' ity NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNR SUNDAY. MAT », llKll. MUSICAL NOTES. MME. SEMBRICH-THE BACH rEBTTVAIr- MEXDELSSOHN- and THE "ST. mat- Special S^le THEW PASSION*"— ORCHES- ., TltAB IN THE UNITED STATES- OF ANNOUNCEMENTS. Mmc fiemhrlch. completely restored to health. Is GRAND AND UPRIGHT <lnplne at th? Royal Opera In Berlin. The sea- eon, an Italian MM like that of last fall, began on M.'y 11 with "Don l'asquale," and is to last four weeks. The list of operas contains "Don Pas- fjunle." "II P.arbiere." "L'Ellsir d'Amore." "Tra- vfatn." "Rigoletto." "Faust." "I Pagllacci" and rergolesi 1* l.i Serva Padrona." The revival of masterpiece is an Interesting Incident WEBER PIANOS. Perßolesi-s season. Thl« little work It In Mm.-. ErmbricVs bouf- was that precipitated the famous "guerre dcs struggle be- fons" In Paris which preceded the It also ushered by of the tween the Oluckistr and Plcdnlsts. The instruments used the Artists Maurice in the operatic form called opera buffa, works of scene, during which class had. till it appeared on the been Grau Opera Company the past season (among used Pimply as intermezzi. "La Serva Pardrona" tells of th» schemes and devices of an arch little the finest samples of our product and in all rlmmbermald named Serpina to win the hand of her master. Pandolfo. The valet. Ecapin. helps the respects practically equal to new), will be sold minx In her plan by disguising himself as a cap- to tain and making: such violent love to her as this week and next at pique the old man's Jealousy and brim? him to the popping point. The opera has never been given In tin- Berlin house. Signor Eevlgnanl Is the con- ductor of the Sembrich troupe, among whose mem- Ihts are a Mil.' Lucca, Mme. Kltru and Messrs. Costnntlno. Lara, Bensaude and Arlmondl. The Very Large Reductions an.son had a triumphant opening- from regular prices. The seseasl festival of the Bach Choir of Bethle- hem, Vena., will take pekoe on Thursday, Friday snd Saturday of this v.-«>ek in the Moravian Church, An Unusual Opportunity for judges or muslca under the direction of Mr. J. Fred Wolle. There will 1" two meetings on each of the three days, be- to the Best at much less than real pinnlnp at iand 8 o'clock respectively. At each quality secure meeting one-half of the work set apart for the day will be performed. "The Christmas Oratorio" on value. Terms liberal. Other instruments taken in Thursday. "PasMon Accordlnp to St. Matthew" on Friday and Mass in B minor on Saturday. The exchange. Further particulars on application. Bach Choir, which was organised In 1838. is consti- tuted as follows: First sopranos, 19; second so- pranos, 20; first contraltos. 11; second contraltos, 20; first tenors, '. second tenors. 10; first basses, 13; pecond basses, 14; total. 114. The choir willbe as- WEBER WAREROOMS, pjsjiirllby 11C boys and orchestra of 60. a trombone choir of IS and the following solo finders: Mr». Fifth Aye. Cor. 16th St. Mary Hisoem De Moss, Miss Fara Anderson. Mrs. Marie Kunk. 1 Zimmerman, Miss Lucy A. Brlck- • rist.in and Master Karl Hemple, sopranos; Miss <;. riru.ie May Stein, contralto; Evan Williams, Ellison Van House and Nicholas Douty. tenors, and Joseph S. Baernfteln. Henri O. Bcott. Arthur Beres- TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA. illnaicaL ford and Ericsson Hugh—lt basses. Mr. T. Edgar organ. Shields trill play the The audience will be The announcement* of the various mu!i Invited to Fine the chorale In the oratorio and ILLNESS OP MRS. M'KINLEY ABSORBS halls for the coming week mill be found la passion, and to facilitate this plan, which conform* to the old I^eipsie method .of performance, the ATTENTION OF HAWAIIAN file uuiuat-ment column* of to-day's Trlbuas, chorales have been printed In full harmony In the GOVEKNOR. 2 r.eat book of words published for the occasion. THE NEW YORK SCHOOL OF EXPRESSION, [BT TELEGRAPH TO THE TBIBVNE I 31S WEST ."»TTH ST.. NEW YORK. Having printed the letter by Grell which sought San Francisco, May IS.— dangerous Ill- to give a large portion of the honor attending the ness of Mrs. McKlnley. which upset all the elab- SUMMER SESSION. "St. to AT 31OXTKAGLE. TB.\X, JIL\. i:»n. revival cf Bach's Matthew Passion" Zelter. orate arrangements for entertaining: the Presi- In conjunction with UM Moateagls Chaatauqua. Mr. of "AllgesMSM Zeltung." pub- Special circulars address Lessmann. the in city, been the absorbing: topic terms to teachers. For as akes% lishes two articles which suffice to rehabilitate dent this has young Mendelssohn In his old glory. One of these during the week. The only public functions ¦which articles is the address delivered by R. yon Keudell, the President attended were the street Messrs. Krakauer Bros., chairman of the local committee, at the opening of parade on Tuesday and the reception at the PIANO MAKERS, be« leave to annouar* that tber »« the first Bach festival recently In Berlin. The other ferry building' the evening: the same day. dWplav for public Inspection at th«ir factory warerassja; of 150. 