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he honcd that this authoritative denial Will
finally set at rest this report, "nico aScn.I I "
Mr' Tholnas @ % and d the m members Of his orchestra,
VITO have naturally becn Ereat1y tloughn 10 thoir on
prospect Df sudden tertnnauon ~ - 'itncuit
for them to form new ones. It will certainly ne
received with pleasure BY the PunItc; ;. ,a 40
beginning to rake warm interest III uagsv ton-
cerrs, and to afford them GenetouS euP'o
MUSICAL NOTES.
. afmo Car1otta Patti was last heard OF IN
India, cpncertiziny and cn route 1of Egypt
Miss Minnie Hauk has signed contraGt
with the French opera at Nice, wheresne WILL
sing 'Carmen" and "Mlgnon.
It is said that Aimee has Just lost $loo.ooo
in BRUSSELS. She and her husband. Darcy,
undertook to run theatre there
Prof. 7. Z. Paine, of Cambridge, is to COM
Dose music for the Glee Club to sing III the
Greek tragedy at Harvard next sprlng'
WiIhelmj has signed contract for the sea-
son, together with Constantin Sternoerg. the
pianist, with Weber, the piano mano1ac'-
urer.
# is said that Nine. Madeline Schiller, the
nianist. who had such large circle Of adj
inirers among the Boston musical public 2
few years ago is to return to this country and
make her residence in New York City.
At the Opera in Rio de Janelro the direct
or lately produced Mozart's :" Don Gioyan-
ni,n but the music did not suit the Brazilians
atalI, At the 1irst performance the work was
coliIy received; at the secoudit was Missed.
Mr.. George Hensclel, who has been sing
turu to America III time to participate Ill the
symphony concerts, but will settle pernla-
nently in London, where he Is we'll KNOWN
He is announced to be married in May to
Miss Lillian Bailey, Of Boston.
The Handel and Haydn Society of Boston
will give the 3' Messiah on Dec: ~, No
Mount OF Olives, Jan 50, and Bach's Is Pas
sion A[usic'' on Good Friday. An oratorio
will also be given on .Easter Day. but it has
not yet been decided which it Shall be.
Myron W. Whitney's son William sails for
Europe Nov. 6, to study i'll Florence, and q
second Nlyron ". is confidently expectiea ist
cation. Miss Venie Il. Maynard, soprano Of
the First Church, Highland District, also sails
in November for two years study abroad.
A dispatch to the New York Herald says:
II have just learned that Miss Clara Louise
Kellogg has concluded four months en-
tersburg, opening Oil the. night Of Nov. 10.
Adellna Patti has also signed an engage,
ment to sing at Madrid during the months Of
December and January"
The New York Tribune of the 18th says:
ssA Miss Annie Lou ise Cary has been confined
| to her room since last Saturday with severe
| attack Of bronchitis, and will be unable to
Obliged on Tuesday to Inform Mr. Mapleson
! Of her inability to sing on the following even
ing in :: La Favorita." She has asked Mr..
Mapleson to postpone her contract to NOV.
| 1, when she hopes to be entire recovered.
Catherine is the title of a new comic
Musical Director of E. L. Makay and Louise
Syiyester's Comedy company has Just I'm
ishcd composing the music The libretto is
| by Wilson J. Vance, who has charge OF the
Indian affairs in the Department OF the lnte-
rior at Washington, and who has written one
or two plays, besides other works. It is in
| three acts, the first of which takes place III
| the White Mountains, the second III New
York, and the third at a fashionable seaside
resort It is the intention of Nessrs. Sousa
| and Vance to organize a company and pro-
| duce the opera some time next January.
All sorts nf reports have been in clrcula-
| t1on as to Dr.. Hams Won Biilow's illness, his
lost tie use Of his left hand. The truth Of
the matter is that he was for q long time last
b IT an1eh 1ba n6,shez Msre an 'd
that, though he is. much better now, be is
| still far from well. He has, however. ar
ranged to give series OF. seven Beethoven
concerts at Meiningen III November and
December, when he will conduct the % nine
! himself concertos and trlos. But 1t is still
very doubtful If his health will allow him to
fulfill the engagement.
NEW MUSIC.
The Chicago Music Company have just issued
two new pieces by home composers OF more
than ordinary interest: "Tho Wedding Polo
naise," by S. G. Pratt. and :. Florence" grande
vaIse de concert, by Emil LiebIug.'
Boston: Oliver Ditson s. Co. Chicago: LyoI
s Healy: ..Deuxiemc Berceusc;" by Rafae &C
piano, by 4: kiayiuth: Fresh Life 9!,aSs marct
aOrango Blossom" piano duct, By Miron a
Ward; Boccaccio Fantase, for tour hands; ~ !
Thousand Flowers polka gracieuse, by F. Behr
for four hands; .Die F!eder1aan's Potpoucr.ri. i
guitar, by ". /. Haydcn: MY Bright Lass," b.
Robert d: Reilly: swiftly Ger the Deep PIP! nIn'
Watchman," hy Giro Pinsutt; The stlye
Bridge" By 7: H. Howe; Second Thought;
Lead On" sacred quartet BY + P: Myder; AM
New York: r. 4. Saulttield. Chicago: Til
American Music Company: In the G!oamng,
| by Annie Tortesque Harrison; and - Twicken
| ham Ferry" by Marzials.