, 1875-05-30

| Oh tQ6 UtQ8E- -&8&l6EA0Ce, WHICH 1UClUQe8 AIb. 81
son, whose piano PLAYING ia exciting much en-
thusiasn among musical circles. Aside from tn
attractions which Mr. Pratt OFFERS there shout
be taken into consideration the fact tha
no Is for the second time going to Eu
to ma
| that the encouragement and support he Is th
recipient Of hero vii, sid him materially ia H.
successful accomplishment Of thom.
ABROAD.
RuEINGTEE5 "ToWER OF BABEL"
Rubinstein produced bia Biblical drama, "L
Tour do Babel, " in Paris on the 4th Of Msy. L
Menestral writes With extreme bitterness Of tn
| "nev and deplorable tendencies" exhibited
both in this work and tho new pianoforte con
certo which Rubinsteln PLAYED ia PARIS about th<
aams time. OF tho first tablsau OF the " ToWel
OF Babel" this paper says !: " It is written In .
styls so difruse, 30 incoherent go completed,
lacking in imagnation so wilfully disordesly, thai
the public, struck With eort OF sturor, knew no.
whether to believe ita ears, and half suspected
that it was made the butt Of an attempt at mys
| ti6cation." The principal characters in the
drama are Nin.rod &nd abraham, *the female
element except in tha chorus being conspicuous
| by its ABSENCE" The writer in Le Menestrei
| however III. Arthur Pougin) confesses that
''some OF tho pages in La Tour do babel arc
extremely happy, and deserso to be in better
| company. Unfortunately these pages are not
very numerous, and the style Of the work does not
t become clear until the second haif. The tempest
| is evidently strange. and powerful ths air Of
| Ninarod 'Ah quel 1oseau que Ia pulssanca
humane" in E fiat minor, is broad in style and
beautiful in colodna; but the audienco was
charmed most Of all by the three successive
chorusea OF the children of shem, Ham, and
Japhet the last especially ia adorable, and tho
first, with the intervals Of the augmented sec
ond which occur persisteut1y in the meIodic de-
slsp, produced 4 truly novel OBJECT and ali inde-
air, Et tous les hommes seront freTes, is also
very melodious. Unfortunately the work tor
minates with + triple chorus which brings us
bssk to the incompfehsnsibla ssylo Of tbs frat
part"
''LoHENoR1H" IN LONDON.
Tho first performance Of s. ''Lohengrin il
London took place At Covent Garden on the 8th
inst. It created extraordinary interest, and
seems to havo been entirely successful. The
scenery, dresses, and properties were unusually
splendid: the chorus IL said to have been good.
Miss Albani as Elsa, Nile. D'Angeri as Or
t-ud, Sig. Niconi as Loheng,in, and II. MAurel
as Telramondo, made deep impression
and Big. yiapel IL highly praised for
the tasts aud skill with which ho con-
Quoted the performance. Tho audience was
largo. brilliant, and enthusiastic Tho Torspiel
tho chorus following ths t5rst appearance OF
Lolleng1tn, and the introduction to tho third act
we're repeated, and all the artists were callod be-
fore the curtain again and a:ain. Tho demon
estntions At tho close were especially exciting,
although tue curtain did not fail until ten mln-
utas before /. The public. Ii often IL the case,
appears to have been much moro prompt and de-
oided in its appreciation than the critics. The
only one OF the London morning papers in which
nc have eeeu an adequate review Of the opera
and the performance is the Daity Netos. The
remarks OF this paper arc sensible and interest,"
ing. while the Times and the Daily Telegraph ara
entirely 1t Sea.
FAITH IN LONDON.
Patti recently retutned to London. and the
Times Of that city says: "That Madame Patti
has seldom, il ever, presented more ethereal
embodiment Of the character may be stated
without reserve. With what perfection she can
act as we'll as sing Dinorah has been repeatedly
and conyincingly shown. The part was always
specia! favor1te with Madame Patti, and equally
30 with her many admirers; but never, perhaps,
since 10 the summer Of 1869 abe first attempted
it with what applause is still 1emembe1ed}
Vas her performance more striking and admir-
able. Its grace and f1nlah combiued with the
simplicity that eDbapces its charm, we're neyer
moro keenly appreciated. That Madame Patti,
on appearing before the footligh.s, Was greeted
Every one iu the house was glad to see her |
again and to pap ber the bomaga due to jealous 4!
service and well-establlshed merit. Her voice,
n power aud fexlbility, ia what it has long been
Known to be moreover, whllo tho higher notea !
stain a|l their freshness, strength aud BRILL |
sncy, the middle and lower notes are still more !
for richness Of quality and s7enness |
# tone." |
THE OPERA HEx1 WINTER.
The New York Times Of Thursday last says
: Mr. Adolf Neuendozr, manager OF tho Ger
mania and Stadt Theatres. will sail for Europe
'ext Thursday for the purpose OF securing IN |
peratio troupe for the coming sesson. He has
lready secuted Wachtel. and will endeavor to |
ngage Nina. Peschka~Leutner. For some
ime past mr.. Neuendor1 has held
correspondence to that cad With hme.
4entper and her manager, but has thus far
allied to obtain decisive answer. Like al for
ign artistes, the gifted lady hesitates to cross
be ocean, and nothing but extraordinary induce
1en;s vail temp. he- 10 visit thus country. Mr.
{euendorn believes that in personal Interview
Fi4h Nine. Leutnsf be wil be able to overcome
er soruples, WITH. more satisfactory results to
9th p4rtles than he could hope TO effect ttl ongh
While in Europe he will en-
age . troupe which will render efficient sup
ORR to these great artists. aud will also care.
lily salact good singers for the cho1ua-"
dILMoRE's BAND.
The reed and brass band with which Nr. P. s.
ilmore intends to open the Hippodrome con
arts next Saturday Is modelled after the French
I'D German military bands which visited this
opntry at the time Of the Last Boston Jubilee.
comprises tina following instruments: pic
,los, flutes in F. 2 concatt flutes, l 4 fat
a1inet. z fiat clarinets, 1G first clarinets in b
It, 6 second ditto, 6 third ditto, fourth ditto,
saxaphones,- susasophones, 4 b.,ssoonB, !
,nt1A faeotto. hauiboys, e fiat cornets, B
It torntts, 1 E fat truu1pets, 8 Frerch horns,
fiugel horns. s alto horns, B fat tanorH, B !
It bar1tones, s trombonea, s tunAs, drums,
mbals, &c- Total, 1ol.-Ne.o York Tribune.
oARI RosA.
1fr. Csrl Ross's English Opera Company is !
Ahng very suooessfu1 tour through the pro-