, 1877-09-02


Dr.. w. ". Ercrts' pas1orate OF this church.
| Mr.. c. E. R. Mueller eontemp1ases series OF
piano recitals this season, also the organization
! Of piano class IN the University Of Chicago.
| The active members OF the Choral Uniou gave
social reunion last Tuesday evening at the
New Jerusalem Church, in the West Division.
Signor Farini and some OF his best pupils
! will appear in Bloomington and Joliet at an
| early day In selections from I'll Trovatore IL
and" Puritane."
Mr.. s. Liebling, the pianist, aud brother OF
| Mr.. Emil Liebling, the Chicago pianist, has been
appointed one OF the Faculty in Julius Eich-
berg's Music School, Boston.
| Mrs e. D. Darlington, the wel1known and
very popular soprano, has returned to Chicago,
for church choir in which position sho has had
] long and successful experience. Her residence
! is at 337 West Monroe street.
| It Is not Mr.. C. E. r, Mueller, the organist,
Who is going to Europe, as Was stated in last
| Sundays TRIBUNE, but Mr.. i. 0. Mueller his
brother, who is engaged in Bauers MUSHROOMS.
| he will BIZ absent for some time and devote
himself to the study Of music at Vienna and
Stuttgardt.
| L private letter from Cincinnati states that
! Mr. Thomas has had such success that he will
| continnc his concerts in that city until Sept. 5.
On the 10th, testimonial concert will be ten
dercd hin. After that time Two concerts will
be given in Cleveland, and then the orchestra
will return to New York.
The Normal Musical Institute, held at Plyfn-
outh, Ind, under the direction OF Mr. s. W.
Straub, closed its session with three concerts in
the Centennial Opera-House, Aug. s, 9, und 10.
Choruses from the Creation, +" Messiah" and
Ell" and solos Of Acndelssohn, Schumanu,
Wagner, aud the popular composers, we're sung
irs fr,,1 arf3 1rot
given by Air. c. 4. Hayens aud his pupils; the
vocal solos by Mr.. ". F. Werschkul, baritone,
Ar. aud Mrs. Straub, Mr.. F. c. Walker, Of New
York, and his pupils. Mr. Hayens will receive
pupils in this city after Sept. l.
Carl Wolfsohn, Of this city, has been spend
ing some days with musical acquaintances at
Bordentown, n j., and while there gave seven
chamber concerts of very choice music, the pro-
granlmes Of which included among the new
music Faporanik's trio in 6 minor, for piano,
violin, aud cello; Khcinbcrger's sonata in G
major for piano and cello; Rats quartettes In
piano and viola; Scnotk's quartette, for piano
and strings, in 6 major; kiels trio in A major;
Rnbinsteins trio in B fat major; Goldmark's
sonata, for piano and violin; Brahms quartette
in c major, tor piano and Strings; Volkmann's
trio in B fiat minor; aud Rubinstein's trio in 4
minor.
THE RED-srocKNG MARCH.
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports the perform
ance of Saint Saens' "Danse Macabre," from a
basc-ball point Of vicw, as follows:
The piece de resistance Of the evening ut The
Thomas Concert was tue ''Red Stocking Trlumphal
The piece opened with Theodore Thomas ut the
battony He struck straight to the first base man,
and was considerably put out By 4 sharp. 1t WAS
q well played game. anu was frequently applauded
The iuie carried off the honors IN the *.cfd, while
the base drum excelled at the bat. nA.> ny oase
hit every time it struck. The difficult curves Of
%j.n
", and It WAS not until ncar the end OF the ninth
inning that the ke1tledruui got onto them with
any success. The outnclding Of the piccolo man
was Il little 1oosc, nnd he mu1lcd one Or two easy
notes which he should have caught. The base
running OF the xyiophonc was very generally adj
mirca. The snare drum made home run on a
plate amid the taunders Of the populace. The way
The bassoon picked up low notes and telded them
to the corncr is very seldom excellcd. One OF the
the oboe Of rcd-hot liner from the but Of snare
drum, which was felded to clarionct quickly
that the French horn was caught mapping, and thc
ciat sutnmaey: Errors 10; base -lddIes. .; earned
applause. 5; base on callcd notes, !; nigh pitches
piceolo, 2; passed aliesrctto scllerzando, 8.
