, 1877-08-05


Guctiors at the matinee last Monday, ut ~ sariey
street, by permission OF Mrs. Mosell Mackenzie,
we're ca!cuacd to mprese his hearers Ttfh D. n PEE %
regretted that he hnd not the advantage OF ~ VI
chestsa, and WIS unable to let US hear the sym.
1tsony and Overture, which the Berlin critics hasc
prniscd and which won for him the good opinion
cF Dr. List whose sincerity tn ait matters 10 pro-
verbal. Mr. Pratt confined his pianofortc compo,,
t s:Dreata "a Wanderinss IL % NJ ~ a Pnrapirase and the
second Melody The diversity Of style in these two
solos wis remarkable, TO: il in the Drea:l hearers
were reminded Of Chopin and Of List there was az an
antique: form about tne Melody which savorcd ol
1ln7dcs sclool, hot that there WINS the slightest
Scx 1n he
for the restessness OF the Grctf'
er, indicated IN brilliant. oracu'a Ea*saSes, was
there catne forth simpe tune, scem,nsly ol
Scutch origin. treated with scnsibity and refine
mcnt; tue afr. which ls Amcriean was tils Va s'!
other day u. tic Royal Albert Hall; ana tins
melody sung rather than played on the panotort".
go delicate was The manlp'lation ~ inerSosga ,tSfs
concclt,: fanclful. and poetic ~. riat1 per-
formed also two q ch"pns worEs, E; herfense f use
sprtcs. j. one OF DR.. Liszt's most original and
Snowy, put intricate pieces
The artists who assisted Mr.. Pratt on this
occasion were Miss Freeman, Miss Blanche
Tucker: Mr. Carlos florentine, MIR. IEorleY,
and Signor Fo!i.-all Americans. Sir julius
Benedict was the accompanlst.
LOCAL M1scHLLANT.
i Musical Convention is to be held at Clear
Lake, IT,, Aug, 7--13. Prof. S. Wesley Martin,
OF Chic. 20, we'll known as conductor OF con-
yentiol,s will conduct the festival, and, II
the musical talent IRON the Northwest is repre-
scntcd, there as is expected the programme of
tile closing concert will contain some OF the
best MUSIC ever heard in Iowa All the Leading
singers and musicians Of Iowa arc expected, and
q permanent . Musical Association o1 the North
west - is 10 be organized.
The tier1nania At;cnnerchor, assisted by the
Great Western Light Guard Band, will give Il
sumtne.-night's festival next Wednesday at
Lincoln; Pavilion. The programme Is as tol-
lows: Festival March, by Mcnzcl; Overture,
Morning, Noon, and Evening"" BY suppc;
Lie tw::lt2}, by strauss; "Good Morning, We'll
liepener" {nlale guartctte( by Abt; Air from
"Falst:t!T" stro.nbonc SOLO by Mr. Braun, by
Dalfc; ':.Oss,an'' tAl;cnnerchor|, by Beschnitt.
Kaiser Wilhelm March. by Schmoll; On the
Open saa (NInnnerchor), by Mochring; Faust
Potpoufr, by Counod.
The Hershey Afusic-school has made IN un-
usually valuable acquisition to its Faculty in
MIR. Frederick Grant Gleason, OF Hartford,
Conn.,, 'nc uf the bcst-trancd musicians i'll this
country. Mr. Gleason studied four years in lcip-
zig and Berlin with Mosrllclcs, Lobe, Richter,
Haupt, Weitzlnau, and Locschllorn. HIS coni-
POSITIONS number some very mcrltorious songs,
q soou many church contributions, d trio for
piano, violin, anu 'cello, and finally an opera.
the overture and cntr'actes M OF winch
t1.l III New. York next season. His tastes
have led lin; particularly into the intricaccs of
countcrpoint, and he is j master Of orchestra.
tion. tie will also teach the piano, ORGAN, and
theory. Besides all thus he is i graceful writer
on musical AID other subjects, and his profound
musical studies give him an cnvablc ability as
Il musical critic. The school is TO be congratu-
lated u1jon having obtained the services Of such
an accomplished musician and teacher.
