, 1881-10-30
MUSICAL.
The Beethoven Society and Its New
season-The apollo Club and
Its First Concert.
Tile Nuxart Society's Forthcoming Con-
crrt-Kesumption Of the Eddy
organ tccitals.

1h, 1,,,,bn1.c,, Society," now i'll the ninth sea-
son OF ills existence, has OH Its program hut 's
first grand cunccrt'' this winter Ne''dclsson1l
.+Hymn If. Praise - and Saint-Sacns " N"e'-
Iho other works selected for STUDY ano pr
1or,nauce at the succeeding grand conccf's
hi, winter arr. the "Promethe,ls," by List:
..4,rusmlcrs," ty Gadc; Zion" by G:tde; ana
..,r.. rcu,n' by icnschcl. At the monthly
..rcuuio,ls" 1T the sUcicty-'Fhlch Are Ill 1t"i.tS
ouy another style Of concerts from the grant,
cun differing from 1hc1n Ill tie TACT 1l''1t 'no
,,ur,,crs c,us;st Of II variety of vocal solos ana
Instrumental pieces, instead of ono great "of"
a: IN the ..rand" conccrts-se'eral nc" pieccs
aud also some new Voices wiz ~
introduced Deture the cIoso of the senson'
l., nj. connection atso we arc authorized to an
,,u,n,,. ,hat the society have positively ar
r.,,-cd with Mr. George Hcnschci for his ap-
prarauce III one nf the grand concerts I'LL" IL
,c ,f ,he reunions in the latter pnrt oil tho sea-
sun. ::-
Tie reference to new works ana nc" 'o'ces
futror3,;ced by the society during the p"s1 c%'i'9
IN mind tho purpu:e announced IN the oteat11l]l-
.ion Of The beethoven Socicty-viz.: The cuItl-
rntion in Chicago Of Il taste for Il higher coSs ~
4uuxic than then prevailed Whether this ms
been acco,np pll=hed iii any degree eau p'ooap's
bc more satisfactorily answered y, en' 80
largo number Of the. active anu a9Iu, ~,
chic members nnd the 1httFons OF @ tne
snrictr. But even outside of these: tno
general 1u4lsic-ovng unh!ic can sc'rces a.. ~ ~
sec the great advance that mas . 9se! th M, -.
1nHrn,1s t,1er4i companies which have Innttc th'
cauo their objective pui:lt have nor lnt1ouuct:'1 @
nrcyiously well known here, while tho beethoven
Society and Apollo Club together have lntt,,
duccd half dxe'i new anu :sea. WE wusns :'n ,
t.tics for the first time in Ancrcst IN aho1uer
cInes Of music the advance has leen even ::fctt
Of. Before the organization OF tho beethoven
.f1HYn
hut is now lending part Of thn sQCletys re-
"nions and highly apprsG;a'1a; 's rt;i u pr.: ins
ees IS that it viii ru1, into mere '!dnia for
41t.rtlticx instead OF i: thorough ;lpprcc!auon oi
the beauties Of FSat wo5K7 Societies in tie cit
find themselves Unable to tlsco.r .,, fnr c"ch
work Tor each great concert or e.Sat ~ ;so.
WsM'id Il not nc better cease the 1:.ec fnr
rncrs. ,pycI1v, and by going buck occas'ona1 a.H
over ti,e studies OF ne pst de" yea' fo @tn M
he of pue's sans ''sts u
wurks alirady produced? Even !,t1,one,': IL new
works were produced ,Ssn 3y G,,l,, ,1.,H it would ut
h. fair tl the composers nor to the obJects ol
such musical society as the a1,t1
sav tt ali those we're dead or that they Ind
Welded ali they could to Chicago pup''c'
THE CONTEMPLATION TROUPE.
The con,cy and Barton opera coinpnns III, 1tct -
which Miss Catherine hcWs Is ,no ,s - vcrr good
sreond. vii, commence An ensaEement q .m1
weeks duration tomorrow n'nt A. ;th sHt :. III;
r.e*ta Ther. TiiI De u rrofusion Of dress And
btauty in the lntge chorus that IS casatu ~ t,a1,y
company; the o1Sn"s Tas,ad hr Mr. Alfred Ceiiier,
md Tie t.ns1 Oi the opera will be as 1otloMs:
11c v.:rr:n,,,: Mr. John i1owso.11
Valentine L.. II C:l,ripps
;.a5;.e4 Marjsvo!. Miss Maris ;'anses
Veiuntinc. ta1nerinn Lewis