Year: 1870

Ole Bull took leave of US On Saturday night
at Association Hall. very large and very enthusiastic
audience attended his last concert greeted the kindly
face and noble figure with true heartiness recalled him
again and again. and bid him gOodby with every demon
sraon OF respect and admiration. We trust he will
revisit us in the Of another season. but time,
though has touched him gently, cannot spare him for
ever. Stately and erect STILL in his YOUTH he shows In
his features much plainly than he did year ago.
the burden Of days which he has borne bravely But
has not weakened his hand impaired his wonder
full art If there is any change 1t is that his playing be-
pathetic, his tone more tender and mellow,
his style perhaps tre dreamy, as he approaches
that period of life when TO lock into the
future and turns his gaze thoughtfuly back upon the
past. When the great artist IL recalled after OF his
marvellous performances, his fingers seem to wander
awhile about the strings and the soft threepart har
monies, with which he loves to preface pieces
shape themselves gradually into fragments Of old meo
dies, II he heard the echo OF music that rang through
concert halls half century ago. and voices that have
long hshed 1T at such moments that Ole Bull
to greatest and feel how much higher is


true genius like him than the accomplished artists with
which some critics to compare him. We
doubt whether it would be possible to Ole Bull
by the standard Of any other yionist who lived.
except Paganin And with Paganin his chief point
| OF resemblance is that like the wonderful Italian
he entirely Independent Of all schools and is the
ter not the seryaut, OF technical laws. BE violates
countless canons of composition but it is the privilege
Of genius to do that and 20 make rules for itself He
| teaches the violin to sing like human creature; he
moves his audience at viii to laughter and to tears he
trifes with feats which, according to welreguated mur
scians ought to be impossble he draws out Of his in
strument tones which other player has been able
TO find in it, why should complain therefore If he
fuses to conne himself to the orderly Of the
classical composers the hod neatness OF DE Berotf
In the profoundness Of his poeteal perceptions he
without equal to-day perhaps he has never had an
equal II the true aim of music is 20 influence the


feelings, he is OF the greatest musicians Of his time
We hail him phenomenon TO be judged by OF
the acknowledged scientific Standards but to be well
coined with gratitude and unquestioning adniration
Wherever he goes believe lie plants the seed Of good
for he inspires his listeners with love for the beautiful
and teaches them something Of the poetry Of music.


OF his performances Saturday evening there is ne
criticism to be made, for of tho pieces
His Scotch fantasia Largo posGto and Rodo eopreoso.
the Last Rose OF Summer" and on, the chief
solos, and he accompanied Miss Hattie Stafford in song
Of Lucant0ns Pe.ser Am0re. Miss Stafford sang ono
or two other pieces also. She hiss excellent voice.
clear true, and sympathetic, and though her culture
not yet oil that IL should be- her style Is good and she Is
a young lady OF decided promise. Mr.. william Mac.
donald the tenor has sweet voice and good taste and
Mr. Edward Holman, though his solo playing lacks char
acter, Is careful and agreeable aecompaniSt.


THE PATTI OPERA.


Tie success of the Magic Flute is
phenomenon almost remarkable the voice OF Mss
Patti. People who don't like the music and despiseits
German interpreters crowd the seats aisle and v5st
bues Of the Academy merely to hear the wonderfusvo
cslist in her two aras The Queen Of e Night She
sings great deal better In the but fashion
has taken freak To hear her sing in opera, aud fehon
Is be resisted. SO the Magic Flute Will DE gwen
again tonight, and Wednesday. Frsiay Is
apart popular opera night" with Faust" for
the attraction the cast not being yet announced and on
Saturday Miss Patti will sing at matinee. mus we
seem to have dred into Easter opera season without
knowing 1t.
"THE CANNON JUBILEE"


Certain vals of wrath have been empted
upon the Handel and Haydn Society OF Boston because
of the fancied activity Of that organization opposing
the cannon jubilee" at the Rink and under the mis-
taken impression that Of those via IN the hand
Of our Boston correspondent, L. b. b. sends
explanation The principal spokesmanof he opposition
in the National Musical Congress was gentleman who,
besides being prominent member OF that body, hap
pened also to be officer OF the Handel and Haydn
Society but the latter association has taken ma
part the quarrel and while 10 prefers not Ia unite In
the Rink scheme ready to welcome other societies "
Boston whenever there reasonable prospect OF success
The objections To the little Jubilee proposed for next
June manyone OF the chief being lack OF FUNDS
and the action OF the Handel and Haydn Society appears
characterized by that respect for common sonso
and dec0rum which Is the normal condition OF the Boston
mind.