, 1874-02-01

FEBRUARY. l, 1874.
uniformly attended BY the.yery best people in the
city, aud hare been looked forward to as tie mos
important events in the world Of fashiou 4
pleasant variety WAS afforded On Thursday in q
ch1nge from dancing to music, theaxrangements
having been left in the hands OF Aless7s. George
Fassett, Sam Parker, and Gaske11. To saw that
it was brilliant affair ia 10 tall tho public what
they know By experience Of other such enter
talnmerts. The guests Of the hotel and their
| invited guests Bnt down at 1alf-past o'clock to
one Of the most elegant course-dinners ever
given in the West. Seats we're placed for 400
guests, and more than that number were pres
ent- The bill Of fare contained among other
dehcacles OF the season, stanza Of the National
ishable addition to. tho other good
things there enumerated. and was served up by
all the guests after Roman punch, 1 second
stanza Was reserved until later in the meal,
which was greetly improved By this unusual e1-
.erc'ae 1t Was good preparation for the musical
non non oons OF The evening, bearing the same rela.
tion to the delicate vocalism OF Miss Haskell
aud Mrs. johnson TINT roast beef does to jelly
kisses: It is understood that private vote be-
ent, revealed the fact that the dinner far e1-
ceedea in every point anything that tie mind Of
maa Tor woman) could imagine, and that Mr.
Gaskell had absolutely outdone himself, aud
that tue walters were tho best drilled corps that
ever held plate or removed dish. We for
bear to publieh the bill of fare. It would cause
too much Bor1ow among those who were not
there.
But it the preliminary and purely material part
| Of the entertainment waa q brilliant success,
what can be said about the musicale which fol-
lowed: The ladies' ordinary Was crowded, The
rank, beauty, and fashion OF Chicago were there,
and strangers from abroad. Among the guests
we're the Hon. e. 8. Proaser. Buffalo John F.
| Trn11+ n ttr&f. IL. Al.
Allen and family, Miss Lyon, John u. Durand
| and family. Ezra Sherman and wife, George
| Fassett and wife. Sam Parker and wife, Ed
Brewster and wife, John Dekoyen and family,
c. 3. Blair and family. Col. Sheridan aud wife
| the Hon. N. B. Judd and family, tho Hon. J. Il.
Rogers aud family, Gen. Barnun aad family,
David DAVIS, OF New York, Mr. and Mrs. Potter,
| the Misses Atorriss OF New York. Miss Chapman,
Monroe. Mich; Miss Hayes, Hiss darkley,
programme was as follows:
pARr1.
l. pust-' e. Morn Morning Wsndertns" :anmbert
= Is. j" Song # s0rtns.s ':...'.... ..Mendelsa0hn
Hiss Jessicd Haskell.
8. pt1no-Po1onaise No. .9............-..FL F. LIszt
i. song-"whsn the Quiet Moon il Beam
Vi: c. ii. E;iitaa 'se000a05'
S. Gretchen am srinnrade,".: Schubert
IHfS. Ct3reT h. v1hNBQ1z
9. 1aedsr. gonsGsly gons r ss.s hsTta aurlet.
III. Fritz FoIsz-
N5.. Joh".an. A.ss Hostsii Mr: Folt:: ~'''~''
!. Duet" Barearo1le,n 'Aat IL ,Kuckep
ira. 0drsr Z. Johason and III. c. Il. Er.uln
N Mi.. Jt.,iea tt Hasttu. oA10
Mugnurfs sua Eot;:n. Ssa1%anh
Ante. Euoenie da Roode Rice.
Song Tbs Tsnas'f5 H. e T. i1iiisa .sehumann
sa00 ''1z; e.. of;r Z: s.en, sn'f'''s Thomas
f4an dFfe aa Gsnp ,inIi,o :or1 1ots9aa Mo5as
III. FIT FSl.z.
s : Hest pf as ;s3 IT, sta"
Nothing could have exceeded tho grace with
which A1f. George Gage stood at tho door and
welcomed the guests to seats; the gentlcronnly
ushe1s of the evening set an example to gentle
everybody was delighted, and, at the modest
hour of half-p II o'clock, felt sorry that 30
agreeable an evening had closed SO early.
Thursday the hotel will give = German, and this
is expected to eclipse in briliancy anything that
has preceded il.
PARADISE AND PERL
The Apollo Club, OF this city, is rapidly getting
itself in readiness for the production Of Schu-
nann's Gr:at work, 'Tha Paradise and PERI
in connection with Theodore Thomas orchestra.
accomplished musicians in this country, has
been engaged for tho part OF the "Pcri." Tho
other soloB in tho work will be taken By Mrs. o.
T.. Fox, 51rs- Stacay, Mrs. O. K. johnson, Miss
season will comprise three pertornances /. A
miscellaneous concert BY the Club. with the
orchestra, Feb. 1G 2. 4 symphony, concert by
the orchestra Fob. II; 8. "Tho Paradise
aud Peri" BY the Club and orchestra;
the E1r1is1 1rrSir:n1 Rp1 vrcp ~ +ka
late Nine. Parepa-Rosa, who brought her to this
country. As she has been selected for shis try
ing part upon tho advice Of 1r. Thomas him
self, the assurance is not wanting that she will
acknowledged masterpiece Of music is no or
dinary event, and the performance will un-
doubtedly be looked forward to with great in
terest by all lovers OF music. AS many inquiries
Ne are requested to state that they arc not part
OF the regular Seasons OF concerts which the |
Club gives to it's associate members, but public |
concerts.
MasAS1EILo.
Aubera opera Of 'Nasanello," originally /
called q In luette de Portici," la quite as much
N exponent Of French opera music ~ - Der
Freischultz - is Of tie German. or ''Lucia di
Lnmtnerrnoor" OF the italian style. It repre-
sents French music in all it's arniable graceful
come very popular in the better sense of the I
word. The revolutionary tines OF thirty or
forty years ago, marked BY ioBurrections at
Paris, Bruxelles, and, indeed, almost every
where else in Europe, EaTe birth to both the
subject and form Of this opera, tho dramatic
plot and the music combining to make it an
apotheosis OF revolution. For this reason the
Governments OF Germany. Rusaa, and italy,
for numbcr Of years, prohibited its production
within their respective territories. All the
greater was its success when finally permission !
Was granted for putting 1t upon the stage, and
its performances throughout Europe were an
eerics OF tr;urnphs.
In Chicago tina opera is said to have been at
tempted cncc some fifteen years ago, but trayo.-
ing opers troupes, from various reasons, arc
nuyer capable OF producing heavy operae like
the Huguenots, Masanlelo, etc, either COM
pletcly satisfactorily 20 the connoiaseur and.
consequently. that attempt is generally pro-
failure. For this reason the Lieuer-
kranz Society OF this city deserve praise and en-
conlagement for having undertaken to present
this opera to the. Chicago public during the
present season. We ara assured that tha
both musically and otherwise, will
be in tho laIds Of experlenced pEQ{eeniQuals, |