The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-13

slashes and pokes everybody in sight in an
| effort, not unlikely, to prove that she is
really a. devil of a fellow, a highwayman of
the frst stripes a regular topnotcher. it
were.
In this scene, when in Miss Clark's hands,
II was a milk-and-water part. Miss Clark
was feminine winsome and fetching.
Where Miss Clark tossed her head in a coy,
iiirtatious manner, Miss DArville positively
loses her head. She first makes a violent
jab at Jerome Sykes's abdomen. then, skip
ping across the stage like a small boy on
rollers, she grabs little but sturdy Miss
Braggins and gives her a shaking akin to
that a rag baby might receive from q litter
or bull pups. And when she comes to the
line, "Crick-crackl vive la bagateller'
everybody In the reach of the aroused prima
donna wears a distressed and fearsome ex-
preston else they get crick-cracked with the
''vive la bagatelle', riding whip
The management of the Damrosch- Ellis
Opera Company gave a Metropolitan opera
House testimonial Wednesday night in New
York for Herr Emil Fischer, to celebrate
his ninety-ffth appearance in the role of
Hans Sachs in die Meistersinger' and the
completion of his fortieth year upon the
stage. Herr Fischer is fifty-eight years old,
and one Of the best known grand opera
singers both in this country and abroad. He
is the son of Frederick Fischer a famous
basso. He first appeared in this country in
1888 under the elder Damrosch. and since
that time has been almost constantly as
ISOLATED with the Metropolitan Opera House
productions. He is also we'll known as an
orator1o and concert singer. Fischer was
last heard in this city with the Damrosch
company two years ago, when he also sang
Hans Sachs. In this role the celebrated
basso has eEdeared himself to thousands of
opera goers. He was presented Wednesday
night with silver wreath made by Tiffany,
and ON the leaves were inscribed the names
Of thirty-eight operate roles he has taken.
In the company that night were Nine. Sey-
gard (Eyal, Mime. Staudigl (Magdalena),
Herren Rothmuhl Walterl, Stehmann
Dec ;sser) and Rains (Pogner) Mr..
Do sch conducted.
. Chicago Orchestra will return from
s Eastern tour to assist at the grand con-
cert to be given in honor of Clarence Eddy,
the American organist, at the Auditorium.
Tuesday evening, Feb Is. The concert will
have special significance inasmuch as it
viii be in the nature of tribute to Mr..
Eddy, who, more than any other American
artist, has advanced the standard of organ
playing in this country. He stands at the
head of his profession in America, and
ranks high among the greatest masters of
the, instrument abroad Every great organ
in the old world has felt his magic power,
and most of the fine instruments in Amer
lea have been dedicated by him.
1t is recalled that it is not so many years
since 1t was deemed effeminate for a man
TO play the piano and unIadylilke for
woman to practice the violin. On one oc-
casion. at party given by Sir John Mil
lais, Lady Halle arose to play the violin,
when, to her intense amusement, she heard
Landseer exclaim: Good gracious! A
woman playing the fiddle!' On the other
hand, an old-fashioned nobleman, when he
saw a gentleman sit down to the piano,
contemptuously remarked, II wonder if the
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Fer father and son to play the organ for
eighty-six Christmases without break at
one parish church constitutes a record"
Sir Walter Parratt's father, Thomas Par
raft, became organist at Huddersfield par
ish church in 1872, and fifty years later was
succeeded by his son, Mr.. Henry l.. Parratt.
From 1872 to the present day the father.
and afterward the son, has never missed
playing at the Christmas services.
One of Molloys most popular songs is
that pretty little melody entitled Rose
Marie" which has been sung by almost
everyone who can sing at ALL William
Carleton, the baritone, has sung it all over
the country to such an extent that his fell
low professionals joke him about it. But
the public is always ready to hear and APP
plaud it just the same.
At the Royal Opera House, in Stock
holm, Sweden lady, Signora Conti-Geis-
Ter, has appeared in tenor parts. All the
newspapers praise her magnificent voice,
which cannot be told from the voice of a
range in the high register and the greater
hexiDility and suppleness OF the execution.
An important sale Of autographs and
manuscripts is advertised to take place in
Vienna. Among them will be three SYM
phonies and quartets by Haydn cadenzas
Mozart.
overture, rondo for four bands and songs
by Schubert, and large number of
Beethoven's songs:
1t may be easily predicted John Philip
SOusas profits this season will reach 800, 900
without regard to the results of the Europ-
can venture More than 5000 900 copies of
Sousa,s marches have been sold in the
United States in five years, and they are
played by 1900 bands in the United States.
A comic opera. Fantasia" by Miss
Smith, an Englishwoman, has been accept
ed by the Weimar Opera House, of which
Mr.. KrZyzanowsky Is now first conductor,
in place of Mr.. Stavenhagen. He is the
husband of the Hamburg opera singer,
Krzyzanowsky-Doxat.
Max Bendix the widely-known violinist,
who was concertmeister under Theodore
Thomas for so many years, has been en-
gagged by the Chicago Conservatory to take
charge of the violin department of that in
stitution next season.
The little Italian towns of Savona, San
Reno and Vercelli, to say nothing of Ven
ice, Mantua and Naples, have all heard the
"Boheme" of Puccini the operate sensa-
ton of Europe, and yet there is no promise
of it for New York.
Eight performances of die Meister-
singer at the Paris Grand Opera in
November yielded over 100000 francs
Otto Lohse's opera, Der Prinz wider
Willen' was produced with success on
JAN L at Cologne.
A new opera, "Vifandaka," by A. Thofft,
has made hit at Copenhagen.
'The Geisha' has lately been sung in