Music Trade Review

Issue: 1882 Vol. 5 N. 15

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March 5th, 1882.
THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.
the following week was paid when that week was
over. The next week Miss Glover demanded her
salary in advance, and when it was refused she
would not sing. I think the real reason she left
DEATH OP A PROMISING PIANIST.—Miss Annie
•svas because she was jealous of Miss Lizzie Keiler,
who was to receive a benefit the last of the week." Harned, of 100 Metropolitan avenue, a promising
Miss Glover tells a different story. She says pianist, who died suddenly on February 22 from
she had a definite contract with Mr. McCreery rheumatism of the heart, was buried from the
that she would receive her salary in advance, and Faith Mission Chapel, where she was a teacher.
when he failed to keep his contract, for her own The Hawthorne Literary Union, of which she was
protection she did not think it would be wise to a member, attended in a body. Her sister, Miss
sing any longer and take her chances in obtaining Margaret Harned, is the soprano of St. Paul's
her salary. She also felt that Mr. McCreery's Church, in this city.
failure to keep his contract released her from her
PIANISTS IN COUNCIL.—There was an informal
contract to sing. Miss Glover's mother said that
she did not think Mr. McCreery intended to pay gathering of pianists at the Hotel Monico, on
her daughter for her services during the last Eighteenth street, on Sunday evening, February
week, and so advised her not to sing under an un- 26, in order to continue the discussion in regard to
certainty. She also said that "Olive Harper" had the proposed establishment of an association of
acted very officiously in the matter of her daugh- musicians. There were only five gentlemen present,
ter's engagement, without any solicitation on her among whom were Mr. Mason, Mr. Constantin
Sternberg, and Mr. Case. A larger number of
part.
musicians will probably attend the next meeting,
Miss Glover has been extensively advertised to be held at an early day, the details of which
through her withdrawal from the Bijou Opera should anything of importance take place, will
Oompany, and has already received several flat- appear in THE MDSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE RE-
tering offers to sing in comic opera in this city.
VIEW.
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TALK OF THE DAY
A soiree musicale, by the Chicago Musical Col-
lege, was to have taken place at Apollo Hall, Cen-
tral Music Hall Building, Chicago, Friday evening,
March 3. The following programme was an-
nounced : Rondo Brilliant, Weber, Miss Hattie
Blair; Serenade, violin solo, Gounod, Miss Grace
Skinner; Song of Home, Maeder, Miss Emma
Marston; Scherzo, op. 31, Chopin, Miss Stella
Soper; Adagio and Finale (from the 7th Violin
Concerto), Rode, Mr. Hugo Troendle; Double
Reading, " Marie Stuart," Schiller, Misses Mollie
Prindeville and Maud Morey; Romanzo in F, vio-
lin solo, Beethoven, Mr. Oswald Cohen; Regnava
THE MAY FESTIVAL.—The business manager of nel silenzio (Lucia), Donizetti, Miss Emma Mars-
OBITUARY.
the May Musical Festival, which will take place ton; First Movement from the 17th Violin Concer-
THEODORE KULLAK.
under Theodore Thomas's
direction, at the Sev- to, Kruetzer, Mr. Wm. Quinn; Capriccio Brilliant,
7
f pHEODOKE KULLAK, a distinguished Ger- enth Regiment Armor} , during the week begin- op. 22, Mendelssohn, Miss Marcella Gunning.
X man pianist and composer, is dead. He was ning May 1, is Mr. Fred. A. Schwab. The busi-
Signor C. Moderati and Miss Moderati gave a
born in the Duchy of Posen, September 12, 1818. ness office is at No. 6 East Fourteenth street.
matinee musicale on February 26, at their house,
His musical education was begun when he was a
child, and at eleven yea;-s of age he made his debut SOME TIME OFF. —It is expected that the new No. 65 Irving Place. The parlors were decorated
as a pianist at a concert given at Posen. After opera house, now in course of construction on with flowers and plants, and there was a large
spending several years at the University of Berlin, Broadway from Thirty-ninth to Fortieth streets, company present. Signor Moderati was assisted
by G. L. Tyler, tenor; G. Blay, violinist, and C.
he went to Vienna in 1842, and gave a series of will not be completed until October, 1883.
