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THE SUNDAY REG 01 AN, POBTLAm), MAKCH 05, 1903: I m THE WCTRCt) OF MUSIC f Phone 1 86s 1 MARQUAM GRAND THEATER CALVIN HEILIQ Manager i MAIN-. . Reginald de Koven Is engaged In writing a new opera. Create re and his Italian band are to appear in concert today it Chicago. Xevr York's Oratorio Society produces Edgar's "Dream "Of GeronitiiiS," March 2S. A St. Patrick's- day concert -will be giv en at the New York College of Music. Tuesday. Hugo Heennan recently gave a success ful violin recital at New York. HI chard Burmeister. pianist, assisted. Good results have been shown by the Boyer chorus rehearsing the oratorio, "Mary Magdalene," to be sung here April 7. G. Aldo Randegger, a young Neapoli tan pianist and cousin of Alberto Rand egger, of London, recently made bis debut at New York. "Welsh singing societies In Columbus, O., will organize a mixed chorus of 120 voices to go to Pittsburg, Pa., May ?0, and com pete for the principal Eisteddfod prize. Frank Damrosch and David BIspbam repeated their performance of Mendels sohn music and Shakespeare's poetry of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," at New York. Nothing further has been heard of the threatened tour of Mrs. Brown Potter in this country, giving her "readings of classic poems, accompanied by symphonic music." Verdi'e "La Travlata." Is 50 years old this month. In 1S53 It was produced at the Venice Theater, and failed completely. About a year later it started on its suc cessful career at the Teatro San Bene detto, in Venice. Koclan, the famous violinist, was to have played at the Marquam Theater last night, according to contract, but as noth ing was heard from him or his manager several days before the concert, tne lat ter was abandoned. Fannie Bloomfleld-Zeisler's husband is now on the road to recovery, and It is possible that another Eastern tour will be arranged late next month in place of the one which the Chicago pianist was lately compelled to abandon. The coronation glee and concert party, composed of a number of leading singers and boy sopranos who took' part in the coronation of their majesties. King Ed ward VII and Queen Alexandra last August, sang in San Francisco last week. Suzanne Adams, who is directly de scended from John and Quincy Adams, and who in our day is known as a charm ing operatic star, begins, May 1, a three, months' engagement in royal opera at Covent Garden, London. Kubelik, the Bohemian violinist, has j been in St. Petersburg, Moscow and the j other Russian cities. Early in April he j makes his first appearance in Paris. Final arrangements for his next American tour will be settled before May 1. The Mozart Society of Salzburg proposes to erect a Mozart House, to contain all tho relics of the master that it possesses. Kubellk has contributed toward the ex pense 2500 francs, and another violinist, Hubermann, will give a concert for the same purpose. French music is gaining ground in Rus sia every day, thanks to the energetic propaganda of A Wlnegradsky, who at his late concerts at Kieff and St Peters burg executed with his usual success the works of several French composers hith erto unknown in Russia. A cruel rumor floated around New York for days that Edouard de Reszke, prob ably the greatest bass singer in the world, had been asked to accept a serious posi tion in Anna Held's Opera Company, as a new part had been specially written for him. The singer says the rumor Isn't true. "Don Giovanni," "Der "Wald," '"'II Trov atore," "Le Prophete," "Ero e Leandro' La Fille du Regiment" and "II Pagllaccl" were one recent week's attractions by the Metropolitan Opera Company, New York. According to present arrangements, this is tho last week of the Grau opera season. Gaul's cantata, "Joan of" Arc," was re cently sung lh Oakland, Pa., by the Welsh chorus of Pittsburg, and accompaniments were furnished by 20 members of the Pitts burg orchestra. The musical director was "William J. Jones, and the soloists Anna Gertrude Clark. John R. Roberts and xan T. Beddoe. Leo Brack has composed the music for a Chinese burlesque, "Chop