New-York tribune., 1922-05-21
Philip Hale's Program Books
OF Boston Orchestra, l921-'22
Another Bound Volume of Notes by HISTORIAN An
rotator, Recently Issued, Provides Edifying
Feast of Mental Pabulum

cd to the concert room (where, in fact
they should be used az little as posi-
hle), Mr.. Hale has printed essays Sc.
| lected from books and contemporary
newspapers as follows; cupid and
Psyche by ApuleAs (translated by
Benton); Dante and Music; "The
Gramophone," and "Scriabin," from
"The Daily Telegraph" Of London;
Bach or Liszt," by E. ]. Dent; "The
Dance" by De Quincy; "The Pilgrim
Tercentenary Pageant at Plymouth. u
by H. F. Gilbert; "Bocklin's Isle of the
Dead" "Bourree, Gavotte and Mnuet,
"d'Indy," orcagna's "The Triumph of
DEATH" "Sadko," "saraband" and "Sere-
made and Aubade," by Philip Hale;
"B6ttgcr and schumann," by j. Kautz,
"Hansel and Gretel," by H. e. Kreh-
biel, "Schubert's G major Symphony"
by Schumann; Don Juan" by A. B.
Walkley; "Schubert's c major Sym
phony" and "Weber's Invitation" by
| Felix Weingartner, and "Ravel," by r.
Vaughan Williams. Mr.. Hale has been
| writing these books for twenty years
an Interesting fact touching them In
itself
An Influx Of
Musical Relics
1t is becoming so obvious as to de-
mand comment that the "dollar land"
which has been drawn on by the cul-
tured countries Of Europe for q long
time, and has been a veritable haven,
If not elcemosynary asylum, for foreign
musical artists ever since 1914, is to be
exploited moro than ever during the
next few years. We do not need to
believe all that is told US about for
eign visitors. Reasonable skepticism
may restrain curiosity to see Nine.
Cosima Wagner among our visitors.
The lady, whose obituary was published
three years ago, has never, so far as
we have heard, expressed desire to
SEQ America heretofore and it is not
likely that she has been conquered by
curiosity, or concluded to put herself
on exhibition now that she is over
eighty-one years old. Naturally enough
the report of her intended visit comes
as pendant to the story of the I'M
pending advent of pianoforte which
Wagner is said to have owned for ten
years. No doubt that will come, prob
ably to be exhibited, no doubt to be
sold ut the highest price that its senti
mental interest may command. We
have heard extraordinary stories Of
Wagnerian relics Of late. The auto
graph manuscript Of the score Of "Dlc
Meistersinger" is said to have been
offered in New York by somebody in
Philadelphia for the bagatelle of $780,
900. A German agent is offering what
is no doubt "Rheingod" autograph
Qf not tho "Rheingold" autograph) to
American persons and institutions, and
II many moro autographs do not turn
up we shall be surprised. We have one
In hand at the present time. whose
history Is not at all connected with
present conditions, and purpose to
print it in translation in this journal
next Sunday, for the reason that it
does not seem ever to have been printed
Cor If printed never reprinted) since it
was written, eighty-fve years ago. A
companion piece Gan essay on BeIlini's
"Norma") we saw in the possession of
Mr.. August Lewis, Of this city, several
years ago. 1t had found It's way into
Wagner's published literary fragments,
but up to the present writing we have
not been able to trace tho manuscript
(undoubtedly authentic) now before US.