The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-01
Am q s E M ENTS.
PsrcPa-Rosa's Farewell ~ tho AeaAosny
OF Music.

PsrePa-Isosa's Farewell ~ the AeaAesny
or Music.
Those who witnessed the scenes at the Acadenf
Oh Music last night will not forget them. Nevsf
perhaps In the history OF opera was such enthus
siam displayed. Long before the doors
were open crowds OF people had congre
gated anxious to obtain an entrance A amor
as an admlttance was possible the public poured IN
In constant stream until there was not left any
space where spectators could be accommodated
by eight O'Clock tho sale OF tickets had to IN
stopped the house was crammed to its utmoaS
capacity. II any proof were wanting or the readt-
ness OF the people of New York to support rooo
opera 1t was furnished last night beyoos
cavil. Certainly the programme was unusually
tempting, and the departure OF the celebrated
combination company contributed to give In
creased interest to last nights performance.
Probably 1t was the last time that the four great
artists who formed the chief strength OF the COM
also was calculated to present all the artists at
their best Each one had won well-deserved laurelS
IN the scenes selected for representation, and high
~ were the expectations formed by the public
they were fully Justified BY the event. u Is trae
taas the 2ysrnSEing audience were not disposed
100 neamed on all faces and evident frola
the nrst moment that the people came not to eK.
70 confer reward that they had made up their
mind mind had been already We'll earned. Tho psvs
q s with '' ws &C sas ess
e esattea wsp With which he s
ton Of the community; the second act t' Of The
Bohemian Girl;' the second act Of III Trovatore,W
%asStss swsns the ,Ss act O. the
e him 70 Jay that he sang i sdm 1rss'SS
had made up his mind to leave al
pleasing 81 impression a., Ss possible On the nnas u
QVad in fho rio
nom 'Trovatore'' "De lueila Pira.n By one Of those
magnificent EFFORTS 1sa. il which ie loves s e
cured rapturous recall which was repeated
over and again. II possible, santley was moro
vocalizaton and the quality OF tenderness and feel
Ing which belongs to his singing were never dis
played With 50 much 4. force and charm His II
that 1t L.. nlm ,"s. needless to say ta&R
It was given In manner beyond all praise. But y
was he as % ssss ssnsY
his great success last night The enthusiasm OF the
house was thoroughly aroused and the audience
nssted, on his before taa CURTAIN half
tosa made a decided hit ia the rendering "a -
exquisite eaS.dsi feeling She exhausted all the re-
asst asie recall recall sang rhe Star spansled BAN
lips appeared to advantage In the rendering Of
stride ia vampa" which she sings with force and
WITH ns n
IN the roe Of Thaddeus in the Bohemian
Girl" Those who are conversant with the capabili.
how admirably the selections were made to pre-
sent each artist at his, or her best and the result
p s as mas
Rosa was called before the curtain and presented
with handsome gold mounted ivory baton. Hav-
retire, but was recalled by the audience ana
turned thanks for the kind and generous support
which had been extended to him by the American
public and expressing hope that he would 5000
return to America.
Union League Theatre-Orcan Matinee.
Mr. Engel gave the second Of his interesting organ
matlnees yesterday, at the Union League THEATRE
before very large and fashionable audience The
Engel organ has now become an institution, not
only on account OF Its inherent merits, but ALSO and.
perhaps particularly, by the artistic playing of the
inventor The following programme, with a few
explanations, will give an idea Of the range and
former :-"Agnus Del" first Mass, Mozart; 'Men-
uet, " from the symphony In nat, on the piano
org sno tags
beginning Of this nocturne, is the result OF q
pneumatic stop, patented by e: p Needhami
so a the Of ex
patented combination Of the Actions '' aGsrfSaidi
March," EngeL This march, played for the first
time in London, at party, pleased Garibald who
was present, so much, that he asked Mr. Engel TO
give 1t to him for his troops who he said would be
more encouraged to march by the 'inspired strains
of this composition" This is the reason why the
march is called "Garibaldi March, '.H0me Sweet
Home" yarie Engel. The forid variations ON
this popular theme are absolutely impossible on
any organ without the percussion stop and reeds
which have been made to speak so freely and in
simultaneously. 'Nocturne,'' Chopin. "a Con-
versat0n Between Scotchman and French
Lady," illustrated on the piano-organ, Engel
One day, when dining with the Duke of Sutherland,
in London, Mr.. Engel observed the Dukes piper
going continually round the house, playing on
zealously until suddenly he stopped for the sake of
maid, after which he resumed his playing. This
incident is unsteady Illustrated by the above men-
toned piece.
Mr.. Engel produced tone from the organ which
one would think an mpossibity on any instrument
without pipes. The percussion effects are extraOr-
binary, and seldom has such a full, round, equal
tone been heard on q reed instrument. In the first
part of the matinee Mr.. Engel made some interest,"
Ing remarks on the origin of organs. "OrganOn',
was the name the Greeks gave to every KEYED In.
strumen just as the Jews called every stringed I'm.
strument Q "kinnor." This seems to lead to the
snpposito that the guitar is really the first In this
line. The first mention In the Bible of an instru-
ment Is the ktvra, and called In Arabic kitra. This
was introduced in Spain Dy the Moors under the
name OF kitara. Hence the modern name, guitar.
The gypsles brought one Of these Instruments into
Hungary, and 1t called ''zither," where 1t is
lavorite at the present time. The third aud last
matinee takes place on May l.
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