New-York tribune., 1908-08-09

utter abandon. such abandon. indeed. as made SONS
OF the prlma donna's friends trembe for her voice
After two recalls had followed the second fall Of
the curtain third round was swelled by fantars
from the orchestra To acknowledge this round
Herr Nienann came forward alone. and was greet
ed with cheers. while laurel wreath bearing
one OF its ribbons the significant line from Tam
hauser. %. kehr zurick du kdhner Sanger"
was handed up TO him The third wrought TIE
enthusiasm TO climax After the curtain had been
raised over and over again. Herr Niemann came
forward and said. in German: Il regret exceedingly
that am not able tell YOU IN your own laa-
guase how sincerely I appreciate your kindness
toward me- thank you heartily and would Ike 70
say, Auf wfedersehen" His place for the rest OF
the season was filed by Herr Anton schott
have referred to the ''Ffdelio'' incident OF ths
season. which may be told. since Herr Me
mann also figured in IT. To Beethoven ''FideIio"
was child of sorrow: that fact is known 70 every
student of musical history On its first production
IT failed dismally- With his heart strings torn the
composer yielded to the arguments and prayers ot
his friends and revised the opera In the form
it was revived and made better impression; but
now Beethoven quarreIled with hts manager and
withdrew his opera from the Vienna theatre He
offered it in Berlin and ii rejected For seven
years 1t slept Then it taken in hand again
by the composer and adapted 20 a revised text
Some Of the music elided at the first revision was
restored. BY this time four ove-tures had been
written for IT, Again It was brought forward: ana
this time the Viennese avoke 10 appreciation o.
It's splendor. Since 1914 its name has been ainlosl
the inefsble word for the serious musician But
sorrow and disaster have followed upon tnnun1er-
able efforts habilitate II IN the opera houses OF
the world We have seen that DIT. Darnrosch nl@le
haste to produce II at the Metropolitan opera
House. but the financial results were so direluI
that two wears later it only upon the urgent
entreaty of few friends who stood close 70 MN
that Mr.. Stanton consented TO include II N tn'
repertory for lsss-'1
But said the director 70 hts petitioners II
give II give II twice. for I have Two
Ieonores in my company and there must os ~
quarrel"
So he began the opera on Friday. January ~ Win
Fraulein Brandt as the heroine and Wednesday
January 10. with FrauIein Lehmann-Niefn1-iA
being the Florestan both occasions The en'hN
siasm was houndless though the silly iaugh oi
woman IN one OF the boxes at the first perioftna"
disconnected Frauein Brandt at the beginnihs %
the duet IN the dungeon scene that she broke down
in tears. and Mr.. Sedl had TO stop the orcheS
till she could sufficiently recover her eomposnre
begin again. Now. the popular interes, N'
so great that Mr.. Stanton gave an extra peFioin.
ance with Fraulsin Lehman. and when tHe fe0o- ~
OF the season made UP. lc Beethovens > OF.
led all the rest In average receipts and -
In Berlin DR.. Ehrilch preached a sermon % '"0
people OF Germany with the incident as a text
AS a novelty ''Tristaa und Isolde had been Pr
cedcd November Is by BruIrs pretty little opeI-
'Das godene Kreutz'' and the ballet
waltzes" II was succeeded on January oy Go'
marks Merlin conducted by Walter Da-nrOsN.'
with the parts distributed follows; ArtuS. hV
inson: Modrid. Kenlitz: Gawein Heinrich Lat9e
lot. Basch: Merlin. Alvary: Viviane. Lenlai''
Bedwyr Won MIlde: Gierdower. Seglitz; MorssA-'
Brandt: Damon. Fischer Much interest centred .
the opera because OF its newness on had recsise-
its first production IN Vienna. less than two nl0'
beforel and the great success achieved oy -
predecessor The Queen Of Sheba': but II la4e1
OF popular approval. eight operas preceding u !.
popularity as evidenced by the attendance ana o@'
one OF thenl-"Tristan'-a novelty. d = n