MUSICAL NOTES.
Nine. Annette Essipofr has returned to St.
Petersburg.
Frau Amaltc joachim, the wife of the great
yiolinist, is lying dangerously i'll,
sLa Tsieaue,'' by Johann Strauss will not be
reprcsc nte d at the Paris Renaissance until the
latter ll:.lf Of October.
It is announced that on the production of
Rubinstain's ,.'Ncro' at the Theatre-ltalicn,
Paris. the principal parts will be sung by alllc.
Albani and Sianor Tanlbcrlik.
Mile. Ilcbron is definitely engaged at tho
Theatre Lyyiguc, Paris, where she is to create
this wi;l;er the leadiug character in a grand
serious opera by Oifcnbach, entitled "hoE-
mans Tales."
Dc Viyo took concert company to Long
evening. Brignoli ate too much macaroni, was
taken slr}. and broke up the concert, SO TINT it
did not take place.
n. Masscnct is busy with the composition Of
all opera in tive acts, for which Al. Gallet has
furnished the lil,retto. The subject is taken
from tho history of King Robert the Pioue,
whose marriage with his cousin led to his cx-
communication.
Tie Paris i.yriquc will give new opera BY
Ambrose Thomas, the composer OF = Hamlet
entitled ''Psycle." aud a work by new cplu-
poscr, the Marquis a'1yrv, OIL the oft-trcatcd
theme OF Romeo and Juliet" which IS to be
called 1.-THE Lovers Of Ecrona.'
The musical world will learn with interest that
M- Flott,w is just completing new opera. en-
titled 1.-THE Musicians of which Mozart is the
hero. II, Flotow has worked on n German
libretto. The composer of y Martha " Is also
writing an Italian opera, entitled ''Sacountala-"
-Chyir.
at the close of the present concert season at
Gilmorc:s Garden Mr.. Gilmore Will take his
band through the provinces for farewell tour .
Of America, He is now making active prcpara-
ton for his appearance in Paris at the opening
If the Exhibition. The enterprise will he his
own in conjunction with the members Of the
band.
Herr Daniel Spitzer. 9 musical reporter Of
Vienna, mas published sixteen letters from tticll
ard Wagner to Miss Bertha H, Il Vienna
rnau1ntl- -1nakcr, who, having been unable to get
o,,r cent from the composer, has sod his auto
graphs tn procure soe money III return for ner
merchandise! Paris, ana, indeed, NIL Europe,
are making very merry over these letters.
The announcement made ii, dispatch from
London to Il Paris paper that II. Strakosch had
signed 4 contract with Atlelina Patti to sing In
concerts i'll this country for two seasons at }00,-
tNO francs is con n'rad; ted By another dispatch
signed x Fancti," PATHS manager, which reads
as follows: Il Pray contradict the engagement
of Nine: Patti for America. 1t is false news;
nothing has becn done."
4 telegram from, st. Louis having oecn printed
in relation to letter in which Prof. Or. Michael
Bcrne<s,: Of the Munich University, is alleged
to have announced that Herr Wagner was
on the eye Of visiting -, America,
1nctnbercd in connection with the recent Wagner
Festival in New York, recently wrote to Prof.
Berncss IN the subject. \ letter from Munich,
RECEIVED yesterday, set forth tnat Prof. Bcrncss,
addressing nephew in st. Louis, merely tx
pressed the hope that the composer might cnule
to America no intimation OF Herr Wagncr's in
tention Of doing SO having ever reached him.
It has been announced that Nine. Christine
Nilsson intended to visit America next season,
but the following letter, written by her ht1s-
band to Mcssrs. Hathaway l. Pond. of Boston,
who desired to engage her, disprorcs the state
mcnt;
LONDON. .1n1y 10. 1s77.-lessrs. Hafharau tE
Pond. Observation-Disclosures: Nine. Christine
Nilsson ia very much obliged to you for the letter
ynu to her the :2(th OF June, and she hcCs
to tell that she II not ut liberty to accent