Werner, violoncellist; and also by his pupils.
concerts in various parts of Austria, which were
HER REAL NAME.—Mile. Rossini, who sings the Among the selections were a duet from "Martha,"
very successful, and established his reputation as role
of
Valentino,
in
"The
Huguenots"
at
the
a musician. Returning to Berlin the following Academy this week, under Mapleson's manage- by Miss C. Townsend and Mr. Tyler; a romanza
year, he was made Professor of Music to the royal ment, is a Hungarian Jewess. Paulina Streitschek with violoncello obligato, by C. Andresen and Mr.
Werner; "La Capricciosa," canzone, Mattei, by
family of Prussia, and in 1846 he was appointed is her real name.
Miss J. Godchaux; "variations," Rhode, by Miss
Court Pianist. In 1854 he was decorated with the
Townsend; "Amo," Mattei, Mrs. F. W. White, and
Red Eagle. Kullak contributed largely to the
MATERNA'S ARRIVAL.—Materna sails for New
foundation of many musical establishments in Ber- York April 11, on the Celtic, or on the 15th on "La Primavera," Moderati, by a chorus of ladies.
lin, among them the Conservatory of Music, in the Catalona, from Liverpool. She will arrive The programme was adorned with a portrait of Sig-
which he served five years as one of the Directors, here in time for the rehearsals of the May Fes- nor Moderati. Among those present were Mrs. A.
Wagstaff, Mrs. John Bigelow, Mrs. John Town-
and he was also the author of many compositions tival.
send, Mrs. Florence Rice-Knox, Mrs. Raffo, Mrs.
for the piano.
CAMPANA'S DEATH.—Signor FabioCampana, who Breuil, Mrs. William M.oser, Mrs. Lawrence Tur-
VENIE CLANCY.
died February 2, at his residence, Westbourne nure, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Moss, the Misses
Venie Clancy, the burlesque actress, died on Place, Belgravia, London, was a composer whose Moss, John Andresen, Mrs. G. L. Phillips, Dr.
March 1, at her home in Southern California. name was familiar to every student of Italian Arango, and Mrs. Robert Cutting.
She was a native of Cincinnati, and the daugh- songs. He composed about 400 songs—a few of
ter of C. R. Gardiner, now a theatrical agent these only became celebrated; but these few were
Mr. George W. Morgan, the organist of the
in this city.
Her first appearance was in bal- and are now constantly sung.
Tabernancle, Brooklyn, and his daughter, Miss
let with the Oates Comic Opera Company, at
Maud Morgan, the harpiste, gave the first of a
the Park Theatre, and six weeks later she was a A WORLD-WIDE REPUTATION.—Theobald Bohm, series of organ and harp recitals at Chickering
singing soubrette. She sang Evangeline in Rice's the real inventor of the "Bohm Flute," who died Hall, on March 2. Mrs. Emma R. Dexter, soprano,
burlesque at Booth's, and afterward went with Mr. recently in Munich, had a reputation as a musician, was the solo vocalist. There was a large audience
and Mrs. Nat Goodwin in their "Hobbies" com- artist, and mechanic which was world-wide.
present. Miss Morgan was attired in a striking
pany. Two years ago she married Mr. Rennie
costume that suggested the toilets of the rapturous
DR. BLIDGE'S QUERY.—The London Musical
Descamps, and they went to live at Nordhoff,
maidens.
World
says:
"H.
Westberg
is
about
to
sing
at
Southern California. She was 22 years old.
several concerts in Holland. He then gives a con- Marie Van-Zandt sang in "Dinorah," in Febru-
cert of hia own at Cologne, afterwards proceeding ary, at Monte Carlo, and had her usual success. The
MME. RUDERSDORFF.
to Stockholm. (Who is H. Westberg ?—Dr.
Madame Emma Mansfield Rudersdorff died Blidge)." In answer to this, we will tell the Lon- other artis'ts singing during the month at Monte
at her residence in Boston, Mass., on Febru- don Musical World that H. Westberg is a Swedish Carlo were Albani, Scalchi. Maurel, Faure, and
ary 26, after a long illness.
She was at Ivan- tenor who has been singing in opera and concerts Gayarre.
owsky, in the Ukraine, in 1822, her father, for several years.
Carl Heyman, the great pianist, gave several
the distinguished violinist, being located there
piano recitals in the Salle Erard, Paris, recently,
at the time.