Suey," written by Wallace Irwin and. played tonight at the Theater Republic San Francisco. Mr. Irwin recently resigned as assistant editor of the News Letter and editor of the Overland Monthly to write burlesque, and is well known as the author of "The Love Sonnets of a Hoodlum" and "The Rubla. yat of Omar Khayyam, Junior." Next week, at the popular Baker The ater, during tho performance of "Chris topher. Jr.," the orchestra will play, under the leadership of Frank Griffin, a set of waltzes composed by George Alison, the clever leading man of the Baker Stock Company. Besides being a versatile ac tor and a composer, Mr. Alison is a writer of ability. His articles and verses ap pear in such magazines as Life, Smart Set and Muns?eys. Mrs. Edward Alden Beals and her pu pils, assisted by Miss Bessie Greenberg, violinist; Miss Doris Clark, elocutionist, and Miss Georgia Lewis, accompanist, gavo an enjoyable musical recital last Friday night in tho Masonic Temple, un der the auspices of Myrtle Chapter, No. 15, Order of the Eastern Star. The young people acquitted themselves very well in deed, and showed themselves worthy of their teacher. Those who took part were: lira, Beals. Mrs. Kinney McKirmey, Misses Georgia Lewis, Lina Lewis, Edna Joy, Annie Dltchburn, Lenna Wendoroth. Nancy Beals, Doris Clark. Genevieve Bro dahl, Bessie Greenberg and Ronald Brad bury. Mascagni Is still drawing crowds at the Tivoli Opera House, San Francisco, and this popular place of amusement is usual ly crowded from tho edge of the orchestra to tho roof windows when tho composer of "Cavffllerla" raises his baton. The production of that opera continues to im prove, as" the chorus singers become more familiar with their parts. Mascagni's se lected orchestra made a hit in the "Hymn to the Sun." from "Iris." last Monday night Other favorite numbers have been the overture from "William Tell" and the intermezzo from "William Ratcllffe." The 17th concert 6f the eighth season of the Pittsburg orchestra was given there Inst Friday, the soloist being Lillian Blauvelt, soprano. The programme: Overture "Spring" Goldmark Aria "Jewel Song" from "Faust".... - Gounod Tone Poem 'To the Memory of Abra ham Lincoln" Stahlberg Suite "Lakme" Dellbes Songs with orchestra Polonaise in E Major Liszt Programme of orchestral and vocal mu sic given at the Art Society reception, Pittsburg, last Thursday: Overture "Lo Roe d Ys" Lalo Aria from "Der Frelschuetx" Weber Miss KeiL Spring sone and sailors chorus from 'The Flying Dutchman" Wagner Pre'.ude to "The Deluge" ....Saint-Saens Violin solo L. von Kunlts. Ballet music "The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood" Tschaikowsky Panarama: The White Cat and Puss in Boots; Walts. Songs, with orchestra: .&) "Arioso" Dellbes lb) "Summer" Chamlnadc Miss KdL Triumph, from Suite, "Columbus".... Herbert For orchestra and organ (MTr. Walter E. HalL) Helnrich Conried Is rapidly completing his plans for next season's opera at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York. He probably will engage Mmee. Calve. Melba. Caruso, Tcrnlna and others, with whom Maurice Grau had provisional contracts. Mme. Sembrich also is expected to re turn. The Metropolitan Real Estate & Opera Company will assist in making the season an unusually attractive one by the decorating of the Interior of the house and the spending of $30.(00 on a new electric plant and In the making of other extensive Improvements on the stage. These numbers were given recently in New York at a concert arranged by David Baxter, the Scotch basso: Songs "Pieta Signore." "Stradella," "Wernie seln Brod mlt Tranen ass" (Schubert), "An die Leyer" (Schubert), "Stllle Sicherhelt" (Franz), "Widmung" (Franz), "O Wusst Ich Doch Den TV eg Zuruck" (Brahms), "Would Thy Faith Were Mine" (Brock way). "Die Ablosung" (Hollander). Piano numbers. Howard Brockway Ballade, op. 118, Brahms; intermezzo, op. 117, No. 1, Brahms; nocturne, op. 62. No. 2, Chopin. Old Scotch ballads, arranged by Clay "Sands o' Dee," "De'il's Awa' th' Excise man." "Turn Ye to Me," "Loch Lomond," "Jenny Nettles." "Jess Macpharlane," "Land