The Sunday Oregonian., February 02, 1908, SECTION FOUR, Image 36

THE SUNDAY. OREGOXIAXf PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 2, 1908.
CARPENTER'S "LOUISE" A RIVAL OF "SALOME"
OPERA IN WHICH MARY GARDEN SINGS THE LEADING PART AROUSES AS MUCH INTEREST AS "SALOME"
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NEW YORK, Jan. 26. (Special Cor
respondence.) "-It Is certain that
, . not since the advent of Salome.
Jim an opera caused as much Interest
; as has Carpentler's "Louise.". While
the .public met the presentation with
open, arms, It did not fully awaken to
'. the i situation until later, and with each
! production the interest grows more in
- tense and more widespread. It has
bei so thoroughly presented to the
t readers from my. standpoint that there
' seems to be llttlethat could be added,
but the point of view of the principals
" will not be without value. Mary Gar-
den, whose art must be held as unique
; whether or not we agree to everything
' aha does, Is almost as interesting in
"Her expressions concerning the -role as
' she is In the portrayal of it. Miss Gar
i den loves her roles, she fairly fondles
them as she would something that Uvea
J and has being.
5 "I have been very happy that the
. American public loves 'Louise the way
f H does: It Is a great gratification and
i satisfaction to me because I know that
this particular type cannot readily be
understood in this country.. These
J girls of Parts, who. work In the great
establishments of Worth, and Redfcrn
; are called the 'Mimi Plnsons' from
' Murger's Vie de la Boheme, more.fa-
miliar in tills country through Fucel-
"ni's - opera based upon , this .work.
! Louise is a good example of these shop
5 girls whose minds are on the street
; and On the gaities and frivolous pleas.
. ures of the sidewalk without the possl
1 . billty of a higher thought. Ton must
i not, idealize Charpentler's Louise, be
; cause she is the embodiment of every-
thing that is vicious and ungrateful.
If you knew the family life among that
class, if you knew the tenderness and
t demonstrative affection which parents
lavish upon their children you could
not fall to resent her harshness toward
' her parents. Tou must reckon with
' two Lpuises, the one' -who left her
! home, and Louise who camo back after
J she had tasted the delights and the
frivolities of Paris which held her In
i thrall."
It was suggested that had if not been
for the obstinate refusal pf the par
ents to give their consent to Uer mar-
j riage with Jullen, she would have mar
. rled him and been as thoroughly re.
spectable as the rest of her people.
; "Then." said Miss Garden, '."there
; would have been no opera. It is, how
, ever, not "surprising that American
sympathy shoitld go to the girl, but for
; me she Is the most heartless character
; that I have ever met jn my career.
' Louise an a reality would, bo more llke
i ly to get tire public sympathy In
America than she would in Paris where
i filial devotion stands for so much. In
' a word, France would have more sym
? pathy for the parents, while in America
It would go to the girl."
The scribe ventured the opinion that' it
. was not a longing for Bohemia, for
Parts, and for l'amour .libre, that pos-
sessed Louise after her return upon the
J pretext of her father's illness, but that it
' was her desire to return to one who
. should have been her .husband, had It not
been for the laws of France, which for
! bid marriasa without the consent of the
' parents. .
"No," insisted Miss Garden, "even the
- iMiml pinsons themselves resent her at
;" titude toward that adoring father'whose
; heartbreaking pleadings have probably
, no purallel in opera. It was M. Carre's.
custom to send four tli-kcts every night
o these girls, and you, have-no idea how
. tho story went j.omr. Frequently they
sobbed aloud, but remember,' always In
sympathy with the parents, not with the
girl." - - .
Speaking of the Mimi Pinsons, of Taris,
., Miss (harden recHv-i-u a cable containing
- congratulations and thanks for represent-
' Ir.g the type so perfectly in America,
signed "The Mlmi Pinsons of Parte." To
; this she responded, stating that America
had shown great interest In tho work
end that tho interest would no -doubt
develop into a love for it. The catise for
; their special interest was not so much
, on account of the typo as on account of
the composer Ouslav Chnrpentior, who Is
on idol among this class of people. He
Invested every dollar of the larze for-
5 tune made by Ixnilse in establishing free
! tnusic schools for these girls.
