THE SUNDAY OttEGOXIAX. PORTLAND. MAY 19, 1912.
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EDITED BY JSEF':l M. QUENTIN.
THE concert for th benefit of tbe
Babies' Fresh Air Society, to be
Siren tonight at the Heillr Thea
ter, promise to be a real raualcal treat,
with a One and varied programme. The
vent ta under the direction of Frank H.
Jones, who has encaged these four
leading musicians. Mrs. Hose Bloch
Bauer, soprano; .r- Boatrlc Dierke,
plantst; Mrs. gusle Fennell Pipes, vi
olinist, and John Claire Montellh. bari
tone. The programme: "Ijrafael" (King).
"Inkahne" (Grieg). "Ask Nothing
More (Marzlals). Mr. Montletli: "Ada-
glo Allegro Vivace" (Bruch). Ber
ceuse" (Arensky). "Keu Follet" (Pap
lnl. Mrs. Pipes; "Mar Morning" (Man
ner). "From the Land of the Sky Blue
Water" (Cadman). "How Many Thou
aand Tear Ago" (Huhnt. Mrs. Bauer:
"Ballade In O Minor" (Chopin) (Llsst).
Tance of the Gnomes" ( Wagner-Llsxt),
Mrs. Dierke; "Are Maria" (Gounod),
Mrs. Bauer. The piano accompanist la
R. J. Hutchinson, and cellist la Charles
Duncan K f f
The Babies" Freh Air Society baa
been organised for the purpose of
maintaining an invalid camp ofl the sea
coast, during the Summer months, for
alck babies and mothers of the poor.
Its officers are: President. Mrs. Emma
Coardy: vice-president, Mrs. "- C Fltx
hosh: secretary-treasurer. Mrs. J. O.
UlUingbam.
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Aa enthusiastic audience attended an
enjoyable concert given In Oregon City
last Wednesday nlirht by the Blthlab.
society of popular young women of
that place, and under the direction of
fad re Evelyn Ford, pianist. Beginning
with the first number, which consist
ed of -The Wedding Suite." eight
hand, each number was In Itself a
treat. Stuart MrUutro. baritone, de
lighted the audience with his excellent
voice and bis selections. The Gladstone
Quartet waa heartily received, and Mlse
Zeta Marie Holllster. soprano, proved
to be a favorite. The final number waa
at piano one and was well rendered by
Misses Ford and HunUy. Many flat
tering comments were made of the mu
sical, which Is said to be one of the
best and largest attended ever given
In Oregon City. Patronesses were Mrs.
Nvlta Barlow-Lawrence. Mr. Charles
Jlaagerman. Mrs. Anna Slckler Hayes,
Mrs. John F. Clark. Mrs. Charles H.
Caufleld and Mrs. William E. Johnston.
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At the last meeting of the Wednesday
Afternoon Woman's Club. J. William
Helrher. d!re-t'r. Mrs. C. E. Ooeta. so-p-ano,
sang "The Garden of the Past"
(Trotere). and "I Worship Thee" (Nich
ols), and Everett Knott, bass-baritone,
sang "The Penitent" (Van de Water),
ud "The Banjo Bung" (Homer).
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The soloists for the Monday Night
Male Chorus. J. William Belcher. 41- I
rector, were IL O. Johnson, baritone,
whose numbers were "Thon'rt Like
t'nto a Lot. It Flower" (Smith), and "A
Fowl of Roses" (Clarke . and Arthur
llarbaugb. tenor, who sang "Ave Maria"
(Lcxin. and If With All Tour Heaxta"
f rum Elijah." (Mendelssohn.)
The mterhaltlnga Kla of the Von.
day afoalrai Club closed a suecaaaful
season with a "German afternoon." to
the ballroom of the Hotel Multnomah
last Tueaday afternoon. A largo and
representative audience listened to a
well-planned programme which con
stated of a German chorus, vocal solos,
piano solos, vio.ln solos, planologuee
and character sketches. The vocaJ
numbers were sung In German and re
ceived with enthusiasm. Mrs. Nathan
Harris, trader of the class, waa chair
man of the day. Those taking part la
the programme were: Mesdame Gle
bisch. McCUntock. Stafford. Clark and
Harris, and Misses Johnson. Love, Bul
llvaat. Brake!. Glendennlng and NIL
Mr. Thompson and Miss Love were
the piano accompanist.
