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Musical Courier 1892-09-28: Vol 25 Iss 657, 1892
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1ly. I admit that since Alvary left us the receipts have fallen off considerably. We all know that the stuffed and padded legs of Vogl could not compare with the ideal ones of Alvary. The New York girls just simply went mad about Alvary and the New York girls know what's what. Et puis, some of the bald headed members of the community sighed for the ballet as the children of Israel did for the flesh pots of Egypt. [Sotto voce to Loge] I myself was not entirely averse to that sort of thing in my younger days. [Loud] Now I have been thinking this matter over, and I come to the conclusion that the most advisable thing under the circumstances would be to send a petition to the board of directors of the Metropolitan Opera House.
2What do you say, Loge?
3LOGE—That isn't a bad idea.
4WOTAN—Well, then, get pen and ink and I will tell you what to write.
5[Dictating.]
6To the Directors of the Metropolitan Opera House, New York:
7GENTLEMEN—We, the undersigned, representing the members of the Walhalla Opera Company (Limited), do hereby respectfully request the directors of the Metropolitan Opera House to reconsider their decision in regard to rebuilding said Metropolitan Opera House. Having been out of employment one whole season we anxiously dread the future. Our wives and children are dying a slow death from sheer inactivity. Donner is forgetting how to grease his thunder; Freia's apples are getting sour, and Hagen, the villain, sneaks around as if he had the cholera. Gunher's men are acting like Fire Island clam diggers, and refuse to drink anything but boiled water. In the name of all the Wagnerian critics and their friends we ask you to come to our assistance by rebuilding the Metropolitan Opera House. We are confident that our appeal will not remain unheeded.
8(Signed)
9WOTAN Director of the Walhalla Opera Company (Limited).
10LOGE, Chief of the Fire Department and Secretary of the Walhalla Opera Company (Limited).
11SIEGMUND President of the Society for the Suppression of Vice.
12SIEGFRIED WOLFSOHN, son of the above, Agent for Rings and Helmets.
13ALBERICH, Liliputians.
14MIME, Professional Giants.
15FASOLT, Professional Giants.
16FAFNER, Professional Giants.
17NEW YORK, September 19, 1892.
18To the Secretary of the Walhalla Opera Company (Limited):
19DEAR SIR—In reply to your favor of last week I beg leave to state that the directors of the Metropolitan Opera House will reconsider the building of said opera house upon the following conditions:
201. All the talking in the boxes is to be carried on at the convenience of the boxholders.
212. Fricka's curtain lectures are to be boiled down to half their length.
223. Fricka's toy rams are to be replaced by real nanny goats.
234. Brünnhilde's horse Grane must be sent to a decent livery stable, as the showing of the anatomy of the animal in question for the last few seasons has been a disgrace.
245. The following conundrum must be solved: Siegmund and Sieglinde being brother and sister and Siegfried their son, what relation does the latter bear to their father, Wotan?
256. The menagerie of Walhalla must be kept in better order than heretofore. Grane's defects have been mentioned. The dragon must be trained to snore in a more dignified manner, as snoring is contagious, and it has been observed that some of the inmates of the boxes have made violent but fruitless attempts not to succumb. The Waldvogel must be taught to warble at the proper time. For the sake of variety said bird might possibly from time to time introduce Henselt's "Si oiseau j'étais," with variations by the whistler, Mrs. Shaw.
267. The amateurish prize fight between Brünnhilde and Siegfried must be discontinued. Jim Corbett must be engaged to substitute Siegfried for the time being, the fight to take place according to Marquis of Queensberry rules.
278. Siegfried's bear being one of the chief attractions must continue his antics longer than prescribed in the score. This for the entertainment of the children.
28The above mentioned conditions are submitted for your approval. Should they be accepted the directors will rebuild. Hoping to receive an early reply, I remain,
29Yours sincerely, (Signed) EDMUND C. CANTON,
30Secretary Metropolitan Opera House.
31[Telegram.]
