The San Francisco call., 1896-04-09

posed to wind and weather, is said to nave
fallen into deplorable state of neglect. In
consequence of this fact, committee mas peeh
formed in the artisans native town Win tne
object of raising d subscri ption in order 10
erect "a modest monument worthy OF MS
talents and renown. 6taiRer-learned MS traue
at Cremona, under the celebrated Nicolas
Amati, whose daughter he married, and later
he had as apprentices, in his own works hop at
Absam, the three Klots brothers, who have
also left a name in the annals of instrument
making.
The stringent rules just made by the French
Government to regulate paid applause in
State theaters are meeting with good deal
of ridicule from the Parisian press. LIE Men
estrel says: "One can only clap henceforth
with the authorization OF the Governments
and in the places which it indicates. That
will seem very funny at future epoch, but
to-day there is really nothing which need
astonish us. At the Opera, NJ. Sol has been
chosen to give the signal for the applause, and
at the Opera Comique a NJ. Remy. The
clappers' will have to wear black dress suits
and white cravats but gloves are forbidden,
as they muffie spontaneous manifestations.
There is nothing like ON enlightened Ministry
for comprehendlng things.
The Press Club Quartet, by any other name,
will no doubt sing as sweetly, and henceforth
theorganization will be known by another
name. Messrs. Coffin, Tilton, Waroe ana
Tucker have been bereft of their name on &C.
count of a benefit. A short time ago they
decided to hold one for their own personal use
and advantage. 1t was soon found that the
Press Club quartet benefit was understood by
the majority of the public to mean an enter
tainment the proceeds of which would go to the
Press Club. AS this was not the case the club
objected, and the members of the quartet were
given the option of forswearing their name
or abandoning their benefit. They chose the
benefit, and now the Press Club has no quartet.
The opera-house of Buda Pesth is preparing
to celebrate the thousandth anniversary OF the
foundation of the Kingdom of Hungary. The
fetes will begin with revival of the National
opera, "King Etienne," by Franz Erkel; after
ward Goldmark's new work, "The Cricket on
the HEARTH will be performed, "Alar," an
unpublished work by Bella Zichy, and finally
an unpublished opera, "The Rose of the VIII
lage," by Jeno Hubay, the composer of 'The
Violin Maker of Cremona."
Herr Otto Urbach's singspiel, "Der Mueller
Won Sans Souci," which was to have been pro-
duced on the German Emperor's birthday, is
to be excluded altogether from the German
stage, there being a recent ordinance, accord
ing to which no member of the Prussian royal
family, past or present. may be brought on the
cial permission. The singspiel in question is
based on the well-known anecdote of the mil
ler and Frederick the Great.
1t seems as if the London success of the Irish
musical melodrama, ''Shamus O'Brien," had
opened up new idea TO managers and com.
posers, and now one hears of coming operas on
"The Peep o. Day. the "Shaughran," !" "Handy
Andy" and the rest of the favorite Irish plots.
Mile. Clotilde KIeeberg, who has not been
heard in Vienna in twelve years, recently made
her reappearance and gave several concerts at
the Bosendorfer Hall. She was received with
numerous encores, bouquets, wreaths, ova-
tions-everything, in fact, which could show
her to be still successful artist.
A committee has been formed at Schwerin to
erect a monument to Flotow, the composer OF
Martha"
Ellen Beach Yard, the altitudinous soprano,
will visit California early in June.