' Madame . Dressler-Gianoli, w hose draw
ing of the mother of Louise is a.11
' the more remarkable to those who know
; her "Carmen," is one of the women of
; the stag whoso ideal mothorbood repre-
- cnts to her something far beyond her
' ert. Her attitude toward the part there
! fore is not without interest, except that
in hnr presentation of tho role there Is
very little that could be construed into
. tenderness. It Is more the dogced own-
ership of the daughter which stands
"forth, and the devotion to her hnphanrf
'.nd, to- her home. The nuted contralto ot
I
Mr. Hammerstein's company was ex
pressing her ideas upon ine quality of
mother love and many other details of
the role while her 7-year-old little son
was Insisting upon having a French
translation of an American picture book.
Sh said: -
"One , must feel pity for this mother,
who did not. dream that she was build
ing her own misery. Think of that
stunted mind and how little it could' com
prehend beyond her duties as' household
drudge; into which work never a ray of
light could be let in. The mother in
stinct is the same in us all, and none of
us can understand that the time will ever
come when a child belongs to itself, or
that it will ever be her duty to recognize
the emancipation ,of the child.. Had a
man come from their own class she would
have felt less than she was relinquishing
her daughter, but this artist, who did all
sorts of unheard-of things, who lived an
unsettled, unsteady life she felt that mar
riage with such a mail would have meant
only for a short time, and no doubt she
would have been correct. However, mar
riage would have been In her eyes, to
her way of thinking, as bad as the course
Louise adopted. But the poor woman was
not all to blame, even though through
her the father was influenced. Jullen
contributed his share of teasing, and ac
cording to her statement when the father
says "Let us look him up and find what
people say of him." "It makes no dif
ference; he laughs In my face when I
meet - him," she replied. That weighed
as heavily against himUn her balance as
the loose life he was supposed to lead.
There is no doubt that Louise loved her
father more than she did her mother,
still this has no bearing on the general
result because nothing would Tiave moved
her, and the only avenue through which
a change might have, been effected' was
through the mothert and nothing could
have brought this about because of her
absolute wooden and dense ignorance.
"When one Is dealing with ignorance of
such dead weight the cause Is lost from
the start.
Mme. Bressler-Gianoll, ' upon being
asked whether the part was congenial,
said:
"Anything is congenial that- is In tho
nature of a character part. The only
fault that I have to find with it Is that
there is not enough work. I love to
work hard, to be on a strain every min
ute of the performance. It Is then that
I do my best, and I never feel satisfied
unless I have been working from tho
rise to the fall of the curtain."
M. GJlibert, whose role of the father
In "Louise" is perhaps the- strongest
characterization in the opera, consented
to express a few opinions - upon the
Charpentier opera and his share in the
success. Upon being asked his attitude
toward his own role, Mr. Gilibert said:
"Upon this there is really nothing to
say; the role speaks for itself, because
the entire work is so fully alive and so
absolutely real that nothing is left to
the imagination. It is simple., with the
simplicity of the plain working people,
and direct in its simplicity. In this it is
different from all other operas, and the
difficulty arises in securing artists' who
are completely willing to keep the opera
singer in the background, as with the
exception .of the big aria of Louise in
the opening of the second act. none of
the music is forced Into prominence. Tet,
it is of surpassing beauty and of tremen
dous power, but it comes more in the
way of Suggestion than as song. This
particular sort of life has not heretofore
been brought forward as a subject for
opera. This le not strange, because it
eliminates the qualities .of the opera
singer, and needs the actor able to sink
himself in the crudities of his type The
slightest approach to the superficiality of
the operatic stage .would interfere with
the entire nature of the workl. "Louise"
attracts the wide public as it holds as
much interest for the people from the
tenements as from the most fashionable
homes. It raises opera out of thte make
believe world and brings ios close to a
piece of real living as though it were
an Ibsen - drama. Charpentier had the
wonderful power of translating into mu
Bio everything material as well as every
emotion. The clang of the hammer the
noises of the. street, the blue sky, the
nusiy morning, everything, anything, no
matter how far from the esthetic a thing
might, bo, he was able to make you feel
what he meant to describe -in musical
tones."