o' the Leal," "Cooper o' Fife." "Mackintosh's Lament" and "Sound .the Pibroch." Programme of Maurice Gran's last Sun day's concert at the Metropolitan Opera House. New York: Prelude "Lohengrin" Wagner Air from "II Flauto Magico4' Mozart . Sig. CampanarL Ave Maria Gounod - Mme. Marllly. Air from "Orpheus and Eurydice"...Gluck Mme Homer. Prelude, Act 3. "Carmen" Bizet "Dance of the Sun Feast" (American Indian) Henry Waller Air from "Der Frelschutz" Weber Herr Anthes. Rhapsodie Hongrolse Liszt Mme. Rogcr-Mlclos. Symphonic Poem "The Moldau"..Smetana Songs: Nachtsuck" Schubert "Du blst die Ruh" Schubert Gelb' rollt mlr zu Fussen"... Rubinstein Herr Anthes. Air from "Le Huguenots" Meyerbeer Mme. Homer. Gavotte Ten Brinck (Dedicated to Jlme. Roger Miclos.) Grand waltz Moszkowskl Mme. Rocer-Mielos. Song "Alba d'amore" Mazzonl Slg. CampanarL Song "Toujour a tol".... Tschaikowsky Mme. Marilly. Kaisermarsch Wagner A critic writes: "As to tho pecuniary return from accompanying though the terms lor an accompanist In a teacher's studio, seem low, the good accompanist nas many opportunities outside of studio work. She Is recommended by the teach er to pupils as a coach between lessons and generally engaged where the ambi tious pupil sings in public. She makes from $5 upward when she plays for a sing- IN PRAISE OF PORTLAND RAY STANNARD BAKER'S ARTICLE IN THIS MONTH'S CENTURY MAGAZINE THERE appears from the pen of Ray Stannard Baker In the march num-r ber of the Century Magazine the first of a series of contributions on "The Great Northwest," which cannot ftl to Interest readers in this region, and especi ally 'those who are residents of Portland and vicinity. Mr. Baker, In the course of his travel, has assuredly been recep tive of the spirit which dominates the commercial and industrial atmosphere in this section, and, having surrendered to the magnificent energy which is build ing a new and splendid empire, his impres sions flow from his pen with freshness and vigor. Of the "Coastal Northwest," as he desig nates that portion of the. States of Oregon and Washington between the Cascades and the Pacific Ocean the author writes in most glowing terms concerning lis cli matic advantages and general material re sources and opportunities. He declares that Nature has blessed this strip of country "with a singularly equable cli mate few really hot days in Summer and a Winter which better deserves the name rainy season." Comparing the section in the matter of annual rainfall with East ern cities, he says: "In Portland and Se attle it is not greater than in Boston and New York, but there is this difference: Portland drizzles. New York pours and has done with it" He speaks of the vege tation in this belt as "unmatched," and enumerates conditions which amaze East ern eyes. Apparently no resource of Western Washington and Oregon escapes his observation, and mention. His refer ence to the forests as "the most valuable on tho continent If not In the world," the rich fruit farms, hop culture, the mar velous agricultural results attained in such valleys as the Willamette, -which be singles out for special mention, and the tremendous commercial Importance which the seaport cities have acquired, are all in point Considerable space Is devoted to the State of Oregon in a general way, but it is on the City of Portland specifically that the writer takes apparent pleasure in stat ing impressions which are commendable in the highest degree. Of this city and its people there ap pears the following: "The Easterner who visits Portland usu ally has his mind made up to see a new, crude. Western town; what he really sees Is a fine old city, a bit as it might be of Central New York a square' -with, the Postofflce in the center, tree-shaded streets, comfortable homes, and plenty of churches and clubs, the signs of con servatism and solid respectability. And yet no decay, for if there are signs of the order which comes of long settlement, there Is an equal show of brisk energy. Few cities of tho size of Portland can exhibit finer store and office buildings, a COMING BOOK BY MARQUAM GRAND THEATER CAST