The morning call., 1894-12-27
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS.

Tommy Atkins has been made popular all
the world over TO EnglIsh-speak lag readers py
Rudyard kipllng. Ii will be a surprise, there
fore, to most people to learn that the Manches-
ter and Stafford Trades and Labor Council has
just denounced him as a blackleg. 1t appear rs
that the ritish soldier cannot form "Grena.
dler Guards Trades Unon," ne must not OBJ.
ject to his foreman, he cannot strike, or resolve
to treat himself To a "playday"; aud, Also his
wages and the terms of his service are settled
for him by benefcenl Legislature without
previous consultation with himself. Therefore
the direct charge that Tommy is in ira des
union phraseology a "blackleg' was made
against him at the meeting in question by I. b.
Williams, general secretary of the English
Amalgamated Society OF Musicians The CO IN
plant is that army bandsmen take orchestral
engagements in theaters and elsewhere st
lower rate than professional musicians. Poor
Tommy, however, is not to blame for this as he
is bound to do what his superiors order him.
The British military bands, moreover, are not
paid by the country at ALL but by the regi-
mental officers. TO whom If bandsmen were not
allowed to contract outside engagements they
would be an even more serious tax than they
are at pr sent The Musicians Union seems to
have gone about It's work i'll laundering way
when it denounced Tommy. for the only officer
who was appealed To promptly wrole back to
play only at the scale of ordinary charges.
Italy and France, which for the last few years
have had somewhat strained political relations
seem to be giving one another the hand of
friendship and mutual admiration over matters
musical Verdi has had two ovations in Paris
over the productions OF "Falstaff" and
"Othell0," ana now the Scala and the Interna-
tiona Theater OF Milan are recproeatlng by
mounting the works of French composers. A
recent number OF LIE Figaro says: This inter
change does honor alike to Italy and France"
The French works which the Lyric Interna-
tional Theater OF Milan is producing are
"Manon's Portrait and "Werther'' by Masse-
net, "Mignon," "Carmen," "Coppella," ETC.
The following is the list OF operas to be played
during The Scala season, which opened yester
day: IRA cliffe'' and "Slyano," two new works
by Mascagni; "Sigurd' by Ernest Reyer; Pat
rie' by Sardou aud Paladilhe; .F0rtunio," a
new opera by Van WesterhouI; Samson and
Dalila" by Saint-Saens; 81 Medics" by Leonca-
vallo; Carmen" md Les Pecheurs des Perles"
by BiZet, and 81 Navarralse" by Massenet.
During The coming season OF three months
corresponding number OF grand bailets VIII be
mounted at The Scala. These are TO be "Sylvia''-
by Deli6es, LA AIaladetta" by F. Vidal and
"The Slavonic Wedding" by Hartel. Nine.
Adm mas been engaged to sing the prima
donna roles In the works of Reyer, Massenet
and Paladthe. She inaugurated the season yes
terday by singing Brunehlde In "Slgurd' by
Reyer,
Accounts have been widely circulated con:
corning the discovery OF violoncello concerto
by Haydn, the rxistence OF which was unknown
until recently, and this work has just been
performed, probably for the first time, at the
Crystal Palace, London. Somewhere about
1870 the solo part was presented to Herr
David Pepper by a Vlennese amateur who
stated that he had made diligent search at
EsterhaZ and elsewhere for the score and
parts, but had been unable TO find them. Herr
Pepper believes In the authenticity or the
concerto and has made Accomplishments from
DIS own pen as nearly as possible in Haydns
manner. In this labor of love he has been
completely successful, and whether the work is
Dy Haydn or is simply clever forgery does not
greatly signify except as a matter or an
tiquaran interest. The themes OF the three
movements are perhaps more suggestive of
Mozart than OF the Older master. but they are
decidedly winning 10 their melodic grace, and
the details, as amplifed by Herr Pepper, are
unexceptionaly pleasing
Signor OttayiO NouYeii has proved an utter
failure at The Metropolitan Opera house, New
York. and, 10 tell tile truth he did not deserve TO
prove much else. Nouvelli Is an Italian singer
with French school. He was born at Turin and
hrst attracted attention at Paris at the Theatre
des Italians IN Martha" Later he appeared at
the Theatre Lyriqae. he has sung all over
Europe. and Is said to share South American
favor with Tamagno. In 1890 he sang the role
OF Walter at the Scala In Milan, when "Die