, 1879-01-10
.AMUSEhI.E .ENtrS.

THE ADT 80CIETf'A C0NCEHT.
Tho latest candidate fur ?opular favor, tho
Abt Society, maJo tts debut la.t evening at
Hershey Hall, with full ranks-twenty-four
voices being It's limIt-cvenIy dtrideti between
tle parts, and under tho direction Of sfr. George
Loescll. The hal, Was completely tlllcd, anil
very largely With muslcal people, who gave very
enthusiastic expression to tllelr feelings, aud
certainly manifested all the encouragement aud
sympathy nny society could wiah After being
introduced to tho audience In a ,cat little
who Rsre expression to the Objects Ut tho socsc-
ty, and bospoka for It. large degree OF popular
favor, It addressed ttsclE 10 II. work. liz num-
bcrs wcrc lla.ton's "viIlaQc Blacksmith"
Kunxo's Evening, i" FrcI's How Cumc Love-"
Zollner's ''Ifa'a tho Aim to Know" storch's
''Sercnader {an undcrtnne Chorus With scn0r
obllQato), Nosenthnis ''Dleat l'alr oi sirensn
tlor chorus easa eolo; and qli,trtte} WaXnes's
Vine song" and uisschncr's "tiooi Night"
nuno Of them very ambitious except tho Muscn-
thai rumber, tho Pilgrims Chorus now beiug
sufficiently familiar tron long repcttIun not 10
Ess havn ~ a ynn We q e %
Of ,nRnnerehors. As the President ANNOUNCED
that tho object of tho Society Was tbs cutitya-
tlun 1t part spn0s, VIZ have TO ACCEPT tic 3D.
ssty On 1t 1a. wsve5 !
m,tcl. gc might wish TINT twcnty-tour picked
yoices m9t react, np to higher standard.
Neither thu atmosphere nor thu f1al vas
iaySEAs NS IT to s tssf so:ot3 3'asSs sss ot s
none tho le.s apparent Tint Il is made up Of
superior TO the bassot tn promptncss Of attack
amt t,nIsh Of touc. The halaneo Ia excellent,
anl there was nlcety III shat!tug and general
expression, a. wcll "a inlcllllcncc, whic, apcnk
we'll for the future OF tho eocIcty. Under iuoro
favorable snrfoun1lnEs, W. it'ae!Ho Iotter atc
stronger effects would faya boen ts,n,!c, n,nl
this i8 to bs takon into consideration In passiilg
upon tho u1ertts Vt the performance. It is
pleasant to ba ah!e to rceorl susccss at tho
outses, though no aro entitled to looK fur still
Eraatcr perfection frnln such voices, and proba
bly, silail not haye 10 look In vain, with turll
Industry and discrimination NJ have character
lied tho Society In Its preparation for this cou-
rlo solo!,ts Of tho evening we're Nils. Fanny
Whitney, suprul0t and Mt. Max Fntscr, plauIst.
Miss Whitney Is by 10 means unknown to tho
musical public. although 1t u now sofAe slx
months ssnco sho las appeared ~ Eoosf, thu
tnkcrini having been spent III study with Mrs.
nunbcrs were tho "Nobtl 6ignor, ~ from tho
''llpguenots, :" antl utulneptilal's "Mcssagc,n u
both Ut which shuwed stlrprisinK improvement
In tbc development aud delivery Ut tOne nnl
rive rich promise ti,at she will yet take very
ligh 1auk a. . concert singer. Tier reception
WIS very cordial. ahl her performance Ut the
Meyerbetr number, tho rnust ambitious, We be.
lteye, she has ever attempted, 10 ex.rlent that
It rceciyrd an imperative cucurr, to wtich ahe
replul With swret little song OF LasK4n't,
"lt Wls q UrcRn1."
Mr. Max pinnct upon thls occasion made hla
debut ~ Ch!cngU, playtng an A!le9ea of scar-
lalti, u Noct1rna md Pulonaisa Ut Chopin, auh
tho rar4nteito from I.tszt's ye1.cxla Napolt.'
Though tho Allegro a1Hl koeturns wGru chRrn-
iugy played, unguesttoua!y lls lfuest SUCCESS
WIS In the l.lsxt wurk, IL wltrll he brought uut
ths brl'ancy Of ltsxt's coi0r.ny with retsariabto
AtFeHKlt, ueyeloptal suInu vefy I|cultlr effects
Ut tone, alnl showed very Intimate uct1uaint-
hneq with the pccultarities Vt the cotnlr,arr, ~
might hRYu bren expected of ase Wt,tl studied
with tllnt Aastcr au 10nR. Ills touch Is very
ctlsp, h!s pbraAIng clear, tls technique brillIant,
Hnd, In thu hpctuEnr, fur INSTANCE. l!u displayed
Unusual sle!hary, wht!r IN tho ottlrr hauu, III
The lnlonalsa nis nlanurr OF striking, willie
rapthly trayerslHx tIIu key-bt,ar.i, lid not
always br,us out tho su!l ra!Ia OF tone.
Although Als playing did nnt rnuso grcut euthr-
sl1s, thu Au'ticnre wa1 suillticutly uuprectatiya
tu rut.gnfxe III him musician VI tiia jntrlli-
Gencn aud utility, anil to cal fur = Esappcars,,ce
III tach case, IN tcptY to whlrh To nayo lsubu.
steiu's "falsG AltrlnuGueh and Giuek's 'sti4-
vustn," which wa believe Full Buelow played
Aere.
Ths Society hns commenced with aucceas.
sntl VIZ congratulate Il, There II plgnty Ut
room fnr IT, ntul Hn xixtt IL all AurceaA