New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-13
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.


Society will occur on Saturday evening.
The second Of the Morgan organ and harp recitals
will take place at Chckering Hall on Thursday al
temoon. Miss Emily Winant will be the vocalist
Madame Maria Roze was prevented by illness
from appearing in Aida" at the Fifth Avenue
Theatre yesterday afternoon.
The cast of "Olivette" when it is reproduced at
the Biiou Theatre, on the 10Th inst, will include
Miss Selma Draro, William Carleton and Henry
Peakes. he troupe IS styled The Acme Ollyctte
Company"
Mr.. Lawrence Barrett. at the Grand Opera House,
will appear, during this week, as Rchelieu, Iortck
CdssiHS and Raphael. Next week ne VIII be seen aS
Hamlet, Myiock, kicbard Ill.,, Dard Gm17cE ana
Claude NclHOHe.
1t is announced that Theodore Thomas will con-
duct four great musical festivals IN the spring OF
1882, in Boston, New-York. Cincinnati and Chicago
Ii Is understood that the programmes III the dlli'r-
ent cities Will be the same IN the main.
Miss Nina Geary's annual concert will occur ~
Stcinway Hall on Tuesday evening. Nss Helena
Taylor, Mr.. Tom Bullock. Mr. Carl Lancer, Mr.
W. f. Mills Mr.. Balck SiCuor LibcIati and Mr.. 4.
Brown, elocu,iOnist will take part in the perform
anCe.
Mr. w. $. Gilbert has bought back his comedy of
"FogMty's Fairy from Mrs. Cowau. sister Of the
late Mr.. Sotherh and this piece Is now in the mar
ket. Mr. Sothern thought il a work Of very cXtlaor-
binary merit, and anticipated winning a great
success III It.
dramatic performance aid of the Poo Monu-
ment Fund viii be given IN Washington, mt Easter.
Mr. W. +. Gill. representing the Poe Monument
Committee has visited Philadelphia and Washing,
ton to confer with managers and others Interested
III the project.
"Cindcrolla at School," notwithstanding its grave
defects has found admirers, at DAYS Theatre. The
house at a recent matinee. was crowded, notwith.
standing there was violent rain-s;Orm, and not
less than fourteen out of twcnty-thrce numbers oil
the music were recalled for repetition.
Tins season of Italian opera bids fair to be- I'M
usually rich IN REVEALS We have already had
Wednesday, aud now Mr.. MaplcS0n promises TWO
more for neat week. MOlIrt'5 Magic Flu o aud
IhOmaSS " MlguOn."
Mr. Charles /. Andrews. the actiuC-mauagcr of
Hycrly's Theatre, Brooklyn, will have Il benefit
there. on March % aud preparation on a large
scale afoot to maze the occasion delightful
Performance Will be- given in the afternoon and at
night, Seeing switzerland" bv Smith ~ Mcstay-
ers new companv Is to" atractlon OF tins tGc3,re
Gobins' Will appear ON March %.
In view Of the great demand for seats and box",
for the Musical Festival. which Will commence in
the 9Th Regiment Armory, on the Sd of May under
the direction Of DR.. Damrosch, the committee have
decided to sell the first choice of seats and boxes at
auction, "a ChIchcrug Hail, on Tues la and We'd
ncsday evenings. March - and 30. No more than
ten seats VIII he sold 20 one pdictsrI III" regular
sale OF ticket, Will commence on the 3lst Of 4Irrn.
