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mlediocre talent to one of undoubted power and and loremost, to read 'ThePatriot Mother,' ITbea Ing to dote .on the music he composes for her
genius, she has won -for herself a most enviable Muster -of theNorth,' 'Requiem for the Dead of When he gets cross she looks up in his eyes, and
the Irish Brig-ade, 'St. Anne's Well,' and he thinkslie is a monster not to do precisely as
reputation, and wi. always be remembered wiLh 'Washington.';' the sweet songstress desires. When, not en
kindly feelings by New York theatre goers. gaged in thase little duties she flirts a little with
a
In review of Savage's poems the National the tenor. The alto never " thinks muchZ" ot
Mrs. Jennings, as Clara, gives us a truthful plc
Republican, of Washington, says, amid other the soprano.
turo of the heart-broken- ill-used wife, while
good thouglhts: Once in a -while the modlel soprano matkes a
Miss Fanny Morant and Mrs. Sefton are both ad
"Our Savage ismost gentle-a child of imagi mistake, but she acknowledges it so readily that
mirable in the respective roles of Lady Glenearrig she is excused at once. By au(n by a young man
nation, chasing butterflies, birds, breezes, moon door,
and Mrs. Bolton Jonesg. beams, rainbowvsand fairies. He catches them, who has hitherto only escorted her to the
Mr. Robinson's John Leigh is a perfect gem, too, and loI in Ihishands what beauty, what colmiesa few tinmesinto the choir with lher. She
don't care much for him-of course not. She
never exagggerated, never over(drawn,but always significance, undreamed of before, do they reveal I never means to be married, olh I no. Sbe lilkes
quiet, natural, 'easy and at times, genuinely pa A lover-how his flute-like voice steals into the the
heart and haunts forever its sacred halls I The an indepen(lent lile; at which announcement
thetic.. His childish delligt, at. the sa1p of his young must love him, for the true poet of love is tenor groans in despair.
picture, his affection tor Mary, the scene in the ever young. The old niust love bim, for in his By an(I by the young man becomes more re_gu
lar in his attendanice. Being a straniger.in t4e
garden wvithb is children, and then that last great wisdom aindhis kindlness he is their adlviser, their choir, good manners imalkes her sit by him so he
trouble, when he is racked by the-awful suspicion friend and comforter." will not leel bashilu. Often she has a neal littlo
of his wife's infidelity, are one and all proofs of And closes with the following, which we hope uiuff on her lap. It is a very han(ly muff.
the consummate skill of the actor, and on Tues the poet will talke to -heart: At this dangerous stage of proceedings the
organist, if he be prudent, begins to look for
day eveaing met with the well-merite(d recogni "We predict, fl-omhis delicate fancy, his pic another soprano. So when the model lady re
tion of the large audience...present. turesque aDd,powerful language, his loving heart signs- her situation an(d becomes Mrs. Young
Mr. Fisher's Scudamore in the earlier parts was and true-judging brain, that the poet of whom Man, he is prepared for the event. -
we have wivitten will enjoy a growing and perma *The teniorwon(lers vhat the ladlycan see to
entirely excellent, but in the later portions, nent popularity. He is now in his prime, and For his part he never
like in that Young Man.
where he is called upon to display a more gal the country will expect and welcome more ot the saw such an insipid person. He is convinced
lant bearing, was not so good, presenting the fruits ol'his facile pen." that themodel soprano will die of a broken heart
apectacle of an unfinished picture, one in which In theNew York '-ibunewe find the following fromnlack or sympathy an(d appreciation. When
a year later she pays a visit to the choir, it is cur
the lig,htshad been strongly painte(dwith a bold strong and(ldiscriminating endorsement from the
prising how she bears up under her broken heart.
hand, but in which the shadows were entirely pen of the accomplished literary editor, Mr. She really looks happier than ever.
neg,lected. George Ripley: But these model sopranos are very few. Of
"Hunted Down "-must, from its very merits, other kin(ds, however, there is a powerful variety.
