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(33), Chopin (4O), Schubert (3D, and
Pergolesi before it at the early age
of 26 years Once this period is passed,
| and success in some degree attained,
| the composer seems to have a good
chance of long life. Among the lat
ter group one may mention: Handel
| C4), Haydn (7O, Palestrina (probably
| 70), Spohr C75), Gluck (73), Cherubini
(S2), Meyerbeer (7O, Wagner GO, Ros-
sini (1S), and Verdi, who stands good
chance to become a centenarian. The
| list is by no means complete, but it is
long enough to show that the study of
music, even in its most advanced and
severest forms, is not an unhealthy
profession.
| If Schopenhauer was right (and he
doubtless was) in saying that peo-
pies degree of civilization is measured
! by its aversion to noise, then England
| is in the van of civilization. The war
against street noises is going forward
| nobly in London. In the latest report
| of the Association for the Suppression
of Street Noises occurs the following:
| The recent decision of the Divisional
Court, which gives distinct encourage
ment 20 organgrinders to annoy house
holders, has aroused such feeling that
three gentlemen have volunteered sub
scriptions amounting to twenty guineaS
as the nucleus of a fund to test
case (even to carrying 1T to the House
| of Lords) whether piano organs are not
NOISY Instruments under the Metro
politan Police Act If such decision is
given, the police will be bound to pro-
ceed against offenders without the in
terventiOn of the suffering household
| erS.
| San Francisco Music and Drama:
The announcement that the Sousa
Band had Cancelled its coast dates
| seems to have been premature, as the
famous band is en- route to California
A grand ovation awaits the famous
conductor in Los Angeles from the mu-
sicians of Southern California. Sousa's
Band appears ait the big pavilion in Los
Angeles on the Goth inst, and will give
four concerts, at one of which two of
Sousa's most popular compositions will
be played by the combined bands, num-
bering $50 musicians. A gold medal is
to be presented to Sousa on that occa-
sion as a token of his ability as mu-
sician and a composer. After Los An
geles, Sousa and his band will give con-
certs in this city and in Oakland
Victor Herbert, the musician, is a
grandson of Samuel Lover, the Irish
nvelist, song writer and artist. Mr..
Herbert recently received from his
mother, Mrs. Fanny Scmid, Lovers al
bum, containing many Of his sketches
and personal letters from most of the
celebrities of Lovers day. The interest
ing features of this album will be re-
produced in the February Century"
accompanying Mrs. Schmid's recollec-
tons of her father, under the title of
The Author of Rory O'Moore."
Italian opera is having a hard time
of it even in Italy. The season opened
in Rome with the complete fiaSco of
Franchetti's "Asrael," and in two other
citieS-Savona and PiancenZa-Witht the
absconding of the managers with the
meager contents of the cash box, the
singers remaining unpaid. CORE
sponden of the Frankfurter "Zeitung"
writes from Milan: The Italian COM
panieS in other countries-thele are
twenty-five altogether-are also mostly
doing a very poor business. From
everywhere come complaints that the
public cares no longer for Italian op-
era. least of all for the works Of the
young Italian school,
Louis James brings with him to Sac
ramento to produce "Spartacus' two
carloads of scenery and twenty-five
leading people and 20 supernumerary
leading people and twenty supernumer-
airy support. Among the people of the
company are Guy Lindsey, Collin
Kemper, w. A. Lincoln, John Step
ping, William Sprague, Thomas Coffin
Cooke Warner Praul, Gilbert Gardner,
John Moore, Fred Wright, John Pres
ton, Alma Kruger, Florence Everett,
Emily Bettel, Aphie Hendricks, James
Du Sang. Cassius Quinby, James Wells,
J. D. Whipple r. E. Jamison, Herbert
Crawford, Paul Mcfarland.
In Italy, as elsewhere, the most pop
ular of Wagners operas is "Lohen-
grin" which has so far had 500 per-
| formances 'Tannhauser" has had
1863, ''Walkure' II, Flying Dutchman"
81, "Rienzi'' 46, 'Meistersinger'' -,
uiiS Ills tNO SISeit-
est works-"Siegfried' and Tristan
are as yet unknown in musical Cor un-
musicaD Italy.
| The English speaking rights of the
latest successful French farce, lie
Sursis" (The Reprieve), have been Sc
cured by Fred Rorner, and an English
version will be played soon in Terry's
Theater, London, with Arthur Playfair
| in the principal character.
| A London paper congratulates the
| theater goers of the United States on
! their good manners. In London, as in
Paris and other capitals, an audience
makes a noise when it is not pleased,
and often Kisses down a play, while as
! the English writer was surprised to
/ find a New York audience is content
| to express its disapproval by leaving
/ the house.
| Eugenia Blair completely captured
| the press and public of the Crescent
| City during her recent engagement at
| the Academy of Music, where she pre-
sented East Lynne TO crowded
| houses. The audience numbered 1.7S0
on her closing night, and hundreds
were turned away.
'rSpiritisme." Sardou's latest play. is
announced to receive its initial pro-
/ duction at the Renaissance Theater in
| Paris on the 18th inst. 1t will receive
/ its initial American production at the
! Knickerbocker Theater New York, on
| the I'D inst.