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sdd an unexpected turn Of humor or OF
pathos 20 the dominant strains Of his per
s0Hal history. IL - known that he had a
re pid- IRE temper that blew mp like dyna-
mite at the slightest shock. IL is told that
Cnce, vi lille lac Was playing st the house OF
Count Browne. Ia Vienna, a young noble
man oOHleTsed quietly with q lady st the
Oiler eud OF the room. But BeethJ, ell
heard th+m. ISsapIng 10 hIs feet. lac shout
I'd 81 play no more Tor hogs" emu left the
house ln a rage
Another story pictures him 81 one VI the
rsIIy reheaIsa!s Of i4is 'I.ronors.' one Of
the three bassOon players was absent
Beethoven Wss furious, and refused To- con
duct the rehearsal until Prince lobkoNitz,
Beethoy~n's liberal patron al tie time. per
susded him 10 proceed. After the rehearsal
was over the Initiated composer ran across
the square 80 the princes house and. stand
ing beneath the windows. shaking his fist
1nErily. he shrieNsd You sss - . Dobho-
vita You ats 81 Jobkcoitz,'
Several Il Beetnover's spectacular quar-
rsls vith his ser ants are represented m
the PLAY. 80 IL pas Characteristic az him 10
lsrse into hts of Violence against them
whenever they "a anything stupid Com
r.s.nts about his servants appear frequent.
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the night before. intending to shave. when
,. b sme lost in thought and later went
20 bed with the lather still on his face.
AZ another time. in a restaurant IN
Vienna. after ordering HIS dinner and while
waiting for II 20 be brought, he became
engrossed in writing out some notes OF 4
theme. Finally, when tire waiter brought
the dinner and attempted to place it on the
table, Beethoven exclaimed angrlly at the
man. Il have dined, you fool" and throw
Ing the price Of the dinner on the table
walked out
For the purposes of the play n close study
was made Of the way the composer dressed,
and one Of the best descriptions was found
in book Of "reminiscences written Joy Bee
thoven's friend. Gerhard Won Bruening He
pictures the master as wearing a felt hat
which was never brushed and had no
shape. II was a fayorite trick OF his to
walk out In the rain In this hat and then
ON entering "A room 10 shake tie water OF
Il IN long sweeps. wettiug everything In
reach. lie wore this on the back of his
head. showing his gray hair. which was
neither stim nor curly. but a mixture OF
both lie wore two coats. both uubuttUned.
one b!ue affair. witch blew back a. b..
went along, a. did tine loug ends OF his
White crsv \ double oyeglass hung loose
from ni- neck fOi li.- was urarsIsHt-d; and
his pockets bulg-I ont with the notebook
aud bis carpenter pencil that d. carried.
The Interesting cook " Iemiuis,encrs d.
which the above description occurs. written.
Of course. ia German, was sent to Alex
suder Thay,r Dos Won Hrueuiug with this
quaint inscription in the authors best
English on the ~ leaf.
y SOU viii mud my writing "u Beethoven ssf-
Z would feel ne very glad. uv dcar friend
1hater
Beethoven s. ungovernable temper. which,
~ one believes In inheritance. ho got from
his father; his erratic moodiness ana. above
all his deafness. condemned him To isola
ton. He never married nor did ne even
keep very much in touch Nth his brother
whose commercial tendencies disp.ease1
him. lie seems 20 have been merely &
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-10
CINCINNATI MUSIC FESTIVAL.

