Show Till TIlE ATIt OP ur mu Chicago If It the time necrology of the year rear 1901 were werl to stop with the names Mmes of Victoria and andY Verdi Y or If but one of those names were In tho time list lI t the time record would still be a memorable one The Tho Italian composer like the English queen had his world empire a II larger one ammo than Ihan hers heN and if It his position was waB Inferior Interior In 11 dignity and power his hili subjects to tho time third aunt fourth generation owed a n large lare debt of pleasure pIeR sure to Ills his long and delightful dell reign rehn They were ivere ever ready read to be becharmed charmed again us as Owen Oven Meredith was when he lie registered d his judgment Of nil all the tho operas op that Verdi VI Id I wrote The Tho best besl to my iri taste Is tho the Trovatore And Marlo Mario can enn soothe s with u ml t tenor note The touts souls in purgatory ur atory Cleveland Plain Dealer The Till place of ot Verdi among the worlds worl great rent composers would have havo been secured ll died a generation or more ago Ho ild was move than any other who to mind precocious in youth and ant oven even In extreme old 01 age The world owes much to t the theman nina man whO became organist oft In Iii his native town at the tho ago age pf tf ten t n and scored one of ot the great modern dern triumphs with Falstaff l at nt sev From their nature the florid productions of his earlier career cAleer ore are more popular than those Inter later works In which he hue ap op approached broached closely to what has hns been be n termed the lie and which showed that hunt nt at threescore he was wa not too old olt to be affected by modern Influences ence of which Wagners was Wall of course the time strongest Worcester Spy V VUI Ve i 31 ii I the th venerable composer was wasn n It 1 man who left the world hits hilt debtor of ot music may wrangle a good deal leal its to 10 whether his work worle Is to 10 live IIvo nail MIl as a to Its degree of ot excellence hut but their discussion is not of ot much moment momento to o the public His operas arc are truly tuneful and they have been a n source of enjoyment to countless thousands In InJo Europe Jo and America Even should Vcr Ver Verdis er dis competitions pass pars J au entirely and for tor forever fever ever er put gut of at vogue what he contributed contribute to the pleasure of those of or his own time would still sun entitle his name annie to a hl high h and place among tho the worlds musicians San Francisco Call When Dr Johnson wrote rotc that lint the time thed death d of had haul eclipsed the gay Iray gayety ety el ty of If nations na lions he defended the tho phrase on the ground that It was wan a pardonable exasperation IX of or affection No sort of or oror ofa apology a or excuse need be given glen for ap op applying plying I ying the tim words to time the tb death of at Verdi The great Italian musician added aMed more morelo to lo the general Joy of or the tho cIvilized civilised world than any other man of his hili time There woe was Wl a class that raved over or Ro there here Is l a n school that cultivates an of ot Wagner but Verdi was Wal the master of the tho hum universal heart Ills His III II music sang Itself Into the hearts of ot all who Tho burd 1111 1 r 1 It and remained as an n a misting lasting memory to be bi summoned ue UD at will Whenever there was WAR felt a n need of or song long to give gle expression to emotion |