The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-08
MUSIC AT SENGER HALLE.
Lovers Of the Divine Art Gather in the
Home Of the GGSangVGTGin Virginia.
SCHILLER, THE GERMAN TENOR, SINGS
Part Songs by the Cunningham Quartette-
A Concert That Is Entirely Informal,
But Thoroughly Delightful.

In Germany. which has been aptly styled
1.-THE land of song" the concert that is en-
tirely informal and devoid of all ceremony, is
not unusual. Very frequently do the staid
citizens gather together in some hall or
garden, where they may pull off their coats.
drink as many schooners of Budweiser or
glasses Of Rudesheimer as they can hold.
smoke as many great pipes of tobacco as their
constitution Will permit, and listen. mean
while, to fragments of Schubert and Schu-
mann. At these miniature sangerfests-to
use q slang phrase everything goes.
| As ike as not the tenor robusto sings
"das Preislied' without the embarrassment
! Of coat or collar. while be holds in his hand
foamlng glass of lager. and the basso sOno-
rously bubbles forth the majestic measures of
In diesen Heiligen Halle" and he. too is
collaress and coatless. But though there is
an absence of ceremony there is an abund-
ance Of happiness. and both singers and list
eners soliloquize inwardly: "Das lst aus gez-
eichnet."
A GERMAN EVENING.
In this country such informal musical even
ings are rare. save in Cine matt. Milwaukee,
or other cities where the German element is
largely present and our people are accus-
toned TO think that ballad and dress coat
few fortunate people, however. had the
pleasure last evening of participating in con-
cert that was very, very German in its in
formality.
The place was Sanger Halle. the Seventh
street concert room where tuneful Gesan-
veren Virginia finds Il congenial habitat. and
the moving spirit was Charlie Siegel. the
joyial genius of the Sanger Halle garden.
who is known to every one who has an ear
for music and liking for lager.
About o'clock it was that about thirty
congenial spirits gathered at Sanger Halle.
pleasure at the outset. They pulled off their
coats. cooked their feet upon the tables,
smoked cigars and drank beer. laughed and
sang and enjoyed themselves thoroughly.
SONGS WITHOUT NUMBER.
There was n great deal of music-genuine
music of the kind that comes from the heart
unbidden-enOugh music. in fact TO make
up a half dozen ordinary programmes
Songs of Schuman, Schubert and Meyer
Helmund; ballads Of Rubinstein and
GOunOd, arias and Rotations of Wagner and
Meyerbeer, part songs of Abt and Mendcs-
sOhn and dozen or more delightful lieder
that reminded the Germans present of the
sunny valley Of the Rhine hoated over the
piano and out through the open windows INTO
the quiet streets And the listeners lolled in
their chairs and applauled and half forgot
"a -
the unmusical States Of America.
There was q singer present who was not an
ordinary singer. His songs charmed those
who heard him, for they were sung most de-
lightfully by rich. robust tenor voice. such
as one doesn't hear often. This singer was
Herr Schiller, a German tenor from the New
York Metropolitan Opera House. who is visit
ing in this city. and in whose honor the en-
tertainment OF last night was given by Charlie
Siegel.
RICHMOND SINGERS.
Several Richmond singers were present
and OF course they too sang. There was
Frank Cunningham, Thurston cardoza, W. A.
Galpin and Oscar Lehman and Kirk Mat
thews and Manly Ramos. who played the
piano in great rm. Besides no songs sung
alone. the well-known quartette. composed of
Messrs. Cunningham. Matthews, Galpin and
Lehman. sang several part songs.
Among those present were Messrs. James
c. Lamb. c. l.. Hewitt. Hermann Schmidt,
John Albers, John Weinbrunn. John Baseler,
Dudley Walker, Henry Berger, II. c. Hub
ball. Eccles Cuthbert James p. Wood and
Jefferson Wallace. None of these gentlemen
sung.
The singers sang until they nearly sang
themselves hoarse. and the listeners applauded |
until their hands were tired. and the only man |