The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-14
ADJUSTMENTS.
StcInway Hall.

StoInWuy
The farewell concert given by Senior Sarasate last
night ut this hall was worthy OF the reputation
which he has achieved In this country. Great care
was used in making the selections but, however
much they deserved praise from an artistic point Of
view, we rear they were rather above the taste OF
tue assembled audience. 1t was evident, from the
vacancies that were visible the floor OF the hau.
tnat these concerts were somewhat cavtore to the
general public We missed the inveterate opera
gOers, ana the absence OF the American element
was most marked. Wherever one turned the faces
Of the audience were foreign, with here and there
rev unmistakable native faces Just enough to break
the mon0tony The programme opened with
q duo on themes from "Don Giovanni" by
Miss Marie Krebs and Senior Sarasate. The execu-
ton was excellent and at once established the per-
formers In the good graces OF the audience. Mile.
Gomien contralto OF remarkable richness Of voice.
sang Ba!fe'S IF Thou COuldst Know" In French.
with much feeling, displaying HIGH solid culture in
the management of her voice. Mile. COrradi rem
dered successfully Dachauer's grand aria, "Faust"
obtaining an encore. Sarasate executed In bril-
liant style fantasia from "Der Freischutz," and in
wtb nysd mss
Chaplin FlOtow, Prume, Thomas and Mendelss0hn
completed the programme.
Opening Of the Thomas Concert Season.
When the long summer evenings come and wearied
Manhattan looks for some cool, pleasant spot in
which to while away the sultry hours, the an
nouncement Of the charming musical soir6es at
Central Park Garden, given by the unequalled or
chestra OF Theodore Thomas, Is welcome to all.
Summer after summer these concerts have been the
attraction, par excellence, for amusementlOving
people, and one may see there on an evening the
same class Of audience as patronizes the Italian
opera and the Philharmonic concerts during the
winter. long line of carriages passes by the en-
trance of the garden, as in Irving place on gala
night and mOdiSte may derive instruction from
the elegant toilets that make up large proportion
Of the visitors These toilets will be enhanced this
season by the magnificent full-length mirrors that
decorate the walls and promenade of the hall. Mr..
John Koch, the proprietor, has added considerably
this summer to the beauties of the hall and garden,
and has made lavish preparations to accommodate
the fashionable class OF people that attend the con-
Certs
But the music is, after all, the browning feature
at Central Park Garden Mr. Thomas has brought,
Worthy s Of musician by sI proound acauaintance
with all the arcana Of the divine art, by . rigid
discipline and command over the artists beneath
his baton, his orchestra, which now reaches the
neghborhO0d of fifty, to degree OF perfection OF
ensemble, appreciation OF every nuance OF express
sion and feeling, and heartiness Of spirit such as
cannot be found in any similar organization in
America and In few even in Europe. Last night
they played the following programme
Waltz, "Koenisseder" ..................S Strauss
s ovsfaa9e 'ESm rle Ta
Andantc Cantabe 0p 81 Beethoven
Introduction Chorus and march third act "Lohen;,
overture desert Fower', wallace
Amaryllis, "Air par le Ro Louis XIII"
Polka iraciosa' .naas
sNttAreuO
Mr.. Thomas was the recipient ofthe most enthusi-
astic and spontaneous applause at his first appear
ance by an audience that fairly crowded the hall,
gallery and adjoining promenade and flowed over
into the garden. The performance was charac-
terized by the extreme finish and high cultivation
for which this orchestra has long since become
famous. Mozarts ever fresh and bright overture;
Weber's pastoral delightful music, the gem OF over
lures, by Rossini; Wagner's majestic operate
ensemble the Strauss waltzes "a specially with TINS
old.fashioned air of Louis XIII. were delivered with
matchess power and spirit. 1t is the only orchestra
we have that can give perfect CTesCendO di2ntnu-
eado or ptontsstnO; and in the string department.
the ensemble Of tone is wonderful. The programme
Is changed every evening" and Mr.. Thomas has an
exhaustless repertoire, In which may be found Q
score of works played before in this city. To
Judge from last nights brilliant opening OF the sea-
son. the concerts will be more successful in pOpu-
lar point Of view than during any preceding
summer.