Following its established practice OF Civ
ms q performance Of both modern and
classic choral compositions on a plane such
as its Unusual forces viii admit, the May
FESTIVAL in Cincinnati this year. which
viii be held on May 2. 4. ;. and :. Will
offer a quartet OF choral works evenly d.
vided between the modern and classic
schools The Judas Nlaccabeus." which
will be the programme for the opening
night. and the immortal "Missa SOlemnis
of Beethoven, which will be given on the
second night. represent the classic school
Tie Judas MaCcabeus" will be given in
r new concert arrangement especially made
by Mr.. van der StuCken for this festival.
The two modern works 20 he given are
THE Childrens Crusade Of PieTne and
The Troians I'm Carthage" of Berlioz.
The Pierne work one Of the most beauti-
ful OF modern compositions. will he given
on exactly the same scale ~ two years
ago. when twelve hundred singers and in
strumentalists took part The Trojaus in
Carthage" which viii be given on the last
night. will receive its first American per
formanre At this festival Ny van der
Stuckeu has made the concert arrange
ment Of this Berlioz dramatic poem, and
nine soioists. the full chorus. an addition al
solo chorus and the orchestra of more than
hundred will he employed in his con-
cert.
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comedy Of a woman's admiration Of the
master musician. For IL was over these
same two clippings from the head Of genius.
one Of them genuine. the other not believed
to be authentic. that a quarrel started
which was not ended till the two who took
part in il met al the composers grave. II
was a certain woman. the wife OF one
Hahn A pianoforte player and friend of
Beethoven. who asked her husband 10 OBJ
tain for her a lock OF the composers hair.
Though he promised TO do so, the task was
not to the husbands liking, and he con-
signed the Job TO a friend.
The friend IN few days sent lock 10
Mrs Hahn. who was all delight till some
one suggested that il might not be genuine.
She ousrrelled with Halms oblging friend.
and insisted that her husband take the hair
and make the master identify il as his
own When the bashful husband did so
Beethoven stormed and ragged. declaring
the stun was goats hair Then he cut one
Of his own bristiy curls of and handed it
to Hahn. This genuine lock is the darker
one OF the two now TO be seen in its
pathetic little frame az The New Theatre.
Mrs. Hahn never forgave the friend till
she saw the sincerity Of his grief over the
masters death.
Another object Of interest i'm the exhibit
tion is the ivory key above referred TO, and
Which belonged 10 Beethoven's first piano.
now al Bonn. Its shape shows that il he
longed 10 one ~ the old-fashioned instru-
ments in which the accidenisls were struck
on white KEYS and the naturals in black,
lust the opposite Of the present method.
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SOME FURTHER RELICS.

The diary or Beethoven. opened At a page
on which he describes throwing dishes at
his servan. to keep her quiet. lies in the
same case with tho shirt and the locks Of
hsir 4 life mask OF the composer and
many pictures. sketches and caricatures OF
him. one Of the latter done by the Countess
Of Brunswick together with original sheets
of music in Beethoven's own hastily written
notes. are among the other relics little
personal objects. some Of which wistfuily
recall the tiny house at Rom and others
the deep. winding streets OF Vienna. where
he lived and worked.
Two pictures. one profile OF a life mask
OF Beethoven and the other a photograph
Of his grandniece as a small child, show a
striking resemblance between the master
and the child The little one was the
daughter Of the composers nephew. Karl
the same nephew who appears in the play
as little boy.
/ During the preparation for the produc-
tion al The New Theatre authentic anec-
dotes were sought for from every possible
source which might throw extra light on
the character Of Beethoven and on the
otherwise unrecorded details Of his life.
I And many Interesting little stories were
/ discovered which like aCcidentals in music,
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A TERROR TO NEIGHBoRS.

