The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-04-19
From the New York Evening Pos
Death Of M. Julien.


lien, the celebrated musical conductor,
whose name and fame are worldwide
His end was melancholy. During the last
few years he had experienced serious Pc
cuniary reversos, which appeared to af-
feet his brain. Only few days previous
to his death he had attempted to commit
suicide, and he died in a Lunatic Asy-
lum at Paris.
julien was born on the 23d of April,
1912, in a chalet near Sisteron, among,
the French Alps, while his parents
were on a journey from Rome to Paris.
In earliest infancy he exhibited proco-
cious musical talent, and at the age Of
five performed on the violin at concerts
meeting with peculiar favor in Turin,
where he was the pet of the royal fami-
ly. While quite a young man he serv-
ed for six months in The army. desert
ed, was fortunately forgiven by his col
onel, and then became a pupil of the
Paris CopserUatojre, under Cberubini
On leaving the Conservative he was ap-
pointed director of the concerts of the
Champs Elysees and the balls of the
Academic Royale, and subsequently,
hired large hail. which he converted
into a concert room, where for several
years his musical entertainments were a
decided feature Of Partisan amusaments.
In 1889 he visited England, and for
some fifteen years his concerts and fest
ivals in London and the provinces made
him the most popular musical man in
the United Kingdom.
In 1856 julien came to this country.
His advent was heraled by great
inundation Of pufs, but the real merit
Of his entertainments survived even
this, and his concerts were as popu-
lar here as abroad. At the Castle Gar
den, Tripler Hall, (now the Winter
Garden and at the Crystal Palace, he
gave entertainments, which probably
drew the largest and most really de-
lighted audiences that ever assembled
to concerts in this country.
In conducting his orchestra on these
occasions, Jnllien could be mistaken for
no one else He dressed with the most
elaborate care. There was, if we may
so express it, a sublimity of foppery
about him. He wore the most polished
boots, the most glossy broadcloth, the
most dazzling white waistcoat, the most
elaborate shirt collars, and most CON
spicuous watch chain of any man in
New York. Beau Brummel would
have died with envy had he seen the
matchless cravats Of Julien, and in the
line of kid gloves, the great conductor
needed a private Jouvin of his own to
keep up the supply. His portly figure
was, moreover, admirably adapted to ex-
hibit these accessories, and, take him
all in all, we may never expect to look
upon the like Of such a magnificent dan
dy again.
Jullien's fondnoss for effect did not
end with his dress. He manifested it
quite as much in his actions. The
wave of the baton by which he signalled
the members of his orchestra to rise
was inimitable; but even that was moth
ing to the sublime exhaustion with
which, after conducting an overture,
he would sink back into his chair, and
deprecatingly smile to the audience as
though really too weak to arise and
bow.
And with what affecting interest
would he listen to the vocalist of his
his concerts, whoever she might be,
noddiDg his head sympathetically with
the music, holding his breath during
an elaborate cadenza, glancing triumph
antly at some member of the audience,
as the singer safely reached the key
note, and elegantly-not boisterously,
but exquisitoly-applauded her with
delicate taps of his gloved handsl
He could have made a living as an
upholsterer or theatrical property man,
ifin no other way. 1t was Julien who
suggested and designed the decorations
of the theatre; he who knew how to
group the performers to produce the
best effect, He had a lively faith in FIRE
works, as his "Firemen's Quadrille" all
the Crystal Palace proued, and knew
all the artful contrivanccs whereby to
please the multitude
1t scarcely seems fair to mention the
musical abilities of a professed musician
only at the end Of the catalogue of his
characteristics. Yet julien had what
so few good musicians have-real busi-
ness tact and an unfailing supply of
humbug-that these peculiarities are
the first to attract attention He was,
however, an excellent musician, and if
his popular adaptations Of familiar airs
are most associated with his name, and
have called down on him the silly crit
icism of the ultra, ,olassicists, it was not
because Julien was not fully competent
to lead classical music He proved his
real appreciation of the classical mas
ters by the Beethoven and Mozart
"nights" of his concerts. Although he
could play every instrument in the or
chestra, he only once appeared before
the public as a performer in this coun-
try, when on the occasion of his benefit
he played a solo with variations on the
piccOlo-a little instrument that seemed
incongruous with the large
size and grandiose personal appearance
Of the maestro. It is stated that this
was the only occasion he was seen in
public ungloved,
Julien was very appreciative Of real
musical talent, even when in obscurity,
and some Of the finest musicians in his
own orchestra he picked up in out-of-
the-Way places, and brought into de-
i NH