St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-01
TALK.

The musical world of Vienna is mourning for
one Of its brightest stars Among the many
marvellous pianists whom the queen Of the Dan
The has produced none was more promising
than Ernest Lowenberg, pupil OF Rubinstein,
of whom his frisnds predicted that he would rival
the greatest masters when his powers had
reached their maturity. To the most perfect
power OF execution and great brilliancy Of tonch
he added a deep musica, sympathy which
charmed his hearers Ie recently returned
from Russia, where he had given a series Of per
formances in st. Petersburg and other cities
with success that had laid the foundation of
European reputation. But in the course of his
professional engagement he contracted cold,
which settled on his lungs and he returned
home TO die at the age of only twenty eight
years.
Think OF the beautiful generosity Of fate in
sparing Clara Louise Kellogg and P. Brignoli
to the ripe and even miraculous age where the
one can tell us that she discovered a singing
master in Paris who developed fuller and
richer tones and notes in
her register than she ever
had in her prime, and the other asserts that
by leaving OF the deteriorating habit of
smoking he has recovered from the thief
time the mellow, witching notes OF his youth
OF course we believe them. We are satisfied
that ?. Brignoli's late tour in this hyper
borean land was to turn his back on the in
appeasible crowds clamorug for him in great
eastern cities, and in pure artistic philan-
thropy to give us the opportunity of hearing
the heavenly tenor ere we die. That's the
extra way of rubbing it in.
''Hear me heavenly mother Ida, hear me
ere die, is the plant of Baron Tennyson.
''See Seville and die" says the provero.
Hear Brignoli-ard die, says tradition;
but we didn't although we ought to, for the
probability is that he'll have to die first any
how The most disconsolate fact about Brig
noli is his artistic longevity, aud now that
he has been renovated by some occult pro-
cess as good as new, generations now in
swaddling clothes viii have & chance TO num-
Der the sweet tenor OF the early fities among
their musical memories.
The tongue of the frog is fastened to the
lower jaw at the tip instead Of at the base,
but he sings it out after cricket or a June
bug like a lasso.
You perceive the analogy. When the
tongue Of the extraordinary singer becomes
disabled from age, and almost ossifed to the
jaw, it can still make the effort of lassoing
In the dollars.
"Cara Louise as her countrymen call
her with fond familiarity, is enjoying the
luxurious retirement OF the Clarendon Hotel
in New York, that hosiery beloved OF famous
and titled foreigners, or she is at sportive
Saratoga giving drearily select soirees or matt
noss nl,,sicdies as is her wont, and seeking to
III. a
is staving of fabulous offers for her operate
services.
OF course we believe her. But somehow
We are pcnsive, and reminiscent Of the
fact, that for 10, these many seasons the
portiy Clara Louise has seen numerous fine
companies organized and started on con-
queriug tours. without the enviable luster
Of "Ameriea's favorite prima donna Ia diya
/ bella Kellogg
To be sure she tells US that Italian opera is
dead, and we hope it is, if the high priced
/ tyranny of its Interpreters was going to be
( tae distinguishing feature OF its vitality and
/ continuance.
! English opera, remarks she, carries the
palm OF popular acclaim, and herein it would
seem as if Clara Louise herself might have a
voice, or at least place. As it is she is Ike
Mahomet's coffin, beiwixt heaven and earth.
/ No show IN Italian opera and no GO in Eng
/ lish opera. The lone star business of inter
mittent concerts in YahoOdom, instead OF
| Metropolitan triumps and jubilant managers
suing for any terms with the glor-
ious cantatrice, and yet Clara
! Louise would nave Us suck in that statement
OF hers, that the lone star system of sporadic
roncerlising is her deliberate preference,
/ over the opportunities OF managers fighting
/ "Ameriea's favorite, greatest prima donna
/ Ia digu bella Kellogg and crafty reckless as
I 10 contracts.
/ Perhaps Clara Louise, like Briguoli, viii
+ take Horace Greeley's oft-quoted advice
about the West. To be sure the qualifying
/ adjective will have to be left out Of the
( memorable saying. Bat then, old boys and
/ girls can come West-even IL Horace was
rather exclusive with his adjective. Yet the
( dear, delightful man would draw the line OF
i immigration with iebarring literalness at
7 pISs singers.
So would al other who wrote the lines:
.sIady do yoa know the tune,
All we all Of u have hummed It.
I've an old guitar has thrummed Il.
Udder many changing moon.
/ shall trv it, Do lie Mi
What l. this Ma Fol- the fact Is
+ That nv hand Is ont OF practice,
/ And ms pcOr Old fiddle cracked Is.
And = mani let the ruth out
who's had almost evey tooth out.
Cannot sing as once he sung.
When he was yorng as you are young.
When be Wa yOunE and lutes were strung.
sud love lamps in the easement hung.
His name peace to his dust in Kenssl
Green. London, is William Makepeace
TnaekeFy-
Tae National cotton exchange Of View Orleans
says she month OF August has proven lRfavor-