, 1872-11-15
ADJUSTMENTS.

| ADJUSTMENTS.
TIE FIRST PATTl-aIAR1O CONCERT.
| The first Of the short season Of concerts by
| the Patti-Mario troupe was given last evening
at the Michigan Avenue Baptist Church. The
church was moderately filled and, for this failure
| to draw out the customary large and brilliant
| audiences with which Carlotta Patti has usually
| been greeted in Chicago, undoubtedly fair
| share must be attributed to the sudden cold
weather, and the uncertainties OF travel. These,
however, are not the only REASONS which may be
| cited to account for it. It must be acknow1-
edged, with reference to this troupe, that it
possesses no point Of interest sufficiently strong
to draw a great crowd. Carlotta Patti has been
before the public so often with her forid songs
that ahe has ceased to exert that influence she
once had, although she has still her
old 7ivacity, sparkle, and brilliancy.
Miss Cary had the misfortune to
| make her first tour through the country in the
shadow of Nilsson, when all the musical interest
centered in the latter. The result WAS that she
has not yet made that impression upon concert
goers which her fine musical intelligence, rs we'll
as vocal ability, should create. There are sew
| eral other names which are strange here.
Sauret and Scolari are unknown to Chicago con-
! cert-goers. Carreno, although she has been
derings, never happened here. Mario remains,
but Mario is magnet only where he has sung
| before. There is a certain interest attaching to
the great tenor Of the past there is to an old
soldier, the hero Of great battles and brilliant
victories. The general public cares little, how
ever, for battles which were not fought here.
Mario commenced to sing when Chicago was
| only block-house, and knew no more Of music
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toned to make. He made his debut on the op-
cratic stage in Paris when Chicago was compare
| lively bowling wilderness. His great triumphs
| belong to past generation, and very few Of
ton in the fact that he was once the greatest
! Raoul and Manrico in the world. The eenti-
ment Of the musician, however, will incline him
to regard the veteran tenor with a lively inter-
| est IF he cannot hear him as he used to sing,
there is certain degree Of satisfaction in seeing
the singer, who, over thirty years ago, took rank
! with such great artists as Ma1bran, Rubini,
| Lablache, sontag, and Tamburini, and getting
some glimpseB Of the vocal art which distin-
guished them, and will make them famous for
all time. Unfortunately, however, the present
| generation is practical and prosaic. It does not
| grow very enthusiastic over the dead lipn, and
cares little for the idols which it's fathers wor-
| shipped Mario is not alone in this respect.
For1nes, Ronconi, and others, once grind lyric
artists. Of worldwide fame, have suffered the
/ same fate.
Regarding the troupe, therefore, although the
concert was pleasant and enjoyable one, it Was
| be marked down as 8 notable event of the
musical year. It created nothing new and added
| nothing. It was concert OF an evening. It
was easy to see that the interest centered in
| Mario He WAS greeted respectfully, and with a
certain degree Of sympathetic cordlality, when he
appeared With Miss Cary to take lis part in the
Kossini duo, ''Mira la blanca luna as we'll as
in his solo, "MAppaE," which has become
of pain and pleasure in listening to him. Time
has bighted his voice in almost every part, and
the once grand tenor is in mournfu ruin. His
lower voice has no strength, his highest he dares
and there is vagucness and feebleneBs through
it all; and yet how superbly the old veteran
sings, even without g voice The art is still
there. The splendid school Of those old days he
still keeps, and he constantly gives you Bugges-
tions Of that once matchless voice. The great
artist is in decay, but he has not forgotten his
art, and even now. sings better than many a
tenor fitted out with q voice and nothing else.
ing those how to sing who think they know how.
His duo with Gerry was encored, and produced an
almost childish delight upon the part of the old
singer, and they replied with the familiar duo
1.per valli. per BOSCH in which 1 again his con
we're we're about to defy ine1orab1e time
and break out with flight of song as grand as
those with which he fascinated the world thirty
years ago. Carlotta Patti had for her numbers
the brilliant bravura Of Prochs which Peschka-
Leutner Gang at the Boston Jubilee In June,
and the stCaro Nomo from s sRigoletto:" to the
last of which she replied with the Scotch ballad
of a'IWas within q Mile Of Edinboro Town. ="
We hardly need say anything Of her vocaliza-
tion,-we have so many times referred to it. She
still has all her old precise and clear, sharp-cut
manner, and that brilliancy and elasticity Of
voice and great compass which have made her
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these qualities are not CHARACTERISTIC of Scotch
music, which, on the other hand, requires
simplicity and feeling, It is not renarka-
bic that her singing Of a5 5oa.3 the :, =; ballad
formance of the Italian music might have been.
Miss Ca1ys efforts increased tile favorable i'm
pressions which have been hitherto formed Of
her as vocalist. She needs but q few oppor-
/ tunites to sing before our concert audiences to
| establish herself as a firmer faTorite and make
| her reputation as one OF the best voices and
most finished contralto singers We have ever he'd
here. The fair young Venezuelan, Teresa Car
reno, with her bright brunette R face, her dark
eyes and hair, has q fascinating personal ap-
! pearance to aid her in making SUCCESS. She
| is good player, but not great crtiEte yet. In
| rapid technical passages she plays "1th an
abandon and boldness that are very charming
but in slow movements, which require. smooth
| ness and expression, her touch sometimes has
| mechanical hardness and her style grows care
less. Now and then, however, she gives herself
| up to the demands Of the music and plays ad-
mirably, at times throwing herself upon the
! keys with genuine tropical ferVor only to sub
side again into listlassness. The care, preclslon
| and finish Of real art are wanting, saurRt, the
yiolinst ia, in most respects, the real artist OF
the troupe, and will soon rise to rank win tne
highest virt1osi. No fault can be found With
his technique. It is satisfactory in every part
and the greatest difficulties are conquered with
perfect ease. Besides this be has the faculty OF
producing smooth. rich, admirable tone, and
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