The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-08-18

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the feminine contingent Of the Berlin pub
lie. His voice has declined much In recent
years. Betz. his predecessor, sang IN the
company until no was over %. Ellen uui-
bran-on " to sing the dramatic roles there
for part OF the season. although not rcsu-
larry connected with the theatre. Maurice
Orau was recently negotiating with her 10
come to this country, but the two were un-
able To agree on terms. She had too ex-
aggcrated an idea Of operatic comPcn-a-
ton here. II IL curious that her visit To
this country. IN which she " anxious TO
appear, should hAve been prevented by
any such reason az the singer IA said 10 b.
n woman 81, large private ineans. she
began to study singing as Milka 1crnins
did first, for her own entertainment and
with 40 idea of appearing In public. and
when she did sing II was not from any
nectssity. The resemblance bctween her
career and the other Wagner singer ccaser
here a. Nine Ternina made the operate
stage her profession because she was COM
pelicd To support herself.
Edouard Zeldenrust. the most noted
Of the strange pisnists 10 come here nc1,
winter. i not going to make any appeal
to sensational SUCCESS 10y his appearance
lie u an eminently sane and everyday
looking person. without apparent anec-
tation In dress or taste. rather good than
Unlocking and unmi-takably a foreigner.
But he has NO long hair. nor Is there any
other outward and visible sign Of the viz
tuoso. He j. now only 80 years old. and
began To study the piano ~ young that
at the age Of u hs was rpe to enter the
Conservatory Of Music at Cologne. for
which he had prepared under Robert Col
lin Of Amsterdam. In Cologne he was
under Ferdinand Won Hitler. His later
instructors were james kwest, Frederick
Garnsheim and Antoine Charles Marmontel
of the Paris Conservatoirs, from whom
he considers that he learned more OF his
art than any Of his brother professors
taught him. his selection ~ one OF the
student to receive free instruction being
evidence Of his rogress under this pro-
lessor. lie l. known chiefly a. a player
Of Bach, although he IL In no way n spe-
clsli-,. Minnie Tracey ha- been engaged
for the opera at Mannheim next winter.
She will sing AZ the nsxt bayreuth festival.
Josef Hoffman, IL now In switzerland.
where he h trying a new motor Tor an auto
mobile that he has invented. He L. To
bring tins machine with him 20 the United
States and has already taken the preliminary
steps to have II patented. II will later
b. exploited by the company OF American
capitalists formed here last winter To for.
ward his inventions. He IL To he heard
first next winter on Nov. rs NJ Carnegie
Hall with the Philharmonic. and will later
give two c~once-ts there. He ~ going
later 20 San Francisco. Victor Capoul.
who used 10 teach here a few years ago.
and l. now assistant managed OF the Opera
In Paris. has lust boen decorated by the
French Government. NJ Ibosthe. who sang
here with one of the Damrosch companies.
has been singing at the Paris Opera
Emilio de march,. the Italian tenor. who
" TO be- a member Of the company at the
Metropolitan next winter has never been
known here from his QUO previous visit
or from his reputation a. a Wagner singer.
but Il appears from the following story
that h now travelling over the Continent
that he /. an unsupported wagnsrite. The
aneodote N OF a kin not often met With
to-day.
One day the Italian singer appeared In
.Lohengrln.- Mem morning an Italian
millionaire called on him and said Very
pretty Lohengrin'. but too simple. not a htt
Of colorAturs! In fact. very like church
music. Could not you Introduce something
like the Cavatina In The BarberT Are
you madi- exclaimed the singer. NO, far
from Il. VIVA, Is your salary, Five
thousand francs a night: We'll. IN give
YOU 10000 f If l profanc Iohen-
grn'f' I'm make II 10000. 300
NEXT minute the millionaire was In the
street.
The tenor will no, In all probability sing
.Lohengrin- here nexi winter since italian
LoAspg1rs are not found on the Metro
politan's stage any longer. IL will be- in
ieresting To have him refrain from intro
ducing a cadenza at all events although
II h doubtful II even that Difference TO the
would make Sig. de march, a
Lohsngrir up Ia New York standards.