The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-21
ANEW YORK MUSICAL CELEBRITY
AND HIS PUPILS.

New YORK; April 15.--The chief at
TRACTION ofstf1e past week has been.
Bernhardt 5. aud Goquelin in
Z. AigSon. The play was given in the
Metropolitan Opera House 10 yeres,
large audiences. II have been fortunate
in having seen both the English ana
French presentations of this play. 1t
made a comparison Of the two Interest,"
ing, and, to one Who does not under
stand French we'll 1t is a great 'advaAl@
-tage to hear the English version first
While in music we do not notice 1T, in
a drama a foreign Language is de-
cided drawback to complete enjoyment.
Al. least. ] found It so, and also Thought
the fnenotone OF the French v9fce in
Election rather disagfeeable. Bern
.hardt,s voice in ordinary passages was
a, monotonci1S chant In her ira gicaB
scenes she WAS splendid. The French
rapidly in speech aud vivacitys in ae-
ton produce astronger and more foTci-
Bile impression than was given by the
AIaude Adams company. At the same
time Maude ADAMS herself looked the
in manner and INK rested her character
with more dignity Considered as a
whole, she gazette my mind, at least
a more consistent and pleasing .presen-
VI -ltlC--fetLtsr -~ilptASA II " d. not
quite so spirited as that of Bernhardt.
One of the magazines furnishes two
amusing pictures OF SShat may be the
feelings of these two rival actresses
towards each other as each views the
others portrayal OF. their common role.
There. should be credit enough for each
in their different styles to prevent any
Jealousy. Coquelfn was certainly wor-
thy of-all praiss; His work is very
WaA rutC se5lEz r3s ~
Blanche Bates still reigns in the
hearts of the public; and no wonder,
for.sfie is most charming in her present
part The other night, in throwing
her whip with characteristic energy
across the sta ge, it bounded over the
heads of the orchestra and struck
lady. who. WAS sitting in the front EOK.
almost in the face Miss Bates. with
the utmost colcern in her voice and
stage if the lady Was hurt, and ex-
pressed her sincere regrer with charm
ing taetfu3nesS. The audience. scarcely
realized that the incident was not a
part of the play The same evening
the hero threw the Sjliaih down with
such yioienee that when the curtain
call was giyensthe Latter was still rub
bing bis aching head and sn1oth herring
his bleeding nose u a CORY handker-
chief. So altogatl1ess I'VE considered the
acting quite ree listic. and. poFlcluded
t~~eSf 80 - :
! varied. IL fS -
! a benefit to Madame Jana nsehek was
given this week on a Tnalmmoth scale.
Many prpnainspt actors assisted and
I the receipts ainonn ted. To IS, eco. The
freely voIunteered seiSfees OF the fu-
lnsrogs company Illustrated well the
I loyalty sOfe3stage people toward their
upfortunate comrades
While there are many things thatre-
duire money 10 epjoy--a good deai 81
( II; Joo---there Ore still numerous Others
tina are free TO all, poor as well rs
4ricfH Chief among these are the art
exfliblts - e "a rare pririlege toabe
THE rare ctsrios, rich chinas, Saluable
] tapestries, antique sculptures ancient
musical Instruments OF ali descriptions
and pct least, by amy means, the mag
Z nitcent paintings found in the Metro
polltan Museum of Art. ] think II *
s., 000, COO that is expended yearly Iflsor
this institution. so the collection is
sleadily -increa sing in size and value
! There -sHaS-s nosf painted landscape
though. fairer than the one I Saw frsIr
an upper, window of the building. sthe
tTYiews beingS that of eCeutfslsz park IN al
sI1TS spring glory A perfect day of s5sn-
shine and the blue sky were the most
sgeesss sl 81 artists. What veritabIe
a desert OF batTea stone fronts and hot
paved streets. "a
IL - .
racing this beautiful park rises.
many stored, modern apartment house
i On the Top sr9er ofssuilieh is studio
here SONS highly favored studentsf o
| music estjoy the privilege of brief week
~ Nis itsfto one OF Ap3er1ca,a best KNOW
musicians Mr.. Edward MaeDou vel
once q week only, If at all, are xol
allowed TO enter his studio. MaeDowel
nilnSef Is dil music. and neither her
in this .ifV of Criti1c nor :, l,,.rs1 a /;
/ mere musician who stands Rigbe
than he. either as pianist. composer %
flnsqructorS Fl rs very seldom that on
] Person gan successfully combine al
| these talents. but NacDowell surel,
I does. And yet. there is very little al
his appearance of the stereotyped 11ltl
slcian- tits certainly an ordeal &
gather yquFseif q together ind play 10
this man.. Entering The bSI1lding, yoi
! take the elavltol- to the top story an
after pressing the electric bell YOU ar
shown into an ante=reoma and Their
| wait while the pupil before you Tin
| ishes her lesson. These lessons ar
short. averaging but hat an hour eacf
but the time is usually prolonged a fel
minutes into the next Students periec
so BY goirg on time 10 your own les
son you have the advantage of hear
ing some of 1lacDowell' 5 instruction
to another pupil and also are enable
to heafA Her pl aying--tyvoi very grea
helpS-t His apartments are quite mod
i est in size and appearance They cor
tain FOR The most part, simple furn.
tfre, but in addition some antiques an
curios, probably collected abroad o
some OF his trips. One snaalt room
deVe1ea 70 a library, chiefly musiea
while on the walls hang some beautffs
pictures, rather out OF the ordinary !
design After seeing MacDoWell him