The evening world. Newspaper, February 23, 1907, Page 9

Over A MANHATTAN | with the Conductor of y® THE MANHATTAN . BY CHARLES DARNTON. : Ean FST RILCAMPANANNY Clehirpeal the sarimn (@ouna“ ori Lee Academy of Music.” Because: of my earller. visits I had been able to. form 6$2-8- switchboard; perking her head over her shoulder; “will-be an intelligent opinion about-Amerioang. z te hat_Ia_your opinion of the Amé: _ Manhattan?” T asked. | \ i 3 Ease erat ieee They are extraordinury,” he declared with marked sincerity. “They sing with the spirit of principals, and they learn more jn a week thats -chorus wonen_on_the other side lenri jn months. Themen. are_slow, bur— the women are romarkably quick and intetiigent- and they have excellent - Yokes “There showld be a school lor opera singtrs in New York, The ability of the American woiwen In the chorus at the Manhattan has aston- | Ished_me. They have given-mo. little, if-any,-difloutty) = “Which do you find the more dificult, controlling the singers on the stage or the men in the orchestra?’ * ; < ach + "It's half-and-half," he answered, “I put the singers in one side of my head, the musiclins ‘In the other. But first of all I alt quietly in my dresitng-room for fifteen or twenty minutes and get’ the opera In my head. Jib vel work, Of course, Is done ct rebearsals., For-a performance it ts fomy nocssiry to get the opera well in tho wind. When t come out to conduct a performance I do not see the audience, | see only. the opera before “right down:"* es aera (ee ia rican_women in. the chorus cat the Such fs fo I-sympathized with poor. Mister Cam-! ; pananny, for I had stood by helplessly while my own trcublezome name was broken Into bits and sent up in pleces. A telepbouc Jacy.is_no.respeeter of nasmen,~ When -Lmurmur mine she-sually-looks-at me as though | were swearing and then changes to a come-again expres-| flon, When you're a mere nobody it doesn't matter, of course, but when you're a grand opera conductor with a reputation bigger than a city block | {tomest-he-a-bit-mearing-on- the artiste temperiment to be-called “Mister? Cam— But thore ‘hs was, Siz. Cleofonte Campahini, more lke'a Iniltary off- cer than a musical @{rector; trim, erect and keen.of eye. Pointing the way}. with his black derby hat. he marched us Into the buffet, and when we were. rented balted the unhandsom i oF Mabbattan? Ee “Manhattan, thank you." catd 1. “That 1s good,” he sintied. "WW QV e will be loyal to the Manhattan Opera an Let ; me, I do not know whether there are thousands or only one person-behind _ | i House—We will.drink the Manhattan cocktail. 14 it agreed? | me—and I do not care, I am conscious of the audiente only when {t ap : 3] aS Only one member of the pzrty gave the high-wtgn of the water wagon: | plawas." 5 : ey n ; He ea Sig-Campanint took his Wke a niajor = ii = < | “The vanity, the childlike deHeht,he-petty—egotism -of--the- ordinary a , There la title sugvestion-of musician in this dominant personality.: + vay Brust pe ehbirely—iMeking in Citolonte Campanint: No one could ' Any ore w has watched him lead his men through the long, Intricate 20k more tndimerent—when he doesn't look downright bored—than he stretches of an opera score a3.a general leads his army, must recognize the ! when a frantically enthustestic audience has forced bim to take a curtalg military quality in Abts lead: And when he has won big battle, nothinz! CLEQFONTE cau. Iam sure he would abolish his personal curtaln calls, just as, he has _ else seems to count. Applause to him seems I'ke so much/smoke. CAMPANINI practically abolished encores, 1f he could have his. way. IJ asked bim wag “Have you had military training?" I asked, interested inithis side-ot eer a : he Is opposed to encores. soradkays 97 Seeger Sere : Sea eel Se “Hosaise they are anl-artistfe,” he sald. “An encore Is at Interrups “Only a year of it," he sald. “I icneht my way out of the army after) —= { tion, tt-spoits-x-pertormance.” SSS Ue . the first year. I was more interested in something else. In the army 1! = “Is the encore flend-here-worse_than-in-Europe?