The San Francisco call., 1897-02-18
Wales are taking deep interest in the Roman
debut of these British composers."


Franz Schubert left no children, but the de-
scendants of his brothers and sisters (he had
elgnteen OF them) are very numerous. At the
Time OF his death five brothers and two sisteNNa
were still living. The last survivor was the
Rev. Father Andre Schubert, who died in vi
emma about ten years ago. The other brothers
were 1or the most part teachers in primary
SCHOOLS. The eldest, Ferdinand Schubert, with
Wnom franz lived for some time, was director
OF the Primary Normal School in Vienna, and
oleo In 1882 leaving twenty-six children.
his granddaughter, Mrs. Geissler Sch ubert, is
an excellent pianiste. and lives in London.
Most OF his grandsons are officers or professors.
SO the name of Schubert is not by any means
extinct.
feature OF the French Grand Opera COM
pany's repertoire when that organization ap-
pears al the California Theater next month
will be the new opera, LIE Voyage de Suzette"
which was successfully produced for the first
time in America on the 31st of last month
The music is by Leon Yasseur and the libretto
by Messrs. Duru and Chivot The opera is
spectacular and calls for the presence of over
lis people ON the stage. An interesting plot
runs its course through tour acts and ten tab
leaux, and tells of Suzette's voyage from Spain
to Persia, and her endesvors to escape one ad-
mirer in Spain as to meet and marry the
other in Persia in which she succeeds
At Milan, one of the most interesting his
torical instruments in existence has just been
sold by public auction. 1t the harpsi-
chord which belonged to Paisiello the compo-
ser of La Molinara," 'La Frascatana" "Le
Due Contesse," and so many other delightfully."-
graceful and sentimental operas of the old
Italian school. The bidding for the instru-
ment was very lively, and it was finally
knocked down to Mrs. Arrigoni for the sum
OF 1850 francs.
number of European musical papers state
authoritatively that the well-known COM
poser Johannes Brahm is attacked with an in
ternal disease, from which he suffers cruelty,
and that a surgical operation will pro bly, be
necessary. Brahms, whom Schumann rathefS
pompously called 1.-The Mozart of the Nine D
teenth Century," will soon complete his sixty
fourth year.
Pietro Mascagni has received $40 900 (50-
600 francs) from the management OF the CO.
vent Garden Theater, London, for the righs of
producing for the first time on any stage his
new Japanese opera "Iride." AT least that Is
what the Italian papers say.
A new opera in two acts, entitled "The
Rajahs Widow" has Deen played with success
at the PabSt Theater in Milwaukee The COM
poser bears the illustrous name of Bach, but
we are ignorant if Christopher Bach is de-
scendant OF the great cantor of Leipsic.-Le
Menestrel.
An unpublished opera entitled "Gernot," of
which Eugene d'Albert has written both the
words and music, is about to be produced at
the principal theater in Mannheim. The COM
poser will conduct and his wife will sing the
principal role.
A new operetta has just been produced in
Rome. 1t is by Giovanni Lelosi and is called
"Tutti in America" Can in America)
The theater An der Wien in Vienna is pre-
pairing the first performance OF a new operetta
by Johann Strauss called "The Goddess of
Reason"