The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-29
HIS CRITICISM
WAS RESENTED,
Italian Musicians Declare
War Upon Signor
LuccheSi.
CALLED HIM A SAUSAGE.
Point of the Critics Sarcasm
Turned Against
Him.
LITALIA TAKES A HAND.
Lucchesi Is Advised to Devote His
Offices Chiefly to American
Singers.
LITALIA TAKES A HAND.

The Italian Philharmonic Society, r. A.
Lucchesi, and the three sausages-these
are the subjects of the hour in musical
circles at North Beach.
Luechesi is a musical critic who turned
his attention to the Italian Philharmonic
Society, which under the direction of
Professor Spadina has produced a number
of Italian operas with marked success.
The suggestion made to the Italian Phil
harmonic Society was that it should give
as its next opera ~ Ire Salami in Barca"
(The three sausages in boat, piece of
Italian slang to express burlesquely
poor performance. 1t was a fatal refer
ence as far as Lucchesi was concerned.
Years ago he emigrated here from Bologna,
the champion sausage-making city of the
world, and the members of the Philhar-
monte Society were quick to recall the
fact One of them, signing himself "a
Blunt promptly contributed letter to
LItalia, in which he said, among other
things:
I'm the musical rubric of a Sharp there
is an interesting piece of news which will
certainly please the members of the colony.
The Philharmonic Society has decided to
give as it's next opera Il Ire Salami in
Barca.' Now, | have learned that the
news is true, at least Professor Spadina
wished to give the aforementioned opera,
and had already found two of the neces-
sary sausages, but he was embarrassed
about the third one, which he wished to
be genuine Italian sausage. On this ac
count l take the liberty of stating that
here in San Francisco there exists a
IL d.
which could make the third in the noble
triad. and that Bologna sausage is. in fact,
the musical critic himself, A Sharp"
This cheerful pleasantly was not to the
liking of the critic who wrote letter full
of fire and fury to l. Italia, to complain of
A Blunt. 1--WE do not accord it the honor
capitalization on our pages" says LItalia; ;
sit is series of Irivialities, insolences and
malignities, such as we all know it is his
special prerogative TO write. We will,
! However, reproduce the paragraph which
/ treats of the Philharmonic Society:
To the Italian Philharmonic Society have
permitted myself TO observe that when it made
! public appearances and charged for entrance
| l, critic, l, an Italian artist jealous of his
art, have the right to censure and also parody
/ it until such times as it shall have reduced
itself to mere pastime.
GAS for the parody performances of the
Philharmonic Society, dear Signor Luc-
chest, were not your concerts also joker"
| goes on PItalia. when you think that
| the chorus singers of the Philharmonic So
ciety are honest laborers who work ten and
! twelve hours day and have the patience
and the enthusiasm to pass two or three
hours after that in the study of opera, be-
cause of their love for art, it is absurd and
unjust to ridicule them.
''For the rest the Philharmonic lives
and prospers among the Italians; you live
and. we hope, prosper among the Ameri-
cans. Stay there, the Italians have no use
! for you. If you have no occupation 90 to
the seaside for time. You are too fresh
and need little satlng."
! This was declaring war with ven
| geance, and now the colony is watching
with interest to see the reckless expendi-
! ture of ink and paper which will result.
Saturday letter which was pronounced a
| chef d'euvre of vituperation was received
at the office of the enterprising journal.
! The afternoon issue gave it good write
| up, without however revealing its exact
contents, but 1t was advertised as being on
exhibition at the editorial rooms.
A big gooseberry or three legged
chicken could scarcely have aroused more
| interest, to Judge by the number of visi-
tors who responded to the invitation. 1t
has already been proposed to auction off
the autograph copy of the letter for the
| benefit of the Philharmonic Society,
though the generally expressed opinion is
that it would not bring iii enough to pur-
chase three sausages. to say nothing of the
boat.