New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-01


Been Roaming" by c. e. Horn. who. in the days
Of the English ballad opera. was conductor at the
old Park Theatre. The sale OF seats viii begin
November at Ditson's. and at the Music Hall
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir; was interested in your paragraphs on the
translation OF Wagner's 'Parsifsl' on last Sunday
ooTe y w translation ts new y 5 S
ruth his knowledge, the blameless Fool: him await
OF the prophecy is by pity weakened which
the spostrophe cannot ~ sung Wish Won EoI,is
write more extended article on The translation
we ought to trot tactnaiiy sung BY the c9 ai
sizzard ought 70 = % ee i5a sIlGks IN your
they get In the Reinmichel piano score. But il
YOU want 10 see something real choice the edition
~ the Wotan and Erda duet, published separately
lakes lakes first prize 'Erda. endless woman, awake!
sore strikes the song; strongly works the wonder
my sluTnber WIDER Thy snmo @y am ~nG s snd
strains si1ss open with strength to startle what
on her fault, and her look he loaded with sleep
until she awake" etc Respectfully,
New-York. October q 1908. - u = -1i' 0'>
The invitation OF our correspondent is suurine
but time and space do not allow compliance 7. IS
pitful that despite The affinity between the German
and English languages and Notwithstanding that
that Wagnerian stumbling block ALTERATION was
common element Of their poetic itera1ures when
they set out upon their separate ways, one cannot
open English version Of a Wagner drama with
out being alternately amused and disguised by the
transstors lines 'ParsifaI" is not numbered with
ALTERATION like The Ring OF the Nibelung.r but
contains good deal OF sane. sound. sweet poetry
II ought 10 be possible into English with
out resorting TO such awkward and bevilder-
ing srchaism BY ruth his knowledge" But a
truce TO this Here is a specimen for our CORE
spondent's collection Of diverting curios Patient
study viii disclose the meaning but at first blush
# seems to assume that watches and pickpockets
were known TO the denizens OF the Rhine In Wag-
merriam days primeval:
Wellgunda diving down to the rocil-How fares
with your watch? lShe tries 20 seize WoglinCaD
Mognnda (avoiding her by swimming)-Far from
Walter Damrosch who has finished an engage
ment Of two weeks with his orchestra at the Fx-
position Building. Pittsburg. leaves Nev-YorB to-
morrow for a Western tour, lectUriag the Wag-
ner music dramas. TO he gone until November IA
He win first visit Minneapolis after which he goes
10 St Paul Indianapolis Chicago. Kansas City
and Topeka. IN addition to delivering lecture IN
Kansas City, Mr. Damrosch has been invited to
conduct the first concert OF the Symphony Orches-
ira in that city when the programme is to be
made up entirely Of Wagner numbers In several
Of the cities which he visits the lectures are to be
vocally illustrated by MI. David Bispham.
AT his first concert. in Carnegie Han. with the
New-York Symphony Orchestra. on November IS
Maurice Kaufman win play Tschaikowskys VIC
lin concerto, one Of Beethoven's Romanzas and the
andante and finale Of the Mendelssohn concerto.
Nine Clementine De We're pic. who is now sing
ing in England. after tour in Australia will come
TO America TO I'll concert dates in January. Mr.
sapio is already here. director Of the Patti con-
AT the first concert of the Names Quartet. in
Mendelssohn Hall. December l. Mr. and Mrs
Names viii play Cesar Francks sonata fo-
pianOforte and violin
David Bispham Is to give song recital in Men
delssohn Han the afternoon OF November Is
Otto l. Fischer pianist will play schubert's
'@wanderer' Fantasia at the first concert Of the
Brooklyn Arion next Sunday evening He IS a
pupil Of Arthur Claassen, Busoni and Teresa Car
reho.