Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-02-13
MUSICAL NOTES.


Her Majesty's Opera Company is appear
ing before good houses in the large Eastern
cities.
The house in which Richard Wagner was
born in Leipsic is about to be pulled down
for street Improvements.
Clara Louise Kellogg, who was recently
seriously i'll, has recovered, and is again de-
lighting immense audiences at the East
Madame Patti is singing this week at
PARIS. She receives s., 0O0 for three even
ings. Boxes were sold at 400 francs and
stalls'' at 10 francs.
Nine. Christine Nilsson expresses her in
tention OF retiring into private life at the
termination OF her engagement in America
next season.
Johann Strauss possesses a fan orna-
mented with the autographs of some of the
greatest musicians in Europe. Muncacsy
has just added to il a miniature OF his pic
ture Of the death Of Mozart
b. l.. Farjeon, the well-known author
and novelist, who married Joe JefTerson's
only daughter is writing his first play, and
the piece, when completed. viii be submit
ted to an American manager.
List is in Rome writing a piano concerto
entitled the " Pathetique," and an orches-
trail piece, la Gondolo Lugubra. in mem
DRY of his ilIustrious son-in-law, Richard
Wagner He expects TO go TO London in
April.
The Emma Abbott English Opera Com
pany will be seen in The Mikado' at the
Chestnut-sreet Opera House this month
Emma Abbott will appear as Yum-Yum.
and the historic kiss viii be duly passed
around.
a choral society of young ladies and gen
tlemen has been recently formed in this
city, and Professor Hirshfeld secured as
musical director. There is already a good
membership, and the list is increasing. Re
hearsals are held each Saturday evening in
the parlors of the Congregational Church
Preparations are III progress for giving a
public rehearsal at sometimeiu the spring.
The society is now engaged IN rehearsing
The Lay of the Bell by Romberg.
A very choice programme was presented
at the First Baptist Church. Sacramento.
on Wednesday night. The entertainment
began with an instrumental duet, entitled
Bonnie Sweet Bessie" by Miss Ida
Clinch and Miss Addie Stevens. This pop
ular air. with the variations, was finely
rendered. A Boys Best Friend is His
Mother was so true in sentiment and eff
fectively sung by Charles Elliott that it
You'll Remember Me" The grand feature
of the evening, however, was Professor
Straub and wife and son, of Chicago, and
Mrs. Bowling The Woods, by Mr. and
Mrs. Straub was enthusiastically received,
as well as the encore, Life's Dream is
Over Welcome, Pretty Primrose by
Mrs. Bowling, was both welcomen and
pretty and finely rendered, as also Es-
merelda,p by the same singer Professor
Straub, Jr., presided at the piano, and gave
a most delightful expose of Souvenir -
by De Keife, as well as =" Etude Melo-
dique," by ]. Raft. The -honors Of first
class artist are not far in the future for this
young man. The closing piece, " Will-o'-
the-Wisp." and the encore, Sunday
Night" by Professor S. w. Straub, formed
fitting finale to most enjoyable musical
entertainment. Coffee and cakes and a
social time in the church parlors followed.
We may say, in conclusion, that Professor
Straub is visiting friends in this city, and
may possibly be induced to remain another
week and conduct musical convention
closing with grand choral concert.