New-York tribune., 1880-04-07
MUSIC-DRAMA.
MIR. MAPLEsON'S BENEFIT,

| An audience that crowded every part Of the
Academy was present last evening at Mr. Maple
sons benefit performance, and the continued in
terest and frequent outbreaks of applause testified
appreciation of the manager and his company. The
programme, which was sufficiently varied for
| every taste, comprised the second and third
acts Of "Aida." the second act of Carmen"
the shadow song scene from Dinorah " and the
last act of La Favorta" and engaged the services
of almost the entire company. OF the principal
performers. Campanini appeared as Rhadames and
fernando. Galassi as Amonastro Behrens as Rants
and Baldassare, Del Puente as EscamiIlo.
Runcio as Don Jose, Mile. Marimon a.
Dinorah, Miss Cary as Amners and LcoRora, Mile.
Belocca as Carmen and Nine. Lablache as Aercedes.
All the favOrite numbers were encored, and often
the enthusiasm was unbounded After the scene
from Dinorah" Bfr. Mapleson appeared before the
curtain IN response to o most cordial invitation
and made speech. which was received with great
applause. He said:
honor OF appearing before you this evening-as II is
sign that my efforts to establish permanent Italian
encouraged shall set vigorously to work on my
turn to Europe to procure you the latest novelties
supported by the best available talent.
the directors to the future have been settled to
our mutual satisfaction. and will be made knows:S
due course: / have resngaged for next season all
panini. Signor Galassi an others. not forgetting
my celebrated. Chief Arditi. have this. moment
received cable from Mime. Gerster (who desires to
be remembered to. all Of yon) informing
me OF her acceptance OF the contract for next sea-
son. have already signed Mile Christine Missions
contracts aud returned them to her. So. Ms oil
augurs we'll for the future, respectfully take my
leave
THE PHILHARMONIC CLUB CONCERT.
The concert at Chickering Hall last evening
brought to close the New-York philharmonic
Clubs series of chamber concerts. The season has
been an excellent one artistically land financially
too, it is to be hopcd). and last nights
programme formed a fitting close to 1t.
flute, violin and viola. which is but little known
in this country, new quintet by Svendsen for
strings op. 5, and one or two smaller pieces. The
work Of the club has improved immensely since its
formation some three or four years ago.
All Of the members were good performers in
dividualy in the first instance, but
they lacked unanimity Of purpose and that
familiarity with each others methods which can
come only with long practice. andt want of which
can be supplied only by there being in the club
some one member whose individuality aud power
are great enough to enable him to keep the others
together, as would conductor. There was nobody
in the club who could do this, 80 that IL
is only by long and persistent practising that
they play as we'll together as they do Several OF
bly, the g Hungarian Song" of Hoffman, which was
gwen with much deicacy. MOzarts Turkish
March," and some of the variations in the Svendscn
quintet The vocalist of the evening yir George
sang the +" Evening Star" aria from ' TannhAasers
and song by Hill.