The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-03-15

The situation in Cincinnati has become
somewhat mixed by the resignation Of
President George Ward Nichols and sew
eral Directors Of the College Of Music; SO
that 1t now presents the spectacle Of the
Business Board and the Musical Faculty
racing to sec which shall get out first.
Mr.. Nichols resigned week ago, but the
Directors declined to let him 60, and the
fact that he has repeated his action would
indicate that the Thomas party had con-
quered. There was an attempt making to
buy up the $2S 900 worth OF unsold shares
in the $4,000 stock issued, in order to
overset the management and retain Mr..
Thomas, and this plan or something Of
the sort may have succeeded.
The cause OF the difficulty Is simple
enough, though some Of the newspapers
arc trying TO confuse it, and some have
taken TO abusing or at least sneering at
Theodore Thomas,-as II he could do
other than he has. The Cincinnatians
started on noble plan they haven't the
spirit to carry out 1t was loudly pro.
claimed that these fine buildings were
erected, the collsge OF music organized and
Theodore Thomas engaged at its head in
order TO give America an institution to
rival the great music schools Of Earope, at
Paris, Leipsic, Stuttgart. Then having got
Mr.. Thomas, they found the money was
rather short, and have been running the
college with view rather 10 business than
music, to Mr.. Thomas great grievance.
Probably Col. George Ward Nichols, the
president, and he have been in constant
unpleasantness ever since over their ir-
reconcilable purpose. II Mr.. Thomas is
to rule an institution, whether baud or
college, he must do II absolutely, with au
divided empire, and least OF all could he
endure the constant nagging Of an oiTicious
person like Mr.. Nichols, who not content
with managing ably, as he undoubtedly is
competent to do, the business affairs OF the
school, must be perpetnally putting
his finger into the internal government
oft. Cincinnati has now the opportunity
to decide between the two. II Mr.. Thomas
goes the directors can find some fair musi-
clan who will be perfectly willing to carry
on the school according to their notions,
and Cincinnati falls back q step from It's
ambition to be ''the Paris OF America"
Meantime some OF the New York papers
are encouraging Thomas to return TO that
city by telling him they have learned con-
siderable since he left and will now sup.
port him generously; perhaps even estab.
fish genuine conservatory such US would
suit even his ideas.
The Cincinnati musical festival, by the
way, Is not affected by this difficulty, and
will be held May is, 10, 20 and q, under
Mr.. Thomas direction, as previously an
The soloista engaged include
sopranos, Misses Amy Sherwin and Annie
B. Norton; contraltos, MisSes Annie
Louise Cary and Emma Cranch; tenors,
Italo Campanini and Frederick Harvey;
baritone, ]. F. Rudolphsen; basso,
Myron W. Whitney; 0rganist, George
+. Whiting. Among the works to
be produced are Bach's cantata "Ein
Festo Burg" adapted by Mr.. Thomasl,
MoEaIts Jupiter symphony and Handel's
Jubilee" adapted by Robert Franz, on
the first night; Beethoven's mass In D
major Top l2S), schumann's symphony In
D minor Top 1901, on the second night;
Beethoven's Filth symphony and Ruben.
STEMS sacred opera. Prhe Tower OF Ba. |
bel, on the third night; and on the fourth