, 1874-06-04

THE AroLLo-CLuU CONCERT.

AHA hENLLV-1ApA NONVEHI4
Tho Apollo Club closed ita second season, last
evening, with ono OF tho best concerts ii has
over given, md Que Of the largest audsnces it
has ever sung to. McCormick's Hall waa
crowded With enc Of tho most elegant audiences
over assembled in tho city, and its presence was
graceful tribute both to tho Club and to tho
distinguished artist who wns tho guest Of tho Club,
and whoHo suporb playing crcatsd an enthusiasm
akin to slat wlioh greeted tho playing Of Rubin
stoiu. As tho concert was an extra one, tho
Club selocted. for its numbers four chorusca
which 1t had given botoro-Smart's Hostess'
Daughter" Menlolssohn'a "Chcerful Wan
doror." Noukomms "Et Incarnatus Eat," and
Liszs'a "CaYalry Song" in all OF whish tho Club
did Bomo Of it's best singing. Tho Mem
delssohn chorus WAS greeted with tho
most onthuaiastlo applause, which immo-
t1iately grew into demand for an encore. AZ
tho conductor showed no signB Of yioldlng to 1t,
1t being tho custom OF tho Club not to reply to
oncorea, tho demand became moro imperative, ,and
was kept up for fully five minutes. At luut tho
Club made its appearance, but only to take up
Immediately the majestic and deep harmony OF
the Nenkomm cboruBea which followed it, 10 ttIat
tho conductor may bo credited with haring ac-
cosnpllshed the rarc toat OF successfully resist-
ing an ei1eoFo. Tho tenofs Of tho GlMb hayo
boon strengthened by two or three telling voices.
80 thas tho balance was moro complete than over
before; As 2 good tost ot tho dizcirlino, ot
the Club, it may bo said that, in the last
number. tho difficult Cavalry 8ong," tho Club
held itself. up against Il perfect fuailado
Of steam whistles III all sorts of discoraant KEYS
greeted. Ills numbers wera schunlann's "De.
Abonds" and "Endo vom Lied" sehun,apnA
Variations for two pianos. played by himrels
aud DR.. Fucha, Liszta +" Alldaummar Night
Dream" and bis own piece, "RecolIections az
tf1frn which familiar tn NIL 1,fuffHtu In
addition 10 these numberuho received two enthu-
aiastic encores, to which lo replied With hia
"Fa!ry. Fingers" aud another numher Which
was unknown to us. 1t il almost suporauoua TO-
ESQ no we'll known throughout tho country NJ
Mills. II is only once before TINT auch wonder-
fal playing Al ho executed in the Mid
summer Nights Dream music has been lcard
hero, and that WIS during the Rubinston season.
Ills toncil ia wonderfully clear and distinct, and
whether in fortissinlo or pianibslmo paasages
few players aro his equal in power. and At the
same time, delicacy. In the must rapid meaa-
ures, hls phrasng is absolutely perfect, aud 10
NIL this lo addK that rich cantabile effect Which
is the brightest ornhnent Of any player.
The instrument whscA lo plsyed on, necker-
grand, mas superb ono aud added much to the
Hucccss OK his performances. Altogether, tue
concert wau q delightful que, aud was E ve,y
pleasing close to the SECOND aoason Of tho
Apollo Club.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
The vokes Family hayc boon playing to good
h1Mses 1 any o Tesk % IN new .
] Kitcten,' with wlich they haye do
lighted 80 many thousands of people.
Tic fright Mau /" is Ar. Renian''n Buttontop,
.wrong place. q fashionable boasding-schoo
for young 1adiey Ho fluids Ills way into tho
salool under q misapprehonylon on tho part Of
Em3y Merton. niece Of tho propriatreas, who mis-
I.t,n
mistake untit all tho proprieties hsyo been out
ragged 14e-yacnoua simplicity Of tho tlist,n-
gusBhed gaoat, his voraclty at dinner, aud lne1-
rlicalle dread ef tHe police, ead tlom h,oan to tMo
They compromise matters by taking lessons IL, in
singing and dancing, aud fec him wel! !os a!a
instruction. Tho pioco giyos tho whole patty ~
opportunity to distinguish themselves, ~, n lGfti
nas comedy ana tue + aosay acs y,eh =, foow stt
Froa VoAoB IL almost too good to bo bIr'esQued'
aDd oyokss storm Of applause, ,' which oocsa'"
ciudos e sN WITH ii tho Tho International Qusdrille. .
eseasa convert " hisl moral orthodox clergy
man from Gis hostility, to dancing:
Tho, figures cbalEa ",1 III 81, sa9 , perloes a.fpI
tlazxiea tho eyo. Tho audionee applauds through
this evening, in addition to tho farce By tho
Ac9ss%y SG5pay VII 1--WE tsr oneSs tna
ance oi Fun III Fog"
atH. o'NE11's BENEFIT,
Tho benefit tondorcd Mr. O'Noil BY his pro-
fcsa!onal and non,psotessional frionls will occur
bill is az attractive one. The piece of tho even.
It %fbssid dsrricE Viii 'Sfrs'8 Ssfr. 8Ne n0
tho tito rolo. AIlsa Katie Putnam ~ Ado
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