The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-22

! Grau as manager of the Metropolitan on
era-house, and 1t is said that his selection
was largely due to the influence exercised
in his behalf by the big banking firm of
Kuhn, Loeb & Co. 1t is difficult to under
stand Just how a banking firm figures so
potently in an operate deal, unless on TIE
principle that money makes the mare 60
with especial forcefulness in so costly a
musical undertaking.. The other candidates
named in the race were Walter Damrosch
of New York, George H. Wilson of Pitts
burg and Henry W. Savage of the Castle
Square Opera Company.
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Genuine lovers of music in st. Louis are
discovering that a Sunday forenoon attend
ance at the Ethical Society lectures of Mr..
Sheldon in Memorial Hall are productive of
pleasure other than that derived from the
lecturers W efforts. This is due to the
fact that Victor Lichtenstein, first violin of
the Choral-Symphony Orchestra, and his
three associates OF the Lichtenstein Quartet
Jacob Blumberg, second violin; Richard
Schubert. cello. and Louis Kielsmeier.
~violo-give a satisfying programme of good
music at such time, four numbers, as a
rule. selected with care and excel.ently
played. 1t may be that this fact of oppor-
tunity to hear pure music at slight-or, IL
you prefer, at no cost-will yet lead to a
more general appreciation of the Lichten-
stein players than was in evidence at the
fooit Ao III sOI1c NeehS ago.
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To local lovers of music the illness of
Adelaide Norwood, preventing her appear
ance in the closing week of the Castle
square Companys engag ement, brought dis
Appointment and sincere regret. Norwood Is
unquestionably the most popular member
of Colonel Savage's organization, in st.
Louis, at least. and her name on the pro-
gramme is emphaticaliy a drawing card. 1t
seems a pity that SO much of the possibility
OF a highly distinguished career for this
singer has been sacrificed to the team
work. of the Castle Square Company. BY
virtue of her voice. her anna uualifca-
lions and her personal magnetism, Nor
wood should now be a dominant figure in
opera instead of being alluded to so often
as the obliging," the ever ready" the
"faithfur' Norwood, who sings anything
from Yum-Yum to Leonora.
One OF the conditions under which Helm
r1ch Conreid assumes the management of
the Metropolitan Opera-house in New York
City is that he shall remodel the stage and
make it capable of operate productions on
a spectacular equality with the great Euro
pean opera-houses. New Workers are still
laughing, by the way, over the amusing
collapse of Elsa's castle stairway at a re-
cent production Of "Lohengrin." The fun
of the incident is said to have rivaled any
thing that Francis Wilson ever disclosed
in his ground and lofty tumbling days.
Well, this sort of thing is to be stopped by
Mr.. Conreid.
Mrs. Langtry. who is soon to be seen at
the Olympic in THE Cross-Ways" was
discovered by Sir John Millais.
Some young Oxford students were on
their vacation. and while on a fishing ex-
cursion they were treated very HOSPITALITY
by a young woman on the Isle of Jersey,
On rQfttrpIno 20 TondDn
gratitude suggested to his mother that she
invite this refined young member of a very
respectable family to London for a visit, !
She did so.
This young lady was not only respectable. |
but correspondingly poor. During her visit
a reception was given by her hostess, The
young lady had but one dress gown. and it
was not only black, but high-necked, Not
to be too conspicuous. she sacrificed the
hivh rco, r-:-r ~c'-rc-s. II left eyn,~.d