, 1874-06-28
CLOSE OF TIE AMUSEMENT SEASON.


over. and the tiddlo7s, and horn-blo"ers, and
| singing birds, are leaving for the seaside, the
northern lakes, aud the mountains, for rest and
recreation, preparatory to commencing their Ia
bors again in September, when the gay world
hocls back again and gets ready to be amused.
We shall have no more concerts for two months
to come, except that Gilmore, the Jubilee hero.
will be here in July and seek to mitigate the
fervent heat by giving series OF promenade
concerts to tho stay-et-homes in the Exposition
music are laid low for two-months' furlough.
The two American musical societies-tho apollo
Musical Club and tho Beethoven society-have
adjourned until September, and will then COM
menco upon their winter work The German
societies, which are enabled to endure hot
weather by virtue OF beer and GomuetiichAeit
will probably keep ut work MI summer and
give some Of their hilarious summer
nights fests while Turner Hall will continue to
shock muckers and wasser-semples by irs Sun
day devotions at the shrines of Gambrinus.
Strauss. and Conradi. The theatres also will
probably Struggle along through the heated term
aod succeed in losing some money as the reward
for seeking to entertain people who do not want
to be entertained.
What we shall hare next seaaon It would be as
yet premature to say in detail. We may expect,
however, = season OF Italian opera, for which
Max Strako5ch will bring over nearly all the ar
tists whom his brother has had under contract
this season in Paris. Like most Italian opera
sous, it will be q rather incongruous one, as
nearly all the artists are German, the best parts
Of his repertoire are German, and the Manzoni
Requiem Mass Of Verdi is to be made
the crowning feature. So long. how
ever, IS We get good music, TO need
not growl at its name or color. The fash
ionable world must hare its glded bait to entice
it and il they will 60 to sea '' Der Freischue.z
or sLohengrin" done by German artists by
calling them Italian opera, or il Verdi's Requiem
christened italian opera will bring them out, it
is Ill right. They will hear somo good music,
and it need not disturb any one that they
fancy they are doing the Italian. It ia hardly
possible that VIC shall have season OF German
opera, legitimatelY so-called, for the hero has
not Jet risen with courage enough to attempt it.
although thu air is thick with 1umors that Nine.
Pauline Lucca may make tho desperate
effort, with the aid Of Theodore Thomas
T. T. has too long head for such reck-
leso undertakings. We ehail have, however
an English season. with Kellogg ut it's heal. and
probably competing troupe in the field en-
listed under Grau's banners, and the Opera Bout
fers will be here. With Aimee at their head
Caroline Richings-Dernard also has some large
musical ventures on hand. Adding to these the
efforts OF our homo singers and clubs, and the
transient swallows that will light here now and
then, there will be plenty Of attractions to while
away the autumn days and tho cold winter
nights. Until that time those who can get
away will undoubtedly enjoy themselves with
gun and rod and wntering-place nonsense, and
those who stay ut home will experience all the
delights OF Chicago as the greatp place Of summer
resort, and very pleasant intercourse With the
vorD-out people OF st. Louis, who are now coming
here in large numbers to enjoy our puro water,
,ool, b1acing air. delightful menus, aud other
Injuries which theE cannot have at homo.