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this plain speech would be the finish Of the Eu-
g1ishnan's connection with the nily-Musical
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require frat Of all Some beginning leseona." But
this plain speech would be the finish Of the Eu-
glishmans s connection with the family ly.-iNuslcdl
World.
a writer in the2fagdeourger Zeitung describes
. performance OF ''Tristan und Isolde at
great work in that city-as follows: "Tno
house was filled to the last seat. The friends Of
the music OF the future had focked in from Leip-
sic, Dresden, Berlin. Hamburg. and Petersburg
on the Rhine nor were it's opponents absent
Tho performance was admirable Herr aud
siadamo Vogl, from Munich, who sang the two
principal parts after which the work is named.
we're unusually good both musica1y aud dramat-
ically. Our local artists were quite on q
level with their artistic visitors; this is
especially trle OF tho members OF the band,
who, under Herr Lassen's direction, executed
their difficult task in maaterly manner. The
bighly ly-etfective first uct, 90 dramatic in it's
treatment, made deep impression, and the
audience called on the performers and the con-
ductor with tnmultuous enthusiasm. The
lengths in the second act and the third appear
cd, On tbs other hand, to exert all unfayorable
influence and to weaken the enthusiasm for the
opera, though not that for the splendid efforts
Of the porformers.'
The Mexico T,co Republics says:
\ comic opera company composed Of children, all
81 whom arc under y years Of has been attract
IN PuCbla, Orizaba aud Cordoba. Tue prima dopna
il talented aud sprIghtly young Miss, 10 years old,
Itli< Hettn> with much grace SUD sans facon is
Marie Mrnee Or q Leonprdi. Carmen Moron, which is
the name Of this musical prodigy. has sweet aud
W8lculGyuted voice. ia couHunmate actress. xnd IL
destined to create q furore wherever she may Co..
The tenor basso, baritone, male and female chorster
aud all the members Of this wonderful Illiputian
troupe, are admirable In their different roles and will
doubtless, cl1 forth adnzatou from tho ints1
gent pubic than the famous "Tom Thumb" /" family.
AL these miniature artissa natives Of puehla,
where tley have been trGned 4n brought up for the
stage by Mexican pEeses'-s They will shortly give
performances in this city. and then proceed to
the UAitcd Statca-
A common-sense listener thus describes tho
performance Of sone OF our very popular church
music, aud tho effect produced upon his mind !:
"The solemn worship Of God was introduced by
o solo, Consider the Lilies performed by the
leadng singer Of the choir, and gracefully &C.
concerned, it beautifully and faultlessly rem
dered. The effect upon my own mind, however,
MAS anything but devotional. Tho singer COM
meEoed Consider the lilies of the field, ETC., and
when she came to the application, it ran thus ::
Aud yet EsY unto you-ti.as even Solomon
in all h.s eloy-was not atrayed-was
not alrayed like one OF thcsc-was not not ar
r2yed Gnterlule BY the orgau)-*as not ar1ayed
{interluds by the orgau}-like QUE OF these.
Ard then she went back again. aud asEeverated
that oven Solomon in all his glory was not ar-
rayed--was not arrayed-was not arra:cd-was
not a1rayed tpause) until | began to despalr for
poor Solomon, lest l.e should never get the very
irhs of his garments on. There was yet another
p,ccs Of cturch-not sacrcd--nnslc in which
the soprano led of with the announcement,
: I will wanA;' and then came in tho con-
tralto, I will wash and then the tenor, Il
will wasl:' and then from the p1ofoundast
depths conos up the cultural Of the basso, say
ing, Also I will wash : and last of it they
strike IN together, crying out in concorr, I will
vash.' No ono could llnasl;lo that in this sin
s;lar end oft-rrneated announcement OF an in-
tended nblu:ion VIA rendered 4 sacred aons for
the spiritual edlticatlon Of Christian congI esa-
ton Of those solemn words OF the Psnluai-t, I
will wash mine haua1 in lunoceucr; SO will
Compass thine altar. Lord J."