The record-union., 1897-02-28

the mind without the labor of thinking
at ALL" The dear old bear did not
know that there is as much thinking
and thought in Bach's fugues and Bee
| thoven's symphonies as in any philo-
sophical treatise. Only the thinking is
done in tones instead of in words OF
visual images The ear provides just
as good thought material as the eye.
|
The late Anton Bruckner bequeathed
his autograph scores to the Imperial
Library of Vienna. They include his
eight symphonies and three movements
of a ninth, a string quartet, the mass
in D minor, the 150th psalm, a male
chorus, "Helgoland,'' and the TIE
Deum. The stupendous mass in d
minor was performed for the first time
by the Philharmonic Society, under DR..
Richter, last month. Under the aus
pices of the Leo Society,"" commit
tee has been formed for the purpose of
erecting a monument to Bruckner in
| Vienna, a similar memorial being
planed at the Abbey Church of st.
Florian, in Upper Austria, where he
was laid at rest.
Times" sounds a note of warning to
musicians who are also bicycle fanatics.
He claims that the ordinary way of
riding the machine does not favor lung
expansion, which,, in the case of a
singer, is SO important and he further
contends that it is apt to spoil the
hands for the pianoforte or violin.
L am acquainted with a young man,
1&n do ~Q6
with callosities, the result of his meth
Cd of grasping the handle bars of the
bicycle. Now, hard, stiff skin means
inf1exible joints and inadequate touch" "
!
The Bohemian String Quartet, which
| is soon coming to this country, must
| be an excellent organization, to judge
| by the way it affects the Germans. At
| a recent concert at LeipSic 1t electrl-
| fed the audience with a performance
of Dvorak's new G major quartet. The
| composer was present, but with his
usual modesty he took a seat in the
gallery to avoid any possible demon
stration. But he must have been de-
lighted in his heart a critic writes,
"at the wonderful performance and en-
thusiastic reception of his work.
| "Hamish McCunn is a bold man" "
writes Joseph Bennett. "He has actu-
ally gone to Scotland and told an au-
dience of his countrymen that their
beloved bagpipe is not Scottish in
strument at all, but an importation
from France and Italy. He was, more
over, hard upon poor Burns and his
songs, and went SO far as to declare
that the grand old psalm tunes are
'ranted in some Scottish churches in a
most horrible manner Mr.. McCunn' S
| friends will be glad to know that he
was alive at the date of latest ad-
vices"
| 1t is now miSdemeanor, under the
| city ordinance for a woman to wear a
| hat in a Chicago theater, the new law
] having gone into effect. 1t provides a
| penalty for offenders and managers,
and the women have generally observ-
| ed it. But such an ordinance would not
phase the Sacramento big hat women.
They are simply ''untouchable;" neith-
er appeals, threats, nor the law will
move them. They defy decency and
| broaden their hats the more they are
begged to make them smaller.
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| A well-known agent acting for a
leading vaudeville theater has made an
gagement in New York City at salary
| Of 81 400 a week. She is not worth it.
1t is because of such extravagant SAL
| aries that prices for theatrical admis-
sions remain up when everything
| Il
Gently provident level.
| Auguste van Viene has stirred up a
| lot of unpleasant comment in New
York theatrical circles by refusing to
appear at a benefit because his name
was not printed in larger type than his
| fellow volunteers. If the long-haired
| 'cellist can't be star on the road he
| is determined to be one in the metro
polls.
| Notwithstanding the hopeless failure
| of Marion Crawford's "Dr. Claudius -
| the novelist will continue to dramatize
his other stories. If he persists in this
| determination all the available the
aters and all the available players will
| be necessary, as he has been for some
| time turning out a monthly volume.
Otis Skinner has an article in the
| February number of the 'Ishmaelite"
| concerning the romantic play, the pres
| ent vogue of which. he believes is evil
| dence of healthful turn in the minds
| of theater- goers. If Otis is right there
| is some reason for hope that the stage
| has reached it's lowest level. Surely
| 1t has been enough dsgraced to be
| worth salvation and the only thing to
| that end is correction and betterment
of the tastes of theater goers.
| John Gabriel Borkman" Ibsen's lat
| est play, fell fiat at the first perform
ance in Christiania, the stage manage
ment, which Ibsen had taken into his
| own hands. being particularly bad The
| fact is explained by the statement that
the author is too silent and too polite
! to manage the actresses. Heavens,
what a man he must be-
! An English translation of Bizet's
| ''L'Ariesienne" has been in the market
long time, and there is now a likeli-
! hood that it will be produced at the
/ Broadway, New York, with Agnes
/ Booth in the cast
| According to London advices. Forbes
| Robertson's new play. Nelson's En-
| chantreSs, is a series of magnificent
pageants, but it furnishes small scope
for acting. Mrs. Pat" Campbell is ac-
credited with the hit of the evening.
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