Present day musicians who complain be
cause their haggsrd neighhors call them
nuisances for singing scales during thirteen
hours Of the day may he consolcd 10 read
that their behavior could never be as objec-
tionable or a much complained about as
Beethoven'S. who when he vas developing
2 theme seemed 10 become a madman. His
fellow tenants angrily described how he
would pace up and down his rooms for
hours bowling roaring and shouting at the
top Of his voice, beating the measure with
sweeping gestures of his hands Then would
come "A great splash. for. his hour long eX-
ertions having overheated him. he would
seize a huge water Jug and pour the entire
contents over his head.
But the composer was too much onerossed
i'm his own CONCENTRATIONS 10 care what
others thought Of him. lie was amazingly
absent minded and did many things that
made peope doubt his sanity. 1t is told Of
him that one Of his friends once found him
in the morning. his face covered with dry
suds. The composer had lathered his face
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,,,,.f,,,c..s ..IIo fret car,o to Ar,erica in
-. -. -. -. 80 49,. 49,,
4''N w or '''''''' i'''.'1N' " GU"
boufie company. managed by Colonel James
Fisk, fr In the Cornpanv were lima Marie
,-I,,. M ,,,r,r,e.- e., ,,.ff. ,Jies Foster
''o "' '''''''' "''' W. No
etc Thus Mr.. Hale. But tins was no,
trIa rNtept of n t,oIopre's activities ON his
e.. -. g., -. - 90 a.. 60
H'9' NiN'' w ~" l''N- -A'''I '''' w pau
IRE of TN" opera b0Uffe company he re-
n,aiuod hero fnr sou,c limo a. conductor If
.-f.-..-. ~. >.,.,-. 80 ~, -
inv "i'"'7''" az 'N'"i' = '"i''"- NJ 'Ni''
ard Arnold reminded him Of this hit of Toy
gotten history at q dinner which ne gave m
.
hiS h'l'oI NI'H he was IeIe 10 C"Huu't uIe
Philharmonic Society's concerts, and he re-
called the fact that Mr. Aruold had ,,lavel
-, . -,
WIN MN az 'l'e 'iiue WIN eNldeht pressure.
lie was sincerely fond Of New York and the
friends that INC r7ada hero and ,bcrisb.d ,
''''''' 10 ~ i''''e - anu 'l''iishe" Il
warm IeeiilS toward iueh III the day ~
his death. Concerning his career M. Hale
SAYS:
Colonies first name was Judas ana he
was horn Al Bnrdeaux JuIv gs 1S2s ire
family wa originally TtaiiaT ana its home
was Nice Commune CHANGED l,is b,utitu,aI
name T., I,Jes an l.,es ~ I; o,,ard No -,
1875 he toot ~ Mt rri.a f,7. I,srI,,,,,,, a.
the Paris Gogsarvafort and h, .iSSi th. fret
nrizc For ,.ioii- ,,Is,,.i5,s Ijo bS,a,, - -.
Ger ae drst ,-ioiirisf - ~ o,7T., ,,rcbo'
ira and lac rcInaipc5 mere tIrtii 1ss7 Ua
iOineJ PasdpIouu'e Orchestra fu 1851 aud
he was A member of TamOrIreiix'S string
uuartet After br returned fro,n his f,gf
Visit TO America ne conducted for Ills eise
ter-in-IsV' Ga1li-,I9ri. vino aftery-arI 10
came famous as the first Carmen.
In 1873 the organization with which his
name viii be associated was founded i'm
Paris The society was first known as tie
Concert National. then the Association Ar
tistiaue. Hartmann. The nubiisber. was at
the head of IT, When the first concert of
1S74-'75 was given there was only Sfj ia
the treasury. The prices of admission were
80 low thai the receipts of concert could
not 20 over 500 Mime. Erard contributed
81 .2OO that ends might meet. but Hartmann
ncSitated to go on Colonne then took full
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-10
Els PLANS FOR PORTRAYAL

