New-York tribune., 1901-07-28

that brought the contract about. Mime. Lehman
wouldn't hear Of 1t at all at all. Mr. Graft re-
newed the attack day after day. but was as often
repulsed. Finally he appeared at the lady's villa
in Grunewald and declared that she should set her
own terms, but he wouldn't leave the villa Till the
contract signed If he had to wait week AND
then he sat down the sofa and made himself
comforts Bile in expectation of weeks siege. Rec
ognizing the hopeessness OF her case in the pres
ence OF such pertnacty. the lady capituated
Nine Lilli Lehman will take part in the Mozart
festival to be held IN Salzburg, the composers
birthplace, on August s, and s. Other partici-
pants will be the Philharmonic Orchestra OF Vienna.
under the direction of Josef Hemesberger; Edith
Walker. of the Court Opera at Vienna ian Ameri-
CAM: Erika wedekind. of Dresden. and Messrs.
Aramje, Wilhelm Hesch. Victor Klopfer, Alexander
Petschnikow. Josef Ritter and Emil Sauer.
There was trouble between the Bavarian Gov
ernment and Nine Wagner when the new Prince
Regent Theatre. which is to be opened In Septem-
ber was first projected There is likely TO be more
now. Every day the institution looms up more and
formidably a rival of the Festspielhaus
in Bayreuth. Long before the new theatre was
completed the Bavarian Court Director or The-
atres applied 10 Nine. Wagner for permission 10
perform the Wagner dramas, aside from Far-
sifal" He was met by a demand for a pledge that
none of the dramas be performed either the old
Court Theatre the theatre during the prog
of the Bayreuth festival. Inasmuch as Wae-
ner and his heirs had drawn no less than SLS'4W
in royalties from the Munich opera alone. to say
nothing of what King Ludwig OF Bavaria mao
done for the poet-composer the present government
inclined to look upon the widows conditions
as decidedly inpertinent. However. arrangements
OF some kind were made and Tristan und Isolde
Die Meistersinger," "Lohengrin' and ''Tann-
hAuser" Will be performed at the first season OF
the Prince Regent Theatre. which will not begin
until the Bayreuth festival. which opened last
week. is at end.
Meanwhile new complications seem to threaten
from the fact a call has been issued from Mu-
Mich for the formation of Munich Wagner FESTIVAL
Association, for the purpose Of promoting model
performances at the Prince Regent Theatre and
enabling poor musicians to enjoy them. The call
is signed by Prince Louis Ferdinand Of Bavaria, as
protector. and about fifty notable members Of the
nobility-artists. scholars, writers and hnanciers.
II this isn't a fiat challenge TO Bayreuth it looks
very much like one Notwithstanding that Prince
Louis Ferdinand is also the protector of the Bay
reuth festivals.
Extremely gratifying the testimonies which
have come hand of the success achieved by Miss
Maud Powell, who played at the last concert Of
the season Of the Philharmonic Society in London.
In it's review of the concert The Times" said:
Miss Maud Powell. who strange to say. had not
She has long deserved the honor. gave very fine
performance of Tschaikowsky,s violin concerto in
cution and true musicianship In the cadenza
after the canz9netta which she played %th t,te fz
ruption not serious matter
The Telegraph" said:
A second philharmonic debut that of Miss
Maud Powell. the well known American violinist.
which should establish her reputation in this coun-
try. The work, amateurs need no telling, bris-
made light Of them all. Fautless to intonation.
certain in passage playing and true In expression