El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-03
Is often been remarked that there

Tt has often been remarked that there
are are no Steinway grandS in FL Paso
and there is more or less wondermenG
as to when the town will have attained
to such metrOI ltan proper lions thal
such luxuries can be INDUCED in.
Melba has quit and returned to
Europe because the great musical boss
Jean De ResZke got jealous of her
reputation: Calve has scented the con-
tes from affair and intimates she may
not return to America next season.
Maurice Grau is disguised by the con
tinual souabbles of that operate Nero
De Reszk4 and his restimable relatives,
and threatens to throw up both hands
and ouit: and Games has been notified
informally by the Musical Courier
that she cannot expect to meet with
success unless she falls down and wor-
ships at the shrine of the musical
boss, Jean De Reszke.
THE only thing to save US from
these foreign singers" says Mr.. Blu
menberg of the Courier, lis to get our
foot down and say No. New York
has done it, Washington has done 1t,
and Chicago will do it "
Musical Chicago is stirred up again
over the never failing rows in Thomas
orchestra. Ever since the old man S
unreasOning jealousy let Max Bendlx
OUT OF the concert lucS GcT CudlI, blleI
has been no peace in the family
Bandix was very smeauly treated, and
as a result of the wran glings that have
been in season and out of season ever
since, the performance Of the orchestra
has fallen off in finish and general eX-
cellence until the Boston Symphony
has now the undisputed lead in point OF
artistic work. Thomas is regular
old bear with a sore head, and like
Jean de Reszke he proposed to rule or
ruin. There is much uncertainty in
consequence in Chicago as to the flu
ture of the great orchestra. In speak
ing of Thomas it may be interesting to
know that his full Instrumentation Is,
II first violips, II second viOlins, 10
violas. Is violoncellos. twelve double
BASES, four harps, two B fiat clarinets,
one alto and one bass clarinets, one
English horn. two oboes, four bassoons,
two and three flutes. one piccolo, five
Hungarian trumpets, four French
horns, five slide trombones, one tuba,
and three men in ''the battery"
city who attended Professor Smiths
last organ recital at St. Clements
church spert very profitable evening.
1t is to be hoped that Prof. Smith can
be induced to make his home in this
city, for the presence of such an artist
is great encouragement to endeaVor
towards the higher walks Of the art,
both as profession ana a recreation.
Cecilia Mohor-Ravenstein whom
Damrosch imported to as Klafsky's
successor, has proven a fizzle. She
could not handle the heavy Wagnerian
roles. In commenting on this, the
Courier says: Nov honestly,
are there not lots of American girls
far superior in talent, voice, appear
ance, department and carriage to these
two foreign musical mastodons, and
would they not be happy to secure a
chance to sing at half of the five hun
dred paid to these musical cOrmorants?
Does not the situation constitute a
damnable imposition? Is it not right
and proper that this paper should pro-
test against the perpetuation of this
nefarious and corrupt system? The
great difference in the salaries paid in
Europe and paid here to the same peo-
Pile constitute swindle against the |
nation. The situation is interable. |
Even fashion itself is not sufficiently |
powerful to prevent the people fro N
upon a fair and equal show |
for our American artists in the race |
for honors with the foreigners who !
annually invade our shores and con-
sumo all there is here for reproductive |
music"