, 1880-12-26
MUSIC.
Christmas-Music in the Chi
cago Churches.
Concert and Operatic News at
Home and Abroad.

Concert and Operatic News at
Home and Abroad.
The cast of the operatic version OF ''Cfn-
ere1la," which will occupy the boards at the
Grand Opera-House every afternoon and
evening this week, contains the names OF
singing artists who have at different times
appeared in Chicago with much success.
They are the Misses Annie Slaffer, Lizzie
Kelsey, and Elnla Dolaro, and Messrs. marx
Smith, Ed Connell, and W. II. Seymour.
Mrs. Jessie Bartlett Davis will not Sing
with Plymouth Church choir next year. Her
contract with that church expires to-day.
She will sing at both morning and evening
service hymn set to the music of Gonnod's
Ring on, Sweet Angelus-" Mrs. Davis Will
give her attention to the study OF opera and
oratofio, and will appear In concert only Tor
the present.
Mr. Emil L.ebling's first concert will take
place at Fairbank Hall Jan. IL
Jessie Bartlett Davis, Ada Somers Nc
Wade, and the Chicago Chickering Quartet,
70 to Iowa City to give popular concert on
the evening OF Jan Z. This concert
company, which includes, besides the ladies
named, Messrs. Knorr, AlcWade, and Noble,
of the old Church Choir rinafnre Company,
seen, to create sensation III musical circles
wherever they appear. The other members
are Charles II. Clark and Frank f. BalTd,
respectively tenor and organist of the Third
Presbyterian Church. Their engagements
are made through Mr. William J. Davis, OF
the Grand Opcra-llouse-
The program for the Turner-Hau concert
this afternoon will be as follows:
fnt~
] oserfare. Hungarian Comedy Keller Dcla
Selection, "Fledcrmaus -.....---.. Strauss
ysa,sse
Largo tarranRed for grand orchestra By \: Ai1:.o,
erasS S1sanesae Fantssie. ibe Dream Of a Young
"Katsehfe rantasie .":....stasny
EEany EmSefer r9ts Williams Chase Koaski 'ti
The prog1am for the thu eonfedt is1s Ct It, g1as }cn
ing numbers: "German Dundes March, By
bach; Blue Danube Waltz" oy Strauss;
finale to "Ariele,' = BY Bach; .potpourri from
Love song" by Taubert; s'Marche Fune.
bre," by Chopin; overture to ''Maritana" -;
'sCuckoo POLKA by Herzog; Blue Beard
Quadrille," by Ofenbach.
1.-THE MESSIAH"
The annual holiday-week performance Of
1.-The Messiah h,ch Mas esS So sueeessfay
will be given next Tuesday night, and the
occasion Is of more than ordinary interest in
that it serves to introduce two new artists to
our musical public Miss Annie Norton,
who came prominently before the American
public in connection with the late Cincinnati
Musical Festival, is recognized as being the
chief vocal representative of Mr.. Thomas
method as introduced in the Cincinnati Mu-
steal GolleEe and her her success is matter ct
las. night In the festival,chorus Christmas
Cincinnati under Mr. Thomas direction in
the big Music-Ian The other debntant IN
the Apollo Club concert next Tuesday night
Is Mr.. Alfred Hill, who is also graduate Of
the Cincinnati Musical College, and Of whom
Mr.. George Ward Nichils writesfo Mr. Car
penter as follows:
Mr. Alfred Hill. who is to sing the bass part Of
the :. Messiah" IS singer Of established reputa-
hou in Cincinnati where he has been student
uf the College OF Music. and has for several
seasons past filled important parts in the music
Of the Oratoria in the Theodore Thomas series
Of concerts. He gained special praise and repu-
tation by his admirable rendering Of the solo
sp;r;t a t0 Vas IL Heayep. S6 Which vas % eiSen BY
tie College OF Music with the Thomas orchestra
during last year. Nj. Hills voice is Of une1-
ena ine Il has has penty Of ~ Volume, @ ~ and ND Of large
range. with facility of execution aud correct
method which does credit to his taste and train
given great deal Of attention to music and
has high reputation In Cincinnati.
The last choral reneazsal OF the oratoria
will be given In the large auditorium of the
night, with the organ. This grand rehearsal
has been specially arranged to permit the
associated members to attend, which they
are invited to do without further announce
hall it will be. necessary to show the asso-
ciate membership ticket at the door. The
rehearsal will be wholly informal, no seats
being reserved. Thef concert on Tuesday
night Is an extra concert, and is not included
certs for which associate membership tickets
have been issued.
cHR1srMAs-Mrs1c.
The morning service at the Wabash Avenue
n. =. Church will include the following
music:
L organ-onertory on Two Christmas
3, chorus"F0r unto Is Child is un'
a1qn Motsf.s tha Msssaa es mass
T. Soprano solo-come unto Him;
s. or3an.sonata in fat from the nendsiasahn MssSs6
The music of the evening service will be as
follows:
: octet-. Judge Ne. . God!' :.Mendeissohn
3 Trio" Say! Where Is He Born7.. .MendeIssohn
T. s0Pj1po spo-l w' E1'ol 1hse, %ende,asobn
E. orgnn-sonata in b. D.. .Mendcissohn
The following is the order of music at the
Christmas services at the First Presbyterian
Church:
l. Christmas Anthen-"o Zion
That TeIiest Good ridinas -. Dudley Buck
2 Christmas Anthem" Behold the Days
Christmas Antnem-" Sing q Heavens
4. Carol Haff the Herald Angels
Mr. Eddy. the orxnnist Of the church. viii plar.