Arizona republican., 1898-04-05

course these results will vary as the cost of food and the price of eggs vary. The money result can be figured out in any locality, knowing the average food consumption and the product in eggs.
 ANTON sEIDL.
 Interesting Facts Concerning One of the Worlds Greatest Musicians. Anton Seidl, the great musician who died recently in New York, was the pupil, friend and for a number of years the leading exponent of Wagner. He was born in Budapest, Hungary. on May ', 1850. Early evincing great tal- ent for music he went to the Leipsic conservatory, at that time the musical center of Germany where he devoted himself to course of severe classical study for two years. Here he became acquainted with Hans Richter, former secretary of Wagner, and when, in 1872, Wagner wrote to Richter asking him to recommend some one to take his place in this arduous and exacting work, Richter named Seidl, saying to him:
 "As far as I can see, you know how to conduct an orchestra. If you are willing to go through the same school | that I went through, by all means go to Wagner. If the right material is in you, you will succeed God be with you"
 This was the introduction to what MT. Seidl was wont to declare the happiest period of his life He went to Baireuth and there became inti- mately associated with the great com poser, teaching their parts to the singers in the masters operas and with his own hands copying all the scores. In 1876 he took an active part in preparing for the great festival per 1 formances of Der Nibelungen Ring at the opening of the Wagner theater, at Baireuth. Two years later he went to London as Wagner's trusted avant courier, to prepare the orchestral forces there for the series of concerts in Albert hall which Wagner himself directed-an enterprise which though financially unproductive did much to- ward educating the Anglo Saxon pub lie to an appreciation of the music of the future.'
 In the winter of the same year he went to Vienna, bearing a letter to Director Jauner of the Imperial opera. in which Wagner says: Unable to come myself, I send to you my aide de-camp,' Seidl, who fully represents my wishes in every detail" The young conductor scored tremendous success in that city. In 1879, through Wagner's recommendation, he was made conductor of the Leipsic Stadt theater, one of the most important opera houses in Germany. Here he remained for three years, and during this period he went as musical con ductor with the troupe which Angelo Neumann organized to carry the Mi belungen dramas on a tour through Germany, Holland, England, Italy and other parts of Europe.
 In 1883 MT. Seidl was made conduc- tor of the Bremen opera house. and here he met and married Frau1ein Krauss a prominent and admired so- prano singer. On account of the burn ing of the theater two years later MT. ; Seidl was induced to accept a propo- sition made him by Edmund c. Stan ; ton and Walter Damrosch, who were } in Europe seeking a successor for the lamented Dr. Damrosch as conductor for the Metropolitan opera house. He came to America in September, and on November 23 opened the season with 3 a performance of Lohengrin. His rare merits as a conductor and musician 5 wer instantly recognized by critics s and public alike, and his subsequent l career has been an unbroken series oi successes, too recent and too familiar 3 to require recounting here. In addi- r tion to his work in conducting opera Q he also did much to arouse the genera
 interest of the public in classic music e by his popular concerts, some years a ago at Brighton Beach. A large mu-
 sicaI society in Brooklyn was organ : ized and named after him. Wher Theodore Thomas severed his connec- tion with the Philharmonic society M
 Seidl became it's leader He recently
 refused a call to the Royal Opera 1T
 Berlin, preferring to remain in this
 country. He only recently returned
 from London, where he conducted the
 Covent Garden opera during the las
 season. He was to conduct the opera
 in New York for the season oi
 1S9S-99.
 At the time of his death he was con-
 ducting the concerts given at the Wal
 dorf-Astoria in New York and was se-
 lected as the director Of the permanent
 orchestra of New York city, which
 has been recently organized and fol
 which $100,000 is being raised by sub
 scription for maintenance He was
 also leader of the Philharmonic SO
 c1ety of New York ana was to have
 been one of the musical directors of the
 Maurice Grau Opera company nex
 season. It was his intention to pro
 duce series of Wagner operas 1T London this spring. A widow sur
 wives him. He had no children