New-York tribune., 1905-01-05


return to New-York. He remained conductor Of
the Philharmonic concerts from the season 1879
80 till the end OF the lSe0-9l when he
went TO Chicago 10 establish the Chicago SYM
phony Orchestra, at the head Of which he re-
manned till his death
Those who were familiar with the artistic work
Of Mr. Thomas In Cincinnati were not ar AL sur
prised when he made rupture with the Colleso
OF Music and returned to New-York. 1t was not
unnatural that he wanted TO get back TO NewT
York, where his labors dignihed If not
more remunerative, and where he felt that his
province lay. Privately it was known that imam
cial embarrassments had much to GO with his aC-
ceptance of the invita- ton from the West But ne
he could not realize Because the purposes Of the
BUSINESS manaE SInent OF the college were we're % %eInpig
Of the artisuc things which are naturally nrst IN
the desires of true ARTIST He attempted 70 m
tr0duce a curriculum and system INTO the eolleSe
TO which he could append his name without huInl-
latlon, and when The management refused 10 pro-
On his return 10 New-York Mr. Thomas besides
Society resumed his own concerts. He gave popu-
lar concerts symphony concerts and young peo.
s bGt them H dseo9raged sn9 fd By the failure Of
popular support. he abandoned all activities ex-
eept those which devolved on him as conductor
of the Philharmonic societies of New-York ana
6ro0hyn, & anu wh%a car @ came sd it0in t0 accent
it. The twelve years of his continuous connection
ciety a period OF uninterrupted prosperity for it's
members. toward which he contributed not lit
tie by voluntarily relinquishng, year after year
portion Of the sum which under his CONTRACT % he be
moneys thus turned into the general exchequer of
the society ABOUT $4,000. Only under the
artistic administration OF Anton seldl VINO sue
ceeded him. this prosperity surpassed, and II
has not been. equalled since. TT. ,.,.L
1t was fine ebullitlon of public spirit when
called the Chicago Symphony Orchestra into exist
twelfth season its directors sent out a proclama-
tion the effect that unless fund OF $l0000 Were
season came to an end. The reason? Up to the
end OF the eleventh season sea- II had cost It's guar an
average of $S,125 year. the supporters of the
men A early defcency Of s5ss8i cid not Tighten
them nor give check to their enthrSiasm For SIX
that period there was still no indication of hkell-
he0G 1t hG 909G G eyer De IN am az @ Rod
subscribers were dying or losing their interest IN
Enlist more and more men The task OF doing this
seemed TO be growing intolerable and as & a @ last
resort the project of raising $4,000 by glftS was
haE whose rentals coupled with receipts from the
ticket sales it was fondly hoped would suffice TO
maintain the orchestra and thus make it permaI
friends of the institu ion especially the wealthy
men % who owned the Auditorium. N N Sae,i6l %6iGn
ming. to whose business Judgment the project
in coming in Then an appeal was made to the
plain people. as President Lincoln used to call
agtate the question of the subscription Capital
Ists merchants bankers lawyers. eoltOrs & Hus5c Is
tered into the service Mr. Thonass name S was as :
ChIcago in the eary summer of 1903 there over
six thousand names the subscription list, repre-
auired sum. but the significance of the demonstra
9 ds s4 fheft fef hreat ihas @ and
adopted. The Auditorium was again hired for
ternoon Concerts and the Deficit or $500 made By
the previous season guaranteed The season o.
IS04-05 began. The deficit of the SUBSCRIPTION nae
been underwritten and the building Of the new hal
present season and the rst six pairs Of Concerts
were given in the Auditorium; but the deIlcatioE
Il. and the seventh pair Of concerts on Defemoel
Is aad Il foSd 9 aonoeP and the
Of December S and u and q and - 2' were the G 0 ny
building which is destined hereafter to be his
It is Scarcely the time at this moment when
there is a feeling Of deprivation loss and gTie @
@ de Of T Tbeo5ore TSomas to set down either
| measure of his merits and achievements as
musician or the full story of that activity. covering
ties in the United States benefited either directly
in the fact that death should have come to him a
time when he had reazed the Iast darge an a1S1ioII SiI
| he was the life though it did not bear his name
and was about It to 2a enjoy Sv the Of R eaTs
conduct pair of concerts, which would nave peeI
| greeted him three weeks ago when he stood oeLor
Shouting thousands in Chlcagos new OrGnes 5 1 {,
| now There never was time When II @ CouIu sf nav
been full: fair and impartial wlfnouI gi'tns a q
| strong Individuality 9 rnasterfui man. one hupnbll
sstent 9 and Consistent endeavor is the ness
sary because Of the lack of early adyan5agesti ~
| as a man and were blind to his defects as al
artist because. chiefly, they dld not Know
| artistic merit lay. He had enemies. who saw onl!
his persona, and social infrmities. and persisted
| in confounding those with artistic shortcomings
| To the first he gave his friendship. ana they wer G
helpful to him in his great achieVeInentSS 10 th'
i second ne gave indifference or contempt Inc mer
| Thought OF q middle class was lrksorne he Gl'
/ great things in music; he set fne patterns; N
! fought noble fights. and he never wanted support
4 He was in many enterprises but never III ont
| the success of which would not have redoundeC
| to the honor advantage and glory OF ART: he oe
T slowed his labors where they We're most neeueG
| and thus made them beneficial to the world:
was for that reason that his departure from New
! work aid not turn out TO be a calamity. Tho SeeC
sowed by him had sprOuted; others were at hanC
to nourish the sturdy plants anu the Iq a
| now fragrant, the fruits glorious H. T. r.