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
uOe has produced, none more promising
than Ernest Lowenberg, pupil of Rubinstein,
Of whom his friends predicted that he would rival
the greatest masters when his powers had
reached their maturity. To the most perfect
power OF execution and great briliiancy of touch
he added a deep musical sympathy which
charmed his hearers. lie recently returned
from Russia where he had given u series of per-
formances in st. Petersburg and other cities
with a success that had laid the foundation of a
European reputation. But in the course Of his
professional engagement he contracted cold,
which settled his lungs, and he returned
home to die at the age of only twenty-cight
years.
Think of the beautiful generosity of fate in
sparing Clara Louise Kellogg and P. Brignoi
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 off the deteriorating habit of
smoking he has recovered from the thief
time tie mellow, witcbing notes OF his youth.
VI COURSE We DEiltNC lutu4. NC are edlISNtu
that p. Brlgnoli's late tour in this hyper
borean land was to turn his back on the in
appeasible crowds clamoring 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
I 4 =. : !, 10 al nfn
''Sce Seville and die" says the proverb.
Hear Brignoli-and 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, and now that
he has been renovated by some occult pro-
cess as good as new, generations now in
swaddling clothes will have a chance TO num-
Der the sweet tenor of the early fifties 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 a cricket or 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.
''Clara Louise rs 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 sportivc
Saratoga giving drearily select Soirees or matt
noes m,picalcs as is her wont, and seeking to
convince not very creJulous world that she
is stavng of fabulous offers for her operate
services
or course we believe her. But somehow
we are pensive, and reminiscent of the
fact, that for 10, these many seasons the
poriiy Clara Louise has seen numerous fine
companies organized and started on CON
queripg tours, without the enviable luster
Of Americas favorite prima donna Ia dira
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
the 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 like
Mahcmet'S coffin, beiwixt heaven and earth.
No show in Italian opera and no go in Eng
fish opera. The lone star business of inter
mittont concerts in YahOodom, instead of
Metropolitan triumps aud jubilaut managers
suing for any terms with the glor-
ious cau.atrice, and vet Clara
Louise would Eave US suck in that statement
of hers, that the lone star system Of sporadic
coneertising is her deliberate preference.
over the opportunities of managers lighting
as to precedence for an audience with
"America's favorite, greatest prima donna
Ia di5d be5ig Kellogg" and crafty reckless as
60 contracts.
Perhaps Clara Louise, like Brignoli, will
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. But then, old boys and
girls can come West-eveu Il Horace wss
rather exclusive with his adjective. Yet the
dear, delightful man would draw the line Of
immigration with declaring literaluess at
paSss singers.
So would another who write the lines:
Lady 40 you know the tEnel
All we all Of u have hnmmed II.
I've an old guitar has tnTummed il,
Under many chsnging moon.
shall nv IL Do Re Nj
What l. this Ma Fol. the fact is
That nv hand il ont Of practice,
And my poor old fiddle cracked Is.
And q mani let the ruth out
who's had almost evey tooth out,
Cannot siug - once he sung,
When he was young IS you are young.
When Ne was young and luics were straug.
aud love lamps in the easement hung
His name peace 10 his dust in Kensai
Green. London, Is William Makepe4ce
Tnackery.
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