THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 15, 1903.
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NEXT CONCERT THURSDAY AND
MRS. WALTER REED, SOLOIST
BEETHOVEN'S famous eighth sym
phony will be the chief musical
number of the concert to be given
by the Portland Symphony Orchestra
at the Marquam Theater Thursday night.
Tho composer called this symphony
his little one, and others have called
it Beethoven's humorous symphony, be
cause of the loud unmusical C sharps
in tho finale, the manner in -which the'
brasses pull the remainder of the or
chestra from F sharp to F' natural, and
the clever Imitation In the allegretto tick
tack of the metronome. The other num
bers will be BochcrlnlTi ever welcome
"Minuet." the Weber "Jubcl" overture, a
"Wagner ".Album lcaf" and "Tho Dance
of the Bayaderes," from one of Rubin
stein's operas.
The group of cones prepared by Mrs.
Walter Reed, contralto, will be a delight,
for the listener is yet to be found who does
not take pleasure in Mrs. Reed's exquisite
singing. The songs promised are "Im
Hcrbst," by Franz: "One More Clasp," by
Lambert: Chadwick's "La Danza": "Ob
otinatlon." by Fontcnallles. and "Just a
V.'earyln' for You," by Carrie Jacobs
Bond.
Do Portlandcrn realize when they read
the monthly announcement of the sym
phony concerts, that there are not many
more than a dozen other cities in the
United States enterprising and fortunate
enough to boast a symphony orchestra? It
looks as if Portland were indeed to be tho
Boston of the Pacific Coast, an some of
her friends prophesy. When she reaches
that distinction her symphony concerts,
dating from the first year of the century,
will be among her chief glories.
Uke tho Boston organization the Port
land symphony owes Its beginnlnco to the
encouragement and support of a few -enthusiastic
young men. In Boston, Colonel
Higglnfon stood ready to add financial
backing to the enterprise. In Portland no
Colonel Illgglnson having as yet appeared,
the Musical Club is now trying to take
hto place, and Is backing the venture
financially and otherwise. The orchestra
is fortunato In the choice of Its con
ductor. Edgar EL Coursen.
ZKi.m nn lussan cosii.vg.
Her "Carmen" Ilrtter Than Calve',
Jinny Critic Say.
A combination of Spanish subtlety,
French chic and American vivacity such
is Mile, dc Lussan, who Is hooked to ap
pear at the Marquam, Tuesday, February
24. Possessing as fascinating a personal
ity as is probably to be found today on
tho operatic stage, she is a singer whose
art thrills and sways her audience with
an Intensity and power that carry by
storm the most blaso critics and the
sternest of music connoisseurs. Her voice
is a rich, sweet mezzo-soprano, highly
dramatic, which she uses with consum
mate skill. She 19 essentially a grand
opera star, with the luring wiles and com
pelling grace of the coquette, and the dra
matic passion of tho tragedy queen.
Tho rival of Calvo in the role of "Car
men." she Is given the preference over
that captivating French woman by many
of the brightest critics of tho day. She
has, Indeed, Just sung "Carmen" in Lon
don. England, for the (100th time, a record
without parallel, unapproached even by
Calve herself. The London Weekly Sun
says of her:
"Mile, de Lussan's. 'Carmen,' acknowl
edged to bo Ideal, is. in my opinion, bet
ter than Calvo's. De Lussan Is the fickle,
gay, alluring. Irresistible coquette, all
unconscious of the terrible fate awaiting
her: while Calve, from the beginning. Is
courting death by her utter heartlessnefs.
Therefore. De Lussan's impersonation Is
the most analytical and splrltuelle." And
this opinion Is echoed throughout Eng
land. So great a popular favorite has ihe be
come that the royal opera season at Cov
tnt Garden, London, Is considered incom
plete without Do Lussan. She has sung
there no fewer than 11 successive years.
In fact, ever since her,. American debut
In the operatic field.
In the World of Mnalc.
A French cyclist Is the latest tenor to
invade the opera stage at Nantes.
Miss Ethel Smyth, the English composer
and librettist of "Der "Wald," has arrived
at New York.
Paris Is set down as the only great
city In Europe where good opera cannot
be heard at moderate prices.
The Cincinnati College of Music is pre
paring a performance, by Its operatic
class of Bruhl's "Golden Cross."
