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THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.
DOMESTIC
EXPORT
February 20th, 188 r.
TRADE
NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 20TH, 1881.
VOL. IY.
No. 2.
foisted the mild little pianist Sternberg upon young Albert Weber was
sufficient of itself to have created a breeze, for if the Weber pap should be
withdrawn from his newspaper touts, they would be obliged to return ta
p "Free Lance " is again omitted for want of space.
their 'original unkempt and uncleanly condition, which until the last few
months made them offensive to all who came in contact with them.
DISTURBING THE VERMIN.
The one prayer that young Albert Weber in his youth and inexperience
T has fallen to the lot of nearly every one of us, while strolling through should send up with all his soul, is, " Lord, deliver me from my friends! "
the fields on a summer's day, to chance upon some sort of small, flat
stone which cxxriosity, or possibly even design, tempts us to disturb with
von Biilow, whose winter seems to have been spent in the compara-
the toe of our shoe. It is an innocent-looking stone enough as it lays in the tive Dr.
quietude of organizing the Grand Ducal orchestra at Meiningen, gava
sunshine surrounded by the grass on which the mild-eyed cattle are feeding,
but when it is hastily turned over a decidedly unpleasant sight is disclosed. four " Beethoven concerts " in Coburg, Bamberg, and Niirnberg. la
It is the hiding place of a quantity of small vermin of the insect sort, very March, Dr. Von Biilow will have a more extended German concert tour.
offensive to look upon, but entirely harmless, in spite of their evil
Professor Theodor Leschetizky has been appointed honorary member
appearance.
and honorary professor of the Conservatory of Music, St. Petersburgh.
In the last issue of the MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW we raised
The Pesth papers state that Racz Pal has been asked by the English
a small, flat stone in the field of music trade journalism by an article which Rothschilds
he would come with his celebrated band to London for a
was entitled "The Old-time Weber and the Weber of To-day," and imme- week, and on whether
what terms. He replied that he was perfectly willing to visit the
diately the vermin swarmed forth.
metropolis, and his terms would be 14,000 florins, exclusive of travel-
We reprint in another column, under the head of '-Kind Words," as is great expenses
and board. He said he fixed on this sum because Baron
our custom when anything good, bad, or indifferent is published about us, ing
even if the source, as in this case, is so unimportant as to be hardly worthy Erlanger, of Frankfort, paid him 2,000 florins for a day.
of attention. We adhere to our plan in this case, in the first place, because
Although it has been announced that Miss Annie Louise Cary would
it cannot be too forcibly shown that young Albert Weber should be on his accompany the Mapleson Grand Opera troupe to England and Europe next
guard against those of his friends whose shallowness and ignorance are a summer, she had decided to remain in America, and, it is said, will sing at
constant injury to him; in the second place, because it gives pretty good the Saengerfest to be held in Chicago in June.
proof of our claim that we have started some of the vermin which infest the
On the afternoon of Saturday, Feb. 12, at the German Masonic Temple,
music trade; and in the third place, because it presents the remarks of an
''eminent (Boston?) manufacturer," who can be discerned in the distance, East Fifteenth street, Mr. Jerome Hopkins gave his second piano recital.
with his coat-tails dragging on the ground and a chip on his shoulder,
The opening reception of the Weber Musicales took place on the night
screaming like a wild Irishman for some one to tread on the one or knock off of Feb. 10, at the Westminster Hotel. This association, named after the late
the other, and boiling over with a wild desire to get into this fight, "some- Albert Weber, is composed of several ladies and gentlemen of musical and
how or other, and at all hazards."
literary tastes, both professionals and amateurs. They have engaged par-
Perhaps the "eminent (Boston?) manufacturer" thinks he may get a lors at the Westminster for monthly receptions throughout the year. At
little free advertising out of it, or perhaps he wishes to gratify a little matter these gatherings there will be music and elocution, dancing and a supper.
Among those who entertained the company last night were Miss Henriette
of personal spite.
Perhaps he may get a little free advertising out of it, perhaps he may Markstein, piano; Mrs. George W. DeLano, contralto; Mrs. De Lano, contral-
gratify his little personal spite; perhaps, to sum it all up, he may get into to; George Weeks, tenor; Signor Godoy, baritone; La Villa, piano; Lencioni,
the fight, and perhaps, he may, by the time he gets out of it, wish he had baritone; Morosini, piano; Miss Ella Hersey, soprano; and Professor Jen-
never been born.
nings, elocutionist.
