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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 20, 1914)
8 ,TITE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, . SEPTE3IBER 20, 1914. . " ' - ' " " ' i ' - - ' !. .,.,. ,. ."'..L . '"" . - - 7Y : J 4a A ? 'Iff v i ' A v- f" ' r ' a -""" ? A,m7r, nr V T" j 1 1 fc"T - ' 1 if x 1 ltJEX-V v. I . . - i'jl V 1 mil ; - 11 7 -i ; --c aU 1 sl rc SL sy - t ll tj jlWIs i ecg.ryy Leonore Gregory and Sllss Edith Greg ory, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Gregory, 818 Hancock street, who recently-arrived In this city after five years' study In Europe. An interview in which, they save their experiences in escaping from war-stricken Europe, appeared in The Oregonlan of Septem ber 12. The young women have passed five years In study In Berlin and Paris. Miss Edith Gregory has studied paint ins. Miss Leonore Gregory is a violin ist and studied at the Royal High School of Music !n Berlin, under direc tion of Professor Markees and Profes sor Willi Ueas. Miss Genevieve Gilbert, soprano, and William Haskell, tenor, will sing at a special musical service at McMinnvllle M. E. Church today. Miss Evelyn Spow and Miss Minnie Klumpp will sing the sacred duet, "The Lord Is My Shepherd" (Smart), at the 4:30 o'clock service this afternoon at St. David's Eplsclpal Church. ' Miss Mary McKinnon, soprano, sang two solos successfully at the Repub lican banquet at the Commercial Club last Tuesday night and Miss Ruth Irene Brown was the piano accompanist. - Single notes are the letters of the music language, writes Dr. Rudolf von Ueblch In Woman's World. Groups of notes are the words of the music lan guage. In a spoken language the let ters are always sounded one after the other. In the music language theV are sometimes sounded one after the other and sometimes simultaneously. This fact explains two important divisions of music, namely, melody and harmony. In a general way, melody consists of single tones heard one after the other; combinations of tones heard simulta neously are called harmony. A word of the music language may consist of sev eral tones In succession like a word of the spoken language, which consists of several letters in succession. On the other hand, a word of the music lan guage may consist of several tones heard simultaneously, which is Impos sible in language. Some of the most important words of the music language are those which are used in both these ways, and It Is one of the great charms of music that Its words can be beard In these two ways. Mrs. Wllber W. Babbldge was solo ist last Wednesday night at the Wom ens" Christian Temperance Union coun. ty convention. Her voice is of a rich contralto quality and even throughout, the transition from one register to an other being made without effort, with admirable diction. Mrs. Babbidge's solo was "Abide With Me" (Liddle). WHY WE SELL THE. J For twelve years we have handled various makes of Player Pianos. We have made changes, always striving to secure the supreme instru ment. Our search has included every Player manufactured. I Over a year ago we secured the PIANOLA and discontinued all other makes. There was only one reason for this decided change our recognition of the unquestioned superiority of the PIANOLA. l Today we are more confident than ever that the PIANOLA is the ( best instrument of its kind known. 9 T h e -METROSTYLE, THEMODIST, TEMPONAMIC, GRAD UATED ACCOMPAJNTMENT, and a score of other important features all contribute in making the PIANOLA the STANDARD Player Piano of the world. I Our experience and our knowledge of Musical Instruments have brought us to-the four world - standards THE STEINWAY, THE PIANOLA, THE VICTROLA, THE AEOLIAN PIPE ORGAN. Slav Go. VICTOR TALKING MACHINES STEINWAY, WEBER AND OTHER PIANOS. PIANOLAS Morrison Street at Sixth, Opposite Postoffice of the recitation by Miss Marguerite Luowig ingianaer, noted as composer n,v., mi tii urA n.n. Mar oi opera ooune ana operettas, aiea re- ,,. RAmn. Afl Ri.th Hnrlfmon cently at Far Rockaway. N. Y., aged 63. Mlss Jeanette Bear and Master Will . pupii vi unenDacn, jingianoer was nrmii an ihD t hv Hft T.itollB educated at the University of Vienna. Hardy and Miss Ruth Hockman. Others The first operetta from his pen was ,r mu. T .iiriil Riioker. Miss The Prince Consort." Following- his u.,i,. wii, . mi.. p.r1-tt first success