Music Trade Review
Issue: 1900 Vol. 30 N. 1 - Page 8
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
ular opera has not proved sufficient to sus-
tain that promise. No; the genius of "the
day, or of the future, is not Mascagni, nor
Massenet, nor Puccini, nor Leoncavallo,
nor Goldmark, nor, perhaps, Dvorak.
The modern genius worthy to stand on
the steps of Beethoven's throne is as yet
silent, or what he has already sung is not
the song which will reach the heart of the
world; 'tis a mere prelude, a recitative
heralding the aria that is to come. There
are, as an English writer eloquently puts
it, many new hopes, new aspirations that
lie before the exponents of the tone art;
but the eyes grow dim with watching and
the soul is aweary with hope deferred.
"That is just the attitude the critic must'
not take, for when the day comes his eyes
will not see the genius of the future, but
the genius will arrive."
given the best room in the house. This
fresh testimony is adduced to show that
the now somewhat unfashionable American
organ is a civilizer and a power for good.
/WHSS CLARA KALISHER, the well-
* " * known contralto, has had an interest-
ing career. Her studies have been pur-
sued entirely abroad under the most bril-
liant artists. In Paris she received tuition
from Jules Granier, well known in Con-
servatoire circles; in London with G. W.
Henschel and H. J. Wood, the young and
brilliant orchestra leader. Miss Kalisher
has met with great success in all the lead-
ing European cities, and the columns of
praise that have been bestowed upon her
P
OULTNEY BIGELOW, the author
and traveler, lectured on the Boer
War at the Waldorf-Astoria a couple of
weeks ago and in the course of his re-
marks unconsciously paid a neat tribute to
the power of music. It was during Jame-
son's raid that Mr. Bigelow visited Africa
and while making a tour of the Transvaal
with some friends he was compelled to
ask for shelter one night at a farmhouse.
The inhabitants were morose and taciturn
and particularly unfriendly in demeanor
owing to the fact that they considered the
unexpected visitors English, as they spoke
the language.
Although the evening
waxed late, the members of the household
were about as communicative as Indians,
and as unfriendly as many of the Boers
can be. The situation was getting des-
perate, and Mr. Bigelow looked around for
some means of bridging the chasm. He es-
pied in the corner of one of the very unpre-
tentious and modestly appointed rooms, an
American organ, which occupied the place
of honor with the Bible and hymn-book.
Without permission he wended his way to
the organ and placing the hymn-book be-
fore him commenced to play those religious
airs so dear to the Boer heart. His friends
accompanied him in song, and before long
he was delighted to find that the Boer fam-
ily were joining in a vigorous and enthusi-
astic manner in the impromptu service.
After the musical performance they were
treated with the greatest friendliness and
CLARA KALISHER.
by some of the best known critics fully
demonstrates her genius. She has been
heard frequently in the most famous salons.
Miss Kalisher's return to the American
concert stage this season after unpre-
cedented triumphs abroad has been a source
of pleasure to hosts of friends and an ap-
preciative public.
D A T T I intends to celebrate, in 1900, the
*• fiftieth anniversary of her first ap-
pearance as a child of seven at a charity
concert in New York, when she surprised
her hearers by her fluent delivery of Jenny
Lind's favorite, Eckert's "Echo" song, and
of the final rondo from "La Sonnambula."
On Nov. 24, 1859, Mme. Patti made her
stage debut as Lucia in this city, being
paid by Maurice Strakosch the moderate
salary of $400 a month. In 1861 Patti
went to England, making her appearance
at Drury Lane, at a salary of $2,000 a
month. During her latest appearances she
received for opera in London $2,500 and in
America $5,000 a night, while for concerts
in England, Messrs. Harrison pay her
$2,500 a night in the provinces, and $4,000
in London.
AUGUST WM. HOFFMANN, whose
* * latest composition "I Love Thee" ap-
pears in this number, is steadily augment-
ing his fame as a composer. More than
one hundred of his compositions which
have been published by some of the lead-
ing publishers of the country, have met
with no limited degree of appreciation.
Mr. Hoffman wasborn in Mannheim,Ger.,
in 1866 and received his musical education
at the Royal Conservatory at Stuttgart
under Dr. Sebert and Prof. Pruckner, and
later under Vincent Lachner and Wilhelm
Kalliwoda. As a concert pianist Mr. Hoff-
man has achieved quite a reputation in
Europe and America, and has been most
successful as accompanist in concert to
Mme. Gadski, David Bispham, Watkins
Mills and a score of other celebrities, while
his ensemble playing with his brother
Ludwig W. Hoffman, the'cello virtuoso,has
won the highest commendation from lead-
ing critics.
