, 1879-07-10

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Aimee began a stx weeks enlargement In Ear
| francisco last Monday evening.
Miss Rose McGcachy las becu engaged for tbc
Maa'son square Garden concerts, New York.
It Is estimated that nearly 100000 peopIe lis.
tened 70 the outdoor eouccr.s Of Gimore's
bantl at Manhattan Beach, Coney Island, jast
week.
At the Convent Garden Opera new asnrant.
| Nile Pykc. bus made her debut in London as
Lfunora ln " II Troyatore." She 10 said to have
nn excellent voice, but sho II nfrcuuently sinr,
out u tune, while us an actress she 10 q mere
novice"
| Mr. +. Brooks scovcl, formerly OF Detroit,
M'e, sanE recently, a. Brescla, Italy, as -AJredo
III la lsastasa." with 80 much stlccees for
txelye nights that lie a,ns been invited by thc
hllig to slug Tor month at Monza, Ills summer
residence. next September.
According. IL Ian -Ntaica'. ampug tl,e new
WotEe ". Faucorbc'' has before bin, for tic
nri rar' ope,9 a,s G9nuoas III 1ti1ut d "a:
Thomas "rranecsca IL RInlui,H Salyarre's
"Rlchard ILL., Godard's " Unc Con}uration de-
flesqur," Laio's Lc lfoi du Lys," D;ax's !. ben
xeen,o s',r1 Gs'lini" Gu'ro1as Ecu" Rsyers
bach'e " Coutes d'l1olruaun.H The Director ia
also p'cdgod 10 revive an opera by Gluck.
4 musical journal las this item: "Iu tho
new oIern 'Eeluise ct AbcIard,' which l,p Is at
prcscnt writing, NJ. Gounoa Will take new md.
ior hlts'. extraordinary Eroun!. Tie Ibretto IL,
IN fact; written With the object Of showing tlle
struggle OF conscience against tho Church law,
a'id ts intended as II rindicaton Of freedom Of
mind asutnst the dogma OF orthodox priesthood
nt1l lson'nn Catholicism. That u. Gounod, who
was educated Tor tlic prscsth0od mud who rus
Ia l'is Younger daFs IN Rome received into
minor orders as preparation, for tic subdoacot,.
ate, sholttnt at The mature age Of Bl. be con.
cerned 10 tlat which Is practically Protestant
opera fs sufficiently extraordinary"
a plamEhlet l'as been published by the Gin
einhat college Of s!usic containing the pro.
gratnmes Of al Tue orchestral and quartetto
conrerts tllat hare been gwen 1t tic college dur
iEE thc past season. They are vorY interesting,
and hhoW what hn admirable work Mr. Thu1tos
h, has been doing for the people Of Cincinnati
Ilefe have been tWcnty.tour concerts Ia all,
tMclsc Of orchestral and twelve Of chamber tuu-
stc. Among tile PRINCIPAL works performed at
1itc former we're the following: Symphoncs---
psfthosep. u Nos. !. e,69, I; Brahms, No. l; c. r.
=. BACH No. In D; Haydn. In Il, In u uajor;
ihe oneo and Jaies sympaupT Sc a ss'ue chnpn1 ,ee.1
s.oInposisio1s-iiam'cl. 1.-THE Messiah; Cari
Rsai.l RRsinieckSs, T. MAenoTia!a; Schubert, XIII.
ttnns from "The ltr.ns Of Athsns'; Wagner,
). bach. cantAta. MY Spirit Was III IleavI.
nsss" 5Ss oysrtures-sehumauet, "ucpoveya";
anSs MtS nseteeSsa, o%es;rss Sa SEuF}i
"coflolanus i; Moza1t, "siagis Flute" i; Thcrs
were also a nulrDc ol other works OF minor
Importance: Among the solo performers haYc
been Mr. Wllhelmt, Mr. Franz Ruu,nlcl, Sfr
u. v: whitney, Mr.. Otto Singer Mt. Andres,
at'd other excellent artists. The programmes
Of the chamber concerts include large humber
Of lIe bcst cumnusittons Of this class, Of ali
sclouls The College has also published 4
scrlcs Of programmes Of eight public c1amlna+
t1iS TlYeu bF The SttIJentS III thc f,nI.nnr
Frun these programtncs IL appcnrs tslnt i
larEs uuuher Of students arc already advanced
In ltse study of the violin and otlIrr orchestral
Instruments. piano, voice. eocut.on, aud tlu
theury uf Nusic. Ono Ut ttiesu examinations
took place In the large Music Hsll, with orcles-
tfA.