Music Trade Review
Issue: 1897 Vol. 25 N. 10 - Page 8
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
Criticism has its perils in all lands. One
illustration of that fact is the recent
experience of a man in far-off South Africa.
He was sent by the Natal Mercury to write
a piece for his paper about a performance
of "Elijah." This is what would general-
ly be regarded in journalistic circles as a
safe, if not particularly pleasant, assign-
ment, but it turned out to be quite the
reverse in both particulars. The critic
thoroughly enjoyed the setting down of
his opinion of the performance, and espe-
cially of the vocal and histrionic ability of
the man who sang the principal role. A
few hours after the article was printed,
however, the singer appeared in the news-
paper office and in ten minutes had proved
to the critic that though the impersonator
of Elijah might have lacked voice and in-
telligence, he was well provided with clubs
and boots. When the journalist could
leave the bed to which he at once betook
himself, or rather, to which he was at
once betaken, he had the singer arrested.
Thereupon the latter humbly apologized
"for having so far forgot my manliness as
to strike one smaller than myself and
physically incapable of retaliating," but
this was received very coldly by the bat-
tered critic, and at latest advices the latter
person was still clamoring for damages—
as if he were not sufficiently damaged
already!
©
An inquiry has recently been instituted
in London as to the greatest distance at
which the human voice can be heard
without telephonic means. It appears that
eighteen miles is reported as the longest
distance on record at which a man's voice
has been heard. This is said to have oc-
curred in the Grand Canon of Colorado,
where one man shouted the name " Bob "
at one end, and his voice was plainly heard
at the other end, some eighteen miles
away. Lieut. Foster, on Perry's third
Arctic expedition, found that he could
converse with a man across the harbor of
Port Bowen, about one mile and a quarter
distant; and Sir John Franklin said that
he conversed with ease at a distance of
more than a mile. Dr. Young records that
at Gibraltar the human voice has been
heard at a distance of ten miles. In all
these cases the currents of the air were
evidently as important factors as th e
acoustics of a building is indoors.
A national hymn that will correctly
voice the majesty of these great United
States has not yet materialized. Period-
ically the matter is discussed by editors,
poets and musicians without any definite
conclusion being arrived at. The editor of
the Home Journal now treats of the mat-
ter in this wise:
"The national song of the future for the
American people should be typical, repre-
senting in its music as in its words the
dignity of our country's mission. It should
not be polluted with a single 'jingo' word.
It should breathe none of those boasts by
which the Jefferson Bricks of America
abroad have made their country slyly
laughed at. It should express something
of the many-sided patriotism and far-
reaching ideals of the people which it
represents. Now comparatively few peo-
ple have an idea of the importance of find-
ing a composer. This is really to first
catch the hare. Passable poets are much
more numerous than good composers. Sup-
pose we get our anthem, who is to furnish
the air?
" However, we believe that this will
regulate itself. The composer will be
found. What we want is the last word in
song of the American people on the adieu
to the wonderful nineteenth century—a
song that shall fitly symbolize its material
and intellectual outlook as well as its mar-
tial history. For this wild, inconsiderate
deification of war as the inspiration of na-
tional music must strike any true philoso-
pher as absurd and in the highest degree
mischievous."
©
About two thousand musicians make a
living in Budapesth, one of the most musical
cities in Europe. Besides the usual operatic
and concert institutions, 120 gypsy bands,
32 military bands and 21 orchestras of
female players are supported. This is a
stupendous showing,
o
A brother of the famous Russian com-
poser Tschaikovsky has furnished the
libretto for a four act opera by Napravnik,
a Bohemian composer, entitled " Du-
brovsky." It was recently produced for
the first time in Germany at the Leipsic
Opera House and scored an instantaneous
success.
heard at the London opera next year.
Mme. Nordica, after an absence of four
years from the operatic stage of the
English metropolis; Mme. Eames, Miss
Marie Engle, Miss Palliser, Mme. Mar-
garet Reid and MissZelie de Lussan.
