The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-23
EASTWARD GO MUSIC LORDS,
AND ALSO THOSB VINO NOPE TO
BECOME TERNINAS.


This Is the time Of year when the pro-
fessional musician fades out OF sight. hh
summer haunts call to him. the call not OF
the wild, but Of the exceeding tame. For
some II Is TO lie a period OF vacation FOR
others a time OF continued labor, for the
search after gold Is as active among the
esthetio sons and daughters Of the world
OF beautiful tones az II u among the circus
advertised artists Of ephemeral novels.
What a strange and insxplioable thing
a the soul Of an artist And how disaP-
pointing It L. to the imaginative young
things who sit In the MATINEE stalls and
picture TO themselves the angelic inner
life Of those who sing the high songs OF
Mozart and Wagner.
One James Huneker, sometime music
chronloler Of this journal and later dramatic
observer, turned into single volume :
called aMelomanlaos, some Of the results
of his study Of musicians. Those who have
not yet read this curious compound OF
Ibsen and RalzRo should proceed without
delay to do 3d.
A musician is a person, human, eToes-
sively human, much given 10 arrogance,
conceit and foibles, pitiably small as a rule
In his views Of all things outside his own
art and devoid Of . sane view OF people
who practise such arts as letters, states
mdnahip or arms.
But this Is a depression, wandering OF
the lassitudnous spring mind into regions
Of petty annoyances best left behlno WIN
the harsh winds Of winter criticism. 10
roa,rns Some musicians have the mis-
fortune TO make but little gold, silver or
tIong green" from their labors, and most
Of tbese are compelled TO take vacations
in the summer. They do not wish 70 90
so. but when the winter season h past and
zone their place In the market " VOID
They are no longer desired.
out they 20 into the highways and by
WAYS Of summer resort life to seek for hotels
where the rates are low and the parlors
large enough for recitals. A brieketay at
the hotel furnishes the musician with some
ACQUAINTANCE among the guests.
Then begins the campaign OF prepara-
tion. Stories OF brilliant successes In
Canajoharie, East Boston and South Nor
walk are told. Clippings from the trace
papers, which are at the service OF any
one with the price Of substantial 'ad'
in HIS pocket. are exhibited to prove that
even New York bowed at this idols feet.
II any doubling Thomas suggests that
clippings from some Of the metropolitan
dailies would have weight, the answer 10
usually more clippings from the trade
organ insinuating that New York critics
have to be bought. The doubling Thomas
does not 20 80 far as 10 reflect that no one
would 30 much need to buy them 81 the
singer OF player whose name was not
renowned throughout the world.
Frequently, too, the musician can prompt
" produce lavish "enoomiums, reprinted
In neat strips, from the New York papers.
Those who write musical chronicles In the
town often receive copies OF such reprints
containing ertravagRnt praises which
never appeared in any New York papar.
The next step 10 TO display privately for
the excitement Of the women the beautiful
concert gown which Nine .Thum-and-Thmp
wears when she plays. Gossip olsaves
the air Of the corridors and hoats along
the piazzas. We have q great artist in
our midst What pity it is that We cannot
hear herl
Suddenly she announces that she has
been prevailed upon 10 give a recital. Nov
are we strained upon the razor edge Of
sharp anxiety. The seventful day arrives.
The parlor IL crowded. The artist has
disposed Of many, many tioksts TO the
guests Of the hotel and the people Of the
town.
She comes. She IL welcomed with salvos
Of applause. She is not disoonoertsd.
Applause Is her daily food in East Boston
and South Horwalk. not 10 speak Of New
York She plays Beethoven's Moonlight
sonata. This IL q sop 10 convention. Then
she launches into q purple and green sea
Of Chopin and finally does marvellous dips
Of death In the aerial flights Of s. B. Mills's
sRecollections Of Home
That is her winner in the summer hotel.
Tremendous applause. Even those who
fen asleep In Beethoven wake up and
Join IN the general Joy. The next day the
question il whether they will stand another
or whether the artist must press on 10 new
hotels and summer boarders fresh.
Sometimes the artist is a singer, and
finds a haven Of safety In the choir Of a
summer resort church, where the salary IL
large enough to enable one TO tide over the
dull summer season and the social per
quisites are not TO be sneezSd at. But
the great lords and ladies' Of the musical
world, do they all struggle through the
summeri on course not. They rest
tnut IS Wnen tuoy nave w.
Paderewsh and Ssmbrich rest because
they prefer to. The famous Polish pianist
has a summer home at Morgss. which lies
in a sequestered nook on the shore u Lake
Leman, little Oh the maoookemi1sd road
between Lausanne and Geneva, not far
from the birthplace Of La Harpe and the
castle Of Bertha, Queen Of Burgundy.
You can reach Il by the north coast boat,
but the tourist does not think Of IL. There
Paderewsh rests In the summer and COM
poses. But the seeker after famous per-
sonages will not find him there this year.
He Is going to hire q chalet In the Polish
mountains and hide out Of sight Of we'll
meaning friends and equally annoying
strangers.
Az for Nine. Sembrich, she Il In the habit
Of going into the Tyrolean mountains and
doing wonderful climbing acts all summer.
She is az strong as the proveTbiAl or and
she eAns 10 continue 90. She Il really
a young lady for her age, which Il far, far
less than a wicked San Francisco paper
said Il was.
Nine 0adsld, who continues TO stour'
this benighted land till the last gun fires,
g. alan going hack 10 Etiruua this atfrnnner