New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-11

! ~@0 pOpoIdT Work at the Paris opera but
eaint-saens's masterpiece had to wait nearly
TWO decades after its completion for recog-
nition there The composer began work in 1859
| on Ferdinand Lemaire's three act text which
follows in general the Biblical story of Samson
| the Hebrew Hercules. Saint-Sasns had already
written his dainty opera comique. La Princesse
jaime produced 1879 and lie Tinbre OAR
gent Before Samson and Delilah" fin
/ lshed Sa1nt-Saens and his friends tried the sec
ond act in private. the part of Samson being
/ sung by Henri RegnauIt the gifted painter,
whose death as a soldier year later In the war
with Prussia, counted a serious loss to
French art Saint-Saens afterward composed
1 ''Marche Henrique" in Regnaults memory. The
| second act OF Samson and Delilah" was again
performed IN private at the country house OF
| Nine. Viardot, at Croissy, in 1874 two years
after the composer had finished his score. The
| hostess herself sang the part OF Delilah. Prog
ress toward a complete stage performance was
! nevertheless irritatingly slow to the French
! composer. who was already recognized a Gre
| alive musician of remarkable attachments. In
| 1875 Act Of this opera bibIique" sung at a
| Colonne concert in Paris. but the opera man
! agement was still calIous to its merits Finally
Franz List. who had noted Saint aens's intel
ligent championship Of Wagner. and who was
ever ready to help what he believed muslcally
worth while, used his influence with Eduard
Lassen, conductor of the opera at Weimar, and
so samson and Delilah" had it's premiere
German soil, under Lassen's direction December
2, 1877, with Ferenczy as Samson. Mile. Won Null
Ter as Delilah and Mile as the High Priest
Then came gradual move on Paris. The
opera was done at Brussels. April 6. 1878. under
direction of its composer and in Hamburg in
1882 with Rosa Sucher whom New Workers.
heard near the end of her great career as Isolde
and the Brunhildes in Walter DaInroschs opera
season Of 1895. In 1890 Talazac and Nine. Rosne
Bloch sang the opera at Rouen for the first time
In France, and in the same year they performed
1t at the Eden Theatre. Paris. Lyons. MarseilIes
and Aix-les-Bains heard Samson and Delilah"
in 1891, and the next year IL was presented at
Florence Monte Carlo, Geneva and half a dozen
French provincial towns, finally reaching the
Paris Opera some twenty years after the COM
poser had finished his score. 1t has remained
firmly fixed IN the repertory ever since. London
has not seen it. owing to the strict law against
the transfer Of Biblical personages to the acted
drama
The board Of directors Of the New-York
Symphony Orchestra has decided to give a sub
scription series OF concerts next season on Sat
urday evenings and Sunday afternoons instead
| of Sunday afternoons and Tuesday evenings as
heretofore. The change to Saturday evenings
was decided on at the request of many sub
scribers In Easter Week the orchestra. under
Walter DamrOsch. starts on a Southern tour of
symphony concerts and music festivals. going as
Tar as Memphis. The great prosperity the South
has enjoyed in the last few years has had it's
erect In the better support of higher class
successfully IN cities which formerly confined
their musical activities to an occasional yirtuOsO
concert Spartanburg, S. c., for instance a small
city, VIII have musical festival of three DAYS
duration during which five concerts will be
given The programmes will comprise
excerpts. solo, choral and instrumental. from the
Wagner operas. and an orGtorio directed by the
local conductor, Professor Manchester.
The Manuscript Society's fifth private meeting
| National Art
S4th street. next Saturday evening, will have an
interesting programme, as follows; Quintet for
piano and strings. op. s. Sinding Of. W. Ries-
berg, piano; Carl Venth and Georg Laendner.
viOlins; Otto Wilhelms. viola: G. o. Horn bergar
Ceuo): music TO Sophocles' Electra (NJs0 nv
Frances Greene New York;, performed by
Katherine Heath, soprano; Margaret Keyes
alto Mercedes Leigh, reader; Carl Venth violin
by Dorothy E. SussdorH (BrookIyn), Carl Venth
and the composer. Trio for piano, violin and
cello (Ms), by Robert L. Paul (BaItinore) Carl
! Nenth. e. o. Hornberger and the composer.
Jean Gerardy. the celebrated 'celIist. win play
at the Hippodrome this evening with Victor
Herbert and his orchestra. He has selected TO
play on this occasion the following pieces:
kol Ned-ei with orehestra0 Max
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A musical will be given by the seamen's Ben
! eft Society at the waIdorf-Astoria on Monday
afternoon at $50 o'clock to raise money toward
the running expenses of the mission boat SEN
tine and for general work among seamen. The
programme
sarabande- GavOtts-aiusstte .BaCh-wrhelmi
-Chere Mutt .BaoheIet
Chanson Proven9aie NJ; Acqua
Les Berceaux .Faure
s9reAPde PieTne
NJ Gilbert
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h fefS oPsn Secret 36ard stFauss
Mime. Rappold Ns4
.Enyo des Fieurs; eIounog
NJ Gilbert " u ''>sFHH
MINIS Rappold and Mr.. TbaIsi
The fourth concert Of the Mendelssohn Trio
takes place Tuesday afternoon at the Hotel
Majestic The programme:
Trio Op &C. minor Msndslssohn
{j pas KIaut-vergeasenhet Won Flsta
Piano SOLO List
Songs:
(a} Irish Love Song Aicia Nesdham
C9 The Years at the Spring, Mrs Beach
Trio op Is minor .Fubinstsin
VERY COOL.
Perhaps there never was man who so thor
oughly believed in taking things coolly as Mr..
BulteeI The Disadvantages OF worry. and the
fooIishness of rush. no matter what circum-
stance might arise, was the never failing text
upon which ne hung many and many an improv-
ing discourse