32To Edmund C. Canton, Secretary Metropolitan Opera House:
33Accept all your conditions with the exception of conundrum. Give it up. When will you rebuild?
34(Signed) LOGE.
35[Telegram.]
36To Loge, Secretary Walhalla Opera Company (Limited):
37After the Chicago fair.
38(Signed) EDMUND C. CANTON. DEMOCRITUS.
39P. S. GILMORE.
40PATRICK SARSFIELD GILMORE, the celebrated band master, died of heart disease at 7:10 o'clock last Saturday evening at the Lindell House, St. Louis.
41At first the report was not believed at St. Louis. His band was playing at the exposition under the direction of Assistant Director Charles Freudenvoll, and when the sad news was borne them many of the older members broke down and sobbed like children.
42The concert was immediately stopped and the audience gathered in groups discussing the sad feature of the exposition. For a time big excitement prevailed. It is thought that the band will continue under Freudenvoll's leadership.
43He was taken sick at 2:30 A. M. and grew steadily worse until the moment of his death. Dr. H. H. Mudd, with two other physicians, was summoned, and everything was done to save him, but all efforts proved unavailing.
44Mrs. Gilmore and his daughter Minnie were by his side when death came. His band has been one of the chief attractions at the St. Louis Exposition for years, and he was playing his annual engagement at the time of his death. The directors of the exposition are in session to determine what action shall be taken for the remainder of the season.
45The Knights of St. Patrick met Saturday evening and passed resolutions of sorrow. The remains will be taken to New York to-morrow afternoon.
46Early in the morning he was seized with an attack of cholera morbus, brought on by indigestion, which, combined with a cardiac affection, caused his death. Drs. H. H. Mudd, James A. Scott, Gustav Baumgarten and W. A. Fischet were at his bedside.
47For weeks he had been suffering from palpitation of the heart and from a weakness in that organ.
48At 5 o'clock he rallied some, but he at once lost consciousness and passed away. Among his last words were a caution not to let the people know that he had cholera morbus, thereby causing a scare and interfering with the fall festivities at St. Louis. The following sketch of his career is from the "Sun:"
49Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore was born near Dublin on Christmas Day, 1829. When his school days were over he was apprenticed to a merchant in Athlone, but his apprenticeship did not last long. His love for music, which had made him a member of the Athlone band, caused him to devote time to practice that belonged to his employer. The merchant, with rare good sense, cancelled his apprenticeship on condition that Gilmore would teach his sons what he had learned of music, which already was considerable, as young Gilmore had become the especial protégé of the bandmaster. It was not ordinary band music that he had learned, moreover, for the Athlone band played the instrumental parts of the mass in the Athlone Catholic church every Sunday, and the works of the best composers thus became known to him.
50When eighteen years old Gilmore came to this country. He had scarcely landed when he was asked to become leader of a Boston band. The remuneration could not have been great, for after three or four years he was tempted by the offer of a salary of $1,000 a year to take charge of the Salem Band. He abode in the city of witches four years more and made its band one of the best known in the country.
51In 1858 he organized in Boston what has since been known as Gilmore's Band, the one with which he has given
53A Faculty Concert.—A concert will be given by the faculty of the Broad Street Conservatory of Music, Philadelphia, on Saturday evening, October 1. The fall term commences October 10.
55Toronto Enterprise.—I. Suckling & Sons, music dealers, Toronto, made such a success of concertizing last year (handling Paderewski, Lloyd, Albani, Pachmann and other notable attractions) that they have decided to make it a prominent feature of their business. Against many predictions as to success, and in the face of past experiences on the part of other managers, they engaged an attraction—Black Patti and a local orchestra—for an entire week during the Toronto Exposition, September 12 to 17, and had big audiences every night.
56The Sucklings are so well up in concert managing that everything they handle succeeds. They have recently opened a branch music store in Montreal, 2344 St. Catharines street, in connection with Messrs. Newcombe & Co.'s piano rooms.
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