How are you going 20 interest people In
Beethoven" he war asked; people who
rerhaps are not musicians and DO not know
the Moonlight Sonata from a war march
by EouSs?"
When I studied Beethoven's life," he
said enthusiastioslly. 4 found him 10 be
one % those elemental, titanic men whom
] would class with Carlyle and Ibsen. lie
should appeal 10 any audience. because lac
was o great soul, q very dramatic soul
and 81 Sc Jitsn, untamed, print
tive man. not = special parsonage
known only 90 musicians, that ! an going
10 portray linn.
Il an not going - impersOHste LiHl; 4
am EOin. ~ ,hsTscterize him. Tns diner
euoe Is inst tie former would be sn ~
1-fnal application upon myself Of lie 81
.Jesrs ace and msBusTisms. The lstter VIII
4. ar emsHstion from within. for 4 pla
90. asft I snsn think Eis Thoughts aud
dream his dreams. a. . know them from
AIS biography and his music. 4 shall moi
,eprssent Beethoven, 4 shsli be Beethoven.
The production u The play has been the
occasion for tie exhibition Ia the foyer OF
The New Theatre 81 = collection 81 Bee
fho,enisns.7 the hrsi important exhibition
"a this country % Beethoven relics. The
ssrs. linen shlrt. ssid 30 ne valued ~ &.ss'.
IS on. 81 the six especially me ones Vsoe
Ger Eesthoven a few months before be died
-. has ne.n loaned 80 ths celecuon b.
n-s Foa, TIE nieos of Alexander Ihayer,
.ne ~rs re s-esisst arc rno<t thoroush
txseysyssr &c B<sthoren.
I've ,sea ef lair oa-staly fra-'eo s2a
tet u ezsS 50 fxs.ait.aS CASES 'ses- iAs
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Ccmcoser To Be Hero Of
Pfoy Wifbouf
q Pfof.

Now that the curtain OF The New The
atre has closed for the season on drains
and music In the forms in which one Is
accustomed 30 see and hear them, u Nil
oper again tomorrow night upon cGrioG:
aftermath. something that has never beer
seen behind the footlishts in this country
hefore II is to be dramatic biography
20 Ludwig van Beethoven. showing the
most striking occurrences in the great COM
poser's ise together with the incidents
leading up 10 and the circumstances under
which he composed some @ his most IA
nous MASTERPIECES.
There s 10 plot or dramatic sequence
sn the play Characters come on and SO
ot. not 10 apposr again. just as in real life.
~ the large cast OF thirty-siK persons
tire leading characters are Beethoven
Schindler. who was his close friend ana
afteruard his bioerspher: two OF See
thoven's sweefhearts, Giulietts Giudiccia
and the Countess OF Brunswick; the com
roser's brother and the brothers wife and
child. Besides these there are represented
the members OF the famous quartet with
which he worked, ell OF whom play on ex-
act reproductions OF the instruments which
the original men used, instruments now
preserved in the birth house Of Beethoven,
~ Bonn. on the Rhine.
The main theme running through the
play 10 the tragedy Of the composers in
creasins deafness. which. al a critical mo-
ment finally shuts in completely and leaves
hin, 2 stranger 10 his own music. Among
the most interesting scenes in the play is
the one in " hitch Beethoven meets Giulietts
Giudiccia in the gardens overlooking Vienna
and asks her 20 marry him. She refuses
hin. finally and leaves him He, EaZes
after her for a long time. when suddenly
from the orchestra are heard the first
notes OF the Moonlight sonata Bee
thoven turns. and striding up and down. as
he il shown in q well known painting, is
seen 90 compose this one OF bis most ia
nous works. the name Of which is really
the Symphony in c sharp minor. and which
he himself dedicated 10 the hesrtless Giu-
hetis.
Historical accuracy has been the keynote
ef the coming production. Not only the
details occurring in the life OF Beethoven
have been studied. but his dwelling places.
his clothing the instruments he used and
the obiects by which he was surrounded
have been sought. 50 that exact reproduc-
1ions could he made. BeethOven's first
piano. Of which an ivory key is shown in
an exhibition OF Beethoven relics at The
New Theatre has been reproduced. and Will
l,e seen in the second act. where the master
IS shown in the lodgings he is known 20
have occupied in Vienna. on the wal will
~ reproduction OF the painting Of the
composer grandfather. a picture he liked
20 keen by him. Even the large notebook
snG thick pencil which Beethoven used viii
be exactly reproduced.
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fore him. described him as a man thdt
would have been successful in any caiiHE
''he would have been VICTORIOUS geneId /;
wealthy merchant MaIhprbe said of
him. He has movement. fame. the WdN-
ing pIume-as 10 was called in the DAYS OF
romanticism His performance is lyrical
If the expression may be allowed
A student in Paris 7 heard the concerts
led by COlonne and by LamOureuN- Lamou-
leux's performances had greater nnlSn >
there was n finer sense of proportion IN
minute details hut they usually left the
hearer cold COlOnne stirred the blood.
When Saint-SaenS was asked which one
of the two he preferred. he answered
Both. LamoureUx is more precise; he Is
colder. COlonne is more elastic, more IN
spired."
Colonne and his orchestra were known
all over Europe They had been applauded
in cities Of Germany. Austria Russia.
Italy. Spain. Portugal, the Netherlands,
Denmark and England. lie was a great
man in his day and generation, and his
influence made for musical righteousness.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-10
EOOUARD C0L0NNE
His First and Last Visits to
America.

