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compliment for his nntirns zeul il The Interests II
the Society. The picture Is an elegant ono. nnj
mounted in magnificent frame, and was hcautl-
{nl tribute to this gentiemans usefulness in the
Club:
The well-known and fayorite Hyer troupe Of
colored vocalists will give their musical drama
ttOut OF bondage at Mccormick Hall, on the
1oth' 1t' 11th, and ETH inst, and matinee on The
plantation life. and the close to tie results Of
emancii alton upon the negro, the work nbouud-
ing In negro songs and music Of q general char
meter.
a complimentary concert will be rendered to
Miss Emma Larson on Saturday evening, the 18th
inst, ut the North Side Turner HILL, by the Frcja
and Swedish Singing Societies, a yery dne pro-
gramme has been prepared, and, In addition to the
Societies we havc mentioned. Messrs. Lagergren,
DAILY, and Olson and full band will take part.
''Una yoco POGO ia" and s. The Buried Heart, :"
song BY her teacher. Sig Carozzi
The last soiree Of the Chicago Musical College
for the present season will be given at The First
nature Of . piano recital by Mr. Lfeblins, assisted
BY MIR. FalE and pupils OF the College. Mr.. Lieb-
Ing viii play schumann's Sonata ID G minor, op.
KullaEs :sLut2ow's wild He.i Jugi"; s Selassertt
nroeksde scban..n szs and 5se
Rubinsteins '.Vaise % Caprice" WV Mr: liza FaiS viii viii
Play Llszts fantasic and fugc ''0n the Name OF
Bash." for organ. The ladies who will take part
Jr., and the Misses Ada Somcrs, Carrie Lawson,
md Alice Lansdeu. ~'-''~
The. concert Of the Sixth Presbyterian Choral
Association., which was given on Thursday evening
sisted Of fifty persons under the direction OF Jo-
seph Silsers. The choruses were all we'll rendered,
:nf Wsepers nsd5y Sy
By xe nsy 9 fiom spas' tsass IL
Egypt," By Rossini; ..Fsrewellt to the forest by
Mendelssohn; aud ''Gloria," by Mozart. The
rhiladslphta Quartette, consisting Of Mr. and Mrs.
G. 4. Knorr anl Mr. and Mrs. G. T. r. Knorr,
gave ..of g the ARTS the wind can blaw,' by Hat
ton. The following solos were warmly received:
.'Hearest thou" {Aies May W. Lcstcr), ''Didst
thou thou but know"' &C. 4; knorr), Come. dearest
heart" l; s1iss Martha l G. faFdoe, Maiden and
eyes" tG. T. r. knorr) The Instrumental solo
was the "Rhapsodie Hongroisc'' No. 2, by List
lMiss Mary Wishard). Mr. Alexander Grant acted
srnAKo5cu's NEW opERAr1c VENTURE.
The New York Dramatic News states thnt the
negotiations which have been in progress during
the past few weeks between the Strakosch brothers
sud Adelina Patti, looking to MI appearance Of
that celebrated prima donna here next season, have
come to an end. Patti will not come here until the
season Of 1880. She has already sacrificed $780,
600 in forfeits for failure to keep the contract the
Strakosches have With her. In place Of this, how
ever, Mr. Max strakosch has made engagements
which will prove fully as good. Principal and
foremost among these is the engagement OF Clara
Louise Kellogg, who signed on Monday for
Italian opera. This lady has ceased her connec-
tion with Mr.. C. D. Hess and his English Opera
Company. and will again devote herself to
the Italian repertoire, singing but two or three
works in English, mud being exclusively under the
management OF Mr.. Max Strakosch. She receives
$50, 600 for the season. Next In importance among
these engagements IL that Of Miss Annie Louise
Cary, the wcll-known contralto who has been SO
prominent In st. Petersburg the last two years.
The lady will form part OF the same organization,
but will only sing in 1talian. Mr. Comfy, the basso
singer Of splendid capabilities, especially tor the
Italian; III: Ton carl viii BE- The tePcr @ Of z ths
Cad, G Of Vienna, tie eminent tenor, for
Sone ,s; sef III engagement! S;,o signof T9E ,s
burg, Prussia, Of the ENGLISH The repertoire is to
consist of Lohsngrin, Aida 49, fr9ph .
which is now in its hundredth night in Paris.
aida" will probably be done in English, and
se FoT two tmc M6 ha.
never been equaled here, and he will mount the
others in the same style Of splendo!. The season
viii begin IN September In san Francisco both hsi
company viii then proceed South, not reaching
New York until December, or January, 1873. The
enable the manager to give opera every night in the
week. Mr.. S. Behrens Will be the Musical Di-
rector.
WHEREABOUTS
The Fryer troupe give Wagner Beethoven fes-
tval in New York this week, bringing out Loheu-
grin and Fide1io. Essipolt was in New York last
week, and this week will be In Boston, The Han
del and Haydn festival commences May 49, Ole
Bull is still giving ''posltively farwell" concerts
In Boston. Soldene is In Philadelphia and Oates
In St, Paul. Emma Abbott made her debut in
Boston last Thursday evening jerome hopkins
Thursday evening IN New York. The Berger Fam
lily are In Boston. Theodore Thomas' orchestra
IN t g ana A e. g n9 Ens: s sSa ope IN
evening" evening with Lucia" Miss Marie Stone takes
Miss Kellogs's place.
FOREIGN NOTES.
Liszt will not accompany Wagner to London.
Alhani is studying the role Of Ssnta in 1.-The
Flying Dutchman."
It is asserted that Herr Wagner intends to bring
out his latest opera, tPercival," :" at Monaco next
year.
The losses sustained during the recent un.uc:-
cessful season of Italian opera at the New York
Academy Of Music reached, We learn, SILL
Mr. William Carleton, the eminent baritone OF
the Kellogg Opera Company, has accepted an en-
OF nine months for England with Carl
Rosa, beginning in September
monument in memory Of the late Carl An
schuetz, for many years the musical conductor OF
the Liederkranz, has been erected In Greenwood
Cemetery. The expense was borne By New 1ork
musicians.
RaH has pegpetfated another symphony, his
eighth It is called s'Fruchlings KIaenge -
spring sounds-and was performed recently from
at concert given by the Court orchcs-
ira of Wicsbaden.
Sacred concerts are to be hcnceforth dispensed
with in the English Catholic Church. Catdinal
Manning has isaued PASTORAL directing that no
music taken OF adapted from the theatre. the
opara Of concerts, or which llaa become 1a11llaf
bv secula. usage, shall be sung at mass or bene-
dictiou or used as voluntaries and interlndes Al
bcpctictous all solos are to cease. aud the music
Is to be as congregational as possible
Madame MacMahon sent her own carriage to
fetch Mile. Albani to ball ut the Elysee: A9anl
vas dressed in tule over white faflle. looped up
with roses, and with diamonds IN her hair Round
er ncck she wore the crclet OF diamonds presented
to her ut her benefit. She sang All. Non
Giunge, from - La Sonnambula-" +" and two airs
Irom .tLipda." The Comtesse de Paris and other |
ladies' Of the highest rank pressed forward to be
Introduced to her Next day she received TWO
chraming groups in Scvres biscuit porcelain from
The Elysee with lurge basket Of roses and cheek
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