The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-28
MASCAGNI'S INWARD FEELINGS
MAIN REASON FOR HIS WANTING
AN ITALIAN ORCHESTRA.

Their Inward Feelings Being. Naturally.
More Like His Own Than the Inward
Feelings OF American Musicians
-Lnborers? Preposterous Artists
Pietro Mascagni, the Maestro Of Pesaro,
got back yesterday at Nahan Frankie. the
Maestro OF East Fort y-ninth street, who il
! trying to have the members OF Signor
M1scagni's orchestra sent back To Genoa
a alien contract laborers. The centre of
interest in the musical world AT present j.
| William Williams. United States Commits
sioner of immigration AT this port. to whom
Mr., Frankie and certain members of the
musical union recently submitted the
charges against Mascagnis musicians, and
who received yesterday from Leon LASH
counsel for Mascagni. the answering an
davits Of Mascagni and several members
Of his orchestra.
The question to be decided Is whether
the Italian musicians are essentially labor
ers with the fiddle and the bow. or artists
above and beyond the law which is mean,
To apply to alien toilers. Commissioner
| Williams will look into the merits Of the
case and will then send all the papers, to-
gether with his own recommendation to
the Hon. Leslie NJ Shaw, Secretary Of the
| Treasury.
1t is shrewdly suspected by persons who
| have examined Signor Mascagnis rejoindcr
that the brief, or argument. which Counsel
Laski has submitted along with the affi
davits il specially designed to influence
the ultimate judgment Of Secretary Shaw
who. although not related to Mrs. Alice
Shaw, is himself an accomplished whistler
Of classical music. notably. the compost
tons Of the Western school. II is fully
expected that the Secretary will approach
the case in a sympathetic and artistic
spirit
This written argument seeks mainly TO
| establish the point that q master of music.
in order that he may do justice TO his repu-
| tation, Is entitled TO choose his assist ants
without regard TO internationa boundary
lines This il true, according to the brief
because musical performances are largely
what DR.. Patton Of Princeton would prob
| ably call the GENERALIZATION of inward
feelings.
/ Between a body Of musicians and their
conductor" says the argument, -the inward
feelings Of each are made 70 be those Of
the conductor II is 10y the magnetic ac-
cord as il were. between his orchestra
and himself that the music rendered is
made agreeable to the public.
IL ia confidently expected by Mr., Laski
and by Lorenzo Cllo. the Italian lawyer
who il associated with him in this case
that when Secretary Shaw reads THESE
lines his own inward feelings will accord
with those Of Maestro Mascagni. In fur
Their describing the relation between n
conductor and an orchestra, the argument
continues
Those feelings and tia, accord depend
greatly upon the nature Of the individuals
hrough, together, Their communion must
b. homogeneous. sympathetic. inspira-
tional. Racial and national affinity can
hest secure these qualifications. II IL
proper and artistic that Mascagni. an
Italian. should exhibi, with an orchestra
Of Italians OF his choice"
cagni and by Harry + Mittenthal Of Mitten-
thai Bros, 4 Kronberg. his Managers,
in which attestation is made To the artistic
ability Of the members Of the orchestra
life calling. To the assertion Of the musical
u zion that they are employed AT salarie
81 small a. To place them In the laboring
class, Mr.. Mittenthal pays little attention
He contents himself with denying the
general proposition and declaring that
some Of them receive salaries which are
quite large" Attention IL also called 10
"A CLAUSE in the contract Of each imported
musician in which he formally declares
that he goes 70 North America temporarily
| only, anu flbl lbI wv pun l''N' W REMAINING
there" and II is further shown that. accor-
ing to the agreement. return tickets have
been bought fer all Of them.
Several of the members Of the orches' IA
present af'idavits defending themselves
from the imputation that they are anything
less than artists. They shine not only in
the glory Of their own attainments, but
in the reflected glory of their teachers M d
the conductors under whom they have
played In these atfidav'G resort is had
to adjrctives and superlatives which are
regarded as necessary to express the merits
Of the great men involved Thus Paoh
Vilati has played with some of the most
renowned conductors in the world" Orfeo
Mchelin has studied with Ceestani, -thc
most celebrated oboe player that over
poser, called the God Of the Oboe. and
Ezio Costantini Is pupil Of Dial Aglio,
.the greatest double-bass player"
MIR Mittenthal in his affidavit. goes into
a discussion Of the motives Of Nahan
FRANKIE, whom he describes as the lin
charges are made by said Frankie FOR merely
personal reasons, being piece OF spite
work on his part"
Mr.. Mttenthal attributes Frankos ac-
tivity in the proceedings against Mas
cagnis musicians to the alleged fact that
Frankie hoped 10 furnish the orchcst ra
himself and feels aggrieved at not being
allowed to do so.
Summing mp the situation IN the argu-
ment. counsel say: "Frankos affidavit
on its face discloaes the fact that he Is a
man with a grievance and devoid Of fine
professional sentiments"
Commissioner Williams viii, give Eugene
Trcadwell. counsel for the musical union,
opportunity to examine the Mascagni
aiiidav's and reply to them il he chooses.
| He thinks the whole matter should Toe
disposed Of In week. NJ" awhile the
| band PLAYS on.