, 1880-10-31
MUSIC.
An Imperfect Performance OF
"carmen" by the Mapleson
Company.
Production of Barnett's New
Cantata, " "The Building Of
the Ship"

the Ship"
Of q Rumor as to the
Failure of Theodore
Thomas.
Musical News and Gossip at Home and
Abroad-Vote Early on Tues
day Next.
The performance Of "Carmen by the |
Man|eson troupe in New York last Thursday
evening does not appear to have been re-
markable success The Tribune says:
1t must be confessed that the representation
was not very successful one Inere are tlusss i
In opera, as in pretty much esefylning .?+ s!?E,
rirhr when the orchestra Is out OF time ana tne
efor1,s out of tune, the tenor out Of voice ano
the prima donna out Of temper. and "Sanesoas oss
hai uerforn,snces Of Carmen within the last
two years of nearly every fnag1naolc snaat aia "
merit, but We cannot remember ou1 o.,,e tia1
vifhnut being absolutely bad. was SO nItefly ual
rs this latest Campanini, on whom the success
Of this opera always depends very aIEeas, II,
New York; at least bad evidently g no1 H. VICE
fully from his recent severe lhesS- I1ls wv
was still somewhat husky, and ne sang Win e.
fort. and. though his acting was as superb as
Vas sad eeary as noi at 70 bis
60 carn.en is not an interesting impersona-
don music is TOO s,rea s'sh do1reciy doE
heuS fhe snsp and reckless spirit Of deviltry with
which TIE Part ought 3 t6e to os eef mefs in Miss
Hauk's performance Of tho role Even Del
Puen1e seemed affected by the prevailing de-
tho4, ,,e,,ai though the TOreador song in the
second act gained its inevitable encore. Mie;
Valleria was charming in the minor Pat ac}l
1r9 With much grace The chorus and orchestra
as we have already limited, left much TO be de-
sired.
Much Of the disappointment during the
week has been owing to the indispositlon OF
both Campanini and Cary, who have been
laid up With the singers eplzo6tic.
BARNE1T's NEW CASTArA-
The new cantata which Alr. Barnett has
written to Longfellow's Building Of the
Ship was given at the Leeds Festival Oct
13, and is thus spoken Of by the London
Times:
Longfcllow's ~Building Of the Ship" is
not remarkable for dramatic power It is
descriptive in form and didaetie u pnrpose, IL
is indeed distinct imitation OF sch,.!ers - LAY LAY
philosophic depth and the powerful expression
of that great poem. The parallelism is too strlk-
ing to require m%e4 g enoncai 10 easn task is
made the symbol of human life. with the dl1er-
cnce only that Longfcllow's view rs limited to
much narrower ran1e OF Thought and incl
dent. The ship Union represents mainly the
marriage Of the masters daughter with his
young heipmate. An additional reference 10
The union OF the States in the original poem 1lE
Barnett has wisely canceled. There are. indeed.
other important omissions and q few different
arrangements OF the lines,Cthe latter nor a1ways M
such librctto has not inspired the composer
with music Of the highest dramatic type, which
dasnt IS IS cssenaiy of yrca type
He delights in fluent melody. and never enocks
the car by harsh or uncommon moduianon
OUT is its extremely vocal character Mr. Bar
nett has thoroughly studied the voice both in
its Individual state and ig choral eomSIna0nd lon
Us mcilif1uous as ccn well be imagined
LOCAL MISCELLANY
The first reunion Of the Amateur Musical
Club occurs on Wednesday afternoon next
at l52 state street, at the usual hour.
Mr.. Carl Troll, violinlst of distinction,
who was for several years private pupil OF
city. The Hershey School of Musical Art
has had the good fortune to engage him as a
member OF its faculty.
The New York Herald says: "Signor
Llperati, the cornet solo!st, will return to
this city this week, after hls long engage
Ment al LIE Cn1easo IAPuollous M'iEte ne
has been playing to the largest audiences
ever assembled in that city," Go away FROM
home to learn the news.
The pupils of Nine Christine Nelson
Rounsyille will give soiree on Thursday
evening next at the Palmer House. The
pupils who will take part are Miss May G.
Matt, Master Julius Goldberg, Mrs. Celinda
A. Carter, Miss Grace Beryson, Miss Anna
Hurlburt-
Mr.. Emil Lieblfng will give the first Of his
pupils soirees at No. 152 State street on Sat
urday evening next Those who vii! take
Saet Sco aEs he M Hiss nabei aspSs and Be- Beatrice III
Kcnzie, Aglae Silva, L: NJ Green, Adele
Geiser, Rose Whitten, Florence Fuller, and
Grace StorIs.
Mr. Boscovitz will give a piano recital al
Hershey Music Hall on Thursday evening
Nov. II: This will be the first Of series o. o.
the Grleg Concerto, never yet heard in Chi
cago Owing to the interest manifested il
certain quarters i'll Mr.. Boscovitz's Chopll
interpretations, he will play fifteen selection:
from the works OF that master at tile hrs
recital.
of Evanston were treated to characteristic.
display OF string music prepared BY the we'll
known violin teacher of this city. Mr. Josepl
Singer, through the instrumentality OF Prof
LOCKE, Tile energetic nt3iu U1 Luc lHNslC4a
conservatory OF that place. The acquisition
of Prof. Singer to the musical life Of Evan
ston, as teacher Of SO important all instru
ment as the violin, is a fact that it should no
fail to avail itself Of.
The new series of concerts at 1jershe,
Music Hall will comprise organ recita}s b.
Mr.. IL Clarence Eddy; piano recitals by Mr.
Frederic Boscoyitz, and chamber concerts b.
Messrs. Boscovitz and Eddy, assisted b.
Messrs Lewis and Eichheim. The first con
cert will be an organ recital by Mr.. Eddy
urd will take place on Saturday noon {be
ginning punctually at Il o'cIock), on whicl
occasion Mr.. Eddy will be assisted by Nj
Carl Troll, his first appearance i'll Chicago.
The program of the regular Turner-Ha
concert this afternoon will be as follows
Correcting to Leipsic, march, by Graner
overture to Adams "Roi d'Yvetot"; O.
the Beautiful Hudson, waltz" by Bial
"Boccaccio's Sercnade," by Suppe: "A
addin overture" by HoTnenlann; Koelling'
lave Maria'7; L1lmbye's 't Dream Of th
Sayoyard Reinhold's potpourri,. Franz
furt Fair''; Faust's lining und Sinnl
Gavotti":; and Strauss galop, "Thro' Fict
and Mcadow.'
The program for the concert at Brand
Hall this afternoon, Adolph Liesegang, cor