The Princeton College Gee Club viii give a con-
cert at Chckering Hall on SATURDAY evening. The
programme Is composed almost exclusively of gcss
and college songs. largely of the comic variety. A.
the atmosphere Of the concert viii Doe rciolcnt of
college III" aud col rgc fun 1t VIII pos strong at
fractions for college men of the present for they
VIII be entirely IA sympathy with %. ana Tor those
to revive pleasant memories pf their under graduate
days, aud. pa a measure renew thriry ohth.
performance will BE- given NJ Booths Theatre on
the afternoon Of March 81 IN ad OF the twenty-five
Cent Proyident Di-prn,Iry for Working Glrls. 90 |
secure funds Tor purchasing building for the per-
naucu use OF the j ,pcu>Jry, wh.l' It's work may |
be enlarged and is usefulness greatly Increased. |
There Will bc "a performance OF italian op.ru by |
artists the Screen Scene frplf "Ihr |
~chpp. for scandal with Miss sara b.. % Js Lrdf |
Icasll an co., from "ltc-h the i".ursI,' wih. Ar.
RAYMOND and Miss Laura Il'., tuu number 90 /
attractions scarcely irst potent iiiu these.
which, to,r' her win the noble .rPo.' 90 'lr char.
ty should crowd The theatre t'l's utmost capacity.
IN, Lo,i.u El.Ulph says that ai. ,hc important
orchestral iuu,ir In Par+ br.lg performed on sue
Iay afternoons. amateurs at" once 70 week placed u'
4 position 81 doubt aS 20 which ruuc-r. they SHAH
i't,ud on the only day they have the ch,ucr o.
i>tcniur 10 c.a.sicd compositions. Lnldourr- cln
caIGrlF
master; lrc never to be- h"r4 40 Paris except ~ rhr
gonscgyntoire and at Co." Popular Concerts, under
he direction of NM Pa,drloup and Co.ounr. Every
cat IN tie little theatre "f the Cou-rry.'oir 0, ub
,crbed FOR hy old dqh,iuss. who retain ti. same
places yc,r after ycar that o. impossible f,r
he general public 10 attend these privileged enter
aInmeui, except bv Some rare chance. be- result
n that the rI-s OF andiruIs iOcK 10 the (Iuu"
Plliyrr every sunday afternoon and hll thar cuo,-
lie a torn 81
however. uuriylIlcl for d.liclry and refinement:
Ind although the animation and yIgor are sacrificed
IN excessive nuI-h, o. - always interesting to h.dr
the mato.Prect nl musical ART rendered 90 a'r'f-
lance vi u traditions handed down from one Otl-
luctor To another Tor more than half "A ccutIry.
The Cincinnati critics seem 10 have been inspired
By the recent operate festival la that city; a. any
rate, they are contributing som" remarkable bits al
musical criticism to the journals of the Queen cry
f the West Here are one or two CHOICE ~ .cunrus
If recent date. one wutcrsays. aucut Salnt-Saru,
quintet: "Gt is not, however, overloaded with
AIKEN out Of their misery. and immediately tantl-
Izcd by being termed over by a little twist Of the
hroaatic thnb-scr,w. into another crile, seventh.
tin more racking' This is good, but not equal
o what follows: The usual texture Of ihc work Is
lot If the excessively thick gIandiosr Sort but
hin enough TO be prrpcu"us without beng
90 thin Not too thin, but just
tic. Tho tones make web OF
,Ossamer, not a heavy piece of ielt, az many mod.
IN pIece becomes when runy dWaIls attempt to ,
yeaye In the giant loom Of Wagner Aud The por-
rs Of this: " be grand thrilling forte notes. rspr-
lally in the high regions % the T. string hung 10
nnd Sh-li"vs 'SkylaTk,' like am embodied boy |
whose is just begun! The rilrtc journalism OF
he East cannot do better than st at the feet of ths
modern GamqlIcl, and learn what musical criticI-m ,
nav be under happier suns than ours. As the Hon
raDle Elijah PJrram sand Of Mr. ChollOp. II N %
luebOIn child OF thus free hemisphere! Nrrdant rs
he mountains of our country; bright and flowing "a !
ar mineral Lick; unrpIled by whitening convcu- e
onahtiesasar our broad aud DOundlcss lercarar,.'
Rcevcss Musical Directory for 1851, published IN
ondOn, gives much interesting information in Te-