The San Francisco call., 1897-07-29

leges whore the higher branches, arts and
sciences, are taught In our pubic schools
also it has It's place." Speaking OF the grade
of music used she said: "Yes, Beethoven and
Wagner have their wors hipers the further you
get into the realm OF culture. No more than
your street urchins whistle and sing selec-
tons from Lohengrin' and Tannhauser' do
ours, but in manner CORES pond1ng with
other conditions of advance are they musical,
popular music being OF course for the masses"
Liiuokalani was the organizer of the Royal
Hawaiian band, which is we'll known in this
City.
singular lawsuit is agitating musical cir
cles il Germany. In consequence of polemic
in several of the papers two musical critics,
Tappert and Lackowitz, were almost forced 10
commence libel suits against the charges made
in the polemics of having accepted br1bes
from artists for write-ups. Several witnesses
and experts have testified, and 1t has been
proved that Tappert, who is one of the most
famous of Wagnerian writer's, has received
from time to time considerable sums of money
from musicians. Tappert has affirmed that he
received this money to cover expenses in
Cured in the exercise of his profession, such
as carriage hire, dinners at restaurants, when
the concert elashed with his dinner hour at
home fees fer lessons and advice given to
artists before their concerts, etc.
Several artists and other witnesses have re-
fused to testify, while others have struggled to
evade the questions OF the presiding judge.
few witnesses have squarely declared that
they strongly disapproved OF Tapperts atti-
tude. The case has been adjourned, but the
public has already judged Tappert, who will
not come out of the trial unsmirched. AS for
Lackowitz, the other critic accused OF black
N all, he is not of sufficient prominence to
interest any one. 1t was Tappert who. few
Onanpd regular namDalUn 10
prove that Rouget de Lisle, the composer OF
LA Marseillaise," stole the tune from mass
composed by q German composer OF the last
century named Holzbauer. Tappert never
proved his assertion, and ended by owning
that he was mistaken. 1t is this same writer
who is the author of the volume bearing the
somewhat elongated title of ''Wagnerian Lexi-
con, dictionary of incivil ity, containing the
coarse contemptuous, vindictive and calum-
nious expressions which have been employed
against the mas ter Richard Wagner, his works
and his partiZans by his enemies and insult
ers, collected in hours of idleness."
The Residenz Theater OF Munich has Just
given MODEL performance of 'Cosi fan lutte"
according to the original score of Mozart The
success of the enterprise was considerable,
and the artists, as well as the chef d'orchestre
were recalled many times. This work OF
Mozart which is in the old Italian style to
which the composer inclined at one period.
did not seem at all wearisome or out of date,
in spite of several imperfections in the execu-
ton, for "Cos fan lutte" demands much
greater perfection of vocal virtuosity than
singers to-day are capable OF. The orchestra
was reduced to the number of eXecutants who
took part in the original production in Vienna
in 1890. The numbers which produced the
greatest effect were the canon OF the second
finale the quartet of "Adieu," and the trio
which follows.
The Emperor OF Russia has given his official
approval OF a reorg ganiZation of the court or
chestra. which will henceforth have an Of
fetal standing. The orchestra will take part
in ell the formal functions OF the court, and on
such occasions its members must wear a spe-
cial uniform. All the musicians must be Rus
sian subjects, the conductor will be named by
decree OF the chief minister OF the court, sub
ject 10 the approval OF the Emperor. This con-
ductor will choose his own musicians, if his
choice is approved of by the minister. After
an uninterrupted service of ten years the ar
lists viii be BILE to retire on a pension, with
the right of preserving the title OF court musi-
clan. The pension is fixed at 1900 roubles for
soloists and 750 rou bles for the rank and file
of the orchestra.
Nine. Nordica is so much out OF health that
her friends in London, where she is stopping
count. During the last nine months she has
had considerable worry and vexation OF spirit,
for the utter failure of her campaign against
the De Reszkes, her non-success in Paris, and
the Indifference of Grau TO secure her services
have all 10 doubt preyed on her nina and
ehafed her proud spirit. Added TO this her
youthful husband has proved an utter fasco
a tenor, and Nordica forfeited her first b u.s.
bands fortune 20 marry her Hungarian noble
man.
The French Minister OF Commerce recently
visited the White Fathers Q-es Peres Blancs),
who have monastery at ancient Carthage.
Among other Punic antiquities which they
showed him was a remarkable fragment of
antique sculpture, representing man seated
before pipe organ. This curious vestige of
bygone civilization proves beyond O doubt
the existence of organs at that remote period.
As will be remembered it was 449 years be-
fore Christ that the Romans finally devastated
Car thage and reduced the city to ruins.
The French courts have at last decided who
was responsible for the disaster at the Paris