The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-11-08

cert tour twenty years ago. And the
dashing Tagliapietra, never so happy
as when he wore the smart clothes of a
Spanish bull fighter and could roll out
his '"Toreador tattendo" to the plaudits
of the galleries; and then d Albert, whose
dimensions as a virtuoso are in inverse
ratio to his size as man who wears
jaeger flannel from the top Of his head
to the soles of his boots, eschews meat
and his British nationality, and puts off
his wives as he does his top clothes.
Since we have talked about her husband
Of twenty years ago, there can be no
harm in saying that Nine. Carreno was
born in Caracas in 1853 the daughter of
a finance officer of the Venezuelan gov
eminent. She studied with Gottschalk
and Matthias in Paris, and was still in
her teens when she began to give con-
certs. She used to be singer as we'll as
a pianist. She composed the national
hymn of Venezuela, and she has man
aged an opera company, and when forced
to do it conducted it's performances. An
extraordinary woman altogether is
Teresa Carreno, and heartily will her
old admirers welcome her back to her
home.
A good story is told on Colonel Maple
son by Arditi, the veteran conductor. in
his recently published memoirs and /.
may be especially apropos to quote it
now that after so long an absence the
gallant colonel is back on these shores:
Il remember a good story of Maple
son." says the author, (which oppor-
timely recurs to me at this moment. A
certain tenor who had made his debut
under Mapleson's management came to
him one day in a towering rage, flour
ishing a daily paper in his hand, and
complaining bitterly of the manner in
which his singing had been criticised by
that journal.
Its shameful cried the Infatuated
singer, to have been maligned in this
fashion. You, Mapleson, l know, have
the greatest influence with all the news
papers in London; can't you get this
contradicted, or at least an apology ten
dered to me for this objectionable in
suit? Not being known in London
makes it all the harder for me, because
nobody will care to hear me sing now.
I am simply ruined
"Mapleson at first assumed a panied
expression, and looked thoughtful for a
moment Then happy thought occur
ed to him, as it always did on such oc-
casions.
Let me seen what paper it is in
said he. The tenor then tore asunder
the opening page of the Daily Telegraph
and thrust it into Mapleson's hands.
Good gracious said Mapleson,
why, my dear boy, you're as safe as
trivet; l feared at first the notice might
have appeared in an important paper,
but nobody ever reads the Daily Tele-
graph. so you need not be in the least
alarmed"
STRAY CHORDS.
Harley Hamilton returned yesterday
from Europe.
The manager of the Opera at Budapest
is giving cycle of operas by Hungarian
composers, including Erkel, Doppler,
Farka, Michalovitch, Itchy. Hubay and
Frotzler
Mrs. Katherine Bloodgood was one Of
the soloists at the second popular con-
cert of the series given by the New York
Symphony society, Walter Damrosch,
conductor.
The contract for the production of Sir
Alexander Mackenzie's new comic OPP
era has been duly signed by the COM
poser and Mr.. D'Oyly Carte, and the
work Will be presented to the London
public before Christmas
Roman Sciava Of Pesaro, italy, has
written a libretto from Hauptmann's
Die Weber, which has been offered to
Mascagni, who is expected to accept il.
In the meantime he is writing Boheme,
like Leoncavallo and Puecini.
A French theorist, Anatole Loquin, has
brought out work on Harmony Simpli-
ned, which contains all possible combi-
nations of the twelve notes Of the scale.
taken two, three, four, up to twelve TO-
gether Not satisfied with this list Of
562 chords, he supplies a list of nearly
600 harmonic SUGGESTIONS.
Inc music this evening at ST. Vincent's
church, corner Grand avenue and Wash
lngton street, will be Haydn's First
Mass, under the direction of Herr Josef
Rubo, when the choir will render this
mass in it's entirety. Before the sermon
Miss Marie Hammes will sing Whitney's
Ven1 Creator. For the offertory Herr
and Nine. Rubo will sing Goetze's beau
tiful duet, Ave Maria. This will be its
nrst rendition. Prof T. w. Wilde will
preside at the organ
The present quartette choir at Simp-
son Tabernacle will next Sunday and
Thereafter give place to Prof C. S.
CoCrnelps chorus choir which will sing
at that church under the direction of its
conductor, Mr.. Cornell. Miss Del
phine Todd will remain as soprano So
loist. Mr.. Colby, who has been with
the church the past eighteen months
VIII continue to preside at the organ as
heretofore.