The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-12
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS
THE FAMOUS ITALIAN BANDA ROSA
COMING THIS MONTH.
Subscription List Now Being Made Up
to Bring Theodore ThOmas's
Orchestra-Notes.


Eminent critics have characterized the
Banda Rosa, which will give a concert at
English's during holiday week, as the great
est organization of the kind that has ever
been heard in this country. Philip Hale, of
Boston, recently said of it: 1T will be a
long day, unless the Banda Rosa returns
TO Boston, that such a sensation in band
playing will be heard here. Marvellous, in
deed. is the performance of the red men,
and if any one is dull of hearing, or if he
wishes to have his sluggish blood stirred,
let him listen to this gorgeous music, for
IT can be given no other name. The i'm
preston it creates is ike that OF hearing
a band of Tftans amid the vast remOteneSS
of nature, so large and yet so line Is the
tone and color given to works opera lovers
know by heart L should think even Mu-
sic Halls roof would be lifted off the very
walls by the magnificent playing Of the
Carmen music, for it takes an audience
fairly out of its seat.
Among the many musical treats this sea-
son will be a concert by Theodore Thomass
Orchestra. Certain lovers of music are now
engaged in raising subscription list which
will be necessary to secure the great leader
and his orchestra and it is expected to have
the concert as early as possible after New
Years. The subscription list will be found
at Wulschner's music store.
Mr. Edwin Farmers class will give a re-
cital at his residence tomorrow afternoon,
assisted by Mrs. Farmer, soprano. The pro-
gramme is:
Sonata op. T. No. 1"a..................Grieg
Scenes from Childhood" six mum
bers ....................... Schumann
Miss Frazier.
Miss Mckenzie.
M lWw1 eagTing AVA F Feote
w aldIanrL franz
Mrs. Farmer.
Spanish Giee Gr =, st;tsrnap "sAi
.,Romance ....'......................, carrier
Ne'eiie Miss Atkins 0oio"SNi
''Melodie" and Air de Ballot. .Moszkowski
Miss Clark.
love Song .:............M eyer-H elmund
imp O'is''' Miss Frazier. 00uaiu
Morning Rowing .....................sj oglen
Mrs. Page.
louvre ties Yeux'. .Massenet
"Oh! That We Two" ..................G ounod
The lullaby which was composed by Mr.
r.. A. Newland, and was so often played by
him for his friends, has been written by
William Shannon, who was pupil of Mr..
Newland, and, with the help of Mr.. Oliver
Willard Pierce, it has been made ready
for publication The copy is now in the
hands of an Eastern publisher and it will
be brought out soon.
There will be a song service this evening
at Roberts Park Church Miss Sweenie
will sing The Holy City" by Beck. with
May We Join the lay by Allen.
Mrs. Charles F. Hansen has resumed her
position as organist at the First Presby-
terrain Church.
Miss Nettie Vaughn will give an organ
Wlfln n Of 10
street Church, before Mr.. Hansen's pupils.
The profits of playwrights have often been
discussed and wondered at, but these pale
by comparison with the gains of some of
the popular composers and librettists of
comic opera Take, for example, Harry B.
Smith, the librettist of 1.-THE Highwayman,"
''Half King" robin Hood" 1.-THE Sere-
nade,'' 1.-The Idols Eye" and Peg Voting
ton" On each Of these operas the authors
get from to 10 per cent. of the gross re-
ceipts, the composer and author deciding
equally None of Mr. Smiths operas can
be doing a business of less than $1,000 a
week on the road at the lowest figure, and
thus at low average the authors are MAX
ing a neat income of anywhere from $12-
600 to $4,000 a week from their past efforts.
Sousa has lately evaded the necessity of
dividing with the librettist by writing both
book and music for his new opera, "The
Bride-elect," which is soon to be produced.
The composers rights to lei Captain"
which during the past season played to an
average Of $1,000 per week, were last year
presented by Mr. Sousa to his wife, who is
stu drawing comfortable income from the
opera. Victor Herbert is another who is
prospecting on his musical efforts. 1.-The
IDOLS Eye" made an instant success, while
his earlier production, The Wizard Of the
Nile" is reported as doing an excellent
business. on the road. j. Cheever Goodwin,
Charles Klein, Reginald De Koven and
Ludwig Englander are others whose work
IS netting them large receipts. Altogether
the business of opera writing seems quite
as lucrative and infinitely more practicable
than mining in the Klondike.
Reginald De Koven declares that he has
found his ideal prima donna in Hilda Clark.
Miss Clark is now singing the leading role
in Mr.. d., Koven's latest work. The High
Victor Herbert conducted his opera. 1.-THE
IDOLS Eye" at the Broadway Theater in
New York. Thursday night.
Much interest was expressed in New York
last week. not only in theatrical circles, but
among playgoers and music lovers in gen.
eral, in the announcement of the incorpor-
alton of the American Theater Opera Com
pany, an organization which promises to
provide New York with permanent and
thoroughly equipped house of opera in Eng
lish. The new Incorporation has for it's OBJ
ject the carrying on of the theatrical bus
mess, including the acquiring and the pro-
duction of plays and dramatic and musical
compositions the hiring, leasing or owning
of suitable buildings for that purpose, and
the organizing, owning, managing directing
and controlling of dramatic and operate
plays" The amount of the capital stock is
$4,000. all of which is common stock, di-
vided into 100 shares, of which Mr.. Elliott
Zborowski, the proprietor of the American
Theater takes forty-eight; Mr.. Henry w
Savage, the manager of the Castle Square
Opera Company, forty-eight, and Mr.. David
u. Ogden and Mr.. Herbert Parsons, Mr..
ZboroWskfS attorneys, respectively, three
shares and one. The directors are MesSrs.
Zborowski, Savage, Ogden and Parsons,
and Mr.. Arthur j. Clark, of Philadelphia.
The preparations for the opening of the
American Theater on Christmas day are be-
Ing pushed rapidly forward. strong COM
pany is being engaged and everything pos
sible is being done TO make the enterprise a
success artistically as well as financially. In
securing artists it is the effort of the man.
agement to make a particularly effective
ensemble rather than to engage a few bril-
liant high salaried singers for the principal
roles and fill up the less important places
with whatever material comes handiest. AS
has already been announced, the opening
opera will be THE Queens Lace Handker-
chief" -
The late Max Maretzek was very fond
of relating the following anecdotes: 1.-THE