161 East 12Rth St.. from Thursday, 18th. to MiiMsm consists of an extract from Eduard Devrlent's book On Wednesday there -was a change for the 3iHh lnst.. Inclusive, an especial assortment of ¦"-r«_-k!» ana .rights, designed for the FAN-AMERICAN EXPO- "Recollections of Mendelssohn-Bartholdy." De- worse In Mrs. McKlnley's condition, and since actor friend SITION. vrient was a distinguished of his day, a of the she has lain between of Mendelssohn, pupil of Zelter and a participant then for most time death, in the performance which pave the passion music life and so anxiously watched by her MME. CLARA POOLE-KING neglected husband that he would not venture more VOCAL. INSTRUCTION back to the world after it had bern for than (> Kssxke mechodi. nearly a century. Herr yon Krudell's account of two or three blocks from the house of sickness. Lately returned to New-tori after a leasthr io)ogi| In England and Germany. the incident was in effect as follows Of course there was deep disappointment over IWEST 6STH ST. When Mendelssohn was twelve years old he his failure to appear at the commencement ex- copy found a of the "St. Matthew Passion" In th« ercises of the University of California and at homo of his teacher. Zelter, who was director of SIGNOR G. MASSA, the Singakademie. The lad. filled with admiration the Ohio Society banquet. The latter function, VOCAL. cci/nntE. reasonable. -j' for the work, talked so much about It at home 132 EAST — ST. that his grandmother had a copy of It made and for which unusual preparations had been made. presented it to him on his thirteenth birthday. wr.B called off at the last moment. The aban- The volume was kept In the living room of the house, and Felix was deep in it for hours at a donment of the most picturesque part of the HRS. HENRY SHOCK BOICE, time while his brothers and Bisters were at play. tour, through Puget Sound and the Yellowstone TEACHER OF SINCIING.Maslcsl Art Tept.. AifljhiOU Zelter declared a performance of the gigantic Use. French Diction. Bra. Studio. 189 Van Pirn St_ work Park, proved Inevitable, I.klyn. N.T. Studios. 138 Fifth lion, and to be an Impossibility, but Felix, as he grew older, but nevertheless it has A»e. Tbur*!*/^ v.as of the opposite opinion. He interested De- been a grievous disappointment to the party. vrlent, who had a beautiful barytone voice. The two went to Zelter In HSU. and Devrlent asked for SOLO SINGERS The great hold which President McKinley bus a performance of the work by the Slngakademle WHO WILL'APPEAR IN THE BACH FESTIVAL, BETHLEHEM, PENN., THIS WE Mme. Helene' Maigille under Mendelssohn's direction. Mendelssohn him- upon the public was shown most clearly in the VOCAL STTDIO. self too timid to make the application, and. -was which again justifies Mr. keen sympathy with him inhis affliction and the 1.214-13 C£JOTEaiE HALU when Zelter received it In an unamluMe mood, Gilbert's animadversions tion of Max Waidon. the female tape* si nator, and ¦was against the eager about to leave the room. Thereupon Zelter "Illiterate national anthem": NOTES OF THE STAGE. v. following compose the new desire to get news of any Improvement In said: "Well, ifFelix wants to risk the impossible. I Nellie Nichola The my God rn\e our empire's bill: Mr and Mr*. Mark Murphy. In -The Seventh the condition of the suffering woman. The wash hands of the whole affair." Watch o'er heir. The rehearsals began In January. 1&3. in the this royal pair. ' Bon." mi Irish fare.-; Bheeban and Warren, John President's reception here in the street procts- The Clavier Piano School Eingakadenrie, Orant them Thy grace; Miss Blanche Bates will piny Cigarette m I'n- UNDER THE PIRECTTON OF MR. A. K. VIHGII* and Felix drilled the chorus seated Borne favoring K.rnHl. Max Wai.lon. V. Nichols. Smith. spontaneous hearty at the pianoforte without the music. In this way on a breete. der Two Flags" at tho Garden Theatre for ¦short NeUk slon was more and than that 11 WEST S£D ST. Waft them on summer seas. Doty and Coe, Blanche Ring, vocalist; Murrny and given the entire work was studied. Mendelssohn know- true time longer. After leaving the Garden the play 1h any other public man who has visited the ing it by heart from beginning to end.