The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-28
[ A Tete-a-Tete
with
the Musicians



away when the emperors messenger brought
an order from the emperor for the vonns
artist 10 return TO the palace with tbe
messenger, the carriage waiting at the door
In the greatest rush, nutter and e1cItement
one one OF the trunks was opened, beautiful
drove e, the palace. Upon arrival at the
palace Miss Ruegger at once Inquired fot
the accompanied, but found that none had
been provided for, causing her great ON
barrassment when one Of the royal enests
approached aud offered 10 play her accom-
panlments, which offer was accepted with
the greatest delight All went smoothly
ana her success was immense Miss Ruee-
ger declares this to have been one OF tSe
most charming and interesting events on
her life thus far; every one was so very
| KIND and appreciatve, and attention was
showered upon her, and she felt that she
| was richly rewarded for the anxiety and
nervous anguish caused by the sudden com.
mand early IN the evening"
The regular rehearsal of the club will he
held rs usual tomorrow Monday afternoon.
Last week the ladies began the practice
OF an elaborate and beautiful chorus which
interested everybody.
Some years ago Secretary Window de.
cided that certain musical instrument play
ers who were imported into the United
States were artists, and hence could en-.
ter here without conflicting with the con.
| tract labor statute. Secretary windom
| doubtless argued that there were mus!-
clans and artists, the former being labor
! crs. The word musician seems TO be the
cause for many misunderstanding, The
English language is deficient In this re.
! spect. We cal anyone whose occupation
| Is dispensing music u musician.
! The greatest pianist, violinist or vlolon.
| cellist is a musician IN the English Ian
| guage. The members Of the best string
OF "a nrrt fvo
! players are called musicians. Street band
| players are called musicians. The organ
| grinder Is called musician. Some Of the
| best people In this country who are NOT
| musical consider anybody who plays or
| sings on the same level with any ordinary
musician. Our language needs remedying.
| We must coin words TO create the distinc-
| tions and grades.
| The Germans use the words "Muslkaut."
| 'Musiker." 'Tonkunstler.' 'rhBy make the
| distinction between street musician, or
| ChestrG musician and artist musician. And
! this is as It should he. Whenever our
! language produces new appelltons for
| these different grades of musicians we will
! also improve the general knowledge ON
| this subject
A private collector In London has Just ac-
| qured an interesting parcel Of Wacneriana.
| Among other things is the cello part Of
| the lost columbus" overture, and Il is
in WaGner's handwriting.
All the historians or biographers Of Wag-
ner have told us the story Of the lost "Co.
lumbus" overture. Briefly recapitulated,
/ the facts would seem to be that Wagner,
| finding himself in Paris In 1S41 with an
| opportunity Of producing some Of his work
at a concert Of Scheslngers, picked out
| this overture out Of the batch pf compo-
! sitious he had brought with him from
| Riga. This columbus overture was part
| Of the incidental music to a drama by APPEL,
| and was composed at Madgeburg in 1885.
! 1t was given al Riga In 1898.
OF this particular SchlesinGer concert,
| which was dubbed a German" night.
| there is some record In the Neue Zeit
| schrift. This friendly notice seems to have
| been the undoing of the composition, as
| Wagner promptly sent the score Of 1t to
! Julien, who happened mt the time to be
| conducting series OF promenade concerts
| In London. II could. not have been the
| size OF the package (Which accounted for
1.-The shock Won Luttichau received when he
first had "Rlenzl handed 10 HIM, which
| prevented julien from accepting It. What
| ever the reason may have been II was re
| turned 70 Wagner unpaid ana probably I'M
! read. Wagner was too poor TO pay the
| postage demanded, and back TO the post
| office the manuscript went As II WIS
| Wagner's intention to offer the overture
for performance. II may he assumed that
the parts were with the full score. How
| one part, that for the 'celloS no wrlscoY-
| cred, ever cnme In light again Is mvs
terry. IL Us IKE n voice from the past
~
SENLY.
Little Miss Addie Castleton spent last
week in Bay City with her brother and sis
ter
Miss vida Judd OF Hulletsville is visiting
in the city, the guest Of Miss ImoSine
Withheld.
Mrs. Tho Sutton and little daughter
Freda visited in Houston last week.
Mrs. c. Q. Glenn and daughter sibyl have
returned from a visit to Smithyille.
Mrs f. Hoffman, of Belville yards Wis
tied few days in the city.
f. Lux is at home again after an absence
of several weeks In Holik, Waller county,
doing carpenter work
Mrs l.. Johnston Of Wallis has been In
the city, the guest Of her daughter and
husband, Mr.. and Mrs. w. @. Hood.
Miss Lenora English, who is student In
the Dallas Female college, is at home Tor
Miss Ida Lockwood is visiting at La
Grange the guest of her sister and hus-
band Mr. and Mrs. L. G.. Yoelkel.
Miss Julia Sars OF Little Washington IS
visiting our city, the guest OF her nunts,
Mesdames A. G.. Peirbirch and II. Feschl
and Miss Meetse Sars.
Herman Meyer, who is attending col
lege at Waco, and Sister Willie Flynn a
student OF Sherman Female college, are
at home for the holidays. "a.
Mrs. Dave Black aud little son are Visit-