, 1876-08-13

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THEODORE THOMAS ORCHESTRA D1sBANDED.
The New York World of Friday contains the |
results Of an interesting interview with Theo-
dore Thomas, In which that eminent musician
explained not only the causes Of his failure in !
Philadelphia, but the reason of his want of
financial success in New York, and his dcter1ni-
nations for the future. His great trouble in
Philadelphia was the want Of q respectable hall
in which to give hiscouccrts. The place provided
for him was outrageously mean; besides, 1t was
not finished when the concerts began, und no
one could 70 into 1t without catching cold.
From this point the interview proceeded as fol-
lows:
ssWlat do You think OF Philadelphia as a rnn-
sical ccntre:" asked the reporter
s.Wcll, the Philadelphjans built me hall, any
how, was the 1eply and that is more than the tne
New York has had the advantage Of ten years m9-
scal education which Philadelphia has not bad.
For seven Of eight h4ss sr 9sen e ma
should be expected to do everything The people
ought to lend helping hand. "
II want Val, them to do something. We need per
mancnt institution anu, above ~, nail III "n1Gn @
to give concerts There has been plenty Or TAX
about this, but nothing has been done. and am
tired Of having to attend to everything myself !
an, not business man, nor speculator; am
musician, and it is as much Us ! ought to be ez-
pected 10 do to attend 10 tne oa''es o' NY pio-
IL sosger to question to Whit he p;oposea M ;,s1
to do in the future r Thomas sa1d him, % bac no.
dno@ dn1s 9 .Sa sure sa an not not at al sure that shall
give give my symphony concerts-that will depend en-
fte1y from te aeg pcope or not This Is certain viii
not travel any more on speculation; l have i. had
quite enough of that People must learn tne M ail
ference between artist and travelling show
man, If they want me in Chicago or Baltimore,
I'll ;Gcir r1saf s2f hut they must pay for it.
risks ,,,a-s ohont
hhnaa has m'se s,;d Fiat is ali trash Why should
60 forever il my sc %% oniz w1y 'IHxs dereaoe tee
Between my programmes and those Of others is
that mine are not nasty or stupid, out only
is a People ot whose he1 ony ear IN bcsr
Saloons and gardens are hardly competent 70 ois
upon The merits OF the different scnoqis baos oe
her ice %f Of pIayng for peope
row they can pay me for playing ! 40 MOI tn,nh ~
it FUR that should play and pay as haye naa ~.
tin1on ~ ~ J"sj sr Thomas said, in effect, that he will
not do ANYTHING more until there IL some esluence
that he bc supported BY the pnGG; hs and
lis orchestra is split up, some Of the mc1oets Wet
being in Philadelphia and some in New - foEn. ~.
There seems to be no present Is done the
ors:auizution seems likely to die ont altogethe''
wAGNEn's CENTENNIAL MARCH.
The Cincinnati Gazette has been at the pans
~ co7lcct yarious European expressions o1
| on;nion on the Wagner Centennial March, from
| which VIC condcnse the following:
The march was performed on the oth anu ~ 2 o.
July in Vienna, Auaria ny sa Ea%a1a rchestr and
hy military band. The unanimous Eo1Se 5 ~ n tn
viennese critics, among them Dr. Hanslck, VINO to-
lends tue ests 81 at h'oRu taure Tie critics
thot t1,e comnostion is not march, out sQIt OIL. VI
march symphony, made up OF old haSkne5euf ft" ma r
ncrian motives TINT have been heard too oiten u
nthcr forms and worse than that, notwltlstalldL. u
;nr or perhaps, just bcca1se Of the prcsalenee g -
The Instrumentation for brass INC ma1ca II s
ialy .cith this dictum: 1T may be that North
american cars, which Tankcs; Dooue aets III :;
soothing satisfying mape ,r If "h The I old World arr
so so. 20 far adyanccd, or sunk low in on'
1aste.' The Cincinnati Ga.elte adds ,1 snat a9 sGt
| Wnnnpn,e Centennial Commission, VINO pnli
z nno for the march, not only cheated
S;t had music, but also failed to obtain posses
sion Of the article barganed @s 10 ns Thomas
sinfS &C. ,st ,sonen Of America pad IS, 900 to dchart
Wagner Tor the privilege OF having pcrotMnc pnMnca
march opening day WHEEL nmtrv n'n and the womc1
- n;nc;nnnri. Who furnished about one-hatf OF tna
omonnt have been denied the privilege u neat,. ~
- hccnsn the amount vested no 1il!e n NY w ~
!. IL Tho:nas. who monopolized it for his OF
e,,cstra. But more than this The prodneton
the march in Cologne on tue as. ;o1ion u M Of the cx
the Gth ana ~ hctween WAGNER and the Commits
ion One OF the stipuatons in the G eontla9e ~ -" =
that the march should not ppoSmance apneaa in Phtlade
" VT although the first performance ana was ID ID
On the 10th Of May The seote snu emp paltt at Mants
Germany, on the 9TH Of May and three t11ca m,"n'e
,,teT # lid already been performed three 1'n'cs
. ITALIAN OPERA IN LONDON
rho London Times sums up the work o1 u
!, s,,son at the Royal Italicns as follows:
That Mr.. Gye has sustained the repute o. IN ms SCI g,
tabliahmcnt, and been Wel sefxsu nar;pnan 1 must
admitted The production, III tnorouE' W. oner:
:, I've manner, OF fewer than twenty nf ;FFtoe
during the conpa,IhaagelS oo -" the grandest sea
:, savs no little for the resources at the alspusa.
- the management The composers mus. ~. ~ ,i,e
y - ;n,lvc NV the number OF performances y! NJ
It 70 yu.yv wnrSs we're verdi .1S, Donizetti (a3
Wagner (l1} Mozart ~, Meycreeer ~ nrodnc, nna m
sini ~. Only one opera ;t oy Auee' ee he u Elisir
d - nnnizetti was played no less than tiys time
owing to the increasing popularity o. y; M,s the ohe he
IN vli Gnf b. ena chiey
g having introduced to an Enslsn puofSV Verdiabo
D. hauser OF Wagner and the '.Alaa o,
nrcsent to add anything to what has alreany s
Mt written, Enough that both were indspa.e ssq
,v cc=se, eight pesformanee e oa seasonaye OF
n!see farnsSed Mile Abaa Win he oeeasi
% da1 Madanc Pat.-Ihe Elisabeth Of the one Se'1
by common consent placed sidc ny sue eo
IS Efsn and the Iidu Of the othcF pronounce 80 ~ y
Of e. amost any, II not all, Of her previous asson
Is | tons. ....a-
If | NESICAL NOTES.
o. Verdi is writing symphony at Busseto.
or WAGNER is working at new OPERA fe'
ne yal.'
rs The London Atheneun' calls Peter Won 1a Isel
fns lows,;y. Russian. vhose Arst piano conee