The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-03
ADJUSTMENTS.
Close or the Musical Season.


With the matinee performance OF "La FavOrita"
yesterday, at the Academy OF Music the musical
season OF 1873 and 1874 may be considered as at
an end. 1t has been an exceptionally brilliant
season, Astounding In novelties ana showing con-
siderable progress IN managerial enterprise. The
terrible financial crisis through which the bust
ness community passed last fall, and which tended
to paralyze every EFFORT Of managers and block
the wheels OF art progress, produced little eject
as far as musical attractions were concerned. In
opera the season las been exceedingly fruitful
We have had the lyric article served up In q va
riety OF ways, from the substantial dishes
Of Italian opera to the rantalizing entries
Of opera boune. Stfakosch has given us
Italian opera as 1t has never been presented
in this city before Kellogg has won fresh laurels In
the realms OF English opera; Maretzek has shown
what phenomenal artists like ID Murska, Lucca
and TamDerlik can DO; Ruman has crowded the
dingy auditorium OF the Stadt Theatre Neuendorf
has illustrated the Teut0nc idea OF comic opera at
the Germania Theatre, and Aimee has revived the
pamy days OF opera boune az the Lyceum
The Strakosch Italian opera season commenced
at the Academy OF Music on September %, 1873,
with Nilsson, Capoul and Del Puente In "La Travi.
alta" and closed yesterday with Lucca, vizzani and
Del Puente in la Favorita." One hundred and
nfty-seven representations were given during tho
season, the following being the operas and their
respective number OF represen tons AIDA"
% times; Lies Huguenots," II times; Faust"
a times; "Mgnon;" T. times; "Lohengrn," is
tme es ia a'' Traviata," 10 times; "Ernani.n Q
times; Don JUAN" times: MARTHA" times;
"Lucrezia BorGia"5 times; LA Fsvorlta," twice;
"Rigoletto," once. E9hty-iour performances
were gwen in New York and Brooklyn, aud 70
nati St. Louis Chicago Milwaukee. Toledo, De-
troit, Boston. Providence ana Hartford. The
principal members Of the comIanv were Prime
Maresl; prima donna contralto. Cary; primi
teaori CampanIni Capoul; print bari,
S sSi Naneetti; chez doroassas. hazi ":
assistant director Behrens; stage manager. Won
Sns M e.
in advance OF London or Paris, and placed on the
stage In magnificent style. Three extra perform
York-one this evening" for the benefit Of Mr.. Fryer
consisting OF Rossnls "Stabat Mater" and other
,Ss IN " sSe and
second, on Monday afternoon: Tor the 6enent OF
N. Capoul, in which Nilsson, Di Murska. Lucca and
as o testimonial to Manager Strakoscn, in which
Lucca and Di Murska Will sing. Part OF the CON-
pany then leave for Europe and the others for .
The otner Italian opera seasons were given at
the Grand Opera House, Lyceum and Academy OF
Music. The only members OF the original company
worth according were Lucca, Dl Murska and Tam.
berlik. After the two or three nights disastrous
beBSOu ~ INC LyCeuW tnC TWO uIbt.ucuuO0eu
artists went to Havana, only to plunge into
further financial difficulties, and the great tenor
returned to Europe. Financial misIortunes
crushed, In this case enterprise that the out
set looked very encouraging.
Miss Kelloggs season Of English opera proved
successful beyond the most aanguine expectations
OF the prima donna and her friends. During ner
two weeks engagement at the Academy or Music
she drew crowded houses, and the receipts cx-
ceeded even those OF the Parepa- Rosa-Sant ey
season.
German opera at the stadt Theatre and at the
pretty little Germania temple has nourished with
unwOnted vgor this season and promises to last
into the summer months, to Judge from the
elaborate preparations made for the Forthcoming
engagement or Mile. lima di Murska ~ the Stadt
Theatre.
In the concert line Theodore Thomas has held
his own triumphantly. HIS superb orchestra has
been heard IN many important concerts and he
has enriched his valuable repertoire with novelties
OF interest The Philharmonic Society have pur-
sued the even tenor VI their way, bringing out one
notable feature OF interest, the Arcadian SYM
phony OF one OF their most valued and distin-
guisned MEMBERS George =. Brstow, and the
Church Music Association has quietly yielded mp
the ghost. A host Of small concerts have been
placed before the public, and, In few instances
only have failed to attract the pubic. Alto
gether q retrospective glance at the musical
season OF lS73-74 gives promise OF bright future
In metropolitan art.