The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-20
RAMA AND MUSIC NEWS Of the TT1EATERS|


on this occasion is to be devoted entirely to-
Wagnerian music. The first part OF the
programme will consist OF selections from
"Mestersinger." "Walkuere." ''Siegfried."
'Tannhauser'' and ''Lohengrin,'' to be sung
by Anton Van Rooy the famous baritone
of the Metropolitan Opera House. formerly
Of Beyreuth, with piano Accomplishments
by Walter Damrosch the great Wagner
conductor. The second part will be devoted
TO Wagner's greatest work "Parsifal." The
fact that this work will be given for tho
first time in this country on next Christmas
eve at the Metropolitan Opera House viii
| be sufficient TO cause much local interest
in its Interpretation here by two such ar
fists as Van Rooy and Damrosch. On Dec
IL Suzanne Adams and Leo Stern will give
joint recital in the Claypool assembly
room. and the famous Kneisel quartet, OF
Boston. will appear on the evening OF
Jan. 20.
a dispatch from Munich reports the enor-
nous success there of Nine. Lillian Nordi-
ca i'm the Nibelung festival performances.
She accomplished the almost unprecedented
feat of singing the three Brunnhildes in
''walkure." "Siegfried" and Gotterdammer-
ung," on three consecutive days, with un-
impaired vocal powers. The receipts we're
the largest ever taken in at the Prince
Regent Theater 1t is rather a bitter dose
for the German critics to acknowledge the
superiority of an American" writes the
musical editor of the New York Evening
Post in commenting on NOrdica's great tri-
umph. 80 some of them strongly emphasize
the opinion that an actress, at any rate.
she does not equal some Of her German
rivals or predecessors. One writer tries to
insinuate superciliously that it was chiefly
American and English tourists who crowd
ed the house and gave Nine. Nordica an
ovation; but ii is precisely the Americans
and the English who constantly hear the
best and most expensive singers, and who
therefore, know what's what"
xxx
Why is ii that so many operate singers,
when they decide 10 go the vaudeville
stage consider il necessary TO sing the very
lowest class OF music? 1t is true that the
average vaudeville audience is not partic-
ularly fond of the best In music, but II Is
also true that the greater portion Of the
average vaudeville audience Is not absolute
ly lacking in appreciation Of the fitness or
| things. Harriet Avery Strakosch. soprano
singer possessing a really superior voice,
made herself ridiculous during the last
week at the Grand by singing a common
| place song which advertises popular
brand of imported beer. In striving TO
| ''come down to the level OF vaudeville
| audience" there is danger of coming down
too far and sinking below that level. The
song would have been all right with the
usual vaudeville warbler, but Miss
| Strakosch is an artist and has a reputation
! to live up to.
Two important opera rehearsals are now
being held in New York-rehearsals for
.'Mamselle Napoleon" Gustave Luders
| latest effort, which he has written for Anna
! Held to the book of the noted French su-
thor. Jean Richepin. and for the new FRITZ
Scheff opera by Victor Herbert, which has
not as yet been named. Fraulein Schen has
been receiving separate numbers OF the
score as Mr.. Herbert completed them. and
has studied them thoroughly in her home
i'm Berlin, so that when she arrived In
America last week she was ready to step
right into the rehearsals.
I, IT is likely that many a piano about town
will be giving forth the melodies from
when Johnny Comes Marching Home" be-
fore the end of the week. There are many
catchy airs in Julian Edwardes's score and
the presentation of the opera here the first
part of the week will doubtless start them
circulating among indianapolis music
lovers. In playing over the score OF the
opera. the song and chorus, Katie. My
| Southern Rose" and the stirring military
chorus, MY Own United States will be
| found to be especially tuneful numbers.
/ Kari Schneider, after an absence Of six
teen months, has returned to Indianapolis
from Italy. Mr.. Schneider studied with
Signor Luigi Vannuccini, the veteran sing
ing teacher of Italy-one Of the few mas
ters if not the only remaining one, who
teaches the old Italian method Of singing.
Mr.. Schneider viii teach vocs' lessons
I'm Indianapolis, opening his studio the
! first of next month.
xxx
! The famous Duss band, with Lillian Nor
! dica, the great American soprano, as vo-
cal soloist. will give a concert in this city
at Tomlinson Hall OH the evening Of Oct.
| s. The band is TO tour the country
under the management of Loudon Charl-
ton Its appearance here, together with
Madame Nordica's presence as soloist, viii
be one of the events of the local musical
| season.
Wagner incorporated I'm his last work.
| '.ParsifaI'' soon to be produced at the Met
ropolitan Opera House in New York for the
first time in this country, some details from
his early work Of Jesus Of Nazareth but
everything is modified and adapted TO the
spirit of medieval legend, and the drama.
as whole. is purely operate in the best
sense of the word.
XXX
The music OF THE Princess of kensing-
| ton," the new English comic opera just pro-
duced in New York. is considered by the
metropolitan music critics TO be the most
attractive heard in light opera in many
| a day.