The sun., 1889-12-01
rHB eERMAN PRESS CLUB.
Concert for tie Benent-The Aiss OF th'
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OresnlEntion.
The concert given at the Metropolitan
Opera House last evening in aid OF the relief
Iuhd OF the German Press Club would have
peen much more Interesting had the pro-
| efhmme beon kept within reasonable bounds.
Ihis might have been easily effected by dictat-
ing choice OF brlefsr compositions, vocal and
Instrumental. than most Of the artists that
gave their services lnslsted upon interpreting.
AS II was tho curtain did not rise upon the
| pictures That made up the second and most
attractive half OF the entertainment until alter
| lO O'Clock. The first part OF the performance
was carried on byFrau Lehman -Kallsch, who
sang with moro reserve than need be shown on
the operaio stage the final scene from
| Tristan and Isolde," which was prefaced by
the uoTspfsl rendered by Herr Leidl aud the
orchestra OF the Metropolitan; by Herr keich-
mann. who went through "Wotan's Farewell" "
| with less vocal resonance than could have
been desired; by Herr Perotti. who was heard
In the "Bicilienne" from Robert le Diable"
and' In response to an enthusiastic
encore. In La donna . mobile;" by
young violinist. Mr.. l.. Schmitt Jr., who
played creditably fantasia OF oxaR-
gerated proportions. By Vieuxtemps; by
youthful pianist pamed Miss Marie Geselchap,
whose too vigorous execution OF Chopin's
Concert Allegro" arranged by Nicod& was
hampered By the novel position Of the accom-
pnayng ny,als pana that occupied he su6teTranehn
s ana BS dsTns toe
Re, Ner-Mise Louise Larendon, who should
o,;. haNe been p told that citation in the Metro;
q ilrecracker on top OF Mount Blanc.
These proceedings occupied upward OF two
the SeSSSe aSsaSs we're
vnNy., vneNy were GIroupsd sI under the title o" Das
toIkslTeui tney Illustrated the typical songs
OF many nations, and each OF the twelve e.
Eeasd ets II q or Il
tai pnmIer. After q BipIical group, with Saul
and David as the leading personaRes, scenes
pnlolded. Amid .Provensai surFoI" ' dings iHas
from qrdtry's C&gr de- Lion and with a~iew
OF Naples and the Chiaja In the background.
voe n IN To nesr
some members OF the German Liederkranz
contributed d,; the chorus that went with do
and some deput es from the Arion reJoieed in
SIsw ths s5T4ss III # igitur while
each other with swords. and others gathered
about wine cask. brought back to many of |
hhineland WAS recalled by a siren on rock at |
the loot 81 which youth In diminutive craft |
" %aS S"ynds nrarlns h!s destruction TO the measures
pictures were read bylHerr Emil Hahn. and the |
Of the ta6leaux were. skiIfuiy grouped and pic,
tpre -quely, oostumed. but the lights were not |
ARRANGED G' BY P MossnSaf xHfSsd as to s
words. and by F. Doppler as to the music while
ari stic director Of t g Vienna opera House.
Last night 8 presentation was, taken all in all, |
highly credita6le. and with slight increase
1t has been said there are more Germans in
New York than in Leipsic; certainly there are
enough l0ro to make n manhattan N of
three or four. and while they n,inGie with
tht course Of generation or, two thoroughly
with The = naive , Popglatton; there are always
and literary life entirely distinct from that OF
ordinary Americans That there are German
ahle journals. every one knows, but to be- told
that the total OF all the. periodicals in the
Is undoubtedly over 100 would probably as
tonish the ordinary citizen. The exact number
being boru. living their little sran and dying
much alter the fashion OF Journals In other
port as large a number Of writer's and other
literary men as the same number OF Ameri an
prise that they should get themselves together
y me same way az fheir AZ 5anEish, ,speakng col
since then after the steady German fashion,
and M their organization. the Demtsche Press
|
'ive body.
Ieeplng in the place occupied by the New York
Press Club for long time. the rooms on the
second floor OF 6 Centre street, The rooms are
reeds OF the German penmen. although II is
,ItGr%og H % them. hem as did the English speaking
Tay tho asF 9sEpa Press Gub e
cotlon OF good fellowship among its
he beneficiary features Of the oreanizS.
lon than similar clubs usually do. and
ieasure aud pFont Of its members whose
sTf' sHd RI rom it. which 4 has 1S1%aed srG 5sSS
he club Officially announces that its m mHiG r4ff
his elief fund is based principally upon the \
roceeds OF u benefit performance given once
year; Last year % the net return Of this per
ears performance was expected 10 net three n
At present the club has about 100 members, t
u actively engaged in newspaper or similar v
terary work. Only persons 80 engaged ars I
iRble for active msmbership. Other we'll =
} honorary membership. and the roll oI such b
embers now numbers about forty Both ac- "
H1a Lom Y6yy members @ n Are drawn not
~ City. Newark: and other surrounding cities "
ld towns; The President. and one Of the CHIEF a
'lrits In the club. Is c. de Grimm. whose work q
les J"6s Friee ich Is VICE Wee Pesidens e'@nd aad
e Secretary Theodore f. Cuno. Correspond Il
x Secretary; /. +. bona, Treasurer. and d
folph Resler, Financial Secretary. n
A Large Silk Firm Embarrassed. Ii
PATERSON. Nov. SO-George Frost Il Sons, a
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