New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-04


for the exclusive right of performing the opera of
" Die Meistei singer" in England and America dur
the years 1882, 1888 and 1884. This may perhaps
mean that Herr FRANKIE has some idea of bringing
herman company to this country for the perform
ance OF Wagners works, of which Die Mester-
singer Is likely TO prove one of the most popular.
On August IL Johann Strauss celebrated the
hfteth anniversary of his first waltz, which he
posed when boy of six, in the beginning of Au-
gust, 1881. 1t las often played at home, but
would probably have been forgotten long since had
not his sister written it down. Since then Strauss
has composed three hundred and ninety EIGHT pieces
of dance music, to which he has added during the
Der Carneval in Rome" Die Fiedermans," Gag
Prnz Mathnsalem." He is now at work on
eighth the "Lustiger Kreg."
Now that the production of Wagner's new
opera, "Parsifal," at Bayreuth next summer, seems
TO be quite eran 1t may be well to call attention
to the fact that admissions to the first and second
performances cannot be obtained by the public at
large but will only be granted to members of the
Wagner Association. There is, however, no diff
fculty in joining the Association, which may be
accomplished by applying to the Committee at Bay
reuth, and by paving As marks, back subscriptions
Tor the years 1S7S-SO, and 10 marks annually for
1SSl-S4 (inclusive.)-105 marks in all. This enti-
ties the subscriber to witness of the first two
performances, as well as the grand rehearsal OF
subsequent performance, at choice. Subscribers
vii also be supplied (grats) with the Beweather
The French society of dramatic aut hors and com
posers has been for many years doing an admirable
work in protecting from piracy the productions of
its members covered by copyright law. Its latest
crusade has been against the Italian grinders
whom 1T has been endeavoring to prevent from
grinding out popular airs without paying for the
privilege. Defeated in the first instance in the law
courts, the composers have just appealed and OBJ
tanned decision in their favor. Grotcsque as such
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portant for the society in pecuniary sense for
the idea is of course, not prosecute the players
except as last resort. but to compel the manufac
tnrers, who are very numerous, to pay license tax
From this import there would now appear to be
escape, for barre -organ without melodies by Of
tenbach. Herve or Lecocq would do poor business
| in France.
NJ. Audran the composer, has addressed the fol-
lowing letter to Mr. +. A. Schwab, acting mana ger
for NJ Defossez. director of the Audran Opera CO.
mique Company, this week at the Bijou Theatre:
handed yesterday to NJ. Defossez the and
Sreh,estral parts OF my new opera comique, The
hearsals the conductor may ask me by letter
cable for any sugg stons he require. | shall
Tand has made for the reviVa Of S he Mas
cote" and for the production of THE Snake
Charmer' lovely costumes All his is of good
promise for the of the performances in Amer
ica success am most concerned in, ~ You
imagine. 1ou have an excellent mise by
Hayne, the most careful of Partisan stage mana gers
l have rehearsed my score for NJ. Defossez and for
NOurseu tWno very good musician sufficient
number of times for YOU to know it by heart, and
hence am quito easy III respect of the execution
especially with Mr. Jesse Williams the capital con-
ductor, and the admirable artists whom | know
have been engaged for the season at the Biou OPP
era House. Sincerely yours EDMOND AUDRAN.
% Rue Milton, Paris, Aug. 6, 1881.
Theodore Thomas's summer concerts in the West
have been brilliantly successful. The six weeks
season in Chicago appears to have been the gh
est degree satisfactory, and ut its close the local
press was enthusiastic III its praise of Thomas one
critic, carried away by his performance of
Beethovens Fifth Symphony, writing of him rs fol-
lows: Only great man, well as a great mu-
stefan, could so interpret great man. and Theodore
Thomas is great man, one of the greatest men in
this country, and the American people ought to sus-
tain HIM, and sustain him gladly, in whatever he
can or will do for high art among them" After the
Chicago season Thomas went for a week to Mil
yankee, where press and public were no less warm
in their expressions of delight and admiration
Finally, the season closed last night in Cincinnati
where Mr.. Thomas gave six concerts during last
week, and where he met with a reception which
must have delighted him. 1t is pleasant TO be able
to state that the concerts have been successful not
onY artlStlcaily but IRON "A pecunIary point of
view as well, and that Mr.. Thomas though his sun
rate, had all his work for nothing as was the case
with the last seasons of concerts in New
York.