She was a soprano singer of
To SING WITH PATTI.—Mrs. Florence Rice-
great success, making her first professional ap- Knox has been engaged by Mr. Abbey to sing playing compositions by Brahms, Liszt, Scarlatti,
pearance in Leipzig in 1840, and subsequently in opera with Patti, during the operatic season, on Mendelssohn, Schubert, Chopin, and some of his
filling engagements in opera in all the prominent very flattering terms. Mrs. Rice-Knox will sing own. In the audience were Rubinstein, Mar-
cities of the Old World. She went to Boston ten in "II Trovatore," in which her fine contralto montel, of the Conservatory, Pasdeloup, Diemer,
and other celebrities. His success was pro-
years age to participate in the Peace Jubilee, and voice will doubtless be heard to advantage.
nounced.
has since taken an active part in musical interests
AN INTERESTING QUESTION.—In company with
in that city, devoting much time to teaching. She
Mr. George W. Morgan and Miss Maud Morgan
leaves two sons. She gave instructions for an un- his granddaughter, Daniela Von Biilow, Liszt has will give a series of organ and harp matinees at
arrived ki Pesth. What relation is this young
ostentatious funeral.
girl to Wagner? Liszt will remain in Pesth until Chickering Hall on the Thursday afternoons in
March. In the first of these, this week, Mrs.
April.
Emma R. Dexter, soprano, was also to have taken
COY CLARA.
STUTTGART PUPILS.—Of the 578 pupils in the part.
LOUISE KELLOGG is in no hurry to Stuttgart Conservatory of Music, thirty-nine are
The Ernst Hartnianl|Piano recital took place on
\ j
get married. She would rather increase her from North America and three from South Amer-
bank account than enjoy wedded bliss, even with ica. There is only one from France, while there February 15, in Dashaway Hall, California. Mr.
a millionaire like Mr. Whitney, of Philadelphia.
are two from India, and three from Java. The Hartmann was assisted by Mrs. Nina R. Trow and
Miss Alice C. Dyer. There was a large audience
About a week ago Miss Kellogg postponed her bulk is German, mainly South German.
present, and among them many musicians. An in-
marriage and signed another contract. Her con-
VALERIA COMING TO AMERICA.—The London teresting feature of the programme was the Kul-
tract to sing in concerts expired at the close of
last month, and the fair Clara was to have been Musical World states that Mme. Valleria has ac- lak-Wehle duet, played by Mr. Hartmann and
cepted an engagement for next season in America. Mrs. Trow. Following was the remainder of the
married early in April.
programme:
Sonata appassionata, Beethoven;
Now she has signed to appear in Italian opera Good news, if true.
suleika, Mendelssohn; prelude (from Suite Ang-
in April, and she has given out that she will make
laise in F), Bach; nocturne Fsharp, Ballad Aflat,
her final appearance on the stage in this city.
It is reported that the Leipzig conservatorium
Pur dicesti, Lotti; Schubert's Ave Maria,
There is such a thing as lengthening out a tender will open a complete orchestral school next Easter, Chopin;
farewell, Clara, until it becomes something of a with the following members of the Gewandhaus La Campanella, Liszt.
bore. The whole musical world is just dying to orchestra as masters: Barge, flute; Hincke, oboe;
At the last concert under Charles Halle's direc-
see you marry and settle down. Now do be a sen- Landgraf, clarionet; Weissenborn, bassoon; Gum- tion, in Manchester, Madame Norman-Neruda
sible girl, and get married at once and have done bert, horn; Weinschenk, trumpet; Miiller, trom- played Vieuxtemp's Concerto in G, which is ded-
with it.
bone, and Michaelis, harp.
jcated to her.
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THE MUSICAL, CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.
TflE
A sacred concert was given in Steinway Hall, on
February 24, under the auspices of the First Hun-
garian Mission Society, for the benefit of the First
Hungarian Presbyterian Mission. The following
programme was presented: Chorus, "Hymnus,"
Koelcsey, Hungarian Singing Society; violin solo,
"First Movement of Concerto, in G, Beethoven,"
Mr. E. Mollenhauer; Maria Stuart, "Die Wald-
scene," Begegnung der Maria mit Elizabeth, Mrs.
Emma Fleury d'Agay; piano solo, "Rapsodi Hon-
groise," No. 2, Liszt, J. N. Pattison; song, "Scene,
Aria and Jewel Song," "Faust," Gonnod, Mrs.
Julia Adelaide Polk; declamation, "Des Saengers
Fluch," Gedicht von Uhhmd, Mrs. Emma Fleury
d'Agay; grand concerto fantaise for piano, Pattison,
"The Storm Petrel," orchestral parts arranged for
2d piano and played by Mr. Joseph Harrison. J. N.
