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    • EPIGRAM Oit the Rev. Hugli de Brass t , ampered who threaten with. ed to secede if his lights were
    • t/JV MOHCEA U Z? UNISON.
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      Epigram Oit The Rev. Hugli De Brass T , Ampered Who Threaten With. Ed To Secede If His Lights Were

      EPIGRAM Oit the Rev . Hugli de Brass t , ampered who threaten with . ed to secede if his lights were

      The His Candles Priest, Condemned Cut In...

      The His candles priest , condemned cut instead as of his Ritualistic stick ! ,

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      The Controversy Regarding The Musical Pi...

      The controversy regarding the musical pitch is running high been — some so forced hi satisfactory gh , indeed to take settlement , that the the matter princi of the up mooted with chefs a view point d ' orchestre to . arriving It appear have at s their that the minds singers to stand , headed out for by a Mr lowering . Sims of Reeves the pitch , hav , and e made , unless up lock some . compro The ban mise d is leaders effected have , things , however promise , at last come reali to sed a dead the necessity «¦« ¦¦ a # * of taking some actionand last week sum kw m b oned a

      their meeting ^ * «_ ^^ v tone « r m to ; ^_^ but discuss »_• ™ as _*«^ c it ^ the ^ was ^ ^^ ^ advisability ^ not ^^ deemed ^^ , of ^^ expedient ^ coming — _ - ^ - ^ ^ _ ^_> ^ down w ^ to ^^ show » a littl ^_ r _ b their * ^ e ^_» in «^ r held opponents with closed their cards doors , . the Such meeting , however was convened , is the perfect in secr , organisa ecy and - tion of our reporting staff ( we pride ourselves that nothing can tak a report e place of anywhere the proceedings unknown on to the us occasion ) , that we . _ re able to publish Present . —Mr . Benedict , Mr . Manns , Mr . Costa , Signor

      Apt Apt > > tti tti . , and and Mr Mr . . Arthur Arthur Sullivan Sullivan .. ing ivi tli _ x ft 1 * Ue fnedict -iK-iTi cf was a president about to , open when the Mr proceedings . Costa immediatel by suggest y - 1 voted IVTr . Benedict himself into should the have chair , thoug and ht express it necessary ed his surpri to raise se that the ! qu who vviiu i estion vsi of course wvJ of V-iiat the . look n " ; ufti election preced jyi ' ,, n . uvji " ence of a of » ¦' chairman . eve « ised r v > ryone ^ uuvj when , was was he pre jJiL , sent Mr V > . . . Costa ,

      menced Mr . Benedict the discussion , having by stating apolog that the , to singers the chairman had convinced , comand themselv they es had th banded at they th had emselves a grievance together against to bring thu about conductors a re- , duction of the musical pitch . As far as Mr . Benedict was himno self w do ce much rned in , the the m orchestral eeting was way probably , and it awar might e that the refore e did n b o e prejudic allowed ed that the He had inio no n he regular was abo band ut to but give was en entirel he had y un the

      -[_ X Wl UULV'l'U . iiV < -1 C & U _ J . _ " IVgUlUt WU 11 U ) , WUW « V 11 V > 11 ___ J . CtV * fc * -1 _ ho sisted nour of musicians conductin from g an the orchestra bands of his mem brother bers usua leaders lly . con It - wa arrived s therefore at in which absolutel they y necessary would all concur that some . He decision proposed should , there be - fore , that the pitch should be reduced a tone , which concession

      The Controversy Regarding The Musical Pi...

      would strumental any important at once music satisf degree . y the rendering demands less of brilliant the vocalists the effect without of in in - reasonable his Mr much . Manns re and spected regretted just , friend but he he . could He considered was not second perfectl the the y lo prepare wering proposition d of to the be of standard admission r to . the He extent thought Mr that . Benedict if they suggeste all agreed d far to come too great _^ v down an a r

      semiton ^ He ^^ r ^—^ 4 __^_ ¦_ therefore ^> ^ V ^^ r ^™ ^ e _"^—^— it would ^__ moved ^__| ^^^> V ^_ . ^ H be ^^ F ^^^^ J' ^ that as ^ fc ^^^^ ^^ much ^^ ^^^ this ^ ^^^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^ as proposition ^_*^ H ^ H could ^_ V W my ^^ ^ V ^ V be ^ pi ^ h ^— ^ should ^ P expected ^_ V ^^ . ^ V ^— ^_^ ^^^ be ^" r ^™ ^_ of adopted ^^ r ^ v them __^ * v ^—«—^ ^^ . , and the most he called interested on . his in friend conciliating , Mr . Costa the , singers who of , to all secon others d was the resolution . The tm mm m v Chairman r b b m who v T r did not ~ 1 ~ w rise A A r ¦¦ from mi his »• seat __ - » to w ¦ - address _ _> the ^^___«_ ^^ ^ said ^* 4 V ^ A A ^ ^ that , ^< tt both ^_^ r tb ^^ tf ^ —1 Benedict __^ m ^ ^ mw *** and _¦«^ ^_* —_^ ^^ _— — » ^ r ^^ ^^

      his quite meeting position wrong , . , as He they was all the knew Mr conductor , . was the at most Covent di Mr gnified . Garden Manns and , were and important of the Blood in this when country they . stood They in should his way see him behind scowl the at scenes Princes of valuable he the opera ht time as . well He and stat w precious as e not at , once however breath that in , he discussing going did not to waste intend the subject his to make very ; so the of —¦ sli ¦ g ghtest more _» alteration i laint in s from the p the itch vocalists of his band he ™^ " ; would and if run he heard them ¦ - ¦ ¦

