The San Francisco call., 1896-06-11

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which two OF them play. London is so over
run with accomplished musicians from all
| parts of the civilized world that the Juror
created by these girls with their simple songs
| is all the more remarkable. Their names are
| Miss Rita Lorton, Miss Belle Brewster, MISS
Winnifred Nightingale and Miss Mona VIII
| iams and all come of good American families
| Less than two years ago they went to Europe
| to study music, and after the work of the day
| used to amuse themselves during the winter
| evenings by playing the banjo and guitar ana
| singing plantation and college songs. in
| this" says the Musical Courier, "they were al
ways encouraged, because all, both musicians
and others, were simply carried away py the
beauty of their ensemble singing ana
| also by the unusual harmonies-the spon-
| tsneous outcome of their own musical 1ntu-
| itions. AS they made friends in the great me-
tropolis their singing began to be heraloeo'
| and suddenly to their utter amusement, they
found themselves the center OF much admlra-
| ton" The Columbians have toured Win
Patti in England and are greatly in demand
| both for drawing-room performances IN socie'y
and for concerts.
Yogi, the celeb rated tenor of the Munich
| opera, who is counted among the Oldest anu
most solid pillars OF Wagnerian art, has just
undergone a great misfortune, not as an artist,
! but an agriculturist. In the enylrons OF
Munich, near the Lake of Starnberg, Vogl pos
! sesses large estate, where he devotes large
| portion of his time experimenting every klno
OF culture, even pisciculture. large pono
has been constructed for the fish, and recently
! the chief embankment of this artificial lake
| was washed away by the rains, and the water
swept away to the lake, carrying away VogPs
fish and causing enormo Gus damage along lts
| track. 1t is stated that the loss to neighporlng
estates amounts to 100, 600 francs, and II mas
| been decreed that the unfortunate singer must
reimburse this sum. Vogl would have done
better to stick to his singing, for the explolta-
! tion of his larynx would never have cost MIN
so dear as this.
The Municipal Council of the city OF Ham
| burg has proposed to the citizens to grant
subvention of 10000 marks in order that the
| city may, for year. mainta tain first-class Or
chestra The citizens agreed, on condition
| that there should be at least five concerts de-
voted exclusively to classical music, at Whlcn
| the price of admission was to be fixed at q sum
| equivalent to IL cents. Nothing could nave
| been more just for as the mass OF the people
| will contribute to the support of these con-
| certs it is only right that they should profit by
them; that is true democracy, and now there
| is scarcely person in Hamburg SO poor that
he cannot hear the symphonies of Beethoven
| interpreted by an orchestra OF the highest Or
der.
"The King of Lahore" in frock coat nd a
white tie! To any one who knows the opera
the idea is amusing, but at Kief the other day
| the work had been announced, and when the
| audience had assembled it was found that the
| costumer had played the theater false and
| 1here were consequently none of the custom
| ary gorgeous costumes for his majesty or the
rest OF the troupe to don. After hasty con-
sultation it was resolved to give the work as an
oratorto, and the papers state that the effect
produced by the music was not less attractive
| than it is when "The King of Lahore" is acted
| and costumed.
The Partisan public has accorded the warm
est reception to Clarence Eddy, the American
organist who has been giving some concerts
at the TrocaderO. A large number OF French
organists, among them Theodore Dubois, the
| new director of the Paris Conservatory, were
present at the opening concert and led the
| applause. The papers state that Eddy, with
out doubt can be classed among the greatest
organists of the day, and this is a great con-
fession for the Partisan press to make regard
| ing foreigner
An admirer of Richard Wagner has offered
| to the Municipal Council of Berlin the sum of
| 5000 marks as the first subscription toward a
| monument in honor of the Bayreuth master.
| 1t remains 10 be seen if the council will fur
nish the rest invite the citizens to subscribe.
| In awaiting the response of the council the
| SndQeS OF hlCnHrQ wagner Cdu only DOhSt VI
| commemorative plaque, placed on the house
at Leipsic which replaces the house where he
was born. That is certainly very little.
| The tenor Van Dyck has quarreled with
Nine. Cosima Wagner, and unless an unex-
| pected reconciliation takes place he will sing
no more at Bsyreuth. Next year he will begin
his ninth season at the Imperial Opera house
| of Vienna. At the expiration of his tenth
year of service, if he is not re-engaged he will
be entitled to pension OF 5000 forms ($3O00),
paid from the private purse OF the Emperor.
| A German composer, Auguste Bungert, has
! just finished lyric triology entitled
"Ulysses," the subject OF which closely follows
| the odyssey. The first of the three works is
| entitled penelope" and this will receive its
| initial performance next october at the Royal
| Opera-house of Dresden. The celebrated barry
| tone Scheidemantel has been intrusted with
| the role of Ulysses.
| Music is to play an important part in the
Geneva exposition, one of the most n noteworthy
| attractions being q series OF symphony con-
| serts, under the direction of young and dis
| tinguished artist Gustav Doret. A very
| eclectic series of programmes has been ar
ranged, including symphonies by the classical
| as well as by the modern masters.
The Royal Opera of Berlin is preparing to
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composer, Henry Waller, entitled "Fra Fran
cesco." 1t is said that the Emperor william
has ordered that the first performance shall be
a private one for himself alone. This looks
| like following in the footsteps of the late la
mented King Louis of Bavaria.
| new hturgical mass with organ and
| string quartet accompaniment by the young
composer, Giuseppe Massa, has been performed
| with great success at the church of San Carlo,
| Modena Indeed, the work produced a pro-
found impression on the hearers. The
"Kyrie" and the "Agnus Dei'' are cited as be-
ing especially remarkable.
| great musical combine is announced from
Italy. Ricordi and Sonzogno, the two great
music publis hers and impresarios, VINO have
been rivals for SO long, have pooled their in
terests. Both houses possess great power in
the musical world, and combined they will
practically own the Italian opera-houses.
Anton Dvorak has not been idle since his re-