The Sunday Oregonian., January 26, 1908, SECTION FOUR, Page 4, Image 36

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THE SUInDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, JANUARY 26, 190S.
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CARRENO'S STRENGTH, BREADTH AND TENDER
NESS DESCRIBED BY A WELL-KNOWN CRITIC
Pianiste, Playing Here February 3, Receives High Praise From Hubbard, of Chicago Tribune.
MME. TERESA CARRENO, who
comes to give a recital at the Mar
quam In the Lois Steers-Wynn
Coman series, has just received a ter
mendous option In Chicago, where she
played a few weeks ago. Hubbard, one
of the foremost of musical writers in this
country, said this about her: "The
audience was one which filled the hall to
its last place and the applause, hearty,
spontaneous and long-continued, told
plainly that the public of Chicago had
not forgotten -the artist who for many
years was an annual visitor here, and
who when after her taking residence in
Kurd pa she had come on tours, was ever
welcomed with gladness.. She came for
ward smiling and gracious as of yore,
and but little changed in any way. The
hair a trifle whiter possibly, but other
wise the same handsome, kindly, big
spirited woman that so frequently had
charmed and won us. .
"She is unique Is Teresa Carreno
unique just as Lilll Lehmann, of whom
she constantly reminded me. Some way,
when thinking of women pianists, Car
reno is not Included among them any
more than Lehmann is thought of when
sopranos are mentioned. These two splen
did great music spirits,' big in interpreta
tive grasp and big in mastery of all
technical essentials and details, are apart
from all their same sexed colleagues.
They are not masculine, either, save as
the largeness of artist soul and of artistic
insight is masculine. They seem to
combine the merits of both the mascu
line and the feminine the strength,
breadth and positlveness of the former
nd the tenderness and sensitiveness of
the latter. So in the playing of Carreno
as found the power, mental, spiritual and
physical, which enables her to read
Beethoven, Schumann or Brahms in their
biggest manifestation as a man would
read them,- and yet to Infuse into the
reading a gentleness and a sympathetic
beauty that no man save one of those
tew who are great enough men to have
In them something of. the feminine na
ture could bring to the reading.
"She gave performances of the Beetho
ven Sonata, of a. Chopin group and the
Liszt Rhapsodie (all of which are on her
Portland programme), that were superb
In the breadth of style, the thorough
musicianship, and the fine, sane,
healthy emotion and sentiment that
distinguished them. The tonal loveli
ness of everything Mme. Carreno does
is one of the supreme excellences of
her work. She draws from the instru
mrnt a tone that is fairly 'cello like
in its smoothness. Its warmth, and its
singing viallty. Every cantabtle
phrase sings for her, and the brilliant
passages are golden when she wishes
them to be. She has lived so in her
art. and has devoted herself so wholly
to It, that it has become a natural ut
terance with her, and technic, method,
and means are lost sight of in the
presence of tho Inner meaning of the
composition being played. Every
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phrase is articulated clearly and clean
ly,, not because she has worked it out
so but because' she thinks it so, and
her fingers respond to the mental ac
tion. Rarely has the wonderful slow
portion of the Beethoven Sonata been
played with as fine insight, as genuine
feeling, and as true poetry as it wns
yesterday.
The sale of seats for Carreno opens
next Friday morning, January 31. at
the Marquam box office.
America's Foremost Composer and Pianist Dead
Edward MacDowell, Accepted by the World's Critics as Great Musical Genius, Passes Away at Age of Forty-six.
BY DR. EMIIi ENXA.
THE world has again lost one of Its
great musicians. America's fore
most composer and pianist, Eti-
iv aid MacDowell, is dead. Though
death was almost expected for some
lime. It came as a great shock
. to the musicians and the muslc-
loving people of the world. His death is
: much more sad, as he was still in his
prime, and the death of a great man at
the height of his career is always de
! plored.
; It was through the influence of Liszt
J In 1SS2 that MacDowell gained a hearing
j of his works at the annual festival of
; the famous German . Musical Society,
; Allgemelncr Deutsche Miislkverein, and
the European critics spoke very favor
! ably of his compositions; and it seems as
; though MacDowell was accepted by the
- world's critics as a composer without
. the usual attack of unjust criticism that
( so many of his colleagues have gone
; through.
