, 1881-04-10

VI -
Mr.. and Mrs. George Henschei arc giving re-
citats together ut the East.
Col. Mapleson's troupe commences its season
in Boston Tomorrow evening.
| Tscaniko::ski has produced ut St. Petersburg
new opera, ~ The Virgin Of OricAns.''
The spring term OF the Cincinnati College of
Music is officially announced IL commence next
Thursday.
Tho Deauplan troupe opened in Philadelphia
last Monday evening with - The ilugueEu1s,' -
and inade Il grcat success.
Mr.. Maurlcc Grau will start ttaiswcek for Rio
de 3apciro with his opera-bollifc company, and
will make professional tour OF South america.
The Boston Ceccli, Society has given two per-
formanccs of Schutnan's - Faust" assisted bv
C. H. Adams. George ". Dudley, md George
l1euschcl.
Signor Gaiassi, tho excellent baritone Of Mr..
Nal,leson's troupe, does not seem satisfied with
his position, and says that le will not renew his
engagement with tho Colonel under any circum-
stances. t
Mr.. F. Quicken, the pianist, whose Icy was
broken ut the time If the ra!lroad accident
Toledo. is rapidly recove::E.. lie Is still con-
lined to his bed at tho residence OF one OF tho
otlicials Of the R.liiroad Company.
Nine. Ingcborg Won i,rorsarr, composer Of the
One-act musical piece, ''1ery u;il iitely.' has
completed the scurc Of II foHr-act opera, k'ns
x.
is written By the lady's husband and =. BodcIl-
steit
4 Paris dispatch to tho New York Herald
dated tue 9Th says: Miss Thursty made her
first nppearancc on Sunday bero-c critical ;:!1-
dieNce ut the CoIlscrt,t.oirc. Sh:: was warmly
received and sang Twice. She will sing there
again on Sunday next
From Toronto. the news has rcachctl New.
York that the 1wo first 1euors of the Straknsch-
Hess Company :tl,lycd in :. tight in :, hallway
of !. hotel. The ditsicultr arose :sctount nf
lady belonging rothe company, and we believe
that Miss Laura Schirn:t:r is the Lady in qucs
tun. The two lighters arc 9fcsSrs. Byron und
ClattersUn tptreilu1n!1
Messrs Gilbert and Su.yans nc; opera, de-
voted 1n Mnudlc, Fostlcihwaite, and he rest of
the nincoinpoops. will be produced in London o.1
Easter Monday. It vii! be brought out in this
city ut the Standard Tneatre III the o:,a:.int: of
tho regular fall sg,!son. The author and com
both in London and i'll New York. and tho mere
mention OF ttt fAet Is ample guarantee Of n de-
lishtfui performance.
The following solo singers have been engaged
for the performance of !,achs Passion Music
by the Handel aud Haydn Society, III Music Hall,
Good Friday si;2:hi, april IL: sIiss Eati AtcI
Mrs. +; uumphrcy-A1l:n Miss Annie Louise
HcIsche ''Saiut Paul" will be sung u1, tho
night Of Easter Sunday April II, with lie uia Vi
tho lollo;ying ladies aEd gentlemen: Miss Lilnn
Mr. q. .Iicnschcl.
;ir. Sims Reeves the famous English tenor, is
taking leaye Of the English, public nnn AL ex-
treuie!y deliberate manner. He bad9 :cwcll to
1t III balluds i'll series Of thrce concepts and he
was to sing for the last time the Philharmonic
concerts Oh March -. This Month lle will cpul-
1nencc his farewell performance in nrAtorios.
and will have associated with him nlan;- OF tho
most distinguished Iocsts OF the ttay, Including
Nine Albani, Nine: Christine Nilsson, probably
M;ne ~; ,Adc!ina Patti, and certainly MI. ,sant:eS.
Ills farewell performances v arc utmost, us
numerous as those Which tho Late Ole Bull gave
IN thls country, but hc docs nos announce each
one rs positively his last appearance"
The cri itical London Telegraph has these pleas
ant words OF pr1sfsa for an 4ttucricru singer III
noting Il recent performance Of SuIlivAn's Mar
tyr or Antioch'': LAS -nu'yd,ltu Mrs. Osgood
:!avc us no occnsion to regret the ul,sencc Of
slime. 4albani. who crentei the part 81 earn
es.fy did Sue enter into tho spirit vi tue ct;,r-
acter rs well as of the music. Her rendering of
the martyrs ecstat:c death, soNt<shouil especially
be commended by its t,teu>ty and the fcrvor
Of its aspiration. 1t not only realized the com
pt,:er's idca. but justified the bo!d treatment
which leaves the voice alone. as it were. in tl1n
e:npyrcan while tho Accompaniment s*ells and
sur.es lar below. Mrs. Osgoou WIS warmly APP
plaslded but received not one whit OF honor
more than her DUG"