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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, SK1TJK3IBJKK 15, 1WJ7.
pretation of the classics which he created
will endure for all time; they will, of
course, be modified to conform with the
spirit of later times, but the seed he has
sown will bear fruit as long as the violin
Musical Career of the Great Joachim
Arthur M. Abell's Berlin Letter in the Musical Courier.
loved and played.
TEACHING LARKS TO SING
A GREAT, a kingly one. In the realm
of tones has departed from our
midst. The whole civilized world
mourns at the bier of Joseph Joachim.
In him It has lost Its greatest musical
personality, and not since the death of
Liszt and Rubinstein has there been such
profound grief, such a widespread sense
of personal loss. Joachim was a great
National hero, and for him at this mo
ment flags are flying at half-mast all
over the Fatherland. His career was
rich In eventful experience and honors
were heaped upon him for more than
half a century. He died Thursday after
noon, August 15. t
Bach and Beethoven were revered by
Joachim above all things, and his great
est earthly achievement was In popular
izing their work. The Beethoven concer
to and the Bach chaconne were sealed
books until Joachim unfolded their ma
jestic beauties to the ears of the aston
ished musical world.
Brahms, too, but for the tireless efforts
ef his phophet Joseph, would never have
found during his life that measure of
recognition and success that was meted
out to him. Joachim was an equally
zealous disciple of Schumann, and who
before him played the Mozart concertos,
or Tartlnl's "Devil's Trill." He was the
first violinist to play the famous Bruch
,G minor and the Brahms concerto in
public. And it was Joachim who elevated
chamber music concerts to their present
exalted station.
It Is impossible to overestimate what
Joachim has done In establishing and
maintaining classic traditions. There. Is
something grand and Inspiring about Jo
achim's career. His life was to -absolutely
ideal, so unselfish, so iree from all
mercenary motives, so wholly conse
crated to his art. No other musician
since Liszt was so absolutely above ma
terial considerations, so true to art.
. There Is something ennobling and lnsplr
' ng in such a career, and Joachim must
needs leave deep footprints In the sands
f time. He was a veritable high priest
9f his art the last of his kind, and our
lordid, materialistic times, will probably
never see his like again. As an artist
Joachim stood above reproach, on an ex
alted plane, and his name will go down
to posterity as one of the greatest per
sonalities in th history of music.
Joachim's career was phenomenal. For
three-score and eight years he was be
fore the public, and up to the very last
he retained his enthusiasm for his beloved
art. He had a strong constitution and
his friends expected him to live many
years longer. A few months ago I was
talking with Moser, his biographer and
Intimate friend, about Joachim, and he
said: "I fully , expect Joachim to live to
be 100 years old." Indeed, his death. In
spite of his 76 years, was untimely, and
due to a severe cold caught In Vienna
last March. ..which developed into Influ
enza, leading to hemorrhage of the lungs
and finally to paralysis. Early In March
. Joachim went with his quartet associ
ates, Haljr, Wirth and Hausmann, to Vi
enna, where he played In five evenings all
of the Beethoven string quartets a Her-
.Cuisan task for one of his years. Yet
the ' 'enerable master, according to the
testimony of Halir, played with wonder-
' ful vigor and enthusiasm; the warm-
blooded Viennese were quite carried away
and they tendered the famous violinist
one of the greatest ovations of his life.
The quartet was to play In Budapest
, on March 10. but Joachim caught the in
fluenza and was obliged to take to his
hed. On returning to Berlin a eonvales
cent, a few weeks later. Joachim was
sent to Switzerland by his physician to
' recuperate. His robust constitution
which had never been weakened by ex
cesses of any kind, stood him In good
stead, and he recovered sufficiently to
take part in the Beethoven festival at
"Bonn, and also to fill an engagement at
Munich. This was his last quartet con
cert, on May 13. To the Joy of all par
ticipants, he attended the Bach festival
at Eisenach, May 2fi to 2S. Here, as
everywhere, he was the leading spirit of.
the occasion: he played the E major con
certo, the B minor sonato and. together
with Halir, the double concerto. This
festival was given for the purpose of ded
icating the house In which Johann Sebas
tian Bach was born, as a Bach museum,
and at the ceremony a fitting honor was
conferred upon Joachim, the great Bach
Interpreter. When the house was ready
to be opened to the public, the Mayor
of Eisenach presented the keys to the
hoary violinist, and he was the first per
son to enter the hallowed rooms.
It seems, however, that the lurking in
fluenza germs were still at work In his
system, and Joachim probably overtaxed
his weakened energies at Bonn and Eise
nach, for on returning to Berlin and at
tempting to conduct an "Elijah" rehear
sal at the Royal High School, his
Mad ame Maconda Coming in October
jya ADAME CHARLOTTE MACONDA,
1 I who captivated a huge Portland au
dience when she first sang here some
seasons ago, is the first of the stars on
the Lois Steers Wynn Coman list to
appear this Fall. She will be presented
at the Helllg Theater In October in one
of her fine song recital programmes.