MkcDowpII'i music is free from the
' commonplace it Is the product of the in
; dividual genius, it is pianistic. it is ideal
; programme music; it was always Mac
; Lowell's conviction that idealistic pro
I gramme music was the highest form of
' the art, and the most eloquent manifes
' tation of that conviction may be found
; in his two compositions, "Hamlet" ami
; "Ophelia."
MacDowell's music is very character
. istic and strongly dclincatlve of moods.
and his harmonic, thematic and instru
i mental treatment to which they are sub
' Jer.ted, exemplify the high purposes set
' for the instrumental art by Liszt.
; MacDowell was a wonderful master of
; the orchestra. His coloring was as won
! tlerfnl and rich as was the painting of
our most known master.
MacDowell' music is very captivating:
' it Is thematic. diKtlnct-and understaud-
lile. His bright and pretty melodies al
ways captivate the heart of his hearers
and those who perform his music. The
pirit. of this grea modern artist is
; shown very plainly In his works, the
! highly picturesque and well-knit form tell
; up the marvelous talent and great reflne
; ment of his taste for what is beautiful.
, MacDowell concerts for piano and or
chestra are undoubtedly the greatest
' works by an American composer. He
; hows in these works the ardor of the
disciple of true musicianship, and his
composition, taken as a whole, is an
J exhibition of originality and indlvidual
: lty. . -,
Jn Europe MacDowell was often Fpokcn
. of as the "American Beethoven." His
t works are known tho world over, and
his homeland America lias already
; shown Its appreciation toward him.
MacDowell was a great pianist. His
recitals were always enjoyable and ar
; tlstic. I do not believe I have ever heard
,' a performance of Beethoven's "Moon
light Sonata" better than the one by
MacDowell.
MacDowell spent some years of hjs life
In Kurope where he studied piano under
Carreno, and composition under Ran. He
; was at a time piano instructor at the
Conservatory of Music at Darmstadt, and
. upon his return to America he became
I'rofessor of Music at Columbia Unlver-
' slty. New York, and from which posi
tion he later resigned.
. A little over two years ago MacDowell
' suffered a nervous collapse and lost his
mind, from which he never recovered. He
. has left a large volume of compositions,
' but -still it is sad to think that we should
lose him practically a young man, as be
" was only 46 years old.
COMPOSERS ASK PROTKCTION
' Oregon Songwriters Ask Delegation
' ' to Support Klttredge Bill.
. i Musical composers and song wrlt
rs throughout the United States are
instituting a strenuous campaign, the
object of which is to prevail upon their
i respective Senators and Representa
, tivea In Congress to vote for the meas
ure known as the Klttredge bill, which
provides tor the revision of the copy
' xJgiit law.
,1'ndcr the existing law all manufac
turers of what John' Philip Sousa
;erins "canned music," or, to be exact,
phonograph records and perforated
rolls, are free to reproduce any and all
of the popular airs and songs without
being required to pay the composer or
author a single cent in the way of
royalty for the production thereof.
In pursuit of this endeavor several
Portland andV,Oregon musicians and
composers have been urged to use their
utmost efforts to persuade United
States Senators Fulton and Bourne
and Congressmen Ellis and Hawley to
support Senator Klttredge's measure.
Among the Oregon composers who
are well-known In the musical world
who have taken up the matter and are
preparing resolutions to the Oregon
as well as the Washington and Idaho
delegations, are Jack Keating, author
now in effect, which was framed be
fore the manufacture of the music ma
chines was begun does not offer them
the slightest relief.
One well-known song writer who,
ten years ago, reaped as his share of a
popular song the. sum of $40,00, has
received but $8000 royalty on a hit
which he placed on the market in the
last two years. Practically the entire
amount of the sum accruing from his
initial success was forthcoming with
in the first year after the effort be
came popular. His last song is said
to have been even a greater hit than
the first one, but owing to the compe
tition of the automatic contrivance, the
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of "Just One Girl," "Just as the Sun
Went Down," "Zizsy Ze Zum Zum,"
and other musical hits of sentiment
and rag time; Signer A. De Caprio.
