The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-05-27

thai II nave Deeu aDlo u kct alOuk W
myself. He Is q genuine American. L never
found a man in Europe like that"
There 10 little doubt that Franz Wiiczek,
with his sunshiny nature. ooylsb enthus-
iasm, charming candor and lively sense OF
gratitude. will make his way IN the world.
He likes America and Americans and does
not hesitate to say 30.
A Talk with Max Bendix.
Max Bendix. the concert meister of the
Thomas orchestra, was at the IndianapolIs
festival two years ago, but not at that OF
last year. There seems to be great and
critical appreciation of music In your city,"
.e said 20 q reporter yesterday. II am
specially pleased with the chorus this year.
It is excellent in volume and tone. A body
of voices in such numbers always produces
good results if the members are well
trained. / would not discriminate. but /
think specially well of the male voices.
They appear 70 be always sure of their at
tack. The WORKS on the programme are of
q higher standard than those given here
before and this is certainly true of the
orchestral numbers. The symphonic ex-
amples of Beethoven and of Schubert are
remarkable compositions. Professor Barus
manages the chorus admirably and has
certainly trained the members thoroughly"
wv V a8f1 @1@
Yes; Miss Anna VI. Winch. who plays
upon the hafp, Is an American young lady,
educated In a convent. Her hrst expert
ence in playing upon that instrument pro-
f~essi0nally was about SIX years ago. at the
German Opera, New York She came into
the Thomas orchestra three years ago. and
has been with rs ever since. She is a
brilliant performer. The harp is an i'm
portant instrument in an orchestra. and a
difficult one, but 10 is not noticed as much
rs other Instruments It's Importance lies
in the fact that 1T produces certain effects"
How many instruments have you In the
orchestral
I'VE lave eight first v%iolins, eight second
violins, six altos, five cellos. four double
basses. one harp, three flutes. two oboes.
" ~clarionets, two bassoons, four horns.
two comets. two trumpets, three from
bones. one tuba, one tympaDi, one cymbals,
one triangle. one small drum"
How long have the oldest of these per-
formers been connected with the Thomas
orchestral
"a few as many as twenty or twenty-five
years. Changes have been made continu-
ally through the years as Mr.. Thomas
3ould find a man who could strengthen the
organization. We are going to Chicago for
three years We are now. however, on q
six weeks tour. When we go tn Chicago
we will, from time to time, visit Iudianapo-
lis. We shall then a short trips out of
Chicago, say to come to this city and Gin
innat and then back to Chicago for the
remainder of the week."
Mr.. Thomas is a strict disciplinarian, is
he mott"
He is, but q kindly and polite man,
though q very firm 0ne. He is very euer-
getic. and does not allow himself to he
overcome by any fatigue when there is work
&c be done. and be expects as much from all
of rs He is to-day the greatest drill-mas-
ter in the world. | ave been to Europe
and heard and seen most of the great
directors. but i have never seen a man who
could get as much cut of an orchestra as
does Theodore Thcmas.r