The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-26

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college men from Columbia, Princeton anC
Yale are quite us bad. be il said, and Sat
urday night always sees a host of thes,
learned sprouts well scattered about the
Bijou, the Casino and the Standard. TIL,
one exception to the mediocrity OF theI.on.
don company is Fred Leslie, most clever
and intelligent comedian. He does what
he can to make "Monte Cristo, Jr" an
artistic (?) success, but the task is diff.
cult one. Leslie is spoken OF as Wilson'S
successor at the Casino when that jovial
merymaker takes his leave of the Aron.
sons next spring. No better man for the
place could be had.
The first Philharmonic concert usually
marks the beginning of the musical season
III earnest and Saturday nights concert
was no exception 70 this rule. The familiar
faces of the distinguished philharmonic
audiences were TO be seen in every part OF
the vast auditorium Of the Metropolitan
and at the beginning OF its fortv-seyenth
season this splendid organization finds
itself richer, stronger and with q flrmer
hold OH the music loving public than ever
before. In that curious conglomeration of
facts and msstatcments which Col. Maple.
son calls his Memoirs can be found proper
estimate OF the excellent band under Mr..
Thomas leadership at these concerts. The
bold Colonel unhcsitaiingly says that the
Philharmonic orchestra Is the best in the
world, ranking above Richters in
that the latter is obliged To rely
upon scratch players, while Thomas
has q superb band OF 100 men (Maplcson
incorrectly says 1907, all excellent mu-
slcians and accustomed to PLAYING together
Certain 1t is that the performance VI Satur-
days program was n finished one. almost
-, 'lhe point Of perfection. aud allor, led
great pleasure 10 the numerous audience.
There were two novelties given-a Gold
mark symphonya new symphonic yaria-
lions by Dvomk pronounced Dvuor.
shahckl, and Herr Fischer sang with ex-
quisiie effect Schubert's "Ammeer" and
Der DOppelgGngCr," Gluck's Iphigenia
overture and Two excerpts from Die Walk
uf.e concluded q most interesting program.
Oi the novelties, there is not much TO say.
The symphony was charactorlcss and full
of all that barc-iaced plagiarism for which
Gol1mark is 80 justly renowned. His im.
i.ations Of Wagner are clever, but imia-
tons they are, and nothing else,
for there Is never dsccrnible in
the score but the mtrcst prctcnsc at orig.
nality. When Goldmark Is himself he is
commonplace and shallow. When he
mimics Wagner hc is at once interesting
and annoying. In striking contrast was
the Dvonk number On the simplest. al
most threadlike, theme was built q most
fascinating, centTupuntal structure, full OF
symmetrical beauty. A master Of tho
modern orchestra, rich In inspiration, dar-
ing In harmonic effects, DyOrak towers,
giant-like, above the puny genius Of Gold
marx. IL was this very same composer Of
tawdry and shoH-liyed "Opens Who said
that Mendelssohn and Rubinstein made
symphonies Of the kind Of material which
lac (Goldnark) threw in the waste basket.
The punishment for this shameless and
basclcss cgOtism will be swift. As the
musical world here grows more cultured
II receives with less and less favor the
works Of this plagiarist. II Is now nearly
two yeam since Merlin and Owen. Of
Sheba, weru heard, and. until the public
c,amon again for more circus, II " prob
able We will not hear them again.
Apropos the frstannounccmcnis arc out
for the opera. Tho season begins next
'-@~v lncsday with "Ihe llugenots" 10 bo
followed by "Lohogfin' aud "LAin-
cainc." "Don Giovanni" will be given
either the second or third week and
WagneTs "Rhcingold" IL promised for the
middle Of December. From the list Of
artists mentioned IN the prospectus ihcrc
does not appear TO De any very brilliant
promise for the season about 10 be begun
Alvnry seems TO bc the mainstay among
The tcnom ~ Robinson IL with The bari
tones. An unsympallCtic voice Of limited
volume and the vagucst dramatic power
imaginable are hardly the requisite atih.
butcs for u primo.tcnorc. Add 10 this the
most rlcbcian appearance and you have
Max Alyary. Robinson should long
since have sought the sccusion Of some
quiet little village IN the Fatherand, for
bis voice, or " bat there II left Of II, Oils
about third of the house. Lehman only
rcjoins the company In the spring, and
outside 81 Fischer and Schrocdcr.llaui.
siaugul, two excellent artists, the list looks
both slim and "Schlim." After is over.
dose Of Wagner last season tho
public vs. going 10 gct corrective
In the form Of Moyorbccr, Mozart, Gou-
nod, talo aud othcn. The management
lave determined TO walt until spring 10
out-Fayrcuth the Bayrculhcrs, Tor then
We are 10 have complete cyclus Of the
Wagnofian works IL will be the hnt
time anything like this has occurred In
America.
Campanini gave two concerts NJ Chick
ering Hall last week. The old guard Of
Irving Place was on hand In numbers 10
assist nj the resurrection OF tho quartet
from "Rigoletto," the finale from "lucia,"
aud other "marrUn glacis." reminiscent
OF the palmy days Of the Academy.
Sgnora dc We're, the soprano, made an cx.
cellent impression by her singing With
those veteran iayoriics Campanini and
del Pucnle. the troupe IL SURE 10 meet
with success on the lengthy tour Il has
Just started upon. Roscnthal, the pianist,
has made something Of hit Ills tech.
nique Is matyclous-at times almost In.
,omprchcnsible-bu both breadth Of cx-