TnE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, MAY ?, 1911.
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ro.DlCTOR ASD SOLOISTS OF KCSSIAX STMPHOXT ORCHESTRA, AT ARMORY MAY 11.
TCDITED BT JOSEPH M. QUENTIX.
RUSSIAN music by a Kusstan orches
tra, at last.
This unique experience will be the
rare treat given at two concerts Thurs
day afternoon and evening. May 11. at
the Armory. Tenth and Couch street,
by the Russian Symphony Orchestra.
Modest Altschuler. conductor, and as
sisting sololats. under the direction of
Lola Steers-Wynn Coraan.
"When Peter the Great, at the be
ginning of the 11th century, opened his
famous 'door toward the west.' and let
In the sunlight of Western civilisation.
be not only pointed Russia to a high
place among; the Industrial nations, but
marked out for It perhaps unconsci
ously an important share In the
world's art life. Russia's music has
been the last of the arts to engage the
world's Interest, partly because Its de
velopment, though rapid. Is so recent,
and partly because of Its outgrowth
from a folksong curiously unlike that
of other people's. It Is safe to say that
the average cultivated New Tork concert-goer
knew next to nothing about
distinctive Russian music, until re
cently. Ha bad heard. It Is true, some
of Rubinstein's compositions and one
or two of Tschalkowsky's later sym
phonies at the Philharmonic concerts,
bat these, after all. were Russian
draughts through a German filler.
they bad little of soli flavor left. Mr.
Hafonoff. of Moscow, showed New
York last season what a Muscovite can
make of so Germanised a composition
as Tschalkowslrys Pathetlque Sym
phony, but could he have taken his au
dience bodily to one of his own Moscow
concerts, he might have opened their
eyes as to what really f ull-blood.si
Russian music sounds like under a
Russian baton and by Russian musi
cians." That experience Is one of the charm
ing possibilities of the coming week
for local music lovers. In the coming
here for two performances of the fa
mous Russian Symphony Orchestra
bout which the New York Herald
printed the above prelude. The orches
tra, composed of half a hundred men.
carrying four splendid vocal soloists,
and as many mora Instrumental solo
ists of high rank, and all conducted by
Modest Altschuler. will give two of the
finest orchestral programmes ever pre
sented hare. It has been ao long, a
year, musk-ally, since the Damroscb
orchestra played here, that every one
Is hungry tor orchestral music, and
-Judging from the number of requests
poured in for certain favorite numbers,
unusual Interest has been stirred up
over the coming of this fine organiza
tion. .
Following are the two programmes,
as now arranged, although they may be
' changed somewhat, the only Important
change being the substitution of he
Schubert Vnflntshed Symphony for
one of the numbers on the afternoon
programme. In response to many re
quests. Thursday matinee programme:
overture "Mtsnon" Thomas
3Tt'rpts from the music irma "Sa
lome" KU-hani Strauss
J'rise anas; 'Melsterstn;er" Wagnvr
Frank OrrnsNv.
fjrmphoDle suit "The Middle Aii". ...
Ulasounow
a The Crusader.
ibi Troubador's Serenade.
I c evherso.
Id) Love been Prlude.
TKplrlt Kerns
Xt'limi rtuise.
Variations en a Tschaisoasky Theme
A-ensky
lea-end Christ, when a child, a gar
6a mart, and many roae. planted there.
March "Sardar" Ippolltosr-lvanow
Thursday evening's programme:
Fymphoay "Pathetlqu" Tchaikosky
U) Adaelo. allegro non troppo.
It Allesro con sraxta-
r s-bersa, molto trlvac.
d Kinal. ariaato UncntMn.
"Vocal Quartet "Niaht Tschalkowsky
Mmea. FMnutrlefr and Ilulse.
Messrs. Ormsby and Schwann.
Cat Berreuse Jaeroflt
Violin obllrato. Nikolai S..ko!orT.
Cello rllst. Bernard Alts'buler.
h The Tre.rnr Arensky
ir Yooaett"" Arensky
Aria Tlque Dam' Tschalkowsky
Ta(1am Tlmltrlen.
prmphonio aetca "Kncbaaied Lake". . -
Liadow
.Hadn
"Invlctus Bruno Huhn
Bertram Schwann.
Overture -lSlf .. Tschalkowsky
(Commemorating Napoleon's Retreat froia
Moscow).