As for the remarks of the little paper whose words we give in another
Maurice Dengremont is announced to appear in Chicago in March.
column, we shall not waste time upon them. It is not worth while to be-
The musical society in Barcelona, Spain, offered Anton Rubinstein
stow serious attention upon these words of a child's primer. But this much
we will say, that if the little sheet we have alluded to, or any other sheet, 5,000 francs for a new festival march for the dedication ceremonies of a
even if it be of a callow and insignificant nature; or, if any individual, Beethoven hall to be opened March 31. The offer was declined, however,
will come out boldly, instead of indulging in petty hints and inuendoes, as the sum was not large enough.
and will directly charge us with blackmail, or attempted blackmail, we will
agree to take sufficient notice of it to bring it before a court of law where
ROSA AGAIN IN THE FIELD.—It is again asserted that Carl Rosa will bring
the matter can be definitely set at rest.
English opera company to the United States in the fall and winter of
The party that we are most anxious to deal with in the present article, an
1882-83. It is said that several offers of alliance from American managers
is the " eminent (Boston?) manufacturer."
been made to him. But why alliances? Mr. Rosa knows America well
It may be stated right here that although neither the '' eminent (Bos- have
ton?) manufacturer," nor the lively paper in which he has procured the pub- enough to either succeed or fail without any help. We do not see the bene-
lication of his letter, are men enough to state boldly to whom they refer, we fit of an alliance with an American manager, who, if a capitalist, can have his
say unhesitatingly that we beleive the " eminent (Boston?) manufacturer " own company, and if without any^means cannot be of any advantage to Mr.
Rosa. Mr. Rosa has eontemplated an American tournee for years, and
aimed the shot at us.
The reason that we are aware of the direction in which this underhanded always abandoned the idea again. We do not think he ever will come here.
slanderer has aimed his shaft, and the reason for our attributing this attempt
to a Boston mannf acturer is, because, in conversation with the representative
CONCERTED RECITATIVE.
of a Boston manufacturer, not more than a month ago, we made use of cer-
WILKESBARRE, Feb. 1, 1881.
tain expressions aud did it with a distinct purpose, and these expressions,
the "eminent (Boston?) manufacturer" has willfully and maliciously dis- Editor Musical Critic and Trade Review;
torted to serve his personal ends—in fact, he has so distorted them that we
DEAR SIR: Will you please decide abet. A says that there is such a thing
may rightfully charge him with flagrant falsehood.
as Concerted Recitative. B says there is not. Will you please decide.
We had already detected the " eminent (Boston?) manufacturer " med-
Yours, etc.,
dling in our concerns, because he had not been able to use the MUSICAL
G. D. EARIE.
CRITIC AND TEADE REVIEW to serve his own purposes. We had heard him
bullyrag small Boston newspapers into a compliance with his wishes. He
[There is no such thing. ED. MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW] .
evidently thought that this paper was quite as easy to manage; but finding
that an influential and widely read journal like the MUSICAL CRITIC AND
ANTED—A Salesman for Organs and Pianos
TRADE REVIEW was made of sterner stuff, he endeavored " to get even" by
in and near Philadelphia, by an old estab-
sneakingly and surreptitiously attacking it whenever opportunity offered.
Having once detected the " eminent (Boston?) manufacturer)" at his little
lished house. A liberal arrangement will be made
game, we prepared for him the trap into which he has so heedlessly fallen,
with the right sort of man, enterprising and reliable.
for he is young, thoughtless, inexperienced and giddy. We succeeded better
even than we had hoped, for he has shown his hand, and enabled us to iden-
Address: DUTTON & SON, 1115 Chestnut Street,
tify him in connection with a matter with which he had no concern what-
Philadelphia,
Pa.
ever.
We may add, before we dismiss, for the present, the "eminent (Boston?)
manufacturer," that he is noted in the trade for his malicious, unwarrant-
able, and underhanded attacks upon his competitors, and we will bring for-
ward facts in support of this statement, if such a course should ever become
Pianos & Organs, Foreign and American
necessary.
Sheet Music, Music Books, Violin
We repeat, it was an instructive and an entertaining sight to see the
Strings & Musical Merchandise,
vermin scamper about, when we lifted the stone in our last issue. The
No. 207 W. Baltimore St., BALTIMORE, MD.
one remark concerning the shallowness and ignorance of the parties who
THE FREE LANCE.
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