composer of the "Rose City March"
and other instrumental and orchestral
selections: Professor Frederick Richter
and his son, Frank, the blind boy mu
sician and composer: Director Ben
Driscoll and others. These men are J
now at work framing resolutions to
be presented before the Oregon dele
gation and the urgency of their sup
porting the measure will be brought to
their notice in every conceivable man
ner. Representative Currier his presents
ed a measure before the House which
in a measure is an effort to safeguard
the interests of the manufacturers of
the mechanical contrivances, and this
is one of the principal causes of ac
tivity on the part of the musical com
posers. It is contended by the composers of
both songs and sheet music, that the
sale of their compositions has fallen
off fully one-half since the extensive
manufacture of the mechanical devices,
and that, since these mechanical de
vices transfer the product of the com
posers' brains to their records and per
forated rolls, it is no more than justice
for them to be paid a share in -the prof
its of these contrivances. Furthermore,
of these contrivance?. Furthermore
It Is contended that the copyright law
sheets containing the song do not sell
as well, and neither do they command
the same price that could safely bo
asked before the phonograph records
and piafiola perforated rolls came into
vogue. This author claims that evi
dence of this can be had at any de
partment store where music sheets in
popular demand, which sold eight and
ten years ago for 50 cents and $1, can
now be purchased for 25 cents and
less, and whether the date of composi
tion be 1890 or 1908 does not matter in
the sale.
"BOBBIE BCRXS' NICIIT."
Over ie00 Scots of. City Celebrate
Their Bard's Birthday.
BY J. M. QUBNTIN.
Many of the bonneted and tartan-wearing
Scots who attended the fifteenth an
nual concert and dance given last Friday
evening, at Armory Hall, by Clan Mac
leay. No. 123, Order of Scottish Clans, to
help celebate the birthday of "Bobbie"
Burns, were evidently more Scotch than
they usually were in Scotland. It's won
derful how strongly patriotic a Scot be
comes on "Bobbie" Burns' night, and
when the old home is several1 thousand
miles away. When the procession of
invited guests, headed by Chief James
Cormack, entered the hall door to the
WopdanLCl
arke & Company's Annual
DON'T
FAIL TO SEE
The two large window displays
on Washington-street side of
store, of the finest and highest
quality of Cut Glass, AT THE
LOWEST PRICES
: a ' h .
AN AN-
NDAL EVENT
That is looked forward to by
a great many Portland people
with great expectations. AND
THEY WILL NOT BE DIS
APPOINTED , s
This sale, without a -doubt, will exceed anything in this line ever before attempted at this store. Many
handsome pieces of Cut Glass carried exclusively by this store are marked at exceedingly low prices. Three
complete lines of the handsomest Cut Glass that is made. Two large window displays. Goods displayed and
marked in plain figures, so as to make your selections easy. This wilL certainly be the event of the season in
Cut Glass, and one to be remembered.
61-inch Atlanta Vases. ... .Regular
5-ineh Nappies Regular
5- inch Nappies ...... .Regular
6- inch Nappies ............ Regular
5- inch Handle Nappies. . . . .Regular
Celery Boats, a beautiful cut. Regular
Tankards, Empire cut ..Regular
Heart Bon-Bon Dishes.. ... .Regular
Oval Bowl. .... ....... ".Regular
Oval Bowl, Taylor cut Regular
Celery Trays .'Regular
Celeiy Trays Regular
6- inch Nappies '.: Regular
6-inch Nappies Regular
6-inch Nappies Regular
3-handle Nappies -. .Regular
6-in. Bon-Bon, with handles. Regular
