New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-08
TOPICS IN PARIS.
-, CORNELIUS HERR AND HOW HE Be
CAME EvERYBoDY's FRIEND
.,,x TALKED ABOUT NOW BY EVERYBODY
oD Output OF THE CONSERVATORY OF
,,,-s,c-oPERA MANAGERS IN DE-
sp,rR-MARouIs Iro's VISIT.

,,,.c,c-oPERA MANAGERS IN DE-
spArR-MARouIs ITos VISIT
Paris. July o.
,,elius Herr. the intangioe "iAaiu -
pr' ~" Ut still continues to monopolize the
:, ,he tout Paris Of politics, JOURNALISM
at'e"uo ,,,anisn If the Sultan only hau LII.
anu ,,s Herr as his Grand Vizer' the cohcer' u
r,r-oocan Powers would be put compie.eiy ou'
'he -, was the reflection made the o'hef e.
,ns nv NJ Paul de Cassasnac' Dr' me- e1.,,aa-
is 80 the Parliamentary Committee Oh in'e'e
'io' ~ II. hin, NJ Tankervre House. ana MS SUD-
uO'' - ,,s,nonement OF It at the very "oi"e"'
~ ,ventv-fve Deputies were ABOUT 10 e'ep o'
VIZ - che Channe. steamer. each with me Govern
o0"'N ,,,rce for expenses OF three louis tslZ IN
-. o.Le, Of his tweed tourist SUIT iorH' tne SUI
'he ~ 80 ~ comic sketches in the Parislan
J'0' ~ artistic drolleries and carcatures py
TT-a-,,n and Caran d'Ache are scattered ofoau''
.t-o,rhout the country. ana make Iuh VI -"
',.,-,entarv Investigations and French uoNei"-
,,,,ittees while even the French JUDICIARY
me-. -, 49, shared French Deputies have seldom
u ovorded such ground for ridcule. Never
- ,s -i5jcule so effectively prohted py Us
.,r,,ies and we all know that ridicnis ~
60 Is a trenchant and often rata! weapon"
now was il that you happened 20 oecoi"e "
ia with Dr. Cornelius Herr was question
~. 20 NJ de Lcsseps by the president OF ,ne
~ court 'Non dieu,' t' reply; why
.rar,hodv knew Dr. Cornelius herz. He was
- ~ The Prime Minister. NJ. de treycihe' NE
- a friend Of NJ Clemenceau ne was on intimate
-. with all the Ministers. and one morning ne
- mo II | had ever been 20 Mont-sous-N azure!
:. ,,,ss quiet day in the country with freSioei,'
- No / replied. whereupon DR.. herr saiu
,'o.r. ont there with next Sunday Out we
-, and The doctor was received win 'he s'e"'
est c0rdaiitH ,,os.tor N NJ
,rbe, the Court put the same question 10 !"
,.,'."..os., the leader Of the Radical Left an
ixpeu
H. He was friend Of NJ. de Lesseps' ne was
- ~ NJ dc Freycnet. and he was irequeh'
-. q, Nont-sous-N audrey, and was apou'
80. where" No doubt, If President 1re'! 80
- boen examined. he would have repHeu vi"
~, W. Or Cornelius Herr friend OF my
Minister'S he was i friend oil freyci"eN' - -,
., cAn,enceau and scores Of others. ana Hieres
-, 49, ,,.sr,b,dv else did" II in this way tha'
1Dr Cornelius Herr became the friend OF almost
every influential man in the Government al" ~
has now come 10 light that his ADVICE was soNe''
and often followed in many important schein'e'
nat he gradually became a sort OF power oen'"u
,na throne In fact, the Panama mare nest i
r,o-el, one out Of many affairs Of the Government
a, r-h,cb he was actively concerned. NJ hehri
pochefort on Saturday. was the principal Wines
before the Panama Committee, ana ne 'ei''eu "o"
when ne was in England. NJ. Clemenceau Il'Iouu'eN
DR. Herr 10 him and how the latter STRUCK MN a.
