, 1870-06-17
TIE NEW YORK MUSICAL JURI-
LEE


Second Da1y,
tyux tAe NV York 1rtbte7t, Juns Is
# ths two Autieoces who attended tho per-
o1mances Ut tho Third Avenue Coliseum, Jes-
erday, had been consolidated into one, the
eats would hare been nearly ali allied. As it
Eaa, tlo afternoon concert attracted about half
house, the evening nzatorio about third.
let the Musio Was mnch more perfectly rem
Tered than the night betore, and the pro-
,ranmes we're Eich in varied and popular fo.t-
.res. The afternoon porforpanee was de-
4 'operatic artists whose names haze figured
70 largely on the posters for the last two.
yeeks. Miss Kellogg was there. smiling,
md pretty, and full OF unxooted zeal
Brignoli Wss there with = 1aEiahing necktie-
olly NJ. Macetzek, ch.rming Mrs. ,sesuin, the
ivacious Gilmore, snd the indispensable Ms.
Boss, ali lent their Services, 70 Say nothing OF
i long list OF other noted aStists whose very
names we lack the space to enumerate. The
concert opened With superb performance Of
under 3Ir, Bergm.nn., It went with spirit,
FIRE, and delicAcy; Tho Instruments were well |
and tho effect was rich and massive. |
TIC aa1aa may 10 sud Of Littoif's "Robes- |
pierre" overture, led by Mr.. Rosa, who il t.st |
winning recognition az one Of our very abloss
boi awarded 10 the selections from
!" Robert" BY .Ms. Gilnosc's reed
band. The question whether the solo
vnaces could be heard in tha Coliseum MAS
first tested by a(E. BEigpoti. He sung. not the
bsilaa set down foT him On the bulls: but
usual sweesness and taste, md waa heard dis
tinctIy in the middle Of the hall, and wo doubt
not also at tho furthest end The excellence
Of the acoustic properties Of the rink, indeed,
surpassed III expectations. Miss ke!logg ~
1uce di quest uniina," and nfteEra13 in ths
Msere,.e ecena from q .'Ttovztore-r' Musica1ly
this pieco was brilliant umph !; ~ spec
tacle, however, It was 3 little queer During
Leonora's introductory solo, Aanrsco {Mr.
gsngway. When the moment approaches
for him to st1ikn in, he cones forward
and dives into tho bowels Of the organ.
Thence in due season his soice issues ~
from tie grated. CANVAS towar, and ~hile be
e1lssles his sonl N the Non II seo1dar di use,
| friends. Le Frapc and Reyna sang the IA
nous duet from - Hassanie11o," not With the
! sonoroys tones which reused 80 much ontlu-
s:ssm last winter at the Academy OF Music,
hut with vigor enough to win an encore Lstsr
! in the afternoon, however, they gave, With the
/ assistance OF Susiri, the celebrated trio from
'Mllliarn Tell" wherein Le Franc was the
] OCCASION OF one OF the moat extraordinary
| scenes We have Witnessed in my place OF
amusement for yeArs. Tho audience rose
from thcir benches, shouted, waved handkar-
chiefs, and applauded as II their bands were
| OF cast iron and their muscles moved By steau,
and when they ceased the chorus gave talr0
| on their own arconnt. The THO was repeated,
OF course, and waa quite aa good the second
TIME aa tho frat. The people would havo il
still again. but to this NJ. Le Frame natu'
rally would not consent, and at last whilo the
storm continued to rage. he shook hands Tio
leutly with Nnx Maretzek and hurried away
He was really in 4uperb voice. The 6nalt
from O." "a1artha," with nobody knows hos
many Marthas, Nancies. Ionels, ane
sort OF proportion to the excellence Of the in
disidual Fingers, the quality Of tie Voices va
not apparent, and the tenors at the last 60
into terrible rnees, each one having his owl
independent way Of doing things, and atickinl
10 It with tho reeolution Of hero: There va
something from lIrs. Howard Paul, about whic
we prefer not TO speak, and Mr.. Maretzek
| popular "Erie Galop,"' which would hayo bee
perfect il jubilee James had only eonducte
, IN tho uniform wherewith Ae dazzted the eye
. OF Boston last juno. The operate selection
After the Miserere the tall figure Of Mr. Ca
Zer1aln nppesEed At tue desk anid 4 hear1
round Of applause, ana chorus roaa to rel
! | etitiou Of The "Thauks be to God" fro
Elijah" which was sung. 90 imperfectly Il
!. /! night before. But what b difference yestertla,
l Nj. Zeuahn startled LII At first By taking it At
0 rather quick tenpo-not quicker than it ong
. 4 to be, but dangerous pace it seemed fus
. half drilled chorus. Yet under the .inspirati:
Z Of this superb leader, who graaps tho hsS5e
n chorus in his firm hand, strengthens the y
Q 1ering and the tlmid With glanee Of /
3 majestic wave of his long arm directs the ~
v ceesivo billows Of music With unerring procisio
20 there wAs neither faltatinE nor consusio
Es When the chorus died away in those beautif
long-d1awn notes with which this grand co..
