The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-22
MUSIC AND MUSICI4NS.

The taste for fine music grows BY what 1t
feeds on. In tho lack OF that focal point
hitherto supplied by the Metropolitan. there
is evident. even ut this early period OF
the season. q certain absence OF interest in
music that is quite UNUSUAL Last year the
performances of opera OF Nine. Patti and N.
iaderewski were widely discussed an n9 At At
hs tG aSe
o, anything new d thu IN
the quiet reception II" accorded TO- Dr. Dvorak;
th rnay sompose s woa
be an event Of extraordinary importanes: But
musical people and the interest that this elias.
takes IN his new sphere of work the coming OF
ton comparable with that which lately greeted
ire e accession e the Italian ?psrn of res
mark ed ali musical Incidents last winter We
were juoliant over the importation OF NJ. Las
Ssa IN thu Of ehsi
ing seized BY the malady which for time in
calacita most Of his comrades in inS opsra
US to meet q dulness Of appreciation which
should possibly applaud him only as compa-
The by no means plentiful admirers OF Wag-
ner in England are looking forward with mild
ecstasy to the performance OF Die Feen" ut
Covent Garden. After n prodiglous amount OF
trouble. Sir Augustus Harris has obtained the
| right to interpret the opera, which has never
! before been produced outside OF Munich. The
and ID ss MSe Is wrr
condn.ting at the Warzbnrg Theatre. The
lit lite Nns Ludw II Of avaF n pur trn
sum-. and it was produced at one Of tho
rssa IN tho ,d KSyH 0ners
the musical monarch mon was VAST. present. Much in in
terest concerning the work was expressed by
"M second ' nsr hns EsS%f
the King death, this curiosity was revived:
@ en-" sn nu5 pH ssrs Mere f Die
was given, which added a G399;diy sum to the
Sed ss Of s scers snd
forman.e in other cities than Munich were
t"vsnt da9en and the &asnsrian suIt IS in
over the event. The libretto Of Die Feen"
was based on u fairy story by Gozzi. Its score.
wr to on Ss mo Of Wees
Won. and Marschner.
| A programme Of the first concert ever given
by tho famous pianist Lzt. in 1920. has re-
Gently been discovered The future virtuoso
| was then nino years old His concert was
| given at Oldenburg. the selections including
R"s's second pianoforte concerto and an i'm
| promptu fantasia on u theme to be furnished
| by any person in the audience The an
an appeal ITO the. mobility. the military. and
do not known greater happiness than. to offer
devotedly to my dear country the first fruits Of
| lack in maturity and experience l wish to ac-
! quire by incessant work. which may perhaps.
figuring among the celebrities Of this great
country
Miss Marie Halton. the singer whose matri-
mona and other eccentrlcites brought her
into not altogether enviablo renown at tho Ca
the N anpryoy . that was denied to her conduct
mont in ar, than was gained by an olopcnent.
she made decided tS SUCCESS ice; IN the title role Of
was repeated in the operctta. She is now back
ShattGshury Theatre in which she will pro.
d nl Jnkobowskis new opera. tho libretto OF
% on ray ON o HtSs hsth no honogi
in h"r own W u; county, Beside the refngent
very commonplace young woman.
Some recent repairs in Westminster Abbey
included a recruiting OF tho Inscription on the |
tomb OF John Wilson. composer OF the scores
entitled " Chearfule Ayres or Ballads" ono of
which is n setting ola song in Tho Tempest"
s Miliion was was c9ntemnorary and friend Of
his an ahH avE ns ono
occasion entertained the workman by re-
counting t,ns many incidents in the composer's |
affecting anecdote relative to the musicians |
Go96dnsss Of heart the ahorsr looked up SYM
bout this here moosie myself hayin' no enr
Tor ,n and Origins. and bein' Worried by brass
known now, that the I'D gent, was SO iind-hearted |
could ha' saved his feelin's last month Ye
Known bous his h Srneins 1 run tho
drain pipe right through i'm"
The Huntingdon Cravnth marriage abruptly |
ends the artistic career Of lady who has long |
been considerable figure on the musical
stage Miss Agnes Huntington Is one Of tho
ssyyrra! artists OF this country who were com
hs tn e 40 aGr1ai Tor renoTn and prosperity
Ger, Platforms fer some years without earning
than tlat Of zeIie do Lussan. Following, the
nv went * hs sn si .re Ss er soa s
position was assured Many years previously.
sister We're travelling through Denmark, when
by some felicitous accident the young Ameri-
fri Wss rhs hs I'd
american mnidens into immoliate favor and
nsn,s OF Az especial Il the
lnstons arrived in London in their second emf
I.nSv f9m AMcriea the her
refers, to proudly rs tho createst complimsnt
that she ever received. The marked favor Of
i 80 atis5nguishSd pstronessled to Miss HUNT,
she made her English debut in comic opera
the Princess remai med loyal in her friendship.
ana continued to manifest concern for
the SOCIAL well ms artistic sue:
eess OF her protdgr. The heir apparent
also cvincrd unusual cordially OF Approval
!or mo stately American But Miss Hunting
ION MANAGED to hold tho royal gallant nt arms
lnnGlh--Whlch in hcr ease is Il considerable
dlstnnce. She was not rude rs Mary An
. dsfrnnn Was TO the Prince But she gave him
dlstlnctly to understand TINT. having met his
vile in Denmark, her sympnthies were en-
tirsiy with the Danish and not tho Guelph side
to her after that,