The morning call., 1894-08-30
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS.

famous concert singer. recently dled I'D Berlin
at the age of 60. She retired from the concert
platform IN 1865, when she became one OF ne
leading pr o1essors of singing at tie stern Con-
servatorium at Berlin. Among her pupils nave
been many excellent singers, and numerous are
the tales told OF ia Meyers" severity anu
eceentricitles. TiRht-laeing was DaDlt against
which she constantly waged war, ana IL any Oh
her pupils appeared encased IN narrow corsets
she was in the habit Of sending them hoho
before the Whole class "to dress more reason
ably" PrOtestatfons were useless. MY
knowledge of physiology tells me that nature
| DID not make your waist that SIZE sue "ou'u
exclaim. go, fraulein. and do not expect 'nat
will give you lesson till you come wearing
! no cOrsets at ALL" AS the girls Knew the Vaiue
! OF her Instructions they eenerally oDeseu
though all of them did not go TO the length Vi
the young lady 10 whom Jenny NEVER eA-
| claimed one day in despair: "Hou slng. aOso-
lutely without expression. can only thlnk OF
one thing capable OF rOusIDg you from your
apathy. You must fall in love" a he" WEEKS
after a great change was remarked I'D tue sii
singing, and the maestro asked her pupil now
| It happened that she now sang Win so huch
| SOUL each. frauleiu." replied the girl mod
estly. II took your advice. and now L am
engaged to be married"
The hotels of Avlgnon were not aOIe 10 ac-
| cOmmodate the crowds that Hooked TO the
recent fetes in Provence where the inaugur-
alton OF the ancient Roman theater oil orange
was one of the chief attractions. Inc FRO
vencals themselves were charmed 10 mink tbat
! the 'COmedie" was giving the hrst great MOD
ern representation in whatthe papers announce
| to be 1.-The Bayreutb of France" ana the peo-
pie Wed wish one another in honoring the
! actors One OF the performers gives the FOL
! lowing description OF a boat ride on the Rhone:
1.-The sail was enlivened by charming incidents.
| On The greater part OF the suspension bridges
| that so plcturesquely bar the river the people
| were assembled In crowds and applanded en-
| Enthusiastically. AT Venne an immense bouquet
| was lowered from the bridge for the actors; at
Serrieres two bottles of native wine were let
down by cords, and at Fiyiers flowers and
letters, containing complimentary illusions to
the visitors, were thrown down by the school
children. This triumphal course was continued
I'LL we entered AVignon at sunset"
The composer Verdi has been robbed OF
number OF yaIuables In Genoa. Ii appears
that burglars managed TO obtain access 10 his
apartments In the Doria Palace and, after
breaking open all the bureaus and trunks, they
made havoc among quantity OF articles that
they were unable TO carry away. All the silver
ware ana jewels were piled into large arm
chairs and OF the arms and seats the robbers
had torn the stuffing. Surprised by the porter
at the moment they were leaving the palace
they took flight, abandoning a part of their
booty. The greater part of Nine. VerdPs jew
els aud the decorations OF the composer were
stolen, however.
An Italian composer. Pirani, who has been
reporting the Bayreuth performances for a
Milan papeT, La Perseverance,, terminates one
OF his letters In the following manner: Il will
conclude wiki a piece of Information that will
especially Interest conductors OF Orchestr2s.
When The weather is holland it is always hot
fhn Davrr aI
ducts in his shirtsleeves. What an object OF
envy for our conductors who compelled TO
wear the tyTanr Ical white tie and swallowIal ls,
perspire and suffer every night, true victims TO
art :"
A Russian millionaire named Saloduwnikoff
is building a magnificent opera-house in Mos
COW, which Is TO be finished next month. The
interior decorations, however, Will not be CON-
plete Till December, when the building will be
inaugurated with some magnificent oDeratic
representations. The theater VIII accOmmO-
date 300 people with the comfort aud space
that are considered Indispensable In Russia.
All the boxes will have receptiOn-rooms at
tached, and there will be four tiers of large
boxes running all round the building.
1t Is the idea OF Messrs. Abbey SchoefTel and
Grau 10 form an auxiliary American chorus
numbering about fifty people for their next sea-
son Of opera at the metropolitan 0pera-house
These performers viii be trained In the roper
tory OF French and italian works 10 be pro-
dued during the season. and will be REINFORCED
at its opening by the same number OF expert
eDced chorsters ''frOm the other side" This,
1t is expected, will form an excellent training
school, as II is intended 10 draw principals for
the minor roles from the most promising men,
bers OF the chorus.
The German papers announce the death, at
Z flNa - 1T Earl Nnll wi n fnr
nearly thirty years director of the Caecien
VereIu, and of the museum concerts at Frank
fort. He was born near Erfnrt, and was
pupil OF j. n. q. Goethe of Wemar, where he
was for some years leader OF the orchestra.
he wrote two cantatas, "Tasso in Sorrent'
and "RinaldO."
At Antwerp, M. Pruym, popular singer, was
recently out boating with some friends, when
one OF the parry fell into the water. nj. Prnym
jumped in after him. but was borne away by
The current and drowned. The friend, on the
contrary, was saved by the boatmen
Miss Margaret Mackintire, the wel-known
English prima donna. has created Juror at
The Cape OF Good Hope. where she went for a
pleasure trip, not intending TO appear pro-
fessionally. For a series of six concerts at
johannesburg she has received $1,000.
Sir Augustus Harris who has returned to
EOBl6nu, became undnCldliy Interested at Cnl-
cago in the manufacture OF patent vegetable
fabric. III IL Is the success 1 predict for 1t
shall be able to give opera for nothing" he OBJ
served 10 press representative.
The German critics are always chatting the
Emperor William. The latest canard is TO the
effect that the Kaiser proposes 10 confer
pOstbumous title of nobility upon Handel.
RumoTs are afloat that. after all, tn ere may
be some performances Ut Bayreuth next year
! In order TO raise funds for the intended revival
OF der Ring des Nibeungen" in 1896.
The manuscript Of "Tannhauser," which has
| been In the possession of a collector at Frank
! fort on the Maine, recently sold for 10000
| marks TO a Leipsc amateur.
! Juanito Manen, the Spanish viollnist, will
| begin tour OF fifty concerts In this country
next November, under the direction of Leon
MarguAes.
The Seidl Society has been giving Wagner
festival at the Brighton Beach Music Hall,
which is now alluded TO as THE Little Bay
reuth."
! PE0pI F. TAI kED AR0IIT