, 1876-11-19

IT. TaEHoSr a12S HousE CHICAGO. Sept. .2o;-.7o T.
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hand in which you tender me complimentary
benefit frum public reading. 1t Is with feelings
accept Jour Kind solicitation which vii ser serve
somcwhat to brighten the tcdium and trials toe
often experienced In trying to benefit Others.
| will name Nov. 30as the time and Plymouth Church
as the place for the occasion. Subscribing myself,
| yours sincerely, MINNIE L. CuMx1Sds.
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
! The Beethoven Society will give its second re.
union next Friday evening at the First Method
| ist Church.
| Mr.. Newell, the Secretary Of the Apollo Club.
is now at the East, securing the solo talent for
| the forthcoming concerts Of the Apollo Club.
| We understand that afiss Danziger and Mr..
/ Sherwood the pianist, who is now creating q
furore in New York, have already been engaged.
Prot. Fuchs will give a series Of concerts
shortly with his pupils, in each of which he in
tends to represent certain form Of musical
composition, the first Introducing the Canon
and Fugue. with such other compositions as will
interest students OF the pianoforte.
The Turner-Hall programme for this after
! noon includes Claudef's *sTurner March .;
overture to Suppe's "Die schonc Galathe !;
Lumbyc's divisions in Dream"; Conradi's
July 5, 1865, potpourri''; stasnY's fantasie
Oh the "Kutscthkc Polka -; SOLO for two clari-
bach and Zeuch; overture to "William Tell ~;
Kela Bcla's aRhiue Wultz"; and Bilsc's quad
rillc, Merry Wives Of Windsor.''
It is matter for general congratulation that
there is q movement among our leading Ger
man ard American citizens to organize first
ylass orchestra, under the general title Of "The
Philharmonic Society Of. Chicago" with the
view Of giving symphony concerts this winter.
The movement has already made such headway
that meeting will shortly be held to take i'm
mediate action. Such orchestra is so sadly
needed here that our musical people ought to
enter heartily into the project.
Mr., Castle has been singing in "Elijah " at
Que Of the New York Oratorio Society concerts.
lNltson's 1rt Journal says of his work: 1.-THE
exquisite tenor music was allotted to Mr.. Will
iaul Castle, who, with evident earnestness, sang
with much sweetness aud beauty the well-known
air, If with all your hearts, and Then shall
the righteous In this, and other parts OF the
oratorlo falling to his share. he succeeded in
raising some Of the least striking passages into
importance, if not BY his power Of voice, BY his
expressive reading"
Mr.. Emil Liebling has announced series Of
three pano-torte reritals, to be given at Reeds
Temple OF Music, on the afternoons Of Dec. 8,
Is, and q. Among other numbers which will
be played are Bacll's Fantasia and Fueue in
& minor; Weber's Sonata, op. 80; Bach's Third
English Suite; Beethoven's Sonata, op. 81, No.
2; Sehulnann's Fantasie Pieces, op. u and kre!s-
lerianu, l, ?, aud 5; Bach's Preuue and Fugue
IN A nli1for; Scar1atti's Sonata in 4 minor;
Chopln's Concerto in 4 minor; Relncclcfs Con-
certo III F sharp minor; and Lists ''Hcxam-
eruu." In tue last three numbers Mr. litbling
will have the assistance Of 1fr. Ledochowsky.
The following extract from q private letter,
dated London, Nov. 4, gives some interesting
particulars concerning Carl Kosa's company:
Last night Rosa gave '.FiEelio" for the first
time. Tie opcrs. was well given. and was u good
performance throughout. The audience was very
critical, and evidently expected failure, the
0pera being Thoroughly identified with Ji1iens aud
tie Drury Lane Company. at 1rst the audience
was cold, but before llc end OF tue rst act became
quite enthusiastic. Torrani did the part WILL, in
tAct surprised everyone ind Mt. lackard, the !
critics say, sang ttorest4e better than it has
been SUM-; in Drury Lane. ''Vhe DntchmanH has |
been s,ch un immense SUCCESS THE house packed |
week. ''tauiine" willprobably be given two weeks
FROM next Tuesday.
Miss Percy Douglas, who left this city in May !
instruction OF Six. AlDites, OF New York, ap- !
pears to have ni:Je j very remarkable prog |
rcss, that Is likely to realize the briiant auticl
pations Of her friends at that TIME. Miss !
douglas sang at Chickering Hall last week IN a
duet with S.y. Ferrauti, aud created So tavor- !
able IN impression US to secure IN invitation to |
appear il the concerts to De given by Mmc- |
Esspof, the great Russian pianlstc, aud is also
under engagement to sing in Baltimore in t.
lew days. Big. AlDites has projected concert
II this city lntcr III the season, at Which Miss
Douglas will appear with some Of the best talent
q the country.