The record-union., 1891-05-13
ADJUSTMENTS

The favorite Mendelssohn Quintet
Club viii appear this evening at the Con-
gregational Church in one of its concerts
for which it has so long been famous.
The club has played here thrice, and on
each occasion has drawn large and ap-
preciative audiences. The instrumental
lists have with them as prima donna So
Drano Miss Marie Barnard. a native
daughter of California, who has won dis
tinCtiOn here as a vocalist of fine natural
powers and artistic cultivation. At the
head OF the club Thomas Ryan, the vet
cran solo clarinetist, still presides. He
has held that position since the OrganiZa-
ton Of the club, in IS49. Mr.. Ryan,
whose promises here have all been kept,
and whose representations have always
been found to be accurate by this public,
states that the present organization of the
club is fully abreast with that of any that
have preceded it, and in some respects
ne considers it superior. For instance,
Isidor Schnitzler, who was the leading
violin sOlOist of the club in 1881
and 1882, and has returned to it,
is pupil of Wieniawsky and
graduate of the Berlin Royal Music
School and has served as Cornetmaster
at Frankfort for many years. AS violin
virtuosO he stands among the first of the
age. The cellOiSt is Paul JenniSon of
Minnesota, and is represented as the best
ever heard on this coast, if we except
Giese. The fiutist, Paul Heimelberg
was with the club last season. He, too
is a master of the instrument, is besides
a violinist of high merit, and has won
distinction in Europe upon both instru-
ments. Samuel Jennison of st. Paul is
the remaining violinist of the company
of high merit. The recent series of con
ceTts by the club in San Francisco was
very successful, and won the unanimous
praise of the press and the critics. the
musical circles of the metropolis being
especially enthusiastic concerning the
performances of the club. The only COM
plant that we have noticed in San Fran
cisco about the club was in an extended
review OF one concert, in which the
Bulletin, awarding high praise, objected
with some severity to the disposition to
exhibit the skill of the performers in the
matter OF technique, at the expense of the
desire Of mixed audiences to hear more
varied numbers. 1t is represented,
however, that here the programme
viii not be open to this criticism.
and that the classical will not predomi-
nate, TO the exclusion OF that even bal
Gnce in the programme that addresses
itself at once TO the cultivated taste and to
the ''popular'-to use term not exactly
expressive of the idea-desire for music
that is generally comprehended. Ac-
cOmplished musicians can manifest high
cultivation and native ability in either
order Of playing, while mixed audiences
more readily receive and more keenIy
enjoy programmes that do not run to
exhibitions of technique in the extreme.
The general admission tonight will be
% cents and il is desired, that so far as
can bc done, tickets be procured at
uoughtOn's bookstore to-day, that the
ushers may more rapidly seat the au-
dience than ifpurchases are made at the
Goor.
At the Metropolitan Theater Thursday,
Friday and Saturday evenings Of this
week, Miller Brothers Partisan spectacle
ana pantomime entitled "Kajanka" pro
nounced kiunkD will be produced. The
box Office opens this morning. The
spectacular drama never lacks an audi
ence. Whenever the devil and the good
fairy, the clown and harlequin, the per-
secuted ana the rescuing good angel are
introduced, with gorgeous scenery, traps
flights, hoogobllnS, contortionists, Jug
giers, stage tricks, ballet acrobatic teams
and the fun of the lester and
the mishaps Of the clown. thore
fs certainly of good attendance. For we
are all, 10 4 certain extent. attracted bv
these dramatic SpectacieS, which TO child
hood are matters of delightful wonder
rleut Perhaps the memory of the holi-
dav pantomime and the fairy spectacle
fhat SO filed the measure of fancy in
rbiIdhCod is the attractive power oper-
gting upon the adults to take them To
inose fairy shows. Ifwhat that is told of
akaianka'' be true there will be no dis
appointment here either TO the public or
the proprietors OF the spectacle. The sue
cess of the piece on this coast is claimed