, 1875-08-15
The &ermanfas9 Summer
Nights Festival.
Personal Cossip--Mr. Lewis
Fiddle---Home Con-
certs.
English Popular Entertain
ments---Operatic Notes.
openIrg Of The Season at McVicker's
and the Chicago Theatre.


.ohn Dillon and His New Play.
MUSIC.
At HOME.
LIGHT AND A1RT,
Music du1i"g the paet week has been Of YER
taht aud breezy description, and mainly sppea1
~ N adjunct Of beer and Gemuetlichkeit
Tha1e has been music at the South Park, LAX,
Park and Lincoln Park, at the Tirou Toledo
Coliseum, and Lincoln PsT1ion.-ali Of it lgh
and po2ular and just the thing for the occasions
Hsas intended 10 subserye. The most notice
sble OF these Affairs Was
TIRE - 'sUNnER-vAcH7's xEsr."
cren bytbe Gernania Aaennerchor last Wednes
d.y evening At the Lincoln Park Pavilion. Il
vas well attended, notwithstanding the threat.
ening xeathcr, which rather marred the enjoy
rent Of outdoor evening anusements. The
music vas partly orchestral, furnished bY the
E1pst:tion Band, and partly vocal. given by the
Asanpe1rhor. under the leadership of Mr. Nolt-
e.. T},e Ge,ect der Erde," the Odin chorus,
and donhle qua1totte. were the vocal features
ct the evening. The latter was encored, and
tho p1 1ssence Of about forty singing members In
still f.lt in the work. This will be heightened,
probably, by the coming Of the new conductor,
Herr 8chmoll, whom Mr.. Clauss9nnius, now in
Germany, has engaged especially for ,he Ger
zcaniA 4 notable feature OF last Wednesdays
Concert was the large attendance of ladies' and
gentlemen Of native birth, showing that
cass of amuseuenta allied with socianlity, and
hafetofose regarded as peculiarly German in
ehsrae1et. are becoming popular among the best
classes OF Americans. Tha Getmanla Naenner-
c5or are entitled 10 large amount Of the credit
fo1 this change in the American sentiment so
f.I rs Chicago ie concerned. Certainly nothing
cau b pleasanter Of L mild summers evening
than one OF tbeiF characteristic entertainments.
PERSONAL GOSSIP.
Miss Jeasica Haskell, our wcll-known soprano.
sai!cl for Europe last week to pursue her musical
etud.ax~
Ar. Carl Wolfeohn, the leader Of the Beetho-
ven Society, has gone East for his summer
VACATION.
Mr. Tom1ine, tbs leader Of the Apollo Club, is
contemplating coucert early in September with
his CHRIST Ch1rch choir.
Theodore Thomas and his orvs>rst1a will be
here some time in October under Carpenter l.
6ae:doa's business Enlargement.
Letters have been received from Miss Glenn,
the ooniralto- At last adyices she was on her
waF to Paris. to study NTH Wartel, N,lsson's
teacher.
Lotts1s received from Emil Lieblng show that
be il busilg 1t work in compoaltion. We NAV
expect to see him and hear some Of his work
next winter.
hr. Batues, the first tenor OF the Quaker
City Qua1tette, has been secured for the choir |
OF Prof. Swings church. Miss Kenkel has also
beea engaged as alto.
1lr. C. 4. Hayens. the orsanist. ia teaching |
The piano aud organ ut the Normal Musical In. !
stl ute, now in session ut Dunkirk. y. T. he |
xeta1us to this city Sept. l.
Mr. James Gill, the weli-known vocal teacher,
rs out with his circulars announcing that he will
be rcadv to commence vocal iessots at the rooms I
OF the Beethoven Society, Sept Il,
Nr. Bischotf was IN the city last week. and last
sunday. happening into Mr. C1eswola's orgau
co.cert. was Impressed into service aud sang the
fnA aria in William Tell and Kueckeo's
- Allen " in tne style.
M: Eddy, the organ,st OF the First Congrees-
aoaa4 Church IN this city took part in the
received qnite nn ovation for his mastery play
tng OF the Thiele Variations, in the shape Of an
snaore and bouquets.
ar. Louis Falk is quite busy With organ con-
cetta1 and, what is better in very successful
1ast Tuesday evening ho gave dne concert 10
Thursday OF this week be will play in Milwaukee,
after Which he is booked for concerts in St. |
Fsai. Winona. and Lacrosse.
Consul H. ciaussennius: At present travelling.
q aermxny, has engaged Mr. L. Schmou, o%f
CaIn' IN the Province Of Posen,
1caductor Of the Ge-mania Maennerchor OF
'ets city. He is musician of co7sder-
atas reaown in Germany. aud for sone time
?: 1t has bean director Of the Royal 1neatre at
Nayeace The Consul in his letter tcthe Secre-
sar1 ct the Society says of Mr.. Echaoll that he VI
1eea2s 70 be- just the man for tie M4ennefcnof- &c
to will arrive during the comisg week. -,
THAT ''F1DD1E.' g
1 statement appeared ir the Times OF last ". =.
s1adsy relative to the violn which was pre- -
seated to MI. William Lewis by the Beethoven I
sooety. which was entirely untrue so far as the pe
APOLLO Club ia concerned The violin in ques- q
foo *as secured by tho Beethoven Society, OF 10
which Mr. Lewis is Treasurer. The subscription ~
ras Gsued by the Beethoven Society members =
ne pesentasicn wae mada bv them. The Apollo ic
lauh had no more to do with the nddIe than d.
ne u,au in the moon. It was-frst, last and all &c
hs tlne-a matter inside the Beethoven Society, IN
s3eept 50 far as outsiders may have subscribed n
. tbe find: nr. Lewis has nothing 10 do with y
10 APOLLO Climb. neither has The fiddle which Waa NJ
thing Of beauty undoubtedly, hut = joy for G,
MY few days That the fiddle has Rona back RI
o it, original owner, for lack Of funds to pay r
q is true enough and pity It's It's true, but de
fhstsver discrepancies there may have baen in ns ns
bis fiddle business pertain to Mr. Lewis and Sd
(
. tbe fiddle business. e
7He CAEswoLp ORGAN CONCERTS. m
1hs fourth Of Mr. Cresuolu's series OF organ =
'ctais will be given 1t Unity Church this After- ol
oon, commencing At half past 5 o'clock. The h
Foe7zmme, which print below is Al admirable
De, and ought to draw out = large audience: c.
MdsumIner NIGHTS Dram .....u. Mendelssohn [ Fe
. o7sFtu1r. scherzo, uocturno, a Wedding C
Hr 4. J. cressrotd. III
Prayer {rum Ell Costa | til
Hrs. Lotfis Fdie. Ch
Overture leonor1 No. 3.. Beethoven th
Mr. d. !. Crkx1eoA. be
Bolo-"Hesr Us, o Father Willard | Ct
Hrs. Loatis Pult | tn
VT&tQEe to "Zauetta .Auber mi
Mr.. A. J. Crtsseotd. pa
THE LIEDERKRAxx m
1oe following is the programme OF the second Cd
ideur1per nights festival of the Chicapo Tie | III
'rs1anz, which will take place Wednesday even hn
& 1t Henrici Winters Lincoln Pavilion: Pc
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