New-York tribune., 1919-06-22

it! 1t has been freely reported that ]
was friend OF the ex-Kaiser; whereas
l know he hated me because of my
strong nationalist tendencies. Before
the war / had successful operate
career in Berlin, but that was due to
the public and not to the Kaiser, who
envied everyone's popularity - even
that of singer. Furthermore. he was
not in favor of generous fees to
artists"
Destinnova considered that melody
was not to the taste of modern b.
hemian composers. With ancient Bo-
hemians like Smetana it was different;
Smetana was the Bohemian Mozart,
but not so great. "My taste in music" /"
she added, "is decidedly Italian.
love the warm melodies of Italy.
Where, for example, can you find such
a wealth of full-blooded tune as in
Aida %
"One word more." pleaded. How
about opera in English ?"
IAN excellent idea, but one in which
cannot take part, as l find English
exceedingly difficult to learn And now
must rest before singing at the con-
cert, which l trust will be success.
am glad to know that the public
have responded to the call of Aida for
Wednesday. 1t is a great work. but
remember the days when it was not
popular in London. They have disap-
peared with the war"
A cable received from Paris an
nounces that General Pershing has
cited Lieutenant Francis Macmillen,
the American violinist, for "particu-
larly meritorious and conspicuous SER
vice" Lieutenant Macmillen, who is
expected home soon, enlisted in the
United States army Immediately on our
entry into the war, going early to
France as q member of the corps of
interpreters. He speaks five languages.
His duties took him to nearly all the
points of action along the western
front. Since the armistice he has been
in action as Assistant Provost Marshal
at Marseilles. Lieutenant Macmillen
also has been recommended for a
captaincy and the French blue ribbon.
Josef Lhevinne, the Russian pianist,
who has been interned in Germany
during the war, has finally made all
arrangements to come to this country
and has cabled his manager, Loudon
Charlton, that he will sail early in
September. He has been absent from
this country six years.
Arkady Bourstin, Russian violinist,
has been chosen concert master of the
New Symphony Orchestra, following his
admission to membership in the Musi-
clans New Orchestra Society, from
which body the personnel of the New
Symphony is selected
Mr. Bourstin received his musical edu-
cation in Odessa. He has had large ex-
perIence in orchestral playing in both
| Europe and in the United States AL
berto Bachman, an orchestral player of
long experience, will occupy the position
of second concert master.
S. E. Macmillen, manager of the New
Symphony Orchestra, made further an
nouncement yesterday. Henri LIE Roy,
first clarinet; Benjamin Kohon, bassoon;
Dominick Caputo, first horn; Jacob
Tuschinsky, viola, and Daniel Mar
quarre, hutist, will all be members of
the orchestra.
Additions are being held daily at the
Metropolitan Opera House and it is ex-
pected that the orchestra will be com
pleted within a week. The hearings are
in charge of Paul Eisler, assistant con-
ductor, acting in the absence of Mr..
Bodanzky.
Greek music and Attic at that
was a serious business about 500 B. C.
red-fgured amplaora was recently
sold at Sotheby's for $3.50 and showed
on one side an earnest, bearded man
wearing himation, or mantle, hold
ing a long forked wand in his left
hand and with his right hand extended
as if conducting band or chorus. On
the other side young citnarode, or
harpist, is obviously singing to his
own accompaniment. He holds the in
strument in his left hand and the plec-
!,
He wears a long tunic-the chiffon. On
another amphora the subject is a sing
ing lesson given by a master TO a boy
and is similar to one in the Brussels
Museum, except that the latter is more
specific and shows the letters O. O. o.
proceeding from the young choroister's
mouth. This brought f210 (Spink).-
London Daily Telegraph.