The Washington herald., 1912-11-24
ew Raids Music Hall on Trail Of Leoncavao the Composer
interviewer Of Sandwchd Between
Ragtme Trapeze Acts the London ppodome and Hears
from Him of His Favorte Modern Musc-Iis Own-and
Also of His Admiration for the American Voice"
"A Word About His Forthcoming Opera.

gentle. .Heart.- he continued. pummei-
ling the place where his heart should
have been. Those are what make the
great composer"
.And money!" I interrupted. meekiy'
thinking Of all the Paauin frocks ! could
buy with the one weeks salary drawn BY
the rreat Maestro, for personally COM
posing ana conducting his grand operas
IN a music hall. He waved that aside As
minor matter. too unimportans for DIS
cussion-
Money is good for some. no doubt" he
runbled. on second thought. "a little
money is sometimes necessary-but Tor
the Eeniusr' he exclaimed. ut exists not
Real art IL above the lure OF gold-it does
not depend upon the standards set by q
superficial and ignorant society. Az I
said before, It Is q matter OF brains and
heart" He again thumped himself upon
the left side OF his now agitated person.
but not so hard as before
Don't hurt yourself" warned. SYM
patheticaiiy.
AN UNAPPREcIATED WARNING.
-che cosa ce?'' snapped the mighty
Leon, which means, What do you sayT'
and hurriedly pocketing my altruistio
sympathies for his bodily welfare I con-
unued my questions
would you mind explaining how much
heart and how much intellect are required
In conjunction to produce the great COM
poserr yentured. for not possessing
sound musical education myself and hav-
ing once been told by a musical zealot
friend Of mine that music was the least
brainy Of arts on account Of its emotional
appeal-for In the creation Of harmonies
one need not necessarily inger within
any given intellectual radius for inspira-
toni was naturally curious 10 see how
closely my friends views conceded with
Leoncavallo's recipe for greatness Per
sonaIly. I can read book or look at a
picture. and so can you. my dears, and
experience the highest mental pleasure.
but when one hears the band strike up
Dixie Land" or Chopin's Funeral
March" one could just laugh or weep; at
least that's how your Aunt Kate feels
about IL.
explained an this to the Maestro
through his human gramophone. much to
his interest. though my horror grew as
realized the apparent rudeness OF the OBJ
servation. However. he took It all quite
good naturally. and breathed again.
II think the heart IL q most important
item" volunteered His composership. for
feeling is the greatest propelling power
toward the working out Of q musical
idea, tempered, OF course. by technique
and art Now. I am not considered
good conductor; few composers are: that
is, in conducting their own works. For
my own part, I am 50 anxious to get 1t
over that fear am apt to hasten the
tempo sometimes when II should be re-
tarded, simply in my nervous anxiety to
anticipate the last har. Yes. It Is FEEL
ING, tempered by technique and art" he
murmured musingiy.
Which Is Elimination and Selection
gurgled glibly. thinking 1t rather a neat
dsnnition of the Memorable Muse.
The retort passed unnoticed- Signor
LeoncavaIlo went on rather touchingly.
After all, who Is the greater-the creator
or the Interpreter? CThe secretary-person
preened himself at these words) WHICH
is the greater artist? When hear my
Rid PagIiacci (Canio's Lamen0 rendered
as Caruso once was capable Of rendering
twas not then only the means. and
the singer the whoIe?-for what does the
crowd care about Ia Pauvera Piccolo
Compositorer'
That, my children. means the poor
little composer" gazed in awe at this
mammoth child OF genius. and Bobby
Burns's
''oh. wad some power the giftie gle Us
To see oursels as ithers see US"
flashed into my mind.