New-York tribune., 1901-07-28
MUSICAL GOSSIP.
HOW EUROPE is ENTERTAINED WITH
STORIES ABOUT MUSIC IN The
UNITED STATES
TLLMANN AND HIS AR
TISTS-MAUDP POWELL
IN LONDON.

Franz Fridberg is a German violinist. who has
o.. a,,,sble hut decidedly untrustworthy faculty for
what might be called ''anecdotry concerning musi-
cal people which he exercises periodically IN the
columns of the "Tageblatt' of Berlin In recent
issue of that newspaper he chatted amusngly ABOUT
rhe methods and habits of Ulmann the impre-
sar,o who had a great deal TO do with music IN
America a generation ago. Some of his anecootes
deserve retelling though he would be a rash nnal-
vidual who would stand for their truthfulness- we
give them ia translation for what any OF Inc
Tribunes readers may think they are worth Here
Is one about Joseffy. which sounds natural so tar
as ne is concerned. at least:
In spite Of his phenomenal successes ullmann
was neVer saSeS: isSs Sf Sissased With the receipts
the artists the critics, no matter now prillaIt e
of Friedei in Dresden when Ullmann entered with
the pianist Raphael Joseffy First ed OF a rbbed ne @
his hands gleefully: Not single ticket more TO
tIon pt fTilmann Began to scod nightly. Such
unmusicaI public. these presdeners! never had SO
copssfed Of Montbe Hamakers Camille svori
Alfredo Patti Raphael Jesey etc. anG be beW sa1e yUe
thing wherever you go-the punhc utterly "h-
A few days later met the company in Mann
helm, and there at the concert the nan Was empty
but Joseffy rushed forward to meet him. his race ace
last YOU have found P musical pubo-the people
of Mannheim will not come 10 our concert'
According to Herr Fridberg Ullmann used to
spend most of his time in bed. often feignng HI
ness TO escape the opportunities Of his artists.
F-rsd,ers used 10 spend hours at his bedside telling
him anecdotes which were received with graft
tude no matter how ancient they We're IN tCrn
TTInnann used occasionally to recount some OF MS
adventures of which the most interesting were
those relating TO his experiences IN America mere
IS one Of his anecdotes: =
Jeunv Lind and Adelina combined never made as
much in America as with Cerlotta Patq al0ne. p
there with Jumbo-you know Jumbo was a white
elephant the biggest card thst an Pre- to me?
.sTTlnann'' he said, lets trade-In give you
Jumbo for Carlotta Patti
Ala, poor Jumbo! To go down to history as
vvh,ta eIephant. But there is another story which
Mr. Fridberg must be permitted to tell in his own
way:
was most by his adyentuEes IN AmeFSa Misa
with the famous ap1saEifR a FiGh b and did poor
business He had exhausted all nus aove1r o ths
t6ea@then new putting up posters bear, bear
Ing estze pictures Of asdsnt hags as ggdcated by
ribbon which out Of the violin Tba ana Rrs PGrs
the tb sseR1 n BIZ But snS sran S5aR' @
mann uttered bis complaints TO @ Hauser as 'heS
Tf ffs Because You the thing stpPdIy%, said
Fauser with his famous imperturbable stoielsIn.
You had a good idea, but executed it badly
.YoG put fe the wrong end of the picture up You
ought TO have had standing on my, head ,,r
aause y2GTf gat secreS he thought
:isiIa. my friend IN get even with you for giving giving
nsns me suGn are "'' they reached louisville 1T
that people Used to cross prairies In a wagon 10
reach Louisville fifty years ago.-Ed Tribunel
And then Ullmann had all the posters pasted on
crowded to suffocationi There they sat, the for
Tner slave traders THE reader will please bear In
mind that this some time about 1850 Ed:
Tribune and their bediamonded wives. and
awaited with eager Joy the artistic treat promised
By the who going TO stand on mis- heah!
The earlier numbers of the programme passed by
smoked and spat the artist and went with
out notice. Only when the last number was
reached THE Bird in the Tree they all gathered
themselves together and waited expectantly for
psnief played the Introduction the solo began.
rnurmur through the room. Individual voices
grew louder and suddenly fearful tumult broke
loose. He's fooled US. Stolen money out OF
on your head, Wait, my lad; We'll come up and
teach you howl Well break every bone in your
body YOU rascalf' Hauser stood for A space Ike
a stone wall and let the storm break over him;
he wished 10 speak. In a moment all was silent.
Citizens Of the free State OF Kentucky, he be-
gan. You the most honorable men that ever
lived the face Of the earth But not that alone
YOU also the most musical public that | ever
had the honor OF playing before. 1 observed with
what reverence you listened TO my performance
you did not even venture TO applaud! When |
noticed that I said TO myself, For such keen and
appreciative public 1t is not necessary that L
should stand my head in order 10 be under
stood must not even venture II for, ask you,
standing on his head play with the
feeling. with the same artistic purpose as If he
his feet?'
NO SIR came the cry like thunderclap.
ured audience prefer to hear artist play well
standing his feet than III standing his head2"
Yes, SIR was the unanimous reply
Il see with pleasure that you have understood