Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-04

Paderewski says it is necessary for a
professional pianist 10 practise at least
four hours u day.
"There arc three kinds of music"
Rossiui once said. There is good mu-
sic, there is bad, ana Ambrose Thorn
as"
Maurice Grau, the great operatic
manager. who recently died in Paris,
left an estate worth more than $500, 600.
so that opera does not always spell
ruin to managers.
Hattie Williams will probably APP
pear next season in q new play by
Clyde Fitch, with music. She Will open
her season In THE Little Cherub" and
take up the ney play later In the year.
Augusta Close. recently with the
White Chrysanthemum and even moro
recently in vaudeville, was married to
Charles S. Leeds Il wealthy Western
man, at Christ Church Philadelphia, on
April 2.
The chief cause of Mozart's death was
exhaustion from oyerwork in the at
tempt TO make his living. The other
day, at an auction sale in Leipsic. $4,000
was paid for the MSS. of one of his
conCertoS.
Madame Melba has had a wing of
the Home for Blind Babies named in
her honor. because of her interest IN
the institute. She raised a large sum
toward the construction of the new
wing by the sale of autographed
photographs.
English performances of "Tannhau-
SER" Mariana" and other operas are
toll
Moody Manners company at seat prices
ranging from IS cents down 10 $ cents.
Under the auspices of the Archbishop
OF New York, Emma Games, Emilio Co
gorza, and Victor Herbert and his or
chestra will give concert at the Wal
dorf -Astoria on May Z for the benefit
of a Spanish church to be erected near
the IIispanic society's building.
It was reported IN Berlin last week
that Herr Won Possart, formerly d.
rector of the Munich opera, had re-
ceived an offer 10 succeed Heinrich Con-
reid as director of the Metropolitan
Opera House, New York. Herr Won
Possart denied that he had received any
direct offer.
Henry w. Savage writes from Vien-
ma that he witnessed the lSlst perform
pest, and the 3Slst performance of the
same opera In Vienna three days later,
'This work is mquestlonably the sue
cess of the century thus far says Mr..
Savage. Die Lustige Witwc'' will be
presented In English next season by
Mr.. Savage.
Some time ago the pianist Mark Ham
bourg offered tire prizes of Sl0O. $50 and
S25 for piano pieces by British cont
pogers, The judges were Arthur Her
vey, Landon Ronald. Michael Ham
bourR, and Algernon Ashton. They
found no piece worthy of the first prize.
but assigned the second and third 20
William Wolstenholme and j. II. Rowe.
MADAM Butterfly" closed It's remark
ably successful season under the man
agement of Henry W. Savage, with a
final week In Brooklyn. where the at
tendance not only taxed the capacity
OF the MOnlnuk thcatcr but cstab.
lished q new record FOR attendance I'm
the city Of homes ana churches.
Italy Is Ia have a sort OF Bayrcuth OF
her own. The publisher Ricondl has a
letter IN the Corrlere della Sera of Nil
Ian, In which he unfolds a plan Of hav-
ing summer festival performances In
diverse Italian opera houses begin
ming IN 1908, with the Fenice IN Venice.
There are 10 be four operate PERFORM
ances a week, by the best Italian sing
crs. and one oratorio or concert. He
thinks these festivals Nill particularly
interest Americans.
European conductors visiting America
do not seem to De oyersuppied with
sense Of hnmor Lest year Vincent