, 1880-10-17

the AUDIENCE. sfgnora Laura Betltnf ro.a. -
debut In america on this occasion. ana ae as he
9f marked abilities ter he
her lower register IS much fuller Than ID
eneh T9tse bnE It f. Of tho most adtui1ssiti3t
Gua1y thro9Sa9Tt TT The LADY made assS
1orld measures afordlng ample opportnn;s@t III
displaying her pure vocalzation, the a,,tsy To-
quality OF heP voice and Its thorough trsininxte
aafaS If tb hpR9e IaSva dsR1syed he spatss
and these many artistic excellences Nera taRe aso
plemented bya graceful stage presane. sap
bright, winning face, all Of which fuIiy s+tssn tsnd
forts By ths AUDIENCE &' d.
"A special dispatch from Kansas f,+v -,
+ cincinnati Enquirer, Oct la saws: s.Ths toe
ApnY5t o = Engltsh. Opera Oonpany Is her. ntas sns
| OF !ts most important tmemters,-the mar oas
tralto Mrs Zelda Seeuin. who larelx cssn eon.
her name 70 Afs. David Wallace. Mrs saaasd saos,s;dd
s mas co@eaa oeame arise ~ u 50 seriously Ss
Chicago recently physician Of thar o,.1 n,ale u
her certificate to the erect that she ras az saIs
lcay exhausted M and was singing on mere ae4n. pu1a
power. On tha strength Of this, Mr: Wa.hasasrvHe
the husband Of Miss Abbott conciudeI' I'>eesea y N
asserted s;e thas ~ seFa . q IT, g ssss g.
drawal from the1. troupe IS sAtt sten WV: :.
band or,s ns r;va David Wallace i pfopos, sss,
own ana fhat the uasRss oRsfe Of
partly assumed 80 that she may break her nsla
1ract With the Abbott company. Il Is atso ~
that Mr. Castle. who is great friend and ardsa1 m
hott troupe and be- the first tenor OF tha A. A.
posed tVallace-seguin organization 10 pse.
Methe1eil H., aays seguIa has eontse:
Miss Abbott has freely discussed the rn9..t..
with lady friends in this city. who called m -
and between sohs and tears expressed her reaTs;;
ated the 9at psrs ss9 have
her tnrs Seguin's)- health. She says she doss !"
not believe that Mrs. seguIn will leayea asss H..
troupe It Is understood here that NJ
Segntn's withdrawal frOul the t1uupe IA -
cusfoned BY iti-heafth. and that she viii raiini +
upun its return from the South
THEODORE THOMAS IN HIS NEW POSITION
The New York Tribune Of the 1sth ssys: .Th.
encouragement TINT ME: Theodore Thomas i 81" !"
Hall bus been greeted with unqualified safisfsas
non, both by musicians and the publte Tis
sures the reestahlishment OF q per1naneltor.
chestrn under Mr. Thomas. and to thoee who
rcmembe. the charming concerts at the' ~
Central Park Garden 1t holds out the pTooafse"s S
their renewal In location far more eonvenient
or access and better adapted for concert-etymr.
with the addinonal advantage that they E}bissSs'
not through, the summer alone. but the wi6ters11
welt. That the standard OF the music viii b. -
high as Of the old programs show. That for liz
opening night-to- morrow evening" ss I'll.
lows: March and Overture, 'Tanrhauser.s W..
ner: Largbetto, Second Symphony, Deethaves.
Sceues Napolitatncs, Massenet NEW; Oyeftuoe
symphony,. Brahms: Theme and Yariss stons
Suivayre: Ballet, Music, and Wedding Prscas
sion, .Feramors, Rubinstein; Marquis ct Nar.
esss md GapPFetss, Pees, MMns's MsSs Si:. SWs
evening the program will be: Ovetture. ~.
mont, beethoven: Prelude. Chorale, and Fugue
Bach-Abert; Siegfried Iayli. Wagner: symphe.
ny, major, Hermann Goerz fnew,: Orarfnns
Midsummer Nights Dream, Mendelssohn:
Theme and Variations, Saivayre; Waltz. m.