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The merry war between Covent Gar
den and the London Opera, House haa
developed some keen engagements.
Neither side can claim a complete vic
tory, says the London correspondent of
the New Tork Times.
As everybody known, one of Mr. Ham
mersteln' best cards was the American
tenor. Orvllie Harrold. Covent Garden
had no such singer certainly did not
possess on who had received as much
newspaper commendation. At the end
of last week, however. Covent Garden
eprung a surprise upon Mr. Hammer
ateln by producing a new tenor, whose
cumlng had besn unannounced, and who
conquered the publlo Immediately he
era heard-
Covent Garden' press agent got busy
v and the papers were filled with the
detail of Giovanni Martlnelll: How he
waa the son of a poor cabinetmaker
with a passion for music; how he was
tn a military band playing the clarinet;
how the conductor heard him sing In
the barracks yard, and how he began to
study slngtng In MUan.
Everybody In London began to talk
kuuniui "Hav yon beard Mar.
J2ks
Svasc cV7Wcv7W
tlnelll at Covent Garden?" became the
question of the day.
Mr. Hammersteln'a opera-house and
hi tenor. Harrold. went under a cloud.
However, Oscar never cries die. See
ing bl old tenor were paling their In
effectual fire by comparison with the
new star who was seen at Cuvent Gar
den, the only thing to do waa to find
a new one. This M. Hammersteln
promptly did.
Borne little time ago a young Neapoli
tan. Gennaro de Turo, preeented him
self at the London Opera-House and
offered hi service, but was told that
there was no vacancy. Mr. llammer
teln. In hi quest for a new tenor to
offset Martin. III. bethought himself of
Gennaro de Turo and sent off a mes
senger to find him.
De Turo was. at the moment Mr.
Hammersteln' envoy found him, buy
Ing a railway ticket at Charing Cro
Station. He was Induced to turn back
to tha London Opera-Hou. where Mr.
Hammersteln gave htm audience and
engaged him Instantly.
HI ucca waa Immediate and great,
and now people are aaklng: "Have yon
heard the new tenor at the London
Opera-House V and the air hum with
comparisons between do Turo and Mar
tinellL e e e
Mlsae Jessie Lewi. Katharine Lewie
and Genevlev Fraser will aaalst at K.
O. Splunar recital at the Maaonte
Temple Monday night, Ferdinand Con
rad will pe the 'oelllst and K. O. Splta
ner violinist.
This Is the great event of tha year
among amateur violinists. Iorothy
Fraser, Florence McEllroy, Isabella
Steele. Frieda Keller, Modesta Morten
sen. Elizabeth Standley, Elsie Lewis.
Lisa Smltbwood. Camlll Taylor, Albert
Haeblen, Fred Frit. Jo Heller. Jamie
son Parker. Win f rid Bueerrnann. will
all appear la the rendition of Mosarf
"X Minor Symphony." as well a other
elaaelca. Aa original composition by
Mr. Spltaner will also be beard, a
-Bridal Minuet," to be played by Elsie
Lewi. Florence McEllroy. Isabella
Steele. Camllle Taylor. Frieda Kelier,
Jamleson Parker. Albert Haahlen and
Jo Heller, with Generlevo Fraaer,
piano. F. Conrad, 'cello.
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Miss Manren Campbell. Visa Helen
Ftrlbllcg. Ml Madeline Stone, Mis
Laura Korell and Mia Delta Cham
breaa wer soloists at tha last meet
ing of the Tuesday Afternoon Club.
Mrs. Rom Couren Reed, director,
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Mis Rom Fried! sang at a benefit
concert for the Catholic Church of
Sheridan. Or, last Sunday, and her
number were: "Light of Heaven'
Own Day." "Ave Maria" (Mar-to) and
"I Need Thee Every Hour" Howeil).
Ml Fried: I a contralto In St. Mary
Cathedral choir.
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Mr. Oillean Farrell Power was tha
soloist at a reception tendered the Cath.
olio teacher by th priest of the Ca
thedral. Wednesday night. Her song.
"Enchanted Hour" (Mouton) and "Mad
cap Marjorle" (Morton), were well re
ceived. Thursday night Mrs. Powr
sang at an entertainment gtven by th
O. L. S. Girl at th Richmond Congre
gational Church, her number being
-Spring" (Stern). "Coquette" (Strele
kl). which showed her clear aoprano
vole to good advantage.
