, 1876-07-23

stLe Nozze di Figaro" {Saturday). -
again postponed to Thursday week.

autumn ut the Grand Opera. The troupe resembles
basket Of apples, half Of which are TOO green
singers OF modern France refuse to submit to tae
passimony and the tyranny Of II. Holanzter; as
to the repertoire, ten operas hare been Rfoaueea
IN period OF eighteen months, and oallet ana
half as well. The only new opera was an IN.
mense and disastrous failure. The new ballet
is silly aud trivial to the last degree. Such
Is the present position OF Of the greatest art
establishments In the world Surely it was hardly
worth while to spend s12 600, 900 on an caiace to
hears any of the great singers OF the day any MORE
because II. fiolanzicr cannot persuade himself to
pas the salaries that they demand. Nilsson did,
her unvarying terms being 81, coo, but her illness
caused the contract to he cancelled. Since have
resided in Paris, now a period Of nearly three
Nilsson, Albani, and Titiens never once. Envy
not Paris the Grand Opera House, oh music-loyers
among the New Yo1kess! for gEeat artistic Is bet
ter than staircase and fine repertoire Is prefer
able to much gliding and many frescoes-
THE R1cH1NGs-BERSARD TROUPE.
The Richings- BERNARD Troupe, US reorganized
for next season, is as follows: Soprano, Airs.
Bernard; alto, Miss Hattie Moore; mezzo-
soprano, Mrs. Drayton; tcnors, Harry Gates
and Pierre Bernard; basso, ]. ]. Benitz. The
repertoire will embrace 1" Bohemian Girl"
q Marriage OF Figaro,'' q a1aritnna," !" Mar
thai, q Fra Diavolo," and Victor Masse's "La
Rcine Topazc."
TIE FIANO WAN A4 Et4ALAOIAK1AAs
The New York 1AaA gives the following YER
sion Of tue piano war now raging at the Cen
tennal Exhibition:
exhibition, and but fonr Judges who are Mr. Julius
Schieln'ayer, Of Vienna; Mr r T. knPka, OF
Germany Mr. Georfe F. Is5stow' the o weltknoWn w
author Of the tune known In hymn books rs FED
eral Street, All Of these gentlemen have hither-
to been supposed to be honorable md likely to
| 1;eeb r hA
they might be appointed But thirty seven OF the
piano exhibitors have discovered that three Of
Schiedmayer, they assert, though great deal
latter. Mr.: Bristow, 1t is declared, is the
nsn T. favor 81 u Tie a'a at4 ao"a m hezass,
While Sir. Oliver. it is insisted. being Boston
mnn, would not dare to return to that city II he
hus yet bccn.saId about Ar. kupkn, but doubtless
discoveries will be made about him, which will
astonish him beycnd measure. Thereupon M these
never never, will submit to an award from such
judges. They all speak at once and pesspire pro-
fuscy, threatening to do the most awful things m
propose Is that each Of the forty exhibitors shall
be allowed to appoint judge, who shall be
obliged to vote for the mannfactuzeE who appoint
cd him. and for other person. By this admlr-
able plan no one will get the prize, and no one
manufacturer can crow over the others. How it
hone tEat there will be no bloodshed, ami that the
judges may return safely to the bosom OF their
families.
Dusseldorf has been visited BY Rubnsteln's
"Tower Of Babel"
The Municipal Council Of Paris encourage
musical composition by grant OF S2,000 in
prizes.
Marie Sass will be the heroine In tia Reine
de Saba " in Paris in the fall.
Rubinstcin made s1a, GOO from his five rcdtals
at St. james, Hah, London
Business has been very bad this summer at
the two London opera-houses-
Belocca's opera season came to grief in 'Frfs-
co after '4hrce performances. Strakosch's new
donna did not create furore
Otrenbach, the musical composer, has two
sisters living in the South,-one in New Or
leans, and one i'll Galveston, Tex.
Mile. IDA Corant, one of the most rapidly
progressing Of English singers, is engaged by
Carl Rosa Tor the ensuing opera campaign.
Lucy Hooper writes that, Of the American
operafic dcbutantcs Of the present London sea-
%son, Miss Abbot alone sang we'll, and gave eVl-
dence Of dramatic talent.
On the occasion Of the first performance at
| Milan Of an opera by II. Del Aquila, entitled
tsIl Conte A1ontecristo,'' the composer was re-
| called twelve times by the enthusiastic audi
| ence-
Mr.. Rud. Aronson, young American must
ciau who is studying in Paris, has had the honor
| OF being represented by one Of his works, a
! tsAfarchc Trionphale,' at concert given by
| Strauss at Berlin.
The London Athe,aun, thus discouzscs about
| Verdi's last opera: s'Aida' is don Carlos ,
and La Forza' still more intensifcd-Signor
Verdi has out-,1eyerbeered Meyerbeer: aida
is, in fact, paraphrasc OF the 'A1r1ca1ne; the
Ethiopian Princess is ,SelAa diluted.''
The Redpath Bureau have the management Of
Gi1mores Band. now more popular than ever.
Mr.. Gilmore has made fortune during the
Centennial season, but he still insists that the
band is just beginning to play, and more people
will hear them next season than ever.
siguor Pa1nlieri has engaged the New York
Academy Of Music for regular season OF
Italian opera, beginning Nov. 6. Verdi's "Don
Carlos' and Gomcz's "Guaranyn will be the
novelties of the season. SgnoT palmlen was
connected with the management OF the San
Carlo, ut Naples, in 1S6s-69.
The american Register Paris Of July says:
*sA1nong other pleasing, if fallacious, hopes for
the future is that OF hearing Mile: Albant in
TIM l. in treaty with this charming artist to re-
placl Mile. Heilbron as creatrix Of Virginia In
the sPaul ct Virginie of n. Afassc. He
thought ut first Of Nine. Nilsson, but that pet
ted and capricious lady was not to be urcd to
Paris on any terms"
'Der EretSchutZ mas Dcen revived Will HstS5-
nificcnt surroundings at the Grand Opera, Parls.
II. sylvia, tenor Of promise, appeared Us nar,
While Agatha found q bright exponent in Mile.
Baux, 81 handsome lady, who sang with much
.care and c1fcct.'' In the last scene is intcrpo-
lated a ballet, Instrumental BY Bcrlioz, whose
admirable rccitations are used throughout The
mise en- scene is declared marvelously fine.
Each set is splendid work OF art, but all the
others ure cast in the shade by the S'Wo1fs
Glen ''-one Of the finest stage effects, according
to the Judgment Of the Paris critics, that has
ever been witnessed at any theatre.
Miss Kellogg's troupe will preserve intact the
admirable business and artistic organization OF
last year. Her company will begin the opera
sedson ut the Philadelphia Academy OF Music
on Oct. 1t. It is expected that this opening en-
gagemcnt will be long and profitable, owing
to the holiday condition Of extravaganza in
which the Quaker City will be found at that
time. EARLY next spring Miss Kellogg aud her
company will visit Sun Francisco, where gold
en- harvest is supposed to be ready for them.
This is the plan as far as decided upon.