Casb, Ejxbange, IRentet), also
£olt> on )£a0£ payments
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All our instruments contain the full iron frame and
patent tuning pin. The greatest invention in the history
of piano making. Any radical changes in the climate, heat
or dampness, cannot affect the standing in tone of our in-
struments, and therefore challenge th« world that oar*
will excel any other-
©
Ole Theobaldi, the Norwegian violinist,
who arrived here a few weeks ago, will
make a tour of the country, giving a series
of Ole Bull concerts. From this city Theo-
baldi will go to Boston and Chicago. He
intends to remain in this country until
1900, when he will go to Paris to play at
the Centennial Exposition,
o
Xaver Scharwenka,composer and teacher,
returned from Europe last week. While
abroad he completed arrangements for the
production of his dramatic opera "Mata-
swintha" at Vienna, Mannheim and Ham-
burg. We understand Mr. Scharwenka is
at present at work on the score of a new
opera.
0
Albert G. Theirs, the celebrated tenor
and teacher, has been sojourning in Grand
Rapids, Mich., for the summer. During
his stay he participated in many concerts
and his singing evoked immense enthusi-
asm. The papers of Grand Rapids one and
all have given him a great " send off."
0
Six American prima donnas will be
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BLACKHEAD'S RASHES, and other complexional blem-
ishes. The gentle and continuous action on these natural
lubricators of the skin keeps the latter TRANSPARENT,
SOFT, FLEXIBLE and HKALTIIV, and cures or pre-
vents ROUGH, CRACKED, or SCALY SKIN, and
speedily lessens TAN. SUNBURN, PIMPLES, FRECK-
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ARMS, or BODY.
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TRY I T AND BE CONVINCED OF I T S WONDER-
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MONEY.
FOULD'S MEDICATED ARSENIC COMPLEXION
SOAP is sold by druggists in every city in the world. We
also send it by mail securely sealed on receipt of price, 50c.
When ordering by mail address
H. B. FOULD,
Room 3.
214 6th Avc, NEW YORK.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
Criticism has its perils in all lands. One
illustration of that fact is the recent
experience of a man in far-off South Africa.
He was sent by the Natal Mercury to write
a piece for his paper about a performance
of "Elijah." This is what would general-
ly be regarded in journalistic circles as a
safe, if not particularly pleasant, assign-
ment, but it turned out to be quite the
reverse in both particulars. The critic
thoroughly enjoyed the setting down of
his opinion of the performance, and espe-
cially of the vocal and histrionic ability of
the man who sang the principal role. A
few hours after the article was printed,
however, the singer appeared in the news-
paper office and in ten minutes had proved
to the critic that though the impersonator
of Elijah might have lacked voice and in-
telligence, he was well provided with clubs
and boots. When the journalist could
leave the bed to which he at once betook
himself, or rather, to which he was at
once betaken, he had the singer arrested.
Thereupon the latter humbly apologized
"for having so far forgot my manliness as
to strike one smaller than myself and
physically incapable of retaliating," but
this was received very coldly by the bat-
tered critic, and at latest advices the latter
person was still clamoring for damages—
as if he were not sufficiently damaged
already!
©
An inquiry has recently been instituted
in London as to the greatest distance at
which the human voice can be heard
without telephonic means. It appears that
eighteen miles is reported as the longest
distance on record at which a man's voice
has been heard. This is said to have oc-
curred in the Grand Canon of Colorado,
where one man shouted the name " Bob "
at one end, and his voice was plainly heard
at the other end, some eighteen miles
away. Lieut. Foster, on Perry's third
Arctic expedition, found that he could
converse with a man across the harbor of
Port Bowen, about one mile and a quarter
distant; and Sir John Franklin said that
he conversed with ease at a distance of
more than a mile. Dr. Young records that
at Gibraltar the human voice has been
heard at a distance of ten miles. In all
these cases the currents of the air were
evidently as important factors as th e
acoustics of a building is indoors.
A national hymn that will correctly
voice the majesty of these great United
States has not yet materialized. Period-
ically the matter is discussed by editors,
poets and musicians without any definite
conclusion being arrived at. The editor of
the Home Journal now treats of the mat-
ter in this wise:
"The national song of the future for the
American people should be typical, repre-
senting in its music as in its words the
dignity of our country's mission. It should
not be polluted with a single 'jingo' word.
It should breathe none of those boasts by
which the Jefferson Bricks of America
abroad have made their country slyly
laughed at. It should express something
of the many-sided patriotism and far-
reaching ideals of the people which it
represents. Now comparatively few peo-
ple have an idea of the importance of find-
ing a composer. This is really to first
catch the hare. Passable poets are much
more numerous than good composers. Sup-
pose we get our anthem, who is to furnish
the air?
