us" given by Theodore Thomas, in New York City.

1869. May 8. Schumann's "Manfred" music given by the Philharmonic
Society, New York City, with Edwin Booth as reader.

1869. May. 12, Schubert's "Italian Overture" given by Theodore
Thomas, in New York City.

1869. June 15. First concert of the Peace Jubilee in Boston.

1869. July 20. Strauss's waltz "Wein, Weib, und Gesang" given in
New York City, by Theodore Thomas.

1869. Dec. 2. Anna Mehlig, noted pianist, visited America and
played at Miss Porter's School, Farmington, Conn. She appeared
on Dec. 18, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

1869. Dec. 15. A season of six nights of Russian opera begun at
the Theatre Francaise, New York City, under Leon Jasievitch,
with Levitzkaya as leading soprano, and Dimitri d'Agreneff,
tenor. The opera "Askold's Tomb" was given.

1869. Dec. 30. Haydn's Fifth Symphony (in D) given by the Harvard
Musical Association, in Boston.

1869. First of twenty-two annual tours made this season by the
Theodore Thomas Orchestra.

1869-1874. Church Music Association, New York City. The first
performance in America of Beethoven's Mass in D was given by
this Association.

1870. Jan. 8. Raff's Second Symphony (in C) given by the
Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1870. Jan. 22. A Russian Male Choir of nine voices, under Dimitri
Agreneff Slaviansky, visited America.

1870. Feb. 17. Mozart's Second Pianoforte Concerto (D minor) given
by the Harvard Musical Association in Boston.

1870. Feb. 28. Mendelssohn's overture to "Ruy Blas" given in
Boston.

1855. Mar. 10. Selections from Wagner's "Die Meistersinger" played
by the Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1870. May 9. Liszt's "Goethe March" given in New York City, by
Theodore Thomas.

1870. May 26. Dargomysky's "Cosatchague" given by Theodore Thomas,
at the Central Park Garden, New York City. (Selections from
opera.)

1870. July 14. Glinka's "Jota Aragonese" given by Theodore Thomas,
at Central Park Garden, New York City, and

1870. Aug. 25. Glinka's "Kamarinskaja."

1870. Sept. 19. American debut of Christine Nilsson, noted
soprano, at a concert in Steinway Hall, New York City. Her
operatic debut took place Oct. 25, 1871, at the Academy of
Music, as _Lucia_, under Carl Rosa.

1870. Nov. 12. Mozart's opera "Der Schauspieldirektor" given in