, 1881-10-09

LOCAL MISCELLANY.
The first concert and soirGe of the newly
organized society, "Gesangverein Con-
grcss,:' took place last evening at Brands
Hail.
" The Marie Litta concert company opened
the West Side entertainment course last Fri
day evening at the Union Park Congrcga-
tl0nal Church.
The sale of season tickets for the Slayton
Lyceum course closed last evening, and has
been very large. Tickets for single enter
tainn1ents may now be lad.
The Boston Home Journal says that AIr.
". c. Coffin. Of this city, who is at present
studying with Mr.. Lyman Wheeler IN Bos-
ton, made quite an impression by his singing
last Sunday at the Hollis Street Church.
The Mendelssolln Orchestral Society In
tend to resume their rehcarsals in a short
time. All first-class amateur violin and flute
are requested to send their names and 1d-
dresses to the Conductor, Henry Sclloenfeld-
care Of Lyon i uealy-
"A series of six lectures on the Anatomy
and Diseases of the Throat" will be de4lV-
cred By DR.. Roswell Park at the Chicago
Musical College, Central MnslG-nall, on
mencing Oct. Il, The Doctor Is we'll posted
on his subject, and avery instructive aud ell
joyable course may be expected.
The program for the Turner-1Iall concert
this afternoon will include the following
numbers: March of the Priests, Ath-
@ b haSef %a oSe5tHa 6cenna BY
Chambley: .'Saltarello,r by iounod; overt
ure, Robespierre," BY Littolf; variations
from the quartet, op. Is, by Beethoven; tan
tasia,, Prophet BY Meyerbeer; selectl2n' 'ee}a
Brautreisen, f; fG'; By Biehi; gailop, arhunder
and Lightning - BY Strauss.
The Rice Surprise Party, which. has this
season discarded burles0ue and taken to the
popularneld Of light opera, viii be the HIST Yrs
to make lis acquainted with Gllbert ana oul-
liyan's new opera "pauence," n"w ,,'s r'l r,l,l-
prise Party and Lyric Comedy Company, rs
il is now STYLED. will open its engagernent ut
the Grand Opera-1Iou5e on Sunday evening,
the 10th inst, On which occasion the re"
musical satire OH London esthetlcisna vii! be
VOICES and has made SUCCESSION @ E OF nloS tiS !;
| season. i'll 1.-THE Mascot 4Billee Taylor,
Cinderella at SCHOOL, etc.
Mr.. Liebling gave the first Of his solreeS for
| this season last evening at Chlckerng Iial!
assisted by MiSs Jeannie Aerrick' Mr H., crank ,r1
gram included Rubinstein's ,S"nata, op; Il
| 7Lewis and Liebling); Luzzi's duet, "pna
Dotte Venezia'' laliss Herrick and AT
Root); Bacl's "prelude'' (AIr;,. Lewis,
Gounod's Sung, When in the, Early Morn =
| {a1r. Root; Ronlanza from, Chopin's- Con-
ccrto, op II, and Chopin's Fantasle, op. Y
! {Mr. Liebllng); Pease's Hungarian Song =
| {SIiss He1rick); Scllarwenka's "Goncerl
Elule," Gottschnlk's = tRlc0rdat1, ane
Lists Twelfth Hungarian Rhapsody (Mr
Liebling.) .-
| The program for the concert this afternoon
! at Brands Hall BY the Liesegang orchestrs
| includes the following numbers: March
"Tanhiuser.'' by Wagner; overture. lnau
| guration of. the House, by Beethoven
waltz, ''Spring Roses,'' BY Strauss: nusica
| pictures (grand Quodlibet), by Conradi
| overture. aAthalia," by AIendelssohn; cor
net solo, by Signor :1iberati;. ballet mtsl'
| from :" "Rosamunde,, by Schubert, conlura
ton and bencdictlon, from the - 'Hugnenots,'
| bY Meyerbecr; overture, "Merry Wives
| Windsor" by Nicolal; reveIie, by rlen3
| temps; polka mazurka, LibelIe,'. b.
| Strauss; and polka schnell, ''Tik-Tak," b!
| Strauss
/ Mr.. Charles c. Curtiss,' who retired fron
the management of the Root s. Sons Musl
/ Company last June, to be absent during tn
summer, has now opened in this city, at Nos
| $50 and 253 Wabash avenue, a branch Of tn
/ celebrated New York house OF Albert Weber
| manufacturer of pianos. This is new dc
parture IN the pian0-trade. Of this city, AM
To those who appreciate the advantage o
| dealing directly with the manufacturer; 1t
i advantages are obvious. Mr. Ferdinan'
i Mayer for many TeaE the chiaf a2laSpnan il