— sp: = distinguished myself—as a runner.” NS | 2 3.5 He raised his_eyes to the celling and sent a short,-quick-laugh in thi Ho lacghed and pulled at, the ends of Ms short, gray-shot must CT) AGI: : same direction. S (Aiea Sire nes teen - = —“there-was a corps that wou glory verse of its runners, and 5 FAO | —-“Burope!" he repeated, bringing down his eyes and the corners of hfs é “one day 1 ran away from them all. i sam | mouth. “In Europe the encore evil {s much worse, ‘There they want te His sharp brown ‘eyes danced at the recollection, and roxte| the cynical 1 ventured to that New York of the opinion he had done “The as beer a great Improvement in the performances since the! hear an-opera twice, they are nevor satisfed. More than once T bavg _ expression of his rather sallow (ace. His eyes looked forty, his thin hair. wonders. __[ irst 9 laimont-been-riven_into-the-aiteet by demands for-encores, One night at on the ragge edge of fifty. - “Now,” be added, “T sometimes fee] Tike runala Bi “Like running away thom Rnd operas” Tve felt that way myself. i sohaven't vou? _ é ss fad ny_cnte breve 1 felt lie rinning when 1 begun rehearsals at tae Man, + =thore rehearsals, Shail-T ever forget -ti He pathic figgers-teits ee =o “Phoreonnisess-tchear then still! Carpentera masons #5 plastering, steamfitters, painters—everything confusion! And yet expecte!l to read a score, to jead in orchestra throug Unnt terrible u my and taking the fret boat beck, “Another ii { ‘think, would have dene #0, “To Tasked myself. ‘are you going to bring epera out of chaos?’ Never before had I found myself in such difficulties.” “What way your greatest difficulty?” ” ic Boma “T eannot'say, It wrs-all one groat diMculty. Nothing wi — everything, everyhody wns new. 1 felt that I could do nothin: “It is Mr Hammerstein who hrs done wonder ‘angphauser, the audience Mstated- that the ————— ‘Withoni him we could have done nothing. He is a oO coMpTiwoN retween the performances of the first -orchestra play the-overture Cond tie 41 ree andthe curtain ——___ Little by lite he straightened everything out. He was here! there, every- } week and those that are given now. Everything is 59 per cent. better. The went up. The performance ut on for three-quarters of un hour In a Srkere—hewotlid dems Fret cre mtroenten ten. pains donne dda neten/reauit of-tong--consetentious-effom—-haa- beon-more-than-F-bad-hoped- for, —t-stormof-hisces;-nid-by that time-the-midience bernie #0 Vole Rat Lb a gcen such a man, Be worked. worked and he never. got tized. {am proud of what has been done.- If I hud followed the advice of my was necessary to lower the curtaln and repeat the oyerture. On another I was wondering wheter che centinneus Campanini never got tire ‘Virlends in Europe I should not~have-come:—‘Go-to-a-new-opera-house in—ulght-at-the Theatre Sarah Rernha WP: ro as y aaa “Cn,” ho remarked with al if n rest when U get back |.America!’ they said. shaking their. heacs. ‘Success will be impossible.’ given with Caruso and Cavalleri, the aud!ence hissed and howled and began —Sometnicr Pann tite fatizut ie T any cr really tired. Daina very + Sometimes f feared they might be right” Tpreaking the chairs because I-would not consent to a repeitiion of the SHOnE-FHaa——At-Mest—thCugh,che_Kork hard, —Sanmtlmes—wei——- "Fen wii yd -you-comie t= - =! qnate—of-the-seennd-—aet. The iekee was_-hi-a—rigt hog -l-came ont-and rehearsed from 10 in the worning until 6 In the evening, then started In) “Ab! and he smiled as he went on: “It ts pot artistic, 1t is not defended my position on artistic grounds. Like a flash the audience turned again at § the samo night and worked until 1 {n the morning. We worked poetic, to speak of money. Is not that so? But 1 was offered more money, its, hieses into cheers, and the performance weat thout any further _ many «: int with This waa the hardest opera of all to get| much more money than I could get In Europe, and I had completed my trouble. Audiences in France, Italy and Spain demand a great deal and Intoform, Week ‘before last I conducted six performancer and five rehear-, contract at La Bcala, ‘Then, too, I had faith in Mr. Hammersteln and [ are more critical than audlencea In Germany. For six seasons [ went to sals. 1 felt fatigued only for a few moments after dinner. The moment || knew something about America. I came here first in 1883 with my brother, Bayreath tudy Wagner's: music, and there I have heard audiences ap- took my position in the -orchesira my. weariness Vanished. Au uidience | the tenor—you remember him—and conducted a few performances at the plaud singers Who would have been hissed In Fritice, or Tialy or Spata.”~ ready—| always acts I!ke a tonic on me’ And thén {t ts casler now than it vas at] Metropolitan, and I came again in 1887 and conducted ‘Otello,’ with Vianest Are you a lover of Wagner's music?" 1 ked. a % * ____/ the beginning.” _ : a SeneleR eG Sk fand- my wife, Mme. Eva Tetrozzini, oy Desdemona. That ‘was at the + “tam a loyer of all music," he sald, “Wagner's music: !a magnificent, —— a it is tremendous, What T constder the greatest compiiment ever patd nr came trom two Germin—directors——Welngarten and Zumpe=after a per- { of “Tristan und Isolde’ at the Royal Opera House in Madrid. hey ante they were surprised that -an—Itallan-should—show-so—-muebs WZ re) r ‘ ° | knowledge and appreciation of Wagner's must y q ya r Ip Ing | \ynat-do you think of New. York's appreciation of music?" z scares se Ereree SES fe > MORITA SER tis a thousand times kreater (han when IT was last here,” he sald. SERRE REEEEEE AREER PAPE ‘ SEEPEFEEEEEEFEHEE “New York now has tho grcatest singers Ia the world, wad T firmly be. lieve that musically it will become the greatest city In the world, in the aut turned aside to Bagi, through the For-} hls nose and his face iron-gray. Then Nuddea, Then ho remembered that Dumotse \arliet days audiences were enthusiastic only over familiar parcages in an = ext Reserve, mn DN the—zpur: re ieee “EDRVE ween the Memepai! doubied. kere proper Bina cn his wey Opera They paid litte attention to the opera as a whole, and none to Mount Huttco. Some men who have have seen the Memsahib!"’ Nuddea is in Bengal, a gn Basis - -thus — might — possibly hestra nor conductor, travelled, more than a little say that| “Where?” sald Dumotae, whatever (ovasankcevaense Fe eine|ltrauereard) arstinews ot the'impenuing te rene Uartainly pay ixreat deal of attention to you now,” I remarked, the maren from Kotegarh to Bagi te! ‘“Down there walking on the roaito}.in the Pu: Tt must be more than! | He tried to put the question. and ho though ou-don't sce to court tte oy % ond, of the Tineat In: creation. It runs [the Village Sia Waa dia blue 4. twelve <hundend miles” troll MeHHaKl, | “| have no patience with the Svengali type—of—conductor,""-he -satd. as his modest reply. “A very grent Improvement,” and his look of relief spoke louder than’ La scala, when the opera w extraordinary nian. | hls words. "There Ww> fraud opera.” he said an Opera House. Od! Pleietelefetetetat-t feleinies feet - a Plain Tales from eb beiellleleniciivicirtelel hee RE ¢ i w Sr at Sa a : even thoush his pay were ——By Word of ‘Mouth. Nor though you-die to-bight, O Sweet. and Yaya wore wasted before. he fealize! wall Mira. Dumdlse eae. burming.Avih pthat Lave Immortal & dmiflied suspicion “into