New-York tribune., 1910-11-27

he l.-T) the practical instruction began. As
look back now on the work OF those nTSt
SIX months I cannot but feel that ! earned
every penny OF the twenty dollars ,- month
allowed by the city.
Meanwhile my pupils advanced tarnous-y-
] had some piano pupils outside the conserT-
a-o-v. and twice a week went 10 the neigh
boring city 81 CanosSa 10 drill The Phllhar-
-uoric Society Il that place What spare
time l could find I devoted 10 the score ot
" Ra-ciift After TWO years and q halt l
had Il fairly complete: but not as l wanted
t. However. ! laid i aside, and have never
touched L since.
The notion had come to ne that II might
be easier TO impress the public with work
of more popular appeal and OF less anlb1-
-icl1s construction For several years the
main idea Of Cavallcrla Rusrilana had
been IN nv head. and now decided TO take
some steps toward working Il out " hen
Now Lena, Deputy for Leghorn, died IN
1888. | availed myself OF the reduced Tall-
road rates granted 70 electors and returned
10 my birthplace TO request my great TREND
TergiOne 70 compose = hbrettO tor me- tie
was not enthusiastic, and / returned 20
Cerignola verv heavy hearted. Professor
Michele Sinischalchi then tried 10 persuade
his friend Master Rocco PaglIara to furnish
.rl- librctto: but Pagliara felt he could not
g1re I'D the time 70 the work without some
positive assurance OF compensation tie Of
.ered TO do 50 i | could find q publisher TO
buy Ratclitf
last 1t this time the publisher Edward
Sonzogno offered his great prize 1OT an oper-
atic competition. To Win Il meant not only
relief from poverty, but the performance OF
lv work by the best artists, and therefore
he fullest opportunity 10 show what talent
-y--- 1-f. -tar- - an
rallied a. ny lack Of money to procure one.
Finally. after | had bombarded my friends
in Leghorn with letters begging them 70 m
tuce Tergi0ne to help me, | was over1oyed
bv receiving solemn assurance that l should
have the librett0 for '' CaValleT7a-
Then indeed I began TO dream in real
earnest. Nv head was full Of the music OF
r17. various scenes as | had conceived them.
And all the time buzzing IN my ears were the
words. They have murdered Nelghbor
Tr.--ift.l" | wanted . Dig effect tor tnat
scene to close the work with strong Ora
rlatiC impression.
One morning Is l walked the mann street
ef Canossa on nv way TO . lesson, the tlrlale
f,,--e+ mon me. swift and vivid as q light
Ming stroke | could hear those words, not
sung, but shouted with surprise and horror,
which was echoed by 3 crashing theme IN
The orchestra IS Santuzza reeled on the
stage and brought the work 70 close With
her despairing cry for her dead lover ne
whole scene was clear before me, ana 1t went
into The opera without alteration. can say,
therefore. hat the end Of the opera was It's
beginning
When received by mail few days later
= h,. first verses Of the hbrettO ut was the
' Sciliana %. for the prelude was an after
hought), I was very happy, and IN q Jok-
ing mood SAID % my wife:
We have great expense to meet
What Is III" She asked with anxiety
We must buy an alarm clock.
And for u.a-,"
Tomorrow must rise before daybreatk:
and begin 70 u-.-a Cavallcria Kgstlcar'-
That ended III possibility Of protest, ana
with reckless disregard Of our scanty imam
cial hoard, We went out ioyfully together 10
make the big purchase. l remember 70 IL!lS
day that our shopping expedition resulted III
the cxtravagant outlay ot nine Ire
| set the alarm, and We retired early buI
our purchase proved an unnecessary luxury
after II; for during the night, February d.
l--- ITr-5p -.-g.7 MINI vt-.S born III