Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-26
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
The National Conservatory Of Music
Of America.
PROM GERMAN 10 ITALIAN OPERA.
Local Amuscmcnts. - Miscellaneous
Notes From Many Sources.


a mCrlct, ~ anu leo fsNa' ~ ''"sN''
street, New York, announce that the
selni.innual entrance examinations
take place a. follows Violin, violon-
cello, contrabass, harp, and all other
orchestral Instruments, January 4th,
1909: piano and organ, January 9TH;
voice, January 7th aud sth; orchestra,
January 4lh; chorus, January 6thi
operate chorus, January 18th.
The National Conservatory Of Music
Of America Il the outcome ola wholly
dlsintereslrd cndeavor to elevate the
standard Of taste In America by iur-
nlshing student with such thorough
tuition In music ~ cannot be- obtained
elsewhere. No Institution In the world
Is NJ completely equipped with teach
ers Of the highest order; In none Ia the
curriculum 20 comprehensive. From
septembcr next it, admirable person
mel will have the benefit Of tho guild
ance Of Dr. Antonin Dvorak the world
renowned composer. To heighten the
efficiency Of the institution m n factor
ia the musical Advancement Of the
land hy every possible means, viii com
tinuc TO be, o. It has been, the sole
aim uf It's conductors, students are
collected from nil parts " the country;
where marked natural talent IL found,
instruction 4, impaired free Of expens';
IN other cases, hut a moderate fee, Ia
no way commensurate with the quality
Of the instruction, IL required. More
copious Information on oil these points
may Lc had on personal application 10
the secretary, or 10y addressing him.
OPERA ~ SEw YORK.
The opening Of the season AZ the
Metropolitan Opera House, New York,
lat week, Is described as grand sue
cess. The piece selocted was GouuOd's
,Romeo aud Juliet ald the onthusi.
Asm with which the audience received
the somewhat monotDnoua opera would
seem TO indicate that the fashionable
world has commenced Ia get tired OF
the heavy Geinan competition In
general and the Wagnerinu music In
particular, aud that IL has not forgotten
10 appreciate the less grand Int more
dainty aud regularly harmonious ltsl'
ian school. Fashions change, IN
music, not less than In everything else,
md what ~ aplrrciatcd today may he
discarded tomorrow. Among the new
stars that appeafei on tho armament
three are mentioned NJ being of tue
Ant MAGNITUDE, Emma Eamcs and
IN, DE RcsLkubrotheff, who captivatcd
the public from the first moment OF
their appearance.
4 MUSICAL CONTEST.
Buffalo 1. said 10 take the lead I'm the
production Of acceptable American
compuapTs. Ala concert given recent
ly at Chic,cring Hall an interesting
programme was rendered, Including
concert overture (Orchestrn) 10y Fred
erick Zech, Jr. lSan Fmncisco6 two
songs TOR bnritouel by Victor Harris
New York.; lafghetto violin solo
aud oruheeira) by Clarchce Lucas
Utica, y. N.G spinning song (string
orchestral by Ernest Lent Washing
ton, u. o.; two songs flor cOutral,O) by
Joseph MOsenthal New HorkG r,ndo
(from suite for piano aud orchestral by
WV. Gllchrist (philudelhhin) prelude
and march from "Cleopatra" (sultr for
orchestral by J. de X,ulinski buffalo,
n. VI, conducted by the composer;
minuet, gavOtte aud ,nmb0uriue (trom
suite for horn, harp Rui string orches-
trail by Carl Nenih (BruDklyu), and a
fesiival march turchtsira) by Al. NJ.
Forester (Plt,shurg) while these com.
positions all showed more or loss OF
technical skin and IA some cases evi.
dences Of originality, Buffalo, repre-
scented by IL champion, XIelin-ki, took
the lead.
THE FREScH PITCu.
The French pitch is term familiar
10 musical people. What IL Indicates
may he described NJ follows: In 1855,
the French government appointed u
commission TO settle what A should In.
dictate. They fixed on the note pro-
duced by AS vibrations per second;
and that pitch asi3i) Ia what ID
called French pitch. The English
did not like II, and ordained
that, Whatever the French might
choose TO mean by A, the London
Philharmonic Society should mrau
by tia note produced by 452 vibrations
per spcOud. II was m set forth In the
queens regulations, and adopted bymill'
tary banus, nom which center II wa'
spread over India aud the colonies.
The American eagle treated the British
lion as the British lion treated the
French. | scared Fix vibrations higher
IL tuned pianos up 10 AIS; and the
Theodore Thomas OrcheA.ra used verS
nearly this pitch, that n TO say A-l5j
Hacriiicing music to brllliancy.
PHILOSOPHY IN DRAMA.
An ATTEMPT TO Introduce into A meri
ca n drama In which the cudgel |,
applied TO the weaknesses and vices u
the time, something u Ia BJornsou an,
Ihseu, has been made nj Palmer
theatre by the production Of "NIargare
Fleming" written by Mr.. H.ine. /
~ Intended 10 inforcc the lesson tina
the fidelity If man to the Laws o
married life should be viewed as
crime quito US great ~ the intldelii,
Of a married woman Is conceded 10 bs
The drAma IL said To he likely TO awak
en- discussion hut at least IN iis presen
form, cannot be "a popular success.
iRvGSu sruDYIsd HENRY vui.
Henry irving Ia going u presen
"Henry VlIl." He announces tina
he has been reading every book h,
could lay his hands on, aud exploring
nil the museums TO find new HIGHT OF
the subject. Says Henry; "rhe most
popular notions Of Henry's ar,
ali wrong. Most pictures make u
Imagine him as little, broad IA
man, whereas the real truth was tina
he had n tall, Swapping, woll.kni
figure, and was over ak feet IN height
1t h amusing 10 read the many de