Pattison; violin solo, "Hungarian Dance," Brahms,
Mr. E. Mollenhauer; recitation, "Prayer of Kos-
suthon the Battlefield of Kapolna, Kossuth imaja a
Kapolnai harczmezon," Miss Em ma Fleury d'Agay;
song, "Pattison Waltz" Song, Pattison, Miss Julia
A. Polk; piano solo, "A Village Mill Idylle," "A
Happy Thought," Pattison, J. N. Pattison; chorus,
"Oh, ne mond engem," Hungarian Singing Society.
March 5 th, 1882.
hundred thousand dollars, or even one hundred'
thousand cents?
Again, if his paper is so enormously successful
as he boasts, why should he invest more capital in
it.
To extend it, possibly, you say.
Very well, but how far can a musical paper be
extended? Do wise men risk money in a venture
to extend it beyond its capacity? Come now,
be frank; does it not look like the old game that
was once worked in this city, when several parties
were induced to invest their money in au im-
mensely successful musical paper, that soon after
vanished from sight so quickly and so completely
that the investors have not quite made up their
minds to this day how the thing was done?
* *
*
Another "Libretto War" is raging. A libretto
war is no joke, and as Steinway & Sons distribute
the programmes and biographical sketches of
Beethoven's opera of "Fidelio" will be given in
Patti, containing their advertisements, and Haines
the Boston Music Hall, Wednesday evening,
Bros, distribute free librettos containing their ad-
March 29, 1882. The work will be performed as
"Concert Music," with soloists, chorus, and or-
vertisements, and Weber distributes free librettos
READ in the Boston Folio, published by White, containing his avdertisements, at the doors of the
chestra, under the direction of Mr. B. J. Lang.
Smith & Co., and edited by Earl Marble, the Germania Theatre during the Patti opera nights,
The assignment of solo parts is as follows: Ja-
quino, Mr. G. W. Want; Marcelline, Mrs. H. F.
"poet critic," as he likes to be called, that John the audience is certainly provided with au abun-
Knowles; Kocco, Mr. Carl Martin; Ftoreslan, Mr. C. Fr
d visited the office of that paper recently, dance of reading matter to entertain itself with as
Chas. R. Adams; Pizarro and Fernando, Mr. George
and appeared in the best of spirits, wreathed in soon as Nicolini comes on the stage.
Henschel; Leonora, Miss Dora Henninges.
smiles, etc.
MISS JULIA DE REINACH'S MATINEE.
ABROAD.
John evidently puts a better face on matters
" 1 HIS young lady gave a matinee at Steinway
Miss Anna Bock, the New York pianist, is in when he is in Boston than when he is at home. ^ Hall February 25, assisted by Mr. Christian
London, where she expects to appear shortly in Here he looks old, yellow, and debilitated. He Fritsch and Mr. Ernest Jonas.
concert.
often talks in his old extravagant manner, but the It is incomprehensible why so many persons,
especially young ladies, are intent upon displaying
Sir Michael Costa has awarded the prize of ten ring of former days has left his voice, and his head their ignorance of everything connected with piano
guineas and the gold medal—offered by the Acad- is bowed with a weight of care.
playing. What possible object can a young lady
emical Board of Trinity College, London, for the
hnve in showing to a number of people that she
best sonata for pianoforte and violin—to Mr. J. If he has a conscience, what a terrible goad it knows absolutely nothing about Schubert, Chopin,
must
be
to
him.
Of
what
use
is
it,
John
?
/
Conway Brown, Fellow and Licentiate of the Col-
and Liszt?
lege. He has also accorded special mention to a know what you must feel, and you know that / Still there are constant repetitions of concerts,
sonata with the motto "Vulnerati, non victi." The know it. You will admit, as you read these lines, one exactly like the other, in which pianists, who
prize of three guineas, offered for the best choral
begin a thorough course of study, make a
or hymn-tune, has been awarded by the adjudi- that you are far from feeling the gayety you as- should
display of indifferent technical acquirements and
cator, Professor W. H. Monk, to Mr. W. H. Samp- sume; that, however adventurous your life may of
complete musical ignorance. Much more harm
son. Sir Herbert Oakeley, the adjudicator in the have been in former days, these days are a fitting than
good is done to the parties who are'involved,
competition for the best essay on "The Importance climax to the whole; that you were never so and the
sooner such performances cease, the better
of General Culture to the Musician," has awarded haunted by terrible spectres as at present; that for all parties
concerned.
the gold medal to Miss Amelia Roberts, and dis-
It is needless to say that these remarks apply
tinguished as proxime accessit Miss Gertrude you were never before pushed to such dire extrem-
particularly to Miss De Reinach.