pohert Nacaire Dr. Herr. he said. dweit on
-. sary,oa ~ France declared himself alone 10
h. canabIe Of breaking up the Triple Alliance. gave
him splendid dinner, proposed some p'o"'O
transactions and lin short said NJ r'o0"o'' =
.Ir Herr appeared 10 me as little serious as man
can possibly be. lie spoke 10 me OF speru'u
,.,vage - the North Cape. promising TO charter
,.essi and Mace il at my disposal He carried ms
cr,,litv 70 the length of bringing me gorgeous
cane with a gilt handle inscribed with the uale %
nv first interview Ny conviction is that ne 1ore-
saw terrible scandal and wished to concentrate inc
press"
A CENTRAL FIGURE OF THE DAY.
~ tIorz thus continues TO be the man OF 'he
~ His words and sayings are on every one
Inns His manner Of living at bournenou''' or
90, what he eats and drinks at dinner anu III,
clorhes he wears. are minutely described III " ""'
TIA, would do honor TO the reporters VI '"e o','
-. daiI,. Names in New-York. His photographs
Az displayed In the shop windows oil me ooule
,.,-ds and in the food of Partisan carica'ure III
Herr appears almost as nero III Coi'i 'y,
with the French Deputies, the french p'i""''
cor. r,issioners and the French Taglstrates' VIM
are all handled without gloves. hehrl hoc"e-o, "
t-,lv after ne had given his testimony before 'he
ma Committee remarked: The amount ol
influence that DR.. Herr brought 10 pear Oh III.
Government was simply incredible ne "au i'7 -
a. every Government pie. and manlpuateu Wins
rs Y he were pulling the wires Oh ~ LIZ
~ show However if we have had one Dr. fieI|
a., paris - Is not at all unlikely that you Aherr
cons have half a dozen of them III w asni"e'o
whose exploits have not yet been Drous"' ~ s. 81,
The Panama Committee however IL not uie - IN"
committee which is being talked OF Jusl now -"
directors Of the Opera. OF the opera ooii't''
~ .ta twenty or thirty other lyric and dramauc
- A. Do rs are at their wits ends 10 ma
~. u,bare they can get their future stars Noi
7, ,s no secret that serious dissatisfaction 10 e"
az the results of the annual competitions III s'"e
Eng which have just terminated al 'he ->a'
Corservs tory OF Music. The Committee o. JUDGES
consisting of nine members, included NJ "ai'hanu'
director Of the Opera, and NJ. Victor Capoul Ine
,o-,,,ittae &c frankly disappointed with TINS year
harvest Of tenors and sopranos, ana has se'e''
criticised the pupils as well as the PIo'e9S
the National School OF Music for It's meaere results
The Conservatory is supposed TO proVlHe 'he riee"
theatres with tenors and prima donnas Just az the
- c,,,Ariaure de Cuerre IS supposed to supply
,ba French Army with its future generals Al the
examination of male voices fifteen young men CUM
peted for the first prize, which after cohsiueraoe
ieei,a,ion was given 10 NJ. Hans who possesses
z remarkably clear and flexible tenor voice "hch
q roarred by several faults Of style and dicnon-
n t4a,s has nevertheless obtained an engagement
a. The Opera and no doubt with actual experience
on the stage will show steady Improvement Inc
female competitors were also below the required
standard out Of twenty-three young women who
presented themselves only three, in the opinion OF
,,e committee gave evidence of promise-the rest
were nrono,inced 10 be without interest Mile
Ackte a Young Swede whose delicate voice ast
year revealed purity Of timbre that was con-
sidered quite remarkable. and which won for her
second prize competeT on Friday for the first prize
owing. however. this talented young Iadys
overconfdence in what was expected OF her she
failed TO do herself justice. She exaggerated her
style. and amazed the committee by shouting in
stead of singing. She sang the famous air OF
Ophea in the fourth act of Hamlet" but the
natural charm OF her voice was neutralzed by her
extraordinary efforts TO make a noise The conse-
Quence that the first prize was not awarded TO
her. In fact, only second prizes were given this
year-no competitor being deemed worthy of the
highest honors. Mile. Ackte has, however. been
engaged at the opera. where she will make her
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