The sun., 1901-06-02

Q year ago In May he reest ablished the priss
fund that had. through the death Of William
Steinway and the failure OF the other trustees
TO qualify for their duties. lapsed temporar-
ily The Steinway estate last year repaid
with interest the $4,000 Deposited with VIII
liam steinway by the pianist. and the money
was transferred to Henry L. Higgonson and
William p Blake of Boston under . deed OF
trust that provided for the investment OF
the money by the trustees and tho payment
every three years Of the interest or as much
a. they thought nt as q prize for the best
compositions offered by American born COM
posers. The compositions are to be sub
mittsd to jury appointed by the pianist
or the trustees. who are also TO determine
the forms Of the compositions In Novem-
Der last notice was given that the nrst award
would he made this year Three prizes Of
$500 each werc offered for the best oompo-
sition for full orchestra. for the best oompo-
sition for chorus and orchestra and for the
best piece OF chamber music for any CON-
bination Of instruments. The judges ap-
pointed by NJ Padsrewski himself ure VIII
ham Gericke. B j Lang. Carl Zerrahn and
w + Apthorp Of Boston. II E. Krehbiel,
W. Henderson and II + Finck Of this city
and Samuel Sanford Of New Haven. The
preliminary work OF examination began
several weeks ago but in Wow OF the number
OF contributions submitted, It is not thought
probable that tho jury will be ready TO make
a report until next fall The great interest
taken In the award 10 shown by the number
Of compositions submitted There are IN
all sixty-eisht compositions In the hands
OF the judges OF these thirty one are orohss-
tral and in these are seven symphonies. four
symphonic poems and sight overturos Nine
choral works have been submitted and twenty.
eight pieces OF chamber music. consisting
OF six string ouartets and four ouintets, for
piano and strings
Carl Phueger, director Of the Orpheus
Society of Boston, who died there last week.
was German by birth and came to this city
first With the company Of which Pauline
Lucca was the prima donna. He Is said to
have been az the Stadt Theatre the first
Lohenorin ever heard in this country He re-
mained here to sing in concert. and In 1877
settled in Boston He had composed light
music, among, other works. parts Of the score
q ,lt92 He had been conductor Of the
Phladelphia is TO have permanent
orchestra on a substantial basis with Fritz
Scheel as conductor subscription OF
weekly concerts on Saturdays preceded by
public rehearsals on Friday afternoons are TO
be gwen al the Academy Of Music during the
The Berriel Opera Company, which met
with success in New Orleans recently, came
70 grief In Mexico because the Italian roper
toire was considered too old fashioned for
that country The only opera that pleased
the public was La BohAme and that was
sung too late to save the engagement
The programme for the Kaltenborn, con-
cert az The - Nicholas Garden tonight in
cludeS the following nunhsrs The maj roh
from "Athalie, NoszoVskis "serenade. .
SpindIer's spinnraedchen, I.iszt's aTasso
rG the sS,s 9 syan yS9 S,sqs s,
Chord, kuhinstein's Kammenoi ostroi, a
fa1tasie on Gounod's, and the ride Of the
nalSyrIes ,onko fro9 DE Ws!knre Franz Kal-
Al the trst symphony concert on Tuesday
night Tschaikowsky's "Pathetiaue" will be
PLAYED
Romeo and Juliet" opera in four acts BY
II R Shelley, will be sung In concert form at
the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church OF which Mr.
shelley is organist on Monday afternoon az az
and ncr MM Hna Mass Ws e0SssS %se oss
Voight will take part.
Ludwig Schalk. ono OF the conductors
at present of the Vienna opera, was rejected
as the director of the Vienna Philharmonic,
which selected for the post HIS opponent,
the younger Hellmesberger The society
has been for some time without head An
tonia Nle!ke, who is remembered at the Metro
polt1n Opera House during the days OF the
German opera, has recently brought suit
against the director OF the opera house at
Elberfeld because the choristers. who should
have lifted her on the shield at the end OF
the first act OF "Lohengrn." allowed her
70 fall 70 the ground She claims 10 have
been seriously injured by the fall Baptist
Hoffman,, bass Of the Royal Opera in Berlin,
recently appeared 90 the stage for the one
thousandth time, although he made his pro-
fessional debut in 1850 He had appeared,
however, during his student days before
he thought of following professional career
Marcella Sembrich and Francescina Pre-
vosti have both been nsing vioistta in Berlin
The text of Boitos Compromised Nero
has been much praised and 1t is now ex-
pected that the opera will be sung at La Scala
next winter The work is in FIVE acts. OF
which the nrst IA divided into two scenes
The Emperor Is Of course the leading char
acter and next in importance comes the
magician Simon He is sought by the En-
peror, who SEEKS 20 get him into his power
through the Egyptian snake oharmer. As
terid The Christian world is represented
through the wonder working Fdnuei and
the vsstal Rubria. who is sacrificed by Nero
for her religion The text is said TO be much
more like panorama OF six views VI Roman
life under Nero. as the scenes passing in the
circus the catacombs and the theatre and
church of the Christians. and ending with
the burning OF Rome are said 70 possess little
dramatic quality The outcome Is highly
ira sic. as the Christians are condemned to
death. the magician is compelled by the
Emperor TO commit suicide by jumping from a
tower, the snake chlrmer dies in the arms
OF Nero who is pursued by the furies OF his
conscience over the death Of his mother
The opera closes with ballet Of spectres
monument is 20 be erected u Sir Arthur
sullivan in London. probably in ST Pauls
and a scholarship will also be founded in tho
Royal College OF Music Armande Silvestrs
who died in February left posthumous
opera called Blanca Torella which will
soon be sung at the Theatre d d,Applicatlon in
Paris Fontmavne wrote the music
Ignace Pgderewski thus spoke with a re-
cent interviewer OF his new opera which
has Just been sung with such apparent suc-
cess in Dresden IL is a lyric subject said
Paderewski. musical in It's charaC ter through
out. and 10 il not especially Polish There
l. something Of the Slavonic about IT, hut
most OF II - gypsy The scene1" No
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