, 1880-12-05

The census has proved a first-class adyer-
! tisement for Chicago not only In 4 CONNER
cial, but in an artistic and generally esthetic
| way as we'll A glance at Our amusement
columns shows general tendency this way
Of the musical and dramatic combinations,
which always regard Chicago as a bonanza
that will richly repay them. There has
scarcely been q season that has offered
such musical attractions as the present
! one. Our home societies are busfly:
engaged In the preparation OF great
works: The Apollo Club this week will pei.
| form Handers 'sAcis and GnIatea," Haydn&
"Seasons," for the first time in the West
| Rubinstein's slower of Babel for the first
time in this country, the 'tAfessiah about
Christmas time, and Berlioz's ''Dannation
OF Faust" in February,--a decided advance
over its o1d-time part-song concerts. Tho
Beethoven Society Is busily at work on the
"Elijah,' which they promise to perform on
the 14th inst in a remarkably effective manner,
and with one Of the best singers of the title
part in the world. The German societies ara
hard at work preparing for their great Sanger
fest in June, at which thousands Of singers
will be present from all parts Of the country
to enjoy music and Gcnuetltchkeit. This
week the opera season will be inaugurated
by the English company organized by
Messrs. Strakosch and Hess, with Marie
R6ze at its head, and numerous artists
in the ensemble who are we'll known here.
Next week the Boston Ideal company
will be here, a troupe which includes such
singers as Marie Stone, Adelaide Phillips,
Karl, Fessenden, rockingham, Whitney,
Barnabee, and others who are familiar upon
the concert stage and are known as the best
Of our home singers. They will be followed
by the Mapleson troupe, with Gerster at its
head, and with Campanini, Cary, Galassi, and
the other artists who have made such sue
cesses here during the past two seasons. Fol-
lowing closely upon their heels will come the
Beauplan troupe with Mime. Ambre at It's
head, which will give Us grand opera ID
French style, with full ballet and unusual
attention to stage accessories. Numerous
other concert and operatic attractions OF
an interesting character will be here be-:
tween whiles, so that lovers Of music will
have their fill from now until spring.
Meanwhile negotiations are pending OF Whlca
we cannot speak at present which, II con-.
cluded, will give us whole summer OF music
so attractive in Its nature that no one will
want to go away. On the other hand. Chicago
will be so fascinating as place of summer
resort that it will draw larger crowds than
ever here. It is not alone the musicians
who are docking here. Theatrical man
ayers are also beginning to recog-
nize the fact that Chicago Is ho
best-paying dramatic centre in the county,:
Chicago is literally becoming q city OF thea
tres. They are springinE UP in every difec-
ton, and she can boast three at least OF ta0
handsomcst houses in the country: and II i
whispered In theatrical circles that the unlon
Square company, of New York, may fold up
its tents in that city next spring and CONS
here to stay all summer, and bring Gus
new plays. More than one mustea1
work Of prime Importance has seen the lisns
here for the first time in this country, anu II
now looks as if the playwrights would also
select Chicago as the best and most reliable
locality In which to bring out their new
works. The rapid growth OF the CITY y
manifest not only il, a musical and dramatic
way, but also in an artistic. There never
was time in our history when portrait ana
landscape painters and decorative artists
were so numerous. They are coming nero
almost every day, and are finding their VOTE
lucrative.
This remarkable progress indicates vel3
clearly the completeness Of the prosperity o.
Chicago, and the long step ahead it has tahEa
since the fire, because these are features "
municipal life which naturally would be mo
last to recover after such {. disaster. In AZ
these directions we have fully recovered pio
ground occupied in 1870, when r,usic' als
and the drama were at the dcodtlde o.
prosperity. What we need now
promote and emphasize this success - II:
the erection Of 4 frst-clas5 0pera"aon9o
and Art-Gallery such as we haa ~
that time. as there is Il very general feeilas
OF favor towards such an enterprise asnon5
our citizens, now is the time for some oho ~
start the ball. There never will be oe'1e.
time to build such a house than when mone.
is plenty and capital Is willing to make tuo
Investment. 4 city Of more than halt
million people ought not to be without
home for its opera. its artists, and Its ho1'A''
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