IT position closes, the two thousand sinEe
.s united in a hearty round Of applause to
70 victorious leader al he passed through tn
y ranks.
- Tho programme announced for the c1osi
- - pieke Mr., Gllmoye's patent Improvement
- the "Star-Spangled Banner with Parepa 2
:. the guns; but this promise was not sept. y
y neglected to obtain the corporation OF eitl
- parep.. or Gilmore, or the artillery, To
\; yeltise them, not only without their previo
~ ~ CO. Gent, hut without even advising them Of
~ a' afterward. WAS an unfortunate n5etako.
~. ~. The evening performance Of "The cr
-. 70 lion calls for Fegy little criticism and u
he I' little entbrsiaem- Madame parepa-Rosa,
- cous1 g, was excellent in the soprauo sole
~ abe IL Lever otherwise than excellent
~. a.ng ''With Fe,tlure Clad tho terzetto, t
~, the other fa.nous numbers with sweetn
~: - | that compensated for muck OF tho wearln
i1 OF the evening. 3lr. Whitney, the l3os
bassov msds an excellent impression:- He
:. = rich and strong voice, Rud since va
40 | heart him has greatly improved la atFle~
- iorablom did we'll with the tenoE solos
a ,ns will probably be greater favorlte IN oratt
m 'mns than opera music. The chorus under tho chit
tn" Of Dr, rech WAS reinforced by the Boston q
ar del & Hasdn Society-oz At least y large por'
.., ct it-distrihuted among the others- Il
~ NJ much OF the increased effect WAS attribut.
~ to she{v presence, how much to bettsr cla
a1e tication of tie singers, and bow much
lille better acquaintance with their co1ductor,
W. Cannot tell, but they were much stronger
~ ~ on Monday night, aud much more ste:
M Two or three times they went aat1ay. bt
- ~ Was only for little while. We nust
. IL however, that with Ill the good points We
mentioned this was sinsularly dead aud
een interesting performance. Tho solos, e
= felt the blight. There was no enthusiasm
A' tie stage, and none in the audience. II
| over, there were GONE titesome delaSp,
w some cu1ious exhibitions Of Independence Of
~ part of the performers which certainly TOO
- !. : gan Violent demonstration OF hurry, rap
y fierceis on the backs Of their yiolins for
Ia "a singers to begin. 1t 10 O'Clock, when =
,o ,an. teE1nieeion occurred between the second
asso third parts, At least quarter of the ch
~ sanRera went bono! What other zns1ve
oao management the week has in store for I
+;, are anxious 10 know. We should not or
.nA rag that, ut a certain or uncertain period i
cou1se Of each entertainment, the p
80 :, standing about the lobbies arc allowed to
Diff lo.o ue uAnolu seaes; aLo, ~ n.Sn', H.; -.
ngle e ~eao sss1; '1>ea1 9o"A - - N1o
inst OF piece o' naos'c'