"The Poems of John Savage havebeen collected There i3 the giggling soprano. She is very
prove a decided success. It is a story. that ap it a handsome voluiie, and published by James
B. Kirker, furnishing the numerous adwiiers of young, and spends most of her time in laucghinig.
peals directly to the tenderer emotions of the To make a blundLer in her singing, fills her wvith
his productions with an excellent edition of his
heart, and, as playe(d by Mr. Wallack's excellent complete poetical writings. Mr. Savage h swou the most irrepressible mirth. Sometimes in a
company, leaves not a dry eye in the audience. an eminent place among the younger poets of pause of the service the congreg,ation is edified
the with ani audible titter which is easily trace(d to
It cannot be called sensational, but for all that this country, chieflyby anmple expression the giggling soprano.
it is always interesting,. Never maudlin, it is wlichl lie lends to feelings of more than conimon Opposed to this is the grim soprano, a lady
fervor, by the pliaucy anid alertness of his fancy,
still patlhetic. the warm glow of his patriotism, and the union who dresses in depressing mud-colored brbwn.
SEIUGGEt. of tenderness and fierypassion in the -utterance She holds herself aloof fiomnthe rest ot the sing
of the softer sentiments. He has a quick ear for ers and casts a gloom overthe
who'le choir. Sh'e
the music of verse, and many of his pieces are usually sings well, but will neitlher resigan,die,
NEW BOOKS. remarkable for their melody of tone The mili nor get married. Every one says she is "very
much her
or' a lady,"' but nobody at nll enjoys
tary poems in the volume, especially 'The Starry
company.
John Savage' poems have been collected and Flag " and 'The Muster of the North,' are instinct
with heroic life, and nobly ring out the inspiring The experienced soprano is one who is a terror
reproduced in one volume by Kirke., New York. strains whicll led our troops to victory in the and a scourge. She has SUDn in all the lea(ling
The title of the book is " Poems, Lyrical, Dra battle-yhars that have gone by." churches of the city since ite year 1829. She
matic and Romantic, " by John Savagge. It is a was once, slhe says, leading soprano at Trinity,
and lett because the music did not suit her. Sl e
han(dsome volume, finely printed on superb paper, has received propositions fromvarious clergymen
THE MODEL SOPRANO.
ad is ele,gantly bound. The first edition was to siug in their churches, but she will not accept
sold within a few days after its publicationi. The unless she has her own way, she says. She is
We copy the folloWing lively sketch from the correct and prompt in her pelformance, anid
enconliuimsfrom ,the Press are warm and unani
New York Ga.zette. It hits otf a certain class of views the other singers witlhmingled disdain and
mous, all recognizing in tbe author the true compassion. She will tell the tenor how Mr.
lady singers very felicitously.-[ED.
poetic inspirat;on. The Bound Table's.criticism Bellows used to sing a certain passag,e in 1834,
is thoroughly appreciative and very genial. It THE MODEL SOPRANO.-Ladies who sing, in and will regret that he -is not with them now.
says: churth choirs. have considerable to try them; but She declares that choir singing has vastly dete
as a general thing they make it even by doing riorated of late. She turns up her nose at every
"Many of the poems in this volume are well considerable to try others. Jt is often very in thing except Handel and Mozart, and deplores
known to us, as they appearedl from time to time convenient for them to keep their engagements, the bad taste of the organist. Hervoice is sharp
anonymously in various periodicals. The re by trudging throug,h the ice and snow. They and wiry, but she evidently thinks herself to be
in
perusal ot some ol them hasimade the heart warm think so too, and consequently compromise the in the plenitude of her vocal powers, and
That is a frequent every wvay superior to her vocal companions. In
to him as an old famiiliar triendl. We have read matter by staying at home.
view of compromise-having everything one's musical technical ability slhe really is. Also in
Mr. Savage's poems wiLh much pleasure and close
attention, and hesitate not to say that it would own wvay. It is very convenient. pretension andmeddling.
