The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-30
THE DRAMA AND MUSIC - NEWS Of the THEATERS|

mind about this. just as he changed his
mind about many other things ''He in
tended not To publish the score. and yet
he did publish IT," this writer says in a
recent article 'and was indignant with
Schott for not offering him more for a
work which was To be reserved for Bay
reuth, He changed his mind also about
King Ludwig III and Munich. That mon
arch had special performances of 'ParsifaP
given i'm his capital after the second Bay
reuth festival dSS2). which he did not at
/ tend. Wagner would change his mind also
about the present Bayreuth monopoly or
! 'Psrsifar were he still living. His avowed
! object TO create dramatic school
at Bayreuth for the proper Interpretation
! OF his works That would have been n
/ great thing had he lived, for he was the
/ greatest of teachers. But to look upon the
\ present performances at Bayreuth. under
/ Frau Cosma and Siegfried Wagner. as a
| 'siyle-formng school would be ludicrous-
Many OF those who sing play. and conduct
there know a great deal more than tho
J widow and the son OF Wagner do about the
best way TO interpret his works
A festival which will attract the attcn-
ton of the musical world, both on account
/ q
cause of the new methods Of mechanical ar
rangement and acoustic effect, is that being
! planned for Heidelberg. oct. "A. y and p.
The concert rooms of the new town hall
there will be the scene. The festival viii
be held at the desire of the town corpora
ton. and will have the cooperation of a
festival orchestra. of the Bach So
ciety, of great chorus. society of cham
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conductors will be Richard Strauss. Profess
sor Max Schllings of Munich and Profess
! sor Phillip Wolfrum of Heidelberg, and
the soloists Mime. Emma Ruckbell-Hiller,
I Nine. Pauline Strauss dc Alma, Professor
| julius Buths. Professor Henry Petri' Emu
Pinks Ritter Ernest Won Possart Fritz
Stein. Carl Weidt and Dr. Wolfrum
The orchestra platform can be easily and
quickly raised To any height, one person
being sufficient TO adjust it. Ii can also
| be brought to the level of the concert room
| floor or sunk below it. The crescendo and
decresendo effects of various kinds can be
obtained by means of electrical appliances.
The organ, i'm an elevated position. will be
equipped with swells and the console placed
according to desire. either beside the con-
ductor or anywhere in the concert hall. be-
1
only by these means is a perfect ensemble
of organ. orchestra and soloists made pos
sible. The chorus as well the orchestra
can be made invisible.
| XXX
An attractive catalogue has just been Is
| sued by the Metropolitan School of Music,
setting forth its plan for the season soon to
open and giving a list of the teachers en-
gagged, with brief sketches Of their careers
| The directors for the year will be Mrs
Flora NJ. Hunter, Edward Nell and oliver
willard Pierce The principal teachers or
| the piano will be Mrs. Hunter and Mr..
Pierce, and they will have as associate In
structors Clarence Veeder Nixon, Helene
| Richman Kunz, Una Clayson, Mary Jean
| DUNLAP Frederick Libke. Nellie Strain
Haywood and Tull l.. Brown Edward Nell
will again have charge of the vocal depart
| ment and will be assisted by Mrs Josephine
| Bremmerman-E dmunds. Rhea Hall Behy-
| mer and Henry W. Laut. The teachers or
violin will be Hugh McGibeny and Nathan
Davis. r. f. Brown will be the teacher OF
| the pipe organ, and the guitar, mandolin
| and banjo will be taught by Eugene Il.
/ Noel Blanche Louise Heating will be the
| instructor in dramatic art and various
members of the faculty will give lessons
| in harmony, sight singing and the history
Of music.
| Ignace Jan Pederewski is spending the
summer at his beautiful home near Morges'
Switzerland, putting In most OF his spare
time on the new opera he is writing TO the
libretto of Catulle Mendes. Although his
French opera could hardly be called sue
cess. his hope for undying fame as an
operate composer is said to be undimmed.
! He is now a rich man, whose assets prob
| ably mount up to a million dollars, and his
| position as the greatest of living pianists Is
| considered secure. But the lame OF plan
lists is feeting. and Paderewski wants to
be remembered. He has just finished a
cantata, which will be produced this season
by the choir OF the Philharmonic Society
| of Warsaw, in the composers native Po-
land He is now thinking OF making tour
of Australia next season.
| XXX
Lovers of music are all glad to learn OF
the engagement of Maude Powell for a
series of concerts in this. her native coun-
try, beginning next November. Miss Pow
ell is not only the best violinist of the fair
sex, but she has only two or three equals
among her male colleagues. Much praise
|
| critics during her recent tour with the
! Sousa band covering nearly every country
on the continent, as well as England. At
the last concert at Blackpool. just before
sailing, the members of the band gave Miss
Powell AN ovation When she had finished
her last number they applauded and shout
| ed while the drummers changed their Gym
| balls. The audience caught The meaning OF
the demonstration and joined in heartily.
| Loudon c. Charlton announces Tor her
first tour this coming season I'm this country
| Nine Harmon Force, who returns from
| abroad fully equipped for engagements IN
/ concert. oratorio and recital This distin-
guished young dramatic soprano has studied
| under the best masters here and abroad.
| In 1896, after some serious work I'm New
York with William Courtney, she went 20
| Paris and took an extended and thorough
course with Sbriglia. and since then she
| has coached at different times with both
| Randeger and George Henschel i'm London.
| Her repertoire embraces all the standard
| oratorios and cantatas, operate arias ana
| German. French and English songs OF wide
| range and variety.