The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-11
wUsro AND MUSICIANS.

| After many delays. promises. and disap-
pointments Paderewski Is definitely an.
nounced to give his first concert In this city
Jan. 2 Tho Polish virtuoso is to appear six
times in New York-Jnn. .. Z. IA. Feb. 10. IL;
In Boston. Jan. 4. IL. u. n. 2S Fen. II: In
| BROOKLYN. Feb. II; in Chicago and Philndel-
phia twice. He will give forty.two concerts In
this country. The tour will come to an end
March 16. With these recitals and the con-
certs OF Herr Seidl. Mr.. Damrosch. Mr.
Nikisch. and other leaders. we shall have
| some compensation for the loss Of opera.
There Is at present indeed. q great az
nuence OF good music In this CITY,
| which. By better agreement OF purpose
among Its purveyors. might come into
more general enjoyment Neither at tho
| Lenox Lyceum nor In tho Music Hall Is tho
Sunday night audience ever large enough to
allow financial returns adequate to the extra
ordinary merits OF the entertainment II Herr
Sedl and Mr. Damrosch could arrange to give
thor performances on different evenings it
would DO beneficial. not only to the manage
mont. but to the public. Tho Nikisch orches-
ira. orpheus md Manuscript societies have
proven that Saturday and Sunday nights arc
not tho only evenings OF the week OH which
music may be played with advantage. In
der the present system adopted by our
principal leaders musical people are divided
equally by the Lenox attractions and those OF
tho Carnegie Hall. On few occasions has
either house boon comfortably filed during
tho present concert season. Tho fault is not
In the orchestras or their programmes. 1t
simply consists in the fact that however much
people may appreciate good music they can
not be in two places at once Both halls are
vacant during the greater portion OF the week.
SO there will be no difficulty for the rival
leaders to select evenings which will not con-
ict with one another. In justice to musical
people. II NOT TO their own interests. Mr.. Dam
Of their concerts. in order that 10th may 10
enjoyed In tho same week
An extraordinary opportunity for study is
now now offered TO amateur singers in Germany;
~ novel scheme Tor the development OF now
Elsns and larsifals some six weeks ago u
70 TO trained In .wagncrs works. Every
singer VINO entered this com pettlon had q
Sh OF sSr Ss rn at tn" q
gave efficient promise were selected for q
operas. The education is entirely grntnitous.
But tho Bayreuth College goes one. point fur
Damrosch's Cooper Union school. The wsTs
t nGriasn pupils are not only trained Gratui.
board during the course arc maintain cd free
q expense by the Eayreuth Fociety. The ar
tistic necessity .. . OF having singers who can 1T
measures forced upon the com poser himsef
naa
from the best artists in Germany. and had
Yet when tn. DAY Of the performance arrived.
the indignant musician felt obliged TO put up
the vUras % 1Hd
which the incapacity Of the singers had pre-
vented them from understanding. and which.
haA n nrl.n MAS f,f ~ rtr
study while the opera was being sung: 1t was
school OF free tram has been organized.
1t now contains twenty-five pupils. W ho have
w the upssc hs sna
strnction Of the college ia in charge Of Dr.
kniese. while the histrjionio elements are
Miss Lillian Russelrs infant ,phenon enon,
Last eyenp9 aeS Wa, " n her
these h; things lstt.r IN Paris A Tie late tx:
h tSs yea s sSss
account Of her age. lU il Years and mSn non
the Judges placed this talented youngster In
tbs preparatory class to grow a year older.
recent letter from tho home Of the valse
intimates that Inatte.s are livery in Vienna.
an oIerettn OF which the composer and those
who have hea ri some Of its measures possess
enthusiastic hopes. new riece, The Ba-
,azzo." Ivy Czbulka. author OF tho, famous
.,Sterhanie' Gavotte: and at present one OF
has been produced with great success at the
Theatre an der Wien. Negotiations are al
ready coirs on TO Introduce tn latest comic
oper; t" thu American stage. Car! Stretman.
the tenor whose experiences in the Lillian
Russell company last year were o. remarkable
advantage neither to his own reputation nor
the treasury Of the management. is now in
high favor and prosperity as the most popular
comic oncra hero in Vienna. distinguished
pianist. Alfred Reisenauer. who is we'll thought
OF in Europe. is considering the advisabilty of
extending his reputation to America This
artist is now playing in Vienna. after a sue
cesstu tour OF Russia. and is engaged for the
triumphs OF I!adcrewski. he wishes to cross
the Atlantic; In addition to the brlliancy OF
his touch. Herr Alfred Possesses the hirsute
glory. though scarcely tho poetic physique. OF
PaGcrewski Pauline i.ucca hes been ssI-
ousy Il. with Il severe attack of gastric fovnr.
which has occnsioned much concern to
her pupils many o. whom are Americans.
From Berlin comes the news that Joachim's
son. who is u Li,utenuut il the German army.