MUSIC.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 984, 26 November 1910, Page 13

MUSIC.

(By Treble Clef.) Ths Kaiser's Own. Tho fact that Prince Henry of Prussia, tho German Emperor's brother, lias composed a. march, which. ho has dedicated to the German fleet, reminds one. that tho Kaiser has a published composition, "Tho Song of Egir," to his credit. The' Kaiser, by the way, owns tho Berlin lloyal Opera; House, and has a keen oyo to its financial success. Ho permitted "Elcktra" to ho produced thoro becauso had ho not done so "every other Berlin theatre," to quoto his Majesty's own words, "would liavo been after it, and tho Royal Opera Houso would have been empty while 'Elektra' was runiiina elsewhere" Gramophone Favourites. Tho "bost seller" on the 'phono records is Caruso, with Tctrazzini, Melba, and Scotti closo behind. Apropos of 'J'etrazzini, the Victor Company tolls a joke on itself. Somo tinio ajjo, betoro sho made her spectacular hit, sho sang a number of records for a small company, at £0 a record. The Victor travelling agents wore in Mexico, and sho passed through there. They wrote, to tho head ofh'co that sho would sing twelvo records for £200—should they go ahead? Tho manager said no, it was too much. Tho year after slio was tho idol of London, and tho company, is paying her now £5000 annually for what it could havo bought outrijrht for £200.