, 1877-06-17
THE THOMAS CONCEnTh.

THE THOMAS CONCERrs.
We now enter upon tho musical season OF
1877-'75, and Theodore Thomas has tho houor
Of !naugurattng It with s!x-wccks' season OF
au,nmcr-n!Rht concosta at tho Exposition Build
Ing. Tic great auditorium has been completely
transformed fur this occasion, and Its vast spaecs
arc vcrnat with trees, nnl ptants, mil fragrant
with ilowcrs. Viattors will hayo tho option Of q
grind promenade, with fountains, plants, md
erurgrcens, a conccrt-room capable of seating
5000 pcoplu for tho tn0ry nusscaIly Inclined, tho
conservatory elegantly act with oycrgrecns, tho
outdoor PARK asrayed IN t!ower.bcds with tables
and chairs, wtcso music anI refreshments may
be mingled, and tho gallery, which
has been tastctuly divided into
private boxes. Tho orchestra will hayo
stanl at the south end Of thu building, Afty
feet by thirty, anil elevated three and ouc-half
feet abovo the floor. What With tho best Of re-
frcshmcnts. wltdorucas OF beautiful flowers,
piants, md evcrgrscns, flowing fountains,
mounds OF ycrduro and fragrance, tho exquisite
adornmcnt OF tho galleries, popular music,
popular prices, and tho finest band In tho
country, II not Ia tho world, tho summer nights
tan lo very pleasantly worried away In this
summer garlcn. 1t Is duo 10 Ncssrs. Carpenter
g. Sheldon to say that they have done everything
in their power to mako tho public comfortable
and to furnish them with tho most dellghfni
summer couccrta. The opening programme Is
a good sample Of those to follow. It Il "a fol-
lows;
Overture, "La 0azza Ladra ".......,..,... .Rossipi
ballet mu'le ''Kotns lo Saba uo,int,i
Hhapsod'' hohsfo'se, No: ,:i:....."... ...L'sst
Overture. "Egmont Beethoven
Msrch MhtTr Tenno. symphony Leonore. ........ Rair
Selections, atst act "Lohengra" II. ......... Wagner
Inflammation.
sstsasae taaspted ia.ofshc;t1ij, ~ Thco f''''"
Waltz. ''l!!usttationen" .strarss
coronation March. h.'...."............. ...farbach
There hare boen many people In this city who
have complalned IN season aud out Of SEASON ot
tho severity OF Mr.. Thomas' programmes, and
hayr Looked upun It - personal sltght that ho
has played 10 mulch classical music. Now here
is . programme oscrrann!ng With waltxcs,
lightest attl most tinkltltg description, and n
fair sample Of what is to follow. To hear It
costa 70 and 90 cents hr. Thomas hus mado
az itnmence concession. Tho Hrst programme
wht;h he piayc.i tn this c'ty was not 50 "popu-
Ia" as the above. Now lst us sec tt thcsa peo-
pic are really In earnest. Dir. Thutnas has aU-
peslcsl strictly to the grumbIers.
THE HsnaHRr MUSICAL svENsNo.
The last Of the enjoyable musiea! evenings at
Nershey Hall was given on Friday evening with
ono Ut tho brfefest and best programmes ever
offered at chamber concert In this city, Tho
storm intetfcrel to prevent a large attendance,
and also did its beat TO interfere with the per-
foFmancc, but tho concart was nevertheless
thoroughly enjoyable, Tho ihstr,ltuen num-
bess were Iiumnlcl'a trio In E, op. 90, for plane,
violin, md 'cc1lo, and tho groatc.t Of all tho
Beethoven trIos. the Dat, op. 97, for tlle sa,ne
Instruments, both trioa being intgFpsctcd by
hcssTs, Eddy, Lcwls. mud EirhGcln. Will, tho
exception that tho weather played havoc with
NJ. l:cwis' yiul.n. keeping bin out Of tunu In
thu llun1nlcl trio ara DEMONSTRATING stop to re-
as,re was feEy enjoyable. The lltitn,nel Tsio Is
very brilliant Ia IT, settinR, especially ior this
pia!lo, AMI tbs Presto movement aHTeeably
lneloltous aud taking. The Erau,l Old bcptfi-
oven Trio, With tes exquisite cantalle. after tho
Ec-start was given ln au excellent MANNER.
Thc vucal lumber was tho ryclus Vi eehuman,l's =
songs known ~ the Aspanlscl,ra Lfcderzpscl,'
which llas meyer beuh gtren lcre befoFc. Tic
tunas selected BY scluInann Hr0 taken from
aru ten in humber. The te6tL, tho sung ufthe
Cohttabaulist, set Tor barituue, Is really an aI,
peullx. au1 as It Aaa little Or no connection with
tue othcr niue, It was omitted Oh thl$ p&raslop.
tbs j13t number, "Enstu Bcge4uuBg't (t'firsk
hteetang "a, Is . duct for soprano aud alto; tho
aecolld, "lpterblcxzon sort of seteuaalc, q solo
for tenor; tho third, "Llebesgran u c.l.oyc's
tirief"h duet foF soprano and sltos tho fourth,
,n'ss''ssy :,.I aaaEtst tn teSf9 t%s; ths 4;
SoestaS1u,s conteaS s0s topes seysat sa!a