The estimate Is made that American
pianoforte makers turned out last year
an average of nearly 700 pianos a day.
.Special soloists, orchestra and chorus
will perform tho, Herschel Requiem at
the Metropolitan Opera house. New York,
February 26.
So many automatically operated musi
cal Instruments are now In use that a
company has been organized to make
their perforated rolls.
Hugo Hermann, a new German violinist,
recently made his American debut at Car
negie Hall, New York, and the critics hall
him as one of the lions of the year.
Tho Woman's Auxiliary" of Trinity
Church will, give a concert at the Sea
men's Institute, Front and Flanders
streets, Wednesday evening, at 8:15 P.
M. Excellent talent has been secured.
Mark Hambourg played the B flat minor
concerto of Tschalkowskl at a concert at
Chicago, with the Chicago Symphony Or
chestra. The orchestral novelties were
two symphonic poems, "Minnehaha"
and "Hiawatha," by Hugo Kaun.
Ellison Van Hoose, the tenor, will give
up the concert hall for grand opera. He
has accepted an offer from the Stadt
Theater, Germany, and will leave this
country for Paris, where he will study
before going to Germany, In September.
Edward MacDowell. Fannie Bloomfleld
Zelsler and the Knelsel Quartet are to
give the Brooklyn (N. Y.) Institute con
certs for the current month. MacDowell
will play Bomo of his own works. Just as
he did to unexpected appreciation in San
Francisco.
So long ago as June, 1899. the executive
board of the Jubilee held In Cincinnati
by the North American Saengcrbund of
fered a $1000 prize for a large cantata on
an art subject. The .winning work, out of
2S. is Just announced as "Consecration of
the Arts," composed by Dr. Nicholas J.
Elsenhelmcr. ,
Boston's Handel and Hadyn Society pre
sented Dubois' "Paradise Lost" last Sun
day. The solo and concerted numbers
were sung by Madame Camllle Leygard,
soprano, Madame Louise Homer, alto;
Andreas DlppeL tenor: Emlllo de Gogorza,
baritone: Marcel Journet, bass, and Ste
phen Townsend, baritone. Hiram G.
Tucker was organist.
For the benefit of players of the Boston
Symphony orchestra whom age, as time
advances, will forbid continuing their vo
cation, a movement has been started
looking to the establishment of a pension
fund. The players have decided upon
yearly assessments upon themselves; and
two yearly concerts, to aid the fund, will
be held. For 22 years the symphony con
certs hare been given In Boston.
Not very long ago a Portland girl, aged
about 6 years, played a piano at a musical
recital In the Marquam Theater, and she
was immensely pleased with the big
crowd, the applause and the mention she
received in the paper. Two -weeks after
this the little girl was asked to play a
piano solo In Oregon City. She shut one
eye and deliberated. Then she said: "I
have been playing out a good deal lately.
Do you think you could get up a big
crowd at Oregon City?"
William Paull. who was killed February
E by falling from a sixth-story window at
a St. Louis, Mo., hotel, had for some time
been regarded as the principal singing
baritone of England. His repertoire was
one of the widest of any of the singers
who lately cams to America. He was well
JILLB, DE LUSSAX, GRAND OPERA STAn, TO S1XG IX PORTLAND.
known to audiences In this country. H.V
first appearance in New York was three
seasons ago, as Wolfram In "Tannhau
ser," with the Metropolitan English Optra
Company, managed by H. W. Savage and
Maurice Grau. After tho failure of tho
English Opera Company Paull returned
to England, and was engaged last Sum
mer by H. W. Savage for his opera com
pany. Mabel Bouton, once favored chorus lead
er In Broadway musical comedies, recent
ly died of consumption at New York. Her
mother and her sister, tho Baroness von
Nlmptsch. were with her when she died.
Tho body wns sent to Salt Lake City for
burial. Miss Bouton was the daughter of
Brigadier-General Charles A. Bouton. U.
S. A., who served through many Indian
campaigns In the West. She was born 23
years ago at Reno, Ncv. Her sister Mode
line, now tho Baronno von Nlmptsch.
came to New York and went on tho
stage. She was followed by a second
sister, Aloy. and finally by Mabel, who
made her first appearance In 1SS6 with
"IJttlc Christopher" at the Garden Theater.
