Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-08
THE WORLD OF MUSIC.
Success of the Second Recital of the
Beethoven Quartet Club.
OUR NEED OF ALARGE MUSIC HALL
Gilbert and SulliEan's New Opera Ranks
With Their Best.
D'A1BERT AND sARASTE MAY CONE HERE

Right of way in this column to-day be-
longs to the second recital of the Beethoven
Quartet Club, although it cannot here be
reviewed as the writer-in common with
many other music-lovers who are not gentle
men of leisure-was prevented from being
personally present by the inconvenient hour
chosen. 1t occurred on Thursday afternoon
at Hamilton's Music and Art Chamber.
The regular quartet-Messrs. Carl Retter,
piano; Fred G. Toerge, violin; George
Toerge, viola, and Charles f. Cooper violOn-
cello-was assisted this time by Mr.. George
Toerge, Jr., violin. Miss Agnes Vogel was
the signer. Mr.. Retter again proved his
uncommon skill as a programme-maker,
through the following selection OF pieces:
-"'''O AIegretto Lento. Presto.
Variazoni SuIla RlIsIaTa NOtturna Ia Maorlo'
POlonese.
Cradle Song Of the Virgin, with viola Obligsto
Miss Agnes VVogei.
Quartette GOV. Posth. }, for string instruments
Second and Third Movements.l
Andante Con Motto.
Scherzo Allegro Motto.
Miss Agnes Vogel.
uin'e'' Op' n Allegro Brillante.
In ModU ID Una Marcia,
SeherzO Motto Nivace.
Allegro Ma Non TrOppo.
There is no element in our musical activity
standing upon higher or purer plane OF art
than these same chamber music reetals. No
concert goe- who is able to attend these Inurs-
day matInees can afford to miss any of them
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A copyrighted cablegram from LONDON says
that Gilbert and Sullivan's new opera, "The
Gondoliers, or the King of Barataria," was
produced last night at the Savoy, and was
success from start to finish. 1t is a long time
since these coIa5orators have brought out so
rood a piece of work. Certainly it is
the best since the Mikado and may
even be entitled to rank with their
first successes The operetta was admirably
staged, and though it was the nrst night, al
most perfectly presented. Perhaps IN no other
of the Gilbert and Sullivan series are Ghere so
many good parts, all the leading members of
the company being cast in the roles they could
handle best. The honors OF the evening were
divided between Geraldine Ulmar. Jessie Bond,
the two ContddfneS. and Courtice Pounds and
Rutland Darlington, the G0ndoLteTS, though
Frank Wyatt as the Duke OF PLdzdtero, and
Denny as Don ALhdnlbrd del B0Lero the chief
inouisiror, were entitled to almost equal con-
sideration The plot has already been outlined
in THE DISPATCH. The music is very light
and catchy" and is certain to be In the streets
before the piece is played week. The hbretto
is in Gilbert's best manner. One song describes
democratic Utopia thus:
Lord IflaDceIlOrS were cheap as spraLs,
And Bishops in their shovel hats plentiful as
tabby cats.
In point Of fact too many ambassadors cropped
up like hay.
Prime Ministers and such as they
Grew like esparagus in May
On every side field marshals CLEANED.
small beer were lords lieutenant deemed;
With Admirals the ocean teemed
All round his wide dOminions.
And party leaders you might meet
In twos and threes in every street,
Maintaining with no little heat
Their various opinions.
A finished Gilbertian touch too is in the idea
of the kings foster mother being compelled to
wait Is minutes for the inqusitor in the torture
chamber and Supplied with the illustrated
papers. in order that time may not hang too
heavy. All the dialogue in fact is as bright
and sparkling as the music, and Gilbert and
Sullivan have put the amusement loving
world under additional obligation.
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Mrs Patti.NicolinI with her new auburn
hair and her husband has come over the sea
and gone to Chicago. where tomorrow evening
she VIII help President Harrison inaugurate
the big Auditorium and the next night help
Henry E. Abbey TO open his big Italian opera
season. Tamagno, the great Italian tenor, Al
bani and a host of others are to add their
efforts in the latter opera troupe.
