, 1880-12-19

MUSICAL NOTES.
Ivan Marowsky. the Polish hasso, has been en-
gaged by the Abbott Eugitsh-ope company.
Manager Mapleson's New York season closes
Monday. Dec =.
Mr. Theodore Thomas has cntted his perma-
ncnt engngenlenr at the Metropolitan Concert
Hail in New York.
Miss Clara Bernstein. Of Cincinnati, has Just
been engaged for the Grand OVera tparls} after
q solitary hearing by u. Vaucurtei!.
The ''3essiah" will be given on Christmas at
Cincinnati under Mr. Thomas. direction, with
Miss Norton. Miss Cr:lnch, Mr. Dischon, and Mr..
Whitney IN the solos,
It is stated that Herr Wilhelmi's concert tour
will end in California ncxt April. ana he is re-
ported to have stated thut he vii! return to his
home on 1he Rhine in May.
The New York musical public appears at last
to begin to recognize the abilities Of Mile. Val
leria, the soprano whose success in Boston WAS
20 marked during the Maplcsun opera season
lust winter.
The novelty Of double performance of Bee
DR.. Won Biilow, Is fixed for Dee Is. The work
will he played. and, after IN interval Of half an
hour, repeated
Marie vanzanat made so great success by
OHenbach matinee, at Les Varieties, that there
Is question Of producing the entire work for her
at the Opera Comique.
The Mendelssobn Quintet Club, now In Vir-
ElTlA, nus 1Gsf1EN d GOfNDlnAIlOH WIN AAINlllA
urso. the violinist- and continues its Southern
and Western tour after Jan. with this additional
attraction to its programs.
Schuman's only opera. "Geneveva." which,
successful. has Just been performed for the tlrst
time 1T Frank f0rt-on-the-M Main, and euthusl-
astically received By the public.
The first OF the Thomns~ 1oseGy concerts took
5oserys numbers were the Chopin concerto in E
1niunr and Liazt's '"GnoncnreiRen-" The prin-
cipal orchestra number WIS the 'Romau Suite
OF Bizet-
success In Germany. the critics OF that land de-
claring her Marguerite to be a genuine inearna-
ton Of the G;getcnen Of Goethe: she is shortly
Carmen
Nine. Gcrstcr made her first appearance in
the title ro!e ct Martha at the New YORK 'Acad-
envy lust week stngularly enough. she had
never seen the opera performed, and 80 created
the business of the part after her own idcn. She
is credited With having made Il successful effort,
The f1fth Beethoven Symphony was peculiar
II appropriate number for the Dwight testi-
lnnnal program, 1t the first OF Its authors
at the 0ieon tFcderai Street Theatre, Feb. ID:
lS41, the orchestra numbering twcnty-thfee, and
at which Dir. Dwight was listener
EGence's new comic opera of :. Nsidn," which
WIS recently brought out at tho Carl Theatre In
Vienna. Was given last Tuesday night, for the
first time in America, Mt the Thalia Theatre.
New York. The story Of the opera is of the
SIMPLEST Kind. but the situations nre strong and
novel, and the music, it is sAid, is charming.
There is good authority for saying that Maurice
Strakosch has signed lately Il contract Tor three
years with the primu donna of the Royll Opera
at wiesbaden, Mile. Hcdwig {olaudt. The tour
begins in Italy, and will ufso be extended to
America. Nile. RUiandt- who hns to sing ut con-
ctrts, in opcrAs. anu oratorips, receives nearly
l50 01 francs yearly I
A dsputch from Memphis Dec. IS says:
"Abont 500 was raised to-day by private sub
pictrn disbandcd opera troupe home a Ken
lucky gentleman lrArniug that Matte Belle
Hopkins was Louisville girl. stepped up to the
The liberal act was entirely unsclhsh and purely
on account Of her nativity. the gentleman re-
MARKING when hs pald the h,!l; That .',n 40 Ken
from home while he had dollar In bis pocket
The London Times, commenting upon the first
performance ut Sig Tito Matters opera. :. Mnrte
dl Gaud," ut Her Mnjesty's Theatre on the 18th
ILL.,, says: In spite Of many weaknesses Sig.
M:.ttci's drnmntie attempt should not be Judged
too harshIy. Hell disciple of sorncwh hat an
tuate school ct music, and ol .hnt scnnoi us
His music is ut least equal to the average work OF
Doiizctti. without it is true, shown: the fnshcs
general tluluess 1T that masters scores. The
opera was received On tho first ni1ht with nIl the
friendly enthusiasm usual on such oGcAsihns,
fuct partly accounted for by the admirable per-
furm,ncc under the composers own direction
The chief characters were sustained hy Nine.
Giovnnnoni Zacchi. Sig. AIdighieri, and Sig.
Kuncio
New York: William 4. Pond s. CO. Chicago:
Cneaen Music Company; 35roe 1rgn cf
James Gil. arranEcd ior. the piano by Edward
Hoist; "Old Uncle Joe character song, BY
Harry Davis; La Flc du Tanenur Mn'ef or
Ff'r *FrDst,,ng Castics by the GIlng Rhinc," tenor
song. from 'Dcsere;," comic opcra' by Dudley
New York: G. schirn.er. Chicago; Chicago
Music Company: The NiKhtingnle'. duet t:r
Luigi Ariiii: Forever anu Forever, song. for
y orpei 1si!' etst1fsls se43s
canzvne Darcorala. BY F. r. Tosti; "Te Dcu,n''
ia &. by T. " Kont- No. l. in g. Sehirncr's
e91n ebrns Sew or song Of 5
Crrtan,':: by j. ". Elliott, for baritone, in G
minor.
caxo Music Company. - One sweetly Solemn
Thought" solo and quartet, by H. S Ambrose;
:.Cbdinuion Walk by Albert NordhMsimcr; M "A
=. undcr the snow" by R. S Ambrose; LA
Belle Canndiennc," new dance, by ". Bray
'ts New York: c. n. Ditson s. Co. Chicago:
1Sn hyonW Wci1inss; iSa ~Wecorne. Pretty Prmscse,
Wv I'VE Ssaafn saan Ssy sons s
n: ::Me,nento." song, ~ Walter l. Johnston;
t'Down the Shadowcsl Lane She Goes SONG.
good; "oh! Lovely May" from ''Sougs for
Children" By Abt; Gai!a Lily" for piano, piano, By
Sulop," by Fernando de Anguera; Song With
ont Wor9s" "Poiks 1sroese t,Ss Song y nas a1,a
1RonIu." by f. d. Phelps; and La
Donza Cp,n" by soIs Eussps F,esS arsmda Bond
Il COLLECTION Of easy wa!tzes, notkas, gniops,
for1c or reed organ. By Charles kenkel:" Havo
lie @ to Sleep in nv randlnothers Chnir,"b Ed
ward Holst: "snow- Flakes" by Mrs Clara f.
scott: .Whipporwill." grand fantase: by "a,
ward Hoffd,un; .'Wntz Lancers,.' by Pau:
winklcr; 'You Needn't say Word. by sAinl. .
Lafurt: .sDown Among the Flowers. song and
danes BY George ~ Psrsi:y be Habev f115s Boss
Polka," by Theodore BendIx; *Alarm Polka"
by ]. s. Barlow.
Oh. how refreshing, paiatIhle, and rcv1vfn2 IS
d,, ntu,i Hon BfttefB III it 10