, 1877-02-04

further upon them here, on could not he'll
| being struck with the greatbcauty Of certai
girls OF what might almt be termed til
| peasant class, evidently o late importation
from the rural districts, compared wifi
guinea seats and boxes l 81 well aware thu
every allowance should be ndc for the fact TIM
but few people of high ran!1rcrc supposed t
| be at that time Ia London-still, I hare sitlct
seen some confirmation Of t. contrast in place;
where there could be no debt Of the presence
| OF genuine aristocracy. II beauty remarked
upon above seems to mcof a marked AMI
strictly English type, aud famore characteristic.
of the nation, i'll the sense That it is founil mn
where else, than the statuesue haudsomeuess-
I may be allowed the only urd which seems te
express it-ot the higher osscs- These rustic
boys or young clerks ron the city, or,
sometimes, two by two, anl In hand, had
round or oval fuces, with omplcxions which
can compare only to dep-heartcd summer
roses, poppies, tulips, olcale:s, and other tri-
unps Of Natures skill; he beauty lay in the
Us the colors,-white as th'mllk of Devonshire,
or the inside OF cocoanutard all the erajla-
tions were finely mat1e,-a:tfey will not be five
years hence; for need nc sly that this is not
beauty which looks bes when full-blowu.
Then, the eyes were dark AID soft as those
the effect Of black. E,ou add to this,
| white teeth, well-for1rG and not too
| large; abundant hair Of .rch black or brown,
and an expression Of great j2yousness, seeming
! to proceed from superatlIuance OF health api
vigor-you make what sens to me very at
| tractive ensemble; aud we'll upon it here. be-
cause in all large assemblies Of the better
class, so far, my eyes tie for the sight of d
| beautiful girIish face, e,-srl flowers Us YOU NAV
see blooming all over aAmerican lecture or
| concert-room. But this q long way from the
| Coyent Garden Promenade Concerts. II saw
that the conductor was dgnor Artiiti, who Is
| there in Chicago who hW danced past many
midnight to the tun-tutbf ssIl Baccio,n who
will not feel that he Is acquainted with hi.nl
AED1r
Arditi is dapper little slow, slightly bald,
plump as to outline. and bval in expression
heart, aud to be able to cnluct them without
notes. His school in musiis evidently of tie
old, pleasant, jingling sortthe tumty-tun-tun-
ty Of Bellini and Donizettl But the inroads Of
the "music of the futui " upon public favor
have compelled him to mac some concessions
Covent Garden OF Wagrr Nights" in which
tho first half ol tho cycnn was given up to the
works OF that cxacting inter. To thesc even
fugs camc the Germans, t. enthusiastic Young
disciples who carry in thci coat-pockcts i six
penny bust Of their idol, nj all the great thrope
beauty into:- One must u1ter In order to be
fashionable For I knd no composer who
appcars to such disadvantage as Wagner repre-
sentcd BY detached frag'rnts to miscclane-
GUS audience by u fair, Ut not superior, prcbes-
tr,l% And what musical rlor, however great.
can support the ovcrturcp " "Tannhauser'' With
two selections from the inc opera, two from
tho "Afcistersnger," * scenes from ssDje
Walkure," one from "Ihengrin,'' the funeral
march Of !" "siegfried,:'' na the march OF ' HUI
digung, g,''-performett in lcccssion, without nn
interval, and without sccic accessories. have
had my nights Of raptureVer 'Lohcngrin "aul
Is Der Ring des Nibclunen," and am generally
classeu among the mo, fanatic OF Wagner
ties, but | confess ant when the last
great crash Of the hrasses. in .'Huldi-
OF nothipg so appropri:e as: "silence Ike a
poultice comes, to hcalthc blows Of sounl''
Perhaps nothing was quiz so a,ausing as Arditl
himself during Par. I. o the programme, which
was that devoted to Wancr. The smooth fore
head was knitted andWrnkled with the ID
of one who prepares fon good straIn; he rose
on tip-toe and shook Iii baton furiously at the
violins; he nude !: spamodic dash towards the
big drums, hc gcstialatcd tiercely at the
brlsses; great drops perspiratiou stood on
his brow, and tho orchetrl wore the look which
When Part l. was 'ger he flung himself !
into chair and moped his face assidu-
ously, relaxing curys Of deep relief aud !
satisfaction stole all Ger his portly little fig
ure., With what joyns alacrity he sprans 10
,s dssf IN paTs ILL., ~ BEGAN tie grand Sc
the notes before him e beamed serenely on his !
orchestra, gently swging to the right and left !
like dreamy wnltzcr nodding mild approval; |
meanwhile his batu like musical stick, ca |
reered with graccfu,precision through familiar |
spaces. Tho March t Siegfricd which has been |
la1ning1y advertised before each delivery, is, in
ny opinion, thriilingand sublime III many OF its /
effects, il heard Ill Ill immense hall or in the |
open air; but for atl ordinary au~
iicncc-roon1 the orchcstration Is entire
PRODUCES upon SENSITIVE ORGANIZATIONS POSITIVE
ceiling Of discomfort in the region Of the brain,
the effect perhaps Of oTcrstrainip!5 and con |
ussion. There is il London society leyoting
tself in special way to the production OF /
Fagncr's music, here i: may be heard fur
'tlcrwisc than as havc described it above,
description Of whoe performances might be in
ercstlrg to some raiders OF THE TRIBUNE.
CLASSICAL MUSIC.
With the approah Of the holiday season, be- !
ins that Of the tp great societies for TIE pro-
uction OF classial music; These arc the
iall Choral Societ in their new and beautiful
ulding. The frs is BY far the elder, and re-
arlcd until latcl,as facile princcps. The con-
uctor is Sir Michael Costa, knighted
Ut HIS IEUSleu SEflccS,-lODg TIE instruct |
r OF the Royal faaily. Exeter Hall, which in
american ears connects itself with anttslayery
aeetings aud religious conferences, is by no
lcans i model audience chamber. 1t IS so
road in proportin to it's length that, seated in
be gallery, one fcls almost as II he we're flung
pon the ithmens chorus and orchestra. The
CLING, too, seems tomc cdispEoportionatcly low.
ut the greatest lefcct OF Exeter Hall IS its very
adequate arrangements for egrcss. Coming |
ON the 1allery'ou are obliged to wind around |
small, narrow crooked staircase; hallway |
own the stream Of people descending slowly
nd with diifialty is met by counter
1rrcnt from low door on the |
1T, whence + part OF the auditorium |
scharses itself In case Of fire or panic it is
most inconceiublc that there stoull not be q /
Frightened mass Of people tightly |
edged Into t}hnarrow space, and killing each
her By unavoidable pressure. Since tic Brook
n disaster thelttcntion Of the Lord Chamber
in has been ca}cd to this, anu to the necessity
compelling the management OF the Hall to
instruct brod means Of descent from the
l1ery; but whthcr anything will be done until !
me great ealznity enforces Its lesson, il doubt
i after all. 1hert Hail, on the other hand, is
large, neutrality-suspicious. building, OF
duced Coiicum shape; it stands op- !
'site Hyde Park, facing the A. !
rt Memorial ,emple aud statue, The interior ,,
D perfect auDhitheatre, and is terminated bv ! !
encirvling gallery opening By large arches
ION the auditorium. There are one or two ! +
ws OF seats,t the front, but the greater part Il
the gallcrys occupied by proncnadars, who +
orc about ifthe intervals Of the performance, ;
d perhaps visit the refrcshment-rooms =