, 1877-01-07
THE HERSHEY MUSIC-HALL.
A New, Cosy, Complete, and Beautiful
Coucert-Hall to Be Opened in
the Heart Of the City.
Subsidiary to That Admirable Institute, "rhe
Rershey School Of Ausital Art n--The
Advantages Which Its Students
viii Enjoy.

The time has come when Chicago, great IT
population and material resources, should seek
steady progress in the field Of esthetic culture
Whatever tends intelligentiv and systematicall,
in that direction Is worthy OF all encourage
ment, and it is with pleasure that Tue TRIBUNE
chronicles the enterprise Of
1.-THE HERSHEY SCHOOL OF MUSICAL ART,n
which has been established here some time, and
has taken steps not only to extend its field o.
usefulness In the immediate work Of educating
pupils, but also to give to music 4,
this city local habitation, 4 recog
nized centre. For the encouragement,
OF its pupils and the accommodation
Of its patrons, music hall has been quietly
built, and Is now almost complete, furnishing
just such place as has long been wanted for
chamber concerts, scientific lectures, etc. It is
situated on the old Dearborn School lot, in the
rear Of Nos. 33, S., and s. Madison street
+ {Crystal Block, opposite McVicker's Thcatre),
the Madison street entrance, when completed,
to be distinguished with n handsome portico.
The hall is On the second foor, and is reached
BY single flight Of stairs. For additional
safety there is an exit to the wide court in the
rear BY commolious stairway: The stage oc-
wide and IS feet deep. III the centre OF
it is to stand fine three-manual
concert-organ, bnilt BY johnson g. Son. Of West
field, Mass. This is expected to arrive about
Jan. H. and then ne shall speak OF 1t more fully.
The hall is seated with eane-seat chairs. In
the east end is the gallery, holding about 200.
Under the gallery are part Of the teaching
rooms Of the Hershey School Of Musical Art,
for whose use this convenient aud well-appoint-
ed hall has been built. On the stage stands one
magnificent instrument. The Schoul also pos
sesses another grand aud three cabinet granls
(targest size uprghts), also Of tile same make,
Us well as other piunos for practice.
THE VENTILATION or THE HALL
aud heating are believed to excel anything of
the kind heretofore attempted in Chicago. BY
tneans of the Ruttan system, provision is made
for the Introduction OF over 1900 cubic feet OF
properly-heated mir per minute, ana the with
drawal of an equal amount Of the air already
vitiated BY use. Such hall, small, cosy, GEN.
trally located (exact1y in the focus of all the
horse-car lines), Is in every way more desirable
place for concerts and fine lectures than 1arge
rooms holding SO many people rs to bc danger
GUS in case Of panic, aud IN consequence OF
their soa size too afgs to for m ms"gS H. rGfss H1
shey Hall is seated for 500
This admirable concert-room has been erected
expressly for the use Of the Hershey School Of
Musical Art, which, although only one year old,
has already attained high reputation and COM
mandug position. The
FACULTY OF THIS SCHOOL
Is unusually strong, and will compare taVorably
with that OF any music school III this country,
or indeed In the world. At the head stands as
General Director the name OF Mr.. II. Clarence
only great orgauist, but also a fine classical
pianist anu master Of couuterpont and music
al theory. OF ull these Mr. Eddy is a thorough
and conscientious teachcr. Haupt, OF Berlin
{thc greatest teacher Of the organ now 1ivng),
speaks OF Afr. Eddy as one of the foremost Or
gan virtuosi in the world, and considers him bis
best American pupil. As the list includes
Thayer, Puiue aud s. 2. Wurren, Mr.. Eddy's po-
sition is clearly defined.
Next on the list zones the name OF Mr. ". s.
B. Mathews, Vice-Dircctor, widely known
throughout the United States rs writer on
musical subjects, CRITIC, and teacher Of the
piano, organ, and theory Mr.. Mathews makes
no pretcntfons in the line Of public perform
ance, but his extensive teaching experience, his
musical scholarship, and especially his analytic
tea-hcr, and fully justify William Mason in
speaking Of him as "one OF the best teachers
he ever kncW.n
At the head Of the vocal department stands
Of the school, which is the realization Of long
cherished plan of hers. Mrs. Hershey has not
only made thorough studies In singing iu this
country, but has also spe:t three yeurs' studyin
Berlin, and number Of years in Milan and Lon
don. She has thus thoroughly possessed herself
-
as represented By the writings Of Schubert, Schu-
mann, and Robert Franz; the italian school as
Illustrated IN the operatlc works OF Rossini,
Donizettf, Bellini, Verdi, ETC.; and the
English ballad and oratorio school. which Is
the proper foundation Tor popular singing IN
English, whether for the concert-room, the
church, Or the pratorio. In addition to these
extended studies III her own department, Mrs.
Hershey has studied the piano extensively with
Jean Vogt anu kullak IN Bcrih), and also the
theory OF music, while, in the matter Of lam
guages, she not only speaks French, German,
aud Italian, but has thoroughly studied the
mastcr-work in the literatures Of those tongues
We mention these things because they serve to
Indicate her high idea Of education: Mrs. Her
shey is an excellent teacher, and, although she
has not been long enough here to fully form
good singers, several OF her pupils have already
attracted the most favorable notice Of conEois-
seurs.
The fullness With which ne have spoken OF
the Directors precludcs an extended notice OF
the other members Of the Faculty, though sew
cral Of them richly deserve it. The list In
cludes such wel-known names as Miss Ella A.
White, Mrs. Clara Won klcnze, Mr.. Frank 7.
Baird, Mrs. Christine Nelson, Miss Freer, AF.
William Lewis, Prof. Eugene yon k1enze, etc.
The talented young pianiste, Miss Bertha |
Burge, graduate Of the Leipzig Conservatory,
md private pupil Of Reineeke, mas also been |
WITHIN AIS lev % days arrangements e naFe r. oeeh
ins,7;saI aos, ,nnstaE ~ fto1ion sine;n9 hos hs-
:ome connected with the school. signor Car