, 1880-07-11
MUSIC.
Close of the Musical Season,
and Vacation of the
Musicians. :.
The Mapleson operatic Program
-. for Next Season.
Interesting Musical News and
Gossip at Home and
Abroad.

than ever before, is now at an end, and the
musicians are off for their vacations Our
news this week, therefore, Is necessarily
limited to the few following announcements:
LOCAL MUSICAL NOTES.
Mrs. ". 4. Sherwood gives another piano
recital at Hershey Hall next Thursday even
ing.
Mrs. Clara D. Stacy sang. with :Remenyi at
South Bend few evenings since with great
success.
Miss Lillian E. smythe, wellknown
| vocalist leaves the city this week. TO spend
The second. chamber-concert of the
Hershey School normal course wilkbe given
by Alessrs. Eddy, Lewis, and Eichheim next
Friday afternoon.
Dir. l.. A. Phelps, of the Chicago Musical
College, assisted by Mrs. Ida II. Pryce. Miss
Gross, and Miss Nellie Wolcott, conte,nplates
giving concerts in Iowa in September.
Mr. 4. F. McCarrell will give an organ re-
cital in the Hershey School normal course
next Tuesday afternoon. The vocal nu1n-
bers will be given by Miss Jennie Dutton.
Miss May Phoenix will give q song recital
in the Hersley-School normal course next
Monday afternoon ats O'Clock: Size viii %
assisted by Mr. Harrison u. Wild, who Will
play several organ numbers.
The session of the National Normal Musical
Institute for this summer commences t071n0r-
row at jamestown (Chautauqua Lake., =.
7. DR.. George F. Root and Mr.. F. ".
Root, Of the Faculty; left for that place the
last OF; the week, and AIr. Liebling some days
earlier.
Mr. H. Clarence Eddy will give his second
organ recital next Wednesday at $ p. Ill. The
program will embrace some OF the greatest
works ever written for the organ, and among
others the immensely difficult Etude by
Chopin Tin C sharp minor), arranged for the
organ by Haupt->
Mr Mathews normal course in music
opens at Evanston on Wednesday. The n
Chamberlain will give song recital Thurs
day evening, and Miss Lydia S. HaErisa piano
recital, on Friday afternoon: Miss Harris
will play Reethoven's Sonata Appasslon,,,
scIumann's i ssAufschwung,'' !: Warum,"
and "Ende vo1l Lieu - from op. l.. Cho-
pins Nocturne in major, Op. 81, and the
Scherzo in D fiat, and LISTS Concerto in E
fat.
In the notice of Mrs. c. i. Beecher's .mu-
Weyi, yioiinist, and ,(r. G. j. Dempsey, elocu-
tionist, are not pupils Of Mrs. Beecher's, nj
though they assisted in the entertainment:
rare quality, and her singing was marked BY
depth OF feeling, power, and clear enuncia..
ton. 3lr. Weyl, the young vio1inist, we'll
known III musical circles, was heartily re-
ceiyed. OF Mr.. G. j. Dempsey, the elocu-
ZIONIST, it is only necessary to say he. was en-
Enthusiastically encored. The pupils gave
evidence Of careful training on the part Of
! their teacher, anti Mrs. Beecher is to be c0h-
graduated on the success OF her entertain
| ment.
Mrs. William Fl. Sherwood, Of Boston,
pianist, made hertlrst appearance i'll Chicago
| last Thursday afternoon in . piano recital
! before the pupils of the Hershey School nor
| nal course. Her program was mate up ot
| selections from the works Of Bach, Beetho;
ven, Scllumann, Mendelssohn. Chopin, and
List, which were given IN IL manner which
proved her complete mastery OF the lnstru-
lpent- Especially charming in its dellcaGr
| ndpoetic conception was Mrs. SherWoou'S
rendition Of tie Beethoven Sonata in E fiat,
| .op. ~, No. l, which we have rarely heard
! given III so satisfactory i manner. In LiSZt's
| Concert Etude, "Gno1nen Kefgen,'' the lady
| proved her possession of q finished technique
| combined with considerable strength Of tln-
| ger. Mrs. Sherwood gives her second r.
| cital next Thursday afternoon at : O'Clock.
THE aIAPLEsoN OPERA SEASON IN THIS
J COUNTRY,
| The London correspondent of the New
| York MuscdL RcUietu writes:'
| The New York season will open on Monday,
mcnt Of tho Presidential election. Engngements
have been or about to be concluded with the
ss1owng e Msfe SSnps e nne Hae
Mile LilEi Lehtnann and Nine. Marie L: Swift;
contrultos, slllc: Tremell md Mme. Lab!ache;
Frnpolli, aud Sisnor Fancelit0; narltones Sig,
| nor Gallassi, Signor Pantaleonl, signor Del
Puente; hasSo. signor Nannettt with Ssn1s ,s;1 q
progress for the engagement of Nine Christine
Nilsson, but as her engagement l5 now doubtful,
her name is not included in the list Of probable
It IS intended TINT the chief novelty OF the
New York season shall be- 81 snor hoitos
Hcr .5iajesty's Theatre. with scenery @ and
mountcd Mounted aAida " lust season !signor Cam
idtistophel<s, while if Mme.' Nilsson crosses the
Atlantic. she will Of course, be the Narg,erita:
ns wa t,Ss st seaTS ~on in ~ New sesso Vii
Introduce to the American public those claim,
ing most attention are Niles. Lehma9n and
Nile. Lehman is u German light soprhno, With
a flexible voice Of good QUALITY and u ta1r
if not very powerful actress; She first G. cnme i,
prominently before the public in tho part OF the
thine Daughter. tfosS'ade, in the - Niehc ungcn
Hing at the Festival performances at Bay
rxnd ru. fns Iaeea and Mnne @ ire
,nelli {Fraulein TrcmclN is IN Austrian. with 4
coutrlto voice Of the lovelicst possible descrip-
her 6t actng @ IS son somcwhHt pronounced and exns.
gcrated: Mr.. Candidus, the brother IN Ia" or
~ william StsnT;aS "a the ppE2o1ftee e eciines
e to sing in Italian operas OF the old school. and
at present the only operas in which be has nl'-
peared are = Lohcngrin,' - Fidciio,' and der
Frcischiitz.' Ho was the tenor OF the recent
Richter concerts. Sfgnor Nannetti Is enSuged
almost solely to play the role of tukfiSfpfde.
The rest Of the artists are familiar TO ametl-
cou audiences. II Nine Nilsson be engaged shc
VIII sing the chief parts in "Mcfistofclc. sem,
irlmide," .sIes Huguenots.' "Lohengrn. and
probably Norma Nine. Gcrster will keep to
|isht i roles, such as Lucia. Eleira in ~: R,,t.
TINA .: i nti,,u in .s La Sonnanbula, VtoxttI III
III Tr.lviuta.' and LiMla, Aiae. Marie. Roze
will play the dramatic roles such us Lc1no'n III
Ii t'rova,ore." DUn,tG Anna, the Countess. IN
Lc Nozze di FfEaru..:' etc. Miss Minnie Hauck
will, OF course, play Carmen. and II Nine. Mis-
son be not engaged, it is likely she will appear
ns Nuyn}srftu In "AelistOfelc," and E4sd in
=. Lohcngrin." -.
MUSICAL NOTES.
Miss Alice Oates has decided to forsake the
operatic stage. Thanks.
Nine. RiyG-King is organizing large and
powerful concert company for next season.
Tie Flora E.. Barry opera company is an
uounced among the combinations for next
season.
Young Lichtenberg, the protege of Win
caski, is among the solo vioilnlsts who are to
appear next season.