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16. 1873. Plavcd violin m public at age of eight; at fifteen became pupil of Bcmhy in N. Y. Cons.; nfter 1SS9 sang in concerts in Fiance, Belgium, and with conspicuous succe in Ru ia; dramatic debut Bru els 1891; sang in concerts with increasing succe in U. S., Italy, and England where she first appeared in drama in 1903; married w. F. Pend let on 1899; she has a pure, clciir voice, which she uses intelligently. Blaze (blaz), Franco is Henri Joseph [called Castil-Blaze], writer, b, Oavaillon, Dec. 1, 1784; ecame pupil at Cons, but gave up practise of law for musical criticism m 1820; 44 BLECH beside ment dibats several history arts many sider able operas great Blech Chapelle, ing for under duct or le ons tion; achieved by also etc. Blind musical lumbia, Hoboken, Parents whose idiotic displayed playing piano; difficult and to and Bli , Co., O of lumber at under music with the a ociated evangelist; stirring Shore Blocks werp, Callaerts Mus. studied became Antwerp also BLUMENFELD influential contemporary com and other musical societies; has as critic for the Journal des composed Flemish songs, chamber and the periodicals, he wrote music, etc. but is chiefly known for books mostly relating to the a series of succe ful operas, Milenka of the opera and attendant Prince e d’auberge, Thiel Uylenin France, translated words of spiegd and La fiancie de la mer German operas, arranged con which have gained for him a wider music ana composed 3 and wider circle of admirers. He is and smaller pieces of no one of the promoters of Flemish distinction. “ national ” music, but his own works are liberally modern. (blek), Leo, comm. b. Aix-Ia- Apr. 21, 1871. After try- Bloom field-Zeisler (zis'-ler), Fanny, pst a busine career, studied music b. Bielitz, Silesia, July 16, 1866. one year at Hochschule in Berlin Parents moved to Chicago 1868; Rudorff and Bargiel, con taught by Ziehn and Wolfsohn and at Aix Theatre 1893-96, with appeared in public 1876; Mme. from Humperdinck in vac a- E ipoff having heard her play 1899-1908 capellm. at Prague; advised her to go to Leschetizky, European fame in 1902 with whom she studied 1878-1883; one-act opera Das war Ich; has married Sigmund Zeisler 1885; since written symph. poems, choruses, 1883 she has played constantly at and 3 operas ( Versiegelt). concerts in all parts of U. S., with Tom [Thomas Greene Bethune], frequent tours in England and phenomenon, b. near Co- Germany: her virile force, highly Georgia, about 1849; d. developed technic, and musicianly N. J., June 17, 1908. comprehension have made her tours slaves of James N Bethune, invariably succe ful. name he took; blind and