, 1875-11-14
MUSIC.
AT HOME,

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Of The Merry Wires Of Windsor" this evenin
at McFicker's Theatre, making the seventh rer
| resentation Of this work. It is dna to the Societ
to say that. while the initial pe, e,formances Wet
not very encouraging. the work improved to
| wards the Gloss OF the week, and went muc
| more smoothly aod satisfactorily and undoubt
edly those vino have attended will feel debt o
gratitude to the Society for making them &C
qualnted with Nicolai's bright and sparkling lit
tle opera. While it would be manifestly unjus
to apply the same critical tests to this amateu,
Society that are applied TO professional t1oupes
there Is nevertheless one fact very apparent
namely, that mistake was nade in the selection
Of the WORK to be done by the Society. The
strength OF the Society lies in choral works. and
unfortunately. there is. comparatively speaking
but little choral work in this opera, except in ths
three 6nales. The burden OF labor falls upor
the individual Singers, ana this labor ia Of ar
ezac:ing kind. Bath the arias aud concerted
numbers are very long, very dramatic, aud writ.
ten il brayura style, with long and involved Ca
denzas, which require trained arflsts to perform
1t could hardly be expected that amateurs would
master this music so rs to give it with proper
effect, and for this reason an opera should bave
been chosen that would have given the Society
itself, as chorus, an opportunity to have dis
tlnEulshed itself. The SUCCESS which attended
q Der Frelschuetz."' The Magic Flute" .Stra-
della" acd - Aiasanelo." illustrates this point.
membered as long OR as pleasantly as these. and
yet it would be ungraclous not to credit the So
ciety with congratulations upon their earneet
and considerations effort, aud 10 hope next time
when they appear, upon the operate boards it
viii be in work whlch will offer them q
more ample aud grateful field OF labor.
MISSION CONCERT.
a. vocal and instrumental concert will be given
at the Plymouth Congregational Church on
Thursday evening Of this week for the benefit
Of the mission school connected with the church,
for which d somewhat unusual array of talent
has bean secured. Tho instrumental features OF
the programme include Leutners :: Fest Over
1ure" and Battistes Concert 0fertoire in c
minor, for organ, by Alr. T. Y. Flaeler, and
Chopins ''Be1ceuse," for piano, by h1r. Led
ochowski. The solo vocal numbers ars Dudley
Bucks Ave Maria" op. 81, by Airs. Clara D.
Stacy; Gounods *'Are Maria" by Mrs. E. o.
Seymour: Glover's ballad, "Tle Monks Of Old"
by Mr.. Frank a. Bowen: Bnlfes ara, s4S, tu
Savais," BY Mr.. Charles sm1th and schu-
mio SEN" by Mrs. Seymour and Mr. Smith
Douzetsi's duo, 'sThe Adeu,'' By Mrs. Stacy
md Mr. Gill; and Sullivan's quartette, "Oh!
Hush Thee, +" BY 1irs. Seymour, Mas Foresman,
aud Messrs. Smith and Bowen. Tickets can be-
obtained at Meesrs. Keen j. Cookies, or at the
door.
THE APOLLO CLUB CONCERT.
Tho first concert OF the season Of the Apollo
Musical Club will occur on the 18th inst. ut Nc
cormick's Hail, assisted by bliss Julia Rive, the
pianist and Mrs. Alice Decevsc,
fto 1asd line
If the "Rich1ngs-Bernard Old Folks Corapany,'
The engagement Of such talent must make this |
concert one Of unusual attraction. It has been |
umored that single tickets will be sold for this |
cncert, which we are informed is mistske, 20 |
ZONE hut subscribers for the season are ad- /
nitted. These wishing to attend these concerts
aust become associate members for aubacribe,s) |
uch applications ahouId be- made to the Secro-
arr, mr. E. 6. Newell, l56 State street. The GER
lhcate Of membership must to shown at the door |
u the evening Of the concert, which will be all
hat Ia required for admission. The following
Flll be the programme:
|. Part Song" The Be1eaguered ed".-
fs5snnaf%Rss sala r onsst, 2ss1ss Rest kpsken
Madame dttee Decepee.
I. Madrigal-" The River SPIRITS Song :Pearss1l
Piano Rense Rsaee aad % ssiis
4ifts .ul.a fssce.
J. Chorus-"The Happiest Land". .HAtton |
: PART 4
!. Part Song" The Long Day Closes n. Sullivan
i. Song-"Nil he Come" Sullivan
Hddan1e Attee Deceree.
Part Song" The Woodland Rose Fischer
paao Solo eeate c2asaa. 9asafnan.n1 from Third Con-
J b. Pulonaise in nE...............Li E. Liszt
Hiss Julia Rtce
. Glee-"Strike the Lyre" Cooke
LOCAL M1scEILASY.
The principal features Of the Turner-Halt con-
IT This afternoon will be the finale to tho ssc-
ID act Of Mariana" the overture to Men-
lssohn's Heimkehr ans der Fremde;" and
Q introduction to the fifth act Of Reiueckc's
6ing Mauf1ed."
The fourth Lakeside entertainment will be
zen at FarHell Hall en- the 18th inst, aud xitl d
nsist OF concert By the Camilla Urso troupe, s.
"a organization Of this troupe Ii IS follows d
ne. Camilla Ureo, yiolinist Mrs Lou1se g
tyer. soprauo Alisa Clara Poole, contra:to; q
: J. c. Bartlett, tenor Mr. CASTOR Gottschalk, =.
$50; Mr. Ausls:e Sauret, pianist ~ =.
l complimentary concert ia to be given to r.
IS Allda Churcher, young pianist Of the u
at Side, at Temperance Hail. 800 Madison q
eet Wednesday evening. MrB~ II. Dave1l, VI
u Emma Baker, Miss Emma FELTON,. Mr.. | ~