The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-07
Music AND vi SICI4NS.

Nine. Louise Homer is hurt. T. seems
that some person So in circulation a!se
tale accounting for her sudden illness at the
outset OF the season Of opera at the Metro
poltan Opera House. " will be recalled,
perhaps. that Nine. Homer was in evidence
in the first performance. that Of Nerds
')tnllo,' and that when the third opera,
lila" was to have been given she vas
unable to appear.
II will also be recalled that Nine. Homer
has very young son. Now. some one said
that this heir apparent had enjoyed only
about four weeks experience OF human ex-
istAnce previous TO tne opening OF f.e opera
season. Nine. Homer was hurt by Tat
statement, and shc said II was not true.
Her son had dwelt among mortals FOR some
thing like ak months before she sang
Emilia in -Dtallo.'
The publication OF details Of the domestic
life Of TIE prina donna has long beef! one oil
the cheris ed industries of certain nCNspa-
pers. but on this occasion the information
herewith conv' y.d il given with the sane
tion-in fact, with lie earnest dc siIe-oi
the charming contralto herself.
The Peoples Symphony concerts will be-
gin az cooper Institut. on Tuesday even
ing. Herman Hans Wetsler is to con-
duct tie A-st one. Last season these en-
tpr, ailments were all conducted by Fran;
Arens. but he found that he could not afford
To continue the work He was doing il at a
considerable sacrifice OF his time AID was
neglecting his pupils. So mis- winter each
OF the series will be directed by different
leader Mr. Arens will conduct one con-
cert and IL Is safe 10 say that he VIII re-
ceive welcome OF the most demonstrative
sort.
He made himself very dear 10 his lower
IL, uf.lilI #
| the attendants al uptown concerts good to
| 60 down 20 ooper Institute and see low
| Interested and Intelligent the hearers down
| there are, Owing Ia the admirable ex-
| planatory talks Of Mr.. Arens those who
| went regula. ly to the concerts last winter
possess a sound Acquaintance with sym
| phonic form. At to close Of the season
! Mr.. Arens was talking fa.niliarlr 10 them
| about matters of which some conservatory
| students are ignorant. II was a DE- light
| to wa,cn tae evidences Of clear and sympa-
| thetic pleasure Ia art lst!c music SHOWN by
! the copper Cnion audiences.
Rafael JoseNy, the distinguished pianist,
! is rot dead. L or even slcepia g. up at his
home r. Tarrytowr. He has rcccr tly pub
| lished through Schirmer, book Of piar
exercises, c.titlcd school of ADVANCED
! piar O Playif G." which Will assuredly take
| It's place among sta ia ID works Of techi 10.
! Mir. UOStliN N.ONN Nlldt ne l. N|hlllk az
| when he takes up such subject, AID this
| book is tie outcome Of years OF study A.d
| thought.
Henry +. FIJI ok. the lover Of Wagner ~ d
| Chopin AID GrieH, has edited Fifty astcr-
.or gs," collection Of vocal Iieces 10y the
| eadh composers, ard has written for it
| an il troducti ion. James HUI eker, whose
hook on Chopin gave him ar VI disputed
position among the Authorities on this
master; hae :. tel Forty PA o Compost
careful selection a. d n detailed study Of the
| lingering III, has also prefaccd the col-
| lection with such an essay a. he aloi-e corlG
write Oh Chopin's music, These two wolk
come from the Ditson press
LII Lchrnarr. the famous dramatic
soprano and opponent Of the use Of birds
plumage on hats Is az nome in Rerlin. where
she lives fruGally on the substantial oocr-
mulat ions of some thirty years Of " dustry,
eco omy ard prudc.. &C, /. was always
| predicted that Nine Lehman would OF lie
found suffering from wait In her old age
| OF course she IL Tot CD yet, She is 81 N d
| she has been on tine stare thir, y-four years
She says - herself t. the l. production to
her book o. 81 gir q, which tho NacmiIla..s
have jus, Published.
The FL glish title If the book which
was trans slated by Richard Aldrich. the
accomplished musical EDITOR u tie Neu
York Times, is How ~ Si e." The German
title is -Seiie Cesar gcskm St which
means My Art Of Song" Tic innate
modesty of this title is Characteristic OF
Nine lehman,
| The hook however, L. a rotablc cortri-
button to tho literature of vocal art II il
the fullest a d most technical cNplar atiol.
Of the Method Of si,. Fl; Low 10 he found II:
English. II il severely practical ord will
he H. valuable TO teachers AID stUdei ts-
Nine lehman may b" too modest, hut Tor
book praises her hy it, excellence,
4 young man who had no business in
the Metropolitan Opera House poked
his proboscis into tie dark and empty
auditorium last Wednesday morning. he
did II because the house bills announced
I that verdis La Traviata- would he per-
formed that evening and certain sounds