Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-05-30

.-saA lace Hs HIS udhkhNNA a'eN@
lowing passage Il word his royal hiSu
ness has given proof of the muslcal geiiluS
of the very highest order In the "eai.
of thematic ideas, no less than In the
mastery displayed in the musicai trea'
ment the opening allegro recalls be"th"
ven in his moments of lOftlest inspiration
+ The second movement ~ characterized ny
a scholarly tunefulnes. distinctly suRges
n tive Of MendelssOhn. The humor Oh the
sCherlO was irresistible, and the bTllldhCy
and verVe of the finale could have Oeeil
surpassed by no Othe er master than fdpa
Haydn, while, beyond and above these
there runs through the whole work "A con
rcptIun Of musIcsl possibilities of whlch
the great masters with all their gifts were
hardly capable.
Before Maggie had finished, there was a
sharp knock at the door, and SOaple!
smart hurried III.
All, Miss Double bass" he said, you
have The Advertiser, | see. hope your
father is satisfied with that. think laid
It on we'll But look here, DUublebass,
this will amuse you. Here's old Boston,
Of The Morning Cablegraph, been having
high at II. K H. and sold himself
prrttliy. That shows you what musical
criticism is worth" As he spoke, Mr.
smart pointed with his finger to II passage
IN the newspaper which he handed 10 MI
Duublebass The latter read as follows:
We are not aware whether the sym
phOny 10y H. X. H, the prince of Gotten
Penschen was intended as musical joke,
but If 50, the point appeared to be missed
by the majority of the audience. The
work is apparently founded on series OF
music hall and street melodies, though the
subjects are worked up with an amount
Of skill and technical resource for which
we should have hardly have given his
royal highnesS credit
"Welly" said Mr. Dcublebass, handing
back the paper.
Don't you think that pretty piece OF
impertinence'" asked Smart.
On the contrary, | am glad 70 find that
there is one musical critic in London who
knows what he if talking about"
How sO," asked Smart.
Well, | can tell you how said Mr.,
DOublebass. Look here, Mr.. SOapley
smart, you made me one OF the most in
SultIng proposals that WAS ever made u
an artist or gentleman You took me
tUU a knave As well as a fool. IL 20 hap
pc ned that wanted money very badly.
AID thought saw a way Of being even
with you. Ser. here is the rough schemt
q the prince of Gotten Penschen's pre-
CIous symphony. The principal subject
+ the allegro, which reminds you so oil
Beethoven, is Pop Goes the Weasel,
.hinly disguised i'll modern Orchestratiou-
Ehe theme OF the MendelssOhnian adagiO,
stripped of certain variations and the em-
belliShments, may be known to you under
the title Wait Till the Clouds Roll By
The scherzo and presto are founded re
spectlvely upon these inspired melodies
'Tiddy-fol-lOl' and The Masher King,
worked up with new matter and entirely
original orchestral effects. Now, who has
been made fool Of, Mr. Smart"
Luckily for Mr. DOubiebass Sir Boyler
Potts had been one OF the few who had
discovered the real nature of the princes
symphony. Having a keen appreciation
of joke, and being struck by the musical
merits Of the composition, he had inquired
and learned from SOapley Smart the real
facts as to the authorship. Very shortly
after the concert. Sir Boyler found an Op
portunity Of making Mr.. Doublebass' ac-
quaintanCe, with the result that the little
gentleman's original symphony was soon
after performed in public and achieved r
success nearly rs great and quite as genu
inc as that OF the prince Of Gotten
ppuSrhen i OndOn Truth