New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-01
MTSrC AND THE DRAMA.


..l;,oept,rv concert TO Dir. Thomas last
..nsr- formed n splendid crown 10 the concert
-, which IL practically brought 20 o cicoe'
S.,;u,,.y Hall was crowded H. GA audience which
scssieea by enthusiastic appliance aud shouts "i
.Ico,, 20 It's warm rcglrd for Mr Thomas, md us
--a..tl s,,ureciation % his services; The band
sbst 81 ihe philharmonic Society-was Ia copial
..,aitioa; he New-Iar', and Brooklyn ch''"-'S
,rerein tl happiest mood Miss Cary and Si do''N'
syho took the solo parts. evidently shared -' 'I''
"oasral enthusiasm and Che programme was one
Sbieh for beauty. for variety and Tor symmetry ms
-. baen surpassed this wear. This was 1t;
seerf' "0' si,s cary !eno.7,s ard orchestra
Choia Fsnasia..--. n, 'Ic-cfy.
s,.rlsieds Death, 'rtAf1aerong 49, a, Nf,,tr
ssp.;erts sgisaato and ro 2uai. ---..--. h'im
s,qri.ony So T. A .H'''''',n
nv. LII, Cluck music which won 50 greatly on
Ar p,oollyn public at the Philharmonic concert 'n
net eit, n week ago, proved no less etccu'e iaSl
rrht It, severe simplicity, its melodious beauty anu
;ts dramatic power grow more impressive wa"
e.ch ue,, hearing and last evenings perform, nee
- :, .o,ne respects an improvement on that
which it received in Brooklyn. Mss N,i? SUI
.ols with all the care, the fine taste and the lnN
ex,resSion which are used to mark her worn III '",''
90 bs .,,t and the chorus sang with the utmost o'
Tcncv refinement and finish, and with plenty OF
yigor and spirit Tie orchestra was capital III TIC
occor,nanimenis. and it gave the incidental hs'I-
mental numbers, and notably the Dance Oh ,''0
Furjes" srperbly. The Choral Fantasia so IN
,e,estpo Lecause We find in il the germs OF ' '"'
movement OF the Ninth SYMPHONY was gwen
eoualIy we'll Mr.. Joseify PLAYED with ui''su'u
hyes5th and expleSsivercss, and the oich'~ll' "Nu
cborus supported him admirably, The 'ol,.t-
damrserune" selection was rendered WIN ull-ili-
cent force and richness, and the leioimln'g
by unwonted fire. sentiment and clsta"'1. IN III
the Aichipger "SalYc Regina INC Si'+i''n
agaiu displayed the astonishing p'fe'".n
which 50 delisbtcd, ey,V one tLnn
Brooklyn. and gave what Is, pE 'N,e it
sfronecst proof that we have nae "i ~
oyrn cxceliencc. word should Doe end OF
Air Dieirich,s new scoring Of the Chopin Auc"n,r
Suiarato and T0lonaise. which were ohuiti-H
ior niano and small orchestra, and Mr;
DictripI has escored il for tlr fan
hand II was q delicate task, requiring
sound plpmcnt and excellent taste ior is slo'' b.
mi acen,npIi Slncat AM lc deserves no small circuit
Tor the way in which he has performed ~. h, l,''
done nothing 10 Interfere with the NInt Oh me
work which he has C9rc!uiy preserved, .Nl h'
made his additions with tact and discretion, anu
mas eiycn new richncs, 90 ChOpin'S music.
The concert was not wanting III pheasant sur-
rrises Between the parts Mr. j. \. Ma iitG. one
OF The chorus, prc>e ntcd Mr. Thomas with "a
York Chorus, and read set OF It'o.ull''S
fhauliup him FOR the patience, the peG~nYrrntr hii
fbe fsithlalness which he had shown in hls vor\
with his singers during tlc winter Mr. ia. 'i.s
made pheasant little spegrh GO nae chorus '.'..'''
fbern and saying that be hoped 20 meet ih 'n agah
early ia the fail. when the good feeling t0".i' ma
whieh fht.y had manifest, 81 WoIid asS1.c'Ly aho"
itself in tie excellence of ,heir work.