The Indianapolis journal., 1895-11-11
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terviewed in New York the other day on
his piano playing and the composers he
most likes.
Hal When you ask me my favorite COM
Positions" said the virtuoso. you speak TO
me OF Beethoven's sonatas. They are all
my favorites, but perhaps my feelings In
cline toward the last the great maestro
ever wrote, the one hundred and eleven.
No. It is not on the tapis that I play this
in New York. Here will play the thirty
one. No. and the one hundred and one.
neither Of which have yet played In
this city before.
When do 1 practice? Well. always from
five to six hours a day. and some day when
have concert the most important. 1 prac
tice thirteen, fourteen hours before. When
1 do not play so many recitals do not
practice so much. In the summer, when
take my complete rest, I play not more
man nave one or na I%o sa09 aDqr bo cay vi
hotel where stay. No, do not only prac-
tice my concert pieces. begin first al
practice. I start the. moment 1 get up
from my bed, about or 10. and I never
IS oveT When play S in ht the afternoon
take only a cup of tea Ur sometimes a
soft boiled egg Only sometimes. My prin-
not until IL o'clock at night Then L play
billiards with my secretary, Hugo Gorlitz,
/ have made three breaks of fifteen this
week.
When I go upon the. stage can fee,
my audience at once. That is true. AS
walk across my eye flashes often some
one with sympathetic exterior. and am
always conscious of their presence while
play I know. too, when there are many
new people who have never heard me be-
fore. and as l go through the programme
DO / admire the works of wagner? Wen.
If Asaa -. L. ,Fs
number of others. All Chopin, for in
stance, and Schumann'S PapiIlions;' then
as .ne useh Is INV very sga reat
ite. Chopin and Schurnann, ah. they are
the real great composers"
do you compose much music yourself?'
'Ha, No." he. said, with sudden shade
time to composing. Now 1 do little in
my. leisure time. but as soon as II is pos
pleying-and compose all my time. An:
That. viii be. good
many pieces he plays he considered to be
the most difficult OF execution.
The variations on a theme by. Paganini.
written by Brahms" he promptly replied.
These have never been played by me OF
anybody else at a concert here, but shall
They have needed more practice tnan any
thing I have doate before. except perhaps
Schumanns Etudes symphoniques.
Runaway Convent Girl In the Chorus.
A handsome young girl applied for posi-
ton in the chorus of ''The Wizard of the
Nile at the New York Casino last week.
She said she had sung with Francis Wilson.
DC Wolf Hopper and other opera stars.
She was accordingly engaged On trial. She
gave her name Miss LisIe Meade. Miss
Meade proved an earnest worker. and was
at once looked upon valuable addition
to the company. She seemed 10 enjoy the
work and asked 10 ''understudy." She de-
sired. she said, to ultimately venture into
grand opera great surprise was in store
for her associates. On Tuesday night, be-
fore the performance had concluded, it was
noticed that two nuns were walking up and
down near the stage door of the theater, as
until the members OF the chorus began to
come out and when Miss Meade made her
appearance one OF them stepped forward
and said something TO her in a low voice,
which sounded like Sister Grace!v Miss
Meade gave a smothered scream. yet fol-
sino Building. where for a few moments
sfterward she was observed to be weeping
bitterly. At last she withdrew from them
and re-entered the Casino by the stage
door. and soon reappearcd with a bundle OF
clothes She has not since been seen by
any one- The mystery OF her disappearance
was explained by roommate. Miss Meade
had confided TO her that she had run away
from a suburban convent TO join the comic
opera company. and that sister of hers
Damrosch to Open mt Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI. Nov. lo.--The arrival to-
day OF Walter Damrosch and his symphony
orchestra and company of Wagnerian sing
ers by special train from Pittsburg and
the American tour or his opera company,
which takes place here Tuesday night.
aaSsRf sH uer ssIe are
Behrens and others. die Walkuere'' Is the
opera for the opening night, with Klafsky
manifested by the musical public on account
OF the reputation of the artists and Of
the long dearth of opera In Cincinnati.
Notes of the stage.
The comedy called Nancy" I'm which
Fany Rice opens her engagement at En-
slishs tonight Is from the German, being
adapted from Three Pairs OF Shoes" q
play that has enjoyed years OF popular Ia
vor In the Kaiser's realm. the leading role
womans name is known and she is loved
throughout the united empire for the pleas
urc afforded the people by her bright com
OF high degree are required Of the star In
Nancy" snd thus Il is that Fanny Rice
ment Is for the first three days of the
week. with Wednesday matinee.
Charles osgood Is In the city in advance
week. Mr. osgood says people who saw
the show last year will hardly recognize
the old production 1t has been supplied
with new music and new features until
Il is said TO be almost new show through
ont The famous Kiianyi living pictures.
the originals in this country, are With
'ii9e."
Lincoln J.. Carter, the ex-teleerapher
whose three mechanical melodramas ..Ibe
Fast Mail" Tornado" and THE Default
err have made him a fortune Is at work
on new play called Chicago" In which
he expects to outdo all his former efforts
at spectacular realism. Speaking of Car
ter's Fast Mail" there are two Coz
panies playing the piece In England
Richard Mansfield. who has not played
In indianapolis for seven or eight years.
will appear here after the holidays He Is
rcgaIning his strength rapidly since hts
long siege OF typhoid and begins rehearsals
this week IN New York. in addition 10 his
: talented wife. Beatrice CAMERON. he will
have Rose Eytinse and Johnstone Bennett
I'm his company.
Oscar We'll and c. t. DazeyS romantic