It was suggested to M. Gilibert that he
showed more tenderness in the part of
the father than was manifested by any
of the others in the cast, Mr. Gilibert
replied: ,
"Charpentier himself. In giving me stage
directions. aWised against tenderness
and sadness, but I cannot give the role
consistently without these elements, and
I feel the need of following my own in
stinct In this particular. This Is too
real, it is-- not a creation of the imagina
tion, and the emotion of a father must
be true to nature."
"Do you know of any other character
similarly drawn, Mr. Gilbert?"
"Thure i one other character, and one
entire 5pera containing similar qualities.
The character is that of the father in
Hansel urtd Gretel. while the opera is
i. Wagner's masteringers. These are liv
ing creatures, notwithstanding the fan
tastic surroundings of Hansel und Gretel
and the picturesqueness of Wagner's
work. Truthful drawings of these char
acters mean more than excellence of mu
sical presentation, notwithstanding the
great demands made upon a singer, .es
pecially In the Wagner work."
The passing of Edward MacDowell is
one of the great griefs which has fallen
upon the muBical world, but this sorrow
is not unmixed with a feeling . of relief
that the poor body has followed the beau
tiful mind which died just three years
ago. The spirit 'f MacDowell was one
of the most noble which has ever trans
lated itself into music, and there is much
satisfaction in knowing that this reveals
itself to those who are able to feel the
simplicity and the love of nature through
his works. MacDowell has exerted a Wide
influence fop the few years which he was
allowed to be among us, but the be
ginning of his powers have not yet come.
MacDowell died a heartsick, disappointed
man that Is the mind which died three
years ago was sorely stricken because he
could. not gain the recognition which his
work deserved in his own country which
would not lend Itself as willingly as did
other countries where he had won ap
preciation. It may be that through Mac
Dowell, the American people will learn
Would-Be Pianist Must WorkHard
This Is the Gospel Paderewski Preaches and He Also
Follows His Own Advice .
JjipHB reason there are not more
., 1 . great pianists is that the ar-
tistic bent and the qualities of
mind that .will enable a person to pin.
himself down for hours a day to the
most exacting work are not often
united. It is not only that a person
has to work without ceasing to -acquire
the necessary skill, but once hav
ing acquired it, he must still continue
this Incessant work to retain it. There
fore I would reiterate the importance
of work to the would-beN pianist. No
matter -how great his genius may be,
or keen -his artistic sympathy iu his
art, without work these things will
avail him nothing."
Thus preaches Paderewski and as he
preaches, -so does he practice. To the
casual observer it seems almost ab
surd that such wages as are paid
Paderewski should be paid for playing
tlif piano ' at most two hours at a
sitting. But when one rememberS the
years', of. 'privation and unceasing
labor needed to make Paderewski able
to play the piano as he does, and the
hours of unceasing labor needed to
maintain his wonderful skill, the lab
orer is worthy of his hire.
Paderewski was 28 years old before
he played in public. All but the
earliest of those 28 years were given
to grinding work, relieved by little
pleasure, but few comforts and by no
luxuries. During the years he spent
In Vienna in his final preparation for
the career; of a virtuoso it was not
only the uncommon thing but the very
usual thing for .him to spend 10, 12
and even 18 hours at his instrument
seven days In the week. He found no
royal road to his fortune.
And having found his fortune, it
demanded only less constant work for
him to preserve it. When Paderewski
is on tour he rarely touches a piano
on the day of a concert. But on the
days wnen he is- not playing in pub
lic he spends never less than six hours
at his instrument, playing scales "and
going over and over again the works
which are on his next programme.
Usually in this country be travels in a
private ear. He would rather not, be
cause he believes that it is not good
for his health, the close quarters, the
noises in the' railroad yards and the
general lack of exercise which such a
life entails. But without a private
car- he could never cover the terri
tory plotted out for him.
In the end compartment of his ear Is
always a small upright piano. In his
own stateroom is a silent piano. These
instruments he uses constantly on the
days he Is not giving concerts, usually
in the afternoon, for Paderewski Is a
very late riser. He never .thinks of
going to bed until a good many folks are
beginning to think about rising, and, it is
usually well into the afternoon when he
y.W.CA. Work Throughout the States of
Oregon and Idaho Grows in Importance
BY JESSIE M. HONfiYMAS.
