New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-23
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.

Miss Marie Krebs has recently given III Dresden
her thOusandth concert. She is still under thirty
years of age
Miss Carrie F. Strong viii give concert at Chick
ering Hall Oh Thursday evening. December 3. She
will be assisted by Miss Emily Wnant. Mr. Frank
Powers and the New-York Philharmonic Clnb.
The popular season of Italian opera at the Lvceum
Theatre London, has not proved successful. al
though Mr. Hayes, the manager, has had the sup
port of 80 fine a singer as Nile. Ma imOn. SignOr
TrapollIS name appears in the list of artists.
Santley, the English baritone. has lately appeared
in a new capacity-that Of dramatic reader He
was to read the text of "Athalia" Mt the recent
Norwich festival in connection with Mendelssohn's
incidental music to the tragedy.
Mr. Frederic II. Cowen has composed cantata
which was to be produced at the Norwich festival.
It's subject is St. Ursula and the Eleven Thousand
Virgins" the same whose bones form one of
the curi0sities of Cologne Cathedral.
Carotta Patti recently closed at Carlsbad the CON
cert tour which, supported by her husband, d.
Munck and VI. Stasny. she began at Ems and
ried ON AT Krenznach, Homburc Baden, Kissingcn,
Tranzeabad and bad, all well-known water
ing places.
The part which Wagner took in the Revolution Of
1S4S has not been forgotten. The proposed series
of Nibelungenled" performances at Dresden has
been abandoned because of the opposition Of some
high persOnages. who have not forgiven his conduct
that OCCASION
The Nev-York Vocal Union, which will be under
the direction of Mr. Samuel p. Warren, announces
three concerts for this winter, the evenings of
November %. February Ii and April -. The pro-
graInmes will include cantatas moets AMI like
positions besides a certain number Of part-songs
which will Onn the lighter element OF ;he concerts,
which will take place at Cmclerng Hall.
The New-York Quntette Club, composed of Miss
Lima Anton, pianist and Messrs Roebte ellen and
LOefler, violin, Risch, viola, and Muller, cello, will
give six matinecs of chamber music during the COM
ing at Steinway Hall. The dates of the con-
eerts November %, December S, January II,
February o, February % and March o.
There is certainly good outlook for the ad
vanced school Of German music in Paris this winter
Both the great series Of popular orchestral concerts
will be largely devoted to it, NJ Pasdeloup having
underta. en- the exposition Of Wagner's compost
tons while NJ. & Tonne intends to turn his atten-
ton chiefly TO those OF List.
The play called "Old Smpmates," written by Mr.
Robert Morris, for Mr. Frank Mordaunt is thus de-
scribed by the Cleveland correspondent of The Gin
ciRndt Commgcial "The plot is simple and prob
able; villain kills his friend adopts his daughter
and steals The property; an old shipmate returns in
time t. Illustrate the villain and save and marry
the daughter. The play depends on action, dia-
logue and character The action is spirited. the
dialogue is natural and often brilliant, and the
characterization is unique. here is the Commodore
the widow of an old sea captain. who preserves on
land the traditio ms of her marine life. There is a
gallant BO'sn' who cannot be bullied or bribed
There is a charming mink. half companion. half
maid who acts foil to 10 the shipper of the hero
inc and keeps mp the joliity. and there is Captain
Marine UoGthergdnge the hearty. handsome bluff
generous and courageous mariner who carrIc,
triumph wherever he pears and gives Old Ship
mates its motive and its cue. bis part is sIs-
tanned by Nv Frank MOrdamt.p The same writer
mentions Miss 10 II Goodrich, who appears in this
piece, as a person OF talent.
recent number of the Berlin NHsik- UeH has an
Interesting article on the longevity of musicians.
The potion is generally received. 1t ys, that
musicians as "a class are shOrt-ived. The early
deaths of many famous musicians. such as Mozart,
Schubert, Mendelssohn Chopin, Bellini, Bizet and
schumann, have given rise 10 popular
idea that music and long life are opposed
10 each other But in point of fact. the prepon-
oerance OF evidence is OF the other side. OF the
earner musicians, Bach. Handel and Haydn were
HI Iong-hVed Beethoven was more than ffty-six
years ola at the time Of his DEATH Cherubini lived
10 see his eishy-frst birthday. Indeed. the list of
The Older masters who wers ong-liyed coud be ex-
tended indefinitely. Many Of the greatest living
musicians are old men, Hubert Res is
sVenty-nine. Franz Lachner and Sir julius