Lower Floor, St.OO sum paid am accompanist for studio work Is 23 cents for a half-hour lesson. Fifteen minutes of this time arc consumed by the teacher In -accompanying the pupil in ex ercises, and for the remaining 15 minutes the accompanist's services are required. In a studio where ten lessons are given in the afternoon, the accompanist receives for playing two hours and a half. Of course, she loses time between the pe riods of playing, but she can read or study a bit. crochet or "withdraw into the reception-room and rest in these interims. Some teachers spend all the time on songs dur ing one hour and devote the alternate, les son to exercises, at which the accompan ist Is not present." Bessie Sonsall, the Canadian contralto, will sing at two concerts to be given at Washington, D. C, March 23 and 24. In these latter days, when a great many mezzo sopranos pose as contraltos, it is refreshing to hear a genuine contralto, like Miss BonsalL She has a good posi tion in a New York church choir, and finds all the professional engagements she wishes within easy distance of New York. Her resonant tones have been likened, to the sounds of a 'cello. When D'Oyley Carte managed, the Savoy Theater, Lon don, in the days of the first blush of pop ularity of the Gilbert & Sullivan operas. Miss Bonsall filled the principal contralto parts. She also sang at a number of high class London concerts, and studied ora torio for two seasons under the direction of Charles Santley, the eminent English baritone. Miss Bonsall's first vocal -work was in a church choir. A story illustrating Patti's keen eye for business is told of her appearance in Bos ton, when In the height of her fame. She was being managed by Colonel Mapleson, and her contract with him called for 55000 per night But one night, during the Bos ton engagement the Colonel was short of cash. He knew that Pattl would not recede from the position she had taken, not to appear on the stage until she had got the JSOOO, in advance. The opera that evening was "Traviata," and Patti's sec retary got J4000 during the afternoon. Then the secretary said that Pattl would come to the opera-house and dress for the part of ''VIoletta," all but the shoes. She would wait on the extra 41000. Suns enough, Pattl came to the opera-house that evening at 7:30 o'clock, and sat, in her stocking feet, in the dressing-room. When $400 worth of additional tickets had been sold, the money was given to Pattl. and she placed on one of her shoes. At 8 o'clock the other 5600 was forthcoming, and she went before the footlights and j sang, like a lark. She was greeted with better street-car service, or more com fortable residences. Unlike almost any other "Western town, save San Francisco perhaps, it has got beyond the first gen eration; it has "acquired the momentum of stored riches and passed the stage of pioneer crudities. The sons of the pio neers are now coming into power. They have been educated in the East and have traveled in Europe, and they have come back to make homes in their beautiful city. Wealth and education have blos somed, as always. In conservatism and comfort and agreater attention to society, art, music Portland is noted for the solidity of Its financial institutions, its fine clubs and hotels, Its good schools and libraries, it is beginning to take a solicitous interest In its history, a true sign of the self-consciousness which comes of assured success. Pioneer -so cieties spring up only when the pioneer has become a curiosity. They will tell i you that thero. are two classes of society in Portland, each as proud as the sons of the Mayflower themselves, one the de scendants of those who came round Cape l Horn in pre-railroad days, theother the descendants of those who crossed the plains. "Portland is In no sense a-ioom cltyrit is probably less known In the East than any other important Western town; It has had but little advertising, compared for Instance with Seattle and Tacoma, and for many years Its growth was slow though substantial. Yet, during the ten years ended with 1900, only three Import ant cities in the United States