The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-09-17
Musical NOTES.


Mr.. eye and Mr. MapelsOn are
said to be once more rivals.
Mr.. Clay NJ. Green is writing a
new piece for John HowsOn, entitled
'Straws.'
Over $4,000 people went to hear
Miss Thursby sing at Copenhagen
recently.
Mr.. Maurice Dengremont will
give his first concert this season in
New York, October 18th.
Mr.. Alfred Collier has arrived
from Europe. He will lead the or
chestra for the CONFEDERATION Opera
Company,
Nine Christine Nilsson has re-
fused Mr.. Mapleson'S offer of LOCO
night to sing in opera in America
the coming season.
Christine Nillson and her husband
are drinking the waters at Vichy.
For waters read wines" says the
London Musical World.
The Berlin M1tsik- Welt contra
diets the statement that Anton Ru-
binstein intended to give up playing
in public on account of failing sight.
Gounod says: "Had my life to
live over again I should not be a
musician; should devote my fac
ulties to literature and philosophy"
It is said that Mr.. Henrig Ketten
has realized 100000 from his recent
tour in Australia. The correctness
of the figures is doubted by some
journalists.
Nicholas Crouch, the author of
" Kathleen Mavourneen," at the age
of 70, is reduced to the necessity of
working as a varnisher in a Balti-
more factory.
On the 10Th Of September it is ex-
pected that Colonel Mapleson and
Signor Ardite, with a portion of Her
Majesty's Opera Company, will sail
for New York.
Dion Boucieault's daughter, Pat
rice, having developed a soprano
voice of much richness and purity,
has been placed under the celebrated
1doSLIO-SlSuOI GARCIA.
1t is stated that Minnie Hauk is
positively engaged by Manager Map
Lesson for the coming season in Am
erica, and that she will appear in
Carmen" and in 81 Africaine."
Manager De Vivo will shortly ar
rive in San Francisco with the
Boema Concert Company, compris-
ing Mile. Gabrielle BOema, Signora
Palma, Sig. Coy and Sig. StefanOni.
1t seems a question whether the
concert business will not be over
done in America this autumn.
Madame Patti, Mrs. ArgoOd, Miss
Thursby and Madame Gerster are
announced for concert tours.
The number of European opera
willing to give $1,000 a
night to star artists is becoming
less. Managers have met
with serious losses where the orGi-
nary charge for admission had to be
owing to the eXtraVagant
fees paid to the prima donna.
The Sydney papers speak in highly
terms of Herr Wilhelmj
and his playing at the concerts be is
giving there. Max Vogrich, the
young Hungarian pianist; Miss Kate
Thayer, soprano, and Miss Marie
Conron also come in for a good
word.
The salary list at the Paris Opera
has recently been published. 1t is
headed by N. LasSalle, who gets
$4,000 a year; M. Maurel has S22,-
900; M, Villaret, $4,000; NJ. Seller,
$4,000; Mdlle. Krauss, $4,000;
AIdlle. Richard. $4,000, and Mdlle.
Edith PlOuX, $4,000.
Mr.. Herbert Reeves will, it is |
stated, make his debut in opera at |
Glasgow, Scotland, as Arthur, in
Lucia" Madame Valleria will |
play Lucia, and Mr.. Sims Reeves in
lends to sing EgardO. Its just pos
,ible that Mr.. Herbert may be |
obliged TO sing the chief tenor role.
Messrs. Peakes and Carleton are
with the Hess Opera
Troupe, and Castle and Comfy are
of the Emma Abbot COM
1any. Mr.. Castleton leaves the
5roupe to enter upon his engagement
1t the Standard Theatre, New York,
where he will shortly appear in
Patience" under the management
IF Mr.. D'Olyly Carte.
Rafael Joseffy viii leave New
I ork September 18th, to begin his
series Of concerts in San Francisco,
October 10. Mr.. Joseffy will be as
sisted by full orchestra, and will,
n addition to his programme. per-
torm ChOpin'S E minor concerto,
Lists Hungarian Fantastic" "Area
lie Baletto,' by Glllck, and his own
'Souverign d Amerique." His ap-
oearance in this city will take place
about the 4th Of November.
S. Hays, the famous song writer.
wrote the first verse and composed
,he music OF "Evangeline" on a
BOARD fence with a charred stick.
when returning home in company !
With a few young friends from an
party. In fourteen months
$1,000 copies were sold. The author
never received one cent for his COM
position, although the usual ROYALTY.
&c. per copy, should have Melted lin
s4,350 out Of it in the fourteen |
months If iS sold +ho+ ON ooO oo,.;oc |