New-York tribune., 1867-10-05
MUSIC.
Conn. .,d's Faust is not SO hackneyed that we

Goun,cd's Faust is not so hackneyed that we
can regard II, resence mpernence in any enter
pr,srp scoson OF opera Fer work OF genuine and even
nccuar merit II has the singular good fortune TO be pop
nar 'one win dee the s~or wnlcn nd o 30
composer has treated viii ~ ai9a yr i fSs
Ing and depth Of taste That we nesiue " ,y 'i 4,
the highest tribute we can pay to the French com.
posers settipg Of the same song We iansy ias ~
Mcphisteph@es's serepade Certainly have nothing
more unique in our modern drama oa % us oth; %
s Ink only ts'isnS Romance in III. Aeai the love
Ct s %ny be dscredd his theme
in this instance, wants neither elevation nor
e@acn aa ws we are , ssd to make comment ence 1t
has tngy SAID older quarters haa S9heo1 phs Sc Us
W"rR ." be o Faust shortly TO be produced
shall good his claim 10 M oe pOer r
Goethe The performance last evening served "a
suggest how much more 4Sa%s always an
artistic aud honest signer. MephistoPhees wnoui
real deyry Miss Hans c,e Of late days has not
bccnY Miss Kellogg gave TO the part 1ehcaey anu u =,
S"ace %hGs " Neither Of these popular personators suit
m deal view OF the character and its musical expression
nd pa "1, f%oble NJ npressIon OF signor Anaslasls
Faust have less tn say He Is not IN accord Win he
essence of the part-tle romance Of the garden scehe
Italian euors with good range OF Voco are eoin"ohi
but souls are rare.
The Duchess of Gerolstcin has become nm es-
taliishel character In tho metropolis That flower OF
fanfaronadc and fury, the harmless General Boum has
become the town-talk. Sepomre. dapper and droil-a
military toy OF the oldest sorsands next In the order
OF satire II would be hard TO improve upon the grand
motherly diplomacy Of Baron Puck, or such mock
Mcerlch BarnOn GrOg or so aniable twig or roy
atty as Prince Paul Tho success OF the Duchess II
victory Of sound and color with the infusion oi onen-
ial kind We attribute far less 10 the voice OF The actors
than to their admirable characteuzauons when is ART
itself stepped out Of the frame OF carcaure. 1y cos
tuned and featured. The Duchess though without either
n plot purpose apparently, Is charming series OF
ableauN. and altogether sunptuous lnsl0h' WIN as
much power ms pquancy Its sngingand Mile Tostee Il
be commended for this rather than her ultra French
sye OF trcno0-he Due hess would be nearly perfect IA
perfoance For other sakes than that OF Manager Bate
na hope that the production OF other bnno pieces %
by the indefinite run OF the Grand Duchess On Wednes
day next the first time her gracious extravaganza
will appear at II matinee
jerome Hopkins the pianist, Through whose
anomalous enthusiasm In the cause OF free orpheon
singing schools past few years between 5000 and 1000
persons enjoyed free instruction In Church snd
choral music Is out with one Of his characteristic crcu
lars clergy mpressing upon them the justice OF
each church giving collection year to the support OF
the Orpheon schools He says Tbesc ciasAes are frte
have received numerous testimonials OF approval there
Of from European celebrities In London ana fars
ont any regular support. For the number of people
benefited and the kind of good effected am sure IN say
ecnninca public educational Institution which has ever
yet placed it, claim before the public These Tangible
proofs tho excellence OF the design however nave nOw
been given 10 the public. not only by means Oi our Two
spring glide singing festivals Dut thfough tne
hundreds of individuals sent by the Orpheon into chureh
chors Ia receive salaries for the exercise of capacity,
whose acquisition had not cost them single dofidr
Toward the conclusion Mr. Hopkins n unusually earnest
and we think gets ahead OF the Idtunlists. lie says
small amount from each church will suffice. ask II tnls
shall be denied merely because the Orphto is nen
ard Is scctauan institution Cannot d ffocrhD,
denomination. here meet common ground IN TINS g"od
work and trU they mott They viii thus he helping then
ives trhie they help and viii no longer heeu 10
they have nov doing for years for which faVors
Ouers have had the privilege of paying for e sake oi
free musical education wish Mr. Hopkins well
MIR. A. Barili, wellknown To us as musical
professor proposes to ISSUE by subscription. original
Musical Album Of 20 pieces He Is impced to this course
beeaus he has fnnud impossible TO submit o The ex
nrtine and ug reasonable demands Of the publishcfr
namely ten per Of their net pron IL he should dc
sire sale Of his publication a any of the music stofes
Mr. Is,ili ASSURES hc would have Ia pay prOht oi ~
per cent lie publishers assuming neither rsk nor cA
pcnSs. 1hih strikes MS, rs IL does MI bhIh ~ an
evidence moce Or less OF unreasonable monopoly. We
cannot speak critically OF the contents OF hr Ia
riffs Album; but his objections 90 the Huslca 81
trFio are uncommon. Win some et
celcut executions there N trade III aft quite 80
cheap or rashy. witness the catalogues Ncary M
that good In them comes from abroad, III htte or no
cost remainder may be dcscrbed a. the product o
that tenihratc plagarsic natysrn which goe, 80 at
TO noursh the piieTe sentiment In vogue III Mr BARN
VIII improve upon this shall gladly greet bis enter
shcrs All that can present say Of his Album is
that sutl,cts evidently pocca-a praise Which,
snail seems. IL is rarely our fortune 10 give To an
American Song.