, 1879-06-22
ELSEWHERE.

giving the same ina very acceptable maaper. sss
ELSEWHERE.
j.. A CARD.
/ To the Editor Of Tie Tribune
| PLATTssURc, No., June 16.-As you onot.a :.
yonr PAPER few days since from sheet sen, ~ ~
/ byJ R. Winche} Of Hannibal, Mo:. IN wh;rn -.
denonnces Prof. II. S. Perkins, OF Ch;cson ~
also the singers of chillicothe. Mo-. who ATTENDED
| the Hannibal Musical Convention last Oc,oher :
beg leare submit the following in order that W.
may see how the TWO men stand in the eyes Of tn.
North Missouri Musical Association: This Assoc,.
ton held its third Convention June 3-6 at Chill;
cothe, no., which was IN every RESPECT 4 or,ns
success. Mr. Winchel ,cas President Of tho ss,a1
citation, but ID the last Convention he was entir..
ignored land your humble servant was called NM.
to fiji the vacancy, as the regular election does M.
occur until falU. Cpon the other hand, prot
| Perkins was re-engaged to conduct our last con.
venuon, which he did to :he entire satisfacton ~,
all intetcsted, which facts speak for themae1re, =
As to Chl1ltcorhe, hare this to saJ ito al, ybom
it NAV concern'': II you hear OF a convention tn
be held there, and deaire to attend one which th,1
be success, both financially and musIc,llT. and
meet with sociab!e and -hospisaola people, dont
| fat1 to attend it. j. b. MASON
-..'> j. TuoIAs' SUMMER CONCERTS. 49,.
The Cincinnati Commercial Of the 18th s.ys: ;:
Mr. Theodore Thomas. gave his initial perform.
ance of the season 1T the Highland House last
night. The atmosphere WIS slraost nncom |ortah1v
COOL but, despite stis fact q far-sized and outs
fashionable audience were present to enjoy The ey
cellent music. Ladies from Walnut HillE Wood
burn Clifton, the East and " cit EGis OF the etT+
| we're prominent umong those present. dressed n
| light bonnets and white gloves and snowy shaw)s
Their ger tleuen escorts sported the conventional
! white crayat, light suits. and elraw hats soms
| wearing gloves, and not few comfortable .prinr
overcoat. There has been some little doubt IN r.
gard to the sort Of audience Ar. Thomas coul
draw to the Highland House this summer bot thers
need lie no further doubt The audience in atterd1
ance last night was in every respect dfst-clasa i
large number had reserved te1ts, to which ,hhv
| were Quietly shown by the gent|emanly usbers n
attendance: The programme was rendered by Mr..
Thomas full orchestra Of fifty performers and tne
couccr; was altogether similar TO those whch drpw
such large crowds to the highland M lat Eear; This
! middle week OF October, and concert will BE-
gi7en every Tuesday and Friday evening up to that
date. - -
MUSICAL NOTES.
Biscaccianti, an old operate manager III Aut
tralia, has just died.
Mr. Joseph Mas is the faVorite orato.io md
classical concert tenor in London ut the present
time.
N. Massenet's "Herodiado "has been accepted
bv NJ. Vaucorbeil, the new director Of tho Opera
at Paris.
Robert Vo1kmann has late1g completed new
symphony (ais thtrd), which has been performed
at concert In Buda-Pesth.
A famous German tenor, Franz Diene1, has
died at Dresden lately. he was popular IN the
Wagner repertoire at Dresden.
The Handel and Haydn Society Of Boston Will
give three concerts, at least. during the coming
season, at Thanksgiving, Christmas, aud Easter
seasons, respectively. Thetifth tricnnial festival
will take place in May, 1850
The German papers state that Herr Wagner
has completed the score Of his new opera,
published, but which will doubtless be modified
before it is used for the public stage. ;.
With ~ 9 somn oa sss
month, when l: PLAYED fotir-hand pieces with
my music-teacher, was always couple Of bars
behind Now, Pm always at least three ahead"
The earliest operas to be produced by the new
director of the Grand Opera-House in Pars,
when he opens his season next November, will
'sFrancoise de kinini," by Il. Ambroise Thou-
as; and the 4'Armide," Of Gluck- IL Vaueor-
bell is negotiating for the services Of Mme-
Nilsson as prina donna. II. Massenes's
'sHerodiade !" is one Of the accepted works
President Hayes is one of the few men In tn
country who has not seen the famous ship
=. Pinafore:" Last Wednesday the Ph1adelehis
White House, and, at the invitation Of Mrs.
Hayes, sang the favorite songs and went through
with the .faYorite scenes in the pretty hstle'
opera. President Hayes, Mrs. Hayes, Gen.
Sherman, and two or three members OF the
Cabinet, were present. It is needless to say
that the hishly-select audience Was immensely
pleased.
The Londcn Figaro says: "Mr. Ma2leson,
who has spent many hundreds Of pounds in pro.
Viding magnificent scenery and costumes for
'Lohengrin,' has been q little too economical
in regard to the swan. At the first rehearsal
sdat old GOOSE and it is fact that the Drop
crty-ptrd far more resembles goose than
swan. On Friday, too, 'dat old goose's' neck
wobbled about IN horribly undtenifieo manner,
suggesting, in fact, that the bird had been 10 tho
Oaks and had lost money"
The Brooklyn Eagle sa7s::"A sad accident
took place at one OF the docks the other day. a
youth, evidently from the conntry, stood iass
at dusk upou the string piece OF a dock, look'
ing out at the moon as It gradually grew hri2ntr
er as darkness came on. The youth had been
to the play the night before, aud as memories
Of bis nights enjoyment doated through nls
brain be raised one embrowned hand to Heaven
and sang. Fair moon, TO thee 81 There
was splash, and NIL was over. The street Arab
who did the deed has been raised to first posi-"
ton in bis tribe.o
The Cincinnati Gazette gays: ssBeer proTeda
great success in this city last week. In the noin
1t was far more beer festival than Inus.ca!
festival. The mass OF the peopat thought the
thing to do was to drink and De merry, and
they did drink and were merry. As conse-
qucuce there we're many vacant seats IN Inc
Music Hall on the occasion OF every perform
ancc, while the performances we're OF such htgn
merit that the great hall should have been
crowded on every occasion. Manifessly, cassl~
cal music and bccr-drinkins 10 not work IN na1.
mony. But the beer part beat the musical part
out Of sight,
!, Messrs. Patrick & Simpson, the London aue,
tioneers, have announced for safe =" the Original
anvil and hammer Of Powell. . the harmonious
blacksmith Of WhitchuEch, from which Handel
composed his celebrated melody named atta
him. A correspondent, writing to the 1tu'ss.
says " the relics of Handel advertised have no
association with the mighty master, except those
which exist in the imaginations Of the dcluded,
and gives the following interesting ln-
formation concerning the ,well-knoWn aT
and variations: s'Iho famous air In No
5 Of the Suites de Pieces pour le Ciayecin "as
originally christened The Harmonious BlacA-
smith by Lfntott, music publisher at Bstn+
wLo, On being asked wny be 80 called his eol-
ton of the music, replied that his father Nasa
blacksmith, and that it was ono Of his IaVorlte
tunes. In 1920 100 years after the p!ece ~
first published, q newspaper writer Of the ttme
concocted the tale OF the blacksmi,h's shop. anu
&r. Richard Clarke was deceived DV the f1cnoG
Mr. Clarke went to Edpvnrc found out the CO.