The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-03
THOSE SACRED CONCERTS.
,uE sERrICE or sONG As RENDERED
TJsT EI,ENING ~ NEW YORK
,r,mrcts md Shnums, stringcd Instruments
and Organs. the Xyioph"nc. the phono-
grnrh. the Mnn-Fiute. and the vienna La
d,.s ~, eiiIng the Vuiu,ne OF sacred Melody.

II ia we'll that music becomes sacred when
l ,v.rt is performed on Sunday. otherwise il is |
isuM'ul il il would be- So abundant on that |
az SUNDAY nigh; is tho mos, tuncful night OF |
tiewnok. Even Thomas is said to play one of !
Il Johann Srnuss's sacred walzcs with moro |
1 ,i,fra.p ON that night
sae.ius. who was leaning against ono OF the
r,-,- az G,lmoro'e Garden. last evening, trying
/ ,uakroW ii what he heard was the largo Of
| Handel or the rain on the big roof. was reported
| earl, I'm the evening to have said that sacred
concerto must have some kind Of moncy-Und
.4n umlny was better than none.
Nnan this primo idiocy reached the bars ot
1 rHa ScS reporter he sought Suggiss and
az rod him promptly nfty cents I'm hourifor tho
rsi of the evening to 20 around TO all tie con-
| c.r's and make similar remarks.
Hist" said Stiegcns. irrclcvanily; think
nat is the schcrzo OF the reformation sym
iAouy"
samattcr " fact, It was the sound Of many
i 'coi purling on the gravel walks
The band was not playing at that moiscnt
SUN. mind so constituted ~ to be able to
| extract divine rescmh'anccs ont Of stones
| would doubtless pun an Ave Maria out Of
' two pieces of sand paper lalleluInh out of
| 70 Nylophonr. sweetness and light from II cor
nei or u phonogruph. and was an excellent
/ .N.nl.t have at "a sunday night concert.
rue SuS reporter therefore raised his rates.
| and Stiggns was bought w at scvcnty-nye
gents.
IT, started In at once.
DO YOU know" said he. IA Thomas reap
,.lrcd on the stand. what has made him 50
gopuarf'
"Y,-. fifteen combined excollonccs and
good orchestra
Nonsense. it, the curvo in his back. Watch
Il nina moment Did you ever sec conductor
Il vino had such lnesY There's Dr. Damrosnh.
Il who IL Il Kind Of Talmagc on the stand. using
Il sll his limbs for batons. and making all music
L secm like mad dithyramhcs 10y the violence Of
Il h- gestures. Thomas is Apollo himself to the
II eye. and Americans though they don't know IT,,
Il AXE in one-half OF their music through their
II ayes.
No other nation could have originated negro
II Minstresy. and put up with tho madrgas Of
II no market place because tho singers were
II black. No other nation would have tolerated
Il playcd-out choir tunes because the choirS rut
Il IN antique costumes and called themselves
The reporter Of THE suv now wanted to nm
Il nul his bargain with this SUNDAY nightcr.
i S"vonty-nvr cents an hour for thin philosophy
/ mat couldnt be paragrnphed was Swlnde.
Suggins. however. refused TO withdraw Tor
From Giimorc's Garden to the Grand Opera
| House il from "a free and ensy yestihulc, where
| The people walk round aud smoke while Handel
l Mendclssohn. Gounod. Bach. and Wagner, are
Il bong performed, 10 % temple whore the people
d"oorously and prin,' while Douizeiti. L"vy
Il income, Ardlt and Milard try to cultivate
Il ll"ir seventh day tHstes Last night the eNcr-
II oi-'- were varied by an accompaniment on tho
i rnonosraph, which is fast taking the place OF
thee Nylophone in popular concerts. Mr., Levy
blew his cornet into IT, and then the phono-
graph blew ii back. Thus modern and entirely
II novel kind Of iugue was instituted and Mr.
Levy In the back part Of the audience shook
hands with himself, and said. audihly that il
wis the first time he had been successfully imi-
n. seemed to he pleased at this idea.
1tid everybody else.
Theaudience at the Grand Opera House arc
n|tas hsit ana tr!ning as those at Gilmore's
h.rr~4urs and the =. Beautiful Blue Danube
0a sunday night, They want music Of more
serious and solid character. 50 Mr.. Levy gave
uem VIVA; in o,her departments of art would b,
C.rta variety show-hut at a sunday might
l-t lunl rcd 90 the ridiculonsy solemn tastes
rmtt tndt ~ masking Iorrianl sing Ari
manner Mr.. frank Glider tthe programme in,
.si'i Nu calling him Oiidee. ar II he received
st.nior .i.t'ad Of impartinS 1t To The music
Irt- rifs. fNc "a" OF the evening with grand
r.I l.. ,,u'crt and Master Lee sang Mil
Irl- nlfIrs' ithe prugramm" ins II tia
fN.- Nurl'- bat the Programme disgrace,
NHrI.l.. .ttls lon hy so many lies that nobody
l--.t.l uf.l 10 the slightest respect.
lN.r.m must have been a thousand people a
"oo .,ulon lie Ouelo horn were worth {
A-.rti. ilnnograph it seemed to be a sor
N. rfr' 100. % o." rnruct
i-l. n' -ad stgs.us, " hut not voun
trra for real -a.rrdncss ~ things 70. on'
..r.f
irNttr y. "a was given last nirht
10, r.. her, INT ,y.,rn m 80 ~
'D' +. rr.vrn tL, MIN Finite vii,
-a ..l,l SION IN Li- Fingers and IL thu
i....- .' ir',ui d ., eminent Miss q les wh,
r.f. ~ .,.l I'M II vs. duo on The Propon
h les l.Ir1u. how small an amount %
nt.. 'yar tht. whole hmm Of n -trre,
.-...nr .,+ Thn G"rmnnia Gle. Club las
f-.t- kI.ff2... e Duy 0f the ord "-snnl
f.. IN .ea'l tno-,,nd' after that "Senira
eIf" q ,..tnnn Nvnthnne mud tho Wat
.r. p. o. ...,,fn.l without criticism
l.r. - i,4,- n GOOD deal Of Watson I
l.,r.-. Mis-. anne ana tho Prof.sso
r-. ID. a,I ID, ai,,ns tLa othrr dimes i'm
49, Joe ,g..y TIN, Professor IL nm ahl
fII -a.,i T., have been either tho pup
..f..f. --.r. Ol. R4ll-aud went quite as ia
at. -,s..Ii..,i as the great violinlst did
49,. '. won't n, sweden together
-l1I ~. tI,,nt attendance. M those con
-..r. is n.-lv wood Sometimes Mr. Pete
n ~ iii on the platform uil
t.li tya.. aul ti,rs IS no doubt that hi
.....'.. ,,.i.fs mt az much Ia ii,