to find one in whomi so many qualities The model soprano does exist,-however, and it A very numerous class, alack I is that for
be-difficult
is aW,pleasure to draw her picture. Sbe is pretty whichl we can devlise no miiore expressive and
of. .the true poet are h appily combined and
blended. Imagination, eloquenuse, descriptive and amiable. She dresses in charming taste and truthful title than that of the impudfnt soprano.
power, quick and keen observation, patriotic has themost rotund waterfall and the muost cun This creature usually sings with -eni'y, vIgor,
is truly good and great, ning little saucer of a bonnet of any one in the anld often with good taste, and is popular with
fervor and love for what
these are but some of tbe cbaracteristics towhich church. She has eyes either o' black, blue or the congregation. In the choir, however, she Is
hazel, and she knows how to use them. She is a besomi of destruction. To be associatea with
the promptings of a warm Irislh heart give a force
her there is to be tied up in a cofiee bag with a
and fervor seldom to be found in the tame, trite tond of music andl has preferences, but never
urges them with obstinacy, though the careful She kniows, in her own opinion, far
effusions too often palmed on these degenerated scorpion.
observer will notice that she generally has t.hem mor e than anybody else in the choir. She wints
days as 'poetry.' Did our limits admit we should
have no difflculty beyond that arising from an gratified, Why? Because she has such fascinat to sing all the solos, and is bitter and uncbarita
em5arras des richesses inmaking many selections ing, coaxing, charming ways, anid because the ble to every other sijiger who attempts one. As
of high merit and beauty to grace our columns. choir director is but human and often has a geat to other sopranos shle iSpitiless. She was8 never
We can, ,however, commend the volume cordially soft spot in place of a heart. Moreover, the mo krnown to say a kindl wordl of any profess on!al
to all lovers of true poetry, an,d urge them, ftrst del soprano wins the orgcanist's heart by pretend-' sister.
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AMERICAN
She retuses to sin- the music selected for her SINGINGBY SPURGEON'S CONGREGATiON. -A hadl few good situations to write for, and hence
by the chorister, an0 if he insists alhedeclares he writer to the Western Presbyterian, tlhus de followed dullniess inmany portions. That coritesZ
is i1o gentleman. Then sfie runs with a garbled pondent speaks enthusiastically of its beautiful
story to theministeror music commnittee and as scribes the singing, as he heard it recctly, of third act, with praise for scattered morceaux, but
sumes the air of injuredt innocence generally. Spurgeon's congreggation, London-:
Sbe Isgenerally spoken of as "a Tarar," vwbich The hymn was read eptirely thbougb, and each advises Verdi to cherish his old styls in future.
is an unjust aspersioni upon a remote and comll Thq second tableau in second act has a pleasing
verse Iwasread before it was sung. The singing motive and graceful rliythm. The third tableau
paratively inoffensive people of Asia. Shle affec:s was startecl-not lcd-by a person who stood be
great intimacy with the clergyman and his fam
sideMr. Spurgeon. I we comed the familiar notes ot third act has a fine trio, the iourth tableau, a
ily. By ber constant efforts at predominance in ot "IOld Hundred," and tor the first time lor sev perfect imiarch with admirable color. Its inotive,
the choir she acquires a masculine style of be eral m,onths, essayed to join in singing it. But I
havior, Wlhich she mistakes for dignified indepen was surprised into si.ence by the mnainnerinwhich however, lacks otiginality. The Prayer of Depti
*dence. She thinks the other singers are intended the audience-took tles he considlers very flne, an(d the duo in fifth
possession of the tune. The
by Providlence as accompanists to her own sin act, beautiftil.
organ, ir'therehad been any:thing
in-, and is vehemently opposedl to singing aniy mostthepouNerful kind used, could not have le(d them4; The Patrio,ic sentimientsgrandly expressed abound.
music not calculated to showin,, of her olYv abil
of
ity. She Is altogezher a iiysteriois dispensation secon(d hymnwas announced to be, "Jesus, Lover Morere is consi(lered( the weak point in the cast
Soul." The preacher said, " Lee us sing although gifted with a very agreeable, sympa
of Providence, likemosquitoes, smllallpox, or the ol Mhy hymn sotlly to the tune of " Pleyel s
this precious thetic voice, for he lacks power, conSld'ence and
income tax. When the tirst verse had been sung,
Hymn.""
