, 1875-04-29

THE THOMAS CONCERTS.
Tbs rst of the bEcf season OF concerts by the The
doEs Thomas orchestra organization vas gvcn last
o.cuing II Itccorcks Hail. and tho great conductor
snd his Incompatible band were given mort hearty
Aua eushuAastio welcome At the hands Of largo and
one Of the most e1egant audiences that asaentled
III tic rlty. Mcaars. Carpenter Sheldon, who lave
done 70 much for tho pleasure Of lovcrs Of music
IN thIs city, hays placed them under re-
uswcd indebtedness BY giving them tho OPP
reat a. that Of -. evening sn they deserve to be
richly rewarded for 1t by larger sudiences during
tho remainder Of ths week,
Tho programme Of isst evening WA denomnsted
4be "ropu1nr one. Years ago tAls world havo
meant tho Hchumaun Dream Kevesie, the Haydn Ber.
ensle, strausa' wAtzes, and Ill sorts Of litte bes-
ccuae4: and sylabubs, with, perhaps, dash oS Wae.
ncr or something from Meyerbeer for the substantial
nulnburs, but til tho isI4o Of yearr Mr. Thomas
has been doing quiet but ycry effective work u tie
way Of mua!cal education. Gradually and almost i'm.
pcrctplby he has betn changing and renodeling Ills
popular programme, caeh eeasou going step higher,
and taking hls audiences up with him. aud now that
haa come 70 pza4 which would not have been believed
even hve abort ycasx ago. namely. TINT among the
numbers of rorul7r programme IL 1lra-
dels.ohnh picturesque md graceful Scotch
Symphony. With vocal selections from Wagner, and
tl,st they xsns most sa.hus,.stse.ly sws!sSa .,a
oyerturss which ars "reminiscences Of hix curly taya
lu Chicago, when IL was leading \ futlprn nuhc!ans
horo xni h4nx tho rolls 1t tho conductor Of The iu-
tuft. Tho uaaal danco-muaic Of R.Eauta WAS mt
ht4rd, but in ts place barg1es LandleE Mrunut, and
spriou Ten1 graceful @ a1a dainty aaacs-'hyshn'' BY
to:ofa by local psEtuFmaucsa Of sonse Of bis trloa
aud other chamber music. The scatch symphony
Il, the old Philharmonic ssrrs of conc.r.s It waa
fAxo1its then, and II now still ,nore 20 altar thn
MUCH r,smini.csnes =: Il Picture oi seo..a il
IL ~ vivid Characteristic tn it, way ~ ono Of the
letter. s o:@se' R,.s IN a.s! des.so
r.rtaln 10 Meude!aaohu's mu4io. Ws need
not wa..e any. :. tim: tn a!',..'on. to
ehsstrsi nunbsrs saee II Ie.sss 10 roam os criticism:
l. =. ne.r perfection -. :; ..ra ws nsy eses osshs.
H. IL a @
va in the perform.ue. Of tho ".Tannhsa.er over.
tare A. m.ny !tnss ~ = & 70 na* Esysd = hsrs eo nas
IL Sfss' S' and sspsss.lon !has eSassetsfirsd il
performances las. oveniua. The yocal numbcr. Of tie
tusS htforp ~ith Tnunas: AIR. lusshou, our old
Chicago favorte wlo s@ suddenly stepped lnso pub
H. 1se. - sinEsr Eans uneF M am
sang the fatnillar sctuu and aria "Che faro acnza
Eurydoo,r from ulqsts orl.sna ND txa ot seln-
IL - n,o.oa Il concerned but somsxhst codiy. Ind
arr.1sst'y @ owning .ei ot nSss S u 1sl soi. Il
IL OF excellent quality Aul ct remarkable hsoadlG but
ssas II .a.n:t Y ,hs :ons fss FL 0s
not 10 apsatu4t tu tbs schubeFt sougs, which wars
gt1sn viii The piano, and 70: We have heard them
OF received uloat hearty velco,ne, whcl. ,n,4s
have convinced him ho Naa atnong hA {Fientls. Ho
suffering FROM tEyCFs hoais.ness, aud Oh thus
account tho "sisxtt,sl" lo.a song .uu-
stisntsd fos Likzts "Loteloi." slu the "Te'E"
"Fasaro" a1ta II IL larr. NowIthatandug LII ii.
disposition, At uachun Malla unusual e3oFt, md
sang nohly, displaying power aud hrmpesa Of s.iuo
which vera maGnihesnt. ns has gAnr+l vury percep-
tlby In his manner aud mstAo, a4d. were 10 ony In
9ooa voioo, would haya astonnhcd hlt fucl,a
aud old 4dn,iFera. Nr. Hslnlaests. tho nax
baritone, II = singer OF d!gninsd. and nasjs@tic
presence, having smooth, muAteal .oea aud snfinl
p44alIaflx 4S4Ay AAa EsAhl4 sxHaas ua1oa RAea4 IL