Bisbee daily review., 1909-01-31

the idea in making a house or any thing else was to have music or
 art, or even both. prominent and thus produce the very atmosphere that makes even the ordinary European musical and artistic. He or she may be poor, may have little dignity about other things. but as a rule the things Of music are known to the poorest
 which in our America are only possi- ble to the well-to-do class.
 We heard some good music in the Netherlands; especially some good
 pipe organ recitals in The Hague. 1 mention this because not many of us will remember eff we knew before) [ that the founders of musical art from i42O to 1895 were Of the Netherland stock; it is true not all of them were such. but many were. It has bsen said by some one that in one hundred years of the period above mentioned that the Dutch people did more for the real development of music than any nation that eyer since or before existed.
 I hays a young woman friend study ing music in Berlin under Leopold Godowsh. one of the great masters of piano; through my friend we were admitted to studio recitals. heard her and other pdpils play; also the re- nowned teacher himself. He is one Of the highest priced and most sought after teachers in all the world: and the German people complain that he l. partial to American students. We also heard Hugo Kann, who eujoys a line reputation in Berlin both as A teacher md composer. Mir. Ferguson cf Leipsic. m American. ranks among the highest vocal teachers; also the highest priced vocal teacher in Paris Is Charles Clark. an American. This seems strange. hut it Is true; but they are not masters in piano. only vo'ce. and 1t may be many years be fore any American will take place from Europeans in plano.
 We attended grand opera in Rome and Paris. hearing from one 10 two thousand voices in choruses. and. of course. in the native language of the country. We heard the famnI;s opera "Rigolette" in Paris and the music was grand-in fact that adjective does not begin 10 describe it. Only a musical people could take so many voices and get unison, harmony, mel ody end all other things to make q great chorus a success. l; may not be out of place to give short de scription of the house in wdich this opera is played in Paris. The eate- rior oi the building Is classic in style and very attractive and built of greS stone: while the inside is ornament al and very much in evidence. Un- like our American opera house, t1ere are no dress and parquet circles; only boxes and galleries. hundreds Of bCxes on the main floor The bcXes are usually arranged for six. four and some for two people, then others for very large parties. The price per box for four or six people is much less than the same occasion wou'c com maud in America. The ushers are paid no salary by the playing or the opera house owner; this he gets frcm the operS.goer Taking your seat number, lowing profusely (more t,'an he gets paid for often). he ushers you into tho box aud then waits in pa- tience til you tip him-th's being a general custom all over Europe. Then another comes with programs; he also expects a tip of one or two cents Others swarm in with hot drinks or cold ones, depending on the season. an these are offered for sa'e. Be tween acts come the usual fiirtat'ons, visiting. and general moving about; bnt nobody leaves the house. not
 even to get a drink, for this can be purchased on the inside. Before the next act a large bell is Tuug; this is