, 1877-08-05
DIR. S. G. Pratt's Reception in Lon
don--Musical News at
Home and Abroad.
The Run of ss The Danicheffs -
at Hoo1ey's Theatre
Ended.
"Smike to Be Produced To.
Morrow.--" Seraphine"
at McVicker's.
Eotes of the Green Rooms in New York,
London, and Paris.


THE suMMEK-GARDES CONCERTS.
The most remarkable series OF concerts eyel
given in Chicago closed last evening at the Ex
position Building. Mr. Thomas has always had
mn abiding faith in the musical culture and en-
thusiasm OF Chicago, and now that faith is
more firmly anchored than ever. His letter in
answer to the flattcring offer Of the testimonial
sufficiently expresses that faith on the one hand
md outlines his future plans on the other.
When he said in that letter, " What New YORK
offered refused, and what I wanted could
not hayc,n he said, in other words, s. Chicago is
nv future summer home. can get what
want thcre'' he inauguratci his season here
uurcly as an experiment. The first two weeks,
the exceedingly cold and rainy weather was
ana;nst lin. The fifth week was injurious to
his business owing to the strike excitement,
which paralyzcd MI business His pat
rouace during the other four weeks,
tue enthusiastic appreciation with which
his concerts were greeted, the large audi
snces which attended, and the personal e1-
,,rcssions of sympathy and encouragement from
leading citizens which have literally poured in
upon him, determined his course. The expert
mcnt has been so fur successful that hereafter
he will divide his time, from May to September,
naming In this city through the months OF
July and August We make this statement
upon official authority. It is compliment to
Chicago which Chicago will not be slow to ap-
preciete and recognize. When be returns to
This city next summer he will meet with royal
welcome By this token Chicago regains her
place as musical centre which she lost at the
lime OF the great fire. What New York thinks
~ {171 $o1.o
from the Graphic: evil some expert mathe-
maticinn take piece Of chalk and figure up on
the back door just how much honor New
York rcaps from the achievement Of starving
out .Theodorable Thomas, and compelling him
TO lead Ills trained melody to the West! He
talks Of settling in Chicago-and serves us
right for our musical apathy"
review as matter Of future reference. There
have been in all forty-nine concerts, COM
meucIng June is. OF these there have been
Eight composers nights, five symphony nights,
three request nights, two ballroom nights, one
concert for the benefit Of the St. John sufferers,
ppc commemorative OF the Fourth Of July, one
devoted to the Philadelphia Centennial music,
one repeating the first Chicago programme, one
rs testimonial to himself, and twenty-six with
miscellaneous pr9Eammes; dhe sompossr
Beethoven, Mozart, Wagner, Liszt, Berlioz, and
the Scandinavian, French, and Italian COM
posers. The symphonies which have been pre-
sented are the Rhenish in E fiat, No. 3, of Schu-
aIm Wade" and "Leno-e,' Of Raft; the
Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh. Of Beethoven: the
military and No. l3, in G, Of Haydn; the C
major, No. 9, OF Schubert; and the G major, Of
Mozart-
King has played the First Concerto Of Liszt,
aud the first movement ut the Third Concerto
Of Beethoven; Nine. Rice. the Chopin ronccrto
In E minor; and MIR. Iiebling, the Mendclssohn
sisted ut the st. Johns benefit, in the Centcn-
NAL Music, and in the Choral Fantasia of Bee
thaycn, in which Mr.. Julius Fuchs took the
= ,,,o part. MIR. William Dyhrenfurth and the
Misses Seipp and Cram have played the Mozart
CONCERTO for three pianos; Miss Jennie Busk,
Mr. II. A. Bischotr, and n Laurent Pascal
Lave taken part as vocalsts.
4 pleasant feature Ut these concerts is the
fact that no less than twelve OF the programme
numbers hare been played in chicago this sea-
follows:
3. Two Equacn for Tromboncs - 80. Beethoven
s. Overture to ''lioratius Coclcs" .Mehul
e ;1; Variations op b. -...~.-.-.-.'. h9ssenct
s. bsnee % sir :Konancsca nnmsau xar.
s. Polish National Dances. seharwenka
IL IL Andsatno i and rcherzo Iusa VIII
The detailed numbers played in thcse con-
ccrts, many ct our readers will be glad to pre-
serve for reference. The following is the list:
AunKR.
Overture to Masanielio and Fra Diayolo, over.
.ure Bal MAsQue and selections from Nasanie1-
10. 1. {
Overture Roi d. 1vetot !.
polonaise; purlcsque Carnival Of Venice. =.
NoCCHEn1NI-
Sicilian; Menuet -
Gavotte. J.
vorspiel Lorcley. l.
Trot~ dances Allenandes; slumbcr Song; over
Sc,,e L*Arlcsiennc. l.
BRAHAs.
hungarian Dances l.
chaeonne; prelude, clorale. and fuguc; Paste
'ole from chrsstinas uEatoflo 5.
can,ata Meditation Of Columbia, /.
BEETHOVEN
ruth, sixth. and Seventh Symphonies, AI]crret
10 Eighth. Synphuny. Andante First SymohonT
Ea'fet Music TO lromcthens: Music to Egmout
Romance ING: Sezenauc op. s; Andante Cantab.
n ior tromhones; Leonora oye.tures Nos. 3 nnt
): fidclio overture NJ /: overture Consccratlo1
VI &stt doNSE. overture I0rt0ban. overture in {
tNahcns!cicr): Concerto No. ! In c minor. f1s
movement 20.
RERL1oz.
Ada. and Scherzo from Romeo and Juliet Sym
phoDy; RaEoczky March: overture Francs JUICES
selections from lie Damnation de Faust 1.
CnERCHiS1.
Overture Anacreon; overture Abencetraeen
Introduction third act Mede.. ).
cno11N.
Concerto minor. l.
DoNN11ET1L
Selections from Lucia l.
EIsKE1.
Overture Hunyadi Laxzlr. l.
FLOToN.
Oycrtures to Martha and Stsadc1ta. e
~ FARHAcH.
Coronation March. /
FLIECE.
Fest March. L
GLCCK-
Ballet music to Paris and Helene. ].
ELINKA.
komasinskaya. /
A1n8ri11is- /.
GE1HArp.
Carnival. J..