, 1877-01-28

Eranlmc: OVcrtute 10 Egm0nt, Beethoven
eoncertstucck, oop. a3 Reineekc), by Miss Emily
(Meycrbeer) BY Miss Lizzie Foresman; concerto,
op. 10 (t1llcr). BY Miss Mary Wishard; " Where
art Thou2" fWallacc), by Miss Alice Lansden :
concerto, op. 81, for violin Nlendelssohn), by
Mr.. 4. Buisserct; aria from 'Aida " (Vcrdi},
bv Miss Emma Rocmhe1d; concerto, 'op. 50
(Moscheles), py Miss Clara Waters.
THE APOLLO CLUB CONCERTS.
The next concerts Of the Apollo Club will oc-
cur on the evenings Of FEB. 13 and Is, on whicl,
occasions the auxiliary ladies' chorus Of 100
voices will appear, and from the careful train
ing Of this rurc combination OF voices the asso-
ciate members OF the Club may expect an enter
OF Miss Bcrzger, OF New York, for these concerts
will be welcomed by her numerous friends in
this city.
There will be full rehearsal of the male cllo-
rus tomorrow evening {Monday) at the rooms
OF the Club at O'Clock precisely. 4 prompt
and full attendance is earnestly requested. The
present rooms Of the Club are among the finest
in the city for musical recitals and sorees hav-
ing seating capacity Of 800 or more. We un-
derstand it to bc the purpose Of the manage
mcnt to rent them for such uses ut reasonable
rates Oh evenings not in use by the Club. The
Secretary, Mr.. Newell, will give all information
desired.
The New York World has had another inter-
view with Mr.. Maurice Strakosch upon the SUBJ
ject OF his new Opera-uousc, and rs, In the
course OF his interview, he says, - have also in-
tcntions on Chicago" VIC select few gems from
hfs statement:
There will be OPENS composed expressly for cur
use BY Gouuoa, Richard Wagner. Ambroisc Thomas
mud Verdi, and these gentlemen will direct in per
son the rendering ct their compositions in the new
Opera House. The finest company ever In the
United States has been Us good Us engaged fos the
opening There arc in this company Nine. Patti
and the eminent Italian tenor Sicolini. When the
work is In progress intend to go to Europe to per-
feet the engagements now pcnclug with the COM
pany have mentioned: Our repertoire will in
arosa, Rossint, Bclini, Donizctt, Verdi, Wagner,
Gounod, and other classical and modern COM
poscrs In addition to the standard opcs, oratorios
could be rendered. and Classical concerts given, and
ballet performances undertaken.
We are glad to know, after such layout as;
this, that Strakosrh hus 't intentions upon Chi
cago,'' but at the same time We remember that
undesirable place which is paved with them.
IN MEMoR1Aal.
At meeting OF the Apollo Musical Club OF
Chicago, held at its rooms On Monday evening,
jan. 90, 1877, the following resolutions Of con-
dolence in memory OF 2. P. Bliss aad wife we're
read and passed:
WHEREAS. An overru1ing Providence has seen it
IN His mysterious dlspcnsattons to suddenly call
untirng laboress and with him his faithful and de-
voted companion; therefore be It
Resolred, That the Apollo Club recognizes the
and extends to the bcrcaved family its most pro-
found sympathy and its earnest hope that their
present sorrow will be tempered to them: 50 that
Hssolesd. III IL ApoIo Sian dssisss to be:s
swift and wi1lngtesttnlo1s9o the power and beauty
tbu nrfr- r-1a1H3 Tina ri hair tod
friends, which have brought comfort to many
hearts and consolation to the house OF mourning;
wa TIC seeR erp arc
now the hope, and strength OF Christian souls nil
over the world.
gclist he commands our admiration by his un-
firing and earnest effort in the cause OF his Master;
highest uses Of mueic; that as Christian he has
now passed to his reward leaving us only his ex-
ample to be followed, and his memory and that Of
hfs saintcd wife to DC reyered.
Res0lrfd, Tint these resolutions be spread upon
the records or the Club and TINT copy OF them be
sent to the family Of the deceased, and also that
copy be furnished to the daily papers Of Chicago
for publication.
PAUL AND VIRGINIA.
A young Chicago lady now studying in Paris
sends US the following account of the perform
ance Of Masses new opera, ''Pau1 and Virginia."
In the evening VIC went to the opera Of ''paul
and Virginia, u for which our tickets had been Gu
gaged three weeks, as there is such desire to
ind hear this novelty. We enjoyed the evening
least it popularity make tso. The pluy differs
very little from the original story. and is very well
i Ma 80 M Gten e
under d large leaf The scenery is tropical, cx-
cept in the storm at sea. where the play ends with
Irginia lying on the beach az the waves have left
very sweet and artistic passages, and, would you
believe it. the spirit OF the whole is very Wagncri
an: OF course, 1t is not SO extreme rs Wagncs's
essays, but there Il no denying TINT there are
in it very many Wagncrian ideas. P1nt WIS ad.
miraDly represented by Caponl; and his vis9sc did
not disturb my fancy Ut ALL as anticipated: His
scting is superb! was also very much delighted
with Hllc. Ritter the young lady who sang the role
of Virginia. She IL but II ycars old, ts slender,
graceful. md blonde; her voice is not at a1l re-
narkable, though sweet and flexible, and her act
ng good; nll this becomes quite tlarrclous when
one considers that she has never before appeared
~ the stage in public. would much prefer, in 90
deal play aud character us tIis, to have the
% igu1e' viii Voice little }ess wonderful, than to
,aye come one with the voice Of = pareps and ma
igure as well try to take upon herself tho tu:altJ
II chaEsetcr impossible to her.
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
A concert will be given tomorrow evening in
he First German Presbyterian Church, on Howe
street, for the benefit Of the Church Society.
Mrs. Pithcr, soprano, who Is very well
spoken Of, has been secured for the Park Ave
1ue NJ. E. Church choir. The choir will be a
touble quartette.
Mr. II. R. Palmer, Of this city, is engaged to
conduct the conventions to be held by the N1u-
;ical Society Of Erie, Pa, beginning Feb. 6; the
DID Orange County Society, New York, at Mon
.oe, commencing Feb. 81; and tho Otscgo
County Society, ut Coopcrsto~n, n. T., begin
hing Feb. q.
Ealatka's Qufntettc Club in st. Louishas COM
nenced its concerts. the second OF the series
layinc been given Monday evening, with pro-
,ran,n1c including Mozar:'s Quartette III c ma
or. No. Il; the Andante from kau's Quintette
u 4 minor, on 107; and -Schumann's Quintette
n e fiat, %. ii. Miss Helene Balatka was the
'ocalist-
Among the novelties produced at the last
3ecthoyen Reunion, Friday evening land these
euuious are very fertile in noycltics was Rubin
teiu's Sonata, No Is, for piano aud violin, ex-
cllently playel By Atr. Wolfsonn and Mr. J.
Maurice Hubbard. It is in four movements-an
Allegro OF pastoral character, Scherzo, an |
Audante, and yery difficult Finale, which Is |
'resto. It is one Of Kubinstein's best compo- |
itions. |
At the annual service OF the Choristcss' As |
ociation Of the Cathedral Of SIS. Peter and Paul |
he Rev. Canon Knowles announced that the |
,rize medals had been awarded the junior men, |
crs Of the choir: To William ]. Kendrfck, for |
General excellence in his eighth year OF useful |
nrvjca In he choir. to Albert Budde. for revu- |