The record-union., 1898-01-02

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music the pulse Of life, with great in
vention and often with too rich a de-
velopment of his ideas, clever in ar
ranging his ensemble and in the parti-
tion of his melody which gave light to
all, and a mighty artist in passionate
architecture of tone
The following notice appears upon
the play bills OF the ST. James Thea
ter in London: George Alexander
would respectfully request those Ia
dies who frequent the IT. James Thea
ter intent on viewing the performances
to recollect the similar purpose in those
who sit behind them. II, therefore
every large hat were removed, the lady
so doing would confer a great benefit
on her immediate neighbors." This
would be a good example for New York
managers TO follow. Nothing is more
astonishing than the selfish Indifference
to the rights of others constantly exhi-
bited in the best theateFs here by wo-
men of good social station. in outward
seeming, In the matter of their head
gear. 1t is not only the big hat that
is nuisance, but all lofty arrange
ments in ribbons and feathers. Some
or the most conspicuous offenders in
this respect are actresses, who, appar-
emily, cannot bear the idea of being less
conspicuous on one side of the foot
lights than the other At the same time
it should be acknowledged gratefully
that many of the fair sex now set a
" .sirocr lotu 1.,o a.
dresses or none at ALL
Mrs. Kendall has announced her ap-
preaching withdrawal from the parts Of
Juvenile heroines. She intends hence
forth to deal chiefly with characters in
middle age, not the buds of spring, but
rather the full flowers of late summer
or early autumn before the frosts Of the
aging year have whitened the hair or
chilled the blood. The resolution is a
wise one, and certainly does not narrow,
necessarily, the artistic field She had
part of this sort in THE Eldest Hiss
Blossom" and Walter Firth is now de-
signing for her another character upon
similar lines.
Professor E. A. McDowelrs second
pianoforte concerto has been discovered
in Berlin, where it created a sensation.
1t was played few weeks ago by Nine
C&Treno, and scored an immense sue
cess; after the scherZo the applause was
SO persistent that the pianist had to re-
peat 1t. The eminent critic, Otto Less
mann, expressed his surprise in lne
"Allgemeine Musk Zeitung'' that this
interesting and valuable work had not
been produced in Berlin before
P l.. Jung has just issued a new edi-
tion of Professor MacDoweu's Wood
land Sketches" his last work for the
piano. 1t consists of series of ten
short pieces, connected POLITICALLY, ana
united in the last number in a very
artistic manner. These are the most m
spired and original short pieces ever
written for the piano IN this country
They would put Mr. MacDowell in the
front rank of living composers had he
done nothing else. One would have 10
go 10 Chopin or Schubert to find any
thing equal in reminiscent dreaminess
and intense feeling and pathos TO the
piece entitled "A Deserted Farm" These
pieces can and must be played with IN
finite tenderness of expression the COM
poser has very wisely written all the ex-
preston marks in English. The Wood
land Sketches" We're first issued a year
ago in very expensive form; the new
edition is much cheaper and may pe
found at Breitkopf & Harters and other
music stores. Singers will find in Mae
Dowell's collection of Eight Songs a
wealth of musical material and beauty
equal to that Of the Woodland
Sketches"
Sid Spencer Ponsonby- Fame, who is
practically the licenser Of London the
aters, has just celebrated his golden
wedding, and the London managers sub
scribed TO give him a massive silver
bowl. Charles Wyndham made the pre-
sentation in a capital little speech.
! Edward Compton, who was very
promising young actor few years ago,
but of whom little has been heard Of
| late beyond occasional rumors of coed
work in the legitimate drama in the
English provinces has just played Es-
mond, in Edgar Pemberton's adaptation
of Thackeray's noble novel, in a Lon
this will lead to an opening in a West
| End house, where his fathers memory,
still treasured in the hearts Of thousands
of old theater-goers, would insure Ior
| him a sympathetic hearing.
| England is evidently determined not
/ to let the grass grow under her feet IN
/ the matter of educating her pubic
| school scholars in music. This last year
| 81 $50, coo was spent in giving instaue-
ton to the pupils attending the element
airy schools.
| Madame Melba arrived in New York
/ November 26th and made her first ap-
| pearance at concert of the Boston
/ Symphony Orchestra the following
week. She is to join the Damrosch-
Ellis Company for it's season of Ger
! man and Italian opera, and will be
I seen at the Metropolitan Opera house
New York, with that company
Pol Planeon. the basso, has arrived in
| New York. He has been resting In
/ Paris since the closing of Covent Gar
/ den. After appearing in New York NJ
| Plancon viii so to San Francisco with
/ Ysaye, Pugno and Gerardy. returning
to London in the spring
NJ. Divide Musin, the renowned violin
! ist, is now at the Conservatoire Liege
Belgium, where he holds the post vacat-
ed by Cesar Thomson. NJ Musin will
remain in Belgium for some years,
| making occasional yiSstS m A,,a,-;,a