The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-09-30

extreme finish of the Partisan school he
uutes a breadth and passion rare in Gallo
pianists. He plays all the modern repertory,
and his performances OF the Grieg concerto
won from the composer the statement IAN
ideal rendering"
On the recent revival OF the comedy LA Vie
de Boheme" at the Theatre Francois, a gentle
man in the orchestra chairs was remarked
paying great attention 10 the costumes of the
actors and actresses. lie took voluminous
notes and supplemented them by sketches
i was soon spread through out the theater that
he was great Nienuese dress maker, come to
get the fashions of ''La Vie dc Boheme -
period, with q view TO starting dress revival
in the high life OF Vienna lie Figaro an
nounced this news the next day, and gay
Parisiennes paused TO see what would come of
it before getting their winter loiettes. The
bubble was pricked by lie Menestrel, one of
whose contributors happened to know the
mystert gentleman. He was simply the
costumer OF the Imperial Opera-hOuse OF Vi
emma. who had gone TO Paris 20 study the
Camcdie Franchises dressing OF La Vie de
Boheme" in order to mount Leoncavallo's
opera, ''La Boheme" correctly. There is not
the least danger that the fashionable ladlea
OF Vienna will be seen this winter arrayed la
Mimi Pinson, nor that the men OF the Aus
trian 400 viii wear the accouterments of
Schaunard. Puccinfs LA Roheme" will be
seen in Novem Der at the California Theater,
and if the work is costumed correctly San
Francisco Will see how much cause for thank
funess there is that LA Boheme" costumes
are not to become the fashion.
willy Berlin impres ar1o has made a new
departure in the shape OF mock musicians
Ladies orchestras are very popular in Ger
many, especially in Berlin, aud the i'm
- 4 Er,A clyiI had
women orchestral players, was seized with
the luminous idea OF engaging half dozen
beautiful young girls, to whom he gave violins
with strings so prepared that they gave out no
sound. These pretended performers were in
structed to play with great apparent passion,
and TO turn the leaves OF their scores when
they saw the veniHble musicians doing the
same. The good public suspecting no trick
cry, was delight ed to see so many young and
beautiful women who were good enough must
clans to form part of really fine orchestra.
1t is almost needless to say that the i'm
presario's ruse was soon found out, and now
he has to compete with other impresarios who
have borrowed his idea.
Monsieur Charley, the impresario who gave
French opera at the California Theater last
spring and failed to send any rem1ttances for
authors and composers rights to his native
land, has just been made manager OF the
Grand Theater at Marseilles, SO that America
viii not know him this season. This is the
send-off that the willy Monster Charley re-
ceives from LIE Menestrel: "He is an impresario
who has promenaded his talents in America
for many years carrying with him the works
of our leading French composers. This would
give no cause for complaint If he had looked
out little for the com pOsers' nterests or the
in terests OF their heirs; but Monsieur Charley
has always had the idea that composers
and Hbrettists can live on air and
that there was no need to worry about their
rights. We shall see now what the Society of
Authors has to say TO him."
The horn player, Henri Sieyers, who died
recently at Cincinnati during tour of the
United States, quite historical person
age He was q trumpeter in the German army,
| and OH one occas ion, when he was in the cui-
rassers, under Bellows command, he con-
tinued 10 sound the charge when the French
had practically routed his troop at Marsha
Tour. Although seriously wounded, he chung
to his horse, saved from the melee and,
almost by miracle, aferward recovered. The
puet Freiligrath has celebrated his glory in
verses which are much recited in Germany.
grand gala performance was announced
| at the Paris Grand Opera in honor OF the K ng
OF Slams visit AT he last moment the bill
was changed and a very ordinary performance
was given. Explanations are given by Paris
| newspaper in the following words: IAN ordi-
nary performance was quite good enough Ior
| an exotic monarch who has not always been
very tender toward France. If extra violins
| have to be played IN his honor il would be
| more according to the eternal fitness OF things
| hat our neighbors the English should pay for
| them"
| c. C. CORR, the musical director of the Win
ter Gardens, Blackpoo, a popular English
watering-place, rejoices in the Christian name
| of Clarence Collingwood. Mr.. CORR, who suf-
| fers from insomnia, takes camel exercise on
the sands every morning This fact is so we'll
| known that it has given rise to a ocal catch.
! Directly you arrive in Backpool you are re-
| quested to say six times quickly: "If Clarence
| Collingwood CORR conferred on a camel, where
| is the camel which Clarence Collingwood
| CORR can tered?''
The councils of Nine. Marchesis friends
have prevailed, and the celebrated singing
! teacher now announces that she will not come
| to America, but will go on quietly teaching at
her home in Paris. There is great rejoicing
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