The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-04-02

ONlO d. TO.
The clever viOlOncellist, Guerini
has established, at Came, chambe
lconcerts, embracing classical ant
modern music. They have obtained
a great success.
Mr.. Joseph Williams, it is said
realized a royalty on the perform
ances of Lies ClocheS de Corne
vile" in England, the handsome
sum of 100000.
During a recent performance OF
Rice's Surprise Party at Chicago
someone in the audience threw q
knife at Miss Marion Singer, which
luckily missed her.
The management of the New
Opera House, Frankfort-On-the-
Maine, displays great activity, hay
ing put twenty-three operas on the
stage in four months.
Madame Anna Bishop continues
to appear in concerts at New York,
and seems to give very general salts
! faction to her audiences. She goes
to Boston next month.
Stella Bonheur has been singing
the role of Fides in Meyerbeer'S al
Prophetic" at the Philharmonic
Theatre, Verona. Her success was
very great at her benefit.
Sir Julius Benedict, who was the
pianist of Jenny Lind's troupe dur
ing her tour in this country, has just
dictated an article on the subject Of
the tour for Scribner'S Magazine.
The police commissioners of Long
Island City have instructed Captain
Woods to put stop to all musical
performances, sacred concerts, and
dancing on Sunday within the city
limits.
Adelina Patti made her debut to
an enthusiastic audience, three
weeks ago, in the "Traviata," at
Nice. The tickets were sold out a
week beforehand, although they
went at SIS each.
Advice to singers. Always guard
against OYer-Straining and over
working the voice. Do not sing or
practise for a longer time than hall
an hour without allowing the voice
rest for some time.
The subscriptions to the stock of
the New York new opera house
has reached the sum of S1,j00,000,
The site has been purchased for
100000. The building is to cost
half a million dollars.
Gilbert has finished the libretto of
his new opera and read it to the
company. 1t is said to be his best
work. The catch-line Correspond
ing with Hardly ever" and NEARLY
.ali'D is to be quite too nearly but.
The workmen in E. Gabler's piano
factory, New York, to the number
of 125, have demanded an advance
in wages of Is per cent. Mr.. GaDler
refusing to comply with their de-
mand, the men stopped work. 1t is
rumored that this is the beginning
of 4 general strike contemplated
some time ago by the trade union.
Rubinstein will appear at two or
cheStral concerts only in London.
The first will be concert given In
the course of the grand season at the
Royal Italian Opera House, at which
the leading COvent Garden artists
will assist, and of which the pro-
gramme will be formed of NJ. Rubin
STEMS works, and the great pianist
will direct.
In reply to an inquiry, the follow
ing would be the best combination
of instruments for brass bands
For a band of six, one E fiat cornet
two B fiat comets, one E fat alto,one
B fiat tenor, one Z fat bass; a band OF
seven, add one Eflat alto; a band Of
eight, add one B fat baritone; a band
of nine, add one B fiat tenor; a band
of ten add B fat bass. Drums and
cymbals should be added to the
above.
Johann Strauss buffo-opera, 'Die
Fledermaus," was recently Ter
formed, under the direction Of the
composer himself, at the Theater an
| der Wien, Vienna, for the 150th
time. 1t has been played at III Ger
man theatres. In Berlin 1t ran fol
1862 nights, and in Hamburg for Ovel
200. Abroad it has been performed
in England, Holland, Sweden, Nor
way, Spain, Russia, America anC
Italy.
Miss Emma Thursby still refuses
to 90 on the operate stage, much K
the regret of her numerous admirer:
lin Europe. Says a critic in thu
| MeneStreL: Miss Emma ThuTS0y
| the young American artist, whom
the patrons of the PaSdelOup and o.
the Colonne concerts remember ST
well. is the object, in Germany, o.
lOvations even more pronounced
than those paid her two years age
in Paris. What a pity that SINCE
like Miss ThurSby should refuse Il
go on the stage. She would be a
fortunate as Mdme. Patti and Mdme
| Nillson. At StraSsburg, the MAJ
scene from. Hamlet was brillian
triumph for her" When Mis-
lThursby visited salt Lake Cit
with p. S. Gilmore'S Band, in April
lIS76, one of our musical critics, il
noticing her performance, said
E" This young lady received her mu
steal training from Sig Achille Ell
RAM, New York. and studied witt
him from November, 1871, until DC
tober. 1875. In appearance she j
pretty, in manner unaffected ant
modest. She possesses a sopran
: voice of a high order-fresh, pur
and sympathetic. For a SINCE
lof so short experience she un
Idoubtedly displayed, in rendering
the two pieces on the programme
lPolonaise from "Mignon, and tn
lShadow Song from "Dinorah," wit
their encoreS, the style of a tTu
J artist. Her liquid runs were give
with great precision. Her intoni
ton, quality of tone and expreSsio
are admirable. We doubt if an
artist has ever produced tones nor
sweet, pure and bird-like in th
: highest regions of the voice. If sh
continues in her profession we pr
|. Idiot for her a glorious future" IL