Evening journal., 1910-07-27
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
The Fortune that Ambition
Refused
By "HOlIand."
By "HOlIand."

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The late Clement Tetedoux was one
OF the best known and most success
full Of all the teachers of music who
came from Europe TO this country ia
take up the vocation Of teaching. He
settled in Boston in the early sixties
was for some years in New York and
afterwards at Philadelphia and Chi
cago. Many who gained great success
as singers received the greater part
Of their instruction from him, among
them being Clementina De We're. Nine
Jacoby the contralto, and Dr. Carl e.
Martin. one Of the country's best
known oratorio bassos. NJ. Tetedoux
died about six years ago, and his name
will remain a tradition among Ameri-
can musicians for many years.
When last saw Mr.. Tetedoux, early
in the century, he was already past
eighty years of age, although his ap-
pearance would have justified a guess
that he was not more than sixty. He
was erect, his step was active. his eyes
very bright. his mind alert, and he
spoke not merely correct but elegant
English, in the real meaning Of that
word. although often lapsing into
something like French idiomatic ex-
pressions.
when I have time to think little. -
said NJ Tetedoux, 81 permit myself TO
reflect upon what might have been my
career if / had not chosen differently
when was young man. Let me tell
you what / chose, and then you may
perhaps be able to say TO me. Mr..
Tetedoux, you did not make any mis-
| take.
when l was a young man was
employed by very rich Russian
! nobleman-oh very rich-as tutor fol
two of his sons. The Russian nobility
always went to France to secure tu-
tors for their children. ! do not know
why that was. Perhaps it was because
in that way the children could better
learn to speak French.
"Oh, he was a very rich man. He
had-what do you call it? monopoly;
yes, that is the word-of all the wheat
in several of the great districts OF
Russia; his house was a palace. He
lived not far from Moscow.
The lads whom I was engaged to
/ instruct we're noble little fellows, and
| become much attached to them, and
they to me ] told their father often
that they would do well in the univer-
sity, and he would reply: That is we'll
| NJ. Tetedoux, that is very we'll
There came to Moscow to sing in
/ opera three Of the greatest singers the
world has ever known These were
/ Nine. Grisi, MarioAah, there was a
| tenor such as never was before OF
/ will be-and Tamberlik. I went one
night to the opera. was enchanted
That night I could not sleep. So
went every night, so long as these
| three sang in the opera at Moscow.
lived in the air; l said to myself. You
| must be a great musician. You mus
60 to Italy and study
so. few days later. / went to the
nobleman. and said I go Immediately
| to Italy 7 go 10 study music. ! am q
born musician I cannot remain here
to teach any longer
The nobleman laughed, and told
me my head was turned. Come agair
in a day or two he said. and tell m,
that YOU have forgotten this silly non
sense.
But in a day or two | went to him
and said No, II is true, I must 60 :,
Italy. / must 60 at once.
Then he said 10 me NJ Tetedoug
II you will remain with me two years
until you have prepared my two som
for the university at the end Of tha
time 7 will give YOU much money
will not tell you how much. but I vii
give YOU so much money that after
wards you will not find II necessary u
teach, you will be a gentleman. Vol
will have enough for life You know
me. that when 7 say I will give Vol
much money ] will keen my promise
I know YOU will keep your prom
ise," 7 said TO him in reply. but wha
Is money to me? II learn TO be mu
sician. then I will make money. 7 mus
60 10 Italy
80 went 10 ITALY TO study. and
learned some other things than music
] learned after some time that. Will
J knew everything that anyone coul
learn about music, 7 could not sin
like great artist. Therefore what re