The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-13

all night one May to hear Cheridah
Simpson play a march of his in seven
teen keys. The amusing and remark
able part of this exhibition of piano
command is that Miss Simpson keeps
all the music of the march in her
patchwork harmony and never loses the
continuity of the theme nor the mel
ody. 1t is great fun and not only is it
a trick Of great musical directness, but
the effect is most laughable, and Sousa
1 has as keen a sense of humor as a
musician could have, for musicians gen
orally cannot see a joke with stream
ers and poster Accomplishments.
| A scene representing an American
garden of the last century, on the banks
of the Beautiful Blue Danube" will
| be one Of the inviting stage pictures
| in Alice Nielsens coming light opera
production.
| Queen Victoria has presented to Miss
| Leonora Jackson, the American violin
| ist, a jeweled star bearing the royal
| monogram.
Joseph Douglass, grandson of Fred
erick Douglass, is winning a reputa-
ton as violinist, inheriting his love
of the instrument from his famous
grandparent, who gave the lad AN Am
att violin which cost $4,000.
| The scenario of THE Smuggler's
Bride" has been submitted to the Bos-
| tonians, which is rather early work,
considering that the order was given
/ h11f fxxyn Do, I,,o
expresses himself as delighted with it,
The Bostonians will have number of
new singers in it's organization next
| season.
Domenico Mascagni, father of Pietro
Mascagni. the composer, died the other
day in Livorno. He had been baker,
and until the success of his sons op-
eras lived in such poverty that he was
only able with struggle to allow his
son to learn the rudiments of music.
1t was not until after the production
of "Cavalleria Rusticana" that the fam
lily began to know prosperity.
Beatrice Pollak the tiny daughter of
Lincoln J. Pollak, a writer of popular
songs, and whose mother is an excel
lent musician, sang and played at the
commencement exercises of the Misses
Bomfield's School, No. 1714 Madison
avenue, New York, lately. The "Har-
lem Local Reporter" thus speaks of the
little girls performance: "BeatIice
Pollak in her vocal solo was good, and
her piano solo. for a child of four
years, was marvellous"
Mr.. Henschel's new opera, "Nubia, -
which will be produced in Dresden next
year, is in three acts The libretto is
by Max Kalbeck of Vienna, and is
based on novel Of the same name by
Richard Voss. The work is very elab-
crate, calling for five soloists, a So
prano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, bass and
baritone, and two separate choirs. The
great scene, vocally, comes at the be-
ginning Of the third act when a car
nival in Rome is in progress.
The following we'll known artists have
been engaged as soloists for the mus
cal festival to be held in Toronto next
October: Mile. Toronto, soprano; Mrs.
Julie Wyman, contralto; William Rie-
ger, tenor; F'irangcon Davies, basso.
| The event will be under the distinguish
| ed patronage of his Excellency the
/ Governor General and the Countess OF
| Mimic, his Honor the Lieutenant Gov
ernor and Miss Mowat, his Worship the
Mayor, and Mrs Shaw. The chorus
and orchestra are under good training,
and the all important subscribers list
is receiving large additions daily.
|
Philadelphia Record: Eddie Warp, a
Norristown lad, who carries bobbins in
one of the mills there, has set of mu-
steal ribs. Eddie is very thin, and his
ribs protrude distinctly. The latest
music is drawn from them in the fol-
lowing manner: The boy sits down and
! tacks his shirt up about his neck. He
takes in each hand an empty bobbin
and draws a long breath, which throws
the ribs into the greatest prominence.
With the bobbins he then plays on
them as ordinary musicians play on
xylophones, extracting the tune from
the right side ribs and the accompan:-
ment from the left side ones The
upper ribs give the high notes and the
lower ones the low notes. E is the key
of the first or topmost rib, and F is
that Of the bottom, though Eddie Warp,
/
as violinists stop off a string, can raise
or lower the pitch greatly. Eddie's mu-
sic is not very loud, but it would easily
fill a concert hall. The Ursinus Tennis
| Club has been after him for some time,
offering him large inducements to play
at one of their musical teas, but he is
modest, and refuses to play before
women, arguing that his peculiar kind
| Of CT FOE
great to be tolerated in a mixed audi
ence.
| Los Angeles Times: Ellen Beach
Yaw sailed for America on the 18th of
July, but will not visit her California
home, Larks Nest, Tropico, as she re-
turns to London in September. Miss
i Yaw's success abroad has been phe-
nomenal. One of London's leading
magazines speaks of her in part as fol-
lows: MANY people wonder who will
succeed the older favorites, Patti, A.
bani and the like, once they have defin-
itely retired from the concert room, for
though there is great deal of prom
| Use among the younger generation.
promise does not always fulfill itself.
Yet many do pin their faith to Miss
Ellen Beach Yaw, the pretty young
American soprano, who has created a
most favorable impression not ony
among the crowd who pays, but also
among the few who sit in Judgment.
Miss Yaw has become a great favolita
on the London concert platform. for
her vocal talents are marvellous and her
style excellent" Miss Yaw did not
make her debut on the vaudeville
stage" as enormously stated by the