2-handle Dishes .Regular
6-inch handle Bon-Bon .1 Regular
6-inch handle Bon-Bon Regular
6-inch Plates Regular
6-inch Plates ...Regular
5-inch Bon-Bons Regular
5-inch Bon-Bons : Regular
5-inch Bon-Bons, 2 handles. .Regular
Sugar and Creamer, pair. . . .Regular
Sugar and Creamer, pair'. . . .Regular
$ 2.75 $.1.89
$ 2.75 $ 1.89
$.. 2.20 $ 1.54
$ 3.00 2.13
$ 2.00 $ 1.38
$20.00 $13.98
$11.50 $ 8.05
$ 2.25 ? 1.58
$ 9.90 S 6.93
$20.90 $14.63
$ 4.40 $ 3.08
$ 4.90 $ 3.43
$ 2.75 $ 1.89
$ 3.30 $ 2.31
$ 2.45 $ 1.73
$ 4.40 $ 3.08
$ 2.75 $ 1.89
$ 5.00 $ 3.49
$ 3.80 $ 2.56
$ 4.40 $ 3.08
$ 4.50 $ 3.13
$ 5.25 $ 3.67
$ 3.40 $ 2.33
f 2.75 $ 1.89
$ 3.30 $ 2.31
$ 7.70 $ 5.39
$ 6.00 $ 4.23
8-inch Cut-Glass Bowl, each.. Regular
8-in. Taylor-cut Bowl, each.. Regular
8-in. Taylor-cut Bowl, each.. Regular
8-inch Empire Bowl; regu
lar, each $12.50.... S 8.73
8-inch fancy cut Bowl; reg
ular, each $15.50. .$10.87
8-inch fancy cut Bowl; reg
ular, each $4.40.... $3.08 1
8-mch Taylor-cut Bowl; reg
ular, each $5.00.... $3.49
7-inch Plates; regular, each,
$4.00 ...-.$2.81
Spoon Trays; regular, each,
$3.85 $2.62
Spoon Trays ,. . .Regular
Spoon Trays Regular
Celery Trays . v Regular
Comports . . .Regular
Comports , ...Regular
Comports , Regular
Comports Regular
Comports ..: .....Regular
Vases Regular
"Water Jugs Regular
"Water Jugs .....Regular
Water Jugs .Regular
6.50
6.35
7.70
$ 4.62
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$ 5.39
mm
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$ 3.65 $ 2.54
$ 3.00 $ 2.13
$ 6.60 $4.62
$ 6.25 $ 4.37
$ 6.60 $ 4.62
$ 7.70 $ 5.39
$ 2.75 $ 1.89
$ 3.60 $ 2.58
$ 4.40 $ 3.08
$ 6.60 $ 4.62
$ 7.50 ' $ 5.29
$12.25 $ 8.73
Special Sale of Passepartouts
All new and latest novelties. Sell regularly for
15c. Your choice . . .
Our Picture Framing Dep't
Is offering a special reduction of 15 per cent from
our already low prices on Picture Framing.
Telephones to All Departments. Ex. 11, Home Phones A 6171 or A 6172
. The reasons
WHY
we are busy
ARE
many. First,
WE
do honest work
ALWAYS
which will ' keep any
concern
BUSY .
Then our goods are
really new, not old
stuff warmed over; It
pays you to have your
eyes tested and
glasses fitted by our
optometrist (a man of
years of experience
, and one that knows
how). .
Dr. Deimers Linen Mesh
Abdominal Supporters
The most satisfactory Supporter on the market
at the price. Light, cool and can be washed, and
agreeable to the skin. It is woven in a way that
it cannot unravel. . Its wearing qualities are su
perior to muslin, flannel, silk or similar fabrics.
Sold in all sizes at our surgical depart- CJO
ment. Price pitO
Real Bohemian Glass Vases
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Colorings of rich, deep green, lined around top,
center and base with gold. Patterns a variety in
fleur de lis and ferns. Many are the optic blown
effects.
TWO LOTS ON SALE MONDAY
Values to $1.75 ; each . i ..... . 50
Values to 75c; each .v .25
TURKISH
TOWEL SALE
At the
Rubber Counter
We make a specialty of all
kind 8 of high-grade Bath
Towels. Nothing here only
the finest large sizes, and su
perb qualities. If you 'want
a good towel, now is the opportunity.
large size pure white OC.
Towel, regularly 60c. OOC
Regular value (un- CO
bleached) 85c: sd'c'I. 00(
Extra value, dark
color, regular 75c.
Regular value (dark
color) $1.50
Extra special (dark
color), regular $1.60.
Large size (dark col
or), regular $1.35...
Extra spL (dark f f OQ
color), reg. $2.50. .P 1 OV
42c
96c
83c
83c
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"skirl" of the bagpipes, there were loud
cries of "hooch," -the rousing sign of
Scotch Welcome.
