, 1875-07-18

dkNRI WARO BEEGAERS 5 CH01d.
The Brooklyn Eagle Of the 9th con!ains the
following interesting details concerning Mr.
Beecher's choir:
Church takea the lend among contemporary churches
its annual expenditure Tor music falling but little short
Of 5000. This sum, aftet deducting small amount
for incidental expensca Is distributed AMONG six in
di7idunls comprehending the solo quartet. orgauis
and assistant organist. The auxiliary chorus, num-
bering sevenJre voices, ia entirely volunteer. M.1
position with Increasing aceepabity since 1870 and
Il justly esteemed Brooklyns leading church Eop1ano
Aiss Lasar receives from Plymouth Church salary Of
$780, The solo contra1to Is Miss Anna E. HoIhrook
valuable member Of the Glee and Madrigal Society
Mis. Holbrook succeeded Miss Dunphy in April last
coming to Plymouth from the First Presbyterian
Church in Henry street. Her compensation Is $50.
four years At an annual ralary of 5000, with
e. ssshe 9osn zund IL o'1 E p.d
$500. He has been organist Of the church
whose pastor Is 80 dear to him tho better part Of tween
seryica. Within few years the position of assistant
organist has been created which i dled by Mr. a. 9.
Eng 4 s.5iFy F Anry Camp who l. also The
passo 81 the quartet. Mr. Camps assured compensa-
ton from tho church per ann1 md ~ i = is not mot
haa dons for the seyen years dtrng which he has
been the Incumbent Of this responsible position Of
command, Plymouth Church should have the finest
music in Brooklyn But tbs contrary IT, nevsrtheeas
the fac True, ths 1e1Tice does not admit OF con-
tiuuity Of lavish display but not infre4uentlJ hap
peus that dus advantage fails to be Of the oppor
tunitiaa which offer. And just here, Mr. Beecher,
whose Shoulders would seen strong enensh 10 oe2s
thu burden Of any and al shortcomings, comes In
for the anathena s1a1Tonatha, very mildly expressed
Of the aspiring vocakts. 1E- Beecher, they explain
The NEXT sink to the level Of Come 70 disconsoa,e"
and more frequently tho latter than the former In
corroboration Mr. Beecher1 characteristic recital to
group Of pssh'oncrs after service Of the affect of N
A1n Auof60v
deissohn's II waited for the Lord and the sooists
' ~ ~ 5as snd snsts
wers lost upon Mr. Beecher. ",Fm," said he.
drs. Miss Lasar waited for the Lord; then
Aiss DUMMY waited; md ;ftsr s, thsya a ~ssa ute
Finally Mr. Camp tried waiting for the Lord then
they al waited And all the whils waited for them,
I'd tho a 1yd sst bs rseS
stands in the WY Of Plymouth choir becoming hs az
ponent Of classical music ths wonderful sp9ntang
aud effective influence of thu congregational Aneans
which it leads not be gainssid.
THE OPERA N ENGLAND.
Tho London Times Of the 29th MI. sa5s OF
Patti in 'The Huguenots":
We havs had once more "The Huguenotns,n e., - nth
M.d.ms Adena Pit In nsn 2. 3.! !. %
convince the public Of her ability to sh1ae N tae agn
es attanable sphere Of lyric drama ~ oeen soe
thn,ot snsuficieut to cops successfully with the
dranstie and musical requirements essential 70 tne
adequate assumption Of AeJe1oee ess ~, ~
derh.a der3 st -est Hadame Patti has completely
trre tbs chsraeter and it il now - easily At her
XII. ~ lat of Rosina in the Barbiere. I'm both
Of Which she, without dissent Is recognized - peer
lese. more truthful conception OF pafs xnGn 90
srv rrnowned Artiss have sssaJed, and SO few have
sntcaaded in realizing according to the ideal or the
aushor and composer, could not easfly be imagined
The music now presents no oihasaues tnas naoams
catily surmouut: while her keen instinct Of dramatic
Tropfiety supplies tho resi- s have In short another
tarst.ne to sdd to The small number Of great pakn-
tn|, Who. from Mdle. Falcon, the original (lSs9},
dowi,y:ys. huye appeared upon the staGe. IL only
by CONSCIENTIOUS and unrenattng ssudy that Madame
Patti has made herself istr'ss OF this mo@' trying
part
OF Carpi in "Lohsngrin, the same paper
SAYS:
s.auor xicolini being otherwise charged xih'Ron
Iiuetta md "The Hnguenots," We had, It the Last
Ri enarin, in tho person of signor carm. Ha!!ng
plsyed the knight Of the Swan TO the Esq OF a4e
Ubana, At New York, SRnor CArpi IL quite faminar
1x}h II He not only posAesae8 tenor Tocs OF UArlnR
nnaittT Int knows how It, and can sustain high
notes without recourse, voluntary or Otherwise 70 tnAs
"t.rmo1o~ which u ths eEying sin o. feeeas anea y
Tnotnrn teuors-Mario and Sims Eeerss for example
meyer showed = tzace- Moreover, he il IN actor -
ws 4 singer Of no " ~ 1.h1-
riuthine seo1s, mover for ono instant faisrns HiR
reception was highly favorable
Tho London AUlenG.tm, speaking OF Lohen-
grin" says:
Thu srpss success of Is Lohsugrin With ths Rxnerd
uhjio Il fact which, in baIs justce to He1T Wagner,
nu1ht not to b. suppressed Certainly The dns sxeeu
ticn al the ensemble and tha judtcinus cu1tment Of
the recisti,e the vary strong cast snd tho splsnid
en- scenh far to aecsunt for the present onroa
III to hear tha work: whether It's popularity Will last
only for SEASON, In Italy and Asz1ca, rsnzsns
to ba seen.
DEATH OF 4 VENERABLE MUSICAL AUTHOR
The Albany IN. " Argus Of the 18th says
uMr. Simeon B. Msrah. author and composer OF
eavsrA works on musical instruction and church
psaImody, died Yesterday afternoon, after pro-
tracted illness, At the residence Of hin SOU John
B. Marsh. in this city. Although with but limit
ed acquaintance herc, having about year since
removed to Albany, bis nemory will be cherished
euioyed the benefit Of his teachings- 80 long
ss The wcl1-kno1n tune, 'Martyn' usually
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