Should they come to Pittsburg it would take
ahouta $40 scale of prices in our largest theater
The money would be forthcoming beyond a
doubt but ma ~ would-be auditors would have
TO stay at home. When are we to have that
music hall, big enough to admit the great
musicloving public at reasonable prices and
yet pay for the most elabol ate performance?
It is said that will have TO miss hearing
one of Won Buelow's 20 American concerts
next spring for lack of a suitable, large hall
Yet the managers should not alta ach too much
importance to Pittsburg's deficiency in this re-
spect. 1t is amply made up in other respects
so far at least as the managers need care about
it. We have comparatively so few hlgh-class
musical attractions that when one does come
it can draw upon larger fund than
would otherwise be the case. There is plenty
of money here, and the sturdy old town is in
the course of an artistic awakening that makes
1t very liberal toward musical attraction with
q big enough name. The experience of late
years has shown beyond peradventure that such
an attraction as Patti or Won Buelow can
I'LL any hall we have at any prices at all within
reason.
Sarasate and D'AIbert can doubtless do the
same thing, if they come, as is rumored-Janu-
ary the 18th being named as the probable date.
Nothing has been heard Of their coming at
K1eber's or by Mr.. Cuttings, where the news
would be likely to come early. 1t is much to
be hoped that the rumor will prove to be well
founded Eugene DAlbert may safely be
termed the greatest musical genius now in the
country, and Pablo de Sarasate is not very far
behind him.
The Pennsylvania State Music Teachers As
sociation is preparing for its first annual meet
ing lat Philadelphia, December 26 q and 2Sl
with an energy and enterprise that assure sue.
cess The roll of members from this end of the
State ought TO expand largely upon receiving
such proof of that fact as is furnished by the
following partial list Of essayists and artists al
ready bespoken:
Essayists-Dr. Hugh A. Clarke of the Univer-
stty OF Pennsyivania; subject HARMONY
Messrs. Daniel BatehelIer and Henry G. Thunder:
subjects, Tonic Solfs.'i Mr.. Charles F. Bland. |
man s6Bee hs organ and It's Reatdn 8aoh %
Religions ie7i Hl worship" hr Frederic S. Law, |
Acoustics, - with experiments.
Others will be added 60 the above list.
Vocalists-Miss Marie e. Kunkel soprano. Mrs
Helen Boice- -Hunsicker, soprano; Miss G. CoIlins /
soprano, of Pfftsburg. The PhiIomela Ladiess |
fesfes' including Eddie Reed-Fpem&ine & Mss foeTc
May Peddrick, Miss Rose Brady and Miss NJ |
bassos. 1t is also probable that the Young Mmn, |
nerchor Mixed Chorus will appear at the closing /
der g. A. Hartmann n and the Nennerchor Society
under r. L Hermann, the Oldest male chorus IN /
Pianisfs-Charles E. Knause. Easton. Pa: An
thony Stankowitch. Mrs. Martinus Van Gelder |
Thomas A Beckett Fraulein Emmy Emery, j. f. |
Himmelsbach. Charles II. Jarvis all of PhiladeI. 1
phia; Carl Retter, J. II; Cuttings OF Pittsburg.
Messrs. Retter and Cuttings viii perform COM
o)rgsnists-Dayid D. Wood, Albert W. Borst
and Frederick Maxson, Samuel T. Strang
: Violinists-Gustav Hille, William Stoll Jr, |
Martinus Van Gelder, Edward A. Brill, Richard |
Schmidt and Master L. Gustav Schmidt
VioloncellO-Mr. Rudolph Hennig and Mr. Louis
Tolmer.
ompositions-Among the compositions by
Pennsylvania compos RS thus far selected for per-
formance are: Trio for piano. violin and vioton-
cello, by W. W; Gilchrist, of Philadelphia; Fest
Sonata for violin and piano, by Martinus Van
Gelder; Plano Quartet for piano violin viola and |
Violoncello, by Ad M. Forester, of Pittsbarg,
CrOtchets and Quavers.
THE Balmoral Choir. q body Of Scotch sing.
ers of international fame, has been epgaped bv'
the Waveriy Society, of this CITY, for concert
at Old City Ball on the third evening of next 4
year.
For the Osborne-Mitchen wedding at Frank.
lin. Pa, on wednesday evening, the music will