Evening of English Glees: 2nd

Event Information

Venue(s):
Union League Theatre

Price: $1.50

Performance Forces:
Vocal

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
3 August 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

18 Feb 1875, 8:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)

LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)

Participants: George E. Aiken [bass]; George G. [tenor] Rockwood; Henrietta Beebe; William H. [baritone] Beckett; Louisa [alto] Finch; J. R. [tenor] Nilsen; Caryl Florio; Charles G. [tenor] Bush

2)

"Sigh no more ladies"

Composer(s): Stevens

3)

Composer(s): Leslie

4)

"Shades of the heroes"

Composer(s): Cooke

5)

Composer(s): Brandeis

6)

"Veilchen, Das"

aka Violet, The

Composer(s): Mozart

Participants: Henrietta Beebe

7)

"Oh, that we two were Maying"

aka Oh that we two were Maying

Composer(s): Zimmermann

Text Author: Kingsley

Participants: Louisa [alto] Finch

8)

"Last man, The"

Composer(s): Callcott

Participants: George E. Aiken [bass]

Citations

1)

Advertisement: New-York Times, 14 February 1875, 11.

2)

Announcement: New York Post, 16 February 1875, 2.

Partial program.

3)

Review: New York Post, 19 February 1875, 2.

“Last evening, at the Union League Theatre, the glee-singers of New York gave their second entertainment. There was a remarkably good attendance, and the audience listened to the performances with evident pleasure. Cooke’s celebrated glee, ‘Shades of the Heroes,’ was very effectively rendered, and afforded great satisfaction. The words of Ossian have an indefinable beauty. They appear to be particularly well-suited to musical treatment. The part-song by Brandeis entitled ‘The Ring’ is also very interesting. Miss Beebe sang Mozart’s ‘Violet’ in an artistic manner; Miss Finch gave Miss Zimmermann’s setting of Kingsley’s ‘O! that We Two were Maying’ equally well, and Mr. Aiken sang Calcott’s ‘Last Man’ with characteristic expression. These were the only solos, and they were all encored.”