Mr. Hoffmann's wife, Adelaide R. Hoff-
mann, is rapidly coming to the front as a
soprano. She is a pupil of Mme. Murio
Celli, who speaks very highly of this artist's
voice and most encouragingly regarding
her future.
T H E Bach Singers of New York have
^ completed arrangements with Madame
Schumann Heink, who will appear as the
soloist at their first concert, to be given in
the Mendelssohn Hall the latter part of
January.
I T is stated that during the Paris Exhibi-
^ tion, next year, there will be an exploi-
tation of chefs d" oeuvre of religious music
of all schools, including works by Mozart,
Handel, Haydn, Wagner, Gounod and Mas-
WIGS
P Paints,
>
_ LAYS
JfBeards.Grease
Stage Make-Ups, etc.;
IVlOUS-
, taches
I k Masquerades,
i t I III Beards
for
Parades, •
, Parlor, School and Stage En-
t e r t a i n m e n t s . Moustaches, 7 ets.
Beards, 20 cts., Negro Wigs, 25 eta. Wild West. Indian,
Chinese, Farmer, lrish,Baldand Ladles' CharacterWlg»
only 75 c.ts. each, any color and made to fit any elze head.
All goods sent postpaid on recei pt of price. I also manu-
facture tricks andnovclties. Ills.catalogueof late plays
and new characters free. Agents wanted, costumers
supplied. CHAM. K. MAIt8HAL.L,Mfr.,Lockport,W.Y.
D D n 111 M ' G Bronchial
D I f U I I I I O Troches
the popular cure for
Casb, lEycfoange, IRentefc, also
Slfc on JEass payments
IRRITATED THROATS.
Grand, Square and Upright
Fac-SiinUe
Signature of
PIANOFORTES
These instruments have been before the pub-
lic for fifty years, and upon their excellence
alone have attained an
Unpurchased Pre-Eminence.
Which establishes them as UN EQUALED
in Tone, Touch, Workmanship and
Durability.
Every Piano Fully Warranted for Five Yeara
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-
•truments, and therefore challenge the world that oof*
r'll rxcel any other.
No. 2l East 14th Street,
NEW YORK.
WM. O A B E & CO.
WAREROOMS
48 5th Ave., near 20th St., New York
03 & 24 E. Baltimore St.. Baltimore
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
ular opera has not proved sufficient to sus-
tain that promise. No; the genius of "the
day, or of the future, is not Mascagni, nor
Massenet, nor Puccini, nor Leoncavallo,
nor Goldmark, nor, perhaps, Dvorak.
The modern genius worthy to stand on
the steps of Beethoven's throne is as yet
silent, or what he has already sung is not
the song which will reach the heart of the
world; 'tis a mere prelude, a recitative
heralding the aria that is to come. There
are, as an English writer eloquently puts
it, many new hopes, new aspirations that
lie before the exponents of the tone art;
but the eyes grow dim with watching and
the soul is aweary with hope deferred.
"That is just the attitude the critic must'
not take, for when the day comes his eyes
will not see the genius of the future, but
the genius will arrive."
given the best room in the house. This
fresh testimony is adduced to show that
the now somewhat unfashionable American
organ is a civilizer and a power for good.
/WHSS CLARA KALISHER, the well-
* " * known contralto, has had an interest-
ing career. Her studies have been pur-
sued entirely abroad under the most bril-
liant artists. In Paris she received tuition
from Jules Granier, well known in Con-
servatoire circles; in London with G. W.
Henschel and H. J. Wood, the young and
brilliant orchestra leader. Miss Kalisher
has met with great success in all the lead-
ing European cities, and the columns of
praise that have been bestowed upon her
P
OULTNEY BIGELOW, the author
and traveler, lectured on the Boer
War at the Waldorf-Astoria a couple of
weeks ago and in the course of his re-
marks unconsciously paid a neat tribute to
the power of music. It was during Jame-
son's raid that Mr. Bigelow visited Africa
and while making a tour of the Transvaal
with some friends he was compelled to
ask for shelter one night at a farmhouse.
The inhabitants were morose and taciturn
and particularly unfriendly in demeanor
owing to the fact that they considered the
unexpected visitors English, as they spoke
the language.
Although the evening
waxed late, the members of the household
were about as communicative as Indians,
and as unfriendly as many of the Boers
can be. The situation was getting des-
perate, and Mr. Bigelow looked around for
some means of bridging the chasm. He es-
pied in the corner of one of the very unpre-
tentious and modestly appointed rooms, an
American organ, which occupied the place
of honor with the Bible and hymn-book.