Maconda has such unusual personal
mngnetlsm. In addition to a voice of de
lightful quality, that she quickly becomes
a favorite wherever she sings. She is as
popular in BOHton and New York as she
Is In cities of the Middle West. Indeed,
she is not heard half often enough in
the .great American metropolis, Judging
from the following comment In the New
York World:
"Maconda was the vocalist a welcome
appearance of a superior artist who is
seldom free to sing In New York. She
sang an air from Mozart "II Re Pas
tore,' with delightful simplicity, and the
'Bell Song,' from 'Laklme,' with de
licious daintiness. Walter Damroseh con
ducted the orchestra."
And the New York Evening Telegram
says: "Maconda's voice is of first quality,
-velvety and round and discreetly used.
She phrased her Mozart with excellent
attention to tradition."
"Maconda was accorded a reception al
most as great as that given Nordlca last
Sunday evening." says the New York
American. "Both her-numbers were wild
ly applauded, and the singer wag forced
to respond to three encores after each
song."
The season planned by the Steers
Coman management Is one of unusual
brilliancy and as this year there are five
numbers on the list and Madame Ma
conda comes before very long, the sub
scription list for the Winter series will
close very early. Other attractions of
fered will be Carreno, pianist, the Olive
Mead String Quartet, George Hamlin, the
tenor, and the New York Symphony
Orchestra, with Walter Damroseh and
his soloists.
"Alec" Shields, Horseman.
NEW YORK, Sept. 14. "Alec" Shields,
well ,known in turf circles for the last
V) years,, died last night In Brooklyn, fol
lowing an attack of stomach trouble and
tyhpold fever. Shields made a horse
called Logan famous by winning races
In Canada and at every racetrack In the
North, South, West and East in America.
This horse ran 120 races during his ca:
3
JOSEPH
strength suddenly failed and he broke
down completely. Joachim then took to
his bed, from which he was destined
never to rise again. He was to have ap
peared with the quartet In London In
June, . and, Indeed for that matter, his
eight evenings at the Slngakademle in
this city for next season had long since
been booked, as well as many other en
gagements. Shortly after Joachim's breakdown he
had a severe hemorrhage of the lungs,
but he raillled and it was not thought
that the end was so Imminent. Ten days
ago, however, he began to decline very
rapidly, and his children and most in
timate friends were summoned to his
bedside. It was now clear to the physi
cians that Joachim's hours were num
bered. During the last three days his
left side was paralyzed,- and he was un
conscious the greater part of the time.
The funeral services will be held at the
Royal High School on Monday afternoon.
I was allowed to see the body of Jao
chlm yesterday at his home, and I shall
never forget that scene. He lay In bed
with his head and chest visible, his hands
folded above the coverlet. The eyes were
tightly closed and the ' dark, bush eye
brows contrasted strangely with the
death pallor of his noble brow, but other
wise his expression was quite natural.
Kindly, dignified, serene, with the com
posure so characteristic of him In life,
Joachim lay there as If asleep. Spell
bound. I stood at his bedside, quite alone
with him, for many minutes, and the
longer I gazer the harder I found It to
realize that he was dead. The breeze
from the openwindow gently stirred the
bed cover, and It stemed as If he were
sleeping and might at any moment open
his eyes. The hundreds of laurel wreaths
lying about, sent by j the great ones of
the earth, bearing Inscriptions of love
and veneration, the adjoining room full
of flowers, the deathlike stillness and all
the outward Blgns of mourning were for
gotten. I was alone with the dead Joa
chim. There was always that about Joachim
that inspired mlnglar feelings of awe and
veneration. Not to mention his own con
certs, It was an event In Itself when he
attended a concert. Berlin Is the home
of many musical celebrities, and the pres
ence of Strauss, or a Humperdlnck, or a
D' Albert, or any other famous musician
attracts little attention at a public func
tion, but when Joachim entered a hall,
a flutter went through the whole audi
ence. Unique affairs were Joachim's eight an
First of the Stars on the Steers-Coman List Will
Appear at the Heilig Theater Next Month.
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nual quartet soirees at the Slngakademle,
These were not like ordinary concerts
they were festive occasions. It was Im
possible for an outsider to get a ticket.
as they were sold out lopg ahead, most
of the seats being In the hands of per
manent subscribers, who attended year
In and year out. The late Adolf von
Menzel, the famous painter, was a reg
ular subscriber up to the very last, and
he was one of the most attentive lis
toners I ever saw. He was 86 years old
when he attended his last series, and he
occasionally fell asleep during an adagio
In former years Von Moltke and Helm
holtz were regular attendants. The great
Field Marshal, who was called "der
grosse Schwelger," would often sit In
rapt attention throughout a programme
two hours long without speaking a word
to anyone. At the close he would warm
ly press Joachim's hand, but even then
he frequently did not speak, but silently
left the hall without having once opened
tils mouth.
