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Musical Courier 1902-08-27: Vol 45 Iss 1170, 1902
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1SHOT IN FRONT OF THE TROCADERO.
3The Eddy-Bowman Duel in Paris.
5CLARENCE EDDY and E. M. Bowman, well known American organists, have been friends ever since their student days in Berlin, in the seventies, when they were studying their Bach with that stringent old "Klassiker" August Haupt. Nothing had ever occurred in all these years to interrupt the current of good will that flowed between these eminently sane and industrious musicians. Eddy has mounted step by step to the topmost rung of fame as a concert organist. Bowman has become eminent as a church organist, conductor and teacher. Each, it was supposed, gloried in the success of the other. Mutually congratulatory words have been heard to pass between them. Alas, how deceptive and misleading appearances and fair words may become!
7Eddy has a residence in Paris, where he is to be found when not touring or looking after his business interests in the United States. Bowman was in Paris, where he had gone to meet his wife and daughter, who had been there some months for the latter to study singing with M. Bouhy and Madame Marchesi.
9The two men, both on their way to a Guilmant organ recital at the Trocadero, accidentally met on the esplanade in front of that building, and on sight, without word of explanation, challenged each other to mortal combat. At six paces one well aimed shot was fired by each antagonist at the very same instant. There were no surgeons, no seconds; in fact, it was done in a twenty-fifth of a second with a No. 8 diaphragm. The weapons were cartridge kodaks, loaded with 5×4 film, and Eddy was so quick in his movements that he caught Bowman's mouth wide open, uttering the command "Fire!" while Bowman countered on Eddy's phiz before his smile of anticipated victory had time to fully develop. It might be added that the duel was bloodless and painless. French duels always are. The duelists are "recovering" rapidly, honor has been vindicated and friendship restored.
11We commend the Eddy-Bowman camera duel to the attention of Rochefort, Castellane and all bloodthirsty Parisian editors and politicians as an economic and artistic improvement on popguns and hatpins. It is equally harmless and honorable, obviates the expense of surgeons and seconds and possesses the added advantage of furnishing such illustrations as these for the papers which know how to reproduce them.
13BOWMAN CRIES "FIRE."
15EDDY'S UNFINISHED SMILE.
17ANOTHER TRIBUTE TO JADASSOHN.
19PROMINENT among those who worked to raise a fund for the relatives of the late Dr. S. Jadassohn, the composer, was W. O. Forsyth, of Toronto, Canada. The following letter is from Heinrich Jadassohn, the late composer's son, to Mr. Forsyth, acknowledging and thanking him for his efforts:
21BERLIN, W., July 13, 1902.
23DEAR MR. FORSYTH—As I am obliged to leave Berlin sometimes on business matters, it has been impossible to give you an answer to your kind letter of May 20.
25Accept my best thanks and the thanks of my sisters for your kind money order for 130 marks, duly received by Herrn Justizrat Haber. In regard to the musical projects of my late father, I am unable at present to let you know anything. In January he composed a set of six piano pieces we found among other of his manuscripts. They remain unprinted. The exact date of our father's death was February 1. * * * We will never forget your kindness and the friendship which existed between you and my father through many years.
27Kindly give my and my sisters' best thanks to all who contributed to the fund, and to the amount mentioned above intended for my father, and afterward arranged by you to be dedicated to my sisters. I remain, dear Mr. Forsyth, yours most respectfully,
29HEINRICH JADASSOHN.
31LICHTENBERG AND THE NATIONAL CONSERVATORY.
33MRS. JEANNETTE M. THURBER, the president of the National Conservatory of Music, has re-engaged Leopold Lichtenberg for the head of the violin department. This musician has had an interesting and varied career. Born in San Francisco, he won the favor of the great Polish violinist Henri Wieniawski when that artist toured the United States. After studying in his own country with the best masters Lichtenberg entered the conservatory at Brussels, and after three years there made a tour of Belgium. He returned to his native land and appeared at concerts in the principal cities, and then joined the Boston Symphony Orchestra, from which he resigned to accept the position offered him at the National Conservatory. Lichtenberg's success as a teacher is well known in the musical world. His pupils play delightfully. Several boys now studying with him at the conservatory have played at concerts and been complimented by musical people on their skill and musicianship.
35MAIL FOR ARTISTS.
37LETTERS addressed to the following are at THE MUSICAL COURIER office. Please remit postage and addresses, and the letters will be forwarded:
39M. G. Baillie,
40Waldemar Lind,
41T. B. Hyndman,
42Mr. and Mrs. G. Arnold,
43Leontine Gaertner,
44T. Meux,
45R. Paul,
46A. Franceschetti,
47E. C. Bailey,
48Vesta Dodge-Hartzell.
50The St. Petersburg Opera promises two novelties, "Servilia," by Rimsky-Korsakoff, and "Nikita Dobriniez," by the young composer Gretschaniow.
52Frankfort has developed a craze for prima donna conductors. Next season concerts there are to be conducted by Weingartner, Strauss and Nikisch.
54MARK HAMBOURG.
55American Tour 1902-1903.
56(Beginning November, 1902.)
58Address all communications to
59BERNHARD ULRICH, Representative,
60MUSIC HALL, BALTIMORE.
62Knabe Piano used.
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