words, but through dark wet forest, and ends sud: and she Ufted the vell of ‘her bonnet} Dumolse went through Simia withouc “He may fool seventy-five per cent. of the public, but the critics and the apaawarat: my door, Dumolee stopped him with: “It 'l had =p tent tn birek, nents —attisthe et wart {ntelligeBt-opera-gners-ikee—notmisied by his wild_ant An artist 1s an geafred that, I should never have como iijs Twas shoni lng thers. HortoDasrcgtre mm anigamiay halthus, and-retirned- to-Meridel,- there} 23% | + 1 wish to hive, I phajl but jove you mor . {hlack rocks, Bagi dak-bungalow 1s to the Sahib, and tell him that I shall) to taxe y o1 rac for I have thin, 9 do— = obat.” s |. Bhute,- the en-| . Bagi F | . | over churke {yom the inan was , ve things to do- ist--not an acer: | SCE fem grea outer tourist CimeRE al or ale kan about | aden. to all tho.winds and i bitterly -mect him next month gt Nvddea.!;Then bad been oMeiating, for him dieing ie} USL ANAM noe. be sorry |r rislere. In-pre-sentence, You have. the quintessence of Cathpanin . | ‘One momeat's comfort in "my mmatehtens 1 darn were Tarp coil in| Cold. “Few veople mo to Haxi. Perhaps I rah away, because T was afraid.” | ONT tyoe erie conte WisEeHeary NG | helped, in the twilight, to Peat ua SS ahaa : Se { To a emBhiado x. 1iaiaes. y_trouble. N=: ever n Mt Int ¢ hyo Tumates“wenrt = S is ui Dew y i Le <= E 2 iS a 118 ve explained, by Chose |Ihdin knows that doctore ere-very help. WHat wax ths retzur why: Tumiaie went | What Pumeter estt—or- if 1_#0—wet onder at ‘the “Bus gcan-thonern) tobe} entered with the inmpaeey EE s ton’s Daily Fashions tale may be expla loss in, typhoid, ‘The bette muse be| there. He halted at’suven Jn the even: |know, Ram Dass declares that he auld |W0ted. and, altogether, the taking over | tered with Pa. ; ay_- anton s Vally t te | who kndw how couls aro mave and} nese a Laelia ing,and his bearer went down the hill | ae awalieed own the | Poenoleg eae Asya et She Srenin. Ree are BEKed i i hi Js of the Ponsihte; fought out between “death “and the : = n the [nothing, but walked up and down the/ Dumolse told hin locum ta whe ‘To Nuddea. i Dumolne noftly, | jde-- platted si at } an ee Hee jived long enougn| Nurses. ailnute- Dy ~mMmute-and—degree - side to the village to-engage cooles for) verurita Att tho" oid night, -walting Tor warm GR cht Tron ar RIE BRUMlor duys, | Fam Daag cimwed Dumetva's knees. ng PHB ride - Panes A pleconaubcy Ue knw that itl bere | by, decree, Mra Bhuje almost boxed) the next day's sparsii. The sun pad eet Ihe 2Memeaht) 10 Come 0p Re a ee ee a a a ee rae neat pam ngt tae. Ram. a besoming oie TOON Tething. mind -ca- ony write the ao en ee a ee ee een en rocka, Ddmalan inning ztretching.out_his arma inte the dark “Fave gpesan Tutor whife ne par furred” out of the room Then “je. Aopiyre erie end i YL }“criminal delay," and went off a3 once | FOC Aiiote the rocks, Dumoia leaned 11. 3 madman. But. no-Mamsahl>.oame, » =a ' BD alt Bia belonETARE And Onime Oe | story an it happened, | j : ened Le ROG AEE poy ELI wufgade EERE ROR tee the poor ate {OU Sthe: Falene. ofthe verands, waiting | 4 next day_he went onto Simla cro: -, . 7 i is bearer to return. oy =—werdiiand-Was “piia_-Darmoure{—We had_seven_cases of typhoid in the | for hl is ‘Tho man camo | | eetianine-the searer_evers RANT owas just now la ano. from Simta, | not going-to Nuddea to see hia Sahib | the most fashiona rierieg —Dameiee not to — take cores gmt 19 hit doom, t ee argo at Meridzt- butte ge at: anew So: eave tie Toa nis wages Dit nt thine to Neaden en speclul duty. There was and wenl down to Nuddea alone; the | Itere In ono that is A yuety vuthreak of cholera at Nuddea, other Doctor bidding kim good-hye us » Bengal Government, being obe under sentency to deeath, had borbowed a) ven days later he