The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-03-04

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Warner a@ 0p SaVe them neither. 80 they
chced him with ca, calls End Latch q. ssys ON
l an Ultra hsf p sHf ns sphet shs
YsiHsq il rH When ,h n phrsss sssiail
g. q tbs sms there w"s
OF opposition against the empire. inc emplr9g
"a sfs and
to to intimate 10 the court Of the, Tuileries the
advisabiIity OF not interfering with public orin.
sSien te her s SnP Se the
t.ge Of the court played the role Of scap.srgoat.
S ns sn!1S wI Ii aynr heard t.
The blow was all the more cruel as y ielI on
the cheek of "a man who In Germany ,,n my had a.,
was acclaimed and accepted everywhere ns 2
great master an! whom Paris hisssa as l. would
Tho music Of ths future /. dead i Snd buried,
hs .ns an" sS Si ths il de"d
and blried!,'. Bsrlioz had declared Wagnsr'ss
music to he yi,roi.," and Rossini had Knocked
Ee.tihs yi.it from Wagner lad sat a9 HSGo to
Kim nsiSa o tHS dear eH
| claimed Wagner. who had entered tho room
w his aesSs ARD Is s'r
PILED lsossini II iinI itplays better like that"
Wagner was rewarded for the fall Of Tam
many. In consideration q his musical glory
doned The history OF his growing reputation
| u Germany, OF his relations with the King OF
bs Goss not come Within Thy
| scope OF this letter. At Paris in spite OF tho
events Of lseS,Gl Wasner, s,li rs tain, r,
NJ pasdeloup. the conductor OF The Sunday
popular concerts at the Cirnne diiiycr, who
procrammss IL isgs NJ Pasdelonr, became s,c;Mn,
By 81 os thsafs sn np n r
in prcsenSc Of the indifference e ths Partisan i
stupid. Comedy in The ANTIQUE mannSr.,
called GapiMl"t",r. in which y, h., he turned ned
srss q !ras%sass o4&ssnsr :; Tasls:
ies!piion on tho rnrt q = Entrioiic Gndlehce.
and it was not until 1881 That the parisaps
, 70 max. d , between r,o tho
ANA Oddly ssasrS ' Was
veteran i'm whH rro,sd BY the
ns Ea% 81 1851 81 asw S"sds
hs sye heard i' tue frss ss, q Lohsnsrr.
and the song. q Quss ACC: SO de-.
Vs4 s Mm "s %a there S xs s
French stage The h'T arsiaSs Of the @
s sSi aSominab ae' pamphlet Angelo %e"
mann who e , the HSa Of rayims
ago. saw the folly OF his scheme in timo " save
his purse. and rreicrred to lose forfeit Of $1,000
aud at Of the public Of Paris. Even now that the
! music OF Wagner has many strong partisans in
raris-and within the Inst two yenrs his reputa-
ton has made enormous strides her,,-ti,nr. is
II strong host @ element. Few Frenchlnen.
even Of those who ardentiy admire Wagner S
music venture to express any sympathy for
As for wagner's own opinions as to the per.
Fran"h critic ii Il. F"nrcaud. recorded them in
WugNer's own words on the occasion Of II visit
aa to the sS ns. ,GTe S y""rs
to HIM. But I shall not be understood in con.
only actors but also scenery and u complete
mise en-, SCENE In a, DRAMATIC work nj the
essntion cannot be shanssd with IMMUNITY. 70,
that matter shall never be commonly played
\ try to he Of my country rs profoundly rs ] can
II is dangerous To translate me: my verses are
the Indispensable, COMPLEMENT Of my melodie
propagation. ofmy dramas abroad. Why does
there MT exist at paris m internnional stag.
be Interpreted in the native tongue? One would
he happy to be presented in such conditions to
the Partisan public, the most comprehensive
public that exists. 1t IL true my works arc no,
played for other reasons. wretchcd and ncdl-
ocre reasons. But let us say no more about
that. 1t is thing OF tn. past. 1t Is supposed
Tannhiueer' was hisscdi But was the piece
even heard: What will you do: The moment
had not yet come for sincere music. AS for the
press. / have not 40 much reason to com pain ~
| people think. ] did not pay visits To the critics
rs Mcy"rbeer did: but BuuG claire Champ.
heury, and Schur6 nevertheless wrote tho
tnost things thu. have been done on my work
At tho present day. too 1t Is from France that
the most fiatiering appropriations of my worS
satisfied as is said. and am not. either
TO conclude this brief sketch OF Wagner nj
Paris will cite from an old note hook two let
ters which Ofienbach wrote to Wagner. The
German maestro had sent to the author of the
| Comics d'HoNmann copy OF mis- book emit.
tied The Reign of tho Israe!itcs" in music
Ohenbach could not read without irritation the
that volume about Mendesshon. Mcyerbccr
Hnl6vy. and other Jewish composers. No he
took his pen aud wrote these simple words: 81
think my dear Wagner. that You would do bet.
ter to write music. Jacques Onrnhach." In
reply to this laconic missive. Wagner sent the
score Of BIZ. Meistersinger.' Onenbach re-
piled rs follows: After long reflection. my
best thing for you to do. after, NIL is to write
books. jacques Ofronbuch:' This correspond.
ence. l believe. put an end to tho relations bo-
tween the two composers. THEoDohE CHILD.
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