The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-19
IN THE DOMAIN OF MUSIC
NEW YORK'S EFFORTS TO REGU-
LATE HAND ORGANS SUGGEST
RULES IN FOREIGN CITIES
CHICAGO SINGER AT WINDSOR
Latest American to Entertain the
Queen-CIncinnati Woman ScOr-
Ing a Hit on Her American
Concert Tour.

The powers that be in the city of New
York are making a determined effort to
suppress what is known as the hand or
gan nuisance. An ordinance has been
passed to the effect that none shall beat
drum or instrument for the purpose of
attracting the attention of passengers.
Bands and serenades are excepted The
ordinance is said to be aimed at the
methods of the Salvation Army for at
tracing sinners to the mourners' bench.
The passage of-ehe ordinance fell heavily
on vast army of little folk, who thor
oughly enjoyed the noisy music, and
they made a rather pathetic pilgrimage
to the city hall, hoping to avert the
threatened depStvb ton. But the grown
ups held the balance of power. The
crowded tenement districts will miss the
ever agreeable music man and diverting
little monkey, while the children will be
deprived of an accompaniment to the
pretty steps and dances that have so
often attracted attention from outsiders.
Some rather interesting statistics have
been gathered concerning the music man
and his instrument.
The London Daily Chronicle says that
the organ grinder looks upon Great Brit
ain as his paradise. In New York the
number of "organists' is limited by law
to $50, and no organ grinder may play
within distance of $50 feet of any
dwelling house when directed by an oc-
cupant thereof not to perform. In Chi
cago city the prohibition of all musical
performances, organ-grinding or horn
blowing, is carried out by the police
under the order of the lord mayor Bos-
ton is almost as strict, and in Charles
ton high license of SIS a day has been
effectual in putting down the nuisance.
Itinerant street musicians are not allow
ed to reside in St. Petersburg, and for
eigners of the organ grinding class are
prohibited from entering the empire,
Vienna grants licenses as a charity to
those who cannot earn living in any
ether way, and morning is "close time, -
when street music is strictly forbidden.
Music is not allowed in the open streets
at any time, but only in courtyards and
public houses.
In Paris no street music is allowed
after p. m. in winter and p. m. in
summer, and somewhat similar regula-
lions are in force throughout the CONT
nent. In 1884 a new and more stringent
law was passed in Berlin. Organ grind
ers who were in business at that date
were recognized as having a vested right
in it, but no new licenses have been
granted, in Difference to the public COM
plants expressed through the neWSpa-
pers. In Italy licenses are granted more
freely, but they may be refused to appli-
cantS who are able to earn living IN
other ways. In Madrid the control OF
itinerant musicians Is entirely in the
hands of the municipality, and licenses
are granted largely as a charity. On the
whole, it is scarcely surprising that Lon
don should be the happy hunting ground
of the grinder. Tie attitude of the CAPT
tai is like that of Calverley in Fly
Leaves" who selects the organ grinder.
for encomium, as change.
Mrs. Gisela Weber, wife of Joseph n.
Weber, of Cincinnati, the we'll known
clarinet player and president o. the
American FEEDER alton of Musicians, has
scored a great hit in Europe on her
concert tour. In Antwerp, Belgium, the
newspapers without exception praise her
work in the highest terms, and declare
that she is the best woman yiolintst ever
heard there. Her preceptor, Jose Marien,
the solo Violinist of the Cincinnati SYM
phony orcheStrs, who lives In Antwerp,
was complimented on having such a
brilliant pupil. Mr.. Marien has been re-
engaged as concertmaster for the sym
phony concerts this year. Mrs. Weber
will be heard in all the principal cities
of Europe before her return to this coun-
try. She was a Miss Llebholt, and Is a
nat1V6 ClnclnQaUdn. E1GT uldTNelOuS sue
cess is a great delight to her numerous
friends at home
Miss Sybil Palnser, the song composer,
is young, pretty and FOND of society: She
is an English girl, but, her song, 81 Won
der" by which she is best known, was
first made popular by her namesake,
Miss Esther Palliser an American singer,
living in London. Miss Sybil Palliser be-
gan her career as composer at the age
of fourteen by writing a waltz, which