Show I SHARPS and FLATS FLATS FLATS' Heinrich Conned Is still In Salzburg German Germany but ut Is la rapidly getting over his illness lie He lu Is now itow able to walk I with very ery ry little assistance and I Is accomplishing a u. great deal of ot work concerning concerning con con- tho the opera season That venerable musical Institution the New z-cw York Philharmonic society will begin Its Us sixty sixth year about the middle of ot November No It will bo be unde un- un lI de tJi tt l lag ing In tho the summer In Moscow Io cow Sixteen concerts will be given Three times the usual prices will be charged In Vienna on th the tho four evenIngs evenings even even- In Ings when then Caruso sings there next month montt and antl the tho usual prices are arc b by no means low In New York no extra prices are arc charged when Caruso or an anybody bod else sings Wo We are are aro used to hearing the tha best in this the w world and we Insist I on in ha having it 1 Joseph Sheehan Shehan long Identified with Henry W. W Savages Savage's songsters will head his new ol operatic company which went to St. St Louis Louts on oil Sept 15 for a four tour weeks' weeks engagement at the Odeon One On of or his managers arrived this eck to complete arrangements for the forthcoming forth coming engagement It will be mown known as the Sheehan opera com company pan Rose VI lenne who sang tho leading parrIn parr part parrIn In Madam Butterfly is said to be bo beono ono one 0 of tile the prima donnas of or tho the new organization According to Le Monde Artiste the royal opera in Berlin receives a larger subsidy than any other of UJ the state- state suh d theaters in Eur Europe E Its early yearly grant ant I Is th opera in Paris Parl receives that of or Dresden Munich V which Is allied with tho the Berlin opera CarlsrUhe Pra Prague c. c i Th- Th Darmstadt The Imperial I opera of Vienna draws but th the thc same as Dresden's subvention but th the deficits are met b by r the imperial purs purse The Paris edition of or the New ew York Herald Herold of or Aug 27 27 Just at ot hand speaks highly hl of or the new flOW opera of nl nights night's hl b by Louis Lombard The first production took place in the town I of Lu Lugano ano Italy Itah the choruses ballet nl anti and nt i stage settings having been 11 from the Scala Theater Milan 1 The Tho distinguished by the th performance wa was fact act that Mile an American prima donna and Walter Wheatley an American tenor took toole two of or the leadIn leadIng leading lead- lead In Ing parts with distinguished ul hed success s. s In Vienna was fir first t given In 15 1857 and antl not at the Imperial opera which had more mono Important matters matters mat mat- to attend to After the performance perform perform- ance nce while admitting that the had hod been most favorably re- re opera declared that n ne could not chars shar the tho applause lie He accused Wagner Vagner of ofa a 0 lack of or Inventive power and anti declared set et melody Mint hat when he attempted a ho lIe became trivial As 5 for the lie called caned It a pot hauser overture O he ho fashioned out of oC the coarsest ef c- ef As AH a a. versatile genius T Teresa resa Carreno Car Car- who is now preparing father for fat reno st st. head her American tour stands at th the tho But that Carreno her hor profession of oC ever trod the lie boards as C a singer er of or grand g opera Is known to few It was re regime rr re the Mapleson of or In the earl arly days das England when that redoubtable gime In conducting a a. s season sason jf t was manager in h where al also o grand Grund opera found herself Just concluding Carreno tour A friendship sprang n a concert Carreno who watt was barely barel up UI fifteen between and amI tho the great dramatic dra dra- matic maUc soprano of the time Joachim made the mistake as us Paul i I writes in 10 the melne of or appointing In tn n tho th Royal school of Music In D Berlin organized organized organ organ- HI High lugh h directed by him exclusively and musical who were of ot his own teachers institute institute Impressing on that thus tItus faith faith alth of oC being be be- being start the aspect I. I tute from mm the titO the times and averse to in In- In behind In ing Ills special activity as a n. dependence not attended attended at attended at- at lonchor r or ot the violin also was vas He lie made tended by a ti great success thorough mu musicians an and good players of oC his 1118 pupils but ho hl did not know how bring out Individual traits In thorn them to And Attil while tho the venerable and almost historic personality of or Joachim caused to be lIe suppressed d cen censure ure many m. a sharp while ho lived we must now speak out and ond l hope pe for Cor a thorough rr reorganization of or that high school The he plans of th the tho Boston Doston Symphony Orchestra for tor the coming canting season arenOW are arenow now c f. f it will give P I tho Uli usual public rehearsals an and 2 24 concerts c In 24 74 7 HI b U t ml IA 0 n i 1 U L I t York six In Cambridge e. e five e each in Philadelphia Brooklyn Baltimore and Washington and three each In Providence Provi Provi- dence lence and Worcester Enough lo concerts will be given to bring the total tot well over O In the last week of or Januar January the orchestra last as yeas year will go o west for six abc concerts Buffa Buffa- Buffalo Jo lo Detroit n and Columbus Colum Colum- bus bits will each have one and nn Cincinnati will have two on on ona a Friday n afternoon and Saturday evening e Dr Muck uck tho conductor sails for tOI America the latter part of or this month menth He lie sen sends s word ont that ho is Js bringing with him hint nn au Interesting Inter Inter- esting Jot o of ov p- p 01 Oscar hammerstein has hils announced plans for extending us grand crand opera ventures to Philadelphia hla Chicago o. o Boston Bos lIos- ton Washington St St. Louis and Cin Cia At present he has made definite definite nite arrangements only for the Philadelphia Philadelphia Phila Phila- delphia project Ho lie lately purchased a site on North Broad and Poplar streets from the Harrah estate Ground will be be broken In Octo October el an and b by No- No vember of or next year ear the opera house I win will open Olen for a 20 week season with five performances a u. week Tho structure structure ture tUI will have a tL seating capacity of or besides a grand tier of or 10 boxes The architects have provided for a abroad abroad L broad brond interior promenade nearl nearly feet long When hen Mr hammerstein completes his chain of or theaters In various largo large cities he will tIll be In a position to otter offer European operatic stars stan engagements of oC GO CO weeks Each opera house will have Its own company scenery or orchestra or- or chestra corns corM and ballet banet The The- Philadelphia Opera House as It will b bo be called caned will represent an outlay of cr when completed and th the whole enterprise embracing embracing- the tho other cities ma may mean menn an expenditure of or 15 lc- or |