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THE
MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.
MUSICAL CHAT
KALAEAU'S MUSICAL ESTABLISHMENT.
September 5th, 1881.
provide against low water, 1 have ordered a steel
tubular boiler of 70-horse power, besides some 10,-
000 feet of piping for use in the building. When
all the improvements have been made, the factory
will be one of the most complete of its kind in the
country."
Mr. Smith also stated that he had never seen a
season when his business in Brooklyn had been so
uniformly busy. " I have," he remarked, " p u t
on three extra men within the past week and could
employ some more good workmen in my factory if
1 could get them. Every workbench in my factory
is full and my trade in second hand pianos, re-
pairing and renting is very large, the whole busi-
ness showing an increase of from 25 to 30 per
cent, during the past six months. I have from
four to six men constantly at work on repairing
alone and have about 1,000 pianos and organs out
on hire from my various warerooms."
Mr. Smith said that he found the demand for
ebonized cased pianos rapidly increasing in conse-
quence of the prevailing fashion for ebony furni-
ture, During the conversation with Mr. Smith,
Mr. Karr, his efficient superintendent, came in,
and our reporter had the pleasure of an introduc-
tion to him. Mr. Karr, who was formerly of the
firm of Bacon & Karr, has the entire charge of the
Bradbury piano factory, and gives perfect satisfac-
tion in his responsible position.
A CCOKDING to his own account, King Kala-
X J L kau was very inuch pleased with the music
of the Prussian army. The Berliner Tageblatt in-
ABROAD.
forms its readers that his Majesty has a native
Mr. Herbert Reeves will, it is stated, make his
military band, organized by a Prussian, born in
Berlin, and named Berger, who was formally operatic debut at Glasgow in a few weeks. The
oboist in the second regiment of Foot Guards. aims of young Mr. Herbert fly no higher than the
Some eight years ago, King Lunalilo, King part of Arturo in " Lucia," while Madame Valleria
Kalakau's predecessor on the Hawaian throne, will play Lucia, and Mr. Sims Reeves hopes to
applied to the Prussian Minister of War for sing Edgardo. Mr. Herbert will do well to under-
a member of a military band who might organize study, so that in case of possible indisposition he
such a band on the Prussian system in Hono may after all sing the chief tenor role.
lulu. The Minister of War made the request
The Russian composer, Tchaikowski, lias pub-
public, and the successful candidate for the post
was the oboist Berger, who, liberally provided lished twelve new pieces for piano.
with money for travelling expenses, forthwith
Herr Richter is at Wagner's home, at Bayreuth,
started for Honolulu. Several natives blessed, ac- and the two are earnestly going over the score of
cording to Hawaian ideas, with a natural aptitude the operas Herr Richter is to conduct in London
for music, were placed at his disposal, and with next year.
these he began his course of instruction. That his
Anton Rubinstein has been staying some days
task was neither easy nor simple will readily be
believed. Still, it was not long before he had got in Berlin, and has now returned to Russia The
his pupils on so far as to be capable of executing news of the improvement in his eyesight will be
short military signals on the horn and drum. greeted with universal interest. The artist is re-
Other instruments, having then been ordered from ported to have formed the intention of giving up
a Berlin manufacturer; the Hawaian musicians performing in public, and devoting himself solely
were taught how to use them, and initiated in the to composition. Wilhelm Taubert has now com-
secrets of musical notation. The band progressed pleted an important work, " Der Landskeucht,"
and was increased in numbers. The members for male chorus, male and female soli and orches-
were soon able to execute on festive occasions the tra, which will be produced in Berlin next Novem-
national hymns of different coimtries. It is true, ber, under the direction of the composer. Karl
they were rather badly oft' with regard to outward Grammann's new romantic opera, "Das Andreas-
equipment. They had a kind of uniform coat and fest," will be performed in Dresden in November ;
trousers, but were provided with boots only at representations will follow in Vienna, Hamburg,
Notices
the MUSICAL. CRITIC AND
special solemnities; as a rule, they played at con- Cologne, and Augsburg. A small choral work,
certs and during his Majesty's dinner—in their " Adonifeder," and six meritorious songs from the TRADE REVIKW taken from other
musical
inheritance
of
the
late
Adolf
Gensen,
will
feet. This was during King Lunalilo's reign.
newspapers are entirely unsolicited by
The present King speedily adopted measures to appear in the autunm, published by Hermann us. In spite of the editor's large news-
have his natioual band dressed as nearly as possi- Erler of Berlin.
paper acquaintance, he has never asked
ble in accordance with European notions. When
"Frangoise de Rimini," the work of M. Am- a line of encomium from any one.
Prince Heinrich, on his tour round the world, broise
Thomas,
will
be
brought
out
next
winter
at
landed at Honolulu, he was surprised at his recep- the Paris Opera.
The usual method of obtaining- large
tion by the strains of the national hymns, executed
numbers of putting- notices for a critical
quite correctly: " Heil dir im Siegerkranz " and
" H e n r i VIII.", the libretto by MM. Armand or art paper is to offer to send such pa-
"Ich bin ein Preusse," executed with almost uni- Silvestre and Detroyat, music by M. Saint Saens,
per to country editors for a year free
form precision and correctness; to his astonish- is also to be produced next season.
"ii tliey will kindly publish the enclosed
ment, moreover, the instruments were in the hands
Undeterred by the fate of " T h e Demon," M. lines "—written in the office of the paper
of colored performers, and it was not until band-
master Berger, the Berlin oboist, was presented, Rubinstein is about to perpetrate a new opera to to be puffed—and the value ot the critic-
the libretto of " D e r Sohn des Wojowden" by
that the matter became clear to him.
al paper is just about equal to the value
Berger is very much respected and liked by the Herr Notel. Now that the two Italian opera houses ot the pufl in the obscure country sheet.
are
supposed
to
be
amalgamated,
the
chances
are,
Court at Honolulu, and by the European colony in
the place. Several years since, he visited his however, in favor of opera-goers.