Considerable interest attaches to the
Apollo Club concert at the Masonlo
Temple Auditorium. Friday night. May
12. Mrs- Arthur Huntingdon Brush, of
Seattle, then makes her first appear
ance as soloist before a Portland audi
ence. She Is said to possess a vole of
exceptional range and of uniform pari
ty and sweetness, tha true artist show
ing In ber careful enunciation and
faithful Interpretation. The two numbers-
which she Is expected to sing with
the dub offer ft no opportunity for her
versatility. The first number. "Wyn
ken Blynken and Nod." being Nevln's
delicate and beautiful handling of
Field's charming child's poem. the
second Mohrs "To the Genius of
Music. a fine composition of choral
effect with fine shading and thrilling
climax.
There will be no public sale of tick
ets for this concert, but members may
secure a limited number of extra tick
ets by applying to tha assistant secre
tary, room 141. Yeon building.
The concert programme Is:
"Bedouin jom 8orur" (Back "Elisabeth's
Prayer. "Taanhauser Wanr. Mrs.
Brush: "Dan Cupid and Dame Fortune
(Reinecke): "O Peaceful Nlghl" (Oerman;
"Blow Thou Winter Wind" (Parker: "Come
Rweet Morning- (A. U. "Songs My Mother
Taught Me (Dvorak) and "Life" (Ronald).
Mrs. Brush: "Landslshtlng" (Orleg): "Wyn
ken. Blynken and Nod" (Nevlnl. auto by
Mrs. Brush: -On Wince of Song ( Men
delssohn . "The Low Back Car" and ' The
Tellow Boleen- (Irtah): "To the Oenlus of
Music" (Mobr). solo by Mrs. Brush.
Mrs. Rosa Bloch Bauer has been
asked to accept an engagement as so
loist at a concert to be given Jointly In
the near future, at Victoria. B. G. by
two male voice clubs, the Arlon of Vlc-
totia. B. C. and Orpheus, of Tacoma,
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At a benefit concert given for Mrs.
Johnson at Webber's Hall, Fulton
Park, last Thursday night- the double
trio composed of members of the Kury
d ice Octavo, received merited applause
for their good singing of two numbers,
"My Shadow" (Hadley) and "Invitation
to the Dance" (Wlegard). Miss Carrie
Cobb, a young soprano singer who
shows talent, sang "The Japanese
Maiden" (Gaynor). and for an encore
gave "Rosemary for' Remembranoe"
(Hill). Mrs. Edith Gordon, who bas a
good stage presence and sings with
ease, charmed her hearers with her
singing of "Awake" (Pelllsler).
Mrs. E. C Wegraan and daughter.
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Maatrr Philip t balsa err, a Clever,
Veaag Piase Stadeal,
Played Last Week, at a M astral.
Miss Helen, of this city, are at present
visiting Mrs. H. B. McClure, Vlsalis,
CaL. their former home. Miss Wegraan
is a talented pianist and recently gave
a piano recital at Vlsalla, at which she
won new musical honors.
Th male chorus of Grace Methodlst
Kpiscopal Church. William Mansell
Wilder, director, will give a concert at
Sell wood, next Friday night, under the
auspices of the Commercial Club of
Sellwood.
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The sacred cantata, ""The Lord of
Light and Love," by Julian Edwards,
will be sung at Taylor-street Methodist
Church . tonight at 7:45 o'clock. The
programme: Introduction and chorus,
"Joy to the World"; baritone solo (with
chorus), "Far Across the Sea of Sli
ver"; chorus of women, "We Came Here
In the Morning Grey": tenor solo. "Fear
Not": duet for soprano and alto, "He
Is the Hope of AU the World"; chorus
and quartet- "Lo! He Comes": soprano
solo. "In the Blessed Joy of Easter";
chorus. "Ring. O Ring the Bolls of
Kastcr." Robert B. Carson, tenor and
director: Mrs. Rhea Carson, soprano;
Miss Evelyn Hurley, contralto: Mr.
Hahn. bass; chorus choir; Luclen E.
Becker, organist. This cantata is re
peated by request.
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A woman customer upon noticing a
piano tuner come into the store from
tuning a piano, turned to the sheet
music clerk and asked. "Oh. do you
tune pianos?" "Yes, ma'am," the clerk
replied. "Well, do you go to the
houses?" she queried. The clerk
laughed and before he could speak, the
woman astonished him by remarking,
"Well, you don't need to get so fresh,
1 thought I mlgkl bring the keys to
you." The Bandman.
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Smith (to member of vested choir)
I hear you've got a new tenor in the
choir. What kind of a voice has ner
Good?
