New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-01
MUSICAL COMMENT.

Tho Transcript, of Boston thinks that The TIfb
,,o,s corrsnondent at the Worcester festival Of last
week in passing some mild structures on the charac
fer of that affair the ground of Its excessive con-
servatsm, overooks the fact that thes" festlvals
offer TO the people Of Worcester and places near by
almost their only opportunities of the year to hear
examples of symphony and ofa'orio and to listen 10
famous singers and players and finely organized or
cLestra7 To this word of reply is due 1t Is because
of the fact which the writer In The Transcript men
tons that The Tribune holds the opinion set forth In
the reports of the last festival If years music
Is 10 be compressed INTO single week then tho music
ought to be of the best There will be no complaint IN
this journal of any festival programme which Is based
on recognition of the festival idea which Is To
provide that which ordinary concerts cannot offer,
be It p the scope the music the character of lis
performance. This idea seems to be beyond the
Intellectual horizon of the Board Of Governors of the
Worcester festivals
A mistaken impression concerning 0lr. Theodore
Toedfs relation to tho Worcester public got into the
report printed last Saturday. probably through blum
der In telegraphing. What the correspo dent tried to
say was that It because Mr. Toedt was well kno"
not unknown-in Worcester that he was not starred
like Mr. Alvary. He has sung there often and is well
liked rs he deserves TO be.
The directors of the Brooklyn Philharmonic Society
announce that its ihryrst season Will consist OF SIX
concerts and six public Teheasais under the direction
of Theodore Thomas The concerts will take ace In
the Academy of Music on the evenings OF November
81 December o., January 10, February 10. March 10
and April q tho rchearsals tho afternoons oil the
preceding FRIDAYS. Reserved seats will be sod 10
subscribers auction on the evening OF November IL
at the hall OF the Art Association.
Manager w. III Foster announces that tho fenth
season the Boston Id al opera Company VIII beeio az
Troy on October Nile. Zclie de Lussan, who had
a fine success as Carmen in the last London season,
viii again be at the head of the company, and the
new members will DO Pauline LAemand Miss Min
ME Dlthey, siinor Paisotti tenor and W H. Merton
baritonc Miss Helen Dudley campbell, W. III.
Clark Frank Baxter. J. C. Miron and Clement Balm
bridge of last years troupe, are re-eDgascd The
renortory will consist Of Queen Topaz, Lalme,'
Carmen" Faust Daughter OF the Regiment,
" Narfhar Fra Dia volor and The Bohemian Girl
The solo performers who wiz take part 10 MI, var
dor suckers four cas- ! al at moon concerts IN
(hckering Hall Mrs. Herbert fo Ster, MISS mario
CrOebl. marie 'ramnl and Miss Adelne fioDart.
sin gers Nine Ju Ia Rive King Richard Hoffman and
list, and Victor Herbert. viol0nce list. The concerts
will take place Oh October IL and 81, November IA
and 2S. ~
comedy which brought out several years ago al
Neimsr while Mr.. Alvary was tenor at the Grand
uucal Opera. IL turns on the pranks played by
some university students, who escape from jail AZ
right get the town authorities by the and then
slip back into jail Tho Nipn cast VIII Include Mrs
Hovemann- Koemer, Max Trcumann. Charles Kaiser
II. GOcttich. IL. liovemanD and Charles spiitdort
Richard Mrinacht VIII be stage manager aud Frank
Mme. EugcDie dc RoOdo Rice, pianoforte' Harry
Schomug, violin, and Henry Finzl have associated
themselves together Tor concert Work curing the conf
Ing season, under tho title of the New-forh Trio Club