, 1877-09-16
MUSICAL.
NOTHING GOING ON

week, and but little to announce 1or tue I'LL
mcuate future. The first grand concert oy Tue
Chicago Orchestra, formerly the Great western
Lfgnt-Guaru Band, consisting offorty musicians
will take place at o'clock this afternoon at
NORTH TURNER HALL
under the direction Of Joseph Clauder, with the
following excellent programme:
Tivol March. (nc's) .saetlnc. nc
Grand Concert Overture: -..'.de'setnteent
Two liungarlun l'anccs nta,,as
| Selection from ''Indigo "...........-S ~. St5altss
fanes'a Sele ecnfa TOR sel'9 Ss e. W eIitn
Overture. William Tell "..... s.....,.. Hossin,
| Waltz. ''Studcnt's Life". ".:........: strauss
Eanasie ~ Girumeuto" Aiercaaah,e
GalOp, 'Strenc -.-..-...-...'+, ..-..--'ct''9ti5
s1SGlSG-soclET1E5 UNION.
| The German Singing Societies Of Chicago,
| fourteen in number, have formed Union, aud
their first concert will be given Wednesday,
Oct 10, at McCornick's Hall. The organiza-
tion is as follows: Emil Hocchestcr, President :;
Louis Nthlhorst, Secretary; Il. Barber. Treas
| urcr, and Oscar Schmul, Musical Director The
| vocal programme fur tue first CONCERT consists
! Of:
l. .'prayer Before the Battle" ;...::.:. .Mochrins
S1aq " $50 singers II tie Union.
''''' ''' A''' i;1iiti' Uaiiti ;siuairs. SIX RS
g. "Great is Jeho1ah ;,, ior.: lachncF
/
| !. Waltz Dream OF Beautiful Times '.Faust
| .Hd!t chnrHs.
5. Piano Solo by the DrectOr... .Oscar schmn!l
| Insf,ua.tuial By he LNitugo Orchestra .{tre"ty.
! eiIht WHStcIu3Il.
| @, Overture ''Kosanunde " .........:-
| Z. Sylnphuule.- bcctho'cu ANU otncto
| NILE. R1yE-kISG.
| At Mime. Kings testimonial last week In Mil
waukcc Il grand ovation was given to the artist.
| There was large aud fashionable audience, and
| Il, am
enthusiastic in their praise Of hcr talent. The
| following is translated from the Hero{d, the
leading German paper:
The first time the lady honorcd onr city with her
presence list winter expressed tho opinion that
She was Of the most s1fred, accomplished, and
thoroughly educated artists whom we have ever hat
the good fortune to listen to. Then shc was re-
ceyed enthusiastically. but her reccpon ths lime
| was still more warm anu hearty. She had been
rendered ii testimonial by our best citizens, ana
capacity by all elegant and select audience coue to
greet this great artistic She showed hcr gratitude
for the consideration bestowed upon her IN iber-
ii. generous manner. she played fur times taking
on herself more than half the programme. and each
| time she compelled her audience to enthusiastic
pIaudi1s over her mastcry interpretations Her
playin. buth in technique expression and intcrpre-
ta1lou. il that Of master of commanding seilius
\ powerful. healthy touch, delicats, supple, yet
| powerfully working, hand, Incompatible technique,
t!ecpmusical knowledge cducac.. taste, and grace
full elastic styc-all these qualities she possesses,
and consequently She "iust succeed, Her per-
furnauces are extraordinary. Her playlny ls marx
cd by a spiritual individuality which soes right to
the ncart Of every She in her interpretations,
loses her own identity entirely, ~ fuzzy w5apnsu
| interprets, without losing her self-coutfol-a
weakness so oficn met with in eminent piano VIZ
! tuosos Mime. lsiye-Kug is not Il xrtuoso who
travels on half dozen pieces from city to c1ty;
| She is n great artistic by the grace Of CODA h'9h
prcstess OF music who reminds one OF thy remarks
| made by Hans ANDERSEN OF denny Lind: lone
laughs one cries, Que feels like being on the war
| to church, one becomes better man, one iccls
God Is LYING n 5hs r a's da u Thyn 1 Rx,a
/ In the concerto of SaintSaens. with which she
| opencd, her wonderful powers could not he fully
n1;,nnt execution; it lacks leading motives, and
therefore offered no field for the highest artistic
| powers Of the artistic but in the Sonata Apasson-
ntn of Beethoven she afforded the widest scope
for4a} the qualities required of great artistic. And
| This impression kept growing with each succecdin.
number until in her closing nulnhcrs, feeling and
il could hardly be styled playing. for performer and
instrument seemed to have become as one and ihcy
M1SoR MENTION.
Mr. G. F. r. Mueller has started d piano class
the University of Chicago, whcrc1tc was grad
mated in the class OF 1868. He has also been i'll
duccd to start A similar class at Oak Park.
! 4 concert under the direction Of Mrs. Hattie
| Starr Plthcr will be given On Thursday evening,
at Park Avenue N. Z. Church, corner Of Robey
street. 4 good programme has been prepared,
in which will be enlisted the foil owing talent:
Prof. [. Y. Flaglcr, organist; Prof. II. Wcy
pianist Oriental Male , 3nartKstte, Kt Hfs Hattie
tralto; Mr.. Edward Dc Ccl1c, tenor; Mr..
Thomas Goodwi1lic, basso.
We acknowledge receipt of the following new
music published by s. Brlii1ar0's Sons, Of Clcye
land: - Toledo Girls Waltz for pianofortc,
by CharlcsO. Bassett; .,DrSary DAYS" song
George il. Pcrsiey; Schelleregalc,'' valsc
cracicusc, by Il. Z. Hcnnincs; '1Mother, Put
Your Arms Around Me-" song and chorus, by
Thomas T. Wcstcndorf; "Though RicFl, i.n No
Better Than You,'' song aud chorus, words by
Ben King music by George ". pefsley; " Clover
Leaf,'' Mazurha, by II. E. HcunlnyS.
MUSICAL NOTES.
Jarrett & Palmer have offered to lease tho
Fifth Avenue Theatre.
The olt-announccil Signor Tamagno is en-
gagged for the Milan Scala.
Mr.. Gyc has engaged, from Malta, new So
prano named Emma Garla.
Fanny Davenport opens at Toronto next
week. She will not visit California this year.
Augustn DAILY has engaged Booths Theatre
for short autumn season, at which Jefferson
will play.
The either is making its way in Germany.
On Sept. $40 there will be "congrcss' of
! zitler~players at Cassell.
1t is rumorcd in musical circles that Drigno1i
and Miss Thursby will sing together in opera
during the present season.
Patti, according to foreign adyiccs, will for
the present remain in retirement, notwitil-
standing tempting offers.
II suppose SOU know that recognize but one
III music-namciy, Beethoven; all the Others arc
surroundings. s.n--T'heodorc Thomas.
A private letter SAYS that it is probable
Tubclli, with Faure and Nilsson, will open
Drury Lane on their own accounts next season.
II. Gounod, the composer, has received the
grade Of Commander in the Legion Of Honor.
The occasion was celebrated bg his brother art
lists.
4 Russian prima donna is announced, who is
said to be the equal vi Patti. In the usual way
the managers publish biz figures about her
wages-
Miss Clara Louise Kellogg has reached San
Francisco. She gave several concerts en- route,
ami viii dnubt less make Success i'll the Golden