Nad" Joined hiy Sah mhib; andthe Bengal Government At that ‘nersent a tolegraph-peon | hack to aak for a character, came tn wtth a. telegram t becalise ie was a round little, sleepy Bestar thet Manticore cornu eaiaes een a eae te. OM TAS praid Daas outa Only way HAL HY Nad if of death Ia about one A of | ATEtIe fate NH Farias oe Cae aA vale certain’ that we) ahould eito fHfolse fancied he must have crossed | Met Ars. Dumose and, that sho bad 4 yeaty ui eh a ited) ed with any bre, 9 sre Jone somebody. But all did thelr best. | a bear, He was running as hard as ha lifted up her vell and given him the De enat asec yall ae Deputy ejamenenetanes The Women set Up fursing the Wome; | could-wp-the-face of the hilt. |measage which he had faithfully —ro- pad the mannets of n barges an wn in a pretty plaid) material cut as. and that ts SUrERO the i iM Sati a nt thet = rts fy {pented-to Dimolie.,-To- this #latement:—}rumoiro threw the telegram. acrast had te hetresy "9 freah docter to-copes siinly kt? cartel = “ ree iar : ee fin tho wien turied-to-and-tended tt But there was:no bear-ty neeotint for | pest r vould" a. FPN pes gimiply att iH NET as Ree AA ES eg bachelora who were down, and we wres- | hin terror, He raced to the. veranda! Ram Duss ad3ered. He did not know | "RAM SSS ald nothing. It was eat OAT SEPT alk and trimmed ; Bho Wad A Mise dliliardeee, daughter {ted with those typhoid cases for ffty- | and fell down, the blood spurting trom | where Nudéca was, had no friends @t/ all that he could say, | Dak-Bungalow. ’ with banding, It ts of "Squash" Hilardyce, of the Berars, |" aya and brought them through the — graceful, simple, al = ; Valley of the Shadow in triumph. But, Just when we thougit all was over, and cenoecdecincesene| A Few More Lemons at a Cent Apiece. &2 &2 by FG. Long together girlisy, and attractive, and withal ts appro: ate for Avery sua- sonabie material, i cay be made with Jacket to matoh, It can bo Used as an odd ‘skirt or It can be made With wa who married his chief's daughter vy mistake, But that {s another story. honeymoon tn India fe seldom moré than a week long; but there Is Nothin to lider a couple from ex- yelapse and died in a week and the Bta- | nm we ho funeral. Dumoixe | tending it aver two or three yeara, Thiy {VO Went to. th | . broke down utterly at the brink of the - \ S\aehachttit coantry for married folk | crave, and had to be taken away. i Se AU Hea a eat }_ After the death Dumotse crept into his Without Interruptlon--just- as. tia Dor: {OWN House and refused to be comforted. / micé did, -hesn twa. little peaple re- ae A na ouelos Lait a Aa ae al / | Ured from the world after thelr mar. | UAE He Rnonld BO on tee told hifm , _ Ylage, ‘and’ were very happy, They jxo. So Dumolse was very thankful for wrere forced, of course, to give occa: (114 guggeation—he was thankful for sonal-dinhars, but they made-no friends |. i ening in those days—and went’ to |! Urereby, and the Station went Its own] Cnat on n walking ove, Chinl te some way and forgat them; Only saying, occ4- | wenty marches frobi Binila, In the heart siunally, 1at Dormouse wan the best | of the Hills, and the acencry ta good it oF good fellows, though dull, A Civil |you are In trouble. You pass through Surgeon who never quarrels Is a ratity big, still deodar forests and under’ big, appreciated ag such. ' still ‘cliffs, and over big, atill grass! Few peopla can afford to play Rob- downs swelling like a woman’s breasta; | » invon Crusoe dnywhere—leaat of all in Jiand the wind acrosa tho ‘grass and the! India, where we are few in the land.) rath among the deodars saya: “‘Hunh— || and very tuch dependent on each |},ush—hush.’’ 80 Ittie Dumolse wi otters’ kind oftces. Dumolae was | packed off to Chint, to wear down lin! 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