The Washington times., 1908-05-10

stein called for a payment Of $1,000 night.
she was 70 sing IN a number Of concerts al tl-
same price.
She was expected to do little more concert
singing than Patti; and at the same average OF
notes, her earnings must have reached 1922
note
When the opera season ended in New York
a calculation was made Of the money that single
city had paid for the pleasure of listening 10 the
more OF less famous singeis Of the Metropolitan
and the Manhattan companies.
Included IN the list were such SINS as $1,000
for CarUsO at every performance IN which he
sang; $500 each for Calve and Mary Garden
the latter the one woman on the operate stage
who has made daring costume and intense
dramatic power replace, IN measure. the Won
ders Of the perfect singing voice; $1,000 each for
Jomeli, Renaud and Challapine; $500 each for
Emma Ea1nes and ZenatellO; 500 for Geraldine
Farrar, and $500 for Ellen Beach Yaw. whose
astounding high notes are esteemed less as legiti
mate vOcaliZation than as preciOsities Of music,
curiously interesting rather than pOtently thrill
ing.
When all was said and done when the full
account was taken, 1t appeared that New York's
opera enjoyment had cost S2,310,OO0; for the
directors the musicians, The minor singers-al
the vast ensemble that makes up the opera
had TO be included
100000 A YEAR FOR MUSIC
Yet the seasons music II Carnegie Hall
which cost Se50,000, and the miscellaneous con-
certs. that brought 10 their promoters million
more. we're still to come into the account until
the musical expense bin Of on great American
city was only trife under 100000.
Yet of all these singers, from the great
Grisi, whom childish Patti reproved, to the
great Jean de Reszke, with his recompense o.
$3.50 q night, none has ever approached tbs
enormous wealth which has come to one man,
utterly unknown 70 fame as a singer.
Charles NJ Schwab, w;ti- his fortune vari-
ously estimated at from S12,OOO,OO0 TO So. O0C-
600, can look at the Carnegie residence on Fifth
avenue and thank his lucky stars that If his old
patron was born with an ear for music, he him
self was born with something Ike the vocal
chords of a Caruso.
At o'clock every morning a master organ
ist takes his place at the great organ IN the
main hall Of the Carnegie residence For an
hour, while the owner enjoys his breakfast. his
taste for music Is gratifed- He Is the same
Carnegie to whom. years ago, belhcose Bill
Jones sent the daily reports OF the Braddock
mills by messenger, because gC~es and his chief
always quarreled when they discussed them
The messenger was a lad Of IS, Charley"
Schwab, whose first appearance with the Jones
report conceded with Carnegies immuremeut
IN his home with an injured anki The boy.
apparently. cared not q red cent about IN,
mighty Carnegie; he was al eyes for the grand
piano, In one corner
"Can you playF inquired the steel master.
~Some," answered the no1--lalant Charles
go ahead then.
He went ahead, reveling in the splendid n
strument and speedily laUnckiu., his strong and
sweet tenor voice into songs that delighted
Carnegie He was held at the piano for two
hours that evening, and Jones received word to
keep on sending IN his r sorts BY the 1uneful
messenger.
The Charley" Schwab who was Carnerie;s
songbird remained with him 70 become hs
partner.