Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-24

An undercurrent Of resentment Is DIS
played, however, IN the fact that both
Ruccini and Humperd!nck are giving
New York thu first productions or their
new works. Some OF the writer's seem
to think that New York is becoming al.
together too important as a musical
center
a plttsburg dispatch says the Pitts
burg SYMPHONY orchestra has been dis
banded. OFFICIAL announcement to this
effect has been made. and the players
will be formally notified today or to-
morrow They Viii demand that they
be paid III fu,l Oh thrir contracts, The
failure Of Tie musical public to respond
to the appeal Of more generous support
is given MS the cause for cnncelnS all
future concerts.
How poor. but talented music stu
dents are helped in Vienna is related by
Leopold Godowsli. director OF the
pianoforte classes Of the Mhsterschool
of the Royal academy Those who can
afford il pay the academy good prices
fer tuition, but when anybody comes to
mo whom | consider to have really
great talent worth developing, ire
spcctivc OF his nationality or creed, |
hnv" the privilege of admitting MIN |"
my classes. even II de cannot afford To
pay anything. Further than that, the
academy not only gives free tuition in
such u case, but helps also 10 pay the
living expenses of the student.
puccini's income from his operas Is
estimated at $4,000 Il year. In Italy the
most popular OF his operas is La i'o-
hcmp," which was sung last year some
100 times In other European countries
and in America, the favorite among ms
operas IS "Madama Butterfly. when
was given last year in - theaters III
Germany alone. In France, according
To Comndia, 1913 performances of Tor
eign operas were given between jan
unry. 1899, and January, 1870 at the
Opcrn Comioue, and Puccini stood first,
his "Bohcmc,' "Tosca," and Butter
Nv" having received in that period 5so
representations, or nearly one-hat oil
the total number
What n great advantage literary and
art critics have over musical crltlcs Is
amusingly pointed out Ivy John +. Kun
ci,uan in the London Saturday Review:
The critics lot il not always Il happy
one: readers expect him to deliver IL
final verdict one that shall never ne
upset, after hearing new work once
ana often within an hour OF nearing II.
a book reviewer may turn BACK anu
read Il second, or even IL HuLuiSu,h
time. a doubtful passage; an art critic
NAV return again and again to a pc
turc about which he is not sure. why
once caught Mr.. d. S, MarColl red
handed. taking a second glance ~ Il
prturc he had scrutini2cd carefuii!
not half an hour before. and he seemed
not at all abashed. Once passed Mt.
Laurence Binyon in n gallery. and MS
guilty air revealed that he had been
looking again at some painting HOW
would these critics get on II. Tor IN
stance. on entering Chenil's. they were
plnced in whcolbarrows. perambuiated
rapi,lly through the various rooms o!
that delightful gallery, then oroushl
back to the door and shot on 10 me
pavement? In the case of the mus ss.,.i
critic. the new works are swiftly
wheeled past him and he gets a mo
ncntary glimpse If, on Monday Week.
in thc middle OF Mr.. Holbrooke's con-
cc,to. I had risen from my scat ana
said. Excuse me, Mr.. Holprooke' ou,
would YOU mind repeating that pas
snge?" what would have happened
OF course. angry protests, police; eject
mpnt, downfall, and utter HUMILIATION