The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-30
AMUsE,rENTs.
The Messiah" Given By the Oratorio
Society.


The entrance OF Carnegie Hall was 30 filled
Yesterday afternoon with applicants for seats
TO the performance OF Tho Messiah" given
by the oratorio Society under Mr.. Walter Dam
rosch. TINT subscribers. who were already in
happy possession OF tickets. could scarcely
crowd past tho doorway Every portion
OF the music hall was overlooking with an
audience OF earnestly interested listeners.
VINO certainly were amply rewarded. by q
remarkably fine rendering Of Haenders great
work, Tor their serious attention. Miss Oemen-
tine do Nero. Nine. Ritter Goethe. SiRnor Cam
panini. and Horr Fischer wero tho sololsts. q
quartet that, taken oil in nll. hns rarely II
ever. been exceeded for ability. After tho
first Grave" bars OF the overture. in
which the orchestra gave promise OF
that excellent and careful work made good by
after achi evoment. Signor Cnmpanini began
his exquisite air. Comfort Ye My People"
Tho principal part Of the overture was thus
omitted. rs 1t would seem. because Mr. Dam
rosch agrees with Charles Jennens. who fur
nished Haendel's libretto. In letter written
in 1741 Mr.. Jennens makes these singular
and unwarrantablo remarks: "Ishall show
ySu q collection I gave, Haendel called
made fine entertainment Of 1t. though
have done. 1have. with great difficulty made
him correct some Of the Rrossest faults In tho
SH Re theta hs
MaRy 3" tySe 81 BY, osa &c
eommittt I; by the great master. which Jennens
Ap T bring s6Sns the
charity. FOR the relief OF tho prisoners IN the
Hospital In stephens street and OF the chartQ-
ole iRniirmary on the Inns Quay" And It might
S pr ss n s
might be concluded by the extraordinary de-
mSrd for ndm i; tho public Il mere than
exennr next IN Mase Ha '0r
ens naa eser besn hesrd
In New York rs the one given Yesterday at the
and though the preliminary presentation must
covered and subsequently rectiflcd yet there
was SO much new thought and SO many
artistic touches in Yesterdays work that al
The PASTORAL symphony" was the daintiest
and most suggestive picture. AS played by the
Or more exactly weighed. The 'e EFFECTS Of rope.
and efh Tho OF soo S
good was tho singing Of For unto, US, and
many other OF tho choruses. The "Hallelu-
jah" suffered from want of voices: probably.
will be better to-night. however.
\, Miss De yere made her listeners blissful by
the crystal purity Of her voice and the s,. ex-
Goethe, sang so well that the same might
Justly have been said to her that DR.. Delany.
the companion OF Swift. Is recorded to have
said to Mrs. Cibber after her performance Of the
aria He was despsed": Woman. for this
be all thy sins forgiven"
Signor Campaninis English pronunciation
seemed wonderful for any forneiener to speak.
while all his efforts told OF tho greatest SINGER
ity Of purpose. There was much dignity and
nobility in al his singing. but in the short air.
behold and See." there was q touching pathos
that could only have been born Of his extraor-
binary dramatic talent.
As for Herr Fischer. whose very geniality OF
presence is delight and comfort to an audi
ence. he was simply superb No eloquence
could do justice to the rich quality OF his noble
voice as 1t rolled generously up and down the
difficult passages Of "Why Do tho nations 50
The. The people that walked in ID. darkness" Or
fire. All that he did was tho splendid achieve
mont Of perfect artist and could in no wise
have possibly been improved upon.
1.-The Messiah" Is to be repeated this even
ing and on Thursday evening. the latter per-
formance being at popular prices.