The concert programme was a very
enjoyable one, and thoroughly represen
tative ot the . occasion. Mrs. Walter
Reed, the well-known contralto, never
sang with better voice, and she scored
favorably In "My i name is where the
heather blooms," ''Comln' Thro' the
Rye," and "Annie Laurie." Miss Grace
CampbeU's Scotch ancestry showed In
"Angus Macdon&ld" and also In her en
core, where her -finely trained voice
deepened the good Impression she had
previously made. Miss Ethel M. Lytle,
soprano, sang with fine spirit and vocal
ism "The Scottish Bluebells," and for an
encore, "We's better bide a -wee." . ' Dora
J. Zan's solos were "Battle of Stirling"
and "Star o' Robbie Burns," and were
given with admirable effect.
' A pleasant surprise was experienced in
J. Stewart Carrick's tenorv singing. His
voice is that of a sweet lyric tenor
rather light for a big hall, but' his songs
were wisely selected and were sung with
fine sentiment and attention to delicate
expression. H is a real tenor, anyway.
The Treble Clef Club, of 16 young lady
members, under the direction of Mrs.
Walter Reed, sang four part-songs in a
particularly pleasing way. and were a
pretty platform picture. The dancers in
costume made a big hit, and consisted of
Clansmen Robertson. Hood, MacCor
mack, Rennie and Thomson. And the
piper! He wks Pipe Major J. H. Mac
donald. and he aroused patriotic yells.
Yes, "yells" is the word.
Bishop Scaddlng's lecture on "The
Character and Poetry of Burns" was an
interesting discourse, and was illustrated
by means of stereopticon pictures. The
Bishop was imperfectly heard at the rear
end of the hall, and he ought to have
spoken a little louder. He made fast
friends with the Scotch when he so high
ly praised their National bard. Over
1200 people attended. A dance followed.'
The royal deputy for Oregon for the
"Clan" this year is Alexander Gavin.
James Cormack is chief; John A. Pat
terson, past chief; James R. Stuart, tan
ist: D. A. Milne, secretary; H. Matthew,
financial secretary, and Henry Dickson,
treasurer. s
Firemen and Engineers' Bal.
A successful affair of last week was
the twenty-fifth annual ball given by the
Mount Hood Lodge 169, Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen and Bnglnomen,
which was given Thursday evening at the
Woodmen Hall, ' East Sixth and Alder
streets. The music was furnished by Mrs.
Rose Weinberger's orchestra.
Christmas Music Repeated.
At the Taylor-Street Methodist Epis
copal Church next Sunday morning the
chorus choir and -orchestra under the
direction of Professor W. H. Boyer wiU
give selections from the "Messiah." Dr.
Benjamin Young will preach on the
theme of the great oratorio. At the eve
ning service the chorus will give "By
Babylon's Wave" (Gounod). In addition
there will be a soprano solo and chorus.
"When Thou Comest" " (Inflamatus from
Stabat Mater. Rossini by Mrs. Rose Bloch
Bauer and choir.
Can J. D. Rockefeller's Income per Minute Com
pare Wiin this Composer s tarmngs?
For jutt a few short hours 'a month ago, a
younr man of Detroit could sit back In his
easy chair and congratulate himself upon
being; the highest paid individual in this
country If not the world. He had just re
ceived from Jerome H. Remick & Co. a $5(HM)
check in exchange for the manuscrlDt and
publishing: rights of a new song;, now famil
iar . to everybody, entitled "Sweetheart
Days." J. Anton Dailey is the name of this
fortunate conmoser and he explains that
within five hours from the time he first
conceived the tune at this song, he had put
it in shape for the printer and sold his :
work to the publishing; house mentioned. At
this rate his remuneration figures down to
the sum of Sltt.66 per minute, and while
$5000 Is a big price to pay these days for
a song, it looks as If the Remlck concern
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Sweetheart days, sweet -he art days; Sweet -est of all are. sweet-heart days;
had struck a rich bargain. In an Incredibly
short time "Sweetheart Days" has almost
entirely superseded all other ballads. There
Is something irresistible about the song and
its popularity has spread like wildfire from
one town to another. Music houses and
department stores are crying- for "more"
from the publishers. "Sweetheart Days" is a
sentimental ballad with melody that charms
the sense of hearing' and verses that compel;
heart Interest. The old. old story of love i
has never before been told in such an ap
pealing way. All the world takes to such I
a song; "Sweetheart Days" is the popular !
theme. Surely every lover of music will not
fall to secure a copy of this great new balad.
even more fascinating than "Dreaming," by
the same writer.