Jones Good? I should say so! It's
so good that none of the other tenors
will speak to him. Life. j
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Under the direction of Miss Cath
erine Covach, a choir of 9 voices, ac
companied by an orchestra, will sing
Mendelssohn's "St Paul" at tonight's
services at St- James' English Lutheran
Church. ' This Is one of the first rendi
tions In this city of "St. Paul." and a
good presentation of it may be ex
pected. ' At the last meeting of the Tuesday
Afternoon - Class, Mrs. Rose Bloch
Bauer, director, those singers taking
part were: Mrs. Elfreda Heller Weln
steln. Mrs. lwlphjne Marx. Miss Lola
Price. Miss Evelyn Burch, Miss Llna
Hancock, of Cornelius, Or.. Mrs. Charles
Alphonse. Miss Mary ravldson. Miss
Salome Emison. Miss "Grace Vogler,
Mrs. J. E. Wolff. Miss Irene Strow
bridge. Mrs. Carl Freedman. Miss Mary
page and Miss Rose Robinson. Mrs.
Gertrude Yielding. Miss Essie Wax and
Mis May Pope are new members of
this class.
Mrs. Delphlne Marx will be contralto
soloist at the benefit concert of the
Rescue Home, to be given May 29, at
Chrlstensen's Hall.
The premier concert of the Portland
String Quartet took place last Sunday
afternoon at Chrlstensen's Hall, and
wmK a pleasing, artistic success. It
was reviewed in The Oregonlan of the
next day. .
Early next month Airs. Edward Alden
Beals will direct several students In a
Shakespearian recital. Musical settings
by Mrs. II. H. A. Beach. Frank La Forge
and other modern composers as well
as those of oldEngllsh composers, will
be presented. .
' Misses Haxel and Elsie Bright fur
nished . an enjoyable feature on the
programme for the Lents Commercial
Club last Monday night, with the vocal
duet. "Oh That Wo Two Were Maying."
(Nevln). Mrs. Dorothy Kimball Palmer
was the accompanist.
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Miss Grace Wilton will present Miss
Irene Brandes in s cla&a piano fecUal,
(Wednesday afternoon. Miss Brandes Is
a young planlste of exceptional tal
ent and a memoer oi tne vmniajwa
High School Music Club. Her pro
gramme will contain these numbers:
"Allegro" (Beethoven) ; "Poetlsche
Tone Bllder. Ot. 3. No. 8." (Grelg);
'"Spring Song," (Liebling); "Pero
Porgue," and "A Media Noche,"
(Avlles); Toupee Valsante." (Poldine):
"March Funebre" and "Polonaise In A
Major." (Chopin), and "r antasie-i ar-
entelle." (Blnet).
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The Metropolitan Opera Company re
cently closed Its season In Atlanta, with
about 132,000 more In the treasury than
the company bas expended during the
season, says the New York Times. This
gain Is merely nominal, of course, in
face of the large amounts which It Is
necessary to spend every year, and
leaves nothing at all to be divided be
tween the board of directors. In fact. It
has been announced that the policy of
the company Is to spend' whatever
money Is made during the season on
future productions. The road tour of
the company has been very brief this
season only two weeks and has In
cluded performances In Montreal.
Cleveland. Cincinnati and Atlanta. In
Atlanta, where the company sang
"Otello." the houses have been evenly
large, but In the other cities. In moEt
Instances, the audiences have been
small and have not -In the least bal
anced the expenses. At one time dur
ing the season It was expected that the
"company would be at least f 100.000
ahead at this time in the Spring, but
when Otto Kahn sailed several weeks
ago he announced that the amount was
fabulously large. In the meantime,
however, Enrico Caruso hns been Indis
posed and the last 10 weeks of the the
22 weeks' season suftereVI from" the
lack of his presence in the repertoire.
Audiences In this country have Im
proved in their behavior in time of disappointment-
In years gone by. when
a singer was sulky and rebellious, or
truly Indisposed, or when there were
not enough dollars at the box office,
there would be a personal explanation,
says Philip Hale in the Boston Herald.
Mr. Strakoech would appear before the
curtain, clad In shining raiment, suave,
apologetic His voice was sweeter than
honey. Toward tne ena or nis aaaress
his voice would shake with emotion.
Through an opera glass a tear could be
seen coursing down the managerial
cheek. The reply of the audience was
often hissing and groaning, and there
were rude persons who cTemanded their
money back. Now an audience is, as a
rule, good-natured. It goes to an opera
house expecting to hear this or that
distinguished singer or possibly what la
known as "a stellar aggregation." For
this It has paid good money and donned
the bravest attire. It is not the custom
now to make announcements from the
stage. A printed slip Inserted In the
programme book breaks the sad news
In a confidential manner.
