The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-10
AMUsEMENTs


Maurel-Wieniawski Concert.
The third OF the series OF concerts an
nounced by those distinguished artists
took place last night az Steinway Hall
before q small audience. The programme WAS
more interesting than either OF its predecessors,
and was rendered faultiessly. The quartet In
minor OF Schumann, which opened the concert.
was given BY Messrs. Wieuiawski, Schwartz,
Matzka and Bergner. and was more successful
than any OF the other specimens OF cham
Der music given at those concerts. Chamber
music requires players OF equal calibre and
accustomed, through years OF experience.
to blend tone and style together SO that no undue
prominence on the part OF any particular Instru-
ment can take place. Where such q SURPRISING
artist as Wieniawsk1 takes q part in chamber
music the superiority OF his art and his violin
makes itself felt, and the necessary balance OF
tone is lost. This, however, was less apparent
certs. NJ Wieniawsfis assistants RsHs Showed wed
an earnestness and spirit that brought
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equal prominence and IN which the subjects are so
evenly distributed. The first polonaise OF wieni-
awski, which he played on this occasion. is one OF
the most brilliant and sparkling of his works.
Maurel sang the lovely romance from '.DinOrah"
'Sei vendcata assain and q selection from s'DOn
Caros in his best style. Miss Jennie Bull sang an
aria by Paccini which Nine. Cash-P0ihni made SO
popular in this city some years ago. Her voice is
iault of occasionally railing below the proper
pitch. Her phrasing is also deficient as It does
not always give an ineligible idea OF work.
Nine. Schiller played Liszt's Transcription of "A
Midsummer Nights Dream" and, with M. Wieni-
awsk the celebrated Kreutzer sonata of Beethoven.
Her success IN the former work was unequivo-
cal, and In response to an enthusiastic encore
she gave an excellent rendering of an etude by
Kuak. With light, emotional touch, Nine. Schi-
Ter possesses intelligence in phrasing and express
sion Of high order. There is not much depth in
her STYLE but there are neatness ana poetry in her
q NJ 10 DIV auicp
with the exception OF Miss Mehllg, we have ever
had in New York.
Mr.. John Jack as FalstaT.
"Old Jack'' has been so long dead that it were
pitiful to revive him and leave him destitute OF
any OF his belongings. Out of mere humanity
protest must be uttered If he be again brought to
tread the stage, wreck OF, and travesty on the
thing Shakespeare made him. From fear OF
harm to themselves most actors have left the
fat knight to utter sOn0rOus shores behind
the arras in Dame Quickly's inn. Last night Mr..
John Jack essayed the part of Sir JOHN at the Park
Theatre. in Brooklyn. Whatever may be Mr.. Jacks
idea OF the character 1t is certain that he did not
completely express that idea. He was so hampered
and worried by the incompetence OF his assistants
exhibit jovial COW ard in his own person. Mr.
Jack IS modest and does not profess to have COM
pleted his study Of Sir John Fastaf: If this were
not so less hesitation would be found to pronounce
that his representation OF the gross old knight
has as much of burlesque as it has OF
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He did not attempt to cajole himself, but only
tried to dupe his associates with the belief that he
makes old Jack his own dupe. He finally contra
diets himself by finely rendering the solilOquy by
which Falstan proves to himself that honor
would live. In. the inn scene, after the
Gadshin robbery. Mr.: Jack al!ots to Falstan .
degree OF sensitlveness which is inconsistent with
the rest Of his part. Shame was unknown to the
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luded to, as 1t would be unfair to condemn Mr..
Jacks faults without stating them, nor would 1t be
right to refuse him credit for many exceuencies IN
the part which he developed.
Musical and Dramatic Notes.
Saratoga" will be produced at the Fifth Avenue
Theatre this evening.
The second Philharmonic concert in Brooklyn
takes place tonight.
Mr.. Edwin Booths Philadelphia fortnight is run
ming away to full houses nightly.
Miss Kate Fraser Fox will make her first appear
ance at Booths Theatre. on Monday evening, in
LA Femme de Feu."
Mr.. Theodore Thomas has received q number OF
urgent requests from ladies for q repetition OF
Liszt's Second Hungarian Rhapsody.
The Chrismastide concert Of Mr.. Jerome Hopkins
will be given at Steinway Hall to night. Theodore
Thomas gives his second matinee this afternoon at
the same hall
Mr.. Sotnern Is playing David Garrick, with his
usual success. In Chicago Signor Salvini played
Sullivan there on Tuesday last, and gave the
local critics an opportunity to make 'odor0us COM
parsons"
M. Gobatti, the young maestro, has created a
great sensation by the production Of mis- opera,
'Les Goths,n which has procured him the sum Of
$1,000, an unparalleled event in Italy. The debut
of Rossini did not bring him one-t tenth Of that
amount.