The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-05-03

been a success until this season. At the last
concert there the announcement was made
that six concerts would be given next season
and subscriptions to the amount of $4,000
have already been received. In Philadelphia
and Baltimore they have the same success that
they have here. Next season they will play
in New York on Monday, Philadelphia Tues
day, Baltimore Thursday, and Brooklyn Fri
day afternoon and Saturday evening. The
dates are all fixed and contracts made.
Wednesdays they hope to play in Washington
if suitable place can be found. A 4-o'clock
matinee in one of the theatres is a possibility
The orchestra left after the concert for Pitts
burg, and they will play in Detroit, Chicago,
Milwaukee, Louisville, and Buffalo before re-
turning to Boston.
Shuecker, the young harp player, is well
again and filed his place on Wednesday night
Last month Mr.. John Cheshire, of the Nc
tropolitan Opera House, played. Mr.. Loeffier,
the violinist, who occupies the first bench with
Mr.. Kneisel, is well again, but not strong
enough to accompany the orchestra on this
trip
Nine. Hopekirk failed to entrance any one
with her playing The Baltimore Sum- after
pointing out several faults, declared that she
required the support of an orchestra to cover
up her faults.
Hekking played his three short numbers to
perfection and received several recalls. His
repertory, however, must be limited, as he
played some of the same numbers when here
with quintette club several years ago, and
an examination of the Boston programmes
,J,o @Iafl l,.n n,1la fIa
This is his last season in Boston, as he has
already signed contracts to play with Walter
Damrosch next year in New York.
X X X
The Choral Society plans to give another
concert the last of the month, hoping to lessen
its burden of debt. The Georgetown Orchestra
talent will be secured. The appearance of our
two local organizations in concert together
will be sure to attract large audience. The
tickets will be placed at popular prices.
The Georgetown Orchestra begins rehearsals
again tomorrow night in preparation for their
concerts with the Choral Society and at the
Glen Echo Chautauqua in June.
X X
Our young violin players will be interested
in Felix Winternitz, who comes with the Bos-
ton Festival Orchestra on May IA. He is
native of Vienna He graduated with high
honors from the famous Conservatory of that
city in 1885, and came to Boston as a member
of the Symphony Orchestra. He has a re-
markably pure tone and excellent technique,
and is great favorite wherever he has played.
X X X
The great New York May Music Festival
begins Tuesday evening at the new Carnegie
| Hall. "Old Hundred and ''America' are
| included in the first programme, and Bishop
! Potter is to deliver an oration dedicating the
hall. The visit of Tschaikowsky is arousing
much interest, and the advance sale of seats
shows that the financial success of the festival
is assured.
Theodore Thomas was given testimonial
| dinner In New York last Wednesday prior to
| his departure for Chicago, which is to be his
| home Anton Seidl succeeds him as director
| of the New York Philharmonic, and the
| Brooklyn Philharmonic is to have Nikisch and
| his band.
| Professor Burmeister's sister comes from
| Hamburg to accept a position as professor of
piano and harmony at De Pauw University,
| Greencastle, Ind.
The American Musician, New York, has
suspended publication. The end was proba-
bly, hastened by the resolution of the piano
manufacturers to advertise in only TWO trade
| papers.
The ''Musical Year Book of the United
States" edited by George II. Wilson, of Bos-
| ton, contains complete record of every i'm
portant musical event. The new volume will