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An Interesting musical evening will
be given In the near future when Miss
Grace Wilton will present 7 clever
children. In a musical fantasia. Miss
Eva May Vara, a talented young pi
anist, will play -Polonaise In E Major"
Xiaatj; "b&erao. Op. a" iCLopln), and
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"Polonaise E Flat" (Rubinstein.) Other
features of the evening will Include vo
cal selections from operas, national and
fancv dunces In costume, violin solos by
Harry Parsons and by request, the "Tom
Thumb Wedding will also be repeatea.
The May Pole dance will be given by
girl of tha school.
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The concerV music this season at
i Bayocean. Or., will be under the dlrec
, Hon of Arthur von Jessen. pianist. HI
programme a concert pianist of the
Beethoven trio are notable among mn
: sic lovers here. Mr. on Jessen Is a
. native of Copenhagen. Denmark, a pu-
pll of Edmund Neupert and Fran Llsxt,
a graduate of the Royal Conservatory of
i Copenhagen, waa for years ten head of
t the piano department of the Govern
or. nt Conservatory of Music In the City
j of Mexico, and is well known through
( bl concert tour throughout the East
j era and Southern states, as well as the
j Pacific Coast. He was also director of
1 the Instrumental department of the Col.
I lege of Music Willamette University.
J ne unusual quaiuy ox iu n
which Mr. Von Jessen Is one. to furnish
music at Bayocean, marks a decided
step forward In Summer resort enter
tainment. e e
Soloists at the last session of the
Tuesday Afternoon Club. Mr. Ros
Bloch Bauer, director, were Mrs. Del
phlne Marx. Miss Grace Josephine
Brown. Mis Zella Knox, Mis Eva Zim
merman. Miss Rosalind 8a Ira and Miss
Carvel. New member of the class are:
Miss Genevieve Peck. Gu Smith. Mrs.
Walter Tooxe, Jr., Miss Jeanette Melner,
Mrs. Johanna Newland and Mrs. Leslie
Lalppie, of Vancouver, Wash.
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A special musical programme will be
given at Temple Bath Israel Wednesday
aeornlng at 10 o'clock. The programme
has been arranged by th choir di
rector, Mr. Rose Bloch Bauer, and the
regular quartette will be assisted by
Miss Carrael Sullivan, harpist, and
Chatles Duncan Roff. altolst. A beauti
ful arrangement of harp 'cello and or
gan of the celebrated "Largo" (Handel),
will bo given; also aolo number by
member of the choir.
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Mra Delphlne Marx haa accepted
the positions again for the coming year
as contralto soloist of Trinity Episcopal
Church and of Temple lleth Israel.
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Mis Eva Zimmerman and Mis Zella
Knox were soloist at a matinee mu
sical at th residence of Mra A. Welch
last Wednesday afternoon, with Mra
Rose Bloch Bauer as accompanylst.
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Mra Rose Bloch Bauer will give a vo
cal number at Altenheim (Home for the
Aged) Mount Tabor, this afternoon, ac
companied on the piano by Luclen E.
Becker. Another number will be given
by the Mannerchor.
"We've got a brand-new mahogany
piano." said Mr. Cumrox. "But nobody
In your family can play it." "Tes, .that's
the best thing about it." Washington,
D. C Star.
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Drowning the Storin. Mrs. A. What
d d your husband say when he saw th
bill for your new gownt
Mr. B. I didn't hear. I started to
play on the plana." Boston Transcript.
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Mrs. Rudolph A. Marshall, of 658
Multnomah street, asked a number of
the musicians of tbe city to her home
last Sunday afternoon to meet Mr. and
Mra Eugene Kuester and Dr. Augustus
Mllner. She was assisted In receiving
by her daughter. Miss Vivian Marshall.
The afternoon waa pleasantly spent In
discussing musical matters by the 40
guests who responded to the invitation.