In recent issue Of "The Boston Herald
Mr. Philip Hale gossips pleasantly che al
ways does that about Edouard Colonne.
the Paris conductor. who died about fort
night ago. Mr.. Hale recalls that the visits
which Mr.. Colonnc made TO America on
invitation of the Philharmonic Society IN
1903 and 1904 were not his only American
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ly in his correspondence. He calls one OF
them Peppe. the elephant footed An
other. Nanny" was unusually irritating TO
him He reported concerning her 10 the
woman who got her for him: Nanny
seems a changed creature since threw the
half dozen books at her head. Possibly by
chance some of their contents may have
entered her brain or her bad heart An
other time he writes: Yesterday the devil
try began again. but ] made short woI% OF
il and threw the heavy settle at one, after
which we had peace for the remainder of
the day." But there seems to have been
some real foundation for his trouble with
his servants In 1921 the manuscript OF
part OF the Mass i'm ID was lost and the
most diligent search failed To bring il TO
light. Finally the cook produced II: she
had used the separate sheets for wrapping
liz g-fTE
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MOODS PAINTED IN MUSIC.

a specially selected and trained orchestra.
tnder the direction OF Elliot SChenck. =
student Of Beethoven, will accompany the
pay throughout. and not only will render
the music in the masters mind as he is
reen composing, but will use his themes 20
suggest his moods and 10 foretell coming
incidents
Paris has seen this play and has already
demanded its revival In fact il uas writ
ten BY a Frenehmsn. Rene Fauchos, and
produced under the dim arches OF the
odton g wear ago II wss there that Win
1hrop Ames, the director OF The Kew The
stre ssu il and Immediately bought she
American privileges. al the same time send
ing word TO London TO Sir Herbert Beer
bohm Tree that he might DE interested TO
see the curious play. Tree went directly 10
Paris and after seeing a performance
bought she rights for London. He produced
II last November, TO the establishment OF
Rritons who though they did not seem TO
know quite what 10 make OF the play. stuck
stanchly 70 Tree as = wonderful imperson-
st0r OF the compose.
The coming presentation at The New The
stre is 10 he somewhat different from that
given IN London. and il is rumored that in
the last act there are 10 be some scenic
surprises that no one-no, absolutely no
one-outside of Mr.. Plstt. the stage direc-
ror. and his assistants. knows anything
about. In LONDON. Beethoven's death in
The third act was accompanied by the ap-
pesrsnce in maideniy form Of the visions OF
his nine symphonies.
In the present production said Mr..
Ames 10 a Tribune representative. the
Death scene will be a passing out from the
real into the unreal, fading from life
lnto vision 90
The exact scenic and musical arrange
ment OF this ending il being kept q strict
Eecret.
The man Nho viii during tho hours n
fh. drama give I'D his own identity 10 take
OF that OF she errstic and sf1icted genius
Is Sco;chnan by birth bat comes here
new from Chicago. where he has recently
mace himself conspicuous as - PLAYER OF
5000 PLAYS that is. plays 81 Hsuptmsnn
Rropnine. ThSen. etc. His name is Donald
Robertson. and New Workers NAV or may
mt remember having seen him here a
'sd playing the cripple in The TAO
Orphans with kate ClsNton. Afterwsrd
he made tours OF the country with Dion
Boucicsuh-
One % the reasons why he was chosen
40 take the part % Beethoven is his re-
rnsrksble facial and physical resemblance
10 the great man % Bonn.
I shsll Use very little makeup he
said. when asked 10 explain his coming in
depreciation OF the historical character. Il
90 not believe in heavy makeup. u is
mack that hides the ekpressiveneSs Of 4
ssos I shall wear = wig. arranged as
Beethoven wore his hair. and that is all
reed You see. 70 is extraordinary; hut I
arr cutie like him. am not? To be frank.
I knew very little about the composer be
gore took hold ~ this part. but OF course
J have no~ made detailed study Of lis
character
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DIARY OF BEETHOVEN.

