, 1880-11-21

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Mr.. S. G. Prntt, Of Ch'cago, Mr. Pratt is 8
plunist and composer; he spent several Years 70
study in Germany, and sfuce bis return n nas u
ment OF musical composition. The result Is ap-
parent in Il long list Ut works from bull0ds up te
the dny as the guest Of tho Club. During the
forenoon Mr. Singer, Mr.. Doerner, and others
heard him give piano reudtng OF his opera
In the afternoon he gave an informal concert
| at which wcrc performed program Of his CON
positions. The music gave much delight to the
works and their author. The serena.o foi
strings was played by Mcssrs. Baetcns, Froeh,
hch, Broekhoven, and nEand. and was repeated ans
oughiy delightful. and will long bo remembered
TIE sAENGEEFEsr AGAIN.
| 10 Tue Editor Of Tho Chte&1go Tribune
! CHICAGO, Nov. 20.-1t seems somebody Is
very anxious to get UP Il controversy Oh the
| German Sanecrfest, but it is to be HOPED
that this dreadful calamity will le withheld
from US. The magnificent proportions and
Slngerbunl may inspire'awe in some quar-
tiers, and those to whom the faith has been
revealed will 20 and sing, be they Yankee,
| Briton. or Turk; but argument and con.
troversy, with their inevitable statements Of
hard facts, would neither convert one single
singer nor pr,,ye at all beneficial to the ul,-
dertaking. The simple fact is that all the
singers at Chicago are the best Ut friends:
| There is,1l0t one who has not given himself
~ to the muses., and Is ready to live and dc
| each one wants to do 1t OH his own hook.
AS the result, we shall have IN opportunity.
| next June to enjoy the massive clloruses OF
| the New York Liederklallz the Aron, the
| united singing brethren and sisters from Gin
| cinnati. Milwaukee, New Orleans {AIask:.?),
! while Chicago will furnish the central pivot
| around which tho universe Is to spin for tho
| time being, anti perhaps may yet be induced
on the Altar of Apollo, but in tile meantime
! may our beloved city be- spared the spectacle
| Of war of the (singinS) races. Y x
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
Miss Zeleni Mantey, the vioiinist, and Miss
Bangs. the pianist, have returned from their
| at TIE residence Of Judge Bangs, 500 West
Adams street.
Mrs. Clara D. Stacy, the wetl-known
soprano. has. concluded her contract with
Relnenyi and is now engaged rs the soprano
for the Plymouth Church choir, with which
she makes her first appearance to-day.
A concert will be given By the Wabash
Avenue u. E.. Church choir on Tuesday
evening at the church, corner of Fourteenth
street and Wabash avenue. The program is
a very attractive one as we'll as varied
A new Academy of Art and Music has been
organized in the West Division, with rooms
at tx; West Adams street. The Board of III
struction consists Of L. s. Metcalf, teacher Of
music, and Mrs. J. N. LllnckIey, Mr. G. W:
Plat, Prof. kenney, and Airs. T.. o. Jones, of
art.
4 private dispatch from New York says:
'*The Donaldi-Rummci concert in Steiuway
Hall this evening was 4 complete success.
The hall was crowded, standing room only.
Donaldi made hit and was recalled twice
after her number. Lchtenberg has inl-
proved wonderfully"
A magnificent gold watch has been pres
ented to Mr. j. J. 1Iattstaedt, the well-kllown
teacher at the Chicago Musical College, by
its President Dr.. I. Ziegfeld. Mr.. uattstaedt
has been connected with the school for the
past five years, and his valuable aid faithful
services are thus handsomely appreciated by
DR.. Zlegfeld.
The pupils of Mr.. S. G. Pratt gave their
ninth reception lust Friday evening, ut
Messrs. Lyon t. Healy's rooms, with very
pleasant program. Those who took part
were the Misses. Emma Whitley, Annie
Siinnie Sexsen, Hattie Schimpfermann, and and
Mary Moran.
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Rss!a ey oSsf;ats Ks;sts snpg!} WsSs M%fss
s' tass watz axrrd nasssnas q E9tsnbs %H Fan
temps j." Lombartli Fantasie -: Saint Sa1n's
Phaeton ~; The Annual Fair at krach-
winkel,'' BY Schrefner; Strauss polka ma
ZZurka, "one 1leart one Tho9ght";; and
Tue program for the Orchestral Clubs
e!udcs the following program: "Gnstav
BY Strauss; +" Faust Fantasle," by Gounod;
saSs Sxs'ffS from Il a 1enoaa sss5Csss ssn;
pllony''; iloffmann's" Waldesccne": Dials