The rooms were prettily decorated with
Scotch broom. Mrs. Kuester. known
professionally as Edith Haines Kuester,
Is a musician of note, both a a pianist
and a composer, her composition being
well known and deservedly popular
with musician of the East. She 1 an
artistic accompanist, as was evidenced
by her accompaniment to Dr. Mllner
number at hi recent concert In the
Masonic Temple. She will also act as
piano accompanist to Madame Norelll
In the concert abo I to give In th
near future. Mr. Kuester 1 a concert
Impresario of established reputation
and ho and Mrs. Kuester have about
decided to locate here.
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An enthusiastic audience enjoyed a
musical programme given by the
Misses Dorl Holman, Marl Eberhardt,
Agne Tappenden and Edna Agler, a
lsted by Mis Modesta Mortenaen.
Much Interest was taken In the cred
itable rendition of the difficult com
positions for th piano, of Chopin,
Beethoven and Mendelssohn. Mis Mo
desta Mortensen'a violin olo wer
much, appreciated.
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Mis Zeta Mali Holllster ha been
engaged to take the place of Mis
Ferguson a soprano In Grace Method-
. t'niiMnai Church auartet during
th latter' absenc In Minneapolis.
Madame Jennie Norelll. prima donna
soprano, whose song recital we sched
uled to take place this afternoon at the
Helllg Theater, will be heard Instead
on the afternoon of May It, aa several
Eastern booking prevent her from
NOTED PORTLAND PRIMA DONNA SOPRANO SINGS AT THE
HELUO THEATER, MAY 26.
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MADAME JE.XIE NORELLI.
reaching the Coast In time for today.
Mme. Norelll will be assisted. by Her
bert Riley, 'cellist, who has been spe
cially engaged for the Coast tour. He Is
considered one of the best 'cellists who
have visited America In recent years.
Born In South America, of an Irish fath
er and a Spanish mother, educated In
Germany, he combines the Latin tem
perament with German thoroughness,
and unuer the'gutdance of Anton Hek
klng, whose favorite pupil he Is. he has
become a master of his chosen instru
ment. He will play the "Symphonic
Etudes" of Boellman, a group of smaller
compositions, and will close the pro
gramme with Madame Norelll. playing
the obllgato to tollman's "Chanson
D'Amour." Edith Haines-Kuester.
whose splendid accompaniment at Dr.
MUner's recital was much commented
on. will be at the piano, playing for
Madame Norelll as well as for Mr. Riley.
She will be further represented on the
programme as composer, Madame No
relll singing one of Mra Kuester'
songs, which this season was Intro
duced In England, where It has become
very popular. Madam Norelll haa new
ly returned from a concert and opera
eason In Paris and other European
centers, where she was a distinguished
uccea
e .
Th annual concert given by the As
sociated British Societies In commem
oration of Queen Victoria' birthday,
will be given In th Gipsy Smith Tab
ernacle Friday night. May 24. A good
programme haa been arranged for and
will be followed by refreshment, which
will b served free. An additional
feature to the concert this year will be
the maypole dance by 55 little misses,
under the direction of Miss Cramer
the same aa was performed at the
"Campus Mouser.", The concert pro
gramme: Remarks, Dr. W. T. William
son, president British Benevolent So
ciety; song, "Death of Nelson," Robert
Burton; address. II. B. M. Consul James
Laldlaw; ong. "My Home Is Where the
Heather Blooms." Mra J. Burns-Albert;
song. "March of the Men of Harlech."
F. T. Crowther; maypole dance, by SS
little zrrisses. directed by Miss Cramer;
song. "Songs of the Southern Sea."
(song of the Australian Federation),
Mra Imogene Harding Brodie; song,
"Drink to Me Only With Thine Eye."
Robert Burton: dance, "Highland
Fling," Misses Williamson and John
ston, with John Smlth-Plper; song,
"The MaDle Leaf." Mra J. Burns-Al
bert: song "The Rosary," Mra Imogene
Harding Brodie: song. "The King's
Highway." F. T. crowtner; quartet.
Mra Albert. Mra Brodie, Mr. Burton
and Mr. Crowther; two choruse by the
audience. "Star Spangled Banner- ana
"God Save the King," Carl Denton di
rector. AH the proceeds from this con
cert go to the endowment and main
tenance of cots at the hospitals.
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Tetraxzinl haa promised to sing at the
opening of tbe new auditorium. San
Francisco, in 1916.