Beatrice Hermansen. a 9-year-old pu
pil, will, under Dr. Emil Enna's di
rection, give a piano recital at Ellers
building. May 14.
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The Enna amateurs are to give a
piano recital at Eilers Hall. May 18.
with the assistance of a chorus of wo
men's voices led by Mrs. Rose Reed
Hanscome, Miss Hattle Wise, pianist,
and Waldemar Lind, violinist
Miss Harriet Enna, a lleder singvr
of Copenhagen, Denmark, will spend
the Summer In tha city with her broth
er. Dr. Emll Enna. This is Miss Enna's
first visit to America.
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Vocalists and voice teachers differ as
to. what Is best for toning up the throat,
before singing. This Is what Louis C.
Elson. of Boston, has to say on the sub
ject. In the Boston Musician: A promi
nent English tenor used sherry and egg
shaken up Just before going on the
stage. A celebrated alto'vplnned 4ier
faith upon cold tea - with a slice of
lemon squeezed into it. A distinguished
baritone believed a few raw oysters
were beneficial to the song following
after them. Usually all physicians
agree that smoking dries the throat
and is prejudicial to good singing, but
two eminent basses, one German and
one English, constantly smoked in the
green-room, one of- them telling the
present writer that he believed it kept
the throat warm and prevented taking
cold. One great Swedish soprano would
often eat, or at least chew, a salt pickle
before going on to sing. In sort,
scarcely any two singers seem to agree
npon a prescription in this Important
matter. Yet a single exception may be
made here. Three very prominent sing,
era. one of them the greatest living
soprano, have turned to light drafts
of champagne when singing under a
cold or in a fatigued condition.
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' At the last meeting of the Tuesday
Afternoon Club this programme was
given under Mrs. Rose Reed Hanscome's
direction: "Irish Love Song" (Lang),
Miss Helen Strlbllng: "My Rose of Yes
tere'en" (Rich): "Dolly Mandarin"
(Boehr), Mies Ruth Stelwer; "La Sere-
nata" (Tostl), Miss Christine Den
holm: "La Cieca" (Ponchlelli); "Banjo
Song" (Homer). Miss Ellen Driver;
"Tonight" (Zardo). Mrs. Minnie Thomp-son-Carty;
"Roses After Rain" (Leh
mann). Miss Mina Uhlman.
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The epigram of the honr in Germany,
says Musical America, Just . now is:
"Wenn Richard, dann Wagner; wenn
Strauss, dann Johann!" Which, being
interpreted, means: "If Richard, then
(let it be) Wag-ner; If Strauss, then
Johann!"
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Mrs. -1 j. W. Burlingame, who ' has
served a euccessful season as soprano
soloist and choir director at the Uni
versity Park Congregational Church,
left last Wednesday for Detroit, Mlctu.
where she will make her home. Mem
bers of the congregation regret Mrs.
Burllngame's departure and speak high
ly of her work in the choir. Miss Gladys
Mack, a member of the Choral Club,
recently organized by John Claire Mon
telth. of which Mrs. Burlingame was
also a member, will have charge of the
muslo at the University Park Churoh
today. Miss Mack has. an excellent so
prano voice and has had experience as
an organist. She hae also been a piano
student in Boston and Berlin.
At an approaching recital to be given
at the new Ellers Hall "The Daisy
Chain." a song cycle by Liza Lehmann.
will be given by this quartet: soprano.
Mrs. May Dearborn Schwab; contralto.
Mrs. Lulu Da hi Miller; tenor. J. Ross
Fargo, and baritone. John Claire Mon
teith. with Roy Burnett accompanist.
The cycle consists of four quartets and
eight eolos. The songs are taken from
well-known poems of childhood and are
In a happy and often slightly humorous
vein. They are 'set to music In . the
sympathetic manner characteristic of
Liza Lehmann's work, and form one
of her most popular cycles. The concert
promises to be an Interesting and pleas
ant one.
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At the service thie afternoon at the
Y. W. C. A. Miss Caraiel Sullivan will
be the pianist and the Misses Myrtle
and Eva Thomason will sing.
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Last Tuesday night Miss Nancy Beals
was vocalist and Mlse Gertrude Hoeber
violinist at an entertainment given un
der the auspices of St, Cecelia Guild,
Sellwood.
