New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-08
THEATRICAL MISCELLANY.


THEATRICAL MISCELLANY
Mr.. Boucicault will act at the Boston Museum till
January Is
"Under the Mistletoe IL the title of now play
produced in London at the Imperial Theatre
Patience has been successfully produced at
Sydney, New South Wales
Odette is to be produced in London at the Hay
market Theatre
A new play entitled The Squire" by Mr.. A. W.
Pnero, is current at the st. James, Theatre. Lon
don.
Mile Tcssaudier is said to have been brilliantly
successful at the Odeon, Paris, "a Camilla i'll Les
HOraCeS.'
Mr.. Gilbert's Engaged" has been revived in
London, at the Court Theatre Mr. II. T. Byron is
acting Cher0t HiH and Mr. kyrle Beew BcIrdrHG
Mckee Rankin has bought a now play for $1,000
from Edward J. S;wartz, journals Of Philadelphia.
1t is a Western play and entitled The Angel"
A new drama, entitled &" The Fishcrman's Daueh-
ter" 10y Mr. Charles Gamice was produced in Lon
don, at the Royalty Theatre, on December 26.
stage celebrity of past generation died at Bcr-
lin December -, in the person of the wife OF the
well-knovn ballet-mastcr Taglioni. hrrself once
famous opera dancer under the name oil haISteh'
The graduates and undergraduates of The Toronto
University intend shortly to produce the Greek
play Of AutigOuc,' by SOph0cles at the H0rilcuI-
tUral Gardens, in that city.
Toolcs Theatre late the CharinG Cross, in Lon
don, will be opened under the management Of the
distinguished comedian. John L. Toole, toward the
end Of this month
MUSICAL NOTES.
Rafael ,Josedy will be heard for the first time
since his return from his Western and Southern con
cert tours at the public rehearsal of the Brooklyn
Philharmonic Society next Wednesday afternoon.
The rehearsal is the first for the third concert of the
society, and the programme has these numbers;
Symphony. G. Mai9F Surprise ...........Hq3{{l93
Concerto NJ" p Major ...-..--..''... .I1s|t
Symphony No. i, b Major. beethoven.
Mr. William +. Apthorp, of Boston, musician
and writer on music Of excellent rcpute, Will de-
liver a series Of SIX lectures " The History of the
Growth Of the Art of Music" in Brooklyn shortly.
The invitation TO do so went out TO Mr.. Apthorp
from committee Of citizens, among whom were
the Rev. DR.. Richard 6. Storrs, the Rev. Noah
Hunt Schenck, Mr.. Dudley Buck Mr. Henry r.
Sheldon and MIR A. A. Low last November, and an
effort will be made to secure large audiences to reap
the benefits OF Mr. ApthOrps study III musical MS
tory. The lectures Will he gwen on successive
Monday and Wednesday evenings beginning to-
morrow evening, and the period covered by the HISt
will be from II. Ambrose to the French DcChdntcI7
Mr.. Henry Lcslle's symphony, entitled "Chival-
ry." given last month at a Royal Academy concert
in ST. James's Hall, London was, on the whole,
kindly received by the English cri les who, fora few
years past have been inclined to make much of all
native effort IN the line of musical composition. The
dHcpoao, however SAYS That is a misfortune that
some of Mr. Lesies principal themes should bear an
"accilcnta RESEMBLANCE to others familiar to
musicians. Titus the first movement, l0uth,' is
based on a figure used by Mozart in the finale Of his
Gminor symphony by Beethoven In his sonata in
FminoI. op ., and by Mcudelseohn in his 7 minor
quartet The treatment is most iu accordance with
the instance last named The second subject i'm 'he
Andaute Sostcnuto, Love- recalls wcll-known
passage IN Gounod's Faust; and the Scherzo,
Play suggests the corresponding movement Oi
Beethoyen's symphony in 4, not in the sequence Of
notes hut in the general character Of the music
The PaU Mall gazette Saysi The Instrumental
effects are varied and brilliant in each Of the four
movements, though some may complain that the
brass is used with "A freedom bordering on excess
THIS is a matter on which opinions may differ but
unfortunately gravpr defect exist, III the lack OF
freshness in the Subpct-mattcr. We are rem'0ded
most frequently Of Mcndr ,S0hn and also OCCASION
ally of Beethoven and Gouu0d. The story OF a
Youthful her0's experiences in love, paSilme. var
ana oiory together with his death ON the battle
field is graphically told, hut the final impression is
that OF having listened merely 10 clever exercise
No blame can attach to the composer toI his failure
to achieve more than this; Iusprlt on Is natural
gift and cannot be- summoned at VIII. II was rEht
that 'Chivalry' should hc received VITA respect ana
cOidIaltv. toT lis author is one OF those nom Eng
h7L musicians. professional and amateur must
delight to honor