Without permission he wended his way to
the organ and placing the hymn-book be-
fore him commenced to play those religious
airs so dear to the Boer heart. His friends
accompanied him in song, and before long
he was delighted to find that the Boer fam-
ily were joining in a vigorous and enthusi-
astic manner in the impromptu service.
After the musical performance they were
treated with the greatest friendliness and
CLARA KALISHER.
by some of the best known critics fully
demonstrates her genius. She has been
heard frequently in the most famous salons.
Miss Kalisher's return to the American
concert stage this season after unpre-
cedented triumphs abroad has been a source
of pleasure to hosts of friends and an ap-
preciative public.
D A T T I intends to celebrate, in 1900, the
*• fiftieth anniversary of her first ap-
pearance as a child of seven at a charity
concert in New York, when she surprised
her hearers by her fluent delivery of Jenny
Lind's favorite, Eckert's "Echo" song, and
of the final rondo from "La Sonnambula."
On Nov. 24, 1859, Mme. Patti made her
stage debut as Lucia in this city, being
paid by Maurice Strakosch the moderate
salary of $400 a month. In 1861 Patti
went to England, making her appearance
at Drury Lane, at a salary of $2,000 a
month. During her latest appearances she
received for opera in London $2,500 and in
America $5,000 a night, while for concerts
in England, Messrs. Harrison pay her
$2,500 a night in the provinces, and $4,000
in London.
AUGUST WM. HOFFMANN, whose
* * latest composition "I Love Thee" ap-
pears in this number, is steadily augment-
ing his fame as a composer. More than
one hundred of his compositions which
have been published by some of the lead-
ing publishers of the country, have met
with no limited degree of appreciation.
Mr. Hoffman wasborn in Mannheim,Ger.,
in 1866 and received his musical education
at the Royal Conservatory at Stuttgart
under Dr. Sebert and Prof. Pruckner, and
later under Vincent Lachner and Wilhelm
Kalliwoda. As a concert pianist Mr. Hoff-
man has achieved quite a reputation in
Europe and America, and has been most
successful as accompanist in concert to
Mme. Gadski, David Bispham, Watkins
Mills and a score of other celebrities, while
his ensemble playing with his brother
Ludwig W. Hoffman, the'cello virtuoso,has
won the highest commendation from lead-
ing critics.
Mr. Hoffmann's wife, Adelaide R. Hoff-
mann, is rapidly coming to the front as a
soprano. She is a pupil of Mme. Murio
Celli, who speaks very highly of this artist's
voice and most encouragingly regarding
her future.
T H E Bach Singers of New York have
^ completed arrangements with Madame
Schumann Heink, who will appear as the
soloist at their first concert, to be given in
the Mendelssohn Hall the latter part of
January.
I T is stated that during the Paris Exhibi-
^ tion, next year, there will be an exploi-
tation of chefs d" oeuvre of religious music
of all schools, including works by Mozart,
Handel, Haydn, Wagner, Gounod and Mas-
WIGS
P Paints,
>
_ LAYS
JfBeards.Grease
Stage Make-Ups, etc.;
IVlOUS-
, taches
I k Masquerades,
i t I III Beards
for
Parades, •
, Parlor, School and Stage En-
t e r t a i n m e n t s . Moustaches, 7 ets.
Beards, 20 cts., Negro Wigs, 25 eta. Wild West. Indian,
Chinese, Farmer, lrish,Baldand Ladles' CharacterWlg»
only 75 c.ts. each, any color and made to fit any elze head.
All goods sent postpaid on recei pt of price. I also manu-
facture tricks andnovclties. Ills.catalogueof late plays
and new characters free. Agents wanted, costumers
supplied. CHAM. K. MAIt8HAL.L,Mfr.,Lockport,W.Y.
D D n 111 M ' G Bronchial
D I f U I I I I O Troches
the popular cure for
Casb, lEycfoange, IRentefc, also
Slfc on JEass payments
IRRITATED THROATS.
Grand, Square and Upright
Fac-SiinUe
Signature of
PIANOFORTES
These instruments have been before the pub-
lic for fifty years, and upon their excellence
alone have attained an
Unpurchased Pre-Eminence.
Which establishes them as UN EQUALED
in Tone, Touch, Workmanship and
Durability.
Every Piano Fully Warranted for Five Yeara
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-
•truments, and therefore challenge the world that oof*
r'll rxcel any other.
No. 2l East 14th Street,
NEW YORK.
WM. O A B E & CO.
WAREROOMS
48 5th Ave., near 20th St., New York
03 & 24 E. Baltimore St.. Baltimore
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