The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-02-12

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Hindu dancef Was not the audience
eager TO see III But you did not dance
the Hindu dance or any other dance. "
Only with the greatest effort did MIR.
Bauer make Il clear to Dogberry that he
danced with his fingers, and not with his
toes, or after the manner OF the bayaderes.
GEORGE W. MARsToN.
In the Boston journal Philip Hale
pays this tribute to the late George W..
Marston:
mir. George W. Marston, who died at
Sandwich, his birthplace, Feb.2, was wen
known In Boston, where he had lived
quietly for few years. The greater part
OF his life was spent IN Portland, Me-,
where he played the organ, led the choir
taught and composed songs and piano
pieces and churoh anthems, and many OF
these are still popular throughout the
country. lie had by nature q pretty gift
OF melody, ana II he had been caught
young, and put through a vigorous
course OF technical training, and II he
had bieathed q truly musical atmosphere,
be might have gone still farther In his
career, though he might not In that case
have been as successful, pecuniarily. His
taste was fastidious, and he was an ex.
eellent Judge OF music and public per-
formers. As q man he was singularly
modest and retiring, generous and sym
pathetic, a devoted friend, and OF pure
ana blameless life."
NOTES.
A cabIegram has just been received
from Berlin, stating that Josef Holman,
the famous pianist, will eaiI February 10
on the Kaiser wilhelm der Crosse for
New YORK. His first recital will be given
In Carnegie Hall. New York city, the
afternoon OF March 8. After that Mr..
Hofinann will make tour OF the Eastern
cities, under the management OF Sir.
Ralph Emerson Burnham. jose Hof-
mann differs from the average run OF
concert piAnists in heing genius, and
he Will always be welcome on this side OF
the ATTAIN ito
The .Rubenstein club, an exceIlantly
trained chorus OF seyenty-tive ladies, un-
der the direction OF William X. Chap
man, will give a second concert this
season next Thursday evening In the
Waldorf Astoria,
Practically all the London theatres re-
opened on the 4th instant, and very glad
the managers must have been at the close
of period OF national mourning that
was costing them 30 dearly. 1t is said
that most OF them, II not all, continued
to nay the wages of the poorer persons
employed by them, although nothing was
coming In at this box-office, This gen.
erOaity SHOULD he set uONn TO tnelr cr6ulE.
1t is understood, however. tnat not a few
of them had insured the Queens life to a
considerable amount, in view OF just
such an emergency Y. Evening
Post.
Tohaikovsky lived very secluded in a
small city near 1scow called Moidanovo.
lie saw but few persons, and never went
to 1t. Petersburg or even to Moscow, un-
less called there by rehearsal of his
works. he composed while taking long
walks, always noting down in LITTLE
book musical ideas as fast as they came
TO him, ana writing them out when he
returned to his house. His principle was
to work at any time, believing that in
spirAtion comes With labor. Eyen
though the first inspiration may not be of
the highest quality, there is always time
enough TO reject IL upon revision. A
great many Of the Russian composers, he
SAYS, dream and wait for their inspira-
tion; and, as this inspiration does not
come as quickly as they desire, they try
TO aid It's coming by drinking-a means
that has caused many OF them to end
tragically. Tchaikovsky, who visited the
United ) tates In 1891, was tall and slen-
der, with a high forehead and long,
straight hair, entirely white. His large
blue eyes. well-formed nose and mouth,
fresh complexion, and monstache with
It's up-turned points, gave to his physi-
ognomy young look In spite of his
white hair.