Ogden Daily Standard | 1908-11-04 | Page 5 | Disturbed Musical Circles

disturbed musical circles musical circles in go germany amany are part ly amused partly shocked at the conduct of two orchestra leaders who have sinned against tradition and good taste in salzburg when the director ot of the opera house orchestra appear appeared ed at his desk to lead eln ein traum it was noticed that his baton wao wan not the orthodox bit of silver tipped ebony but a rough stick more than half a yard long but he w was as grave and not until tho the audience beggan began to mutter did he bo pick up u his proper staff ile he had made a bet with a friend that he would lead tho the opera ath a broken broom handle the othor other case Is that of the director of the opera at ham eln he was very forgetful and in hla his absentmindedness absent minded mindedness neiss forgot his batou baton when ho he took his position in the orchestra it occurred to him that he must have something with which to beat time he retired for or a moment and presently returned with a cook ing spoon he had found in the theater kitchen and with that ho he conducted magners wagners Wag ners with perfect 0 success