The morning call., 1894-09-27
MUSICAL STARS.
How II. Heyman Hob
nobbed With Them.
The Californian Tells of His PEREZ
CARNATIONS to European
ShrineS of Art.

the San Francisco Art Institute concerts,
returned to the bosom of his family yes
teTday after five months spent in Europe.
Among his effects was ponderous album
containing the dedicatOry autographs of
nearly every European musical celebrity,
photographs of the same, an Ivy leaf from
Wagner's tomb and chip from the door
of the house in Saltzburg where MazarO
composed the "Magic Flute"
81 had a splendid time, Splendid" said
the musical director smiling blandly.
Berlin was the first musical center
made for. Joachim was there, the same
magnificent vlOinist as ever but aged a
good deal-family troubles, you know.
Here's his picture" and The local musi-
clan. who was just unpacking his treas
ures, showed a picture of the king of
living v0lnists, inscribed with friendly
dedlcatioD.
"The man l did not find changed was
Carl RhelneckeI. He was directing that
magnificent Gevandhaus orchestra al Leip-
sic, just as he did seventeen years ago, in
my student days. | was invited 10 a re-
hearSal and sat in that great hall, over
come by the freshness and spirit With
which he dominated his musicians. His
private life is a very simple one. He lives
which is large salon with two beautiful
plan OfOrtes, His walls are hung with
pictures by great artists that have been
given to him by the painters. L had supper
with them one night, and his charming
wife, who is a skillful mus ician played
with him. There was no show about any
thing, we just sat down without Iormality
to good hearty German supper"
DR.. JadassohD, the famous theorisu and
composer, was another Leitsic musician Of
whom Henry HeyGan had much to lell
Then his "reminiscences strayed 10 Dresden,
Prague and Vienna, and he gave an in
stance of how widespread is the art of con-
versing in the English language. when
/ got To the Italian frontier, stepped up to
the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and said, (Lingua,
con pane g buTrO chlante) (t0ngue with
bread and butter and chiaudl wine). The
man in charge, answered with a strong
down-eastern accent, Il guess IFS a tongue
sandwich you want | was quite overcome,
but knowing my Italian accent to be cor
rect. / looked at him, and repeated in the
poltest manner Qingua, etc). That time
got what l wanted"
II Italy The musical director hObnobbed
with many IN re celebrities, and added
numerous pages TO his autograph album.
In Paris he met more celebrities, some of
them CalifOrnians. 1.-The California con-
tingent among the art students are doing
magnlficently," he said. "A number of
them were out of town when was there,
hnt / met Ed Cucuel, Harry Fonda, Willis
Thorndlke, George Piper and Hedmuud,
the dear mute from the Berkeley Insti-
tute. They lunched with me on the
Fourth, and we had great time. AS for
the music IN Paris, what impressed me
most WAS VerdPs 'faIstaff'-it is one OF
the greatest operas ever written. l can
not find words 10 describe Victor Maurel,
and as for Mile. DelDa she is the CON-
cir 4 - ILL -.
Sbyl SandersOu in Romeo and Juliet,
but in That's her singing was beautiful.
She gave Massenets music with her heart
and soul, and her beauty electrified
people"
Henry Heyman, who was chosen one of
the jury to decide the violin com petitions
at the Conservatory of LiegP, had much 10
say about the two new Belgian violiuists,
Thomson and Ysaye. 'Oh. yes. L have
TbOmson's autograph here, and he is
grand, but do not like him better than
Divide Musin. You know, Divides home
is in Liege. and l found him 10 his garden
dressed III an old tennis suit. He was
smoking "a long pipe and playing mar
ve0usly."
OF Bayreuth Henry Heyman has enough
! "reminiscences TO fill a book. he met
musicians from all over the world, who
had gone to worship at the Wagner SHRINE.
And when l saw Nordica's name on the
programme as Elsa L said, Have come
Ill the way TO Bayreuth and paid 20 marks
for place to hear Nordica? But Mt the
end of the opera [ would willingly have
paid 40 to hear her again. The American
prlma donna was the star of The festival"
Yesterday evening the return of the
wanderer, Henry HeymaD, was celebrated
by number of his fellow musicians in a
very delightful manner. A party cOnsis l.
ing of members of the California Theater
orchestra ana SrhePPs orchestra went up
to his residence on Eddy street and gave
him right royal serenade.
Eugene E. Schultz, the popular leader
of the California Theater orchestra, con-
Quoted the expedition and directed the
musical arrangements. Heyman was SO
delighted 10 see his friends and so touched
at their attention that he with difficulty
restrained himself from falling upon their
necks and weeping. There's no place
like home" he said, as he wrung each one
warmly by the hand.