New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-14
THE ORCHESTRA ON SHORE.
NO OPPOSITION YET FROM THE CUSTOM
HOUSE.
THE ARRIVAL on THE wERRA-rur AMERICAN
ToUR-sOME BITS OF HIST RY.

ToCR-SOME BITS OF HIST Ky
The strauss Orchestra about which there have
been much discussion and many forebodngS OF
barriers and obstacles in the way Of admission TO the
country Is here at last and Is in Boston where
tho first concert Of the will be given this evening
Edward strauss and his orchestra arrived on thc
wcrrs early yesterday morning. There are MY
musicians In all, and they met no further trouble
from Custom House officers than would naturally
be expected. considering the sire Of the company and
the large amount Of baggage OF peculiar sorts that
brought
party Of about twenty people including agents
aud friends II Herr strauss and few specially IN
vcd guests. left COrtlandt ST. board the steamer
Laura " starin at about Z 80 a. IN. 10 meet the
Wcrra at Quarantine The ship there alrcsdy. and
amos; soon a. the little steamer near enough n
make faces dstinmishahlc board the bis one. Herr
Strauss standing on The deck and waving
hs hat. lie is man Of medium height. and active
In appearance and manner dark. ana with black hair
and musiache. The starn had 70 wait for the health
officers to board the Werra but after about
an hour she came alongside. bouquet Of r~cs was
thrown the deck and two Of the party followed
T. escort Herr strauss up the BAY When the Vera
reached her pier IN Jersey City the whole party from
the starn was waiting there, and Herr strauss
was quickly surrounded by a crowd OF people eager
81 hear what he had to say.
lie would probably have said more II he could
have spoken English IL the most II the people
around him could have understood German. As IL
was. he said that he had had q pleasant VOYAGE and
looked forward with much pleasure To his tour in
America. where he had many friends. when
asked what he thought Of the proposal 10 exclude his
musicians from the country under the contract labor
law. he replied that in his opinion art onght he
International In Vienna all artists whether from
America or any other country, were received gladly
and welcomed with open He said that the
orchestra had given concert board the ship. and
the clear when the hold disgorgcd big
collection Of musical Instruments carefully packed IN
boxes and Of all sizes and shapes eXcept small
sizes and convenient shapes. To get them all out
and put them back again the passage vonld Ia
out Of the question.
At Quarantine Federal Inspector John conkupc
boarded the Vera and made examination of tho
passengers In his report Nj Mlholllnd the chat
Of the inspectors. he said that he had found on IN,
steamer an orchestra Of forty six members known As
the strauss Orchestra, which had come here under
contract. admitted 10y the American managers
He understood that the question To be decided was
whether the musicians were artists which he could
not settle. But he called attention % tho fact that
the law allows year within which time II can be
decided whether the persons under consideration arc
contract laborerS. lie added that the orchestra could
be easily found at any time during it, stay here |
The report was submitted 10 superintendent Weber.
Colonel Weber showed plainly by h, conversation |
that he intended 10 leave uuturncd 10 ascer-
tain whether the strauss Orchestra could Dee con. |
sidcred contract ahorcr. thus being prohibited from
tfl~N'fffl dflleLc WHO rliONld De allowed
10 have free accesi To- the country Colonel Weber |
talked in a jo,o-e strain and hinted that he might |
listen TO the playing Of the orchestra 10 decide |
whether the artists. lie declined the |
services Of reporter who Offered to assist him. II
Is supposed that tie question Will be referred TO the
Secretary of ts Treasury.
The formatcs Of the Custom House took a long |
time and when they werc over the party brought |
to NcwNork by the starn. Herr strauss was taken |
10 the Hotel Normandie for dinner. where he had |
pleasant call from Eugcn D'Albcrt. ana the whole |
orchestra started for Boston in the afternoon seven
concerts Will be there IN Music Hell. and then
the tour will be continued and will includc about
twenty cities. tho hlrthcst West being Milwaukee |
ca June Is Tho orchestra will appear At the opening Of
The Madison square Garden and will stay there flr
three months. giving eight concerts a week. After
the New York engagement another tour viii begin
which VIII about al If The United STATES east
OF Lincoln Ncb. and north Of Norfolk, W. with
part If Canada. IL viii end early boz De .cmber
EdIsrd suau,, ia, never been in tbs country be
fore. His brother Jonnn brought the orchestra 70
Boston for the Worlds Peice Jubilee m -.
The name and tn fame of the Strau-- orchestra
known everywhere. The organization was formed
BY johann Strauss in Vienna m i-23 Eduard is
his youngest son. the others being Johann and josef
OF these sons, the Oldest Johann, Ia done little or
nothing a. conductor IN the lat twenty eight
years having given the most II h, time T. composing
lie is the composer Of The Bat The Merry War
"The Gipsy Baron" and other operas. and of man,
wLucs. including The Beautiful Blue Danube The
second son Josef began e. conduct the orchestra 30
iej4 In 1853 Eduard aITcaIed "a a conductor Tor
thu first time the two brothers acted director
ia turn until 1870, when Josef diel Since then the
musicians have been under the sole direction OF
Eduard who since 1-1l has been music director
Of tho tails Of the Emperor and King % Austria,
being :hc third member Of the family who has held
The place. .
music and for "A time he studied diplomacy, bat thc
love Of music was too strong u aHg" hln 10 .Frn
his life in any other pursuit and he soon left tn
university mskul h- first appearance IN the mh-lcai
world harp VlrtuusO. lie has taken III, oi'hrtrt
nearly all Europe and has gained All sorts 81
honors and rewards and decorations y notable
triumph that AZ the concert Of the south hen
singtOn Exposition IN 1855. He l. COMMANDED "hc'r
and knight Of ten order OF the different ~oN'IeIgl'
81 Europe. The orchestra itself has gained inc dc
lighted cpflTebdatlOn 81 long list oi famous ilNl
clans aud composers. including such names A lhp,r
NJ Wagner and Noyerlccr The whole StrauSs family |
has composed no les than 800 works.