The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-14
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES,

Signor Tamberlik will leave for Europe on Satur.
day next, to return probably in the Fall with q
new opera company.
Afnal farewell performance will be given at the
Academy OF Music on the 2Sth inst. by the Ma.
retzek Italian Opera Company. "Mignon" will DO
presented, with Nine. Lucca and Miss Kellogg in
the cast.
There will be welcome Inauguration tonight
Theodore Thomas commences his Summer concerts
at the beautiful Central Park Garden with his un-
equalled orchestra The opening bill is dainty
one, varied enough for every palate. The COM
posers who will welcome the lovers Of art and good
cheer are Beethoven Schubert Rossini, Weber.
Strauss, Michaelis and Wagner.
The second recital OF Rubinstein takes place at
Steinway Hall this afternoon. He will illustrate
the third grand epoch OF piano music by six So
natas of Beethoven. Among these are the lovely
"Moonghtn sonata and the "Appassionata.n No
instrument has a more interesting history than
the piano. The mechanical development OF the
modern grand from the psaltery through all the
stages OF ducimer, citole, claricytherium mono
chord. carchord, virginia. spinet and harpsIchord,
Would make interesting chapter in itself. This
miniature orchestra, which beneath inspired nm
gerscan revel in endless combinations Of harmo-
MES, NAT can linn with startling vlvldness every
passion or the mind Is the result OF centuries Of
labor by great minds
Miss Sterling had o crowded house at her benefit
last night in Irving Hall. Her popularity as
thorough, classical singer cannot be exceeded by
any artist at present on our concert stage, and
her fine contlelto voice has lost OF its pristine
charms. Her selections. however are. not always
interesting, and even 'sThe Three Ravens" have
had their day. The feature OF the concert was the
exquisite playing Of MISS Anna Mehlig Her
rendering Of LISTS 'falonaise,n which she has
70 tha yorI
with mingled power and deicacy and colored with
poetic feeling. The other arthts who appeared
were Miss Henrietta Beebe, fav,rite soprano in
the concert hall Miss Matilda Toelt and Messrs
Bush, lockwood, Baird and Aiken. l. was through.
out an enjoyable concert and worthy II the patron.
age accorded to 1t.
s'That same old Foxn pursues his everlasting
nocturnal run at the olympic, and Humpty
Dumpty, with variations new, pretty aud very
funny Is still q welcome character on the boards
to full houses. Several novelties have been added
this week. On Monday evening Ala, new SEN
sational gymnast, who performs feats Of extraor-
binary skill and daring the aerial platform and
bars, appeared for the first time and created q
genuine sensation. Ala is somewhat peculiar in
possessing form that Is sngulary feminine In its
soft and delicate contour, and he Is very reckless
in the way he dashes through space in his double
somersets. His is q swift, bold and impetuoua
grace, that marks strong contrast when compared
with the evoutions OF Moracchi, In her exqusitely
soft, poetic and classic Terpsichorean displays,
which, beyond question, Illustrate the "poetry Of
motion" as nearly as the "human form divine" Ia
capable. The danseuse Is dreamy, delicious and
sylphke in every pose and sdu't. while the aero
bat Ala actually hurls himself about in manner
that shows plainly In him the lack OF fear, the
desire to excel and the ability OF wonderful
athlete.