A more ardent lover of music lhan
Helmuth von Moltke never lived. He
was an Intimate friend of Joachim, and
the great, violinist was a frequent guest
at his house. When the two illustrious
men were quite alone Joachim would take
his violin and play Spohr adagios for
hours for Moltke would hear nothing
else on such occasions. Once, Joachim
after having played Spohr to him for
two hours, said: "Wouldn't you like to
hear a couple of Hungarian dances for
a change? "No, replied Von Moltke,
"I prefer Sporh adagios, if you don't
tire of playing them, I never tire of hear
ing them." So the violinist kept on with
Spohr until far into the night.
Helmholtz. too, was an Intimate of Jo
achim, and frequently applied to him
for practical advice in his acoustical re
searches.
As a quartet plsyer. Joachim had his
good days up to the very last, but as f
solo performer he was on the decline at
ter 1890. From 1W8 till 1890, however,
he was In full possession of his powers.
His first public appearance was en March
IT, 1839, and his last on May 28, 1907 a
span of 68 years of public activity. This
Is a record without a parallel among great
virtuosi.
Joachim's artistic activities were six
foldhe played solo, he played quartet,
he taught, he conducted, he directed the
Hochachule, and he composed- His great
est achievements, however, were with vlo
lln and bow In hand on the concert plat
form, he being equally great in ensemble
and solo playing. The standards of Inter-
MADAM CHARLOTTE MACONDA. j I " - s ' I
Proud Owners Enter Their Birds In
to Competition.
London Tit-Bits.
Strange as it may appear, there are
men who make a living by teacning
larks to sing. It might be imagined that
this Is much the same as painting the
lily, but It Is a fact that the ordinary
cage lark requires a considerable amount
of training before It can sing well.
The untrained cage lark will imitate
sounds In the same manner as a parrot,
even such sounds as the creaking of a
gate. When these birds are sfeglected,
sometimes the only sound they will give
s an Imitation of the twittering of the
common sparrow.
The man who undertakes the education
of larks has to be up long before day
break. In the Spring before the break
of day he goes out Into the country, tak
ing a great number of cage birds with
him. Reaching a strip of meadow, he
places his burdens on the ground and
patiently waits for the coming dawn.
About half an hour after the first light
appears the wild larks begin to sing.
The wild lark always sings its best
soon after dawn; later on in the day
its song cannot compare for beauty
with Its earlier efforts. The birds first
begin to sing as they, run about the
long grass, but they sing their very
finest lays a little later, when they
mount high Into the sky. As they
soar until they appear to vanish into
the azure, their song- becomes more
and more beautiful.
It is a very strange fact that the
imprisoned bird hears only one of the
free birds; though there may be doz
ens singing, it has ears for that one
only. Every note of that song It re
members, and when it Is home In its
cage next day It will render the Iden
tical song with remarkable fidelity en
tirely from memory.
Lark owners In the North are es
pecially proud of the elnglng capacity
of their birds, and various lark-singing
competitions are he-id. Thus at Hud-
dersfleld there is a very vigorous asso
ciation for the promotion of lark sing
ing, which has been in existence for
over a quarter of a century. The as
sociation awards prizes at the various
conteets, or "sings," which It holds.
Before the "sing" the birds are kept
In the dark for a considerable time.
One of the imprisoned songsters Is
brought Into the "sing" room and
placed before a mirror. He mistakes
his Image for that of a rival, and after
he has viewed himself for about half
minute he is placed in front of the
window.
Then In an ecstasy of rivalry he be
gins to sing his marvelous song, spread
ing his wings and pouring out a pas-
Bionate paean of praise to the light.
Champion birds will sing for probably
10 minutes, pouring out floods of un
surpassable melody during the whole
time.
Felt Like Reporting Him.
Brooklyn Eagle.
Th process of loading a Flatbueh-ave-
nue car at the door of a Fulton-street de
partment tore was- delayed for an in
stant by a woman who dropped a parcel
and paused in front of the car to pick
11 up. one was tan, angular and wore
heavy veil. "Aw, hurry up. will ye?"
said the courteous conductor, addressing
himself to her. "We can't wait here all
afternoon." The woman said nothing,
but passed Inside and took her seat.
When the conductor came to collect her
fare she lifted her veil and remarked
with evident temper:
ir 1 wasn t your wife. I'd renort vou
to the company for being sassy."
