, 1879-07-09

Tho number ware dead, n,nl Cos were M. Tlte
"tne.vnndcr wns acquitted, but the tnan who
supnlicd the eatab!as was sentenced to tilreo
yeafs imprisonment.
etRnor Atoertnf, who won the frat prfze for
yolfl'iats at the fnrts conservatoire IN 1875 hsa
cofne 10 this country with the intention of tnak-
',E MS appearance IN eoEictrta next SEASON.. h'a
young GnleuiAll. who Is hut 2s} ycnrs nlti+ hna
shown much nbtty IN the private performances
ID WHICH he has been beard In Nc" fofk'
For lack Of regular aeasom Of italian opera
fn Paris, the wealthy tf'lcttantt hare u lato been
giving special representations III their own
dwellings. A bcalitifu! portable theatre has
been constructed for these performances, nt,tl
the direction tns heon intrustes! to Hlgn0r
Aiuzio, well known In tic United States.
The strongest cheated, II not tho eweeteat,
singer ~ tho werld u que Moro, WHO In thu
aclcc,ionA from tho "'fr0ubadonr," whItn
weight Of 100 poulr,ls rests upon hts brcaat
IIa challenges tl1 singers o! the world to cnm-
potc with him In hEs specially for purse of 900
marks.
Mr.. Lcster Watiack fonnd t.rno N 70 upon
The stage nt uaverly's on Monday night, and, in
Ills kind way. E!yc some verY valuable hints to
otlr amateurs ns to bits OF stage llslncss which
were very not'crablT acted upon last evening.
Mr. Wallaek aTcrred that he had never before
Heard "psnnfoft" sung. atK acldoin Eccn II
hettcr acted. as so many companies burlrsquo
II.
The London Figaro has this item: "Not
many opcratfc artists would hive beavr4l with
tho courage and rroaencc VI mind displayed by
Nine. GeEstcr In her recent accident. Return
Ing from The Alexandra Palace, the horscs tnole
fright. uni the eatEtagc containing sfms. Cor
eter, Nine. Ialfe, and Stgnor Gartlinl was much
shattered Luckily, nobody but the coachnlan
was htrt.'
Dr. Hans Won 1,mc,nw is giving rectals in
London, aasfsted by Herr Anton 9clott, a leud-
merry IN the army, attained the rank Of Cap.
tain. aud served in tic Francoticr1pRn war Of
1870. Ills voice was discovered bv musician
III the service, nnd pGrt,issi0u was granted hin
to lenve te army md devote himself to Tie op-
crasic stage.
We arc Informed that 1t IL doubtful whether
Capoul will come to America to sing In opera
boilf[e In the company that tfr. Mar!Ge Grau has
organized for hta fall nn1 wtnter campaign. Tho
celebrated tenor is satd to have received several
most tempting otfcrs 10 alnE tn Italian opera
which he nlay accent. md In that case he will
forfeit tho s20,0oGto Mr. Gran as stpulntcd iu
tic contFncL-leac York Herald.
Mr.. N. X. Fatrba,k, President Of the Abt 3d.
c,esy, md Mr. J.. D. llaryoy, President Of the
Beethoven Society, wcre, among the many
pleased tndividunas at Ifarcrty's last NIGHT.
Nfr: Fairbnnk was quite enthusiastic In lis
praise Of the nerforinRncc Of Pina(ore" by
tic Church Choir Company, mud aB ho Witness
Gil Inc Original pf0uuCllon IN L0uiCH, tits In
dorscnent Of the performance Ia no small CONF
plsnrnt. The auditorium Inst night wns graccd
with tho presence OF the bost elcu1ant Of Chi
cago. The prospects for long und proltablo
season aro very well assured.
Many Of our resident artists are engaged dur
me tie summer-scnson for concerts At tbs
various watering-plnces anil In the provinces.
Mira. Florence luce-Knox has recently made
great guccesa IN Detroit, md Ia announced to
etng In Rlch!lchl Springs mi Saratoga. Mrs.
ImcEone Brown. Miss Wynant, Mr. Fritscll, aud
Mr. Remuertz hnva been heard last week at the
Palisade Mountnin-lIouao CONCERT. and llnvo
other concerts on hand. Nr. William IT. Beckett
l,as madc engagements for several concerts ia
NeT Enrlnnd, and the newspapers show ll,nt
number If onr best-known artists arc constant
" cmnlosed in cntcrtainfn. the visitors
n tlmt region. st!ss Carr and silas ucnrictta
Bccbo arc In Portland, Me-; Mime. Camilla
Urso has arrived in Boston; Afr. nnd Mrs, VIII
lam Courtney are at Saratoga, md aro an
nornccd To nst,st II. Retncnri In series Of con
sesta; and host Of lesser liehts, mnny Of wlloin
hnrc been stnrs Of some OF tho 1t5 IL Psuafore II
troupca who have been heard throughout tho
country, arc ngatn on the concert stage. In
August WtlhclmJ will play at saratoga.-Nes
10re Times.