Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-01-30
AfusEMENTs.

TIE CHMDREN's CONCERT, Of which
mention was made in the APPEAL q week
ago, will take place shortly in the Assem-,
bly hall. Il will be 8 glorious thing,
THE THKATER will be opened to-mor-
row night by the Fskir of Europe with
his gift enterprise, If he is well and re-
munerstively pstronizsd he will continue
for one or more weeks.
In THE FUTURE. Among the good
things that We can promise readers In
the near future we will mention too OF
more performances by Theodore Thomss's
unrivRled orchestra. Besides the Orches-
ira which comprises hty performers, the
trUups embraces the following celebrated
solOists: Miss Mary Krebbs, the young
snd brilliant pisniste, Mr.. Bernhard
Listemann, the distinguished viOlinist,
and SignOr Rocco, harp. Beside these,
IS we learn from the New Orleans
Plcsyune of Saturday, that DR.. SpRUld-
ing latter long and diplomatic negOtis-
ton, has concluded an engagement
with the celebrated opera boufe queen,
Mile Aimee and her company, embTso-
ing forty artists, for ten weeks, common
cling with February 26th ensuing. We
are not advised where Messrs, Bidwel q
Spsulding play the company, but it may
be surmised that We will have Il here.
The terms are fabulous, Mile Aimee be-
ing insured forty thousand dollars for the
term, with benefit privileges." OF course
it is fair to presume that this company
will play owe the Spaulding d Bidwell
circuit, which embraces st, Louis, Mem
phis, Mobile and New Orleans.
LECTURE on MUsIo.-Fsther Burke de-
iVered a lecture in the thester last night
In the presence Of q very full house, on
the inspiring subject Of National Music.
He commenced by saying that music is
natural to man, not q foreign idea, that
by some e~xtrsneOus influence was i'm
parted to his mind and that the Joyous
feelings of the human heart find natural
vent In simple melody. This natural
product of man necessarily finds express
sion in national music, 1t being as much
a national product as any other chsrsc-
teristic that distinguishes one people from
another. National music is the express
sion of the deeper and more permanent
feelings, most lasting ideas and mental
characteristics of g people. A Warlike peo-
pie have martial songs. The feelings of
sympathy, Joy or SORROW find expression
in song, so that the nations that have had
crest experience in these deep, stirring
feelings hsYe them, as 1t were, crystal
lied into immortal song. Some of these
melodies have such q power of expressing
the universal feeling that they have been
claimed and used by people of all nations.
OF these q good example is the ever sweet
and touching melody of "HOme Sweet
Home" which was beautifully rendered
by Mrs. CzspskL. The learned lecturer
the melody Of 'The LAST Rose
Of Summer" by saying that ii was sung
in Its nstive Celtic form Of speech for the
last fifteen hundred years, and had been
appropriated by great composers In every
language and Incorporated into their I'm |
sst and Hottest compositions. This beau
tiful and truly Irish melody was sung by
Miss Mageveney In such style that It
drought down the house" the identity
OF their Celtic origin Of the people of Ire
land and Scotland is stTo ely illustrated
In their national music. The ballad of
Aud Robin Gray" was sungsby Mrs.
CEapski 70 show how nearly allied are the
melodies OF the two people. Father
Burke said that no nation in the world
could show such q body Of national music
as Irelsnd-the melodies but he did not
wish to be understood as olsiming for Ire
Isnd superiority except In that depart
ment Of music. GeTmsny, Italy and
England has left US far behind. Germany
n particular wss lsuded for its lofty
achievements in musical composition.
Professor Peterson gave the splendid song
Elm D6iBsen Heiliingen Hallen." Mr.,
5ideOn then sung an italian sria, "Tu
,he g Dio Spiegarti PAIL" as Illustrative
If the character of Italian music. The
said that the concerted music OF
was inferior to no other, but
here were no melodies for the people.
The held-lsbOrer has nothing 20 sing
which embOdleH the national feeling or
dives vent to those national aspirations
which well mp and form q feature of the
rational character. The Venetian amuses
singing the heroic songs of Tasso's
la JeruEalemme Liberata.D In Irsland
he psassntry had 3 body Of national mel.
)dies which were produced In far ages
,Rst, and still live % new a. they did two
thousand years ago. Those melodies
lad their origin in the ancient and he
ole days when the sacred characters
f the bard, the historian and the
were combined in one person;
o that every hero depended upon
be song-makers to have their deeds per-
and rung down through the
ges. At one time there were twelve
undred persons Of that sort In Ireland. !
he lecturer then went on TO sketch. In
Is own eloquent and beautiful language. I
he progress Of Irish musis IS &c is re- {
called In the varied history Of Irelsnd {
ON the time that the FIRST "ssttlersD :
ON Spain, giving Rotations from Tom
70 illustrate the sentiments and Z
he expressed, during which Miss
.LsgeveDey and Messrs. Gideon and Peter {
N sang 90 Haste and Leave this Sacred {
le.N Professor Perring sung the "Mest- Z
sAa Waters" with so much effect
8. Sa Vas esScred 90 cloud and long,"
80 Re- had 20 sing again. AisH Ennis