had' a greater percentage of gain in population. In 1SS0 it had only 46.3S5 inhabitants; in 1900 It had 90,426. nearly double. In the same time San Francisco increased only 14.6 per cent But the Exposition of 1905, in which Portland will celebrate the centennial of Lewis and Clark's discov ery of Oregon, will probably make the ! city thoroughly known in every quarter of the land. "Portland is a singular combination of the seaport and the inland town. Prob ably seven out of ten Eastern people, with the question suddenly put, would place Portland on the Pacific Ocean, and a considerable portion of the remainder would have It on the Columbia River. But It is 100 miles from the ocean and several miles from the Columbia, in the Willamette Valley, the region of the farms and orch ards. The Willamette River at Port land 1b a majestic stream, so deep that great ocean vessels come from all the world to load at its docks. Portland la the fifth city In the United States, as a wheat exporter., the total shipments for 1S01 being over 13,000,000 bushels nearly equal that of San Francisco, and largely exceeding those of Seattle and Tacoma put together. It also has a large lum ber, flour, fruit and fish business. "Two views in Portland stand out in the writer's memory above all others the first the wide, busy river as seen from one of the bridges, the city rising on both sides, and tall-masted ships moored at the docks; the second, the view at sunset of the rose-colored, snow-capped SOON "THE WIZARD HARSY B. SMITH OF. ONE HUNDRED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF H. D. ALLEN CHORUS LEADERSHIP OF W. H. BOYER :: :: :: :: AUGMENTED' ORCHESTRA Balcony, First Six Rows, S1;00 :Kirke La Production America's Greatest SY110 PRJ9ES"EJFtire parquette, $1.50; Entire Parquette and 25c: Boxes and Loges, $10.00. cA mAAlrkfc PRICES SATURDAY Entire Parquette 25c. Seats are now selline. CarriupRs at m?sn n'rinrir and peak of Mounts Hood, from the beautiful drives In the outskirts of the town." An Old Sllvenrare Plant Closed. New Tork Presa. A bis surprise was sprung on the thou sands of employes of the silver-plated J ( MULTNOMAH AMATEUR ATHLETIC CLUB MULTNOMAH CLUB PRODUCTION OP THE COMIC OPERA MADE FAMOUS BY FRANK DANIELS PRICES ShellS's of COMPANY ' MAGNIFICENT 29 Special Announcement ware manufacturing company of C Ro gers & Brothers, of Meriden. Conn., Sat urday, when, upon receiving their pay' en velopes they found Inclosed a notice of their dismissal. The sweeping- edict In cluded every employe of the. big factory, from the former president, Cephas Rogers, down to the least-paid person on the roll. OF THE NILE BY Balcony, Last Six AUGUSTUS THOMAS SAME GREAT PRODUCTION Circle $1.00; Balcony, first 6 rows, , $1.00; Entire Parquette Circle, 75c: ' ' THE BAKER WEEKS OF CONTINUED SUCCESS WEEK Begisnlng Sunday Matinee Today EVENING At 8:15 MATINEES MADELINE LUCETTE RYLEY'S GREAT -COMEDY GHRISTOPH PRESENTED BY THE INCOMPARABLE BAKER STOCK COMPANY - OUR NEVER CHANGING PRICES: Evening 15c, 25c, 35c, 50c. Matinees 10c, 15c, 25c First WEEK STARTING SUNDAY, MARCH 22 BRONSOX HOWARD'S GREAT WAR PLAT SHENANDOAH Hundreds of families are without source of income, and much suffering may result. The notices were Issued by the Interna tional Silver Company that recently ab sorbed the Rogers Company. The factory will be closed until such time as the pres ent owners see fit to reopen. It Is said another line of goods entirely COMING SOO MUSIC BY VICTOR HERBERT TWO NIGHTS CAST OF ONE HUNDRED Rows, 75c- RETURN OF LAST SEASON'S IMMENSE . SUCCESS ENTIRE WEEK - COMMENCING MONDAY MARCH 16 SPECIAL MATINEE SATURDAY AT 2:15 O'CLOCK 75c, last 6 rows, SOc; Gallery 35c Entire Balcony, SOc; Gallery 35c TH EATER GEORGE li. BAKER, Manager. MARCH AT 2:15 v Time at Popular Prices different from those formerly manufac tured at "the plant will be turned out there. Gilbert and "Wilbur R. Rogers, formerly treasurer and secretary, respectively, wilt go into the manufacturing business in Danbury, though not in opposition, to tho International. Cephas Rogers retires. 99 AND MATINEE Gallery, 35c and 25c 15