Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-02-13
MENTION OF MUSICIANS.

CHRISTINE NILSSON has kept diary of
every performance in which she ever took
part. From her debut in 1867 to her retire
ment last July she sung in opera thousands
of times.
SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN does not look like
an inspired musician. In outward appear
anee he is exceeding commonplace looking
short and stout, with low forehead and
Short curly hair. black eyes and short
square chin, like that of bulldog.
VoN BULow doesn't allow greedy hosts
and hostesses to use his services gratis to
entertain their guests. He always makes it
a proviso before entering a strange house
that he shall not be asked to play. 1t IS re-
lated OF the celebrated violinst Ernst that
upon being asked to dinner and invited to
bring his violin with him he replied:
Thanks! My violin doesn't dine"
WHEN in Madrid, recently, Nine. Patti ex-
pressed desire to see the little baby King.
"he being" she added, ''the only sovereign
IN the world whom l have not seen.'' On
his Majesty being introduced the diva made
deep courtesy and pressed his chubby
little hands to her lips, at which the Queen
remarked, laughingly: my son shall not
be the first Spanlard who is so ungallant as
to give his hand to be kissed by lady: pray,
permit him to apologize by returning the
kiss"
w. 5. GILBERT, the librettist, is tall
man, with gray hair and close-cut whiskers.
he Is great stage manager. At a re-
hearsal OF one of his operas he devotes HIS
whole energies TO having every thing 90 of
as he thinks it should. He never smiles.
even when whole chorus is laughing at
the quaint conceits of his verses. Though
extremely dignified he does not hesitate to
go through the drollest contortions of BODY
or the most free and easy dance step to Illus
trate his ideas to those Who are to interpret
them.
THE correspondent of a Boston news
paper sends this story of Verdi: tsWben
he arrived at the house in Montecatini
where he was to spend his vacation. he
found in his sitting-room fine grand piano.
open, land on the rack the score of 'Trovatore.'
all of which was to show the landlords APP
probation of his famous guest. The COM
poser walked TO the piano, jerked the book
from the rack, closed the instrument.
locked it, put the key in his pocket, started
for long walk, and threw the KEY into
deep ravine."
KARL GoLpMARK is said to have devoted
seven years to his '.Queen of Sheba.n His
methods of work are peculiar, and he ex-
ponds an extraordinary amount Of labor on
every detail, nothing being too trivial or too
uuimportant TO receive his very best efforts
lie is OF d nervous temperament and is cast
~ disturbed by TRIES. He was at one time
so much annoyed by finch which poured
its song froma tree near his window that
for days together he was unable to com.
pose. He finally secured the services of a
hunter to rid himself of the noisy songster.
SIR JOHN STAINER, whose reputation as
an organist and composer is w1rld- wide,
has wonderful memory in regard to must.
cal matters. On one occasion he was to
play the organ in d performance of the
" Messiah at the Crystal Palace. Just be-
fore the hour for opening 1t was discovered
that there was not copy of the work in
the building. In this emergency Dr.
Stainer's memory stood hinl in good stead.
He played the entire organ part right
through without fault and without a note
of music TO guide him There is no record
of such a feateyer having been done before
or since.