New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-31
TIE RECEPTION at THE LOTOS

FIRST REPRESENTATION OF TIE OPERA OF "LOMBRA."
The gentlemen of the LOtOs Club repeated
last night the happy innovation Of year ago. In re-
ceptOn and concert which their situation next door "
the Academy OF Muse makes possible to them alone Oh
all our musical and aIt-loving CLUBS Tho CuO-houos
and the Academy thrown together for the purposes
OF the fesivIty connected by arcade Of canvas
brilliantly lighted and decorated. The success OF inc
reception last Spring made tickets Tor last nien'
especially desirable, and they could not DO nan Tor
money, great deal OF love must have been e&pendeo
for them The invitations orramented by taste
Jul fantasy OF tho lotOs flower, designed ny
Fredericks. The crowd was very great com
pet.y filing the vast spaces OF the Academy
and crammiug the Clubhouse almost TO sufooation 10
was handsome well dressed and bright looking public
the men epresenng every sort OF intelligence aud dis
tncton to be found In NewYok and the ladies OF tho
deli ghtul kind usually to be seen at such gatherings
fresh the secuson OF Lent aud winter ana brave
in Easter auery aud the happiness Of Spring To eaon
was handed she entered, progra nme printed upon
silk manufactured expressly for the OCCASION adorned
with Sphlnxes and lotOs leaves woven in the OorIer
piece Of work alike credtabe TO the taste OF the Ciuo
and the skill OF American silk weayers Nothing 80
fine has yet been seen ct a concert in New-York
The Clubhouse had on It's finest holiday air, and tn
show pictures though not Us large as usual was very
effective all the because there was room In
the main paror for the pictures belonging to the Club
which are TOO often forced by considerations OF hospital
ty retire into the corridors TO give place to strangers
1t especially pleasant to see Mt Henry Bacon''
Last Visit restored to vew-oue OF the most
| charming pieces OF true sentiment aud good
| painting yet produced by any OF our animal
| painters. In the were some 40 or
so new pictures by members OF the Club, among tho
best of which a humorous sketch by J. IL Beard
a charming portrait by Story; East Rock" by r. e.
Church; a rustic idyll by WhIttredge, called " Tao
MILF "Romoa," by c. G. Bush; fne moonlight
scene by Ed. Moran; Sunday Morning in the s,o OF
Wight" BY A. F. Bellows; some Venetian pictures by
A. Ii. Baldwin, aud landscapes by Maynard, FAirman.
and Cnapin.
The crowd that struggled through the rooms did not
to leave any vacancies In the Academy where tho
audience listened to grand concert OF an excellence
very unusual a social occa.ion. In opened with
Beethoyen's Fielio By excellent orehes
ira; under the lead Of Mr. Carl Bergmann at the con-
clusion OF which the President Of the Club briefly
welcomed ITS guests Tue concert then proceeded Ia
the following order: cayatina from La FdvorIta."
superbly sung by Miss Adelaide Phillips; piano solo
by Mr. s. B. Mills, consisting OF Lisz;'s fantasia
Of "A Midsummer Nights Dream" which
elected hearty paulits from the thousand
friends of that genuine artist. and MarstOn's
ballad Forever and Aye" by Mr.. Tom Karl. After
which liberal series Of selections from FlotO VS.
opera "LOnbra" comprising sixteen OF the principal
numbers OF the work. enough to give s story and enable
the audience to judg, its merits 1t was certainly in
troduced to the public in NewYork under the happiest
auspices-a large ana sympathetic audience. and
the following distinguished artists: Miss AIDE
lade Pmlnpps qua, Miss Voleta CoivIe as
yespHa, MIR. Tom h lrl FdGri>Io and SIgnOr
Orlandini Dr. Nrouet Win these we'll
known voices the sweet mpd music Of the German
maestro could fail 10 please and several O the aras
aud scenas were enthusiastically received All four OF
the artists we have named III excellent voice and
sang with the greatest spirit and effect Miss PdippS,
TO whom the President had alluded the historic
traltO OF the American stage sang with unusual power
and sweetness, and Miss Colvle was beWitchingly
graceful and winning IN the part iof Iepna Mr. Kart
and NJ. OrlandiB were worldly OF the occasion, aud
fairly divided the aures WITH the herones OF the ply
The entire evening was enjoyable, and yUudy
went home feeling grateful to Mr. Dcmonico for good
supper, 10 Mr.. ColOy for admirable programme. to
Messrs. Macdonald, Hagar, and Knox foe a charming
Entertainment, and 10 the ablebOdied commlttee over
witch sfF Appleton presided fr hi65t S6STta5e ana
brilliant Reception There were universal regrets At
the peculiarly OF the Lotos flower in blooming Gully