, 1881-08-21

! THE ABBOTT SEASON.
| Miss Emma Abbott has issued her prospectus
] Tor the season OF lSS1'E.. The artists engaged
gre a5e Julie hosswald, Pauline Maure!, Marie Hin
| u new tenor, formerly OF Her Majestys conf
pany: Percy Cooper, a new dramatic tenor:
George olnti, new, late Of Carl Rosa's company;
| Mr.. Castle antl Mr. TaEns, who Is cassed us bufro
bartone and character actor, The repertoire
Chimes Of Nora,andy, = Merry Wives
sad w"Hss; aes dssiaa Ra' sn as F
.Trovatore,' :: Rigole.ti,': Lily Of Killarney"
~Gns,nen .Grnen .Siaslsaea,. lcia
| peurs rs .Ctce,ia" Miss Abbott having had IN
entirely new !ibrctto written. on account Of her
"5a!!a l., l!ookhr ,. Love aad SSfategy:" AID
season in Denver. Colo on Sept. s. They open
the new Tabor Opera House, JUST completed by
Gov. Tabor at q cost Of huff million dollars.
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
Mr. Leflochowski, the piano teacher, hns re-
turned home from his vacation aud has resumed
his duties.
A.concert party. consisting OF Miss Ettie But
Ter, Miss May Phoenix, DR.. Charles r. Rurnes,
Mr. Frank F. Powers, and Mr. Charles Z. Tit
comb, will concertize ut the principal watering
places In Wisconsin, commencing Aug. -.
Chicago Sept. TO- supported by a company of
high order of excellence. She announces her
intention to sing In st. Paul and n number OF
cities in Iowa and Missouri In which she has not
yer appeared
a musical and literary entertainment will be
given BY the Young Peoples Society on Friday
evening next. This Is m organization con-
nected with the First Scotch Presbyterian
Church. and has been very successful with all
its entertainments. i fine program may be cx-
pected.
Mr. 6. G. Curtiss, the manager OF the Root &
Sons Music Company now In Europe In writing
Of his inuslcnl experiences abroad, says u
Gounuds new oper7l. :. Le Tribut dc ZatnOrA,''
which he heard ut the Grand Opera: II should
think there were eighty in tn4 orchestra, and
the music was perfectly rendered. The chorus
numbered about 1;N. and sang with Il precision
an operatic performance. and added to this tho
scenery and mounting Of tho work were superb.
The effect was simply indescribable. both
should a thinE. fully 90 s1e people asa o'5a oa
the stage and some buff dozen horses:
@ ts ana xGa hh9
finished, the orcnc5traf scoring he!ng especially
brilliant,-and shall be disappointed II 1t Is not
be as mae So as of WHch
work it contains some suggestions"
MUSICAL MISCELLANY.
Wilhclmj is playing with much success in Aus
tralia.
Nine. Marie R0ze will remain In England next
winter. singing in oratorios md concerts.
Tho Mendclssohn Quintet Club of Dos ton
sailed from Sau Francisco for Australia on the
I'd last.
Carlotta Patti and her husband. De Muuck,
tho violoncelllst, have been giving concerts In
Palermo.
Holman. the composer Of the "Frithjot"
symphony, has -abOut-"completed his opera,
"Wilhe'tn vou 0rlmeu-"
Mr. Fred Godfrey, the famous banduaaster of
the Codstrcam Guards. has become insane,
AMI has been placed in an asylum.
AN opera by LeschetlzkE:, the husband Of Nine.
EssipoK, Is to be produced In Vienna in Novem-
her. It Is entitled '*Die Erste Faite."
The Portland {Me.i draus says: 81 If Dame
Ru.nor speaks correctly, Miss Cary Is the ati-
uncea OF II wealthy gentleman in New York who
has been In this city within few days.
The Stewart concert company, under the aus
O., is a musical organisation composed OF tirst-
class c0lored talent, which proposes giving con-
ccrts during the next seAson- |
Knhinstein is busI1y ut work IN bis opera
comIque, Miss Don Quxote" But though the
genias, hia trouble with hts eyes makes 1t slow |
work TO set his thoughts down upon paper.
1frs. Osvoods time up to the date Of her de- |
parture for Amertca-Oct. @sCoy the servla ts
the Covent Garden concerts anu III October with |
musical festivals and conccrts. Mrs. 0sKooi !
will maze her first appearance In Boston Nov. ..
Inc lucll 0ftGF1 company Will AQ0 &'IQ9 Ml3-
cote" to its repertoire OF the coming season,
the cast heing: Bdttind. Marie S.one and Ger
aldlne ulmar: Fiamctlu. Lizzie Burton: Lr,rrnzn,
Il o 0 Fesendea Nas1 aaa Koeto
George rockingham.
AS has already been stated. rhe new oratorio. /
written by ~ Gounod for ,1cssrs. NoyeIlo and
for the Birmingham festival Of 1sS:, Is pracricn!-
" finished. although tho composer will. it Is
supposed, maize frequent alterations before the
or,lrorio i published in August next year. The |
f~<3 into fnFrr
titled Calvary" and it dcnls with the crucl-
tixion; the second part Is entitled resurrection
Of T course illustrative Of the coming Of the Holy
Ghost
The arnagamated italian opera scheme In |
London has been abandoned for the present 4 |
circular vas issued few days a9o 1T l.oadon
which says: In consequence OF tha lntencss OF
the season. and the fact that an insufficient
amount bud been subscribed to obtain Il quota-
don on the Stock ExchanGe. the scheme for the
1nialgufnation OF the two italian opcra-houses
lerc has been temporarily suspended, AID the
money will be- returned to the subscribers. The
ssue OF shares will ne deferred until tho
AUTUMN.
The Lcipsic Gewandbaus Will celebrate n
1ot1blc anniversary this year-that of the fuun- |
lntion in 1881 OF the Thomas Sctlute, to whit ch
,eutre IS mainly due; and that Of the erection Of
he present conecrt-huil; the titst coucert in
vhich took place, on Nov: f. III, under .d:rt
las recently bequeathed G,O00 mHrks to the
iewandhnus Concerts Society, on the condition. |
II their girinx every year, or at least every two
-cars, modelA performance of Beethovens
,horai Symphony
NEW MUSIC.
Boston: Oliver Ditson s, Co. Chicago: Lyon
: HeaIey- :" Bonnie Doou," transcription by ". |
J. Sudds: You and Waltz; ..Fatinitza
1urch"; Beautiful May Waltz: "Twicken--
am Eerry arranged for piano O. By John rt;ttl
Love, Love, Love-" from "Bitlee Taylor";
'Screnade,' for piano. By II. Moszkowski;
Dolores Waltz" by Emil Wa1dreut1ei: Lr1te
ack Horncr.'' for piano. By H. ". r.: The
pinner": "The Herdsmn1d y: My Rosc. and
Meeting and Parting By Robert Schumann.