, 1874-09-16
ADJUSTMENTS

ADJUSTMENTS. I
TIE ORGAN CONCERT.
The brief visit Of MFR, 4. j. Croswold, tho we'll
known organiBt, to this city, vas made tho oo-
caaon Of tho second concert Of tho ocason, which
was, in some respects, very pleasant ono. It |
WAS giyou In the Union Park Congregations i
Church, with an average audience in attendance,
and more discriminating one than usually Mt
tonds tho West side concerts, tho Wost-asdeEa !
worry generally being ultra-oncorors. On this
occasion, tho encoring was confined to tho first
part Of tho programme. tho Hecoud being eoyere-
II lot alono. Mr., Falk opened tho programme
with Ho'sata in 4 minor for tho organ. by a. G.
tho organ, q work which has never bean played
haro before. It is in four movements, a short
but brilliant allegro leading to some rather
1lor!d recitatlye. which introduces vory
evidently written to furnish theme for yaria-
tlGns. Tho work closes with fine fuguo moye-
mont. Tho sonata in n very brilliant work aH d
whno, and, ~ 1t is very rapid in tcmpos. It is n
fcctiyely, aud, notwithstanding itH aomow|lat un~
usual length. succeeded in maintaining tho in-
torest Of tho audience to the end, aud received
very hcarty applause for his excellent porform-
Creswolds handa. The first MAS his own tran
! acription Ut "Faust," which ho Las built up on
thlee numbers: first, The chorus Of old mon and
women, which no has vollcd up ycty neatly:
| second, tho garden duo. Which he played with
exquisite taste and feeling; and. laslly, tho
Soldiers March. We presume tho reason TINT
ho played tho latter tholno is because it il
! now in st. 1o'lis, where ho is now located,
and because ho has boou away from Chicago
long enough to forget It was worn ont here years
ago: His SECOND number NOS tho Bach Toceata
| III 7 major, which lie gave osisp1y aud clearly,
! mud in which ho daF'tayed sotno clever podal
laying. Lis third number was his own doacrip-
i've piece, "Tho Storm at Sea-" which mny DO
| boBt described BY his own synopsis: ~. Scene
| OIL board vessel In mid-occal', Oh q calm s,tna-
ner evening. ~ The Ship'a Fiddler. (b) Tho
n1;agpea 1;p Se) EigI5 bells. ds, 2. peaGetut tv-
Alarm. Distant thunder-the boatswain;s whia-
| tlo--the crew assemble OH the dcck-tahng in
Bail-tho storm approaches. T.: Tho aquall
| Strikes Contusou-prayer. &. Tue atorm re-
codas. Tile crew givo tl,auks to God for prasor-
yation." Tho piece ia principally noticeable for
It's coao initiative oifects and for the oxhauativo
manner in which ho utilizos tho re-
sources Of tho organ the best bit. Of PLAYING
| In it being his remarkable execution Of tho
chorale "Old Hundred" which closes it.
The two orSanlsta wore assisted By Miss JOS
| sca Haskol and Al;ss Anna s. Lewis (sopunos),
| slgnor Guido Emanuel (tcnor), Mr, Bowen
iono]. Tho lattcr plaYed Rcicllardt'a !" Loves
Request" with organ accompaniment. with tino
| fecl.ng, aud for Ills encore gayo Mozarts u In
llosen lctlgon Hallcn =" with splendid effect.
Mr. Pratt did tho best pinying he has dono for q
"Fantaac 1mplon ptu." Miss IIaskoll sang
Moudo1ssohn'a "a Inlolico," yery, long and try
ing concert aria. In style which shows that sAo
| has bccn hard at work since. Inst winter: 1t
waA nn unusually Auceoasfni effort. Miss
| Lewis sang Donizotti's II saspiro," display
iug . u 1ino quality Of voice, but tho
number was one not suited to her style; Mr.
| IL becoming rather familiar prefix to his namo
| on programmes OF late. L now tonor, 6lgnor
| Guido Enanuo maao bis first appearance: he
| has good voice, but. iu view OF his extreme
fright, q criticism Of hs singing would DO M,'-
kind. It n,ay Do that hc can do beteor. Tho
| vocal number Of tho oyoning wns tho duct,
Nicolais '.Addio," by Miss HASKELL aud hir.
| Bowen.
TIE ACADEMY or a1ua1o.
| When the II Black Crook is properly prcsont-
| cd 1t Is a spectacle whose beauties atone, in a
measure for the deficiencies some people SEQ in
It. When It is improperly put On tho stage;
when tho performers havo little or nothing
| to recommend thom, and tito ballot is
| bad, tho beauties aro greatly diminished, and
whom in addition to this tlovarety aotH introduced
| are absolutely poor, tho =" Crook" las loat ita
| faison Getre. This is the case with tho oxhibi-
tion at tho Academy OF Music. Atias Maud
Hilton III tho only ono among tho morta1s aud
immortnfs who Is able to ronl ut all. Tho ba]]ot
is bad~yery bad. Botry nisl eau dauco, as oyory-
body knows, and with good luck can koop m
inSa OF tho ballot may sutfor transformation
iuto very amusing iussoad OF dlBtreeslnG nd
dtlon to tho entertainment. Tho Amazon
March aud tho transformation scono are tho
str9ngeat points In tho wllolo ncllon'o.
Tho lrllliSg is good, and tho }smitoi resources
| Of tho Aoaaomy htago aro drawn upon to tho ut