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. Under the direction of Alf Kllngen
berg. a atudenta' recital of piano music
wa given yesterday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Lee Hoffman, 161 North
Twenty-third treet, and was quite a
notable success, one of the principal
musical events of the latter end of tha
season. The programme: "On Ver
dant Mead" (Merkel). Master William
Blddle; "Rustle of Spring (Slndlng),
Miss Ruth Lange; "Nocturne In E Flat"
(Chopin). Mi Catherine Russell;
"Spinning Song" (Mendelssohn), Miss
Esther Tucker: "Prelude In C Sharp
Minor" (Rochmaninoff ), Mis Mildred
Josselyn; "Rondo Caprlcctoso" (Mendel
ssohn), Miss Pauline Alderman; "El
fentanx" (MacDowell). Mis Jean Mac
kenzie: "Ballade In form of Variations"
(Grieg). Mis Ethel Gordon; "Llebes
walxer" (MosxkowskI). Miss Elisabeth
Jones: "Unrest, from Op. 110" (Slndlng).
"Etude, B Flat Minor" (Mendelssohn),
Miss Margaret Mears; "Caprice In E"
and "A la Mennetto" (Slndlng), Miss
Constance Piper.
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Mra C. E. Mathlot gave a reading
for the district meeting of the Wo
man's Home Missionary Society last
Tuesday at Trinity Methodist Epis
copal Church, when Mrs. Charles Mc
pherson. Miss Ethel Luke and Roy
Benedict were the soloists for the day.
The. quartet numbers wer well sung
by Mra Nina Lehman. Miss Grace
Brockman. Mlaa Aita Fisher, Miss Ver
nice Cogswell and Mis Sadie Havely.
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lira. Ella Hoberg Tripp will present
In recital at the First Christian Church,
Park and Columbia streets. Tuesday
night at t:li o'clock. Miss Stella Dena
Strong, soprano; Miss Mlla Gertrude
Penlsten, mexxo-soprano; Claude C
Harvrove, tenor, assisted by the La
dles Harmony Chorus. The member
of this chorus are: Sopranos, Miss Eva
L. Gentry, Miss Myrtle M. Murphy.
Miss Helen Mary White, Mis Stella
Dena Strong. Mra F. C Goodwin, Miss
Mlla Gertrude Penlsten. Mrs. J. C
Rlnohart, Miss Gladys Wolff; contral
tos. Mrs. C. C. Hargrove, Miss Mary
Elisabeth Fletcher, Mrs. J. M. Nelson.
Mrs. Gilbert N. Beaumont. Mr. John R.
Wolff, Miss Marjorle Madeline Dustan.
Mra J. S. Hurlburt. The programme:
"Where Art TbouT" (Towner) and "The
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There is one piano which when new
possesses a tone of incomparable sweetness.
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The
Steinway
House
Night Bells" (Vincent). Ladles Har
mony Chorus; quartet, "Love s Old
Bweet Song" (Molloy). Mrs. Tripp. Mr.
Hargrove. Mra J. S. Hurlburt, D. .
Prlcbard; "False Love" (Elgar), La
dles' Harmony Chorus; mexzo-soprane
solos, -O. Loving Father" (Del Rlego),
"Never" (Tostl), Miss Mlla Gertrude
Penlsten; "The Call of Summer" (For
man). Ladies' Harmony Chorus; tenor
solos. "I Hear You Calling Me" (Mar
shall), "When the Roses Bloom (Reich
ardt), Claude a Hargrove: "A Highland
Lad" (Vogrlch). "Home, Sweet Home
(O V Root), Ladles' Harmony Chorus:
soprsno solos, "Hear Me When I Call"
(Huhn), "Carmena" (Wilson), Miss
Stella Dena Strong: "The Miller s Woo
ing" (Faning), Ladles' Harmony Chor
ua Miss Lena McCall. accompanist.
Miss Verna Smith Is the second con
tralto In the newly-formed Montlchoral
Quartet. John Claire Montelth director.
Mrs Lee Storrs, contralto, of Chi
cago. Is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J.
Curtis Simmons. Nob Hill apartments.
Mrs. Storrs has been spending the Win
ter In California. She Is prominent In
Chicago musical and society circles and
Is a vocal artist of high merit.
An "old-time" concert, under the di
rection of Mamie E. Mullan. will be
given In Arleta Baptist Church shortly
after th Rose Carnival. A chorus of
to people, dressed In colonial costumes,
will sing old songs, supplemented by
solos from well-known Portland slng-
er"- ...
