The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-06
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AvruH SEIpL.
Bur there is much more to the book
than these human chronicles and play
full anecdotes: accounts Of composers and
artists" opera in Stockholm. LONDON
and America. MS we'll as Germany. and
occasional insights into the studied art
81 tho singer; a chapter on tho Castle
Scgenhaus and Carmen sylvia, live
little essay on Mozart a cheerful picture
Of life at Scharfing and a tabled
chronological record OF the authors
repertoire.
The American tour of iSs5-s6 makes
an entertaining chapter, and the story
Of Metropolitan years following will
please American readers who remember
those days. Apparently Mrs. kalisch
could have answered the stock query
Of the reporter in fiction. How do you
like American before she had landed.
for she rhapsodizes on the harbor and
the first view Of Gotham. THE Won
derful Brooklyn Bridge il IAN over
whclming triumph Of German genius"
,Hcrr Johann August Roeblng was a
prussian, but his son Washington
Augustus. who completed the work his
great sire began. was born in Pennsvl-
vania and even attributing To the
overwhelming genius a Muehlhausen
origin, the opportunity for realization
was echt -AmericanD Theodore Thomas
was "a sound kernel in a rough she'll"
Experience in the provinces" tortured
contcmporan eously and amuses retro
spectively. After festivals" at Cincin-
natl and Buffalo came one Mt 81. Louis.
The first concert was ineffective be-
cause Of the wretched conductor For
the second the conductor held no re-
hearsal. las he knew IL all by heart
The singers steered around several
rocks. then shipwreck doomed ahead.
], wss "S,egfried" and the conductor
took the great fugue at the end Of
the duet tMaX Alvary and LII Len
mannl In four quarter time instead OF
ALA breve: the New York orchestra fol-
lowed the singers. the others the baton.
In the muddie the lady sat down. the
gentleman singer went on. Finally "a
member ~ the orchestra had pity on
Wagner" and began Ia conduct. the
orchestra pulled itself together. the duet
was dccently concluded. There is no
sarcasm like the German: There was
great enthusiasm in the audience and
terrible excitement up ABOVE. Tho
audience. moreover. did not appear 10
have noticed the trouble At all. or else
did not observe ii because il thought
that II was intended to sound that way.
| felt that 7 should never live down the
shame Of H."
The next day was Sunday and a. the
matinee Paul kalisch sang EieG:dr's
aria from Die Judiu.' In front OF
him. IN tho first row. sat young
negress with a baby TIL" baby cried
All through the prelude. "Rccha. when
God gave YOU to me a. a daughter
sang Lifts husband When he came.
distracted, to the words And, trem-
bling. this hand offered nourishment tn
the child he signed 10 tho placid
mother to give the babe n drink. Some
one behind whispered 10 her. She calmly
unbuttoned her dress Tho baby drank
and found peace FOR Itself and tho
despairing Eicd.dr" For the last nights
concert Mrs. Kalissoh refused TO 40 on.
so Nine. Emma Juch took her place
, for the "Ffdelio" quartet and the
Venus scene
But the tour was not al IKE this .
al Milwaukee, the singer FELT at home
and had a happier t.mc ON both the
personal and the professional side Mrs
Kalisch has good things 70 say Of
America. Here she formed ,ifclonE
fr.cudshipS founded on real oniality'
and mutual gratitude | should re-
uuire many words to dcSCrip~ ,he kind
ness and goodness shown me. Those
vino grew ,HcSc 20 my hear. those
dear pcoplc, they must eli Zee row
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