, 1874-02-15

| de Guerre" BY Gottscha1k; "Christrnas Bells"
| for piano, By &. D. Wilson II Saw Two Maids
stt Kirk, song by F. J: Lippit:; ..come Unto
| Me" sacred gong by Coeoen; s'At Rest" ballad
| BY Virginia Gabriel; -" Embarrassment" song
by Abt; ''sing Adleu Softly, My Sister, song by
o. Y. Waterman 81 The Gnte Of Paradise, By c.
Jerome Hopkins.
MCs1uL NOTES.
OFenbAch has iuat returned from Nice, whittier
he went to got oursd of a bad attack Of gout-
The Kellogg English Opera Troupe COM
/ meuced, on the 9Th inst, weeks engagement
At the Park Theatre, Brooklyn
Richard WAGNER and Johannes Brahms have
been created knights Of the Mnximilian Order"
by Lis Majesty the King OF Bavaria.
Some Of the Michigan choir soprano singers
have struck. They have been rewarded hitherto
! with Bohemian glass bottles, and now they de-
mand greenbacks.
The new American basso, Sgnor Giul1o Per-
kins, is declared by the Al1e1rum to possess
very fine voice, lis compass being as lom Is that
Of Standigl or Formes.
Miss Rose Hersee is to be married to Arthur
Howell, formerly Thomas principal double
bass player, and now baritone singer in Carl
Rosa's English opera company.
a curious composition has been executed By
tho Orfco Society in Fiorepce-a new work by
Signor faglioni, written for orchestra. military
band. chorus, and twenty pianos for four hands
each.
Paris letter says that H. Gounods wrongs
in England have awakened the interest Of the
French Society Of Artists to such an extent that
they mean TO agitate in favor OF new 1nterna-
tional law Of copyright.
new singer has made her appearance st
Monaco in the person OF Mile Lncie Bloch,
sister OF 3llJe: Rozine. of the French Opera.
Her frs. effort in public was at the Casino, when
she aang with her sister in Rossinl's "stabat
Mater"
4 selection from Weber's works was executed
at the ninth Gewandhaus Concert at Leipzig, to
celebrate the anniversary Of his birth, on tho
18th OF December. Madame Peschka-Leutner
was the vocalist.
The Ame Opera-Boutfe Troupe will give three
performances at the Lyceum Theatre, n. T.,
on March L. 6, and Z, and will then proceed
to Bogton. The company hre now IN Mexico
City, whence they sail for New York direct on
Feb. II.
The most staggering blow the Philadelphia
| Centennial puppet-show has get recelyed comes
| in the form OF report that arrangements are
making for musical moustrosity, Of the Boston
Jubilee type, wheEewith visitors are to be driven
| to distraction
| Tie Italian opera season in New York will just
| fill Lent, lasting six weeks. As the date origin
| ally fixad for the opening happens to be Ash
| Wednesday, Mr.. strakosch has postponed tho
performance until Friday the 2oth, when "Lucia"
| will be surg by Nilsson and Capoul.
Havana correspondents say that the middle
notes OF Nine. Lucca's voice are as rich and
melodous as ever; her lower register is acquir-
ing more strength and fnl1neas, but her upper
notes are disappearing in the most rapid manner,
and often resemble discordant screech rather
| than q sweet sound
| Figaro OF Jan. II Gays:
By printed circular sent to me. learn. or rzther,
am told that ccr.ain composer 1--WE Will defeat tie
| pt,i NJ
names} recalled et1htytro times after the hrst
performance Of his opera at Milan We hear great
any his believe this lsst ed ort of fancy
Supposug each recall took four minutes, no large
ha sgnG5 pus or g og hs
| hours and nearly half II any man VII! ses7ouai;
believe that an audience Of tolera1!e sanity would
even il he be very Adonis-wen, hi8 friends ahoud
| put him under proper restraint.
| In a late interview with Richard Wagner, az
reported in the Leipsic Musical GazeHe, that
composer is represented as living quitely at
Baireuth, and experimenting the construction =
OF his magnificent opera-house. He denies that
there is auy misunderstanding between him aud
King Louis Of Bavaria. and exhibited a gift OF
23o0, 700 which that music-mad potentato had
| lust sent to him to oxpend upon his undertak-
ing. Wagner intends to present his opera-hotnse
once year, for two weeks, derserting operas
| OF Young German composers be performed there
in Imposing style. What Wagner understands
by" imposing style may be Inferred from tlt aat
fact that the orchestra will comprise 30(
1nueicians, in which there will be seventy.fve
violins and twenty-five trombones; Joachim
will lead the vio1ins and LisZt will preside at the
organ, which Wagner declares to be mort
powerful and melodious than that at Uln~ alorf
firat-class musicians and singers have applet
ALREADY for grat11itous cooperation than can be
accepted
| The following account OF the suit between
Mr, Marutzek and Nine. Lucca, in the Vice
Chaucellor's Court, is taken from an English
paper:
In May, 1872 The plaintiff a1etzek being thsn il
ances in 1rnerics Tho principal stipulatons were
Nine Lussa should perform 9oa s the hmsS Asaaes IT M
performances, at eatsry Of E2o0 night and shs "aa
Also to receive onehan Of the gToss receipts taken In
Mnretzek was to deposit with McssrH. ssligman the
au,n Of 000 IN the namc Of Nine Lucca to be paid
10 her demand, subject to eefta1n conditions. Ihs
Mr. 3Iaretzek With Messrs. Seigman. Nine Lucca =
engagement net turning out 50 successful a. had
toned agreement were, With her CONSENT modified ty
second agreement, dated Dec g, 1872 bI which chs
hsh Of the receipts over 900 instead Of The
last Of the 100 given the 17sh OF
May, 1874 Nine. Lucca then, on the gTonnd ~ sue
alleged, that Mr. 31aretzek had not completely per
formed his part the Contract gaze 3!esers. seguan
notice that she claied and intended to draw upon tns
caooo in their hands, and she subsequently asew o
however 10 accept The bill, 1hereupon Mime. Lueca
commenced au aetion upon II against Messrs, selig
man. The plaintf not rnsde party to the &c
tiou and be therefore filed bill to restrain 1t on the
ground that Nine. Luccas claim could not be success
rsssed IN s no sos 'e6
der ras taken by consent Of Messrs. selHnan under
taking pay 100 into court within week to answer
Nine Luccas cain and costs Of suit, TO stay al Pro
ceelinp. in fe action II the bill should bc dismissed