New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-05
MR.. RUMMEL IN EERIlN-THE BOOK VI
UTOPIA OPENING OF THE SEASON
NEWS NOTES

,atest operetta Of Messrs. Gilbert and Sullivan.
"I-topia U.imited): or. The Flowers OF Progress"
which had Its first performance In London on octo'
her Like all of Mr. Gberts books. this Is delight
mi reading though we miss in It the spontaneity ana
snork,e Of the operettas which preceded "kuddy-
gore !" The old device Of paradox failed him. ana
his satire is comparatively edgeiess. But tue o'e
skill in construction Is still In evidence ana WIN
the help OF Sir Arthurs music the operetta prop
ahlv sounds better than 1t reads; which was not
the case with princess Ida" from literary point
Of view the best of Mr. Gberts books. AS proot
that Mr. Gilbert is still adding to his wonderful
stock OF rhymes the following lines are cited:
'I row and fish
And gallop. soon
No longer be a prim one
And when / wish
To hum tune,
1t needn't be hymn one
Several aegrieved individuals in London are MALI
ing public exposition Of the fact which Is usually
kent locked up In the journalistic breast that the
newspaper critics lot Is not happy one ins
Sum-" Of London. is defending a suit Drought ~
Emil Bach for damages on account OF the hDehous
statement that the composer was not ehutieu "
the illustrious name which he bears; {. Wiileoy
60 su,np Novello Ever Co.. because Of alleged
defamatory statements made In review OF
hook of which he is the author published IN Inc
Musical Times" and Sir Augustus Harris mas naieo
The World into court for accusing MIN OF Claim
ing originality when he is not entitled 10 IT,
An excellent help to the enjoyment OF the Classic
symphonies being supplied by a London puoiisner
(New-York: L. Schuberth e. Co., Union Square'' ~
IL a series Of miniature scores the music oo''"oS"
being that OF the Peters edition and the reduc-
ton made by Photographic process. Though the
pages are only seven and a half inches long py
five and a half WIDE the notes are clear ana tho
appearance much neater than the diminutVe VOL
umes of string quartets familiar to amateurs Bet
ter than ALL ..Donajowskis Miniature Scores a.
they are called are cheap the prices running from
"a cents to 81 go The symphonies published thus
far are Mozarts in G minor and {. Beethovens
fifth third and sixth. Schuberts In Il minor ana "
Memberships in A minor Schumanns In E-nas
and Haydns in D.
The concert season will open In vigorous fasnion
at the Music Hall this week. On Wednesday inc
BOSTON Orchestra will be here; on Thursday evening
Madame Patti will give the first OF her ia'e''
series of farewell concerts and the second on
Saturday afternoon; on Friday afternoon the Sym
phony Society will give the public renearsai u ''s
first concert. which is set down Tor SATURDAY.
evening; on Friday evening the kneisel ouartes
will give a concert in Chamber Music man, next
Sunday will the first Of the regular Damrosc"
Sunday concerts The dry bones OF the dead season
will thus receive d vigorous shaking up. For the
two orchestral concerts mentioned these are inc
programmes:
Boston Symphony Orchestra: symphony IN
Beetn0Ven,
Mime Emma Eames); Slavonic Rhapsody NO. :
Dvorak: Aria from Marriage Of Figaro Mozart
Oime Eames); overture, "Benvenuto Cehins
Beroz.
New-York Symphony Society: symphony In
minor Brahms: Aria from Don Giovanni. Mo-
cart MADAME Maternal; Fantasia overture "Romee
and Juliet" Tschaikowsky; Pastorale Boccherint
and Scherzo, Cherubin string ORCHESTRAL; rreuos
and Finale, Tristan und Isolde wagner
New-York is to have more orchestral music ss snaa
nns1
of the Philharmonic and Symphony societies, any
the Boston Orchestra there VIII De sunni ths
Metropolitan Opera House and under the M rreS Damn
Of Mr. with r. as 3 viii
weekly saturday @ n as a the sue
ceeding Sunday night concert
Madame PATHS latest farewell tour" will .t take
its start at the Music Hall on Thursday evening" .TS
She will sing, "Uno Voce POGO "a from iha 90 rdsn
Of ana Faus Far interesting this
is the announcement that before the close o, iS
sSrIea Especially Composed for her by signor
Pzz Of this city The employs Sss STYLE
popularized by Signor Plzzrs classmate at the
Conservatory Conserve signor Mascagni.
Here are some interesting bits Of personal infor.
nation Walter Damrosch has heard fay rs * s sns
with the Oratorio society in Gre's beautiful unas-
has not on baen
four four sopranos are Lillian BlauXelt. Mrs Theodore
t. Toe one a an h ss5s Hsa WIS.,
tenors and Frederick Redda one Of the basses The
6 the ass ria
roSky ad their M c n rSpssIe smith
as Seen eestsd Of ora!oS sS
s ss ysf Ssa the ssa of
Nos srS ssdy ban pne has Sssn
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poser whose setting Of The Wreck OF ine Hss-
! tai Palace concerts after Christmas: =. MT:
snS I fSoSG at the The nsnos
November 10 Henri Marteau writes rite, to to R Ss:
aSSapn 1 the focwns pieces to his his
approaching. American tour coneertos by Brahms.
ss kras la es s'SsR
Saint Saens; second polonaise and Faust fantasia
Ssmss faRassfs and aas VII
n ne conductor Of the Iedsrkran composed the
music to a one-act opera entitled raicone the
PILOT asn From Of ss nvns Psce hsa
4 ises to produce the work soon.
Announcements in brief: The KneseIl Quartet:
OF Boston VIII give four concerts se OF Sf
November 10 December 49, January Fam y and Feb
ona af ma9 SsS
nST raS SR No H zshrs au and his
% Musician HD Infantry Band win give il
the Madison Square Garden to-day in the after e:
society syfn in Brooklyn viii place Thurs
Of This meek Mer. as ss: s
tiers Quartet, Will give concert Win ne helr
Dunham Purdon Robinson Sanford Norcott piano:
forte) and the original Megs Sisters at Mason ana
Hamlin Hall. on November l6 The first concert
of the Arion Will take place next Sunday evening
Thadeo Szuec. violin. and Madame Erzsy
Grossly pianoforte, will give concert In Steinway
Hall on Thursday evening OF this week War
rem r. Hedden will give series OF four free organ
recitals on the evenings OF November IA, - and
IS In the Church OF Zion and 81. Timothy.
GOODWIN SMITH on cAyADAS AFFiIRS