New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-13
AMERICAN MUSIC AT THE FAIR.
ME-. sTASToX's SUGGESTIONS AS TO CONCERT
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ME. STATIONS SUGGESTIONS AS TO CONCERTS
AND opEEAs-EDUCATIoN AND ART.
r G Stanton Of the Metropolitan Opera House.
who has been appointed to represent the suusohoi'
interests ON the Worlds Fair Committee III '@iN
with Tribune reporter yesterday gave some il'cres"
ing views OF what the great exhibition ought 10 ac'
oomuli>b Think lie said that the FAR oush'
,o be male 10 show TO Europeans what America has
accumulated in education, in music ana In art. 20
far A. the drama goes probably nothing could be zone
I'm direct connection with the fair; t would TO y
matter for the Individual enterprise OF The CITY
Manager But I think that American composers
and American musicians ought TO have such chance
TO show tie world what they can do as thew have
never had before.
~ would suggest large concert hall on the grounds
Of Inc fair where daily concerts should be given. OF
course they would not be confined TO the work. OF
Americans. but their compositions should be made a
leading feature. Many OF our musicians are not
naive Americans, but most OF them are na'ufaIMed
sr are likely TO be, and they could represent tho
music OF the country There might be orchestral con
,erts and vocal and choral concerts aud would not
cave out tie military bands such Gilmores,
.appas and Others. l think they do a great deal to
pOpuaTize good music.
IL think there are several Americans who are
capable of making good operas and know of some
who are already at work There might be supple
montary season of these operas given here at tho
country within the last twenty years.
American artists ought to have chance, too and
I would suggest a gallery of American pictures on
urey distinct from such other art exhibit as there
may be. / do not as yet know the views Of the
artists themselves .he subject, but think it would
be an excellent thing.
Europeans do not appreciate at all what progress
education has made in America and what high stage
hbit could be made to show this though placing the
school-books of twenty ago beside those OF To-
day would indicate something think It could he
done In some way. j should like to show Europeans
what doing, from the lowest schools to the
COLLEGES We have a right TO be proud OF IT..
al see no ground for the fear that amusements
would be Improbable whilo the fair was going on
mn of visitors IL the theatres could be kept open
and pay interest on Investments it would be better
The fair will be a great thing for the city have
not thought much about a site; that hardly comes IN
my department. but 1t should not be In central PARK
a GENTLE REPRoACH WITHOUT RESENTMENT.
Louis Contencin. president of the Italian Chamber
If Commerce. yesterday wrote the following letter
to Mayor Grant:
Dear Sir: At your polite invitation had the honor
10 attend the meeting Of the 25th ut president
Of the italian Chamber OF Commerce Of this city. I
now notice that the representatives OF the various
trades industries and organizations invited have
been appointed by your Honor on the committees, and
as some Of the representatives Of trades with foreign
spec4fully beg leave 10 inform you that Cham
Der of Commerce. ignored by your Honor. according
20 its act Of incorporation has been established with
the object OF fostering trade and commerce between
this country and Italy and between this country and
other countries. thus representing personal inter
ests but simply American-Italian trade, pro bono
publico; stronger the motive therefore, why our Or
ranization should not have been excluded.
Fortunately, the proposed fair is 10 be Worlds
Whit all will in
nate; consequently, Italy, recognized Of the
rrest Powers of Europe will be granted the right
10 DO represented. and daresay that the progress
made since said country has become united with the
sity of Rome as its capital, will be credtable 20 her
SELF ard 10 her ancestor. Crst0f0ro Colombo the dis
eoyerer of America. I'm COMMUNICATION OF which dis
every four centuries the Worlds Fair Is 10 be
held and our Italian American citizens, approaching
d. I'm portance will have che honor said auspicious
syent 70 present TO this city, wherever the cclebra
ton wiz be held statue OF said discoverer an hum
bic Italian mariner"