In celebration of Thanksgiving.

“At his light and dainty theatre in Fifty-eighth street, Manager Koch has been giving a pleasant series of operatic performances. Of ‘Trovatore,’ which led off the list, we have already written. Halevy’s rather heavy work, ‘The Jewess,’ which is always popular with the Germans, brought great credit to the basso, Herr Spiegler, who has a noble voice and will be one of the great features of the season. Lichtmay in this opera appears to excellent advantage, recalling Fabbri, when in her prime she sang in ‘The Jewess’ supported by the tenor Stigelli. Flotow’s ‘Martha’ has also been given, though with but indifferent success, the leading part being unsuited to the style of Madame Lichtmay. Carl Formes was the Plunkett. ‘Lucrezia Borgia’ was announced… 

Mr. Koch has certainly shown great faith in German opera and in the affection for music of his fellow-countrymen here. He has built a commodious and elegant theatre at his own cost, and has engaged a large company of artists, including Lichtmay, Bredelli and Beckman, as prima donnas; Clara Perl as contralto; Wilhelm Horn and Carl Beetz as tenors; Fritz de la Fontaine as baritone; and Carl Formes and Carl Spiegler as bassos. This company is large and intelligent enough to give in good style all the leading operas of the German repertoire. Carl Bergmann conducts the orchestra. Among the operas to be produced at an early date are the ‘Merry Wives of Windsor’ and ‘Lucrezia Borgia.’ It should be borne in mind that these operas are given at the old-fashioned popular prices. There is a large uptown population of music-loving people, Americans as well as Germans, who only need to know the merits of the up-town opera house, to patronize it liberally.”