Mosely, both ladies being students of Trinity ities.
College.
You will say to yourself, I am sure, "Why
VOICE TRAINING.
should
I expect sympathy and assistance? Has
Madame Marie Koze (Mrs. Henry Mapleson)
HIS month we insert a very practical paper on
has just received from her Majesty the Queen a my career been one to gain the confidence and re-
the effects of bad training, copied from THE
beautiful bracelet—a thin band of gold, set with spect of my fellow-men? I may smile theatrically MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW—a New York
seven solitaire stones, consisting of four diamonds and say that I will live down the evil reports that monthly which, for literary merit and typograph-
of considerable size and of unusual purity, two
ical excellence, compares favorably with any simi-
sapphires, and one ruby in the centre. This have gone abroad against me. I care nothing for lar journal coming under our notice. Although
queenly gift, which was intended as a recollection the slurs made upon my character. I am above all teachers on thisj-dde the Atlantic may, we think,
of the evening last December on which Madame these contemptible mud-slingers. But what do I fairly be acquitted on many of the counts in the
Marie Roze sang at Osborne, was accompanied by gain by it? Does any one believe me? Can I by indictment—as, for instance, the absurd and unnat-
a letter, signed by General Sir Henry Ponsonby,
ural attempt to keep the larynx still during the act
private secretary of her Majesty.—London Figaro. such evasive means shift this awful burden from of vocalization—this paper will be read with pleas-
my shoulders?"
ure by all interested in the voice-training art, and
M. Rouzaud, Madame Nilsson's husband, who
with both pleasure and profit by every young and
*
became insane during the excitement attending
inexperienced teacher, in whose behoof it supplies
the recent financial crisis, died on February 22, in Can any of my readers throw a little light upon many wise counsels and warnings.
this matter? I am not much of a financier, al- It certainly is imperative upon every teacher to
the insane asylum in which he had been placed.
himself thoroughly as to what he ought to
A prize competition of the value of 10,000francs though I have been honored with the acquaint- inform
do, and what to leave undone. The life-long inter-
has been arranged in Paris for the composition of ance of several men like Max Strakosch and Max ests
his pupils demand this much, and it is to his
a symphony. Six months after the decision is Maretzek, who are very able in that line, and I own of
advantage
to consult theirs. As yet we have
made known the successful work will be per- wish to know why a man should start a musical not issued specially
any voice-training instructions
formed in public.
paper with a capital of $100,000, and after run- or exercises, the intention being to leave teachers
Herr Anton Redved, who has been twenty-five ning it a few weeks, should try to borrow $10,000 free to choose -their own "method;" but sooner or
later it will become expedient to provide specially
years director of the Philharmonic Society in to bolster it up with.
for the requirements of letter-note training. In
Laibach, has had the Gold Cross bestowed on him
I
know
of
such
a
case.
£
have
been
informed
view of which contingency, we invite teachers to
by the Emperor of Austria.
upon the best authority that an individual came give us the benefit of any practical information at
It is proposed to hold a special musical festival to this city to start a musical paper; that he their command, either in the shape of advice based
during the tercentenary celebration of the found- openly boasted of having $100,000 back of him, upon well-tested experience, or even a simple state-
ment of noteworthy facts.—London Quaver.
ing of Edinburgh University in October, 1883,
and the co-operation of the other Scottish uni- and that his capitalists were prepared to spend
versities, each of which has a musical society, will $15,000 at the outset to establish the paper. Now
Camille Saint-Saens left Paris early last month
be invited.
that was about two months ago, and the gentle- on a tournee in Germany. He is engaged in Leip-
man who told me of this braggart's assertions, I sic, Breslau, Berlin, and other German cities.
KIND WORDS.
believe to be as truthful a man as lives.
ISS MARIA BENCHELEY, teacher of vocal
Mark what follows: To-day I am told by an
music, called at this office the other day and equally truthful gentleman, that he knows the
SO PRANO,
said: " I must congratulate you on the excellent
paper you are making—THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND braggart is trying to induce an Englishman to Desires engagement! for Operas and Concert*,
Oratorios, Etc.
TUADE REVIEW. YOU are doing an important ser- lend him $10,000 to invest in his paper.
vice to musicians in agitating the subject of vocal What for? Has he used up the original $100,- Address, &0 West 16th Street, New York City.
methods."
000 so quickly, or did he ever have, as capital, one or MUSICAL CHITIO AND TRADE RKVIKW, 8G* Broadway, New York*
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