The San Francisco call., 1897-02-04

given away with bars of soap and bottles of
shoe blacking.
One OF the artists who will come to America
this year is Sims Reeves, the veteran English
tenor. Reeves won renown in Italian opera a
generation or more ago, and has made and
lost fortune since then. About two years
ago he took a second wife in the person of
young pupil of his, who had been named
Maud In her infancy by her parents on ac-
count of their admiration for the way in
which Sims Reeves sang the ballad "Come
Into the Garden, Maud" Reeves will make
his first bow TO an American audience ct the
! age of 79.
Nikisch, formerly of the Boston Symphony
Orchestra, later of Buda-Pesth and now of
Berlin and Leipsic, has been sued for 500, 900
damages by the Royal Opera-house of Buda-
Pesth Tor having given up his position as its
conductor before the time specified in his con-
tract. Not only has the Court of Appeal "A
Austria refused to allow the theater anvdan
ages, but it has condemned it to pay ali tn
costs.
Decidedly Germany is the country of juti-
lees. In little Saxon town they have lust
celebrated the jubilee of an honest tailor.
Frederick Augustus Schetelig, who for the last
sixty years has formed part of the village
choir and has never missed a single Sunday
though his services received no remuneration
upon this worthy singer on the day of his jubi.
lee.
Emperor William seems to be very we'll
pleased with Count Won Hochberg, general su-
perintendent of the imperial theaters for he
has just conferred upon him the hereditary
title OF member of the Chamber of Peers OF
Prussia. The new peer will continue to fulfill
his functions as superintendent of the En-
peror's theaters.
grand concert will be given by Court MAJ
zini No. 1909, A. o. F., next Sunday evening
In Washington-square Hall. A feature of the
performances will be a new orchestra con-
Quoted by F. Franzoni. The vocalists will be
Miss Casati, Signor Georgi, A. DanieIe and
Signor G. Almagia. Professor Schultheis will
play clarionet solo.
1t is now ammo unced that Wolfson will not
attempt to keep any of RosenthaPs con-
cert dates this season. The pianist is con-
Valeseent and hopes TO move TO AshevIlle
N C., early this month, but he is not in a con-
oltlon 10 appear on the concert platform.
sousa and his grand concert band are near
ing the coastand will appear both IN San Fran
cisco and Oakland this month.
Mile. Cecile Chaminade. the pianist and pop
ular French com poser, will make an American
tour next season in conjunction with Henri
Marteau, the French violinist Henry Wolfsou
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