The sun., 1900-11-04
nCSIC AVID MUSICIANS.

Farchon Thompson had not been long on the
| stage ~ the Metropolitan Opera House Last
| Tuesday night when part Of the audience began
| 70 Feel a keen sympathy with her. II was not
! because she scanned ~ I've nervous. for a m ora
scf-possesscd beginner had never been seen
| there Nor were they inclined 70 be sorry for
| her because Il was evident she was not suited
! In any particular 70 sirg Carmen IN such
| theatre II was the iniudicio'rs advertising
! Of the young ginger that seemed 70 have done
| her mora injury than anythiG else
| Reports Of her great successes abroad have
| been repeatedly telographed TO this country in
the past two years, and probably no other per-
| former has been made the subject of such com
| stant comment and praise I. i not difficult
| 10 discover what American Singers accomplish
| abroad. and Il was well known that Miss Thoup-
| sons achievements furnished no ground what
ever for thi- ceaseios- recllns She had sung
even at Coveut Garden only such small roles
| ne Sispharo Sishd. LtIi and tie Ike. Her ap-
peararccs NJ Carmen az the or era Co"niaue In
| Paris were two or three In number and she also
sang there few times In Massenets -teN-
dri.lon. For that reason the continued talk
Of her intention to make here the same successes
a. she did abroad is absurd.
Mss Thompson's demeanor gave no evidence
Of furry or illness So FAR as her singing went
I
first act as at any other time. Her breakdown.
Il is to be described rs such. came during the
-Hab d .ra,- for 1t was made plain then that
she was untitled for the task before her Pos
,ibly In The Mkado- her abilities will show
TO better advantage But the impression Gre
atrd 10y the celsoirss and ipJud,oous pufilrg
Of which she has been the subject was resp"u-
slh.e for nsr CoiNpl-te failure on Tuesday. hen
Emma Eames. In ian Nordica. /".i" do LY7san,
Edith Walker aud other American artists Il
r,lutlti2u ApIraI IN h,nr1pe th'i r"nIa arr n"t
never before wantunly eXaGg rated mediocrlty
TO the same degree as in the case Of Miss lhonp-
L,clenn. BrAval. who is coming u tho Met
ro"oltin tli- winter for the iir't time. has been
4 member OF tie qonpan. at tie Opert "a
tatins prls in opera at the tonoervat.ry
sns sang s..ikd on Jan 20; 1902. Later SO
y DE Walk ,er. fsS'ns i Ia Ion.as1e
i Y. !isI.nosi Last yea, she ssns 2T iRT
hear IA i in n Me Brsval a tvulcai French Irima
donn, wao !. said % posse,s all tie merits a.
sich SINGERS oTt.Iie OF their own country,
she has been e. eciallv praised In Paris for
her WsneI.an re- .re.entai!ons which have
was born aoc prdin ng u one st1tStcian, in Paris
on Dec. g. 1870 Her father was IN the orchestra
0sslp 0ibrilow'sch who promise. to he
one of TIE most interesting pianist- Of the
re l>on. Il ONLY ~. tie Is the younse-t son of
LAWYER All began u study music at tie age
OF & tti- first tricler NJ the riano wa. hls
brother AMI ne lator took lessons from an
Hi ents we're alraady So re,narkable at the
age n gtuat II was decided "a have him IlaN for
Anton RpoinSten with m idea Of deterlnintns
sian r!lHist sdvisei that the boy be ke;t AZ
hr work IN the conservatory, where he was
Ws,on Of Rabin,tcin Atli he Hiaycd a Mozart
concerto with orchestra at one OF tho con--r-
vl'ory concert. nni at 10 won The Runlnsteln
Iry" uH'a ! wcc< tor some wears he playet
before RIoln,ten ami had the benefit Of his
Alv.c', ia wears ago he went 70 Vienna ara
Studio" unicr rrof Nawratil. Two ,e0rs ngp
: nCo th1t time has met win slCccSs In Berlin,
Vienna ani other Continental cities
Nine. NorIca will probably be heard this
winter a. Ast-of1,ur1onte in IL Flauto Magico"
and Of course as Isolde. No greater evidence
of her remarkable versatility could be found
than the ability 20 sing two T, les which form
ruch contrast Shs will also sing the Goun-
f,ss In III Noyye de Figaro" Nine Gadski
viii sing Don Z Eirird and p1IniHG In III Ilauto
Ma.tco" In l'8,lin. Hitherto she has sung
the" Jos ont. m German. Ldouard d"
Re~zke L. 90 sing Hdus Sachs In German a.
last Erne.' Van Byck hopes tha, Wilhelm
Kennels Der Ivsngelimann" Will he pro-
duocd rs he In, made ono az his greatest sic-
Cosses abroad in that opera. The performance
was prevented two rears ago b. the com:
rosor's refusal 70 allow Tower than five per-
forn1nocs. That l- large number for n
novelty In New Yort. The production Of
"N1lammb'' III CIV" Albert Sllr,l the on
Tortuui' 10 arrrtr uorras Hai4o. 4 ln which
l." created al 90. uI,rt Ia pa.i, Sicnor
Scotu /, to -.us ioi'qG for the first time this
winter
Iheodor Bcftrtm is 80 sing for the first time
N tire n"N Bsvrcu'h festival IIo will be heard
n i'1fo'tGs " 'rIu and vdrdcrdccL.p Milka
Ternns IL 10 mike n tour Of the German cities
before she comes to New York In December
Emma EaineS has written to Maurice Grsu that
i' H. possible she will ioin the opera company
l"rc IN I"hra'y oist Po'rv who has been
i'r t"" sc"-uj- a. %" N"''uf lllnr. - row Il
N''''"r - 'l' up'r1 ,uiria.v ~ HIc.!au
Philadelphia 0, 10 haycr permanent orchestra
t'uS winter under the direction of Fritz Schel.
II will consist Of sixteen first violins ten ceIlos.
eight douol basses and the customary wood.
wind and bass choirs The members devote