Carl Denton has been engaged to di
rect the concert of the combined Brit
ish societies May 24, at the Gipsy
Smith Auditorium, and has been In
vited to take part In the meeting at
Walla Walla, Wash., of the Northwest
Muslo Teachers' Association.. Last
Tuesday night, at St. Stephens' Pro
Cathedral, an elaborate musical pro
gramme under the direction of Carl
Denton, organist and director, was giv
en In connection with the preparatory
service of the Episcopal convention
held last week in this city.
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Miss Zlra Harris, violinist, gave
Florllir "Caprice," also known as the
"Whirlwind." and an arrangement of
Mendelssohn's "Consolation," for the
Portland Press Club last Thursday
night. Both numbers were given with
lovely tone and finish. Miss Agnes
Lore, recently of the Boston New Eng
land Conservatory, played skillful pi
ano accompaniments..
J. H. Cowen gave an Informal mu
sical lat Thursday night In the Co
lumbia building, where a fine pro
gramme of semi-classic music was pre
sented. These student assisted: G. E.
deBlum. Dr. A. E. George, Andrew Lar-
t a pirhiriln Ethel Langley.
Marie Butler. Bertha Wilson, Doris
Blrnbach. Ella Williams, v mm uwiutr,
Pearl Cole. At the conclusion of the
. Mmintii atorv waa read.
prpgi"'"w . -
In which missing words were supplied
by musical signs, and th audience was
obliged to decipher th signs aa th
story proceeded.
. . M.naiTiv exercises of tho
Law Department of the University of
Oregon Tuesaay mgni. i mo "-
Ington Hlgn tscnooi useuiuir uB.it, uio
...mK.,-. trill be rendered bv
Josper Dean MacFall, baritone, who
will sing, "Gipsy John" (Clay); "An
Irish Love Song' tang: rour-wai
Clover" (Brownell). Miss Christine
Brakel. violinist, will play Vleuxtemps'
"Ballade and Polonaise," and "Seren
ade" Dedla). and "Minuet". (Beetho
ven). Bonnie Replogle will be the
Dlano accompanist.
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The offertory soloist tonight at Sun
nyslde Methodist Episcopal Church will
be Miss Dorothy Major, of Spokane.
Her selection will be, "Angels Ever
Bright and Fair" (Handel).
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The first of a series of open-air con
certs given by Mrs. Clara Brooks Ur
ea hi, soprano, took place from the
veranda of her bungalow, East Forty
seventh and Hancock streets, last Wed.
nesday night, and was quite a pleas
ant musical success. Those who took
part In the concert were Mra Urdahl,
the choir of St. Michael and All Angels'
Church, R. C. Lyons, 'cellist, and Miss
L. Thompson, pianist. These concerts
are free and will be given from time
to time during the Summer by Mrs.
Urdahl. with different musicians and
choirs assisting.
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Madam Cosima Wagner, widow of
the great composer, recently Invited
tbe German Empress to visit Bayreuth
and attend the presentation of the
opera, or muslo drama, of "ParalfaL"
writes a correspondent of the New
York Times- "Parsifal" represents as
Its chief Incident the finding, and re- ,
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Its tone mellows with age and en"
dearjs itself more and more each day to
those associated with it.
.That one Piano is
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Sherman play & Co.
OPPOSITE P. 0. M0REIS0N AT SIXTH POBTLAND, OE.
turn! to its sacred shrine of the "holy
grail," the cup from which tradition
says Christ and his disciples drank at
his last supper. It Is reported In court
circles that Kuiserin Augusta Victoria
replied In return that she regretted
that she could not accept the invita
tion, as the depicting of the Lord's
Supper on the stage was in her eyes a
desecration of a holy function. The
Empress added that she could never
wness the performance of "Parsifal"
consistently with her religious convic
tions. ...
