The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-10
AMtSENENIS.

lHL ANilHANNoNIC 'ONCEET.-lhe I Thar.
monte Society," gave It's second concert OF the season
on Saturday evening, at the Academy Of Music.
There was the usual large attendance. new sym
rhony by Raj. composer better known to ranists
than In the concert room, was performed. The com.
position gave PROOF that Rad is a musician Of much
learning, and not disposed to yield too FAR 10 the
vngarics Of the extreme men OF the German school
His symphony IA founded upon the DID and well.
considered formulas, and Is worked out In careful
and scholarly manner. TIE dHdoatC movement Is
full Of devotional spirit aud ideality the scicrso Is
bright jocose and very eccentric In rhythm and
accent, and the fnal tuoyant, spirited aud later.
esing ... ..-.- "a.
Mr.. Mills played The best, though not TIE most
popular OF Cnopin's Concerlos-that In + miuor-a
work rcplcte with poetic sonsiblity and ideality.
too subtle for ordinary concert oers, and Of deeper
meaning than can possibly BE- caught in the tran.
silent listening OF single hearing. Mr.. Mills in.
tcrprctcd the delicate and spiritual though Of tue
composer 10 "a most finished and artist tic manner.
The veteran musician Oc Bull, more elastic,
vigorous, and graceful IN his years than most men in
thor youth, played a movement nom violin con
ccr,o Of Nozart and also llintausie OF bis own on
themes from Bellinis "Montecchi CapdletL
Wmlo recognizing this artists many great merits
as Noluist e.uccially the wonderfully beautiful
tu1e that he draws nom his fne instrument,
We certainly do not ind his style IN keep.
ing with the music that one expects TO hear
al philharmonic concert. These were not,
~ we have always understood the matter, intended
to be popular concerts IN the ordinary OF that
term, II which there is suilicicucy already, hut
classical ones, and, nt such. the cmbelishmcut Of
Italian operate melodies with ali tho tricks OF the
Paganinl school Of Niunnlsts seems entirely out Of
place. Not that VII Ole Bull did not play these EN-.
beillshmen- well earring his descending scales the
Intervals OF which are to be found In no mode, ma.
know 90, but that they were best not played ut all
Berloz, KING Lear overture was the only re
naming WORK on the programme that calls for spc-
cial notice schumann said that he was always At
loss whether TO consider Berliol genius or a
charlatan, and certainly his Lear Is work tina,
eminenty conduees to that doubtful state of mind.
Lear was mad old king and this Is mad old over
ture-so lar 80 good tho music APPLY illustrates the
monarch, but Lear was NJ times something other
than mad, and into these moods BerlloZ fails TO fol-
| low him The overture Is irtgmcnttry; an idea l.
no sooner taken fairly Ia hand than II Is dropped for
another the brass Instruments are IN constant
FEVER Of climax and trouble. The work l. boldly IN
strumenied, however, ami ser' . to bring out the
unison recitatNe passages for strings. however
feeble In Themselves made rich aud sonorous by
| ihe combination upon them Of such an army Of
T3s mPSS" ~ f for The . concert spO lG:
| to play.
New YoRx CIRcus-This is the last week If
cinderella" at the circus. Tonight Robert Stick
nel, who has been for some weeks absent from the
| RING, viii make ms appearance IN his dIshing act
upon four bareback horscs-an exhibition uf cquas.
tran skin hoh has been rarely cquallcd In add.
uuh I" the above feature great variety OF rtrioru'
ances, equestrian aud acroDauc, VIII be included
| every performance Tie present. week
| Tue TANuASY.-Ths is the seventh week Of
| that really enjoyable burlcsque, dad Dickey," Of
| which crowded houses nightly manifest the popular
| appr'cntuu. The famous Allen, Pcueugil. Del.
| ohanty and HenglcI's NIustrels will continue 10 he
| an additional attraction. They have full brass
band, aud VIII appear tins week in new acts new
| songs, and new dances.
MILO s.-Of course tho event looked forward
| TO with the greatest inter 81 among playgocrs this
week, Is the appearance this evening of Mr. FOchter,
| concerning which 70 much has already been said
that public expectation Is to the highest degree
| cited. II can hardly be doubted that Mr.. Fechtcr
| VIII make good here the favorable Impression that
| he has produced IN both France ana England.
| Bradys Curriculum and Skating Rink Jers '
city, VIII open this evening with "a band Of thru
| pieces. The New York skating Club, Frank swim,
John Engcr and other expert skaters are to he pre-
AMI placed In nrst class order for skating and the
| ice Is now in excellent condition.
| Tho English Madriga Society that found
such favor last winter Is 90 be heardngan this year
We are glad 20 say. II will give concert at Stein.
| way Hall on Tuesday evening OF next week. sew.
eral new madrisas w be sung, In addition TO az
lection OF those most liked on the former occasions
| wALLAcKs.-At this theatre Ours" is brought
| ont tonight, with new scenery and dresses The
play always fayorite, and will undoubtedly be
| warmly welcomed again In It's new guse
II Is hardly Unnecessary TO call new attention 10 tho
noble repr, senaton Of F." Hamlet at Booths Thea
tire. The audiences have been larger than the house
| could accommodate, and VIII probably continue 80
Tor some time to come.
| At the San Francisco Minstrels crowded houses
thrown into commissions OF laughter by the bur
| League ON the Far Mems ball The Hon. WIN. Birch
| Bernard. and Backus all appear at tue ball Il viii
| draw for year, at least.
| At the Fifth Avenue Theatre Miss LoVan's " Surf
| IL TO be- acted ON wednesday night, This evening
| and tomorrow the " Busy Body"
| At Woods Museum "Ixlon" Is 60 be brought out
tonight with an eminent array Of blonde beauties
| The ArOn Society perform % Der FreischGtz"
| at the Academy OF Muse next week, Friday,
| Al the other theatres there are no changes to bC