New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-14

Stereoscopic Company has published an exquisite
photograph of the last restngplace of this gifted
actress, as it may be in the Brompton Gene
terry. rough and sOhd granite cross overShadOws
little flower garden, and the clear words stand out
to tell the passer-by that cross and howers alike
died august Is. 1850 Gifted and Beauttai Resting
1t is "A peaceful picture. without pain"
Mr.. Thomas will end his Chicago engagement on
August %. During the following week he will give
concerts with his orchestra in milwaukee,, and a
week later he will be in Cincinnati, his terms hav
ing been accepted for a series of concerts at the
Lookout House, where he gave memorable set of
concerts in the summer of 1877 During his stay in
Chicago he has received a large number of Offers
among them letter from wealthy music patron of
Galveston, Texas, who offered to guarantee him
$4,000 for a week of concerts in that city Mr.
Thomas will return to New-York on September 8.
The Athen9am gives list of the operas sung at
both houses du ring the recent London season.
with the number of performances of each. They
were Faust" IL Aida" Carmen" Mignon,"
8; I'll Trovatore,'5; "Lohengrin" " La Ira
viata," "Dinorah," " II Demonio," "Mefstofele
and II Rinhegato,"4; Lucia" civilian Tell"
Rigoletto," Les Huguenots,' Semiramide."
" Il Barbiere and Il Seraglio, 3; !" La Sonnam-
bIa" Ppgrtani" q lie Prophete; Der F Erd
mount" Robert lie Diahle,n g La Favorita"
Marta" Zauberfote and " Don Giovanni" 2 /;
and Le Pre- aux Clercs" and :" l. Etoile du Nord."
l each.
open on August %, with Mr.. Rowe's play of
Sniff" This play is in three acts and combines
the elements of comedy, farce, spectacle and
music. The author himself will personate leading
character. The cast of parts is as follows:
fn-na'r and fsgen,rc ccmSGaa sS F. 0N0
Alser do Ssi sm,s s mds Cooper
Daphne sniff lea, Lady, Louise naIio
a"rsa s%n Es,ns,lc Alma Stanley
Her trst appearance n New:Yors.
nnna Of G {
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Parsons A. Henderson
A congress of musicians, assembled in connection
with the Milan Exhibition. has recently concluded
its labors and makes some very excellent sugges-
lions. embodied in the following resolutions: Adop-
ton iii orchestras of contrabasses with four strings
preserving however, a certain number of contra
basses with three Strings. Obligation students
of the horn to practise the natural horn: i. g.,
without pistons Obligations pupils for the
trumpet to study the + Hat trumpet. They to be
strictly forbidden to replace this trumpet in orches
tras by cornets-a-pstons. Adoption of trombones
of various types Adoption of the French diapason
Ihe ltaiiauS do not seem To have set much value
the recommendations of the congress- for the Roman
ipaliiy mas TcchtIy issued orders Tor the pub
he schools touse adiapason i'll which Also. In the
French pitch, A=135.
Nine. Adelina PATHS route" which has been
published in a circular states that her concert sea-
son will commence in this city, on Wednesday even
ing November 9. The concerts here will take place
at Steinway Hall, on the evenings of November 8,
Is and b. and the afternoons of November
II. 10 and 26. One concert will be given at the
Brooklyn Academy of Music, November 2S
Mime. Patti will sing again at Steinway Hall on
the evenings of December % and March 81 the
latt being her last appearance in this country
Besides her eight concerts in this city, she will sing
five times in Boston three times each IN Chicago
and Philadelphia, twice each in Baltimore, Wash
ington. New-Orleans and st. Loms. and once in
Haven. Hartford Rochester, Louisville Indian
apols, Detroit, Cleveland, Buffalo, syracuse and
Albany. The circular also states that Nine. Patti
will not sing opera.