The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-13

no tender feelings. MS may he imagined, toward
the metropolitan public. That he never forgot
his experience was proven nine years after.
ward. in 1870 when no wrote the librotto
of "A comedy in tho ancient fa>hion."
as he called il. He christened it
"A Caritulation" and sought in vain for q
youthful composer Of light music 10 wed its
siGnssss, apd incIdsnt. son@eSsI VIA Tie
pleie works. and this is the more to be regret
tod because. aside from the uncchivalric feeling
VIEW SUCH the woud hes
ita;e to make, himself re-nonsib bic for.
during tho Tasn iussr" PERIOD; in Sb bis
their Hos su A sssf the o Ho,e Of ?p
e Ct course. his tongue and pen waved nercer
HANDED lines Of Stns Gapitui alton" maze
on MotE. IL cr1 FaHs' hss sm 9h.S did
tho eccentric e MUS who gave the ,ub oct OF
bis dressing gowns as much thought as fash
bsaasiful and drsmaiio WORKS ii it has has sSsr
aeterised rot few I Of the pictures and skiis
Of which Wagner was the subject 70 the comic
brutal attacks, and SANDER GUS misrepresenta.
ton took its place; he had brought about
tho annexation OF AlSace- Lorraine he could
not have been more widely and deeply hated.
All this wi lille. strange as it mny appear. tho
feeling Of opposition to WaGnrr's music was
opinion though slow. was steady. On the day
following the INST psrIormnnce OF Tam;
the score were referred to in terms OF aumira-
ton by some OF the ieaing t critics; Az snndry
Jas hS on
v aGnerlan themes. while 'igor, u. discussion
rs 10 the merits OF ths opera Went on through
pamnhlsis. s o. months later NJ Pasieloup
took upon hmseli to anpsa from the sentence
$% lssS %aSSSit; i is5a
Hatchman;" in 1865 he played the "ysrturs iS
"Iannhanser;"o7 and in Egg ne L9henErin
band $. with the Wedding march from Lohsn.
IN s %as en Se
~ 4' WIZ faa H and M%s SisseH
and the recitatiye and air from the third net. IT
!a hes oGern, with NJ Capoul ~ the vocalist. In
nf ns e ] M
diencss grew Somewhat rebclllous. The n,edi-
tatIon wa,tz: and march Of The Guilds from
Of dIsapprova. On Dec. 6. 1868. when par.
q az snGGIsa ,nG Lohs1Gra I'd
rs w,'Sstia na, so%slaq re-
WIN LNe outuuSlaStS T0uutbJ uutl loI
GroGramms had boon gone through with.
form tho overture to Die Mels' ersinGer." tho
compieXity OF the work quite daGoi tho iis'ea-
ers. and a general disturbance ansued. There
were Kisses, and shouts; blows were OK
changed, and the same scene was enacted on
the next sunday. when the overture Was re-
pented,
Much moro spars than can DO devote to tho
subject by daily newspaper would 20 neces-
sary 10 onumcrate even, vi, to date. tho
Parish concerts In when Waeners mu-
Iii ns G Sssoa DE- ID sss Il eyD@ 20
&c.. nro aud con: tho theories and works OF
thu German reformer. Mention can only
Dions and OF tho notable occasions On
which his achievements wers revealed.
fragmontarily, to Partisan music LOVERS
In 1864 Ernest Reyerwrote with praise OF tho
representation OF The buchanan tina he
witnssss! III Welmar, but, he iaileq 70 detect.
tie most dis'inGusshsi Q! rarlsan crlics;
battle for him whenever possible. In 1868 N.
iation Of "Iohengrin." hut became in
yolyed in financial difficulties before he
had q chance to bring forth the opera
Alter Lohsngrin" had been sung at Baden,
In presence OF many French !istsners a piano
and vocal score WAS engraved and published
~ Paris. 81. Pasdelonp, who succeeded NJ
!" LoierGrIn" by that Of /" i.ienl." whieh no
ter the death Of Bsrlioz. The opera had been
cut with free hand, but the criticisms