An enjoyable musical under the di
rection of Mrs. H. C. Weber was given
last Wednesday night at Grace Memo
rial Church. Irvlngton. the proceeds
from which will go toward the mission
ary fund. " Mrs. J. W. Beveridge sang
charmingly "Spring Song" and "Dark
Days." and Miss Florence Foster also
delighted the listeners with her rendi
tion of "The Last Rose of Bummer"
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and a lullaby. Master Philip Chaimo,
a promising young student, played four
difficult piano solos, by Liszt and
Leschetlzky, winning praise for his
really talented work.
At the school of the Redemptress
Fathers, Piedmont, last Wednesday
night, a choice musical programme was
rendered under the direction of Mrs.
'O'Day. who also accompanied the sing
ers. Nell Tyson and Miss Frances
Robinson, who. were each forced to re
spond to encores. Grant Gleason,
pianist, played with much ability a
double number, the Rubinstein "Stac
cato Etude" and a waits by Schutt. In
response to an insistent recall. Mr.
Gleason played a charming bit by the
Italian composer Rendando.
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Laat Wednesday afternoon. Miss
Nancy Beals, accompanied on the piano
by Mrs. Berger, sang at the First Uni
tarian Church, the occasion being a lec
ture on India by Mrs. Eaton.
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Many musical people throughout the
Northwest will remember with great
pleasure Miss Marguerite Longacre,
now Mrs. John Jerome Connell, who, a
few years ago, was well known in
vocal and dramatic circles here and
who also made a concert tour of the
Orient. Shortly afterward she married
Mr. Connell, a member of an Import
and export firm. Their home is in
Shanghai. China, but they are staying
some months in America, having re
cently arrived from Australia. They
are now at the Portland Hotel and Mrs.
Connell has been the motif for several
pleasant musical events. Last Wednes
day Mrs. Connell ejave an Oriental
luncheon in the grillroom of the Port
land Hotel, at which covers were laid
for twelve. The Chinese blue dragon
design on white linen contrasted artis
tically with a cut glass centerpiece of
Richmond roses. Between courses sev
eral of the guests gave personal expe
riences and impressions of Japan,
China, the Philippines, Siberia. Euro
pean countries, Mexico and the United
States. After the luncheon the guests
adjourned to Mrs. Connell's rooms,
where an interesting hour was spent in
looking over Oriental embroidery and
laces. The guests were: " Mrs. James
Canby, Mrs. William Hamilton Powell.
Mrs. Louis Edward Rauch. Mrs. Edward
Alden Beals, Mrs. S. T. Jeffreys, Mrs.
D. B. Howard. Mrs. F. M. Brooks and
Miss Nancy Beals, of this city; Mrs.
Clarence Kene. Mrs. Elbert Severe
Longacre and Miss McClaine, of Silver
ton, Or., and the hostess, of Shanghai,
China.
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Dr. W. Claude' Adams will sing Mar
den's "Salve Regina" at this morning's
service at St. Mary's Cathedral.
George Mead, tenor soloist at the
First Unitarian Church, will sing
Millard's "I Will Arise" as an offertory
solo at this morning's service.
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The Tork Military Band, Inc., gave a
successful concert and dance at the
East Side Woodmen of the World Hall
Thursday night, and the musical num
bers were given with snap, vigor and
finish, showing the result of careful
training and earnest work. The new
band is composed of 85 careful y selected
amateur musicians, who administer
their own business affairs, and Is un
der the musical direction of the vete
ran bandmaster Charles E. York.
"Good Night Mother Dear, is a new
song composed by James W. Casey, of
this city, and published in New Tork.
Mr. Casey is the composer of more than
100 successful compositions, including
the well-known "Sing Me a Song of
the South," which was so popular a
few years ago. This song alone had a
sale of more than 600,000 copies and
nette'd the composer upwards of $16,
000 in royalties. Until a few months
ago Mr. Casey lived in New York City
but located here because he says he
liked Portland, the Portland climate and
Portland roses. His new song is said
to be a happy medium on the style of
"Sing Me to Sleep."
Colonel B. Ellery, manager of the
celebrated Ellery's Band, has signed
contracts for concerts at the Astoria
Centennial and Seattle Potlatch, and
many admirers of this band hope that'
the band will give one concert in this
city before the season closes.
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Frederick W. Goodrich is recovering
from the effects of the accident when
he fell on East Morrison street, and
sustained a broken collar bone.
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presence of surveying crews, whose
mysterious actions have denoted soma
definite purpose on the part of tha
railroad builders, bas added consid
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been designated by capitalists as the
point for operations of no small mag
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Senator Jones has reintroduced hi3
bill In Congress to establish a branch
Soldiers' Home In Washington. This
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less than 320 acres. Five hundred thou-
sand dollars Is appropriated for the
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