New-York tribune., 1899-02-12

lion for nearly hal. century Whether as Wilma
Neruda or Nine Norman-N -uda OF Lady Halle.
there has been time within the last generation
, IN which her name has not been spoken with re-
spect and admiration by the lovers % high-class
music. The circumstance that she comes TO US
without having interrupted her laOors the eve OF
her slxiieth birthday Is in itself 50 extraordinary
as 20 invite attention Put in her case length Of
service and dignity and beauty Of achievement 20
hand in hand. and the example which We have be-
fore US in the case Of Camilla Urso will doIbtless
help US 20 pay the tribute OF admiration and reyer-
ence which the coming of Lady Halle invites
The father Of Lady Halle Josef Neruda.
ranist CT the Cathedral at Brunn. Austria. and she
was born In that town on March = ls39. When
scarcely four years old she began 20 take lessons
on the violin from her father. She had most cor
dial dislike for the piano regarding 1t a. an insrr-
ment ot limitations. BY accident her father. who
wished 10 make his son A great yiolnist found out
that this daughter had gained the technic which he
had been unable 10 give TO her brother He sent
her in her sixth year TO Vienna. where she studied
q year with Leopold Jansa. With her elder sister.
Amalie she appeared in Vienna parlors in 1876. and
IN January OF the next year she gave three public
sconcerts at the last of which Jenny Lind sang
About this time their brother. Victor cello
,,player. joined them. Even at this Wilmas
'plsying excited great enthusiasm account OF the
finish OF her style and especially the purity Of her
odntonaton ana the powerful tone remarkable in one
80 young This child trio gave concerts IN Leipsc.
Berlin. Hamburg and other German towns. and
appeared. June II. l4s IN London at a Pniihar-
rnonc concert when Wilma played concerto by De
Beriot. The next year she went 10 Russia Her
brother died a s.. Petersburg but another brother
Franz took his place and a younger sister Marie.
joined them as second yioiinist. They gave con-
certs in Sweden. Norway and Denmark. on Octo-
der g. 1852 Wilma played Mendelssohn's Concerto
at the Gewardhass. Lepsi. IN i.54 January p.
che married the Swedish conductor and composer
Ludwig Norman. and wen. win him 70 Stockholm
They were soon separated. and Norman died IN 1855
son was killed by Alpine accident last fall
She continued 10 travel % virtJoso Thus she
visited Copenhagen Lep-c. Brunn. Frankfort CO.
logne Especially great was her success al Paris
In 1865 She the sag az ali social concerts Of
distinction She played for Napoleon III az the
TNii.eries q, the palace of the Princess Metternich
al a conservatory concert March 2 with Pasde
loup's o1chestra and at many other concerts All
praised her w0.nany grace. her superb hOving, her
Incomparahle accuracy her distinguished and pure
style and the astonishing union O. CORR ctness and
poetry sao won similar tributes In Amsterdam,
Rotterdam and Brussels. and ia ,s the year of her
serara Ion from her husband she made again
serga,ion in London az Philharmonic concert,
Msy j. That year she made London her home and
became most prominent figure IN concerts Of
every kind. she heard in orchestral concerts,
In recitas with Charles Halle (whom she married In
1855. and IN chamber concerts with Patti Reeves.
Zeroini and ne. brother Franz She also made
many tours going ~ ls7i and 49, 10 Germany. In
1878 70 Paris 1919 70 Holland IN 1850 and ISL 20
all the chief capitals Of the Continent IN $50 she
vtited Australia ard IN ,S15 South Africa with
Hale PLAY yng with success IN all the leading
towns Won BuloW. who named her the violin
fairy" said OF her The only rival of joachim lives
In England She is woman. and her name IS
Wilma Neruda." Nlecx ersps who dedicated 10 her
his Sixth Concer,o wro.e % hs- 70 a friend Deem
Der g. 80: she il thc zeal yiolnist Never have
/ heard the violin played with much soul. pas
sion and purity. She Is The same time classic and
poetic she has all the qualities o. the great
artist"
A, the opera this week ;ae afternoon serial per-
formances % tho unabbrcyiaied N.beung dramas
will Be cor = ted Lucia III Lammefmoor" post
poned because Of Nine Sembrich's Illness last week.
will be added 20 he list. ard there viii be repe-
titions of Faust" Nondayj. "LOhengrin" lFriday).
Ia Traviata" SATURDAY areTnO0n) and Les
Huguenots" saturday evening az popular prices.
At the last performance. which wN be "a
French. Herr DiDpel w.ll sing the music n Racul
for the first time in that language. and among his
companions will lie Nine. Lehman, Nine. Man
telii Nine. Suzanne Adams and NM. Edouard de
Reszke. Albers and Piancon. Mines. Eamcs Man
tell and Bsuermester and NM. Jean and Edouard
De Reszke and VI. Maurel will perform in their
familiar parts In Faust" Mines Eames. Schurlann-
r Henk and NM. EdOueTd de HeszEe. Bspham,
Mdhimsnn and Van Dyck IN "Lohengr!n." and
Nine 6embrich and Nm SaCnae. Campanan and
Bars Ia La Trayiata." The casts Of the Noe-