5umu Roses and Coronation March, Strauss
It the prospect OF the Reorganization Of the O.
chestra, and MIR. Thomas has had no trouble IN
gathering =, 1 around him the greater part ot ths
Nd oana; indeed. every one OF bis old musicians
formed has been only foo glad to come back 1r
lin. and large number Of the faces that wers
% familiar In the old orchestra will be seen IN
he band on Wednesday night. Brandt viii h
.onceFt-melstec"
Joseny IS said to be playing better than eva
his season. -
Nine. lima df Murska made great successta n
La sonnambuia at Berlin recently.
Constantine sternberp, hera1ded as tbs R1sat
[ussfan pianist, has made bad failure In Nev
les ot the coming season. The Aartistes ~
o" on their way TO this country.
Miss Edith Abel has settled to give priyatstnr
:ructtons in Voice culture, and to prepare %.
LIS Tor ene operabc stage, In Boston, II:
H. Massenet, the French composer, Is tNmk
an opera that Is not to have q single choRux
he author claims that in great many b. 20.
ances the entrance OF chorus ruins gpo6 e.
scts, rather than enhances khem.
The acceptance OF. the direction of tie Mef1S -
1At&n Concert Hall orchestral concerts tY
heodore Thomas will in no way affect hls othsr
ans for the coming season, as he Is to direct
lly at three concerts each week, leaving hlm
nple time tor his other engagements =:
It seems that Herr Max B1uch does not get
onE SO very well with the choir OF the Liver
vs. that the tehe1rsals reveal the fact that tho
erman conductor Is possessed OF temper
I'd that the choEisrers have christened him Nr.~
ar Bruch. -.
signor Boito, the composer of - Menstofe]e,"
writing an opera to be called .' Nerone,' - based
ION incidents IN the life Of the Emperor Nerd+
'e aew work Will become the property Of Sta~
Y rCampanini, at whose suggestion it was BE-.
tier part Of lsa1 under Signor Campauinrs per-
nal direction. ~,
The De Moutelio italian Operate Concert
uapany, new musical organization brought
"a thtS S,:,5. country By Nj hugh AuxieE alri7edm
mpany consists Of signora Sofia de Montelta
prano; Mile. Chastel, meZzo-soprano: 8tgndt
antfnt. tenor: SiEuOr CAsteliI, hasso: and Sigsc
+ Fiiotao Greco, pianist. -.--.'
The P1ristan Is authority for tha statement
1t Mrs. Otta Schnller, recently engaged fof
zee years by Manager Mapleson 10 Paris Il
his opinion, "bouud to be 4 rival ot< tho
nous Miss Annie Louise Cary, II not; thas
ys superior, In coutralto rifles" Besides
Wing tine voice, Mrs SchAtiers personal aP-
afancc is said to be in her fAyUr. and hee
lmat1c professor declares that, singing asda,
would make charming actress.
ne following extract from the original pro
I'm Of the first performance OF the .Ctea*
q v shows that Papa Haydn has some senslha
as on the subject OF applause: 'Nothind
oe more gratifying to Haydn than the ap@
use OF his audience. He has always tried "a i
erve it, and bus obtained it nure frequently
n ne expected lie hopes In the present II.
nee to meet with the same encouragement
Eeh ne has hitherto experienced, much to hN
Mort; still he wishes on this occasion t. LOOK l.
IN applause merely Us highly esteemed e1-
ss1on OF satisfaction and not Us demand tof
repetition Of q number, US this would mar
continuity by which the work aims at e1e0
whole. and thus diminish the pleasure
on, perhaps. too great reputation has lea
public to expect" IT
he Vienna Nep Free Press, one Of the besa
uoftI1e9 ~ Europe. upon musical matta%
AXIS as follows Of Miss Clara Louise Kellogg:
cfersing to Miss kel1oX1's appearance N
nua We cuunot speak otherwise than In terms
ne wnrmest appreciation. Miss Kellogg ~
aust OF the first rink Her great meIs
'eset. dOes not so much consist in te'
Mostly Of her ftorid singing Us in the ge9-
ely musical feeling and the pure, IncoErupn-
ff,fHt, F~]4%~ dha