, 1874-04-05
TURNER HILL.
There will be two concerts at Turner Hall to-

/ OPERA BoCFFE.
It is NOW definitely settled that the Aime
[ opera bou1fe troupe will give season of tn
| weeks, commencing April 20, at McTicker'
| Theatre.
I SUNDAY AFTERNOON MUSIC.
| Tho Sunday afternoon Lecture Society offer
the public the following programme, at Wall
Hall, corner Of Adams and Halsted streets, at
p. m., to-day:
| Piano solo, by George Abbott, Esq.
Solo, BY Mz u: S. 1'erkius with chorus by tho au.
dionce, !" I'm Thinking of Home
Song-' God Speed The Right" by tbs audience.
Hymn" America By the audience.
Printed slips OF the music will be furnished
! Single admission, 10 cents. Ten tickets, eact
Members ticket, good for SIX months, so cents
fur one year, 81.
OPERATIC GOSSIP.
Mr. Str1kosch's eoason in New York closed on
Saturday last, and he is DOW travelling. On Non
day, the 10th, -Nax Maretzek takes the Academy
TWO weeks, with Di MurBka and sorel as his
prime donne, Tesla as contralto, Vizzani aud
Vvrati as teuora, and Mari and Kossi-GalEi as
baritones, making Dinorah" " his feature. On
the 10Th OF April the Strakoech company, in-
Guiding Nilsson, Lucca, Campanini, and the rest,
Will return for farewell season OF Two weeks,
and the company will then break up. Mr.. Stra-
kosch is already making his arrangements for
next year, when be has positively determined to
bring OUT Wagner's Flying Dutchnan in New
York.
Cincinnati is happy, having now opera, the
acoTe by Si5nor Januotta, and tho Ibrctto by
Mr. Edward L. Anderson. The opera is called
A1idor." Tho story OF the new work is as
follows:
The Prince, BY domestic troubles. searied Of exis-
tcnce leaves his home and seeks safety and otscufy
in rustic scenes It is Mayay, and the opera opens
with chorus Of 1aatdens decking the pole, round
which they are to dance. The Prince 1neets shep-
hetn {1tu} with whom he changes clothes aud char
acter. He had been betroshed ly promise
Of ,nar1qee de eonrenanee to one Lady AEee
tsoa tsopTa y. but h;ts nat %aef & of eoue de-
~ fate will have, becomes herself shepherdess
and tn bright and spirited the twain confess
their love and exchange their Her maid Lzttte
aud 1utu. the shepherd, supply the byplaE The dis
guised Prince and the disguised shepherdess Of
fall in love, and the arrival OF the Courer with the
promise OF debts paid. and hateful alliance With
drawn, is the climax Of the pastoral operetta IN quar-
tette ard chorus
The work Is now in rehearsal, and viii be
brought out in May, with cast of singers from
Cincinnati and Louisville
AN ABsCRD ausTAKE.
The New York Express SAYS:
The Lat point Of absrdity III regards criticism Of
Taguers music Was reached not long since, 1t the
rooms Of the CAeaoo Society OF Ar4s when, aftc-
lecture from Herr PTaeger tie poet, composer, and
-ritic, general dsCussior to the merits Of Wag
acr's works was entered u,on By number Of geutle
Ten, who, il to show tlat they without pEeu-
lice admitted tba toe had heard Of them.
Except That the above discussion took place in
London and not in Chicago, the paragraph from
he Express is all right.
xUeJcAL PUBLICATIONS.
Mr. G. G. Kne.pfel. No. 148 State street, has
lust teceiyea We ''songs Of England, Scotland,