The morning call., 1893-08-20

name of his birthplace. She had stage
| twenty-five minutes aud had told him all
she had composed and all she intended to
compose, and had cheered him with the
news that he could always play her CON-
| positions free of charge.
No sooner had she gone than the mes
! senger from the Baldwin arrived with the
| letter from composer number two. begging
/ Mr.. Hlnrichs TO give her fastest polka his
/ undivided consideration as she felt sure
it only needed an introduction 10 the public
! by his orchestra 10 make an instant hit.
did you not once offer 10 bring out and
print, free OF charge, the best musical
| compositions submitted to you?" observed
the reporter.
Don't remind me of it, That was the
time had TO buy new dooTbell every
day." exclaimed Mr.. Hinrichs. while what
novelists would calla "hunted look came
over his face. "rhe effects of that rash
offer still pursue me. The CALL at the
time spoke OF it as happy thought" he
CONTINUED. pensively. Il discovered TO my
sorrow that it was the reverse. 1 also dis
covered that San Francisco has enough
musical composers to supply the world"
Talk about composers" he added with
sort of gloomy enthusiasm, "why, ell the
musical chords of the future were 20 be
found in their works. Absolutely Wagner
was not in it for new and startling har-
monies. Of course some of them were
really excellent. | should like particularly
In mention Songs of Summer by Florence
Easterby, which received the first prize
The work was very fine. My idea of hav-
ing musical com mpeti tious was imita ted by
conductors all over the country. but
don't know whether they all had their
doorbells ringing from morning till night,
as had"
Il don't think we can bring out any
amateur compositions just now" he added
| TO the messenger, land it will be utterly
m n ha at IA
10 O'Clock tomorrow, so please wait till
we are through with the interview" And
then Dir. Hinrichs prepared to answer the
reporters questions.
Where was born? Well, to tell the
| truth 1t was liz a royal castle-Lud wigs
| hut possession OF the Duke OF Mecklen-
burg. Don't blame me for that" he has
| tened to add. "My father was in the cav
airy aud was Quartered there at the time !;
1t was In 1864; but we removed to Ham,
burg when L was only 212 wears old.
II received my musical education In
Hamburg. Ii. L. Kayser, one of the most
renowned and>celebrated masters of violin
music OF modern times. gave me violin
lessons. The organ and piano | studied
under Carl Armbrust. and Angelo Riess-
land taught me harmony.
II cannot boast of ever having been
musical prodigy. Infant phenomenons are
the fashion. but when L was young | was
not in IL. though | seem almost to nave
lived in the theater during the last sixteen
years. At IA years OF age l entered the
Hamburg Stadt Theater, remaining there
for three seasons. / had the honor of
playing under the conductorship of Hans
Won BulOw, Rubinstein and Saint-Saens.
''Saint-Saens is one OF the most excitable
Of conductors. He literally dances and
writhes about on the stand. When he
went 10 Hamburg. where all The musicians
were Germans, he was made more excit-
10 hv ho fan or hat ha
word of German. We were forced to speak
French to him, and such Frenchi
when Rubinstein brought out his
Nero he personally conducted thirty-two
rehearsals. and even during the perform
ance he always had Josef Sucher. our own
musical director, sitting in the front row
in case of any break. During my time at
the Stadt Theater ] also played under the
baton of Johannes Brahms. DIR. KienZl,
Roeder. johann Strauss, Franz Won Suppe
aud many other greater composers. besides
Gungl, keler-Bela, ETC., at Concerts"
When August Hinrichs was only IS years
of age his entire family moved to San
Francisco. Arriving here at o'clock Sun
day morning he was engaged before 2
o'clock the same day to play at the Bald
win matinee. Ever since then, with the
exception OF TWO days, he has never been
without theater engagement.
When only % years of age he gave a series
of orchestral concerts at Odd Fellows HALL
In spite OF large subscriptinn-list he was
too poor business man to come ont
Drofitably, and as be himself expressed 1t,
II saw myself at the end of the concert
season surrounded by debts and with nnv.
thing but bright and prosperous futnre
before me-"
However. just at this time Mr.. Bouvier.
the genial manager of the Baldwin, offered
him the post of musical director of the
Baldwin Iheater, position which he has
hnld C1fnn IN k.
all of Ovid Musin's San Francisco con-
certs.
In 1888 he composed one-act operetta,
Monsieur Herrule," which was pro
duced by a German company, and in
which Matilda Cottrelly scored great sue
cess. When questioned respecting mis-
desire to continue com posing. Mr.. Him.
| riehs remarked: 81 have Certainly had