New-York tribune., 1895-02-25

., "a. singers who will take part Ia tonight .
rcpresentation. only one Is known L" '"' '' "
house In the character which he VIII imp'rson','
,na, "a Emil Fischer. who Will be the konig Marke
q, the evening There viii doubtless De many ~
the audience. however to whom Frau Su'ne'
rsoi,c uiu rresDnt Itself = old ana hdnili'u
acauaintancc for hundreds of N'"-fo'h'r8 nav
witnessed her lmpersonatlon oi IN" TOO "' '''''
r.uth AT the Wagner festivals Ihsfe 10" MI
,,yarv anneared as Tristan at several OF the rep
rasc,tations I'm 1891 and though he failed TO look
the part because OF his shortness OF s'"'uI'' j"
Gang the last act with fine dramatic intelligence
and feeling There will naturally be consiH'iip"
curiosity 10 see whether Nr Nvary presence
this month will cause such a nuticr IN the near ~
OF tho feminine element OF the audirho'' ~ II
used TO do a few years agonc. "h.n the hhuli''o"
O, silly women turned The head % the httie man
so compIetcly that he thought himself privileged
IN dictate TO the management Of the opera house
concerning Nine. I.ehmann's honorarium' IL was
found 10 be necessary 10 decline TO feengaS' M"
I'm order 10 dlsabuse his mind OF that concert H'e
then he has placed a highly creditable career to MS
record in the opera houses OF Germany and Lon
The programme OF last Saturdays symphony
concert was little ncongruous In us Clements
but so interesting withal that II vas a pity IN"
performance did rot n!t Itself out OF the iut
OF perfunctorincss in which 50 many OF VT ilaW-
rosch's orchestral affairs move. II Is not cnodSh
TO play the notes OF BcethOvcn's symphony III y
major; It's spirit must be brought home to ne
hearts OF it's hearers. and this cannot be done S
reeling II on 40 many beats to the minute as
wholly without character or charm. and So sinsu-
larry enough was that OF the "Waldwebch "o"'
"Siegfried" In which # was easy to perceive the
audience took a special interest. doubtless be
cause OF the promised production Of the ldyIhc
drama AT the Opera House Thursday evening.
thr,ns mt Ia.
ton of TschaIkowskys Hamlet" sonorous and
frequently striking composition but one calculated
to cause deal Of brain-racking among tn"se s
VINO s SIN 3, ~ 9Th bakespesres creation Mr..
Plunket Greene hlled oui the middle oi inc rlu
WIZ Hnass ss' =, from The GENEROUS repcrIory
which he opened TO us on his first American vS,,, 5
He sang TO Mr.. Walter Damroschs always enectlNe
and poctical accomplishments. and this feature
OF the concert gave such peasurc that ne suppl
en'sd h Mem ' GedanRena JEDI tender iragran! bios,
som of medieval poetry and music. Mr.: Greene
~ ac on Which iGI nf II
notce-and he sang spiritedly and we'll hous, ms
dels ''Ga risuonar d'intorno might be questioned
Tho unreasonableness. not to call it by harsher
name OF the Musical Protective Union. ~ stfik-
ngly Illustrated In its treatment OF Anton teghe',
whose s soss he 90 s Mr.
and the union year ago ~ w I srpen Re to play
ah ahaa Symphony concert as solo artist. but for
bade the orchestra playing with him as one OF ~ ~
members After the compromise had been reacheu,
MIR Hegner joined the union. Some time aso u, u,
accepted an engagement TO play at concert %
the Philharmonic Society In Baltimore lhe cor
certs OF this society are conducted by Asger nam.
erik. and given under the auspices OF me peapor
Institute between which and the local musicians >
union a conflict is pending Because OF thia a.
nn.o he secretary Of the union forbade ML M
Uegner to fulhl his engagement In Baltimore IL
did So nevertheless. relying on the iact Una, So s4
narformers are subject 10 the restrictions uiu
when members OF orchestras and brass oanbe ,he
labor For this he has been cited Delone as he he
dirocto,s OF the union to answer charges, 'ie
secretary having informed him that so ions % ,ss as
a.. ousrre, between the Baltimore union ana the
pna,ndy W. institute is pending. union musician
may play in that city. This seems 10 pe vi
Wegner's reward for Joining the union
This incident brings TO mind the interesunss 3
fact that Mr. Brodsky whe lost his p0s,or OF III