The record-union., 1898-08-28

Emil Sauer, the pianist, has signed
contract with r. E. Johnston, the
concert manager, to make tour Oh
this country this coming season. Sauer
will make his first American appear
ance at the Metropolitan Opera-houSe,
New York. Tuesday evening, January
10th, assisted by a grand orchestra Oh
100 musicians
"'Way Down East" Lottie Blair
Parker's latest contribution to the
American stage, has now passed into
history as one Of the greatest successes
of the season tie phenomenal run at
the Manhattan Theater, New York,
will long be remembered. The trials
and sufferings of Anna Moore, so ad-
mirably depicted by Phebe Davies, an
old Sacramento favorite, have in them
selves a moral invoking the plaudlts
Of all fair-minded people, to say moth
ing of the realistic picture of the New
England fireside.
A beautiful girl playing on beautl-
full violin is the most beautiful thing IN
the world-bien entendu, that the beau-
tiful girl is full of genius and sensibll-
ity.
The barrier which for long in spite OF
St Cecilia and the angels warned OH
women from violins in the name OF all
that was feminine no longer exists. IN
deed. within the last twenty-five years
we have been afflicted with a girl
violin mania School misses before
they are in their teens clamor to learn
the violin 1t is a common sight IN
London to see maidens of all ages Iaden
with fddles of all sizes their music
rolls strapped tightly to the cases, hur-
rying to the underground railway, or
hailing the omnibus or cab in OXFORD
street, Regent street and Bond street.
Then the Royal Academy, Royal COL
lege. Guildhall classrooms are choked
with violin girls, and no ladies' sem1n-
airy is now complete without the violin
tutor Women have already invaded
orchestras, and at least one celebrated
amateur society can boast OF nothing
but lady players, while the profession
as regards soloists divides its honors
pretty equally between male and female
virtuosi.
Upon the depressing and gloomy side
of this question I do not desire to dwell
at undue length. Girls without talent
it is, alas! true, rush to the violin,
Tending audiences, who apparently have
not yet discovered the means OF defend
ing themselves. If a girl nowadays
can't play the piano she is no longer
dressed. but If she can't play the violin
she does not seem to have candid
friend with sufficient courage to tell her
so. She will get up with the greatest
aplomb in any assembly and inflict the
0f
the company The room will imInedi-
+ ately be hushed, just as it is when n
pretty creature with a voice like a
peacock stands up to sing, and after a
brief but futile tussle with Raff's cava-
tina, or Bach's prelude, your violin girl
will retire Sinking and self-satisfied
without the least idea that she has been
exposing herself to the pity and ridicule
of any musicians who happen to be
present.-Rev. H. r. Haweis in Con-
temporary Review.
The citizens of Madgeburg have
proudly affixed commemorative tablets
to the theater and the house where
Wagner conducted and lived from 1884
1896
At a recent Philharmonic concert in
Vienna Hans Richter conducted the
Thirty Symphonic Variations on an
Original Theme" by Dvorak. The work
was praised for its ingenuity, but to
some hearers it seemed hardly worth
while to tell the same story in thirty
different ways.
A musical novelty which will interest
all concert goers is new Moorish
Rhapsody" by the composer Of Han
sci and Gretel." 1t is in three parts,
headed "Tarifa Elegy at Sunset" Tan
sier" Ga set of Moorish dances), and
"Tetuan" Tor "a ride through the des-