, 1874-02-08

public mind is to ignore all stars tat are not OF the
st . na sss.raa sna 6 ssniu{ s ,ve sVis'
now allude to the 9uhc that SUBJECTS SUBJECTS rr.ls
Bask the ghn& @ ans
RESPECTABLE uublic which seldom attends at the play
house because the playhouse Ii 80 seldom .: TO 90
attended With this Class of the community Nall1cs3
Thcre has long BEEN and still remains, the faVorte
resort; and We think that the pnra1lance o. sneh
policy as VIC hare indicated woa ke ,s faror
Booths Theatre, by the way. Will be IRE yea1s o 70
morrow It uas opened on the I'd Of February, 1867.
MUSIC.
+ Tie departure Of the opera troupe has opce
more 1eft blank in musical matters which will
not be filled until the great festival of tho Apollo
cluh takes place the details Of which are fur-.
nished in the advertisement elsewhere. This
festival will consist Of series of three concerts,
to bo given Feb. 1G, II, md 49, BY the Apollo
Club of this city and Theodore Thomas
Orchestra. ct a1cCoru1icks new and ele-
e1ut hall, at the Corner of North Clark
and Kinxio streets. This hall has been chosen
both because Of it's size aud it's admirable acous
tic properties. In point OF accessibility there
will DO no ground for complaint, as arrangements
| have been made by which those who attend from
tlo West aud South Divisions can be Landed di-
reclv at the door. III the production OF 10 great
| . work as the !. Paradise md the PERI much
dcpeudb upon the place in which it is given, and
this nccotint after = consultation 9 with NJ Ar:
the place at least should prove no drawback upon
! thu performance. As now arranged, tho
| first concert on the 10th, will con
| sist of q miscellaneous programme OF NC"
! orchestra the Germania M:cnuercho- also as
| sistlne. The aecoud concert, or the l7tA, by
the orchestra alone, will bo Of symphonic char
actc1. At the third. on tho 18th, the ozatorio,
Paradise md the PeI Will he given IN real!s:' a.!
| Clara Doria. Of Boston. taking tho part Of tho
Peri tho other soloR being sustained by Mrs O.
l.. Fox, Mrs. r. Z. Stacey, Mrs. Q. 4. Johnson,
Miss Ella White, aud McssrB. Phelps, Fostz,
and neulng Ihis great n york = was T!:ten f.t IN
formed 1T the Loipslc Gowandhaus, under the
composcr's own direction, Dec. 4, 1649. tho perl
on that occasion beng Mrs. Llrla -ficze, for
whom tho part was written. Last year II WAS
performed at tue Schunauu Fest, ut Bonn, With
great SUCCESS, mud it has been done once i'll this
Country bv the Mendelesohn Society of Boston.
although in private. SO that this performance
| would bo the 1irst OF q public character IL thus
country. schumaun Was lmpe1ed to write It 1y
one of his friends, Emil FlechAig, who, while
pursuing lis theological studies, made Il trans
iation Of it. into German and gave it to schu-
mann to be- set to music. The sentiment
aud story =. Of the original poem. OF
Moores are preserved put many: ehanses re-; aave
|
| some Of them by Schumann himself, who addcc
! same new words, both for, choruses and soloF
It Is usually styled an oratorio, although some
call it d cantata. It differs from the caata.n,
links of the solloQuies without having any per
| Boual interest in the story or the action. Il Is
q work Of extreme dif1cu1ty-in in musical
point of view, as tho tenor parts. nre
written very low, md tho soprano
| parts very high, and even q to1erable perform
| nr,o - ,ci]i ha credit to the Club
and the ladies' who have lent their efforts. !Ihe
two have studied it faithfully this winter, undor
| the interchangeable ard competent direction OF
.9Ir. Dohn the leader Of tic Club, aud we -maE,
which will be much more than to1ercble. 1t is
an event which il looked forward to with great
| interest Dy all musicians, and that interest is
heightened to enthusiasm by, the fact
that Theodore Thomas: splendid orshsatfa .i,
will furnish the Accomplishments It will
bs %ettsr that q r fhoms sana also s bTngs
with him Mr.. II. ". Whitney, The fine basso, and
| Lubeck, tho great violoncello yirtuoso and that
both these artists will take part IN the concerts,
! As AIiaA Doria is q stranger here, we append
the following sketch Of her life, written by 3
! competent authority:
This lady belongs to the well-known nuscal1y gifted
London family Of Barnctts. and Il the daughte5 o. o.
