, 1873-01-22
- ADJUSTMENTS.


lt8 MUSICAL ufoct0rs tito formor conductor OF tho
Mcndelaaohn Society, which attainod O great
reputation in It's day. 1t has 1aborod faithfully
aul nrduously, and With q dogroe Of enf2luBfaHm
hitherto unknown to any musical society ovor
organized horo. Tho Club has double object
in View first, to attain high degroo Of o1cel-
1onco In singing; and, second, to combine with
this m equally high degree Of social enjoyment.
It Ia the lntontion OF tho officers Of tho Club,
when tho opportunity Is Afforded to obbnfn pos
seaaion Of o conmodious hall aud mike Its en-
tcrtainmenta purely Of feati,nl MI
ture. During tho aeason four more on
tertainments will be given, at
which many musical novelties will bo brought
out which could not DO produced at the first ro-
coptfon. Tho concerts aro only given to assooi-
ate rnombers, tho number OF whom is Emitted by
tho constitution to 500. -
Prior to the commencement of the. concert,
tho President OF tho Club nude q brief state
fnent Of tho origin and objects Of tho Society.
and tho Club then opened the concert with
Kuoekoh's stirring ohorus - Eyer Loyal
The remaining numbers were 6eifcrt'a
ALWAYS Moro;" Girschnor's "Do-
ware !" Hohumann's "Droamy Luke; -
Durner'a fBprfng Again Hojofces !"
schroetor's u Champagne Song" aud Raertel's
Miflor'a Daughter" It iB not too much to say
perhaps, that It was the bost male singing ever
hoard IN this eity by home society. Tho Parts
tho sccond basaos, boing tho predominant part,
but this is q defoct which will speedily DO remo.
died. Tho bass parta are now. full, and special
| attention will DO glvon to the tonors, part
tho bass. There are now about 80 singers in
tho club, aud the remaining 10 Nho
| alnging naembers being limited to 4o) will
a to the to aS
| attention has been given to shading and o1pros-
| s,on, and in theBo respects nothing haa boon
heard here comparable to tho Clubs singing ainco
tho time Of the, saengorfost in 1860, when the
hero for thB very samo qualities. Tho audience
was denghted, and expressed its delight in tho
most unmistakable manner. An attempt
| vas made to encore aoveral Of the membora but
:" Champagne Song" whom the dem onatration
became 50 pronounced that ho yielded,
and the Club repeated It. The. aoloista
h. eyenng sEo Miss na 2esses at Ma
and Bowen, tho latter two being membera Of tue
from schumann's and schubort's music, md
wore thus in admirable koopdi,ng Nth
found full play In tho 8ohumann songs, and led
the, way, to genuine surprise ct tho forolblo and
highly dramasio manner IN which che sang the
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cores for hor singing, and replied With one Of
schumann' 'asongs from the "Oyclus," :" Woman'a
Life and Love" In thus connection, too much
1ao zaatoa can hardly be sySen to Mr. ros
in which ho furnished tho trying aeeom-
pnnimont to the "Erl King" Mr.. Gold
beok played Liezt's "Berenata and
tho audience: His crisp, clear touch, and fin
Bhed style Of playing were happily adapted to
both numbers. Mr; Foltz, who ie IN active
member Of the olnb and giveg, ?. ia his business
foeaion, aung tho supcrb ballnd Of Loowo'e,
"The Meeting at the soa Shore" in manner
which could only make one wish that big whole
ti%9 wore given utoo to musio' naao LIZ a1o
developed in the ballad, which ia Of . much
higher clnBs than the Eugiah ballads. Mr.
Bowen, also an active member Of the Club,
sang the Salute Borgamo" in D Tery forciblo
and spirited Nay, and vas called out to mako hla
acknowledgements,
Tho Club ia deserving Of congratulatlon for
tho handsome manner in which it acquitted
itsolf, and as IT giyos four more public recop-
also eonsrstu}ate o themselves en- iveASs A''''' w
| Tile PETIT FAuBr".
waH produced by tho Aimoo Opera Boufro Com
panY at Akon's Thoatro, Inst evening, for the
though not SO large as on the preceding night
1,C,o ~ r;-,1 IL ,.,ruln.;tr t,o q i Il
nop nopn ~ t';aa ~ ~ poPu!ptisy !ao ucnosSg
fe1!c4oie, huu ~ hello 1o!ene, anu u "ouln q
have boon as well to have given Les Hriganda !"
i'll it's place. apart from tie managerial desire to
| bring out something now. Ilo plot and the Ga-
| ]oonn Of H pntit Eauat aro n1nonr tho moat
| Jn1;rc, ~ +hn Trnrnl nohcoi ~ F.at ~
g;a6a, 1S ns.oe.1 law, ~
uec!ueu'y pau ~ iMeh W lo Ienuer
Ignorance OF French q blissfui con~
| dItl0n for tic modoBtly inclined.
| Tho performance WAS chiefly notable In tho first
| npnearance Of Mile, Bonoli a bu1om rollickfnp
priD,a. very much after Aimee'a own pattern,
and q dangerous rival to hor Ia all the elements
Of popularity. Her voice IL Of fresh, pure