Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-09

Observation-Disclosures
BY Genevra Johnstone-BIsho
BELL is tolling at Pesaro; it rings
mournfully under the vault of the

moved by a soft, autumn wind. In a
long, low, white villa, rooted with red
tiles, and covered with vine and honey
suckle, lies the dead body of Giuglini,
the italian tenor, who but a few months
ago was the rage of European society.
A tenor of surprising sweetness, though
lacking in volume he was. Mr.. Ma
pleson first introduced the handsome
young tenor to the British public In
1857, at Her Majesty's theater, where
he sang for a season with great sue
cess. He then went to st. Petersburg,
in 1864, to sing the role of Faust, Patti
being the Margherita and Nantier-Di-
dice the Siebel. Prior to the close of
his London season he signed the con-
tract for this engagement at st. Pc
tersburg, receiving a large honorarium
for his services. Regarding himself as
the only representative of Faust, he
had not taken the precaution of stipu-
lating for his appearance in this role,
or, indeed, any other part in his roper
toire. On his arrival he was much NOR
titled to find the Covent Garden artists,
of whom there were several, always
working and intriguing together, and
to Giuglini's great dismay the part OF
Faust was assigned to Signor Tam
berlik-and then passed several weeks
before he could obtain a debut. One
afternoon he was informed by the in
tendant that he was to sing Faust that
evening, owing to the illness of Tam
berlik. This, indeed, was good news,
and he at once arranged his costumes
and was ready for the debut. At
o'clock that evening he heard that
Madam Patti was indisposed and that
some young debutante would sing the
role of Margherita. This thoroughly
unnerved him. and he himself became
indisposed, which he at once notified
the intendent. When at the end of the
month the treasurer called to pay
Giuglini his months pay, he explained
that he would be obliged to make re-
duction of 8150, owing to his having
left his house and gone to walk the
day he refused to sing the role of
Faust. HE got into towering rage, "
says critic, and threw the bundle of
ruble notes into the fire, and from
that moment his reason seemed to have
left him. We have no biographer who
has given the early life of Giuglini or
what his antecedents were before he
made his brilliant entry on the operate
stage, but from this fit of rage and
sudden loss of all reason and peculiar
actions all his life we may gather that
at no time during his artistic career
was he absolutely sane, and that the
malady was increased and fed by the
nervous excitement entailed by his
short but brilliant career. Another
writer gives the date of this tenors
birth as 1927, and says he possessed a
voice very sweet in quality, high tenor
and elegance of style. His acting was
said to have been tame and colorless.
But Notwithstanding all this, he was
called by one eminent critic (Maple-
SOM "the best tenor that had been
heard since the arrival Of Tamberlik.
His best opera was Faust, and long
will he be remembered in that role
T1Ak o.aI
He became insane in 1862 and died
three years later at Pesaro.
Article in next Sundays Herald will
give Brignoli, Nicolini Capoul, Wachtel.
s.
Lillian Nordica is to marry, for the
third time, George w. Young, mil
lionaire, says a wire from Portland
Mr.. Young even goes so far as to say
they will spend their honeymoon in the
Siskiyou mountains, the marriage to
take place before April 1.
Adela Verne gave her farewell re-
cital at Simpson Auditorium last Fri
day night. The audience was enthu-
siastic and her new friends and admir-
ers wish her great success in New York.
She left the city yesterday and will fill
a number of engagements en- route to
New York, Boston and Washington.
"Siberia," the new opera of Gior-
dano's, was given at the Manhattan
last wednesday, the opera being well
received and booked as success.
s.
The Brooklyn Arion society will go to
Germany this summer, and Charlie
magne Tower, our American ambassa-
dor. will arrange for It to sing be-
fore the kaiser.
Mrs. Clarence Mackay is giving a
series of Sunday evening dinner musi-
Gales at her New York home. Mary
Garden and Maurice Renaud sang at
the first one last Sunday
August wilhelmj. the German violin
list, who died in London last week, was
63 years old.
Carl Bush won the Pittsourg contest.
His composition, "Alexander's Feast"
won the prize and was given by the
male chorus conducted by James s.
Martin, and was a distinct triumph.
Colonel Henry Savage, the successful
impresario, sailed for Europe on the
Kronprinzessin Cecilic last week, to re-
main until April, looking up novelties
for next season.
In all the eastern cities they are
forming operate societies-Philadel-
phia, New York Washington, and now
Boston and Chicago Why not have
one In Los Angeles? We have talent
here in that field and many profess
SIGNALS who would enjoy giving operas,
even though for charity.
s.
Bloomfield Zeisler played in New
York with the Damrosch orchestra the
Moszkowski concerto in e major, CIV
ing a performance of this unfamiliar
work that was notable for It's alternate
brilliancy and delicacy, says the
Courier.
The distinguished German soprano,
Berta Mareno, is coming to fill long
engagement at the Metropolitan opera
in New York city. She will make her
debut in "Fidelio."
Tetrazzini has a new opera called
ia Lega Lombarda," which she is
trying to induce Hammerstein to pro-
duce in New York before the season
closes. 1t is by Coltreau.
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The fourth symphony concert of the
season was given Friday afternoon be-
fore a large audience, and the pro-
gram was an interesting one. 1.-THE
War March of the Priests" from
"Athelia'' (Mendelssohn), was given a
spirited rendering. Following this came
the late Edward MacDowell's Sara