There is one other class oi' the choir soprano alndl aftei he had read the second, he said, " Sino historic ability. Faure diatlnguished himseltf
which i3 not so rare as many would suppose, it soltly !" With a cou'ntenance uplifted, anu (rreatly in that opera, especially in close of 4th
simply because tbose'who belon- to it make the beaming with fervor, his book in both hands, act, whlen he received an ovation for sple'ndid
least trouble and pretension;- Ve refer to the keeping tiuie3involuntarily to the music, lhe sang delivery of recitatives.
educated Christian ladywho adds to her correct with the congregation. When he lad read the
deportment and refined taste real ability and third verse, he said, " You do not sing it softly Verdi is considcred1.to be obliged by the zeal
skill in.music. Suchl a vocalist a clhurch is loth enoug,h !" They sang it sotlly. It Vas as thouga whiclhmarke(d the pertormuanceof his new work,
to lose, ani wvhen a soprano retainis for years the some luighty han(d dlamedl up the waters of the and Mines. Gueymard and Saas complimented
samie situation, itmay be taken for granted that Falls -o Niagara, leaving a thlii slhcef to creep for makinog dull music acceptalble eveni to hearty
she belon-s to this honorable and noble class of through betwveen two fingers, and make soft, applause.
women. 'To such we wouldI niot apply the name sweet Ynusic in its great lap, and. plunge ;nto tlhe
even of "'model soprano." Theyare Larsuperior great basin below. Then wvhen he hald read the Adelina P'atti succeeded well in "La Gazza
to such a title; their price is above rubies. Iourth verse, he said, " Now if we feel this, we Ladra, " although she didl not efface Ma ibran's
-will sing it with all our souls. Let us sing, willh performanice of Ninetta fromuParisian memories.
all our mlight;" and the great congregation hurst
forth into songo. It was as though the Great Xiss States had opportunity as Elisa in "Colu
ANECDOTE OF HERZ, THE PIANIST. to win more laure's at Les Italieus.
Hand had been suddlenlyuplifted, and( the gath mella"
ered waters were ruslhing on their uinitedway in Critics remarkuntavorably upon the orchestra in
Wheni Herz, the celebrated pianist, was in Cali awsfulgrandeur. that opera as lacking ensemzble.
lornia, he announcedI a concert in one of the new
Gounod declined serving upon the Exposition
cities, and was ob lged to send to San Francisco MUSICAL GOSSIP. Committee over which Auber presidles, because
for a property very necessary to the entertain "Romeo et Juliet" required all his time, and
ment-viz., a p)iano. At the hoar announced for Ver(li got his new op)era, " Don Carlos," before Gauthier replaced him.
the concert, the tickets ere all sold, the house the French public at L'Academie on March 12th,
Auber alternated wih Rossini iu presiding
was krowdced, the artist was at lis post, and and reports vary inl regard to its real merAts.
over thie pertormnance of Mine. de Grandval'S
everything was In reMtliness--except the pi Some writers commend it and the performance
mass, which Is declaredl a work of the highest
ano. quite enthusiastically, while others find nothing or(ler.
