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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
A PROGRESSIVE PERSONALITY.
of the busiest men in New York
these days is Manager Charles L.
Young. He is at the head of three incor-
porated companies: an amusement company,
a musical club and amusement directory, and
a school of music, which will be opened on
Oct. ist at No. 305 Fifth avenue. This is
an important move, for which the most com-
plete arrangements are being made. Sev-
eral of the principal teachers have been en-
gaged and the names of others will be an-
an aptitude for work that is prodigious, his
legion of friends in social and business life
rejoice that his ability and industry are be-
ing so successfully rewarded these days.
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THE POLITENESS OF PATRIOTISM.
IT has been pointed out frequently by
Americans that we are not so scrupu-
lous as we might be with regard to what
might be called the politeness of patriotism,
says the Sun.
There is some, justification for the charge.
Take our particular,
"The Star Spangled
Banner." Is it not a
fact that many of us
are forced to keep
our seats when it is
played, simply because
we do not wish to
attract attention by
standing
up, and
thereby administer a
practical rebuke to
those who are sitting
down ? It is owing
to the fact that peo-
ple will sit while it is
performed that it is
possible for orchestras
in hotel dining-rooms
and similar places to
entertain the patrons
"patriotic airs."- They
would not venture on
such a selection if it
were the accepted du-
ty of every man and
woman in the place
to get into the right
attitude of respect.
That is standing up.
There are men who
would be shocked at
the thought of keep-
ing
on their hats in
CHAS. L. YOUNG.
the
presence
of
women,
even
in a public
nounced later in this paper. A number of
pupils have consummated arrangements to elevator, who do not think of touching their
begin their studies at this school upon its hats when a regiment's colors are carried
opening. The facilities for promoting de- by. It isn't owing to any lack of patriotism.
serving pupils cannot be excelled, as Mr. It is partly the result of thoughtlessness,
Young is in touch with the principal people partly from a shrinking of being demonstra-
in the musical world. The school and com- tive. And it is easy to see that many of
panies under Mr. Young's control will be those who are not scrupulous in this way
divided into departments and run as orig- would be willing to make any sacrifice that
inally intended by him.
the country could demand of them. Which
The Musical Club and Amusement Direc- is equivalent to saying that one might put
tory, on which Mr. Young is now engaged, on his hat in church and yet be truly pious,
is a book of 1,008 pages, fully illustrated, or be a chivalrous man and yet be lacking
giving as correctly as possible all necessary in a certain ceremonial observance in regard
information to the amusement world. It to women. But certainly in the case of
promises to be invaluable to the manufac- these last the free-and-easy manner would
turer, dealer, teacher, artist, and the musical be bitterly resented.
public in general. This book is being printed
OPERA ORCHESTRA RE-ENGAGED.
by Charles Edgar's establishment, and is 'T'HE monthly meeting of the directors of
being rushed forward by an extra force, so
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the Maurice Grau Opera Company was
that it will be out on time in September as held Saturday at the Metropolitan Opera
advertised. The edition is limited to five House. With the exception of the action
thousand copies, and Mr. Young states that taken as to the orchestra to be engaged for
at least two-thirds of them are subscribed next season, only routine business was trans-
for at the present time.
acted. It was unanimously resolved to re-
An excellent portrait of Charles L. Young tain the same body of players, headed by
appears herewith. Genial and optimistic in Nahan Franko, which gave such satisfaction
temperament, loyal and sincere in action, with last season, when the.orchestra was found
to be better than it had been in years. Mr.
Franko engaged this orchestra and will con-
tinue in his place of first violin.
The directors, acting under advices from
Maurice Grau, who is now at Bayreuth, took
action Saturday in regard to the orchestra
in order to quiet the gossip that trouble had
arisen between Walter Damrosch and Nahan
Franko. It was said that Walter Dam-
rosch had offered to supply the players at
a price cheaper than Mr. Franko in order
to get rid of Mr. Franko as the concert
master of the organization. It was to quiet
these rumors that the stockholders Saturday
voted to retain Mr. Franko and the former
orchestra engaged by him. Mr. Damrosch
as a conductor is only interested in having
a good orchestra under his control. Who
engages it or how much it costs are matters
with which he is not concerned.
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A NOTABLE FESTIVAL.
HT HE twelfth annual festival of the New
Hampshire Music Teachers' Associa-
tion, held at The Wiers, July 29th to Aug.
2d, inclusive, was one of the grandest and
most complete of any similar gathering ever
conducted at this resort. On Monday even-
ing, July 29th, there was a chorus rehearsal
in Music Hall. There were also chorus re-
hearsals on Wednesday, two on Thursday
and one on Friday, with over 200 voices in
the chorus. The festival closed Friday even-
ing with "The Messiah" by a full chorus,
orchestra and soloists.
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MILLAIS' LOVE FOR MUSIC.
!Kl\ RS. CHARLES STUART-WORT-
LEY says, in the chapter which she
has contributed to the life of Millais by his
son, that "second to his art came the sister
art of music." In the personal recollections
which Sir Arthur Sullivan contributed to
the same biography he remarks that in mu-
sic that eminent painter "possessed an un-
erring instinct for what was good and artis-
tically right, although he had no technical
knowledge of the art." Sir Frederic Leigh-
ton also was "a very musical person," ac-
cording to a writer in the London Musical
Record. Gainsborough was fond of the same
art, though he never had application enough
to learn his notes. Among the portraits he
painted are those of several famous musi-
cians. Among the painters of earlier days
Leonardo da Vinci, Michael Angelo, and
Salvator Rosa were especially fond of mu-
sic. A good story is told of the last named.
He was one day playing on a harpsichord
when a friend remarked that it was not of
much good. "I will soon make it worth
something," replied the artist; and, laying
hold of his brush, he painted a picture on
the lid of the instrument.
HT HE warning issued by Siegfried Wag-
'
ner to the effect that bis father never
wrote a comic opera with the title
"Falschmuenzer" ("Counterfeit Coiners"),
and that there is fraud in the announce-
ment that such a work is to be produced
in this country is somewhat amusing. Amer-
icans do not need the information; they are
familiar with the achievements of the great
master.