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Musical Courier 1901-01-23: Vol 42 Iss 1087, 1901
51 lines. Read by computer on 22 September 2026, twice; the two readings disagreed in places. Printed page 38. See the scan on archive.org.
1"Vienna Life."
3JOHANN STRAUSS' operetta, "Vienna Life" (Wiener Blut), will be presented for the first time to-night in this city at the Broadway Theatre, under the direction of Rudolph Aronson. Here is the cast:
4Count Zedlau, Ambassador from Reuss-Gries-Schilz. Thos. L. Persse
5Prince Gindelbach, of Reuss-Gries-Schilz. Chas. H. Drew
6Rudolph Kagler, father of Franziska. Raymond Hitchcock
7Prince Bitowski. Miss Maude Thomas
8Josef, valet of Count Zedlau. William Blaisdell
9Franziska Cagliari, a ballet dancer. Miss Amelia Stone
10Countess Zedlau. Miss Ethel Jackson
11Pepi, a milliner's model. Miss Octavie Barbe
13The story of "Vienna Life" occurs in and around Vienna during the period of the Directoire. It is told in three acts, with three changes of scenes. The first shows the villa of Count Zedlau, near the city; the second reproduces the ballroom in the palace of the richest Austrian nobleman of the period, Prince Bitowski, and the third gives a night view of the casino at Hietzing, a famous pleasure ground near Vienna. The desire of Josef, the thrifty valet of the Count Zedlau, to earn some additional pocket money, produces a situation from which the story springs. Count Zedlau, who is an ambassador at the Viennese court, goes to Paris for an indefinite vacation, and during his absence Josef rents the Zedlau villa to Franziska Cagliari for a brief period. Franziska has studied for the ballet in Paris, where she had a brief flirtation with Count Zedlau upon his arrival. She comes to Vienna seeking an engagement, and bringing with her Rudolph Kagler, her father.
15Josef, posing as the real landlord of his master's villa, takes the Kaglers as temporary tenants. Old Rudolph opens a merry-go-round at Hietzing and Franziska is engaged to appear at once of Prince Bitowski's entertainments. At this juncture Count Zedlau returns to Vienna and meets his wife, who has just come to town from her father's estates. The Count is privately told that a beautiful ballet girl is installed in his villa and that everybody thinks he placed her there. Having something of a reputation as a gay blase among the ladies, the count does not dare to tell his wife of his dilemma. He sends a detail of gendarmes to clear out his villa, keeps his wife away from it with the statement that the roof has fallen in, and goes out to the villa to interview the intruders.
17To his vast surprise he discovers in Franziska the heroine of his Paris flirtation. Her father is roughly handled by the gendarmes and learns from them that he has been so treated by the orders of Count Zedlau. Kagler decides to avenge the insult by shooting the Count, and Franziska saves his life by claiming him as her fiancé. The Countess, in a highly suspicious mood, comes to the villa despite her husband's orders. She there encounters the Prince of Reuss, of whose principality her husband is ambassador to Vienna. The Prince has never met the Countess Zedlau, but has heard the gossip about the Count and Franziska, so he immediately adds to the complications by taking the Countess for the dancer and the dancer for the Countess.
19Pepi, a dressmaker's model, in love with Josef, is drawn into the tangled skein of the story, which develops a rapid succession of unexpected situations. Both book and score are replete with striking features.
21In the first act the Royal Austrian Lancers evolute to one of Strauss' most stirring marches, and the second act finale contains several of the famous Strauss waltzes that have never been sung upon the stage. The entrance of Franziska Cagliari in act one is especially unique. The soldiers who are sent to evict her from Count Zedlau's villa find her in her little Louis XV. bed. As she refuses to rise and dress, the bed is turned out of the house with Franziska still in it. Leaning against the pillows in a dainty negligée jacket, she sings her opening solo and plays the following scene without rising. "A Very Good Young Man," "The Key to Arcadie," "A Mantelpiece Tragedy," and "Gutta Percha Anna" are the titles of the principal songs.
23Pennsylvania College of Music.
25THE students and patrons of the Pennsylvania College of Music, 1511 Girard avenue, Philadelphia, President Miss K. H. Chandler, listened to an unusually attractive program last week. Frank H. Marling, of New York, delivered an inspiring lecture on the subject of musical literature. Accompanying this was a violin recital by the Russian virtuoso, Henri Warner, whose delicacy of expression and skill of execution were remarkable. A song entitled "A Dream," by Mercadante, was artistically rendered by Miss Edith W. Hamlin, with violin obligato by Mr. Warner, and piano accompaniment by Miss Clara A. Potter.
27The following was the program of the evening:
28Nocturne …………………………………………..Chopin
29Zigeunerweisen ………………………………………Sarasate
30Musical Literature. ………………………………………Henri Warner. one of two readings
31Frank H. Marling. one of two readings
32Musical Literature. ………………………………….Frank H. Marling. one of two readings
33Song, A Dream ………………………………………Mercadante
34Miss Edith W. Hamlin. one of two readings
35(no line here) one of two readings
36Legende ……………………………………………..Wieniawski
37Seventh Concerto, Andante ………………………..De Beriot
38Mr. Warner.
40Arthur Beresford, Basso-Baritone.
41Steinert Hall, Boston, Mass.
42Results decide the successful teacher.
43Frederic Mariner
44Technic Specialist.
45Studio: Virgil Piano School, 29 West 15th St., New York.
47Earl Gulick
48The American Nightingale.
49A voice of unusual beauty—Boston Journal.
50Address John Gilbert Gulick, D.D.S., 467 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, New York.
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