The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-22

Berlin, Jan 21-Always interested
in music the Berlin public are eagerly
looking forward to the three coming
opera premieres by the worlds great
est living composers:
Puccfni's Girl of the Golden West"
DIR. Richard Strauss "Rosencavalier"
and Signor Leoncavallo's "Maia"
Private reports received by local
opreatic authorities do not altogether
coincide with the favorable accounts
of THE Girl of the Golden West" sent
over from New York 1t is said that
Pucinni will have to overhaul the
piece thoroughly" before 1t will be re-
garded acceptable for the kaiser's dis
eliminating impresarios. We hear in
Berlin that the Covent Garden is to
have the first European production of
The Girl of the Golden West" with
Caruso and Destinn. during coronation
week, at the special request of Queen
Alexandra, to whom the work is dedi-
Gated.
The secrets of Strauss '.Rosencaya-
lier" continue to be well guarded. Lit
tie authentic is known either Of the
plot or music, except that the creator
of "Salome" has not scorned to de-
scend to the melodious depths of OPP
eretta. Whisperings reach me to the
effect that the royal censor will have
even a buster time with "Rosencava-
lier" than with "Salome." Strauss has
the German artistic world keyed up to
concert pitch of excitement. The Ores
den royal opera is already showed I'M
der an avalanche of applications for
seats from all over the world. Strauss
is on the Elbe. personally putting the
finishing touches to the work. There
seems to be some doubt whether the
first night can take place as early as
Thursday next as hitherto arranged
The newest Leoncavallo opera
"Maia," like one or two others of the
the Italian maestro's works, will first
see the light of day under the kaiser's
auspices. Der Roland Won Berlin"
in which Leoncavallo and the kaiser
"co-operated," did not enjoy prosper
ity.
Germans who are religious, but dis
like the church, are about to organize
themselves into a militant force. The
initial meeting took place here few
days ago at the home of a well-known
ex-naval officer.
Professor Ernst Haeckel came up
from Jena to attend It, The objects
of the proposed organizations are as
follows:
To promote assertions from the
church; to obtain legal status for an
organization of non-church members:
to work for full equality before the
law and in society Of "dissidents" and
others who are not afiiliated with a
denomination.
Professor Haeckel stated during the
meeting that movement was in pro-
gress to organize an internationl
league of monists.
How absolutely the Hungarian gov
eminent is in the power of great land
owners. who prevent American meat
from being imported into the empire
through the medium Of prohibitive
duty, has just been shown in most
striking manner.
AAsyndicate of cattle breeders in Ur-
uguay sent a sample Of 200 pounds of
frozen meat to Fiume, but the Hungar-
ian government prohibited the sale.
Thereupon the consul for Uruguay
on behalf of the syndicate, offered to
distribute this meat among the poor
of Fiume. of whom there are many,
but this humane proposal was fatty
rejected by the Hungarian minister
of comerce for fear of displeasing the
agragrians.
The same syndicate sent sample
Of meat to Trieste, but the Austrian
minister of comerce followed exactly
the same course as his Hungarian col
league. First he prohibited the sale
of the meat. and then he refused to
the destitute of the town. Thus sew
eral hundred families in these two
ports who rarely. see meat on their
tables, were not allowed to have a