, 1881-05-08

promptirude. and precision in its singing. I'm
happily these were not always present last ever
ing. and twas owing to tho want Of them and to :
shock,ngIy bad work on the part Of the orches-<
trs.. that several Of the most powerful passages
i've. Why this should have beon so it is not easy
to sec. Everything went well enough ct the last
private rehearsal which took place % Iaursday
marre last nights performance so seriously oc-
cured on thnt occasion. As II rule. works so::
very much better in public than It the private
rchearsals. FOR when they come before nn audi
ence the performers are apt to be on their met
opposit happened. m enc NV Where m ii tho % 6I.mc lay there
Is no need to inuuirc- It may have bee" the re-
suit Of nervousness on tho part Of tse conductor
performers: in either case tho unfortr-
nAte nate consequences are still tho same !
Resurrection Fanfare nnd tho subsequent
chorus, which ought III have been the most I'M
posing and effective passage in the whole work ::
enough. The Requiem and Dies Ire
choruses had been sung very we'll, and theH.:
worked up to. when suddenly in the Fanfare the |
auxiliary orchestras got altogether out OF ttme- i
and tho bases, dismayed it may be- oy the as,
entirely to come in on tue phrase And He shhll
come aSntn with glory which should have
ro$ch aftcrwarl collected his scattered forces. :;
tho chNnce for tho great effect wills gone. and /
panic seemed to have taken possession OF tho:
basscs, never too drm or cestain, aud the pras5 I
choir. Tho latter got out again In tho Lacry-
-mosa. and utterly ruined tho climax or thAr
splendid movement, and the basses only made
matters worse. Even the faithful sopranos, nY
far the most reliable part OF tho chorus. fatered
That tho panic did not take possession OF the !
whole chorus WAS Il wonder, nnd that tho latter :
part OF the Mass went so well ITS It dld was Stl
ANOTHER "oL1yE1TE TEoCrE.
Another "Olivcttc" " troupe Is booked for Nt:-
Vickcrs Theatre the latter part Ut this month,
and, rs will be seen By the following notice from @
,3.p nQr4kt+ mi Il
such it is calIcd contains many names latn!'H.r~
y known here: :, The Chestnut street Opera.
appearance OF the Acme 'OlIsestc' company,
t1rttcr Mr.. &. D. Hess supervision. As. u whole:
1hf s 'se oro ben by al aids
the best tllrcttc VIC have had. and nppcnrln@ 70
better advantage than ever before here: Mr. W.
Pcnkes the best Captain s's Mcrintac. Nr. James
PcalScs is very good IS Co1atticnf. though nc was
suffering from u ,,iot gota St esens W E ana ht; t,
Countess of Miss Wentworth was fairly nctcd.
but her voice is harsh and untuncfu Miss En-,
mn E1Sner deserves praise TOR her singing u1ld
acting rs Ftl0nti'lc. and tho chorus IS excellent
MUSICAL NOTES.
Miss Emma ABBOTT and her company have Il
been singing in Richmond during tho past weck-
.lIandcrs ''Jt1das stnceabnus" Wis given In :.
Philadelphia on Thursday evening last by the -
Cecillan Society.
Wayman McCreery, Of st. Louis, has written q: Il
comic oper, callel '.L'Afriaue, which IS to bo :;
brought out there shortly. /
at the recent testimonial concert to Theodore
Thomas, in New York, that gentleman WIS pre-
sc1tcd with Il muSlc-staud by bis NcyT YORK .
chorus
A new opera, entitled '.Donna Junnra.' will :,
be brought OUT At the Fifth Avenue fheatre,:
New York, on the 18th of M:ly by tho Mihl :
opera company. Tho career Of ''Olivcrte.
meanwhile, is to last two weeks.
The news comes from Cleveland that Miss :.
Abbic Carrington has left the Str1knscn-EIess
mt m FtRfrGC tiEf2UtIV