New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-10-06

Mr. Grau has added Nine Camille seygard. the
wife of Emil Fischer to his Metropolitan forces
She is expected to sing Manon, Eva. Venus ana
Juliet. and will go on the Western tour.
Mr. Carl Armbruster will give a series of lectures
on Wagner this season In various parts or the
country, beginning in boston on the 18th inst
correspondent of THE Chicago Tribune" has
this story TO tell about how pair of goloshes
saved Bayreuth for the Wagner festivals:
It was on December H. 1871. that Wagner first
visited Bayreuth with special introduction from "a
R ka2Feu h4dwf lie was 80 heary received
tion special apartments We're prepared 1or MN at
Occupying this year-and the same day an inspeec-
ton Vas b mad OF fnG paaee Of built
in 174S by Giuseppe Cali Bibiena, it was found ell
site for building theatre in aseo5d am , With
Wagner IDEAS m M os saea as at
once the proposals made for erecting bg NEW
pleased II seems however, that they had reck,
o9ed their host %hS %a5 and
Who distinctly declined sanction the arra 1
ne Gi' returned TO his home Switzerland. where
ssk or so asF enssa him
formed him of the unexpected development Wag-
further to do with Bayreuth and the Burgomaster
a1 On the way back however. of the latters
gooshes off and he G bsons To hm The
two friends thereupon returned to the house. ana
found that in the confusion or eavng one vi
for his own. They were received by Wagne srs
occurrence and her HUSBAND s Ssf had
walk Of his and but had o
by his patriotic handmaiden that those two nasty
The Amusing side Of the incident brought back
their , and nt they a Change Of site
for the playhouse should not stand IN she
Kept her word Shortly afterward was re-
ceved that Wagner would te t pTopry Of
the town. and this is where the theatre now s'a'S
Thus pair Of eoloshes saved bayreuth'
NJ Saint-Saans Is a little inclined to despair Oh
the ability of latter day singers to do justice 10
Mozart. Taking a text from the recent 1esu'ai,a at
Salzburg he discoursed rather interestingly ABOUT
past and present in the matter OF mozart per-
for,nances His starting point has much 10 conf
mend it. Singers brought up on music OF the fhou
ern kind do not know how to sing Mozart S music
any more than actors who are compelled 10 play
Dumas and Sardou week after week can do Justice
to the poetry of lie Misanthrope Il had the
good fortune in my youth he says. almost IN my
childhood to hear performances OF Ion juan
which were much nearer the truth than those Vi
to-day Grisi. Mario Labsche e tutu quahu' sup
ported by careful orchestra. interpreted IT, WIN
+be,r extraordinary gifts and with a care which
might almost be called religious devotion. Despite
my youthfuness l knew the score by hear'' anu
not a detail lost on me. After haif century
stIll hear the sextet Mile torbidi pensieri ring
elitteriny passage, Che impensata novita,' when
Nine Grsi sang with breadth and precision that
precIuded all thought of colaratur or unnecessary
ornament At that time II was not enough 10 ne
the possessor of a sympathetic voice and rev
pretty qualities be taken up in the sacred ranks
of the great singers; everything was necessary
voice, enunciation, vocal practice. since theI
have heard Don Giovanni from another Italian
troupe with Frezzolini. Fraschini and Dele
Sedie; they were not lacking in talent. but IN
~ Verdi @ft
for Mozart's work they were yet wanting IN the
cult. II not the real thing though IL was sun
very beautiful Exception must be made In faVor
OF Nine Patti. whose fascinating grace. charm
freshness and elasticity of voice, whose faultiess
execution and exquisite simplicity. created an In
comparable Zerlina. Moreover. the Italian opera
has disappeared. from Paris at least, and with IL
Don Giovanni which has become a Don Juan;
and we are In the period OF more or less gttering
or interesting performances all Of which are lack
ing In fidelity. for the italian language is aoso-
luteiy essential 20 Mozarts masterpiece
II is gratifying TO learn that Mr. Sam Frankie
purposes to continue this season the concerts OF
archaic music which elicted much favorable
comment last year. Three concerts will be given
at the Lyceum Theatre the afternoons OF No
vember %. January and February l. MT frahho
says in his prospectus:
..These concerts will be fashioned after the series
which last season aroused such deep interest and
ELECTED much favorable comment Again the
concert room and the composition of the orchestra
will harmonic with the conditions which for
rnerlv prevailed; the programmes will be devoted
10 the musical creations of the Older masters. and
every possible effort will be made httngly TO rep
resent those masters. who exerted such a refining
influence on former generations.
At the first concert the programme will consist
of the overture to "CEdipe Colone." by Sacchini
d734-'s6): concerto in minor by Antonio Vival-
di tdied 17i3). an air by Jean Baptiste Leely
Q633-'s7) some dances by Andre Ernest Modesto
nd Il,
fiat.
Miss Maud Powell continues TO bring credit to her
native land abroad. She played three times
Casino concerts in Spa in August and then in
Schevenngen where she spent the first week of
September before returning to London The Jour
nal des Etrangers' said of her: Miss Maud Pow
ell is one of the remarkable violnists have
ever had here and l speak from lively memory.
She possesses. besides rare mechanism, a power
of expression that is full of life and warmth and
decided individuality. She throws her whole soul
into her Interpretations Her bowling reminded
the critic OF the New COurant of Rotterdam Of
Wieniawski. She played Sant-Saens's b minor
concerto at Schevenngen
There is discord in the pianoforte department of
the Vienna Conservatory. owing the fact that
Emil Sauer has been engaged for the advanced
classes salary of 200 crowns Say. about $1,000
year. whereas of the oldest teachers re-
ceive only 1.4oo crowns. Besides. Herr Sauer has
been granted the title of professor by the Austrian
Government. The conservatory has applied for
increase of it's subvention.
The Oratorio Society has begun rehearsals for
the concerts to be given this season. AS usual.
Handlers Messiah" will have two performances.
in the Christmastde afternoon of December - and
evening of the next day. but there will be pub
lie rehearsal for the first and last concerts on
November II and March Is At these concerns
Mendessohns Elijah" and Sch,rnann's Para
disc ard the PERI will be performed. This