New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-02-13

cidents In Which Yam.
KEGS Show Lack of Con.
sideration for Others.
Pausing In his account Of q mu,
sical pilgrimage through Central Eu-
rope last summer. given at . meet
Ing Of the New Britain Musical club
last night. Arthur q. Kimball. vice
president of LanderA Frary L Clark
delivered well-directed verbal thrusts
ut . species Of American tourists In
Europe who. he said. are the direct
cause of European dislike Of all
Americans.
These ding dang tourists entirely
ignore the customs and manners o!
the countries they VISIT" remarked
Mr.. Kimbali. and the impression
they make 10 bad. A. . result the
entire American nation u judged by
the actions of these tourists, most OF
them making their first trip to
Europe.
An Episode On . Boat
For instance. we were travelling
from Cologne to Wiesbaden on the
Rhine. Mrs. Kimball and I had
taken the trip before, but the chill
cren hadn't 10 we took 1t again for
their benefit. 1t il the custom all
over Europe for people when they
70 somewhere and take . seat. to
retain it IL they happen to leave 1t
by placing Z hat. q wrap, . book or
other possessions on the seat thus to
indicate that the seat 10 taken and
that the person who has It will re-
turn to 1t. This custom u scrupu-
lousy observed and nobody with
manners thinks OF taking = seat thus
indicated a. belonging to somebody
else.
Going up the Rhine Z crowd Of
American tourists took seats In the
front OF the boat. while natives sat
down in the rear part Of tho boat.
Shortly most of the natives had &C.
casion to leave their seats and each
placed a hat or a wrap or coat upon
the chairs.
Meantime the American tourists
In front of the boat discovered that
the scenery could be viewed to bet
ter advantage from the rear Of the
boat. 30 they all left en- masse for
the rear. took the hats, wraps and
coats on the chairs and dumped
them on the floor into large pile.
and took possession Of the chairs.
And there they sat. singing
America the Beautiful"
Another incident described was In
Paris. where at concert in the
open air the Parisians sat and lis
tened to the orchestra. while on the
fringe of the crowd we're the in
evitab BILE American tourists 'gab-
bling" so loudly that Mr.. Kimball,
who had a seat nearby, heard more
Americans talking than he heard
music. .t.
The meeting Of the Musical club
took place at the home Of President
and Mrs. Marcus H. Fleitxer. Cool
idge street. Mr.. Kimbalrs presence
and the knowledge he was to give An
account Of his musical travels
brought out large attendance.
The Program
Contributions to the musical pro-
gram were made by Albin Pikutis.
and Charles A. johnson.
pianist. who played the fourth Han
del sonata in D: Mrs. Edward 6chu-
pack mezzo soprano, who with
w. Hart at the piano sang
songs; John A. Lindsay. baritone.
with Mrs. Lindsay at the keyboard,
In songs; and Miss Ethel Prior. plan
LIST, in selections.
A large silver dish was presented
TO Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Smed-
ley, recently married. Mrs. Smedley
received the gift as a charter MEM
Der of the club. Before her marriage
recently she was Miss Ruth Schade.
Highlights Of the Tour
In his address Mr.. Kimball gave a
close view Of famed musical cities
and the cultivation of the art even
during the summer. The highlights
were:
Paris-Orchestra concerts In the
open, with. natives who. attend to
listen. Low prices.
Rhine trip-Already described.
Heidelberg-Much music In the
sstates Garden" with an admission
Of 81 cents for "atar" nights and Is
cents on other nights.
Nuremberg-The home OF the
"MeisterMnger" characters. these
and the square depicted in a scene
Of the opera being carefully preserv-
ed. A performance Of the Wagnertan
opera began at $3.50 and lasted to
II .. M, with no cuts.
acknowledgements Of the
"Ring' operas: Reingold
given without intermission and no
CUTS Orchestra out of sight and Karl
Muck conducting.
Munich-Beautiful city, wide
hreets. but opera closed at time.
Gave evidence of being the musical
center of south Germany.
Salzburg-Mozart's birthplace. His !
rooms, piano, etc, preserved. The |
organ Mozart played was used in q
Of Max Remnants
'Everyman'' and it was thrill to
hear and see the old instrument.
vienna-The place Of all places
or musicians" Rich in musical his
ory and anecdotes. The Vienna
heater, where Beethoven's "Fidelio"
vas first given and his symphonies
irst performed. ia still standing but
$ given over to light opera. Schu-
,ert's home Is visited by many
thousands: also the home where