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VOL. XVIII. No. 5i.
published Every Saturday.
* flew Vorlfjuly 21, 1894.
splendid composition, and reflects credit on the
composer. But why call it American ?
w. s. GILBERT'S NEW OPERA.
It is said that the new Gilbert opera, which
will shortly be given at the Prince of Wales
heater, will have the services of such well-
known individuals as George Grossmith, Rut-
land Barrington, Jessie Bond and Lillian Rus-
sell of your city. It is also said that Messrs.
Abbey, Schoeffel and Grau have secured Miss
Russell for an English tour, so it is not so cer-
tain that she will interpret Gilbert's work.
OUR EUROPEAN
BUDGET.
THE HANDEL FESTIVAL—DVORAK SYMPHONY IN
LONDON—W. S. GILBERT'S NEW OPERA—
THE RICHTER CONCERTS—MISS MAY
YOHH—SIEGFRIED WAGNER TO GO
TO LONDON—THE STORY &
CLARK FIRE—GENERAL
TRADE QUIET—
AMERICANS IN
LONDON.
July 6, 1894.
THE RICHTER CONCERTS.
The last of the Richter concerts took place on
June 25th, and the program consisted entirely of
Wagner's compositions. Josef Hofmann was
the soloist. His playing was superb, and with
the assistance of Dr. Richter's splendid orches-
tra, he '' took the house.'' Rubinstein's Con-
certo in D minor, was the number. It is under-
stood Hofmann will make a tour of the
States next fall and I doubt not but he will
cause a new sensation. He is no longer a "pro-
digy, '' but an artist.
MISS MAY YOHE.
That erratic young lady Miss May Yohe—a
countrywoman of yours by the way—figured in
In my last letter I gave an extended account the law courts, Chancery Division, yesterday on
of the rehearsal for the great Handel festival. an action brought by Mr. Herbert Bunning
The event proper took place at the Crystal against the Lyric theater for an injunction to
Palace on June 25th, when "Messiah" was restrain the company from employing any other
given; June 27th, " Selection Day," and June person than the plaintiff as the leader of the
29th " Israel in Egypt " was the program for orchestra, from announcing the name of any
the day. The great success of the rehearsal was other person as the musical director and for
more than duplicated, and from every stand- arrears of salary. The plaintiff said that during
point—vocal and instrumental—it was a grand the Duse season he received an intimation that
success. The different soloists acquitted them- he was to be dispensed with. Mr. Horace Sed-
selves with credit, and the chorus, although at ger went with him and said : '' Herbert, I have
rare intervals faulty, sang with splendid unan- been fighting your battle this morning, but
imity and finish. The honors on the opening Lord Francis Hope has made it sine qua non
day, were carried off by Mr. Santley, Mr. Ben that you should leave the theater, or else Miss
Davies, Mme. Albani and Miss McKenzie. May Yohe would not return." He made no
Yet, it is not quite proper to particularize, for all complaint of the witness.
"What was this disagreement with Miss
taking part in this rare musical treat deserve
Yohe ? ' '
nothing but unqualified praise.
The witness:—"We were rehearsing 'The
It is estimated that over eighty thousand
people attended the festival and the receipts Golden Web.' Miss May Yohe was sitting be-
showed a balance on the right side of the ledger. hind me and she was making the girls laugh. I
Taken all in all, it has been voted the most remonstrated with her, turned round and said :—
1
Really, Miss Yohe, I must request you either
successful from an artistic and musical stand-
point that has been held in this city since these to come and sit here in front of me or else to
great musical reunions were inaugurated some leave the room.' Yes, I said it quite courte-
ously. Mr. Thomas and Mr. B. C. Stevenson
thirty-seven years ago.
were present. After these gentlemen left I
DVORAK'S SYMPHONY IN LONDON.
found Miss Yohe was crying and said to her :—
At the final Philharmonic Concert of the sea- ' Miss Yohe, do not take it to heart. You see I
son given last week, Dr. Dvorak's so-called am very busy.' She shook her fist at me and
American symphony "From the Old World" said, ' You shall see.' And in two months I
was given for the first time in this city. This did see, as I was deprived of my employment
work must be familiar to all your readers, hav- and cannot now even conduct one of my own
ing been criticised pro and con in the columns songs at a concert." The case was adjourned.
of the American musical press. It must be con-
SIEGFRIED WAGNER TO GO TO LONDON.
fessed that the symphony did not achieve a
Siegfried Wagner, only son of the famous
startling success, nevertheless it is certainly a
LONDON,
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composer, will come to this city in November to
direct a Wagner concert. He is 25 years of age
and is one of the few conductors who wield the
baton with the left hand.
THE STORY & CLARK FIRE.
I expect full particulars of the Story & Clark
fire have reached you long ere this. I had a
long talk with Mr. Wagener, the energetic rep-
resentative, a few days since, who, by the
way, is suffering from a severely sprained ankle,
due to an accident which befel him on a visit to
the ruins the Saturday after the fire. Although
despondent at the serious hinderance to busi-
ness, and particularly through the inability to
manufacture in London for at least a year, yet
Mr. Wagener is disposed to look on the bright
side ; he said, laughingly : " I feel pleased that
as long as the fire king visited us, he conde-
scended to clean things right out, thereby sav-
ing us the trouble of salvage sales, which are
not only a nuisance but an injury to business."
Owing to the rapid steps taken immediately
after the fire (the 22d of June), when fifty organs
were cabled for to Chicago, there cannot be more
than a month's delay in filling orders. These
instruments were to reach the temporary ware-
rooms, 53 City Road, on the afternoon of the
day I had the pleasure of talking to him. Hun-
dreds more are on their way, and by the middle
of the month Mr. Wegener expects to have a
sufficient supply of organs to fill all immediate
demands.
GENERAL TRADE QUIET.
I have nothing new to report as to the condi-
tion of trade since I wrote you last. The regu-
lar mid-summer quiet is on, but not so pro-
nounced as last year. The majority of piano
and organ houses are doing a fair retail trade;
all around I find the most hopeful prospects
for an active business the coming autumn.
AMERICANS IN LONDON.
Americans have apparently taken the town by
storm this summer, and hotel keepers are exceed-
ingly well pleased ; for I need hardly say, they
are more liberal, and usually pay more—and pay
more willingly—than visitors from any other
country. Musicians and members of the music
trade in your country, form no mean percentage,
and in my strolls around town—at hotels, theatres
and in the piano factories and warerooms—I have
come in contact with some charming represen-
tatives of music and the music trade of the
United States.
NIRVANA.
THE Kimball Grand piano was played upon
by Ernil Liebling, the distinguished pianist, at
the convention of the Music Teachers' National
Association, which met recently at Saratoga.
Its many superior qualities commanded no small
share of praise from the large number of musi-
cians present.
MR. FRANK KNOCHE, son
of
the
veteran
dealer, Wm. Knoche, has opened a music store
at 6 South Market Square, Harrisburg, Pa.