, 1876-10-15

hurls Phdeton from the chariot In this part the
music is exceedingly expressive. One can almost
see the unhappy noy falling turning over and over
minor Of rather reflective character, mourning
the sad result Of his 1ashness, concludes the work.
OF bright ideas, and belongs 10 the same school as
this composers 'Rouet d'Omphalc. -
VISIT NENDELssouN's HOUSE.
The Rev. H. r Haweis has visited Men
deIssohn's home at Leipsic, and thus refers to
his visit:
The memorial tablet mentioned by Bredeker,
he says, was gone, and with some trouble found
Renter who now lives there, ut once left his Office
in the yard and took me into the rooms where so
much Of the loveliest music nv was conceived and nd
nine rooms NIL belonged to Felix Mendelssohn.
Mr. Reuter- showed me the large reception
room and then took me into the sitting.roo and
bed room. in which last the composer died. It ia
little room, and those who remember the account
OF his death, and the number OF people who seem
to have been in and out Of the room, can see At
glance how natural this swas-supposlng the sitting
room adjoining to have been full Of friends. The
courtyard, now used Tor bales Of merchandise.
and paved vas E ga%e1 % IN n 4S e
almost in two rooms; because of the quiet Of the
place, The Renters have had the fabric restored
aad so et M + ne bnp e Is hsts
aud commerce Of Lcipsic has enormously Increased
since 1847 and in more senses than one the place
knoWa him no more
MUSICAL NOTES.
Felicien David is to have monument.
Muzio is to conduct Italian opera in Paris.
Mile Albani is taking holiday in Scotland.
Negotiations to induce List to visit England
have failed.
Mrs. Oates now calls her company the Alice
Oates Troupe.
Mile. de Belocca, It is thought, will soon re-
turn to Europe.
Rubinstei1 will take Nine. EssipofT's place at
the London Monday Popular Concerts"
Nine. Nillson will sing In Ambrose Thomas
ssHamlet" at the Grand Opera, Vienna, this
winter.
The Mendelssohn Quintet Club, with Miss
Humphreys as vocalist, has started on concert
tour in New York State.
Gilmore has been playing an overture and
polka by Suppe, new to this country. with the
remarkable title Of " Ten Daughters and No
Husband.''
Miss Marie Strong is acting as ayant-coureur
for Mile. Rosa D'Erina, in her concert-tour
through the country, owing to an accident be-
falling manager MacCourt Plucky little
women!
"Queen 1ndigo,'' an opera bouffe BY johann
Strauss, which was performed with decided sue
cess in Paris, last season, will probably be
brought oct by Mile, Aimee Mt the Philadelphia
Academy Of Music next week.
Several members Of the Thomas Orchestra
Messrs. Eller, Arnold, II. Kayser, Reuter-,
S.hnitz. Rhcineccjus. md Uthof. have formed
themselves into m association called the Mozart
Club. and viii give concerts Of chamber music
dnrinr the coming winter. They nnmber am ,nr
them some of the best soloists in the orchestra
ine bay 1sal,.oooh1 peaun9ths ~ tne estaae
OF me late e1-Mayer nautLleni " bosto4, was
SOLD by auction 10 oyaney D. hy4er' frovl-
oence bookseller, ior 2I,u:o; Inc oooS was ~
mahogany case, llneu WIN s1h, anu WIS 0nls
taken OUT Ior minute Ut s"o ~ tue aoct1on
eer, ~. Leo4!u nsea, auu ~ oae e1oa mns ~
second of s50o. followed bv q third Of SG0l
The bids ranilly succeeGcd each other to S70O,
$500, $500, Sl,Ob, and then there was little
na1,sc M RYDER bIf RI. .025. a[r. Leonard.
aaftar waiting n minnie for nnothpn hid knocked
# ~ to NIr RYDER and If was handed to him.
mho1 he md onot},ar oont,nrnon laft rha roon
r. transact th, necessary financial h1,siness
The a. hno- is of sornr An nopcs The nores hcing
civ ana savcn-e;ghths inrhes 1onr hr fonr and 4,
i,aIf inches vida: It was nrinted al Carnbridre.
Mass, in lG40, and is said to have been the fist
honl5 nrinted IN The british American Colonies.
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The New York tribune says OF the swedish
Ladies' Quartet OF singers VINO nave recently
come to this country: "Ine che1 features OF
interest we're the nrst Per1ormance IN inns conn-
try OF tne S"edlsn LADIES' Qnaftet ana inc ae-
but OF Miss AdeAne hcnafd; as 70 Tue guar
tet, SO long as u conhnes llse4l 70 Tue perlolnl
ance ol us hatlo1M ulusic ~ VIII NC !4telestlhs
richer in characteristic or attractive . melodies