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hoped the conservatory may soon be the "Star Spangled Banner," should have to
able to show its friends and the public become the inmate of a Baltimore chari-
substantial results in operatic perform- table institution. Are there not enough
admirers of "Old Glory," and the man who
ances.
added to its fame in verse, to prevent the ex-
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This is truly the age of centralization in istence of such a scandal? A monument
every department of human energy. Fol- to Key is to be unveiled next year; in prop-
Anton Seidl scored a tremendous success lowing the example set by the syndicate of erly honoring the dead it seems meet that
at the Bayreuth Festival of Wagnerian managers of the legitimate drama it is now the living should not be forgotten,
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opera recently closed. The musical critics said that the managers of vaudeville are
Next month Frank Damrosch will assume
of Germany and the Continent unite in arranging a combination bearing many of
praise for his leadership and give him most the outward aspects of a sordid and odious the position of director of music in the
of the credit for the ideal performance of trust. Is it not about time for the musicians public schools in this city to which he was
"Parsifal" on the opening night. They to do something? Apropos the dramatic appointed previous to his European vaca-
generally admit that Herr Seidl's accelera- trust a disgruntled theatregoer recently tion. We can now look forward to a
tion of the tempi is considered an improve- remarked that something might be done in thoroughly systematized course of musical
ment over the slow time of Felix Mottl and that line in the way of resistance if all the instruction that must be prolific in splendid
other followers of ths Bayreuth tradition, playwrights in the United States would results before many years. Mr. Damrosch
under whose guidance these performances combine their efforts and produce one has no easy task before him, he must in-
augurate a complete course of procedure,
became notorious for their length. Con- really good play.
so as to bring order out of chaos. He
cerning the solo singers the opinions of
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the critics differ. Fault was found in
Eureka! here is a "tip" for the United should receive the heartiest support from
particular with Herr Perron's Amfortas States Treasury officials. The Hunga- all having the interest of music and the
and with the performance of Herr Griining. rian government has authorized the State public schools at heart in order that his
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banks at Budapest to engrave on 1,000 efforts may be successful,
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Musicians are a force in public affairs in florin notes portraits of the most noted
The
members,
officers
and ex-officers
France, although we cannot say the same singers and actresses of Hungary. The
of
the
Music
Teachers'
National
Associa-
for this fair land of ours. And mark you, actual amount paid for this unique and up-
tion
should
at
once
set
to
work
to
kill the
their requests are honored too. Here is a to-date style of advertising is not stated.
germs
of
sectionalism
which
are
menacing
case in point: The Society of Musical It is safe to prognosticate that if the United
Composers, Paris, recently addressed to States authorities tried this plan of raising the rehabilitation of that organization.
M. Picard, commissary-general of the ex- revenue as well as ornamenting it, an enor- There should be no East, West, North or
position of 1900, a letter asking that a mous sum could be secured. It would throw South in the Association and there will
large hall be constructed of sufficient size the tariff bill "in the shade" as a revenue not be if the intelligence and common sense
for concerts, to be given on a grand scale, producer.
Imagine the competition! of those feeling "sore" are appealed to.
stating that there is no hall in Paris which Consider the price that would be paid for an The men in power should, not forget that
those who preceded them did effective
has the requisite acoustic properties. M. artist's portrait on a greenback!
work in spite of what seemed unsurmount-
Picard, without hesitation, formally prom-
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able
obstacles, and all efforts to ignore or
ised that the artists shall have their hall at
What a lot of silly "rot" has been in_
the exposition, and when the time arrives dulged in by some of our contemporaries belittle should not be countenanced direct-
the Society of Composers shall be consulted regarding Jean de Reszke's age and the ly or indirectly.
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as to the interior arrangements of the correct spelling of his name. It really
During
her
remarkable
reign Queen Vic-
structure.
matters little whether his age is twenty-
toria
has
conferred
the
honor
of knight-
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five or fifty, or whether his name isspelled
hood
on
nineteen
musicians.
Their
names
A refreshing change has taken place in Risky, Reschke or Reszke: one fact, how-
are:
Henry
Bishop,
Jules
Benedict,
Mi-
the practice of singers in the matter of ever, must be admitted, he possesses ability
chael
Costa,
Sterndale
Bennett,
W.
G.
their names. It is no longer their habit to as a singer of no common order and he
Macfarren,
George
Elvey,
Robert
Stewart,
follow the example of the John Cooper of believes in selling his talent in the mar-
the seventeenth century who appeared in ket that pays the highest price. The very John Goss, Herbert Oakeley, George Grove,
public as Coperario. After 250 years' writers who criticise his age, appearance, Arthur Sullivan, Walter Parratt, Joseph
domination the Italian influence has been et al. would do the same thing—that is, if Barnby, William G. Cusins, John Stainer,
on the decline for some years, says The Sun they possessed one half of de Reszke's A. C. Mackenzie, Charles Halle, George
Martin and John Bridge. The honors were
that "shines for all," with the result that it ability.
declined by W. T. Best, August Manns
Q
is no longer the fashion for American and
A musician with a weakness for mathe- and H. Weist.
English singers to give a Latin twist to
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their names. With the rise of the cult of matics—a strange combination by the way
A
curious
suit
against
the Court Theatre at
Bayreuth came the other tendency. Ger- —states that forty English Handel festi-
Mannheim
was
recently
decided in favor of
man opera is popular, and as a consequence vals have been attended by over 1,000,-
Alvary,
the
great
tenor,
who it was hoped
the need of euphonious surnames for sing- 000 people. Leaving the preliminary cel-
would
come
to
this
city
next season, but
ers is at an end. It is cause for congratula- ebration of 1857 out of the count, the
who
cannot
do
so.
It
appears
the singer
smallest attendance was in 1865, with 59,-
tion.
slipped
on
the
stage
some
time
ago and
434, while the highest on record was 87,-
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was
injured,
so
that
he
was
incapable
of
784,
in
1883.
On
eight
occasions
an
attend-
The National Conservatory of Music in
singing
for
some
time.
He
brought
suit
ance
of
80,000
persons
has
been
exceeded.
this city, through Mrs. Jeanette M. Thur-
for damages and won, and the city, which
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ber, has secured the services of Gustav
owns
the playhouse, will have to foot the
It
is
a
reflection
on
the
generosity
of
Hinrichs and of Victor Capoul for its
bill.
This case is curious as involving an
Americans
and
the
government
that
the
operatic department. Herr Heinrichs, who,
unusual
instance of liability.
daughter
of
Francis
Scott
Key,
author
of
it will be recalled, acted as right hand to
Mr. Thomas in Mrs. Thurber's praise-
worthy attempt to found a national opera
some years ago, will teach orchestra-
Over 4,000 vacancies—several times as many vacancies as members. Must have more members. Several plans ; two
tion and all that goes with it, while M.
plans give free registration ; one plan GUARANTEES positions. 10 cents pays for book, containing plans and a $500.00
Capoul will give the necessary dramatic love story of College days. No charge to employers for recommending teachers.
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PRESIDENT AND MANAGER
1 69-71 Dearborn Street, Chicago, 111.
Northern
vacancies
Chicago
Office.
Southern
vacancies
Louisville
Office.
One fee registers in both offices.
With two such artists co-operating, it is
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