      up ^— - any _ an —_~ " ^ o ther ^_ ^ ^ m ^ r ^ semitone _ r comp - *^ ^_* ^_ ¦ _>_ ¦ ~ _ i ^»_ . ^ . av ^_ ^ f ¦__ ' ** ^_ i ^^ ^^^_ k ^^ i ^__> ^ gr ^ ^ - ^ ^_^ _^ F ^_^« h ^^ ^ ^^ _ ^^ ™ ~ " ~ " ^ " ™ — _ »^^— _^ - " __^ - — judgment Mr . Sullivan , as he had said a he personal had a great respect respect for for the Mr two . Costa other ' s he gentlemen was inclined who to had agree addressed with Mr the . Manns meeting , who . had As proposed for himself a favour very reasonable of maintaining compromise the present . Those standard gentlemen should who come were and in hear the choir of the Civil Service Musical ¦ Society _¦ a body

      with ^™^_ ^—» *__ r ^™ which ^»^— ^^ ^» - ^^ r ^ " ^ " he ^ " ^ ^—^— had ^_ " _—» ^ p the 1 ^^— __^ p ^_^ leasure ^ __ _ ^_^^ mm ^ ^^^ ^ to r ^ " be ^_^ ^^^^ con ^_ 1 ^^ __ nected _^ ^^ ^^ v — ——> —_ . b __» ^ - _^ - ^ ^ g , — _ - _ - ^ m Mr The . Sullivan Chairman had here insulted violentl him y . interfered Did Mr , . Sullivan declared actuall that vice mean Concert to suggest % that Mr . he Sullivan ( Mr . Costa must ) should be aware attend that a Civil he neve Ser y r - deigned ^_ p __ ^ ht w ^ h ^^ «___ ^_ p ^_> w to ^^ ^^ p ^ listen ^ ¦ m ^_ ^ vp * ^ v ^^^ ^^^_ to ^^ - ^^ ¦¦ any - ^ m" ^ m * ^_> w music ~^^^^^ ^ v ^ . ^ p w ^^^ P whatever * ^^^ . V _^*^— ^ V ^—^ r _^ ^^^^ ^ V but V ^^* ^~^~ *^ that V ¦ ^ ' ^^ ^^^^ ^^ which ^— _ w _^ - ^ — he — — — _^_ ^ him ^_ _~ ^^ ' ^ - -

      listening self condu to cted . , which of course could be the only music worth Mr M . Costa r . Sullivan whom he said believed that he to had be a no musical intention director of offending of considerable otfeer intelligence , to have and and experience their , but he inions reall . y should allow to ^ v ^_ F SiGNOR ^ h mt _ . ^ ave ^^ p v persons ^_^ v to ^_ ^_ p agree ^^^ A ^^ i ^^ k rditi ^^ ^^^ ^^^^ with ¦ ^^ ^^ here ^^^^ ^ Mr ^ ^^^ ^^ rose . Costa ^ express ^ 1 ^^ ^^^ . ^^^ ^^ ^^^^ He ^ on ^^^^ ^^ ^^ said any ^^^^^ ^^ ^^ y op it subject ^ v ^ was ^^ v i ™ ^ v ^^ - a whatever * painful w i _^ ^ v ~^ ^ - ^ ^^^ ~ _^^ ^^ ¦ thing , j - but —^ _ ^—

      fo to capri r h once ave ces the in of his a effect parcel life he of of was his broken orchestra obliged -voiced to spoil tenors do so t . . by He He the should was whims not adhere going and to Mr the . present Benedict pitch . pointed but that as the members of the three together principal and rep bands lacing were each constantl other , some y in the unanimous habit of decUion playing should be arrived at , as if each conductor insisted on a different

      would pitch oitch the the be p o in rob rob thre abilities abilities e different were were tones that that . in in all all bands bands the the instruments instruments Mr . Manns said he should be sorry for that , and as he intended s H ary e had that the to Mr abide support . Benedict by his of and Mr own . Mr Sullivan opinion . Costa , , which should was a was give bsolutel way a s y ufficient to neces him - . g fc uarantee WtCJW * M >_ t _ -fc ^* W V of _* _ - the «_&_ hW soundness - #% - ' v ***^ _ 4 fc *_ . ^» »__ *« # of - ¦ m . his -i- *** _ r «¦ decision * w _ M * vw ** . to

      members difficulti The Ch es of airman that his band might here who arise announced had , he been sh that o in uld the to at put habit once a of dismiss stop playing any any in other orchestras . Mr . Benedict said he should do the same thing . He himsel thought f and ii" Mi . Costa usician there s had could to m not ake be thei much r choice doubt between which . leader they would follow , . It would be a good joke to see Mr .

      Costa Costa left left with with half half a a dozen dozen fiddlers fiddlers and and a a coup couole le of of horns horns .. uproar The . proceedings Mr . Costa her Mving . c came for to a a few * conclusion moments amidst been struck great address dumb with such amazement language to at the Mr . great Benedict Mr . ' Costa s temerity of Covent in daring Garden to adjourn called for ed his sine broug die . , and the meeting was declared to be

      1,523 The Answe Question Rs To Our Of Ri...

      1 , 523 The answe Question rs to our of riddle the . Week The prizes . —We will have be gi received ven next no week less . than

  • Citation
    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), Jan. 30, 1869, page 52, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_30011869/page/10/