The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-12
MUSIC AT The PARK.

A more suspicious day than yesterday ict visit 70
the Park WIS seldom seen the crowds. who leaving
the dusty city memory Of the past, seemed 10 ap
precate the truth Of this, very large seldom IN
fact has this paradise Of New York seen such fine
array OF all the different shades Of New York society
from the millionaire to the honest mechanic with his
family from the legal swindler the pckpocket and
from the wife OF the down merchant 10 the poor
bcggar woman-all might &c seen. There might be
the mutfarious fashions used-the gypscy. the
gypscy queen, and in fact, Ill the d.strectng and hides
crbablc notions prevalent The Park itself is
vastly improved from what II was short time since The
rains brought back the beauty and freshness
which the burning Of list month bad taken away
The grass. which had become and yellow. IL
the grcenesi Of green. Indeed, this hue prevailed %
very largo ctcpt among the visitors in search oil plea
The weather lad great deal 10 do ia bringing
out the many thousands who without regard TO age
sex, congregsted around the kissgSs where inc
ulIsc dscoursod. In places in the shade it
was cool almost 20 chilness, While those who loved
heat were OF liberty 10 find in tho burning rays OF tho
sun.
Al four O'Clock precisely tho band struck up Open
ing piece, "gifcmen form March, Nv Rsife The
overture 10 Ls A1c,n, by Auber which followed IL
81 the Kmscst % that composers many irnsy works.
The taad did II all the jastico 10 deserved, play
ing gih . good deal of spirit This succeeded
by a song not sung ~ lonely tonight" by Griffin.
This ycv nnc piece, hut evidently out NJ place for
the SOLO could not be heard more than lew PAGES Cd
4 polka, "Tntsch, Traisch," by tho untnng strauss,
whose pieces may now be counted by Thousands. was
given With quite good effect Mr. Dodwoftn al
home this music moro tasB ia any other. for he mp
pears lead win much greater spirit than be does IN
heavier hut better music. Part second opened with
another piece ly The composer the 'En Avanf
March. Then came the hest piece Ia the programme,
the grand overture to fIenZ BY Richard Wsgncr IL
indeed . grand overture, or thore pieces which
shows To r.octcu Wagner peculiar genius IL Is said
that bis Is century before tbc eye, 10 may BE-,
aud probably Ia, but this does not dcterlcra.e
~ ohasie beauty This overture 10 Rienr ~
worthy 90 rank with the rannhauaer an
opcrs which has he'd such wonderful effect IN tho Old
World Paris the city par escen,xce % musical taste
and culture rejected II and the the shame but
Wagner found snio refuge IN Germany and IS there
appreciated et his true worth. uiiics II 70 say that the
rendering Of the piece by Mr podwcrths band not
GOOD the bf,sa Instruments especially know no time
cadence, asd the leader with all his musical sttll
fouEd u iu,oss biy keep hl Musicians to- theg
decided difference ~ opinion with the iuckless King 81
Bavaria, nasmuch a. of them appeared 20 be nag
mermaid. Ovpsts c..fsrs QraJrillc was the nsNt
plccs on the programme and certainly relief from
the Aforesaid faiur This succeeded by SELECTION
from NirriHs, by 1ounod gwen with fine elect In
the fourth part and ara FROM Ittls, -
Mozart l. the oniy piece requiring notice. nozsrt has
written many bror lungs; but, nevertheless Il cast
sm0St ali the other picces the prosrsrnnsc IN the
shade The concert terminated with TIE Antelope
Gslop. Mr. DciswOrth deserves much credit fct the
way he man pulses his orchestra without an efficient
leader the orchestra would be a failure.
During the afternoon party Of about hy Texans Wa
tied tie Park and went through equestrian per
formsnces. M curiosity manifested 70 zee them
and they csta nlysoud ride. Jhoy had some Of tht
Texan equipments With them, and appeared 90 good sd
vantage
The Queen nowafer Emma cxpectsd our ~
the afternoon. hut did not make her appcafsnn"