Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-03
SHARPS and FLATS.

Murray and Mack will produce
new musical comedy next season en-
titled THE Sunny Side of Broadway"
Victorien Sardou Is to be present
at the first production OF Les Mer-
veilleuses,' the flight opera adapted
from his play by Capt. Basil Hood.
with music By Dr. Hugo Felix. 1t
will be Sardou's first visit 10 England.
The autograph manuscript of Beeth-
ovens "Waldstein' sonata has just
been sold in Germany for $500. For
wonder, no American wished to pur-
chase 1t. Even Mr. Morgan has no
particular taste for musical manu-
scripts.
The tenth anniversary of, Brahms
death falls on The third of next April,
and in Vienna and In various German
cities there are already announce
ments OF commemorative concerts. In
America the Chicago orchestra Is also
planning one.
Ruth ST. Denis, the exponent OF ar
tiatic dancing. has concluded six
weeks engagement at the Theater
Marigny, Paris, and will soon go to
Berlin TO fulhll an engagement there.
She has enough contracts 20 fill up
the Winter on the continent.
Samuel CoIerldge-Tayl the compos-
er of "Hiawathas Wedding Feast" who
is TO make a short tour of the United
States and Canada during November
and December. Is OF African descent,
his father being a native OF Sierra
Leone His mother is an Englishwom-
an. and he was born in London on Aug.
Is, 1875.
Albert Jonas, the Spanish pianist.
who lived for some time In Detroit
and Ann Arbor, and whose remarkable
Salt Lake plano lrecltals are yet well
remembered, has net with great sue
cess In Berlin since taking up his
residence thero a year ago. This sea-
son he Will play In most of the Euro
pean music centers.
A number OF generous men and wom-
en- In Minneapolis have raised guar
anty fund to establish the Philharmonic
orchestra there permanently with Emil
Oberhoffer for the conductor IL our
rich men continue to take music serl-
ously, and society TO take II fashionably,
the time Is not far away when each
large city In the United states will have
its established orchestra,
Herman Klein the well known oper-
attic coach, has been engaged by Henry
w Savage to instruct the foreign sing
ers IN Madam Butterfly" the correct
pronunciation OF English. Many VIII
agree with this veteran and successful
teacher when he says that foreigners
frequently give a more Intelligent read
ing In the English words OF song than
is given by natIye-born artists.
FRITZ scheff doesn't want any more
OF grand opera. A Berlin imDresario,
during the prima donna's trip abroad
last summer. tried to engage her for a
between seasons continental tour. mo
more grand opera for me. replied the
singer, there's nothing like singing III
comic opera. especially In America
Comic opera audiences laugh so-why,
IT'S like telling n funny story to some
one who owes you money
One OF the treats IN store for the
music-loyers OF London is a perform
ance, under Hans Richter, OF l.lszrs
'sDante symphony, composition
which. because OF its great difficulties.
is seldom given. Wagner called IL IAN
eternal work. "a creation equally In
spired and mastery Even Michael
Angelo he wrote. did not succeed In
infusing the soul of Dante into another
art SO thoroughly as Liszt did In this
score, which could not have been writ
ten until after Bach and Beethoven had
done their work.
Trio tbbe Pcrcsi. who's Latin or-