LOLJAL TO THE WEST
Why Florence Roberts Doesn't Care to Dazzle New York
Y GREAT ambition is to be a
Western actress," declared Flor
ence Roberts, In her rooms at
the Portland Hotel yesterday. "Why
don't I go to New York? Well, my
new home Is to be In San Francisco,
and In this Western country there Is
a growth of artistic demand and ap
preciation. I think tho West Is entitled
to dramatic representations equal to the
best, and I believe it Is willing and capa
ble of supporting them. It Is with this
Idea that I have used every effort to
get the strongest plays available, and to
strengthen and add to the completeness
of the productions. The new plays that
I have given this year have been re
ceived with gratifying favor, and It is
my aim to add, each year, some one or
two of the best and strongest plays,
while retaining portions of my old reper
toire. This country is too vast for any
one to traverse it all. Let others strug
gle for the supremacy of the East. 1 love
tho West and aim for Its appreciation as
my pre-eminent reward."
"Pardon me, but will you kindly Indi
cate why you play such productions as
"Zaza.' 'Magda,' or 'Camllle.' when you
have manifestly talent for a higher grade
of work?" asked the reporter.
"The public demand such plays as
'Magda,' or 'Zaza,' " Miss Roberts an
swered, quickly. "If I did take off those
plays, from whence am I to rcplacn
them? There are no playwrights now
adays writing such strong woman's plays
as 'Camllle,' and the latter Is as popular
today and draws crowds as It did 20 or
SO years ago. What would I like to play?
Comedy. But comedy does not live. Emo
tional plays do. 'Zaza' and 'Magda' are
true pictures of life, and teach a useful
lesson. Do not think that I like to raise
my voice unnecessarily and waste my
strength and nerves more than I ought
to as I have to do In these two plays
simply because I Uko to do so. If I con
sulted my own feelings, I would Uko to
present plays In which I could get a rest.
But the public docs not wish those Bort
of plays. 'The Adventures of the Lady
Ursula' is a comedy, but do the crowds
como to see It? No."
"You have played In Shakespeare's
plays, of course?"
"Oh. yes. I have also played Margue
rite In Mr. Morrison's 'Faust.'"
"Is It true that you were born In New
York Stater
"Yes. Our home Is on tho banks of
the Hudson, at Peckskllt, and we have a
beautiful place, but we prefer to llvo on
the Pacific Coast, and In tho near futuro
wo Intend to build a new home in or
near San Francisco."
"Does your work tire you out a good
deal?"
"Well, yes; my present work does quite
use me up at times, especially 'Zaza. I
think that Is the busiest part ever writ
ten for a woman. Not only does 'she
run the gamut of all the emotions, but
she Is everlastingly changing h?r gowns
sometimes twice in one act and perhaps
only a woman can appreciate the exertion
that those quick changes Involve. All the
other roles In my repertoire seem rest
ful compared with 'Zaza, and yet they
are none of them 'easy. But I am never
more happy than when studying a new
role, watching rehearsals and seeing the
details of n production develop and take
form, one by one."
And here Miss Roberts gavo a kind of
synopsis of "the work she has accom
plished during the last year. Beginning
last June, she played a four months' en
gagement In San Francisco. Eight weeks
of that time were given to "Zaza." Tho
rest was taken up with revivals of other
plays of her repertoire, "Sapho." "Ca
mllle." "The Country Girl," etc.. and the
production of one or two new plays.
Then with an Interval of only two or
three weeks, principally devoted to re- ,
hoarsals. the regular season's tour was i
begun. The new additions are: "Tho !n
welcome Mrs. Hatch." "Magda." and
"Tho Adventures of the Lady Ursula."
Miss Roberts has marvelously express-
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IV hands. They are small, but perfectly
proportioned, and with the delicately ta
pering fingers that palmists tell us de
note creatlveness In art. D'Amunzlo has
dedicated his play, "La Glacondo," to
"Eleonora Dufe of the beautiful hands."
"Why don't you play 'La Glocondo"?
Tou have the hands fbr the part."
"That is curious." said Miss Roberts,
smiling. "I am simply wild to do that
play. Not on account of what you have
kindly said about my hands, but becauso
I am fascinated with tho play and am
carried away with Its artistic possibili
ties. I have procured a copy of the play,
and havo not only read It over and over
again, but havo negotiated for the rights
to produco It."
In private life, Miss Roberts Is the wife
of Lewis Morrison, of "Faust" fame.
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