The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-07
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which was sung some time ago in San Fran
cisco at the Baldwin Theater, was produced.
One of the newspapers, La Atalaya, had its
| prudery so shocked at the work that 1T declared
the people who assisted at such a spectacle
| were monsters, and threatened to publish the
names of all those families who dared to wit
ness "Miss Helyett" number OF the towns
neonIe of santander were so indignant at this
impertinence of the Atalaya that they went in
q body to the editorial-rooms and held an in
dignation meeting in front OF the office.
Nine. Patti is in Berlin. Before leaving Lon
don she gave Sir Augustus Harris a promise to
annear during the coming season at Covent
Garden as Violetta, Rosina and other OF her
fsvorite parts Except for solitary perform
snce at Drury Lane in 1886, and another single
representation at Her Maiesty's IN 1857, Nine.
Patti has not appeared in opera IN London for
ten wears. In Berlin, despite the fact that the
prices OF places have been raised almost SIX
fold there is a big demand for seats.
A ludicrous incident recently occurred while
AIbani was playing Marguerite in Gounod's
"Faust' in Berlin. In the last act, where Mar
guerite is seen ascending to heaven, AlDanl for
got to throw herself on her straw bed, which is
drawn away from the stage, and was conse-
ouently LETT lying in full view of the audience.
while her other self assembled skyward. The
step from the sublime to the ridiculous sent
the public home in good temper, however,
which was fortunate for Albani, as her singing
had given anything but satisfaction.
ga violinist went to the manager of certain
London paper says LIE Menestrel, "stating
that although he had told the reporter of that
paper that the violin on which he played was
Stradivarius the fact was not mentioned in the
report of his concert" The manager replied,
IF Mr.. StradivariuS wants his viol1ns pulled
up in our paper tell him he must advertise
with u.s. and gave the astonished yiohnist
card with his advertisement rates"
The date of the production of Paderewski's
opera is uncertain. The hbretto is at present
in Polish, and the opera unnamed. The work
is in four acts, and the story modern, the
scene being laid in the Carpathians, on the
Hungarian frontier. The music in piano score
has been finished for some little time, and
Paderewski expects to complete the orchestra
ton early in the spring.
Handers "Messiah" was recently performed
at Buenos Ayres for the first time, it is be-
lieved, in South America. There was a chorus
of 300 voices, and an orchestra of fifty per-
formers. Special trains were run; the house
was sold out an hour and half after the open
ing of the box-office, and the proceeds were
$500.
Verdis "Falstaff'' at the Metropolitan Opera
house is a certainty. In addition to this Mr..
Grau says that Saint-Saens' Samson ct Delilah'
will certainly be produced. If that is so, the
managers will have put to their credit four
novelties in the course of the season, which
will be a very respectable record.
At the recent conference of musicians at
Dublin, capital anecdote is told of Sir John
Stainer. That erudite gentleman read paper
entitled "Does Music Train the Mind?" The
printers, who knew better, set 1t up, "Does
Music Strain the Mind?'' One commentator
says he thinks the printers were right.
Lectures on music with vocal or instru.
mental illustrations, are only just beginning in
San Francisco, though they have for some time
been very popular in the East and in Europe.
The Baroness Anna Won Meyerinck will give
q chat next Monday on vocal matters, at the
Century Club. Admission, however, is only by
invitation.
concert at which over 100 people were
present, took place at the First Congregational
Church, Oakland last Thursday. A number of
new songs, by John w. Metcah, were intro
duced and well received.
Ever since the advent of Sybil Sanderson at
the Metropolitan Opera-house Senior Terry, with
a heavy black mustache and contented coun-
tenance, has been a nightly attendant at the
opera.
A choral society has been organized at the
First New Jerusalem Church in this city. Re
hearsals of the cantata "Daniel" are being
actively carried on every Friday night.
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