New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-30

,iennese co.loquialism Tor potatoes be
sel to boil.
ECrfitorca'S Cooi-AI the places are
ALREADY closed. Poulard and rev por-
lions Of meat from the tavern How
many persons viii there be" We nave
salad and Gugelnuptt "a COTE, cake IS
dessert.
d.atel-Tne unexpected visitors cnter'
IIHpl,ip D-traulein Sontag re-
ioices with me that YOU were 50 an'latit
as To invite Vs.. We are coming rom re-
hearsal. so excuse Us for coming so carry.
We mad rehearsal 81 the Opera Der
Schnee' Gne performance too. place on
March lN.
Fraflein SoAto0--l didn't come here 70.
the sake Of something good 20 eat. but
TO make YOUR honorable acquaintance.
toward which have long looked with
pleasure.
TH0cr-,s chiudler. too has told as that
10 the 10Y OF all YOU nave finally decided
10 give q concert. We should recoEnile
, II with thanks II you were 10 think Us
worthy Of singing IL 81. May "" go 70
the front room and Siug sOmethihS .
Haven't YOU "FidelO' al hand
SoHfu0 Eut 90 perform thc Bcnciictus
, IRON the Mass IN D.; how could one or
BOUg works possibly be too long ior the
public:
,The!e is q row because the company
came unexpectedly
Schiader-I didn't ma Miss rnger 81
home until YESTERDAY. and couldn't hno
out before TO-DAY. Therefore - no iaut
Jagcf-Hc knew day before yesterday
that ] would suciy come and was 1ncer-
tain only about Frdulein SontaS. a.
though | had promised 10 buns ner WIN
Schndic.-i knew that very well Ju, 1
could nor learn Yesterday that she would
surely come.
SonfGg-When We came YOU We're Just
shaving yourself. When ! noticed that
we turned about face ana waited in order
no, 20 disturb YOU. Why do YOU hire
rooms 80 far from the city" Take nearer
quarters and we will visit you often.
1t would now appear Ihat thc girls
sing FOR Beethoven and then take their
departure Two on three days later
SCHNEIDER eports 10 Beethoven.
Scbindie..-The rehearsal went very well
to-day. but there D. still too much uu-
easincss in the chorus. especially in the
, nigh places IN the soprano. I contend
that no choir IN the world can mold these
high notes. because the pitcn OF the OF
chestra is too high. &C.. Uhcrc IL then talE
OF other matters: inally9 Master. an IN
pleasant bit Of news about SontaG which
will certainly saddcn you. Tie few drops
Of Ausbruch wine caused also great
! explosion in her. 80 that the "Taucher
had 20 BE- postponed. Night before last
she vOmited fifteen times. Last night
things were better. The effect on Cngcr
was Just the opposite-and these arc he
IOines; They are not accustomed to drink
wine: moreover. i was poor wine. as the
result showed Yesterday morning :
(SontasJ was called To a rehearsal for
! Court concert. Knowing that she would
lose q ducats. she sent word that she
had recovered and would come. Both
send their compliments and beg. in the
future, better and healthier wine.
It is q pity to spoil this human touch,
but the verities OF history demand that
it be recorded that some days later
SCHNEIDER came again and told Beethoven
that il was not his wine which had
caused the prima donna to postpone a
performance but that after she had gone
home from his lodgings she had eaten
some sour salad. which had made al the
mischief. ~. T.. Is.
copyright. - J. ~ 1879