The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-09-27
MUSICAL NOTES.
Josenh SabifskY is dead.


Rubinstein is ffty-one years old
Miss Balfe, daughter. OF the "a
nous composer, is in New York.
On September Sd Chickering s.
Sons finished their sixty thouSandth
piano.
Mr.. G.. y. Kuhn has been engaged
a5 musical director Of Rice's Sur
prise Party.
1t looks as if Boston will surpass
New OK in orchestral concerts
this season.
Herr Richter has revived Tam
hauSer' with the new VenuSberg
music, at Vienna.
Provost, the new tenor, has signed
a three years engagement for
America with Mr.. Mapleson.
Mr.. AdOlphO Fischer, the violon-
Cellist, will return to America for
his farewell season the latter part of
November.
Madame Patti made her first APP
pearance in public in 1851, when she
was only s years old, at Trippler
Hall, New York,
1t is thought probable that Mdme.
EtUlka GeTster will include San
Francisco in her American tour.
In that event she may visit this
city.
1t is stated that Mile. Marimon
and Nine. lima de MurSka have
been engaged for the autumn Italian
opera season at the Lyceum Theatre,
London.
MY mothers going to get new
upright piano" said little girl to
another few days ago. ooh, that's
nothing" replied the other, my
mothers going to get divorce"
Miss Griswold, the American
prima donna, has scored another
great success at the Paris Grand
Opera House as Marguerite. In con-
sequence Of her success the manager
has doubled her salary.
The Wilbur Opera Company
opened the regular season at Haver-
ly's Fifth Avenue Theatre, New
York, with LA MaScotte," after
performing it 100 consecutive times
~ SAAS DAJOH 4AlCeSS4Os
Mr.. MaplesOn's prima donna of
the American season will be Miss
Minnie Hauk, Nine. Christine Nils
son and Nine. Pauline Lucca having
declined to accompany Mr.. Maple
son to the United States.
Mdlle. Saila is engaged to sustain
the part of the heroine in III. AM
broise ThOmas'S Franchise de
Rimini" at the Paris Grand Opera.
She receives 100000 francs, with
two months holiday year.
The original English version Of
| Offenbach'S opera, Madame Fa-
VAR" was performed at the Fifth
Avenue Theatre, New York, on the
10th inst, by the Comley Barton
Company, it being the beginning Of
their season at that house.
1t is thought that Miss Josephine
Y orkc, q Cincinnati contralto, who
Is now member of Mr.. Carl Rosa's
Opera Company, will take the place
! OF Miss Annie Louisa Cary, in
"Her Majesty's Opera Company"
She is said to be an excellent ar
tiste.
Not long ago, in a French pro-
Vincial theatre, baritone made a
fearful CrOak. Kisses and laughter
in the audience. Then the artist
came gravely forward and saluted
the audience: ''MeSsieurS, [ discover
that [ have issued false note. I
withdraw it from circulation"
1t is announced that Clara Louise
KellOgg's Concert Company will
be composed of herself, Alta Pease,
contralto; Brignoli, tenor; Miriam
da, basso; AdamOWski, violin, and
S. Siebling, solo violinist. SignOr
Miranda is from Europe, and will
make his first appearance in
America.
Manager J. II. MapleSOn, of Her
MajeSty'S Opera Company, insists
that Miss Annie Louise Cary isnow
in her prime, and urges her to sing
in his company the coming season,
and wants her to sing In London the
next season. He thinks it will be
time enough for her think about re-
firing from the operate stage when
anybody appears capable of occupy
ing any portion of her shoes. Her
retirement would most assuredly be
a loss to the lyric drama.
In the Kay Park, at KiImarnock
Scotland, was held recently a Burns
musical festival, at which the sing
ers numbered upward of 800. Ex-
curSi0n trains were nm from neigh
boring towns, and the crowd Of VS.
itOrs was unprecedented. Seldom,
if ever, was larger throng seen in
the town, one estimate being that it
comprised more than $4,000 persons.
Within the Kay Park inclosure there
is natural ampitEeatre capable of
seating an immense congregation
1t was there that the exercises were
held. Seven of the sixteen numbers
on the programme were songs by
Burns. Burns statue, in honor Of
the occasion. was crowned with a
wreath Of holly
Madame Christine Nilsson has re-
fused to accompany Mr.. j. II. Maple
son to America this year although
she was asked to name her own
+orroc with any reasonable S1D0 Sbn