New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-21

came to the footlghts, sword in hand STOPPED
the performance and ordered new start. Inc
finale came happily TO an end. Ihe MARIA
Garcia who was the Zerlina this occasion
was famous afterward Malibran: her brother
Manuel who enacted the part OF Leporelio. ~
still alive In London at the age of 1O1 that is, he
will be 101 If he lives two months longer
Don Giovanni was given eleven times IN tile
course OF Garcias season. and the interest WIllcil
II created, together with the speedlIy won pop
ularity of signorina Garcia, was probably the
reason why an English version OF the oPeia'
which held the New-York stage for nearly a
quarter Of a century, made its appearance a.
most Immediately at the Chatham Theatre, IA
which the part Of the dissolute don was enacted
nv Henry Wallack the uncle Of Lester WalIack'
so long an admired figure on the American
stage Malibran took part in many. Of the
English performances Of the opera; when WIS kepI
the italian off the local boards TIL looO' E Bei
Max Maretzek revived it at the Astor pace
Onera House. In Maretzeks company was
Amalia Patti, the eldest sister of Adeina, VINO
CZerIina) who afterward became MaretZehs
wife Says Maretzek. in his book .Cr9tchete
20 roHcII1de the season and satisfy all demands
made upon my exchequer." He gave II 1oT IouI-
teen consecutive evenings TO crowded houses
-,,o of orr Mozart pictures call for some ex-
-1anatorv comments. The unfinished portrait by
LANCE is unquestionably authentic. The painter
N5ozart's brother-in-law worked upon II "lhe
the composer was on his deathbed. The New
vorl, Portrait" has a history. In the summer
Of 1900 Mr. H E. Krehbiel. while serving In
Paris Der or tne lnteIildtIolld4 Odi a.
The exnosition was invited to dine at house in
+be ancient Rue des Saints-Peres. Il was the
80 o4 NJ Catusse the French Minister 10
ssTraden who being absent in Stockholm, had
renfed it for the summer 10 an American.
s,,,onr the paintings which hung upon the walls
Mr. Krehbiel discovered what he recognized 20
he nortrait Of Mozart. or at least a portrait or
- say,A nersOn who has figured in the BOOKS
90 Mozart ever since the so-calied Ilschbelh
,+~af+ has been known. This portrait was
POI - la.aa g., 1849 and purchased by the music
1mhIisher Andre in Offenbach Ca son Of Mo
&c original publIsher), VINO had II auLIleutl-
&C. +a5 as far as he was able and sent photo-
rarb n the Mozarteum III SalZburS. us du-
@tanticitv was violently attacked anu dL IStt9,
- of the authorities Of the MoZarteum sun
iii ~ the opinion that Il IS not Mozart
troTt However as the same gentleman re-
por,tirr took Il upon himself. without ever hfllus
80 Mr. KrehbieTs painting. TO SCI u Gown
t,L,,,+ the slightest question as copy u Lie
WItou iot,,ra though it bears every sign OF age
1ts an,nion IS not likely to prevail aghiIlst ne
l5-Ia,ant of Otto jain, the greatest OF NioAaIt
iIGa,,bers who went thoroughly INTO me eVi-
dance and unhesitatlngly accepted tiie 10 nooet
nejnting as a Mozart portrait II 10 INC '-'07'
FAMILIAR OF all Mozart pictures
=, C,a+usse was appealed to for in1oriIlAlIoLl
-. -,,fs rict1lre Mr.. KrehbieIs curiosity nav
-, ,,.o,, aroused but he seemed TO know noun
49,. to,,+ II beyond the fact that 1t was an emu
80 t,., -eteb+eer1th century painting whlch'he had
80 ,,,snv wears before in Germany. that IL
~ a.. ,tot,,re Of some character" and that the
- ,.,ss of the time of Louis XVI. u Is
ouita possible that the person repreSeu'eu -
Mozart" he added. but up to that 'iiiie "' -
never associated it with the coinpoSoi' 80
Mr. KrehbieIs return to New HorK ne "oAi'--- s
10 ,nnrirss into the history of the picture ana