, 1873-12-21


All musicians roalizo how mich music haa AL
vanced III Ameriea during tue past twonty-1va
years We i,aye done much, but thore Is inuci.
moro yot to bo done before VIC can bo aHeurod OF
All equniity with tho nations Of Enropo.
Tho proper treatment Of this subject far OK
cocds tho reasonable length Of single com.
TO tho snblect. Dnt wisl, specially 10 ratso my
voice nguiiist what hold to 10 ulonstrous I'M
position on tho American public, tron. whom arc
wrnng fabulous Sums which go to zurich foreign
roturu, und who simply proy npon DIR uationa]
weaknesses and provelblal lbora'lty.
MUSICAL NOTES,
Brtgnolt ia still singing III rariH, whoro ho Ap
penrcd not long ago aB Don 0Hnulo.
nlmo. Nilsson Is studying Tho part OF Elsa IL
"Lollongrin."
Tho doatl, at Vionna, ia announced Of tht
Uhovalior Von Adelbulg, d distinguished ytdlin.
list and composer Of mort.
The Thomas Orchestra played to paying
houses, last weck, in seyora1 small Now England
| citioH.
Mr.. Robert stoopol, tho divorced husband o:
Matilla Horon, Is loador OF the band ut Mr. Bato'
| mnn Il Lyconm Yhentro, In London.
Thomas concerts at Boston last woclt vera 30
! gtcat snccehB tint threo moro will bo givon O..
| tho Inst throo days Of January.
r, At his next r symphony concert, Dec: 27, Mr.;
ThomSs Will ,[I nsosS nas naw Leo.ors
Soot,,!nn;} Il tar; - Nf; k,'o..o, up''o ~
M nol'aIisIn y Duiuo 1, ~ nless1na oVef1alo, anu
Tho Abbe Liszt was presented ut pesth with,
gold and silyor ehaplet Of laurel .onSes on tht
iotn Hst., "nicn way sae ll.'otn anniversary o.
| career.
Sir John Dennott has announced Ills intention
to oirar premium Of 100 guineaB for tho Lest
English rntional song und chorus n July to he
postlon oorod. io ' '''' @D' N'AA'' u 'u' ''nt'
Two cantatas on tho subject Of Longfellow's
"Eyangeiino have recently bcon porformcd in
London,-one by Virginia dabriel (Alrs. alarciD.
~ t H. II etGs M no uosens eaxt er"iuon H. cgeaIs W & ,he
I1aii ~ 1A1 o'''so o"1 ~ 'no A'os"' f'po'1
ar''
telegram from Moscow statcH that N1rne
Patti has just takon her bonoht in "Fanst," anil
? obtained 0.323 roubloB OF receipt. She was
called forward sixty times, nat altcr th9 tl.!r1
! act received from the brbscribers splendid
. brooch composed Of diamonds and lasge poarls
The onora seasou in philolclpl,ja opcuyd liant
) Monday ovsning. with Ln Traylata:'"'. III con-
sequence Of tho sickness ol hlmo; 2 N'lsson, tho
) roo OF Fio|etta was assumed by Mile. Torriani.
Mr.. Strakosch has moved nll tho SCENERY proper-
tics, aud mechanical elects Of ''Alua" to Phlla"
l. dolphin.
Nine. RudorBdorff, i'll spending tho other
t ayiit away pupil beca,iso slo has littlo voice,
J. for find TINT everybody Inns voice ii tnc3
Q only know wharo to l9ok for It. Int these who
naVo 10 cur ulScaio' lor eaEs Icailnot u'ko 1of
Il ' -..-..,
o old Dan1cl hoone was never suspcctea OF
i. caring 1or any Music save tne acfeam OF 1ue
q tho sturdy hunter, Col j. G. Boone. of Benton %
y County, Arkansas has turned up as tho maker
g
It hltis orr1anl. aayB tho Ihllatelphla IIvs5. Is
II cossfuliy that tla Swedo IL scarcely missed.
Mile. Torrlanl ~ young, beautiful, endowed
III with splcndid voice, thoro'sgAly cultivated,
T. aud is either lmpnsaloncu or pYua1lt, according
Of cIlarmug singer aud very effective actrcss.
~ Many Of tho cit;zcua of st. Louis, being anx-
u | iol,s to Iopr r. S. Gilmore and hlse TWcnty-
u eocond neemeut Band have concluded negotil-