TATTING US ON THE HEAD.
mother in Berlin, but stopped only for a short
Handel's "Messiah" has just been performed
THE
MUSICAL,
CKITIC AND TRADE REVIEW would
time before returning to Hawai.
as a novelty at Christiania, where it has not been gain considerably in usefulness if it would confine
heard for many years. Enviable city.
itself to legitimate criticism, and give up its bitter
Great preparations have been made by M. Jules attacks,—sometimes, we fear, not wholly justifia-
STRADIUARIUS.
Cohen for the next operatic season at the magnifi- ble, on those who have offended it. I t is newsy
A LTHOUGrH Stradiuarius made violins down cent theatre erected in Monaco by M. Ch. Gamier and readable but seriously marred by this fault.—
XA. to the last year of his life, still after 1730, for the late M. Blanc. Fears are entertained by Springfield Republican, Springfield, Mass.
[The writer of the above does not specify which
feeling his hand and sight beginning to fail, he some persons that the recent death of Mad. Blanc
seldom signed his work. We can catch one, may interfere with the realization of the present particular " bitter attacks" he refers to; so we can
and only one, glimpse of him as he lived and moved programme, but it is generally believed it will be not be positive as to what has called forth these
and had his being at Cremona in 1730. He was carried out by M. Edmond Blanc, who will pro- remarks. Can it be that he alludes to, and feels
high and thin, and looked like one worn with bably succeed his mother in the management of sorry over, our exposures of Beatty, who is gener-
much thought and incessant iudustry. In summer the gaming tables and subsidiary establishments. ally a liberal advertiser in country papers.—ED.
MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW. 1
he wore a white cotton night-cap, and in winter
Report says that Mad. Albani is engaged to open
one of some woolen material. He was never seen
the
season
at
the
Royal
Opera
House,
Berlin,
with
without his apron of white leather, and every day
The man who does not advertise has it
was to him exactly like every other day. His series of performances, after which she is to make
mind was always rivetted upon his one pursuit, and a concert tour though Germany.
done tor him finally under the head of
he seemed neither to know nor to desire the least
•'failures in business."
change of occupation. His violins sold for four
THE BRADBURY PIANOFORTE FACTORY.
golden livres apiece, and were considered the best
^HE recent purchase, by Mr. F. G. Smith,
in Italy; and as he never spent anything except
manufacturer of the " B r a d b u r y " piano,
upon the necessaries of life and his own trade, he
saved a good deal of money, and the simjile-minded of the case making factory at Leorninster, Mass.,
Cremonese used to make jokes about his thrifti- formerly occupied by Messrs. Steinway \- Sons,
neas, and the proverb passed "As rich as Stradiu- led one of our reporters to visit Mr. Smith's factory
arius." Mr. Haweis says in Good 'Words that a at the corner of Raymond and Willoughby streets,
traveler who lately visited his house, still stand- in Brooklyn, to obtain details in regard to the
ing in the square of Cremona, remarked that it was Leominster factory as well as any other matters
heated through with the sun like an oven. He concerning the Bradbury factory and business,
BOSTON, MASS.
said you sit and sweat there as in a Turkish bath. which might prove of interest to our readers.
MANUFACTURERS.
Mr. Smith was ftnuid at his factory busily
That was how the Cremona makers dried their
UTOMATIC MUSICAL PAPER CO. Music Paper for Mechan-
wood; and so it was their oils distilled slowly and engaged with his customers, but took time to
ic
ical Musical Instruments.
227 to 2!i3 Cambridge Street,
remained always at a high temperature, their answer a few questions.
varnish weltered and soaked into the pine bellies
In regard to the* Leominster case factory he said "T^MERSON PIANO CO., manufacturers rs of Grand, Square and
an
Upright Pianos,
and sycamore backs beneath the tropical heat of that his business had long felt the need of a larger
595 Washington Street.
those seventeenth century summers.
capacity for case making, hence the purchase,
which was consummated about Aug. 1st, the sale
WORCESTER, MASS.
MANUFACTURERS.
The plans of the Metropolitan Opera House, being a cash transaction.
" The factory," said Mr. Smith, " is well adapted
which is to be built of Belleville brown-stone,
/"i
W.
INGALLS
&
CO., Organ Reed Boards, Parker Tremolos
and Octave Couplers,
brick, and terra cotta on the block bounded by for its purpose and will have a capacity for about
50
cases
per
week,
aud
those
which
I
do
not
25 Hermon Street.
Thirty-ninth and Fortieth streets and Broadway
a. KETTELL,
and Seventh avenue, have been filed at the Bureau require for my own use I will dispose of to piano
Piano Punchings,
of Buildings. It will cost $500,000, and the archi- makers requiring a first-class article. I am laying
6 Lincoln Square.
in a large stock of lumber to be in readiness to
tect is J. Cleveland Cady, of No. I l l Broadway.
begin
work
as
soon
as
the
machinery
is
ready
AGENTS AND DEALERS.
Mr. Ernst Eberhard, Director of the Grand w T hich I intend shall be of the most perfect de-
B.
LELAND
ft CO., dickering. Knabe, Hallett, Davis &
scription.
The
factory
includes
a
water
power
of
Conservatory of Music, returned recently from
. Co., and Fischer Pianos : Peloubet & Co. and Smith
50 horses, and to supplement this, and, also to American
Europe.
Orgaus, Shoet Music and Band Instruments.
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