, 1875-11-28
MUSIC.
LETTER FROM S. G. PRATT.

Of yier.
| Perhaps it viii Be Of interest to your mu'
siol friends 70 hear seznsthing q Mlses now eele
IN cpe1aon for more than ten years without inter
mission, excepting during shs warm season, when
brss,es s oi ebe % ssc Sea- .na s. Rters6ars md h.
! of course. been succeaa1ul financially ~ weu -
ertistically. The entrance to the ConeeEtHouse il
nodtst pleiuds to stately tat md % eap.cous auditor
t9n Iesehed By passing through gass-soyessd VAL
shrubs and plants gracefully uahera into the
temple Of The Dir1ns Muse; and verify it is 1ike a
temple than modern concert 10 om In appear-
only long, spaeaous room With high, square ceiling,
the sides boEdered BY two tiers which supported
By thick columns msssvsy arched. These ttess are
n4rTow not TO injure the acoustic qualities Of
the hou&e- The drus ar Is divided into boxes, ele~
ganuy drsped and each boz. sepazntsd BY partition
every loge box Ia danked BY heavy noted column
which reaches ts beautifully gidod length to tho next
tier above aud supports on ts capital hfeszed 6gure
apartments, and hare, the lower room te not
crowded - to drive tbs peoplo upward, ons can
and na tbs s,'on t.
prumensdo to the e1ten. OF his deeru-
At end Of this largo auditorium, in deep niche,
pncns Mt zht after night and with heroic endurance
made essJ BY loak eustom' perform programmes Of
~ .hades De from conEsds fearful eong!one11sonss-
van Schunann and ths ress. The pl1ce is always well
dled sometimes {yaty often indeed crowded. Tae
leas hefore Franco paid Germany the mil]tards or,
one might say. before tho Milliard era). The main
door seats labout tabes}. 1000 people, who spend
excellent restaurant in connection with tho estabah-
nenk-drink tea, coffee, checoEske beer or wine, ~
tss .s,s .p condition Of The s
institutions OF shisgrca CITY. snd holding the stand
ard Of performances high, giving programmes Of mis-
Last become particularly this season tho rival of de
renowned noyl orchestra, which litter IN
popular director. Severe In discipline, earnest and
very dernonstrshye In directing. Resticusting with
perfect frenzies Of crescendo effects, and by his
thusssm inspires his orchestra with the same feeling
sun he is gracsful, and b. no naeans ch.satan in
Wednesday and Saturday programmes:
l. Dramatic oseFtafs- .-Rofnann
! Finals from Quartetis No. 0p. 5s.. ..Beethoveu
l. Tassos Lament and Triumph ".........-. .Lis2t
S. Symphony No 7.... Beethoven
7. Cagloatro Waltz. -atrauas
8. Nocturne far four, cellos los.....~...... Gotmann
o'e' % Yoa vii Vii BE- 9Isd to iox Of stania Mnss
Hsucks great succena- Certainly had reason to b
that she engaged hers the wintez, ng
the Royal ztaes in Germany for yon must Know that
when they engage artist for ufe-which includes .
h.ndsoae pension = soon AZ they ara passe "hdr
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dsserdon from tho army, and ali the Royal stages Of
the Empire arc cloned TO them. Minnie Hauck hAs
70 s s
" Faust and nust say fel: national pride that her
spontaneous and hearty. YocalS, have ne.er heard
tluch made OF the part she made Of it. her Ten-
der1ng discovering some BEAUTIES Of melody in It for
tho first tne 10 Sh> Ia aiEo Of the first
class. and possessing - she does physical Adyan-
ts9es Of most attractive type, she carries her
her feet. Her voico is pnre Soprano win of the
ezzo quality Of tone, and IN the lower register pos
sessed Of thst contralto character which remember
lars about this performance. Will simply aAy that
while Luoca in the Cathedral scene with her wondrr
t s EFT n nan aa
the P1sou far superior in point Of dramatic snd
nudcal excellence to any and oil tho performances
peased very much and certainly tho ovation shs
receives continually It tho hands Of her admlreEs
TT SaF s j: hs st.r q ths
It, for the Malnnger:s VOICE Is 70 vorn- II
ia painful to listen to hsr. And when they
execution it Is httla wonder shey 70 into
ecstaes about it. that the crca praise snd tho people
shs bs.s for ao
,one over hem and take hsr bsci to her native sei
its best and not wit until she has spent Ill her
Eweetness On tho desert a}r Of royaltys
wednesday evening Of th11 week ap crent occurred
WITCH many of gour Chicago peopla win bs s1ad to I
earn. III. Eaail LieDang, whom think ~ hsyo
psson to clsina II Chicago pianist, made !
Lii debut hefuze tbs Berlin public. Play /
%. the eoncesto o1 1einioke with the neriiner |
'nfonie kapoe and achieving brilliant aud decided
Gceese 2. Ae played nth oomposure that showed be
y difficult work with dalicacy and artistic tcste Is
Ee a. with elan thxs showed the great progress he
as made under Kul1Afs tuition for past years
LIS success cama very near being ovation, ho beinE
eded &rts fsa<s 1t the conclusion Of the work. Hi
etnrn TO Chicago may be delayed another season By
oncort tour to st. Petersburg. 6.G,P
At HOME.
m. woLfsoHN's CHOPIN axcITA1A
Mr. csEl Wolfsohn, who has In the past two
easons given verv delightful recitats Of Beetbo-
eu's and Bchuman's plano rnusic will this sea-
on devote himself to Chopin, and has under
med tho following recitals, which embrace
cry exhaustive catalogue Of Chopin's best |