, 1881-05-01
MUSIC.
The Forthcoming Apollo Club Concert
-Rubinstein's Tower Of Ba-
bel" and Bruch's Fair
Ellen"

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Foundlings' IIome-An Interest
ing Soirec at the Music
nj College.
Another "Bil1ae Taylor" Troupe Coming
| Collapse Of the Beaup1an Opera
Troupe--aew York May Fes-
! tiyal Programs.
The closing subscription concert Of the nfntt
season ot the Apollo Musical Club will be eIvcr
Thursday evening, May 8, at Central olusic-Hall
Rubinstein's "Towcr of Babel" and Mas
| Bruch's ~ Fair Ellen +" will be presented, with
orchestra and organ, and the following solotsts
Mrs. j. A. Farwcll, soprano; Sr. Charles l.
knorr, tenor: Mr.. John E. McWadc, baritone;
! Mr. H. Fl. Grove, hasso; and Mr. Fl. Clarence
! Eddy. orgnntst. AS M extra concert the Clun
| will also give On May 20 one Of their nllnner-
! chor concerts, which were very popular III
former yenrs, and are now called for by many of
| the friends Of tho Club.
| THE FouSDJ.1SGs' HOME coScEEr-
] IT tho enthusiasm OF those OF our local 1nn-
Eicans who are in'1ng part in tho chorus work
| is any Indication, the forthcoming CONCERT for
| the benefit Of the Foundling5 Homo will be Que
OF tho pleasanrest events OF the present musical
season. The rehearsal Of the new work, Mas-
senet's - Eve" commenced last Thursday even
ing, md It fs spoken OF In tho highest terms Of
! pruise. The musical public of Chicago can GER
tainly be congratulated upon having tho pleas
ure OF hearing for the first time two such works
rs - The DamnatIon OF Faust" and Massenct ;
Eve - in one season, looking upon it in purely
musical light, but when it is taken into consll-
Grafton that the latter work Is to be given for
tho benefit OF one Of our n0hlcst charities, its
presentation will be more eagerly looked for
ward TO than was that of The Dumnntion.'
The rehcarsals will take place every Thursday
evening ut tho piano warcroo.ns OF Telton, Pom
eroy s. Cross, Il: Stute street.
THE COLLEGE OF MUSIC s0IEEE.
4 very successful and pleasant entertainment
was given on Tuesday last py the Chicago Mu-
sicAl College ut Apollo Hail, which attracted SO
large an audience that every sent was occupied
md many were Obliged to remain In the corri-
dor Tho clicf interest of tho program centcred
in Miss Sara W. TIayman, who played number
Of piano selections in an extraordinary MAN.
ncr. Her numbers were the Mcndelssohn Fam
boirree, Il Martini g,lvottc, and the Schumaun
Novelette, op- :-s'. Though somewhat ncrvonsat
tho past year. Tho Beethoven sonata.
played by Miss 1Iayman and Mr: Ileimcn-
Weber "Concertstueck,' op. 70. With Mr.. Zie.-
field Second piano.. she .tispayed remarkable
tine @ Impression IN pre- with Schnberss wandercr,:
and Miss Emma Marston also SANG the Ernani
lnvolnmi" IN excellent style. T:::: .t.nantnr
o aad = Mss cere whicf @e rseeirsd M
with much enthusiasm.
The next soirte Of tho College will be given bE
pupils OF Mr.. j. J. Hattstnedt. assisted by other
pupils Of the College, in Apollo Hall. Tuesday
evening, Mny3. Two novel features Of the err
ter;aintnent viii be the playing Of concerto for
ni1nn MHEErS EiEFhntf HHff.
staedt und Huydns " lliudersymphonie."
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
The first pupils. soirGo of the Mueller Con-
seryatory of Music VII! take place GU Monday,
May 9. at the Methodist Church Block
ctals and teach Mt Mr Geofse F. Roots Normal
Institute, to be held ut Erie Pa., FROM July II to
Aug. ). :
KS will be seen by an advertisement else
music rooms to Eys Building, corner Ut Aon-
roe street and Wnbash avenue.
Miss Arahella Root and company gave n con- |
cert at Champaign, ILL.,. Friday last to il large
and this week will sing in Lincoln and
other towns III this State.
DR.. F. Ziegfei1.. of the Chicago Musical Col +
lcEc, has engaged the services of Prof. Roswell! |
Park, II: p, to deliver course of eight lectures
nL the college-rooms, Central Music Hail.
Thursday mornings ut O'Clock, commencing
May5
. MT Edward ftcl1neudanl, the Well-kn0Tn Tfo-
lin!st, rendered recently the position Of first
violin III Mr.. Henschers new Boston orchestra.
Though the ouer was IL very tiAtterins one. and
WIS accompanied by extraordinary Inducements,
Mr. Icimcndahl has decided TO rclnaiu here
Cora de Wilhorst, who was q member OF ono J.
of tho first Italian opera troupes thht ever came
to Chicago, and who nus been living abroad for
mnny years, has returned to Me-; York, and is
announced to appear in concert. She will be
as a very beautiful woman with
very pretty little voice.
Miss Jennie Dutton, wei-knowu soprano,
will give sofrGe ut the rooms Of Mcssrs. Lyon
& Hcaly Tomorrow evening, with tue assistance
Of Mr. Edward Hcimendahl Mr.. William Clark.
n nd d, NJ Pratt Miss button will sinE Liszts
poonNlsc, and, with Mr.. Clark, HolTman's duet,
+ 1 feel thy presence where'cr stray"
The program for the concert at Brands Hall
hs nte1noon vii be s follows; Overture to
fieuxtcmps: Fiaale ID /" Marjtana,' b. Wsilace:
tvy: Fssta.,e ~ on A"fS5;
0iAvolo': j" Tannhii,1scr March, by Wagner:
Nshtsony;' by Vost; and "soldiers' Life"
viI appear at McVickcr's Theatre next week.
'he troupe has been pia:*as in halsim"rt' and
,n'adep1a WITH ar Erct *ste5 The
William J. II. burnett; Hele, Miss Minnie Walsh; {
t iontso%efy s' S Gap % Foom. M .s'eH Mr. s Georxe M
uston. We arc not aware who phys Eliza.
The program Of 3lr. Eddy's organ recital yes b
,rday noou was made up exclusively OF the |
'orks Of French composers, md wis as follows: F
'fertolrc in G., No: 4, op. a5, by Lci6burc- a
Grand O!fertsere dc Ste. Ceci!e,' op. !, No. /. | c
DAtiste; Symphony in G minor, op. T., No t, \
Widor; nhapsode in e. No. |, F:tntnsc in E II
At. and nencdicdon Nuptialc - by Saint u
aGns; and "Marchc Funebrc ct Chnlt Seru- il
hilue :" and - Morceau do Concert, op. q, by
uiltnunt- 4
The Amateur Musical Club last Wednesday y
rtcrnoon presented program of unusual i'll J..
rest Among those assisting; were Mrs. Jessca !,
askcft Fuller: Mfss Eta Butler. Miss Amy Fay, II
Id others. By request Miss Vandrvcutcr e.
uyed the ''Gisa con Variuzioni' OF Iaff, which t.
ic performed SO successfully lust season. The =
Ext meeting Of tho Club will for the first time -
nee its organization be an evening perform
lce to which Il few invitations will be extend
|. This nifair promises to be an exceptionally |
10 event socially us well as ususica11y.
The Chicago Quartet, assisted by Miss Kittie
aliacr, give very tine concert Thursday | n
'cnng Mt Tillotson Hail. Engcwood. under the =
&spices Of the En%iewood Union Veteran Club. =