Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-08-30
Whims of Celebrated Men.

Some amusing features from the lives of
celebrated men have been brought to-
gether by German writer. Auber wrote
on horseback; it was not possible for him
to write in any other place than in Paris,
| however beautiful another residence
might be, and however MANY attractions
1t might Offer Adam composed best when
he lay, with his clothes on, in bed. and
showed as great antipathy to all land
scape beauty as love to his cats The
same antipathy to all natural beauty is
charged to DOniZetti, who always slept
when he was on a journey, when he should
have given his attention to the romantic
scenery of Switzerland and Italy.
ClmarOsa could not write without
having lot of friends around
him, with whom he kept up an active con-
Versatlon about art matters. Sacchini's
train OF thought was interrupted when his
cats did not play their antics upon his writ
ing desk. Sarti could only become inspir-
ed in room without furniture, and which
was dlmiy Hghted. Spontini couly only
compose in the dark, and Meyerbeer COM
! posed best during violent thunderstorms.
under the roof of his house. Salieri gain
ed his inspiration while he walked quick
~ through the streets filled with a
human throng, meantime eating n
great quantity of CONNECTIONS. HAYDN.
| IN order to compose, sat in a soft
arm chair, with his gaze directed to
| heaven. Gluck composed in the omen air
best in the glaring sunshine. He liked
champagne by his work, and gesticulated
very violently, as if he were an actor ON
| the boards. Handel wandered in the
churchyard, and when he wished to be-
come inspired he sat himself down in one
corner of it which was shaded by weepinp
willows. PaesiellO composed in bed. and
did not leave 1t until he had finished a
whole GQ aat ToI,,
great worshiper of flowers, and
often fell into silent reverie in OBJ
serving them. He felt happiest in
a quiet garden, Mozart gained his
inspiration from reading Homer, Dante.
Petrarch; Verdi must read passages from
Shakespeare, Goethe. Schiller, Ossian and
Victor Hugo. Schiller inspired his muse
by the smell of rotten apples, which he
kept constantly in his desk; besides this,
he liked to live amid surroundings CORE
spending to the subject on which he
worked. When he wrote the last act to
MARY Stuart" he had his servants clothed
IN black; and so long as he worked on
"Wallenstein" he neglected no review or
other military spectacle, and at home his
wife must sing battle pieces to him.
Goethe loved to have plastic works of
art before him as he wrote. 1t is known
that IN the creation of his Iphigenia he
mad the image of an antique female before
him, III order to see if that which he made
his heroine say would suit the features
before him. Jean Paul replenished his
ideas while taking walk, and drank a
glass OF beer now and then on the way
In writing he loved the strong smell of
flowers. Herr Won Kfeist worked with
great difficulty, and when he made poetry
1t was as If he had a conflict with an in
visible tiend. just the opposite was the
case with Father Wieland. In making his
poems he trilled lively song, and some
times would spring away from his
work ana cut caper in the air. KotZebue
IN the composing of his dramas was
also actor. He himself acted single scenes
in his study. 1t is related that when Sand
murdered him, his little son. as he saw
him reel and then writhe on the ground
cried to his mother, ''See, mamma. father
plays comedy againw Burger, the i'm
mortal poet of LeOnOre, is said to have
whistled street songs as he wrote his
verses on paper. His conversation in
such moments is said to have been OBJ
scene. HOlderlin was often found CRYING
when he composed poems. Similar things
are said of the French romance writer
LafOntaine. His wife once found him be-
fore his writing-desk swimming in tears.
''oh, it is too sad" he sighed, "It don't
go at ALL" he sohbed; II am still in the
first volume" Matthison wrote his poems
" HOOiilGHt, WINE standing at the WIN
dow. Lamartine wrote his best things in
the morning, before breakfast, while
sitting before the fire. A contemporary
Of Dumas wrote thus: ''The writing-desk
of Alexander Dumas presents a picture
of classical disorder. The study floor is
covered with books and papers, behind
which he is seated, formally barricaded
Also quantity of dogs, cats, poultry,
pigeons, singing birds are to be seen
around. and these he feeds strokes and
keeps out of mischief while writing. In
the background stand number of print
er's devils waiting for copy, and book
sellers and such people, who have bust
ness with him. He writes very rapidly,
and carries on, very often, a conversation
at the same time. He is very negligent
in his Dress"