figure of genius, stridins through the ex-
perience of life as a giant. He presents
dramatic idea certainly. and a tempting
figure for a drama. even without plot.
4. Il. u.
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MASK OF BEETHOVEN.
Taken in life; showing a strong re-
semblsnee 20 the picture Of his
orsncniece.
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DONALD ROBERTSON.
He will play the title part
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Victor Herbert and his orchestra will Of
fer the second Of their present spring con-
certs at the New York Theatre tonight.
when the sOlOist will be John VI. Spargur,
violinist. and Concertmaster Of the or
chestra. one Of his solos will be a new
Romano for the instrument just written
by Mr.. Herbert. and another will De one of
his own compositions. The orchestral Sc
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MUSIC NOTES

Miss Harriette Csdy. who gives piano
recital at 1Iendelssohn Hall on the after
noon Of April rs. will play the g minor
Fantasia by Bach. Brahms's RhapsOdie No.
> and the WaIdsCenen by Schumann. She
will also play. by request, the CraCovienne
Fantastique. which she studied with Psde-
rewski. and some lighter compositions con
Guiding with McDOwelTs "Etude de Con-
cert
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eEgTHoveN's IMMORTAL BELOVED"

Ions
to he " H. Kehbel)
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seeTHoveNs BIRTHPLACE IN
BONN.
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The following is the programme far ~
Ludwig Wullner's farewell recital, a. ~.
Academy OF Music. on THURSDAY.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-26
DIED..

BELT-On Friday. March 3, 1910, at y 81
p. n, at his residence, 1913 BiltmOre
street northwest, ROBERT VINTON
BELT. husband of Joanna W. Belt,
in his sixty-eigkth year.
Funeral from his late residence on
Monday. March g, at 10 a. m. Inter
ment private at Arlington.
CLARK-On Friday, March ., 1910. al
800 a. m, SARAH PEARCE, wife OF
Allen c. Clark
Funeral from her late residence. 20o0
Q street northwest. on Monday. March
IS at 2. m.
LEE-Departed this life Wednesday.
RETTA LEE
Funeral Sunday. March q. at p. m.
from Ebenezer A. NJ. F.. Church O
street between Twenty-seventh and
Twenty-eighth streets northwest.
LOWE-Departed this life after a sudden
Illness. on Thursday. March q 1910 at
a. m. SAMUEL NJ. LOWE, in the
eightieth year Of his age.
Funeral from his late residence. 921
Fourth street southeast Monday.
March g. at .. m. Relatives and
friends invited to attend
ROTH-On Thursday. March q 1910. at
Tbs p. m, at residence of her parents.
23i Eleventh street southeast. ALICE
SHARPLESS ROTH. beloved daugh-
ter of Frank and Annie Sharpiess and
wife Of Charles ". Roth, aged TWEEN
ty-fOur years.
Funeral Sunday, March q. at s p. m,
from residence.
WRIGHT-MARY F. WRIGHT. in the
seventy-siXth year of her age.
Funeral will take place from the resi-
dence OF her daughter. 1947 Biltmore
street northwest, Saturday, March 2s
at p. m. Friends and relatives re-
spectfully invited to attend