The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-19
Music AND MUSICIANS

yubt 40 oPotiess ana eniny as IL WIS ~ t.S
brave days Of old when no managed the
business OF the pious prima donna Emma
Abbott. who interpolated -Nerer. MY
God, to Thee into opera. and kissed man
longer than any other woman had before
dared TO kiss one on the stage-at least, IN
the sight OF an audience. Mr.. Morrissey's
cutaway coat fits him just as smoothly a. it
did In those days. But they are not the
same coat and hat.
Mr.. Morrissey. II may be recalled. In
vented the Emma Abbott kiss, and did the
duty Of passionate press agent for II through
out the land. till easy people actually be-
ieved in IL. People who knew were aware
that Mise Abbott ard dear old William
Castle just used to stand with their mouths
about an inch apart and wait while MIR.
Morrissey. who stood In the wings, counted
to whisper on" and It was all OF.
Mr.. Morrissey invented tho Adelina
Patti farewell. and he In still engaged In
that business. He Is now the well groomed
business manager OF Adelina Patti Farewell
No. s.. That his right hand has not lost lis
following moroccan Of press agency sufhce
Madame Adelina Patti recently sang in
Rome. Italy. for the benefit OF the poor.
Inc COflCtTt, MT. pIdu rlutcr, was
an enormous success. over 10000 being re-
allied. Among the diva's selections were
the grand arias from the operas OF Linda
di Chamounix' and The Wedding Of Figa.
ro,' and for her encores Arditi's waltz. II
Baocio,' and Home. Sweet Home the
latter being sung at the enthusiastic re-
quest OF a large number Of Americans who
were present. At the conclusion Madame
Patti was called again and again to the
extent of nine times; but fascinating smiles.
kisses to her audience. had to suffice for the
other encores. Her admirers had assem-
bled in Thousands on this occs sion. Madame
Patti Is now in Florence. where she remains
for a week.
There is a certain daintiDees Of touch
about that which makes the figured bass
Of the Hon. Tody Hamilton sound like the
lowing of a Harlem organ. II Ii joyful
news. too, that Adelina still sings the cradle
song Of the venerable Arditi and has her
tear-fountain in working order for Home.
Sweet Home Farewell. No. s. ought to be
a big thing Units way.
David Frangcon-D Davies, the plain man
OF the hills, who thinks lightly Of the Dude
fddlers Of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
and the cynics Of the st. Botolph Club
has been heard from again. He says that
the @Ewige Lampe" In Cologne is a really
good restaurant. Then he adds by way OF
foot note that he sang there In Beethoven's
Ninth Symphony and Mozart's "Reqriem,
Richard Strauss conducting. Doesn't that
make any ones mouth water
Nine. Schumann-H eink departs next
week for a long concert tour in various
parto Of this land OF the free. Her route
vas evidently made with dice box and a
large atlas. To give it exactly would tax
A. ~ a hut aha
goes from New York to Denver, thence to
New Orleans. thence to Minneapolis and
thence TO Pi.tsburg-or something like
that. Josephine Hartman, a pupil OF the
indefatigable Alexander Lambert. will be
her accompanies.
II il wholly untrue that Miss Hartman
made the famous joke about accompanying,
for II Is told OF a young man who was study
ing piano In a German conservatory In
the same school. studying under that sweet
memory Of earlier days, Nine. Schroeder
Hanfstangl. was young woman, soprano,
who had a deep and abiding aversion to
singing in tune. Her efforts struck dismay
TO the entire school. except, OF course. her
teacher. When certain public function
was at hand the teacher went to the young
pianist and asked him IL he would accom-
pany Miss Sharp. He responded with
much uiNction:
with great pleasure. madame, sny-
where except on the piano.
A programme OF Wagner and Strauss
music. lately performed In London. evoked
this bit Of interesting criticism from the
commentator OF the Daily Ners:
there /. a distinct Individuality Each COM
pos'r has worked according to his lights
MaGn,r had the dramatic mind: Richard
S &ea. fn'e osilSet Gun s3 s' y
the sS p tin :. Of ercumstancs by inv ntnS
ne role figurfs and evolving a heroic drama
bas on mod IN idsSas s as rs, Lbs IT his
OF the saras Wagn.r's musical thought
,Sn in hfrS sy s%ReP and
difr mt eFneration. The, ,outwsrdly roman-
i his s's nina ss Sfa%atcSiS .i 1877 and d" Of
rect as waGner's. ,sardonic hnmor Is one
tin, in pie Meiss rsinr ~ " wasn-r built
S Of h nTgd Go,ss 2Stn sissnss
sanca decorative art lis emotion Ii not
40 titanic; he In lyrical and epic tone-poet
rather than musico-dramatist.
He furthermore complained that the
concertmeister was not sufficiently ca
PRECIOUS In his performance ~ the violin
solo, and declared that a woman violinist
ought TO be engaged for this part. What
a pity that Teresina Tua is no longer In the
ring!
Marie Brema and her son. Francis Braun.
have been singing the last scene Of Die
waikure- at the Colonne concerts In Paris.
The stalwart lady still calls herself Miss
Marie b. ema. even when she sings Brunn-
hide to the fatherly Wof1n OF her own boy.
Here are family relations apparently as
much mixed as those Of the Wagnerian
drama itself.
Two new Juvenile prodigies have appeared
In Europe. One is a little Spanish boy,
years of age. now living with Arthur Nikisch
at Leipsic. He Is pianist ard has WON
derful gift for trarsposinR. He can play
from memory preludes and fugues by
Bach. sonatas by Beethoven and Mozart
in any key named by his hearers. He Is
said to have also . real talent for compo-
sition.
His name Ia Pepito Arriola. and there In
ground for hope that since he 10 In the
hands OF Mr.. Nikisch he may not imme-
diately be despatched to America on a
concert tour. The other prodigy IL a Gre
ole named Jean Renaud. At years Of
age he showed aston ishing taler>, and row
at 10 he u said TO be an amaxing 'cellist.
He haa boen etudyir1 for some wears with