" However, we believe that this will
regulate itself. The composer will be
found. What we want is the last word in
song of the American people on the adieu
to the wonderful nineteenth century—a
song that shall fitly symbolize its material
and intellectual outlook as well as its mar-
tial history. For this wild, inconsiderate
deification of war as the inspiration of na-
tional music must strike any true philoso-
pher as absurd and in the highest degree
mischievous."
©
About two thousand musicians make a
living in Budapesth, one of the most musical
cities in Europe. Besides the usual operatic
and concert institutions, 120 gypsy bands,
32 military bands and 21 orchestras of
female players are supported. This is a
stupendous showing,
o
A brother of the famous Russian com-
poser Tschaikovsky has furnished the
libretto for a four act opera by Napravnik,
a Bohemian composer, entitled " Du-
brovsky." It was recently produced for
the first time in Germany at the Leipsic
Opera House and scored an instantaneous
success.
heard at the London opera next year.
Mme. Nordica, after an absence of four
years from the operatic stage of the
English metropolis; Mme. Eames, Miss
Marie Engle, Miss Palliser, Mme. Mar-
garet Reid and MissZelie de Lussan.
Casb, Ejxbange, IRentet), also
£olt> on )£a0£ payments
MS. 5 4 E AST13 T - H
J
THREE
THREE 000RS
000RS WESTOF
WESTOF BROADW
WEGM7IN
C0.
All our instruments contain the full iron frame and
patent tuning pin. The greatest invention in the history
of piano making. Any radical changes in the climate, heat
or dampness, cannot affect the standing in tone of our in-
struments, and therefore challenge th« world that oar*
will excel any other-
©
Ole Theobaldi, the Norwegian violinist,
who arrived here a few weeks ago, will
make a tour of the country, giving a series
of Ole Bull concerts. From this city Theo-
baldi will go to Boston and Chicago. He
intends to remain in this country until
1900, when he will go to Paris to play at
the Centennial Exposition,
o
Xaver Scharwenka,composer and teacher,
returned from Europe last week. While
abroad he completed arrangements for the
production of his dramatic opera "Mata-
swintha" at Vienna, Mannheim and Ham-
burg. We understand Mr. Scharwenka is
at present at work on the score of a new
opera.
0
Albert G. Theirs, the celebrated tenor
and teacher, has been sojourning in Grand
Rapids, Mich., for the summer. During
his stay he participated in many concerts
and his singing evoked immense enthusi-
asm. The papers of Grand Rapids one and
all have given him a great " send off."
0
Six American prima donnas will be
MEDICATED
ARSENIC
(OMPUXION §OAP
The constant use of FOULD'S MEDICATED ARSENIC
COMPLEXION SOAP realizes the FAIREST COM-
PLEXION. It is admirably adapted to preserve the health
of the SKIN and SCALP of INFANTS and CHILDREN
and to prevent minor blemishes or inherited skin diseases
becoming chronic. As a shaving soap it is far superior to
any now on the market.
FOULD'S MEDICATED ARSENIC SOAP purifies and
invigorates the pores of the skin and imparts activity to the
oil glands and tu bes, thus furnishing an outlet for unwhole-
some matter, which, if retained, would create PIMPLES,
BLACKHEAD'S RASHES, and other complexional blem-
ishes. The gentle and continuous action on these natural
lubricators of the skin keeps the latter TRANSPARENT,
SOFT, FLEXIBLE and HKALTIIV, and cures or pre-
vents ROUGH, CRACKED, or SCALY SKIN, and
speedily lessens TAN. SUNBURN, PIMPLES, FRECK-
LES. MOTH, LIVER SPOTS, REDNESS, and all
blemishes known to science, whether on the FACE. NECK,
ARMS, or BODY.
THERE IS NO OTHER SOAP LIKE IT ON EARTH FOR
A LIKE PURPOSE.
TRY I T AND BE CONVINCED OF I T S WONDER-
FUL ME HITS.
WE GUARANTEE EVERY CAKE WE SELL TO
GIVE ENTIRE SATISFACTION OR REFUND THE
MONEY.
FOULD'S MEDICATED ARSENIC COMPLEXION
SOAP is sold by druggists in every city in the world. We
also send it by mail securely sealed on receipt of price, 50c.
When ordering by mail address
H. B. FOULD,
Room 3.
214 6th Avc, NEW YORK.
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