The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-08

Occasional Correspondence Of the Journal.
NEW YORK, Nov. THE opening of the
opera at the last Of November. is the initia-
ton of "the season. but the past few days
have been given the operation OF the most
elaborate and interesting general musical
plan In the history of the metropolis. The
wealthy are just now returning TO town, and
It Is on them that music waits; the dramatic
year started long ago. for its calendar Is
made by the populace, which Is 10 the city
almost all the months of the twelve. If the
rich do not subscribe, music falls. This Is
especially signihed in the course OF SYM
phOny concerts conducted by Mr.. Hermann
Hans Wetzler at Carnegie Hall. More than
a year ago some very well-to-do men and
women consented to pledge thousands OF
dollars TO Mr.. Wetzler's experiment, and IL
Is understood that he was given five years.
of which this is the second, TO make the
test OF the musical public's opinion of Mr.
Wetzler as leader of orchestra.
Mr.. wetzler is young. vigorous and en-
terprising II was he that persuaded Rich
ard Strauss TO come to the United States
next spring, and the eminent Berlin COM
poser will use Mr.. Wetzler's orchestra in
performing the programmes Of his works
IN this city. Mr.. Wetzler is MODERN;
that is, he thinks Strauss is the prophet of
the musical future and the foreoear of his
genius was Franz Liszt. He had the latter
symphonic poem "Mazeppa' in the first Of
his concerts for this winter. This is fur
ious description OF the widest ride of
legend. and Mr.. Wetzler played 1t furiously.
Conservatives did not object to that. but
they did protest against the reading of
Beethoven's seventh symphony, which was
on the same programme, the fist number,
and through which the orchestra, inspired
by the leader proceeded at such a pace that
Il seemed TO be bent on arriving at the
List event at the earliest possible moment.
Many times a winter the discerning and ex-
perienced New Yorker regrets losing
Theodore Thomas to Chicago and Cincin-
natl, recalling how fondly that great con-
ductor fingers over Beethoven's lovely and
consollng passages.
But the more music the better. and Mr..
Wetzler's ambition should have and has
high praise. He introduced Jacques Thi-
baud, a French violinist strange TO this
shore, to the immense audience, which APP
-plauded thunderously the subsequent play
ing OF a Mozart and a Saint Saens con-
certo. Mr.. Thibaud is slight and youthful.
Of delicate sensibility and fine technical
proficiency. His tone soft and sweet.
his bowling swift and sure, his spirit fit
companion to Mr.. Wetzler's. In delicious
French pieces he may be expected to de-
light the assemblage at his recital at Car
negie Hal: on the 10Th, and no doubt he will
have more respectful, If less extensive
favor, wherever in this country he plays
this winter, than had the enhancing Jan
Kubelik.
eff Nine. Patti were TO return to America
ten years from now without a shred Of
voice." said a man that has been connected
with the Metropolitan Opera House for
many years. land should be advertised to
sing, Carnegie Hall would be filed" Her
first appearance after an absence Of a dec
ade, this week, was the signal for an out
pouring not only of the second and third