The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-04
Music AND MUSICIANS.

season. ono VIII appear only IN private houses
or at rccitNls of semi-prlvate nature given in
small halls. She Is likely to be a popular per-
former Her compositions are known to every
amateur with the least knowledge OF music. She
Is the most widely known OF any III tho women
composers, even II, unlike Augusta Holmes.
she has not had an opera produced In Paris
and heard Its first performance in a dress made
80 like n mans evening suit that 1t was difn-
cult to tell what the garment was. Nine.
Holmes always appears in the evening dressed
In this fashion Tho Sunday afternoon con-
certs Of quartet have proved 80 successful
that there is now talk OF a similar series
on much more elaborate scale for
next year. Tho plan is to have these CON
certs given by a well-known orchestra and
directed by conductor OF reputation on Sun
Jay hiterno9ns during the season. The pro-
and it is Intended that they shall appeal to the
same rub bic that attendsths Phlhar mon los and
thf B ,n Symrhony concert ,r sunday used
performances Evidently that condition is not
TO GSn5nnG Tqsh Snser no further an
The committee in charge Of tho proposed sum
!m"r evening concerts. although it is known
hone q making their scheme successful
Lillian Blauyct. who has lately been sing
in he autumn and may be heard in opera as
well as concert. II will not be her first expert
ihddtge do Ia Monnaie in Brussels some years
ago; Nine. scmbrch is to return to this coun-
try IN the tn" the size %
II the United states next year until June
Emil Paur j. still In negotiations with Maurice
Wagner operas at the Motropol tan next winter
Mr paur has his duties to perform here with
the long Western trip with the comrany. II Ia
chiefly the discussion Of that point which at
present interteres with the conclusion OF their
arrangements.
C.i,t I,
Switzerland. was a prima donna as well as a
premiere ddHSe,,Sc. and that combination seems
hard enough TO ind orstand to-day. She was a
cousin OF tho Giuia Grisi, younger sister OF
Ernesta, who became famous iddl0isd In
Norma" and the wife Of Jules Perrot almost
the last famons male dancer Of the Opera In
Paris. Nine Mabran told her that she would
some day be able to take her place in the
operate world, but Carlotta. who had begun In
the ballet OF La Scala. decided to stick to her
dancing loEg before she heard Nine. Mali
bran's prophecy. At the age OF 10 she was at
the head Of the chdrcn's ballet and was help
ing to support her mother. who had moth
ing. and her sister. who had not yet be-
gun to make any money with her voice.
Jules Pcrrot. her instructor. told her
that it was better to be n well-paid ballet
cancer at IL thannrrospective prma donna on
the verge 81 starvation. So she chung to her
choregrnphic art and sang only occasionally.
unG of these occasions marked her debut In
Iarl-, when manager of especa ly advanced
She married Perrot. her teacher. and she once
told Alexandra Dumas that his tendercst
her hips in order to make them stronger. She
and the husband who made her practice so
she f FsaSs for Eh he
height Of Ter career. She danced first at the the
opSr" in LT her first arpsa5
nfterward To London and danced in the ballet
.%,Gse.ln H. for which Thcophile Gnutier wrote
: Pas de !Quatr.," regarded in its day as the
greatest '"9t q managerial aqdaS}y. was or,
n mnaii G arjsi, Yere all to lance. Tagopi
to appear first that the manager had to
ma Up prGc%dfnG nc bdepSnd on their nGes allow
lotta Gri4 had lived for many years before her
death on her farm in Switzerland She saved
PEELED, like Toglioni. to teach dancing.
Sig. Ancona is said to have been re- engaged
for the next season at the Metropolitan. A
baritone is certainly needed for tn" French
and Italian repertoire. although 1t is not quite
certain that Sig. Ancona is tho man to give
this wing " the company the strength II needs
Sig. Campanar was several times wretchedly
disappointing last winter, notably in the per-
fornance Of "RiGoetto." when the spectators
were forced to the conclusion that he had
not troubled himself to learn the text
NJ. AIbers proved useful member OF the
company. but scarcely an artist OF the
powers to make definite impression
among his associates. 1t is not proba ole that
Victor Maurel will return. The operas OF the
French and Italian repertoire would b, made
! much more attractive to the public ifthero were
a baritone in them up to the standard OF tho
| other singers. The finest baritone in Europe
| to-day Is Battistini. an italian. who has sung
| for several years In Russia and has always de-
clned all engagements TO sing here. His terms
| for an American tour arc practically prohibit
| tive, and, as he Is a man OF private means.
there is little likelihood that he will ever reduce
| them. When Maurice Grau last discussed with
! him the probability OF tour here he declined
| TO consider any offer Of less than 81 900 per-
| formance and the guarantee OF number suffi-
cient to bring up 20 very large sum his
| French and Italian Francesca Andrade. who
! has been for some years popular In Germany.
TX" VISOR Manre Is y2InS ony
tone; is to be- Lizard GsrS 0e4t winter ne has
"fS" f., i"S n ari 1 sna
hf shsF fas s
and " I PaFliacei" were given. with NM. Dinpel.
prima donnas, Mile strakosch and Miss Mac.
| donald. Such an Offering at the Metropolitan
| would not attract half house at reduced
| prices The subscription performances nj Co.
| vent Garden are as much inferior to the half
! priced saturday evening operas at the Metropol-
| itan as these are to the regular performances
| there. The artists never appear in tho same lh-
| oral numbers in which we are accustomed
to hear them. and tho occas lonal requests
for an all star clst such as the public hears
in America are rather pathetic. But there are
some features Of Coyent Garden that Mr.
,irau might bring hack here with profit One
is the following notice that appears on every
programme:
The management rarnestly request those who are
unable until the close II the last to
lea 20 during the in ecvl Immediately ding II,
and thus avoid disturbing the artiSs and the audi.
encc Will" the performance Is actusliy proceeding
Anybody who has suffered from the annoy-
auce Of the persons who will leave early at the
METROPOLITAN would like to see this on the pro-
Eramme and also have its provisions regularly
enforced
Jean de Rcszke has several times been pre-
vented from singing in London on account Of a
cold, and AndFeas Dippel has made n reputa-
tion for himself there as we'll rs In New York.
as the ever ready substitute But he did de-