, 1879-04-06

] for the benefit Of Miss Abbott. With the view tt
| make The representation brilliant as possible.
| Mr. uooley has prepared several new and elegant
| scenic sets. The cast will be as follows:
Virginia. .......-..--- Mss Abbott
Nine De ID Tour: Rands
efssi; ee;1I;;
ERoTt4f3o: 2. 91a3q Eyis R.''
&: b ia Bouraonna;. ...t warren
On Thursday evening, III Trovatorc" Will be
performed with Miss Montague as L<onora: Mrs.
| as Nanrico, and Mr. Hall Us the Count. Friday
evening, ''Paul and Virginia" will be repeated.
and the operas for Saturday have not yet been an
troupe has been very successful: more 50 perhaps
than any other organization IN the held, and the
outlook indicates a continuance OF that success
/ P1NAFoRE.
Mr.. McVicker is displaying conmendaole spirit
OF accommodation in his effort TO please the public
with 'Pinafore." " He is evidently acting upon the
can and as The people arc already 5asne seuts for
! the present week, it will remuin on the boards
| another week. II the rage should run into hot
week OF two and then pipe all hands Oh deck for q
lall aud winters cruae. As those who have seen
=. pnafore persist in going again. and those who
have not seen 1t are waiting TO Co. there is par
tlcuisr 1eason why it should not for an inucf-
mite length OF time. unless, like the "Grandfath-
short never to 60 agnin.'' In addition to Pima.
fore " Trial by Jury :" is also announced.
TIE HERSHEY POPULAR CONCERT.
Last Monday evening the nineteenth Hershey
Popular Concert took place, the hall being illed to
overnowing. Mr. Eddy opened the evenings en-
tertainmeut with Thieles great chromatic fantasie
and fugue, played in his usual mastery manner
on two English melodies ''Home, Sweet Home"
and Rule britannia, BY the French composer,
Guilmant. The themes were well treated, aud the
Ingessol. and Mr. William Lewis played
Rubnstein's sonata in A minor. Davia's
Adasio M !9 from the F9nrth @ Concerto and Ma2arka
with excellent finish and expression. In response
to an encore they gave Caprice OF Wicniawskr.
which contains at the e, close some very telling
Goldbeck's Moonlight on Green Lake, - Chopjn's
Polonase in hat. Both were well done. The
latter, which requires great strength as we'll al.
dclicacy, received fine Interpretation at her
hands. In response TO an encore. she played
Weber's Rondo t. Perpetual Motion'') from the Z
; major Soma Sonata. aliss Mayers is musician Of un-
high rank among our American pianlsts. Mr.. c.
\: Knorr sang ''The Gipscy Ballad by Sachs,
Daasfords .'Beloved One" The numbers we're
excellently sung, and were received with marks OF
warm approoaton: Miss Grace A. Htltz sang the
ballad BY Nine. " Rndersdora. md schubert's t
beautiful *tBarcarolle with appropriate express
sion and finished style, and with Mr: Knorr
blending beautifully.
rrr wor Dporr.,s
Mr.. Wo1fsohn will resume his series OF historical
piano recitals next Saturday afternoon At the
,!. 19on's " ias peeino'tn oocely' IN me FIRST
series, which has been 80 long interrupted. The
programme will be as follows:
!. Sehnsneh,t 5ts1,, an an hI,.: Willme1a
3. Nocturne. .boehIer
T. Selection; ,.a:n ,r;: ; Pauer
g. caSauha 1fon n, nogue1oas s;:a AeyeTbeer
6. gcvcil des Oiseaux Lysbcrs
T. Mazurka. ...-...-:. Achahor
g .eampanelia as .nreyssnoc
10. ''oh! That we Two We're Maylng .....-..Gounod
t..p,,d,a nsS ), 1,hn'a 1sa aostaa q anA'Sfoa-
II. .Haunniar nneodfr renrr o1schi
The thirteenth recital. which will be devoted to
Chopin, will take place Ap.ill 10.
Tue PRATT SYMPHONY covcrpr
MIR, s. G, Pratts SYMPHONY Concert. at Me-
Cormick Hall. April 16, will be memorable for
the production Of two musical noyeities. Mr.
Gfeason'e Vorspiel to lotto Visconti and FIR
the arst tune G IN "a America the Ann,versaFy March;
Overture" " by Ar. Pratt. 1t Will be remembered
tna1' Ut .1e !1HT 'qt atset mas 1 IN ber
pianse. The Berlin Posi-, Speaking Of it, saiss:
- II Is from Tue pen or e1teo American-S. IT,
ins Of voices and thc general Treatment. inaicate
uncommon ski.I, y The Nord- Deufsche dii0esne;ns
concluded long criticism thus: The working
derstands the art OF instrumentation. II wns
beortijy apnlauued. and deserycs an endnrino |
MACE uDou our DrOgrQmmeS.H The Chicago mn
sical public will now have an opportunity to hear
it under the most fasoraole auspices with an Or
chestra OF Afty-h members AM and large chorus
The sale OF scats commences y Mednesoay, Aor1l .,
al Root y sons whe1e also tickets to the public
rehearsal next Saturday may De had at the nomi- !
nal price OF 20 cents.
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
The London gossip that Carl Rosa is to marry
Chicaso-
Alfred Wilkie the tenor, formerly we'll known
here il to have a benefit conccrt in Rnstnn
! Anri} m :" A' ~0~~A' - D'7'o"
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The forty fourth Puplls' Matinee OF the Hershey
oehool OF Anslca! A;t WI lake piace next "eones-
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Nine: julia Klye-k,ns Is S1vins piano Iecltals IN
Tue New England towns with great success, assist
ed BY Miss Josephine Emery, soprano.
The next concert OF the Beethoven Society will
lake mace Anr1l 22. upon which occasion Hoff
nsnn,s :. Fo,r Meinsine vii, he The 1ca1n" MN
uan1 her f"l1 14''"'AD' WALL 0' LAC ''eo1n'' nu"
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