POR 15 years the T. W. C. A. state
executive board has . carried on a
small but helpful religious work in the
Colleges and normal schools - of Oregon
ahridaho; now, with the growth and de
velopment of- these states, a call is in
our ears from the young women of the
Northwest, as distinct as the cry heard
by Paul from Macedonia, "Como over
and help us."
Where are those gtrls to be found and
how many are there? What dol they
need? Over 6000 young women and chil
dren were cared for in 1508 by the trav
elers' aid and employment department
' s
to give more personal attention to the
native composers and to treat them with
respect and consideration not because
they are Americans, but because, being
Americans,' they are not any less to be
reckoned with than if they were un
known foreigners. After the breakdown
of MacDowell, strong activity was be
gun, not alone in the exploitation of his
works, but In bringing forward other
American . compositions. This enthusi
asm lasted but a short time and people
again drifted into apathy as far as na
tive composers were concerned. It may
take a few more tragedies like that of
MacDowell, whose collapse was brought
about only by sorrow and disappoint
ment, but in the course of time, if all
ambition is not extinguished in the wait
ing, a green tree will flourish over Mac
Dbwell's grave which will bear fruit for
the American -composer.
-"'- s
The funeral services of Edward Mac
Dowell wre held at. St. George's Church,
at Stuyvesant Square, on Saturday morn
ing. There were a large number of
friends and members of the musical pro
fesslon as also representatives of the-as
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. lgcnace Paderewski.
gets up, unless he has a matinee per
formance. The preparation for such a tour as he
is now making is a huge task. Besides
what works he may want to play with
orchestras, he has had to prepare for this'
tour no less than seven distinct pro
grammes, with a number of additional
works of less importance to be used as
encores. Paderewski gave- his last con
cert In London In June. Thence he re
turned to his home in Switzerland, and
up to the date' of his sailing he was at
his piano never less than six hours a
day. Some days, when he felt particu
larly in the mood for it, he worked eight,
nine and 10 hours and It was all of the
hardest sort of work, scales for at least
an hour each day, and the rest to work
ing on the compositions which his au
diences are hearing In America thi
Winter. And for recreation he spends
the remainder of the day composing!
Paderewski will be heard In this city
on February 24, under the direction of
the Heilig Theater management, at that
theater. Mail orders will be received
from this city and out of town beginning
Friday, February 14 (St. Valentine's day).
The regular box office sale will open on
February 21. Mail orders from both in
and out of town will be given precedence
over the., regular sale. Address letters
and make checks and money orders pay
able to W. T. Pamjle, manager Heilig
Theater, inclosing a self-addressed en
velope to help Insure safe return.
in tho T. W. C. A., at Portland. This
was not charity at all. Positions of all
kinds were provided. - friends were
searched for till found. - many were
boarded till the time came for their jour
ney to a further destination. A large
number In trouble were protected and
advised. Some came from distant coun
tries, some from Eastern cities, others
from Alaska and California, but by far
the larger number came from all parts
of the Northwest. The number of chil
dren sent off alone Was very distressing:
Imagine a child of 11 sent from a small
town in Washington, her destination
Eureka. Cal.; on a slip of paper she had
was written. "Go to the wharf and take
sociated arts; The MacDowell Associa
tion was present in & body, and ' the
Mendelssohn Glee Club, of which Mac
Dowell was, for several years conductor,
was represented by 24 members who sang
the "Integer Vitae." W. H. Humiston, a
pupil and friend of the late composer,
played on the organ, the andante from
MacDowell's "Sonata Traglca," and an
orchestra, under Sam Franko, played the
dirge from his "Indian Suite." The
pallbearers were Seth. Low, Richard Wat
son Gilder. Horatio W. Parker, Wassily
Safonoff, E. C. Benedict, Henry T. Flnck,
Lawrence Oilman, Eugene Heffley, Dan
iel C. French, the sculptor; Howard
Mansfield, the artist; J. W. Alexander,
William Steinway, Allan Robinson, Rob
ert Underwood Johnson, Walter Cook,
the architect; Henry Rutgers Marshall,
William Loomis, Dr. L. L. Danforth, Dr.
Coleman Cutler, August Lewis, H. E.
