The New York herald., 1866-09-16
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Tho Park Concert.


Tho Park Concert.
AS the soason wanes the number Of visitors 10 the z
especially 10 the Saturday ooncers increases On ~
nrst Saturday Of the present pedestrians
bered 90 500, equestrians 24 and vehicles 46l0 Tho
following week there % 46 pedestrians 24S equss
trians and 433 vehicles Yesterday the total number
or visitors computed at 10000 The GOODNESS Of the
weather compared with preceding weeks brought oxs
all the Park haoituSs TO the concert II is gratifying 70
the improvements that are daily In operation in sn1
around this beautiful garden Of New York II some -
stringent rules regarding walking the grass
adopted by the Commissioners It would tend 70 maks
the Park more popular and more enjoyable. No sas
on q sultry day In summer delights 10 around
gravelIed and unshaded walks VIII inviting commes
Ia before him. Saturday Us the only day ON whion
visitors enjoy this privilege, and on Sunday the day
OF rest for the masses they are debarred froa
that pleasure The Park s exerng powerful influences
ready swamps being filed up rocks removed hanA-
some buildings erected and graded every ss
even as far Tooth street But Of all the improveme.is
In the vicinity Of the Park the most Important 70 the
projected "Garden Of Art /" on the North river Thla
new garden is partially modelled after the Crystal Paisos
gardens at sydenham, In England, and WILL when co.a-
pleted form Of the grandest public resorts in sis
city II occupies space OF seventeen acres, extending
from sxteth TO sixy-second street. and from Tenth
Eleventh avenue The grounds possess many sd-
vantages, and will be laid out and embelshed with
gayeed walks terraces lakes running streams spanasl
by bridges ayares, conservatores. cascades grottsS
30. large number Of fountains, many OF which srs
now finished, will be placed In various parts Of ths
grounds Tho landscape garden will be ornamented WITH
statuAry. The proposed buildings very numeroas
and win be principally devoted TO art. The gardsa
frene the protector has already commenced operations
the grounds which themselves very picturesque
trance to the park from the Garden Ar-the Eghth
avenue gate-the most extensive improvements are cen
templated by the Commissioners
Mr. Harvey Dodworths absence from his band yester-
day at the resulted in many Of the pieces The
programme being rendered In very bunging mannes.
II Is strange that such pieces the Aeretto Shzoasa
from the eighth symphony by Beethoven and Weber's
overture to Pciesa should be attempted In open air
concert and by Rand. The result what mghl
have been expccted-a very unsatisfactory affair.
Nothing short OF orchestra and full one at thaA
can do justice to such works The grand selection from
Ballo IN Maschevd very poorly played Not unas
of color appreciation OF the ideas OF the composs
perceptble. The rest OF the programme -lght
popular marches, quadres and gaopswere very fairly
given band should remember the adage, Ne 1ser
ultra cTpidan and orchestral pieces like those Of
Beethoven and Weber 70 those Tor whom they wev
Theodore Thomas Concert at Terrace
Garden.
These successful concerts drawing to CLOSE.
The cool weather chilly decided enemies
open concerts The eighy-eighth OF tho season.
which took place last night transferred from ths
pleasant garden 70 the capacous hall adjacent though
for such an orchestra Mr. Thomas IL Is by Tar t0o
small The programme opened with q polonaise by
originality Of which lay in the name. The overture
Merry Wives OF Windsor, played In nne style, was .
pleasant change. Part H. comprised many gee1
things could reasonably be expected and mora The
Turkish March, by Mozart, II rs quite unnecessary 10
praise; its execution remarkable fantasia fos
French horn, The Tear, played by Mr. Henry schmIta
melody. Mr.. Schmitz, who quite often performs
these solos, is worthy OF all praise for the manner y
"s'Hoamweh." with q violin oogato BY Mr.. Thomas.
eoited great applause, and was encored II was A.
ceded TO by the performance Of grand selection froa
elsewhere; but cannot help saying that greater
jumbo OF sounds We have seldom heard There was.
the ship and tree" without which the opera loses M
principal effect Besides this the smainess Of the hail
ior such powerful volume OF sound painfully per-
views" by Lumbye In which the litter was brousho
in with peculiarly sweet eject gaiop. "Toraes
Garden" closed the concert.
sixuor Dfaccnfsrri,s Farewell Concert.
We were surprised last evening at Irving Hall 70 see
number prominent Italian vocaiiss appear In sceaAs
romauzas and cavatnas from operas which were never
intended TO be sung with piano accompaniment In
concert hall There hundreds OF COMFORT psoss
which an audience enj,y and which will DO more
justice the artists themselves ssnor Maccaferr tAs
bsnSfcicirs assisted by Signora Boschet Nile Dc
Gebe,s and sgnors Oriandni Yppoiito Ansouuoci nas
zolsnl and Wsnlich- chorus OF vo'css aided "
small hestra sang the everlasting S0idterW CheruA
and, aided BY two pianos which wsre constantly e
bad terms with each other during the piece, thsY
sang the Introduction and Chorus, ErnAnL q
the vocaksts Sgnos Antonucci and 0rIandni wsse
the only oierable last night Tho former always
acceptable In concert We have seldom heard sacA .
complete wreck Of voice that OF Sgnor nASs0leak
The tones harsh and broken, and although occa
s0nA note OF his old voice would be heard yea the ms
evident that his vocal powers have failed Nile
De 0ebeie ought attempt 10 sing The Last Rose -
Summer, nor Mr. Weinch the endless selection frea
tho Hugueuota Signon Boschetu u much batter b
opera than In concert For the sake Of art In the
tropolis trained vocass should not present such bW
audience Those operatic pieces veil enough
in the opera With orchestra but In concert they
supremeIy ridiculous
Irving Hall Sacred Orchestral Concerss.
Tho programme for the concert a Irving Hell thn
evening far ahead Of anything attempted befoss
In those conssrta Besthoven's immortal symphony u
entire Turkish March by Mozart the overture
the Merry Wives OF Windsor and fantasia the Tam
hauser will be performed by Mr. Thomas admirable
cbcstrA The solotsts will BE- Madame Johannssn, NJ
Mathison, TENOR Mr. Lesch, trombone, and Mr. Hsind1
Hutst Such and such artists cannos faii -
command the attendance OF the music-ioving public
second Grand Sacred Concert In Brooklyw.
The second grand sacred concert In Brcokiya will TAIN
place ths evening. At eight O'Clock. in the Athensu
Tho following artists Will appear:-hadame W. Re-
vlle. sopuAno NJ. George Llngsrc, tenor; Mr. J. Z
Thonas basso; the Aotleuhsuer BrotherS Jr, oornee
and violin: Mr.. William Dressler conductor The seee
tions 70 Be- produoed from kendessohn, he Bersss
ClApisson, Schrtebef DonEesti. Verdi, Paganni snA
Haydn.