The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-29


public for thirty years" he continued.
and have constantly found my stature
lack OF stature might be better way TO
express myself-a big handicap. II even
came near to preventing my engagement
| as a companion OF the divine Patti-an
engagement which l Glled for eight years.
| i first met Patti In 1884 Sne imme-
dletely becamo entranced with my voico
and summoned her conductor Sig Ardtl,
TO Dublin to meet me. ATditi, who had
never heard me sing. looked dIsgustcd
whcn We wcro introduced, and said to
Patti In tones Of protestation:
" But, madame. how little he Is
That's nothing retortcd Patti with
a smile Walt until you hear him at tho
| rehearsal
the spot, staying with Patti as her sup
porting tenor from 1854 to 1882
Henry E. Abbey, the greatest of all
maestros, had the Same opinion as Ardti
In regard TO tallness as an essential to
success on the musical stage. and fire.
| quently talked with me about It, and con-
| doled with me on how nature had robbed
me OF most of the benefits II should bring
Chevalier,' said Abbey TO me one day.
II you were only reasonably tall l would
| give you $1,000 for each performance Just
| think of that" and the cheValier shrugged
his shoulders In true French fashion
| But have made lots OF money in my
| day." continued the chevalier. Patti was
the most liberal In recognizing my gifts
During the two years L was with her In
the United States she paid me 5000 a
month and all expenses. During the other
| six years of my engagement with her
while abroad, L received $1,000 a month
and expenses"
During the last ten years Mr.. Savage
has produced more than eighty-tnree op-
eras In English. the total number OF per
| formances under his direction having been
| nboVe 5000. In this time his singers havo
| crossed the continent twice and have been
! from Montreal TO New Orleans, Eighty
cities have been visited this season. and
me IN travel schedule has been more than
100 i60p miles When 1t Is considered that
| the repertory oc this company is even bet
ter than that OF Mr.. Conrled's stars, II
| VIII be realized that Mr.. Savage has dono
splendid work in bringing grand opera
within the reach of the musical multi
tudes. From Milwaukee the company will
go TO the Lyceum thcater Rochester,
| close. 1t Is said that this has been by 20
per cent the best financial season the
company has ever known. and that ar
ustlcally 1t represented q great gain
While there are no singers of transcend
ent accomplishments In Mr.. Sayage's COM
pany 1t can safely be said that all are ca
trained In ensemble work that they are
oble to give performances to which a
metropolitan audience can listen with
pleasure and profit. II tho company were
TO remain In one place the city where It
located would be about on a level. opcr-
atically. with some OF the German CEN
ters OF population where the singers work
operas
W nen we remember that America Is fur
nishing many OF the leading singers OF
these German companies we are led to
wonder why these vocal prophets cannot
have more honor in their own country
III may not be long before the fact that
America is remarkably rich In fine voices
especially sopranos and contraltos-be-
comes generally recognized. Germany has
made thlS discovery, for a local musician
VINO recently returned from a tour saws
mat all would be surprised II they realized
how many Americans are employed on
kaIsnr'S m
calling Mr. Conried's list, the names
Eames Abbott Fremstad. Homer. Rap
come to mind as proof OF what the Amor
ican-born singer can accomplish in omen
GGompeution- In Paris and other cities OF
france the American singers have olso
won their way.-Chicago Herald.
Harmonies.
very pleasing concert was given In Ogden
on Thursday evening for tho benont Of the
Son Francisco sufferers Those who took nars
on tho programme Miss Judith Ander-
son Miss Ballingcr of ogden, Walter Pouiton,
''AH f''''"S0h ana 'ns ogden choir
Whisper These grand opera salaries ore
and reGretfully admitted. that tho press
agents ond managers have been adding cl-
Phers 70 gTand opera salaries, Just they do
worso than that. 1t has been discovered
that Caruso was shamcfully undcrpaid in tho
lost season and that instead OF receiving sll5-
600 for tho no was paid only n lIttl.
over $1,000 nm appearance Mr.. Caruso hns |
admitted that he received just about half tho |
reported Sis eo-and tho New York critics |
aro declaring that no was underpa!d.
Miss Renne Podorsen, daughter Of Prof.
anton Petersen OF this city. has accepted an |
orchestra os soprano soloist and has gono to |
the company to St LouiS
Professor Mcclellan gave an impronp,u re-
citnl after the concert tho Tabernacle on |
Friday evening in honor OF Jan Kuoeiik. tho !
famous yiolinlst.
Miss Agatha Berkhocl VIII give n recital the |
several OF her advanced pupIis The musJoaio |
VIII be given in the Methodist church.
Miss Cecilia Sharp gave recitnI yesterday
afternoon for number of her pupils in her
young pinnists gavo very pleasing pro.
Eramme.
The last meeting OF tho music section OF the
Ladies' Literary club held on "Wednesday
morning MT 10 o'clock Mt the clubhouse Those
Ncden. Mira A. Peabody Mrs william
wetzeI. Miss Butterneld, Mrs. Hornung Mra
Fisher Harris and MIS-, ka'o B. Anderson
Mrs Pereiyni osborno Porkns will eiyo
assisted by Miss Beatrice o'Connor.
Tho Juvenile choir OF st. Aary'a cathedral
is practclDg on n cantata, Tho Moon Queen"
with which to roIso money TO purchase a
stalncd-glats window for the baptistry In tho
now cathedral.
Tho meeting OF the Musicians club will bo
held on Wednesday evening. Instead OF Mon
dny evening. account or the kindergarten
An interesting musical denomination was |
the shown By Mrs Kate b. Anderson a,
tho Ladies' Literary club Friday afternoon |
Tho machine has boon patented by Mrs An
dcreon. with the Idea OF helping young stu
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