Mrs. Sarah A. Blackburn, of Court
ney, entertained the Portland chapter
E. P. B. O. at Milwaukle, Or., with a
musical last Wednesday night, when
this programme was rendered: Solo,
selected. Miss Beatrice Klrkup; read
ing, original poem, "Love's Surrender,"
Mrs. Blackman; solo, selected, Mra
Wooleson; solos, "Now Conoscl II BeJ
Suol" from "Mlgnon." "Thoughts Have
Wings" (Lehmann), Mrs. Blackman;
duet, "Wanderer's Night Song" (Ru
binstein), Mrs. Risley and Mra Black
mann; piano solo, "Tremolo" (Gott
schalk). Mra Carrie R. Beaumont; Miss
Lois Kennedy, accompanist.
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At a meeting of the directors of the
Apollo Club, held last Friday these of
ficers were elected for the ensuing
year: President, John Gill; vice-president,
Louis P. Bruce; secretary, Frank
Branch Riley; assistant secretary,
Charles E. McCulloch. W. H. Boyer
was reappointed conductor and Ralph
W. Hoyt and William C McCulloch
were reappointed accompanists.
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Mary Cheney, the Welsh-American
soprano of New Tork, has been en
gaged to sing at the Rose Musical
Festival. Gipsy Smith auditorium, June
7, 8, 9 and 1L Mrs. Cheney Is the pos
sessor of a voice of unusual sweetness
and purity as well as ample range. She
will not only take the leading soprano
In the entire oratorio "Creation." but
will render at the various concerts, in
cluding the matinees, several other se
lectiona The committee will In a few
days announce the other soloists, who
are first-class in their profession. Dr.
Frederick E. Chapman Is bringing the
adult chorus up to a splendid condi
tion and the singers rehearse every
urnAov nerht at Tavlor-Street Metho
dist Episcopal Church. The boys' and
girls' chorus Is now In training every
Saturday afternoon at 7:30 o'clock at
Gipsy Smith Auditorium. The Festival
Svmphony Orchestra, Including M.
Chrlstensen and 35 other leading local
musicians, are preparing for participa
tion In all the five events of the Rose
Musical Festival. .
...
For the. third consecutive season
these members of the choir of the First
Congregational Church have been en
gaged: Organist and director, William
R. Boone: soprano, Mra Clyde B. Altch
Ison: contralto, Mrs. Sarah Glance
Bowman; tenor, John Ross Fargo, and
basso, M. L. Bowman. This 1 a good
choir record.
Miss L. Thompson, of the Guildhall
i i . Uiiolc Iniinn. and a well-
Dcuuui "
known Portland pianist, has been ap
pointed director of music at the Chau
tauqua, Gladstone Park.
...
Why Is It that grand opera per
formances rarely pay, and are usually
witnessed by slim crowds, in this coun
try? A very good reason is given by
a correspondent of the Philadelphia En
quirer. There is a fortune for the in
dividual who will discover an unfailing
means of bringing grand opera to the
people; or to put it the other way
around, of bringing the people to grand
opera. The plans and Inventions have
been innumerable, and still there is no
certainty of financial success In a
proposition having grand opera on one
hand and public patronage on the other.
To make 5 opera pay at all, metropol
itan purveyors made of It a social fad,
like the horse show, and even then de
ficits ere no strangers In the account
ings. Prices have been made J3, $4, S5
and sometimes $7, in a vain effort to
discover Just what attitude would
please the coy public. Immense
productions have been made involving
mountains of scenery and a staggering
salary list; sensational and spectacular
presentations were tried by the ambi
tious Hammersteln; Henry Russell built
the Boston Opera Company on conser
vative lines; yet all failed to tickle the
coin from the purses of people. Ham
mersteln forced recognition, sold out
to his big rival, and capitulated. Rus
sell made a working agreement with
the Metropolitan people, and will not
be In opposition. And the financiers re
sponsible for grand opera In New York
will no longer waste a lot of money
every season In playing a tour of In
land cities.
And it Is not only the higher priced
opera that failed to draw. PitUburgers t
: i P it ; ! 1 1
f H lj-
- k
a y
The
Steinway
House
have seen $5 opera with plenty of emp
ty seats at $1. The lesser price does
not seem to attract: Performances that
with a slightly augmented chorus and
a few extra pieces of scenery would
have passed for Metropolitan presenta
tions, have been given to empty benches.
