New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-02

The chorus at this Festival will number $50 voices,
and the orchestra from 80 TO POO instruments
The Chicago Festival will take place during the
fourth week in May, directly on the termination
OF that in Cincinnati. The programmes are as fol-
lows:
,,... r-.-.o,.. FIRST NIGHT uondo,
SVimphony-No 3 c minor oi 67..........Hce hov'n
Scenes IRON d" LohrnsTin ........-... " aghrI
SECOND NIGHT.
Oratorio-" MESSIAH" Handel
THIRD NIGHT
Cantata-"Whu RAicvcth and Obcvcth -. Bach
SymphOny-NO.9 3. minor op. l2o..-.....Iee'ho'eh
FoUUTh NIGHT
Mass sS in %n prs,S SP dorca cia6
The Fan Of Troy" Les Troycus"......BeIloz
These programmes are in no wise inferior to those
i'll Ncw-YOIk and Cincinnati, but several oil tc
works are so familiar here as 10 need no comment.
Among these are Beethovcu's Choral and { MINOR
symphonies Handeps Messiah" and "ScgtrcTS
Funeral March The "Lohengrin" selections
cover arg pari al the opera and are eSprclaly
interesting because they include number oi ''
important chOruSes which are generally omitted "
the per 4 Th E q" or,a 1fe WEa B@cyri6
and Obeyeth" is one Of those 10 which
Franz has written additional accompanlmrnts'
which will be used on this occasion. The Schnmahh
Mass has never, so far A. Ice learned. been per
formed before in puh.Ic on any important OCCASION
Ii is large and dCnihci, written IN something 81
Hande,ian spirit, and is the only one OF Schnmanh
works besides the Faust music. whose themes
are broad enough 20 admit OF It's being rendered by
large masses of "XrCui ants.
In locking over THESE programmes one Is struCk 10y
their scope and completeness All the great schools
u German music arr represented here, ana each NV
its masterpiece. Bach * r. presented Dy ms l'S-
sion Muse" and two cantatas; Handel hy
his Israel and Messiah" and two minor but IIn-
portant works; Mozar Dy his Requiem Beet
hoven by his Mas IN u ard tie Choral symphony,
a. well as by tw other symphonies; schubert ny
his greatest symphony Schumauu by his auSi
muse and his Mass IN c Mtn"r; WAGNER by hIS S
Faust" Overture, his "Sleglrieds Funeral March
and selections from his "Lohengnn "; ami BrrloL-
who. though not q German, was an outcome al 'he
German school AMI cNrrtrd Il strong influence upan
it-BerliOZ is represented by selections nom
his latest and rIp.t work. We have nowhere
TO look for parl'i'l to such an a'hl'Nr-
ment as this for there D.. 10 country III the ""rId
whore IN the course q. even a whole year s. many
works of such Impor ace have been gwen on
scale of such magnitude. Ihat the performances
will be all that they should be here IS lltc room
TO doubt. Tie chorI~"N in the different cities are
already hard at work under competent INSTRUCTORS,
and what Mr. Thomas has accomplished III the past
is guarant enough that ice ha. not now under
AIKEN more than lac successfully carry through.
MISS WARD N "FORGET-ME-NOT"
Miss Gencycve Ward made ter remittance ON the
American stage last Tuesday mgnt at the Union
Square Theatre acting >cyhdue de Mohrirart. in
" Forget-ne-Not." Her first appearance here. and
her great success TIL, character. made last season,
have not been forgotten. Much was said tins
journal at that time in description Of this remark
able effort: and the need of the moment scarcely
reonires more than reiterated verdict Of accept
ance and admiration. The attendance to see this
work has been steadily large throughout the week.
Mr. Mrrvalcs play has been put upon the stage with
uncommon care, and the set j. bright. harmonious,
and pleasing picture. In several features The cast
Is new. Sir. William Farrru, j., son of the dStin-
puishcd London comedian of that name. plays the
aged Prince and lac makes this compound OF clabo-
rate polItcne,, aud senlie folly effective per-
,onagc imparting 10 the piece without effort ana
without obtrnSiycacS. lie much-uceded q ment of
bumor. Mr. George Vessels rnacts the .ican
and gives to that little part depth of nc.
wealth of gypsy color. and viCor of eNpressiot ST.
A. lit it from obscuri'y without making it dlsp,o
poriOnate TO its circumstances. Miss Agnes Bar
nett "A quiet, earnest and pleasing actress presents
the heroine iGcc TcrHcy While Miss Bella Cuthbert
embodics the prim and pcppcry Mrs. folcy wi h all
requisite vigor of dccorum and asperity. Mr.. Frank
Clements rs the elegant half ba>6 yet still earnest
and tender hearted man of tine world shows him
self even more accordant than formerly with the
strong and subtitle nature that he so smoothly
pprtrays.
Miss Ward has been warmly welcomed. Her per-
Torrance Of SteOhaHie-lOng ago infinitely described
in this place-2ycs fresh evidence Of her fine intel
lectuality and her splendid executive skill. The
charac err deficient in feminine charm, rests on a
sparkling temperament clear, rcsolutc, powerful
mind, polished manners, and an audaclty both
humorous and wcked-so that IT amuses even while
it shocks Miss Ward has expressed this 20 abso-
Lutte perfection Her Steph1nie is the kind of woman
who would seek social position and who could hold
1t when once obtained. To create sympathy
with such character s "A most difficult task seeing
that suffering is condition which affects observers
of it only in proportion 10 its victims capacity to
suffer; and Stcphdnie has scarce any feeling at all
Yet Miss Ward. in the fine situation in the second
act and again at the close cOntrives to make the
part pathetic by falling back upon the common e g.
ment of humanity. The passage from simulated
grief into genuine wretchcdncss and then into hys-
terical enforced cOmposure, lowering between tears
and laughter more touch ng than tears, IS excellent
beyond praise In contemporary criticism OF Ste
phdne there are two ideals OF the character One of
them assumes that she has been known a courte-
san to the man who ultimately conironts
and defeats her. The other assumes that
she has been merely the decOy of n gambling
house. coldly selfish and cruelty wicked, but not
unchaste. The latter it is needless 10 say, would
be much the worst kind of woman-iOr her power
would consist in rcptilr iciness of the blood,
coupled with an actively malignant brain. This Is
the ideal embodied by Miss Ward-and by her made
fascinating with the glitter OF cOnsumnate man
ners gorgeous costumes, and many extrancous ac-
complishments Her StephdHie rs wonderfully
powerful performance, "A distinctive theatrical fea-
ture of our time, and work that every play-goer
ought to see. Miss Wards engagement at the Union
Square will continue three weeks longer. On We'd
nesday afternoon he gives performance Tor the
benefit OF the sufferers by tnc forest fires in Mlchl
gan. On October II she VIII appear III Boston.
Subjoined is the cast with which "Forget-Me-Not"
is acted
Sir Horace welby ......-...-...-; Frank Clements