedy, was received here.
With the promised light operas and dramas
at the opening of the new theatre during the
summer season, and the advent of the cele-
brated Italian tragedie,ne in September we
cannot be much mistaken in anticipating a
great addition to our enjoyments from this es-
adjustment.
The NEGRO Riors IN MEMPHIS. have pub.