What is the answer? Much gray mat
ter has been wasted in endeavors to
solve the problem, yet to the writer it
seems simple enough. In a city like
Pittsburg the public considers grand
opera an education, rather than enter
tainment. And the same public is
slower to pay out money for education
than for amusement. The patronage of
grand opera measures our appreciation
of this sort of education. And the pub
lic attitude does not presage any good
for the commercial Interests. We will
become more appreciative, of course,
but the commoner music of this sort
becomes the less the opportunity for the
commerciallzers. I am told that In
Italian cities there are hundreds of
Carusos driving truck wagons, that
splendidly sung operas may be heard
for 6 to 12 cents. There the entire
population knows grand opera, yet It
does sot help those who present them
for profit. Americans may become edu
cated, like that, some day.
...
Mra Henry William Metzger, dra
matic soprano, of this city, was soloist
at a recent matinee recital In Oregon
City, under the auspices of the mem
bers and friends of the Derthick Mu
sical Society, and she earned quite a
distinguished success. A correspond
ent who was present writes: "Mrs.
Metzger gave a varied programme in a
most charming manner. Her voice is a
dramatic soprano of splendid range and
volume and of beautiful quality. From
her first number until the last she
proved that she must be considered in
the artistic class. She sang songs in
English, German and French, ever with
a ringing, clear enunciation. . . . The
second group, "A Rose Cycle" (Liza
Lehmann), consisted of seven songs of
the life of a rose and called for a va
riety of tone. She clearly demonstrated
the dramatic quality of her voice in
this most difficult number. Mrs. R. C.
Hammond was a very able and sym
pathetic accompanist."
...
Frederick W. Goodrich presents Miss
Margaret Faber In piano recital In Ellers
Recital Hall Thursday night, assisted by
Miss Adel Barnickel, vocalist. The pro
gramme: "Cachouca Caprice" (Raff),
"Pizzicato" from "Sylvia" (Delibes-Jo-seffy),
".By the Fisherman's Hut," "A
Memory," "The Shepherd Boy Is King"
(MacDowell; "Roberto tu che Adoro"
(Meyerbeer), "Night Song" (Schnecker),
Miss Adel Barnickel; "Ballade In A
Flat," "Polonaise in C Sharp Minor,"
"Ballade in G Minor," "Impromptu In A
Flat" (Chopin); "Till Dawn" (Loewe),
"Until" (Saunderson), "You, Dear, and
I" (Conlngsbr-Clarke), Miss Adel Bar
nickel: "Arabesques" on "The Blue Dan
ube Waltz" XSchultz-Elver), "Rhapsody,
No. XII" (Liszt); accompanist. Mr.
Goodrich.
At the JaDanese musicals to be given I
by Mr. Joseph Coulsen Hare, MrsJ
William Bothwell Hare and Mrs. Coral
n . u... FAsManc, Janan.L
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ese song and dances will be given by
Mrs. Jane Burns-Albert ana mra. .
W. Schmeer. under Mrs. Rose Coursen
Reed's direction.
...
Th Portland Ladies" Quartet will
sing Cadwell's "Indian Mountain Song"1
and In April" ttioenisenj, i mo ra
ciflo Colleee of Dentistry commence
ment exercises. "Meet Me By Moon
light Alone" (Page) will be sung by
Mrs. Rose Coursen Reed, and Mrs. Jane
Burns-Albert will sing "I Hear You
Calling Me" (Marshall). The piano ac-,1
companist will oe tagar i. coursen. j
. . . j
Mrs. Rose Bloch Bauer and Dom J-i
Zan will sing a duet, "A Song ol
r..t." fionther) at the musicals toU
be given tomorrow afternoon by the
chorus of the Monday Musical Clubs
Mr. Zan will give a solo also. turn
Ye to Me" (Old Scotch), "Le Chevalier
Belle Etoile" (Augusta Holmes) ano
"Child's Prayer" (Harold) will be sung
by Mrs. Rose Coursen Reed.
...
Mrs. Alice Wehrung has been meet'
Ing with, much success recently andl
has attracted attention by ner sympa
thetic singing of A. Musgrove Roberts'
sacred song, "Through the Shadows,"
which she sang by request before tbe
Congregational Missionary Society at
its last meeting held at the residence
of Mra Tuttle, Mount Tabor.
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count of the size of the works necessary tn
generate any considerable horsepower. It cane
never seriously compete wiim blcmu w .
ler power. A ...... ...... .. n ...... . . - . -, .
be well started on a project to utilize the
tides ot tne xtoriu oca.