Krehblel and James G. Huneker. The
Rev. Hugh Birckhead, rector f St.
George's, officiated. Notwithstanding a.
request that no flowers be sent, the cas
ket was hidden beneath rare and beauti
ful floral tributes. The remains were
taken to Peterboro, N. H., for inter
ment. BMILIE3 FRANCES BAUER.
Eureka boat." The steamer did not sail
for three days and two nights. She was
cared for at the Y. W. C. A. and placed
safely on board the steamer.
A new danger has arisen from the Junc
tion of the North Bank road, at Kalama.
A blind child of , going to the state
institution at Vancouver, Wash., had to
stay all night at Kalama because her
train was late. In the good old times
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"The same fond mother bent at night.
O'er each fair sleeping brow.
She had each folded flower in sight.
Where are those dreamers now?"
Not only at night, but waking, she
followed every step until womanhood was
reached. No young women went out or
away unattended or uncared for. Today,
five girls must work, while five more
want the freedom, the power which self
support and independence brings. The
result is trouble, anxiety and much un
told misery. How are the gentle, confid
ing mothers, the careless mothers and
guardians, to be warned and their eyes
opened ere they let their loved ones go
out to face this ruthless world? How is
the wayward, untrained girl to bti kept,
at home to be a joy and a comfort in
stead of a sorrow? How are standards
to be raised and something worth while
brought into these lives. "God does tem
per the wind to the shorn lamb." but it
is by earthly means. Why should this
he peculiarly the work of the State Young
Women's Christian Association? Just,
we think, because of its strong interna
tional affiliations. Concwitratingonyoung
womanhood, it encircles the globe and
is forging a golden chain, link by link,
about this whole round earth. Prayer
brings it close to our Heavenly Father's
heart. In this way a girl may be sent in
safety from one state to another, from
one country to another. Then follows a
strong National policy, with paid, trained
workers. In the Northwest, Oregon and
Idaho share with Washington the ser
vices of Miss Frances E.Gage, a woman
of splendid training, great experience and
considered one of the strongest secre
taries in the TTnited States. But what
can she do with one assistant in devel
oping so immense a field. Foundations
for a large work must be laid, but they
must be strong, and the progress Is na
turally slow. Already there are the small
centers In the colleges, but there the
moral and social standards must be
raised. The outlined policy for 1908 .in
cludes the appointment of corresponding
members in all the small towns, whose
duty It will be to keep the people, the
schools, the churches In touch with trav
elers' aid work, and who will always have
a supply of "T. A." introduction cards
for distribution. No matter .whether tne
young woman is going to China or Rus
sia to New York or Australia, to Los
Angeles or Seattle, a friendly hand will
greet her when she arrives, find her em
ployment or whatever else she goes for.
Dormitory tents at reasonable rates
will be provided at the Chautauqua as
semblies, where domestic science and
arts, Bible and mission study classes,
will bring her -In close touch with the
young women there. By means of dor
mitory tents, chaperonage, safe amuse
ment and sick nursing, the girls on some
of the berry and hop fields will be
reached. In the year 1909 the National
Board will have decided its policies and
be ready to give 'strong help in the
Northwest, and organize a territorial
government. We see Y. W. C. A. Rest
and Clubrooms In ail the small towns.
supported locally and directed by a dis
trict secretary. We see the ranks of the
local secretarial force and the volunteer
workers in every philanthropy augmented
by the strong college alumnae. In the
meantime the work of the pioneer Is be
fore us; time, effort, money is required.
and the call comes to each of us alike:
"Be strong!"
We are not here to play, to dream, to
drift. There Is hard work to do and
loads to lift. Shun not the struggle!
Face It! 'Tis God's gift.
BRING FAUST UP TO DATE
French Poets Propose Parody With
Modern Characters. .. .
PARIS, Feb. I. (Special.) The opera of
"Faust" is being overdone here, as it Is
In New York. MM. Messager and Brous
san, the new managers of the Paris
Opera, having announced that they will
open their season with a new setting of
the old opera, several Montmartre poets
propose a parody of "Faust," with all
the characters brought up to date, in aid
of charity. .
Faust would be represented as an el
derly rake in a silk hat and frock coat.
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scenery would Include the Interior of an
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polic-p station.
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