The herald., 1897-03-14

/ great American prima donnas, put nc
tenors or baritones." Mr.. Belcher Is
studying with Gina.
Nine. Dorre herself is now singing the
| title rolesin Carmen" at the Dalverfse
theater in Milan. Her Carmen here
was generally voted to be the most at
| trective piece of work Of the Tavary
season. Il. Is part in which she has
always exceiled, but she speaks with
even greater enthusiasm OF the role OF
Anita, In La Navarraise."
| To paraphrase an old saying, If "the
! impresario proposes and the artist in
| disposes," that Is no fault of the inn
presario. If, however, knowing that the
| artists are indisposed, the impresario
| still proposes, and promises grand opera
on a metropolitan scale, then the inn
presario is to blame for any disappoint-
ment of the public that follows. New
| York has been most generous In It's sup
port of the season; indeed. it is said that.
despite the enormous salaries paid to the
artists, the company's recent engage
ment in this city showed profit of over
! s50,000.-New York Herald.
Mu % .pnl
The pupils of Prof A. ]. Stamm's nu-
sic school will give concert at Music
hall assisted by Miss Rosina Rosin, con-
tralto; Carl g. Thrower, tenor, and Prof
b. Bierlich. violoncello. The program of
orchestra numbers will include Rossinis s
famous overture to "Semiramis," Her
old's overture to "zampa" and Aron-
sons National Guard March"
The orchestra is composed OF the foi-
lowing players under the direction OF
Prof A. ]. Stamm: Violin, Mr.. A. j.
stamm, Mr.. L. Angeloty, Mr.. J. Mot
flashed, Mr. j. G. Stamm, Mr.. j. Halder.
Mr. R. Roster, Mr.. H. B. King. Miss
Helen Pepper, Miss Mayme Crawder,
Miss Matilda Angeloty. Master w. l.
Graves; viola, Mr.. ]. Bierlich, Miss Vel
la Knox; violoncello, Mr.. B. Berlich;
base, Mr.. E. e. Burson; flutes, Mr.. Har-
ry H. Parker Miss Elsie Rehbach; clari-
net, Mr.. Loring Brooks; cornets, Mr.. H.
Knoll, Mr.. S. H. Perine; trombone, Mr..
Edgar S. Maxson; piano, Miss Grace
Freebey, Miss Alma Hege, Miss Rose
Zobelein, Miss Kittie Bell; organ, Miss
Teresa F. Sullivan.
The chorus choir of the Simpson Au-
ditorium composed of fifty voices under
the direction of Mr.. Cornell, which re-
Gently made a tour Of Southern Cali
fornia with great success, has been en-
gagged to produce the grand oratorio of
Emanuel" at Pasadena next Tuesday
night under the auspices of the Ep-
worth League society of the First Meth
odist church. The choir will be assisted
by Miss Delphine Todd. soprano; Mrs.
4. e. Rowan, contralto; Mr.. T. E. Row
an, tenor; Mr.. Revel France. basso Mr..
Ray Cogswell, baritone; Miss Eva ELS
worth. pianist; Mr.. Frank Colby. or
ganist.
Field Marchal Lord Wolseley has en-
tered the lists of writers on musical
topics. He has written a preface for
THE Soldiers Song Book" in which he
says: Troops that sing as they march
Will not only reach their destination
more quickly and in better fighting con-
dition than those who march in silence,
but, inspired by the music and words of
national songs, will feel that self-conf-
dence which is the mother of victory"
The little book In question comprises
twenty-four songs, selected with the as
sistance of various adjutants of regi-
ments, who were asked by circular let
ter to advise on the songs best adapted
for use on the long marches now in
vogue with the British forces. The Sc
lection, which includes both music and
words, begins with God Save the
Queen" "God Save the Prince of Wales"
and Rule Britannia" and ends with
"Wfddicombe Fair" "The British Gren-
adeirs" and 'Trelawny."
Teners are notoriously sensitive. The
italian papers say that a certain tenor
brought suit against a musical critic
for saying that he had transposed "Di
queIla pira,'' semi-tone. They are not
ali as good-natured as Chevalier Guile.
who, by the way, has fallen prey to
the remunerative attractions of the
vaudeville stage and is to furnish one
of the fresh turns at the Orpheum
tomorrow. The last time Guile was
here--a member of the Marie Tavary
opera company-he was the victim of
cruel typographical error. In review
ing the production of Aida" which was
given on the opening night Guille's i'm
P;,---anation was alluded to in The Her
ala as oaT,.--..n The The compositor made
1t "comical," and the Ifrurv-.>-.Ar,s fury
knew no bounds the next morning until
he had digested his breakfast. Moi, un
comique, mon Dieu" he exclaimed. but
a polite note speedily appeased his
wrath.