In consequenice of an inexplicable delay. the worth praising- in the whole opera, except an iu At Georges Pfeiffefrand de GasporiniFs second
instrument had not arrivedl. Herz looked at his cidenitalballet. musical coniference,Mlle. Nilsson excited great
rough and bearded audlitory in a very agreeable The Lonidon Orchestra's correspondence denies entlhusiasmby siniing Adelaide.
trepidation. What if the gold-digging dilcttanti that opera any merit Leyondl a taking air sung by
Alfred Jaell commenced his Parisian campaign
shoul(d take it into their heads to give him a taste Gueymard and two bass numbers. All else is Mendelssohn's concerto
ol revolver or bowie-knife, by way of fillling up declared by him to be massive, uninteresting and at LIAthenee, playing
with orchiestra amonig other selections.
the timiie? Heavy drops of perspiration stood oni dull so far as themusic is concerned, and only a
the frightened pianist's brow, and he begani to pretty ballet scene really saved it. 'He says M. E. Chaine, of Paris, gained tbe prize offered
at Bordeaux, for a
wish himself in China, in Kamschatka-any where Faure 'has a good scene, Morere not much ol a by the St. Cecilia Society,
but in Calirornia. The miriers saw his alarm, and Mlle. role is ungra-cious, but if Symphlony and( Poll da Silva, two honorable
part, Saas's
and kindlycomforte(d him. "Never miiind the the parts are bad the singing is indiferent. He mentions.
Abert's opera, "IAstorga, " did not please Wei
cussed piana, ' said twvo or three of them sooth sums up the result in two words-s ccess d'
ingly: "Iwe don't caro for it; we came to aee estime. It is a frighltfully heavy, terribly long, mar s public because it lacke(I originality nnd its
you. Make us a speech I" ElHerz, wvith restored and ennui to a degree. Verdi wrote it and book affordledno goodl opportunities for interest.
serenito, didl the best he could. The spoken therefore it has a success d' estine. ld a lesser The question as to Italian Opera in St. Peters
entertainment seemed to'plcase the audieiice; anid man turned it out it would have beeln a fiasco. burgr next season yet relimains undecided, althouggh
everybody, except the ar.ist, lhad quite to aid Naa
forigotten An elaborate and closely written critique upon Russian pride desires its suppression,
all about the piano, when its arrval was announ
"Don Carlos" appeared in the Lond(lonMuestcal tional theatres.
ce(l. World ofMarch 16th,which attributes-that opera Be!ore Joachim left St. James's Hall for Palis
A number ot stout miieni carried the inistrument to a talse Verdi, who left his fortunate inspira he played with Mann's orchestra in that popular
into the hall, anld place(d it on the platform. It tions and style for a new path to fame. The Concert Saloon, and in solo at Sydenbam Palhace
was a thiree-cornered, or "grand" piano, anid opera is too like "Il Forza del Destino,'" whose and Earl Dudley's house.
Herz, promising himself to astonish these simple condemnation should have warned him against A -wordy,discussion goes on in London journals
anid easily-satisfied inhabitants of the Pacific repeating its gralid mistakes. Verdli is there:ac about Oakley's qualifications for his Edinburgh
coast, seated himself on an empty whiskey keg, cused of imitatingl Meyerbeer in his "L'Afri professorship, and Chorley's strictures upon him
(iustead ot the more civilized stool), and ran his caine, ?' and like most imitators, spoiling good are sharply reviewed-pro and con.
finger's rapidly over the key-board. Blum I blum I etfects by tile imperfectmanner inwhich they are Earl Dudley's concert at his residence-Park
splash I splash I not a soun(d did the piano utter, produced. He thinks a run of sixty nights may Lane-appears to have excited London dilettanti
save that of keys striking in the water. The bh hlad lor " Don Car'os " if the ballet is,well kept remarkably, as Bene(ldet conducted it and Joachim
Californians who had brougoht the "box" fom up, and severe cuts are muade to shorten its dull and Pia ti, his niece and Miss Wynne performed
San Francisco, findingv it very heavy, hbal floated passages. The latter saving clause was effecte(d th ere.
it to town, and upo. dragg.ing it out upoIi the speedily afterVerdi left Paris, but the correspon Sims Reeve's first performlanlce in Eng,lish
levee, had neglected to pour the water tiron the dent blames the librettists for excessivo length of Opera at Drury Lane Thleatre Wvas the favorite
uterior. *the drama and its many col( passae.es, for Verdi part of Francis Osbaldiston-" Rob Roy: "