The morning call., 1894-03-15
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS.

"reminiscences OF the late Won BuIow are now
In order. A Boston writer contributes the fol-
lowing 10 the growing stock: II remember
very We'll when he was last here calling upon
him IN the artists room In the Music Hail. He
was smoking cigarette and was walking to
and fro in great agitation, evidently much an
noyed. He apologiZed for bis somewhat curt
greeting by saying that he was completely up
set by the number OF people who had sent 10
him 10 that room for bis autograph. 'Confound
it, be exclaimed, where tie deuce is the man
who signs my autographs for me? He should
be here. There is lady waiting downstairs
for an autograph and she should be gratifed at
once. i suppose shall have 10 write it N.Y.
SELF And he proceeded TO do so on the back
OF card. There, / think that is as much like
my autograph as 1 can make it, showing a
signature which was certainly a remarkable
example OF chrography. And when the agent
he expected arrived Won Bulow sent down the
card and regained his equanlmity."
Miss Zelie de Lussin. the young New York
soprano who has been singing so successfully
win the Carl Rosa Company in England. is
known as "Tbe Queens Own" on account of
the great attention which she has received
from her Britannia Majesty. She was called
three times 10 court last year. and while at
BalmoFal the Princess Beatrice placed Der own
bedroom al her disposal as dressing room,
for the castle has not sufficient guest aeeommo-
dations for so large a company as the Carl Rosa.
Many rare and beautiful gifts, including dia-
mond bracelet, The tributes of royal favor,
adorn the pretty boudoir Of the singer, but a
writer 10 The sketch who recently visited
her found Der the same natural, unaffected
'Zelie" as when she sang before her American
audiences. loyal to her country, like all true
Americans, and unspoied by her success.
A scene OF wild enthusiasm followed the fall
Of the curtain when the Metropolitan Opera
Company recently performed Leoncayallos "I
Paglaccr' in Boston. 1t was only a parallel,
however, TO those outbursts which accompany
the production OF the work In the cities OF
Europe. Not alone has this fiery and tragic
masterpiece excited audiences Of southern
blood, II has swept It's way through Germany.
conquering city after city. and other colder
lands have felt its power. The music is of the
nltra-modern Italian school. which has been so
Influenced by Ponchiello. Wagner, Bizet and
the later Verdi. Ponehieli. a great musician,
who, even after bis death. Is not properly APP
preciaied, was the professor OF composition In
the Milan Conservatory who taught Leonca-
vallo, Nascagni and Puccini.
Nlne-year-oid Raoul Kocyalski, not content
with astonishing the people OF Leipsie by con-
Quoting an orchestra like master, has now
come forward as an operate composer. The
work OF this infant phenomenon is called
"Hagar," and though it is not completed the
overture was recently produced at Cologne uD-
der The little fellows own conductorship. and
The serious German critics speak well Of the
composition.
The English organist most familiar TO Amerl-
cansis w. I. Best, whose reeitals on the grand
organ in ST. Georges Hall, Liverpool, have
been visited by so many tourists from This side
OF the Atlantic. MI. Besps recitals were mar
vicious displays of technical skill, combined
with musicianly feeling, and Americans learn
with regret that he has been compelled by Ill
health TO retire from the profession.
since the departure OF the opera from the
Metropolitan, decided calm has settled down
over matters musical in New York, and once
removed from the influence OF the enthusiasm
which pervaded the closing performances,
critics are finding time TO view the season dis
passionateiy and TO regret that though the