OF THE HOUR,
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future material welfare of thousands of young people, pertains to school
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New Books at
the Library
THE Alblna branch library at 668
Williams avenue will be open on
Monday, September 10, at 2 o'clock,
with Miss Ella Dewart in charge. A
good supply of books may. be found
upon the shelves. The room is well
lighted and comfortable, and will be
found an attractive spot for study and
reading. A fine list of magazines has
been ordered, and as soon as they are
received will be placed on file. The
Portland papers 'will be received dally.
The Board of Education has gener
ously allowed the Library Association
to open its East Side branch tempora
rily In the southeast basement room
of the new East Side High School
building. This room is well adapted
for a small library and will be open
and ready for use of both High School
students and residents of the East
Side on October 1.
On Friday afternoon, at 4 o'clock,
Miss Hassler will tell the story of the
apple of discord, the old Greek myth,
to the young people of the children's
department.
The list of new books follows:
PHTDOSOPHY. J
Burnet Early Oreek Philosophy. 1R?2.
To Enter the Great
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Friday, September 20th, the answers will
all be turned over to the Judges and TEN
splendid prizes, valued from $5 to $50, will
be awarded; the announcement of prize
winners will be made in this paper next Sun
day. If you have not mailed your answer,
do so today. If you do not know the de
tails of this contest send for them at once,
you have plenty of time; the last answer
written may be the best one you may win
the $50 prize. Address, Contest Depart
ment, Room 14, Hamilton Bldg., Portland
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CONTEST DEPARTMENT, UNION MEAT CO.
14 Hamilton Bldg., Portland, Or.
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inspection, containing Solicitor McCabe's great speech. I
wish to enter the prize meat contest. Stamp enclosed.
Name
Street
City .
Lodge Substance of Faith Allied With
Sciences. 1907.
RELIGION.
Including; Mythology.
Gee & Hardy Documents Illustrative
of English Church History. 1S96.
Modern Pilgrim's Progress; With an In
troduction by Henry Sebastian Bowden.
n. d.
Stending Greek and Roman Mythology
and Heroic Legend. 190L
Wakeman Introduction to the History
of the Church of England From the Ear
liest Times to the Present Day. 1904.
SOCIOLOGY.
Adams. & Stephens Select Documents
of English Constitutional History. 1906.
Smith International Law. 1900.
PHILOLOGY.
Enperanto.
Cox Grammar and Commentary on the
International Language, Esperanto, n. d.
Elementary Lessons in Esperanto, n. d.
Reprinted from the North American Re
view. Gasse Kurso Tutmonda de la Lingvo
Internacis Esperanto Lau la Metodo Na
ture, n. d.
Zamenhof Fundamenta Krestomatio de
I Lingvo Esperanto, n. d.
Zamenhof Fundamenta de .Esperanto
Gramallko, Ekiercaro. Universala Vor
taro. 1905.
NATTKAL SCtFNCB.
Haverlandt Ethnolosry. 1900.
Hoernes Primitive Man. 19Vt.
Zittel Textbook of Palaeontology, 2
1900.
USEFTL ARTS.
Adams Motorcar Mechanism and Man
agement. 1907.
Mineral Industry, v. 15. 1906.
Prize-Meat Contest
TODAY
State .
FINE ARTS.
Including Biography of Artist.
Strachey Raphael. 192.
Strong Art of Show-Card Writing. 1907.
DESCRIPTION AND TRAVEL.
Dutt Civilization of India. MOO.
Henderson Select Historical Document!
of the Middle Ages. 1905.
Hommel Civilization of the East. 1900.
Koch Roman History. 1900.
Skinner Account of the. First Mission
Sent by the American Government to -th
Court of the King of Kings. 1907.
Swoboda Greek History. 1900.
3ymonds Sketches and Studies in Italy
and Greece, 3 v. 1906.
BIOGRAPHY INDIVTOCAL.
Cartwright, Peter Autobiography of
Backwoods Preacher; ed. by w. P.
Strickland, n. d.
Douglass. Frederick Frederick Doug
lass; by B. T. Washington.
Howe. Samuel Gridley Letters and
Journals of Samuel Gridley Howe, ed. by
his daughter, Laura E. Richards. 190S.
William I, Prince of Orange William
the Silent, by Frederick Harrison. " 1307.
FICTION.
MacLeod Pharais; a Romance of the
Watson Midsummer Day's Dream.
If Babr I Cuttm Taeth
Be sure ana w tnat old well-tried jerneay.
Mr. Wlnlow' Soothing Syrup, for chlldrea
teething. It ootbM th child. often tb
gums, allay pain, colic Jd diArrno.
For those who are nervous and run
down Hood's Sarsaparllla is the ideal