MUSICAL NOTES.
Nilsson will begin an English provincial tour
next mouth.
Sig. Campanini has signed for the autumn
season at Breschia.
Capoul has had a dattering offer to become
first tenor Of the Paris Grand Opera
Nine. Materna has renewed her engagement
ut the Imperial Opera-House, Vienna, for six
years.
Nine. Ethclka Gerstcr-Gardina has accepted
an engagement for the winter season at Tie
Paris italian Opera.
Miss Sadie Foster, an American contralto, is
announced among the engagements Of >1r.
Sttakosch for the opera this season.
No less than II ,075 people attended the Sims
Reryes benrtit. Tickets we're sold at popular
prices. and the receipts wore only few shilIings
short OF FL $40. THE receipts we're over II, LOO.
The London xtt1emsuna Of tho 11th inst thinks
that from Mr. Mapleson the impresario's cWn
showing the prospect Of finishing the new Gr,nd
Opera-House on the Thames embankment is
very remote.
The Allen-Cayvan company is now complete,
With Mrs. f: 4. Humphrey-Allen. soprano;
Miss Georeie E. cayyan, reader; Car JASPER,
Strauss, pianist.
Patti, Albani, and Thabcrg had benefits in
the same week at Coycut Garden, London, and
chose respectively lHargherita in "Faust,"
Lucia IN Lucia di Lammcrnoor," and Hrs.
Ford in the Merry Wives OF Windsor"
1t is now stated that the health OF Mile
Ticticns is anything but reassurlnE, and that
the necessity OF another operation Is appreheDd-
cd, Her appearance at the festivals at Glouccs-
ter and Leeds month or SO hence is, under the
circumstances, out Of the question; and Nile
Albani has been engaged to sing at those two
musical festivals in her place.
Nicolinl, the tenor, who is the cause OF
PATHS separation from her husband Was the
son Of an inll-kceper named Nicholas at st.
Ma4o, in Brittany, and would have succeeded to
the business, but commercial traveller from
the father to send him to Paris to pursue his
musical studies. There nc became a great sing
cr, ioncd the Italian Opera, claiming his name
to Nfcolin and won from the Marquis dc Gaux
the affections of bis wife.
The Revue ct Gazette Musicale gives some in !
tcrestins particulars concerning the dates OF cs-
taflishment OF various musical "Conscrya~
toircs The most ancient Of these Is stated to be
the Musical College ut Palermo, founded in 1147.
The next in order OF date are: The Cou5crva-
torres Of Pars {7o5), the Liceo Of Bologna(l!9S),
The Conservatives Of Naples IlS06, Milan tl50S},
Prague uslO), Parma QS25), Madrid, (lS3D,
Buisscls lS5s}, Leipzig {1S43) Berlin t1S50>, |
Cologne {1S5o), tic Musical Institute OF Flor
cncc (ioundcd 1860, opened 1869, the Conacrya-
torres OF St. Petersburg (1S62) and Moscow ilSG6(.
or schools have been more re-
.eutIy founded at Vienna, Warsaw, Bucnos !
Ayrcs, and Rome; and the Licco Narcotic at
Venice Is still in course OF formation t
Promises Of new operas in France AMI Bel |
rium arc numerous. There will be "Nero.'' at
The Italian Opcra-House in Paris. by Herr !
|{ubjnstciu, and '>Francoisc dc Rimini,'' at the
Grand Opera, By II. Ambrose Thomas, while
~ Saint-Saens will be in the field at Lyons IN !
.a.,1 .,o,+,,,Ior npnra IS E+icnuc MARCEL u |