The San Francisco call., 1896-08-27

and hands, and the tenor Gruning, in the role
of Siegfried, wounded the machinist hidden
inside the body of the dragon Fafner. They
are already speaking OF next years perform
ances. The immense cost caused by the re-
newing of all the decorative and technical
material once incurred, repetition OF the
'Nibelungen" alone could succeed in making
up for the deficiency of this year. The admin
istration is thinking of repeating the "Ietra-
logic" in 1897, and adding series OF repre-
sentations of stParsifal."
Della Rogers is the only American singer,
indeed, the only person not French in troupe
of sixty, which the young Prince of Ghica OF
Roumanfa has selected in France to play the
coming season in the new theater at Jassy.
compe ent corps de ballet is included. Among
the singers are women who have made sue
cesses in Paris and various French and Italian
cities, but Miss Rogers is to be prima donna
assoluta. The opening is to be made in
"Faust." Miss Rogers makes her debut the
third night in sSamsoE and Della" She is to
sing in eight different roles. Her costumes. all
new, are of the most luxurious description;
the jewels, crowns, bracelets, etc., made to
order, cost alone over 1900 francs. The cos
tunes will cost over 5000 francs. The prince
is a young, dark, fascinating man, but
serious; q musician, but not an executant,
who talks wisely and well OF his venture,
which is largely "pour s'amuser." The the
ater Is scarcely finished. The best Is hoped for
the project and for all parties concerned Miss
Rogers and her mother leave Paris for Jassy
to-day, August 81.
There is no race, however uncivillZed, that
Is without its mus ic and it is through music
the savage finds his best expression of varied
passions. We even read, and know of, in
stances where music has had the power OF
charming and subduing wild beasts and
venomous reptiles. It is q significant fact
that after the close OF the great Civil War,
when our Nation was torn asunder in memoir
able strife, the Grand National Peace Jubilee,
held in Boston in June, 1869, assumed the
form of a musical festival. A chorus OF over
10000 voices and the harmony of more than
1000 instruments rolled forth their sea of
sound, accompanied by the Ginning OF bells
and the booming of cannon, pouring out praise
and graduation at the restoration of peace
in the land, in loud hosannas, with all the
grandeur and majesty of which music is capa-
BILE.
Amy Fay says: 'To visit New York in sum-
mer one would think it was the home of bad
music An occasional hand organ played for
ten minutes used to be rather pleasant thing;
but when one is daily besieged by four or five
mechanical pianos which are much louder in
tone and which play until they force one to
pay them to leave, it becomes serious matter.
We don't mind one black cat on our doorstep,
but when 1t becomes "a million black cats, as
the boy said, may heaven defend usl 1t is said
that in London one can never get out of the
sound of the hand organ"
Several OF the French journals have an
nouuced the engagement, at Scala, Of the sister
OF Otero. This would be nothing wonderful; I;
the only surprising part of it is that the beau
tiful Otero, unfortunately, has no sister.
A competition, open to all the world, is being
organized at Barcelona, according to these
conditions: There will De four prizes. The
first, 500 francs for cantata for four soloists,
chorus and orchestra, upon any text chosen
by the candidate; second, prize of 400 francs
for an orchestral suite in four movements in a
popular style, and rejecting the nationality
of the author; third. prize of 300 francs for
mass to St. Cecile, for four solos, choir and
quintet of stringed instruments, organ and
timbrels; fourth prize OF 200 francs for
series OF six melodies for singing, with piano
accompaniment Besides these prizes the title
OF member OF honor of the society Will be be-
slowed on the four winners. The competitors
must send in their work before the 10Th of
October next, addressed to the local Artistic
Musical Circle, Place Saint-Juste 4, Barcelona,
Spain.
The announcement is just made that Miss
Ida Diserens of this City has won large pre-
mium offered by publishing firm OF Phfia-
deiphia for the cleverest essay on s'The Best
Method of Teaching Music to Children"
Miss Diserens' many friends will hear OF her
success with great satisfaction. She is gentle,
retiring young girl, who, however, is ever
ready to devote her talents and energies to
helping any charitable cause. The success of
her prodigy concert last winter is still remem-
bered.
The different corporations of church artis IS
of Paris, whether chapel-masters, organists,
singers, etc., have been holding reunions dur
ing the past month with the view of forming
professional association.
At Carlsruhe the Conservatory OF Music,
placed under the patronage of the Grand
Duchess Louise de Bale, will commence q new
school year on the 18th of September. 1t is
interesting to know that at this institution
the teaching is in four languages-French,
German, Italian and English.
Mile. Guiraudon has gained the first prize at