The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-02

the original words have been hahituallv
useo, any singer of large experience viii
say. or course this does nor disnIIte
lhe disadvantage of either singing or
speaking TO an audience in an unknown
Tongue, or deny the desirability of Eng
lish opera. u '1i'e
Worcester has for some vears dow :
tldy little export business in musical
Instruments, and therefore some fiq-
ures from the United States treasury
reports will be read with interest Eor
.he nrst six months of the fiscal vear
asalely closed, $50 organs valued Of
SdIe'oOf, and $40 pianos valued al s115 :
9oI were sent to foreign countries Eng
iano LED off with the most organs, AR
"a al; Germany next, S12; Australia.
co., e9V. Brltlsh Africa, 645; Netherlands.
tao; rsossla, lOS. The British provinces
T TToh lot organs, but 100 pianos. The
CiIlled Kingdom, "a pianos; while the
other instruments were distrih,ta6
over the earth. In the past six months
mere mas been an increase of 1900 per
cent In musical exports to Porto RHO
me gross amount was larger than tba
TOTAL exports of similar character FOR
the preceding six years.
vermont paper says: large
congregation greeted an old friend at
she methodist Church in Springfield
lSs. ouhuay y, IN the person of Miss Mary
churen, VINO formerly was the soprano
IN the choir. Her rendering Of srThe
llght OF the world" by Stephen Adams
was especially fine, and showed her
ricn, sympathetic voice to good nd
vantage. Her many friends were yIad
70 nave the opportunity to hear her
once again. Miss Church is now a snc-
cessrul music teacher Of Worcester
MASS where she returns after a brief
visit to Woodstock. u iei
Or. Alexander c. Mackenzie. who
mas JUST resigned as conductor of the
London Philharmonic. has nearly oo rme
pleted an opera, THE cricket on tbe
nearth, the same subject which Cold
at Christmas. nay NC given
eousa has finished Chris and the
wonderful lamp" and the other onere
ne mas made for De Wolf Hopper.
Inc city of Palma, Italy, has erected
monument to the late Italo Gamma
NM, the former blacksmith, soldier and
1peratc tenor. The inscription is. "a
lover OF his country, for whose sal,a %
badge" oiAoaldl
Inc Maine music festival, which was
nxed for dates in September, has been
postponed to the first week in Octobar
Mr.. Chapman. on receipt of infornoa
tlon that Nine, Sembrich had cancaliad
ner engagement with Mr.. Gran on The
racine slope, cabled her as to the dates
mace FOR the Maine festival, and re-.
by biy was received that she would keen
her engagement with him.
Rafael Joseffy is going TOURING asai,,
this season, and his dates abead e an
we'll filed aneda are
The Singing Girl" is a new comic
opera written for Alice Nielsen by Vic
Tor Herbert, with words Nv How,
smith and Stanslaus Slange. Il 10 said
10 eclipse THE Fortune Teller" and ~ -
easily may anu ~
The London Times declares that u
speaks well for the taste of the British
pubic that Isldcre de Lara's opera
Messallne' did not repeat the success
oe Scanoale which 1t had in Monte
Gaato. All the critics deplore the fact
that the composer, who doubtlese he =
talent should have followed the vo,,,,,
ltaflans III choosing a story of brmtai
ssensuality, unrelieved by any touch Of
Inc British Museum has acquired tbe
interesting collection of manuscrirts
wnlch belonged to George Thomson of
biinpurgh, the friend of Burns" II
- ~ fSihempereu that Thomson an
Enthusiastic and successful collector of
the melodies of Scotland. Wales az
ireland, secured the services of Reel
hoVen, Haydn, Weber Hummel ana
some lesser lights TO write symphonies
ana instrumental accompa niments 10
these folk songs. The letters and must /
cal, manuscripts that Thomson re-
ceived from his distinguished arrangars
form the present collection, though
there are no musical autographs by
Beethoven.
A wealthy German manufacturer
named Bernhard Loeser has given the
sum Of %50O toward the existing fund
LOT enaning poor students and others
70 attend the Bayrelrth festival ners
formances. This sum is not likely ia ro
very far, for reports indicate that t5e
price. OF board and lodging are crawling
up like the Thermometer in August In
1876 tourists complained of the high