tho celebrated English composer, Mr. John Barnett, Of
Cheeahan,, the composer Of the opera Mountain IN
sy1ph" and is the granddaughter nf the late Robert
!
| springs from right royal musical stock. Twclya
! wears ago she was Of the most promising pupils
tPs @nS to sud9 e
clas3ical music generally as veil as to harmony ma
composition in the learned forms. On leaving tue
Conservatory she wen: to Italy, where the pursueu
her gtudies under the best masters, and fnay made
her debut upon the operntc stage In Turin under the
name Of Dora So erea: was her success tnat she
and singing in Robe1t 10 Diablc" ganod for her the
| most lssiah praise After hlng her engagement at
where shs remained for several years. singing in all The
principal theatres From that city her fame rescued
Florence and in com!'lianeo with numerous onezs es
from managers she excepted an engagement IN snat
city. Finally Rhe induced to visit Naples rs tue
pzina donna Of the San Carlo Shc Ecs here regarded
rs artistic Of unusual cxceitcuce, and received the
Hattcr1ng compliment Of successive re-cngageHeute.
On her return to England she received IN odec IRON
Madame parepa Rosa 10 visit America, which she ae-
attached to thus country that sho WILL hereafter ASe
| 1t her home
In complete senseof the word IN acco1npllsn-
! Cd, thorough musician th1n Miss Dor1a. Sne u
5 iHs aaaases ans aaapfb h e.
Expression simple natural defamation, is tue first
naturally naturaIy cordial md una1cctcd manner There Is
nothing sensational atout her style there Is enough
Of achaste rrserve to kecp alive the interest and
win respect Her voice is mezzo soprano, sigular1y
even clear and telling. and Of fauttesa purity and
| intouauon. .... -..,
/ Inc detailed programme 1oT tne eel1es VI SoA~
| certs are as follows:
| FIRST CONCERT.
| PART
i. Overture" Enryanthe "..- Weber
. Aria-.s Non Eiu Anlrai Mozart
1fr. 3fyron u. Whitaey.
3 A5aaase; Maaats He,ppo symphony "1eonora RAT
l. Die Alnlacht lrhe Onnipotence} .schubers
{Adnptcd for chorus Of mems voices and orchea-
| tra, by 1isztJ
Tie Cermnnid ;Ndnnerchor, the A poltn Club, and
| Theodore Ihon.as' Orchestra,
s. Selections" Flying Dutchman Wagner
! 1AET Il.
Tie Jofto club and Theodore Iho1nas' Orchestral
7. Serenade No. 3, Minor. - olktnau
| For String Orchestra.
8. Cayatina. .HaieSy
| Ar. Myroa #. Whltney.. ..
! Q. S:herz6L"La Refine Nab, on L. Fee des
| S0jEes ".... oEli!oA
1D.3Iarca and Chorus" Ruins of Athens ".BecthoFeu
! 1Ac Il polio Club and Theodore 7Aomaa orc1estrd.
| SECOND CONCERT
! TAlT !.
Overture" Nachk1aengo Won Ossan .Gade
Arictta-4 In Questa Tomla Oscurz beethoven
| Nr. Nvron IF. Whitney,
Concerto for UoloncelIo- .Daytdod
| .Ifr. Ltuts Luoeck.
Ari1-" Dove sono" Mozart
, HAS Clara DoT1d
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