New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-23


For Amfortas Mr.. Savage has engaged two
Young Germans. Johannes Bis9hofT was born in
Berlin IN 1874 and educated for the law. He was
discovered as a singer IN 1897, and in 1899 went
to Cologne. where he has been ever since. Franz
EgeniefT is a German. but his wife is an Ameri-
can. a member of the Busch family Of St. Louis
Mr.. EGenieR has been on the stage but few
years, his experience having been confined TO the
Theater des Westerns, in Berlin where he has
sung Germont in La Traviata" and Don Clio
vannI in Mozart's opera of that name. He
learned the art Of singing and acting from LilH
Lehman and Victor MaureL Putnam Griswold
who has been engaged to sing Gurnemanz, is an
American native Of Minnesota where he was
born in 1915 He began to sing seven years ago.
the first two years of his career being spent on
the Pacific Coast. Then he went TO the Royal
College Of Music IN London. where he studied
with Randegger for two years. After year
with Bouhy. in Paris. he went to stockhausen. in
Frankfort AS student In London he had the
honor Of creating an important part in Stan
ford's Much Ado About Nothing" For the last
year Mr.. Griswold has been the principal bass in
the Frankfort opera The other GurnemanZ. Mr..
Ottley Cranston. is an English singer. He has
done much concert work, and for many years
was leading member Of the Turner Opera Com
pany. of London. The part of Klingsor will be
taken by Mr. Homer Lind, who was for several
years leading barytone In the opera at Frank
Main. and later was principal barry
tone with the Carl Rosa company In England
Mr.. J. Parker Coombs. the other KIingsor. is an
American barytone. well and favorably known
to the concert-goIng public.
The two conductors are Walter H. Rothweu
and Moritz Grimm. Mr. Rothwen was born IN
London ana taken 10 Vienna when he was a
child. He entered the Conservatory when he
was ten years old. devotlng himself chiefly to the
plano. At sixteen he the gold medal for
piano. composition and history Of music: also
the medal OF the Society Of Friends of Music
For four years more he studied the piano with
Epstein and Fuchs. In 1895 he was engaged by
Poni TO be chorus director and conductor at
the Hamburg Opera under Mailer. Later he
went TO Amsterdam. where he was artistic man
ager and director of orchestra Mr.. Grimm is
also a young musician who has been very sue
cessful in his chosen art. his last engagements
having been in Stettin and Halle. where he is
regarded a Wagnerian conductor OF great
promise
Arrangements have been made for three con-
certs in this city by the English Grenadier
Guards Band Of sixty-two men at Carnegie
Hall on Sunday and Monday, November l3 and
Il
The Nckional Arts Club has this season offered
the galleI'As OF its clubhouse Nos 81 and 30
West Thirty-fouTth-st.. for the six private con-
certs Of the Manuscript Society. The first will
be given there on Wednesday evening October
20, the remaining five toward the end OF each
succeeding month. An innovation in the char
ucter OF the private meetings OF the society this
season VIII be inaugurated at the first meeting
in the shape OF lecture or address by some
musical authority on some topic OF current In
terest, 20 be followed by a short programme OF
manuscript compositions. Mr.. II. E Krehbiel
has been secured for the first entertainment, his
subject being Some Speculations on the Gre
gorian Chant" with musical illustrations.
Arnold Dolmetsch VIII again visit the United
States this season under the management Of ".
y. Lawrence Several evening, as well as mat
inee concerts viii be given in this city prior to
his tour. which extends 10 the Pacific Coast
lie VIII again give Us music OF the olden times
played upon the instruments for which II was
originally written, Songs of the sixteenth and
seventeenth centuries WIFI also be sung
The New-York Symphony Orchestra VIZ re-
turn from Pittsburg to-day I'm time to give re-
hearsals for the first OF It's yearly series OF sun
day afternoon concerts. which win take place at