In writing for productions Mlss Eva Ford; MiS8 Millicent Morey. , " V s" , ""i""" " , . .. Master Howard Peters. Master Orvllle for "The Twentieth Century Girl. I tr;n. .... u , j ui,. j !nfcCm0 '.'ARKni 0t PleasureI'"'n Master Wyman Bear. Miss Foley plans ""'"' V n T. . it , , to form a history club in the near fu- he wrote A Daughter of the Revolu- Caliph" for Jefferson de Angelis, "Half King" for Francis Wilson, "The Lit tie Corporal," "The Monks of Malabar" and "The Rounders" for Thomas Q Seabrooke; "In Gay Paree" for Miss Mabelle Oilman, "The Casino Girl" for Miss Virginia Earle, "Sally in Our Alley" for Miss Marie Cahlll, "The Belle Bohemia" for Sam Bernard, "The Office Boy" for Frank Daniels, "A Mad- I solo playing was received with enthu- Miss Katharine V. Kern returned last week from New York, where she passed cap Princess" for Miss Lulu Glaser, and The Two Roses" for Miss Fritzl Scheff. Carl Denton has returned from an njoyable Summer outing, passed with his familv at Newnort. Or. M Is n.1- readv busilv eneaznl in reorira.nizin cne Bummer montns in piano oiuay uri the choir of St. Stephen's Pro-Cathe-1 der the direction of August Fraemcke dra.1. nrpnarintr nrotrrfliiinipK for forth-1 and in special work in harmony and mmlno ronperts of the Portland Svm- counterpoint with Conrad Kind. Miss phony Orchestra, of which he is one ot I Kern will be heard In recital early in the conductors, and says also that inioctooer. pite of the war he is preparing for students' recitals during October. I iiE8 Dorothy Louise Bliss, who has been studying with Franck G. Eichen- A new rule to be observed during thellaub, "left last Monday for Chicago, performance of the San Francisco Sym-I where she will continue her study of phony Orchestra this season will bel the violin. She has appeared with sue the elimination of all encores by solo-1 cess at many musical affairs in this sts. it is tne opinion or uonouctor I city .Hadley that encores are lnartistlo ana ttBiuo irom jeiisuieiuii mo Vru6ram.c These nine or ran selections were unauiy us -symmetry ana logic oi ar- i. rith fin .kn h, Anntt stod rangement are destroyed through the dard at Trinity Episcopal Church In introaucing or material unsunea to tne conn.ction" with the Hifber-Koehler ontext." The orchestra will be heard the first concert of the season Oc tober 23. Though it is too early to tate the complete list of artists who will appear as soloists with the orches tra, among those engaged and negoti ted for are Tina Lerner, pianist: Efrem Zimbalist, violinist; Willy Burmester, violinist; Marcella Craft, soprano; Julia Claussen, contralto; Jacques Thlbaud. iolinlst; Josef Lhevtnne, pianist, ii.ailllo de Gogorza, baritone. T EDITED BT JOSEPH M. QDENTIN. HE most Important of the sea- sou's musical announcements so far is the series of concerts ar ranged for by Lois Steers-Wynn . Co man, to take place at the Hellig The ater. Naturally, there Is much curiosity and interest aroused over the appearance early next month of Madame Olive Fremstad, the distinguished grand op era dramatic soprano. Only those of us who have traveled afar can say that we are on speaking terms with Frem stad and her vocal artistry. She has met with pronounced success in Wag nerian opera and as yet is practically untried in concert. Now that she has consented to sing en tour, this chance to hear her sing west of the Rockies should be taken advantage of widely. The other artists of international mu sical reputation who are to appear in the Steers-Coman list include the Bar rere Ensemble of Woodwind, Leo Sle sak, the most prodigally gifted opera and concert tenor today; Klfren Zim balist, the violinist; Alma Gluck, col orature soprano, and L'hevinne, the em inent Russian pianist. There has been received for review "Mteso Noctls Sanctisslmae," or "Mass cf the Holy Night." composed for so prano, alto, tenor and bass, by Daniel ' H. Wilson, organist and choirmaster of the St. Philip Neri Church, this city. The music of the mass, which is In scribed to Rev William A. Daly, rec tor of the Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, is solemn, brilliant and yet solid and dignified in character. It is tuneful, of moderate difficulty, ahd it Is agre able to state that no influ ence can be detected of the latter days of Debussy and Puccini, whe-i har monlc effects are preferred to melo dious beauty. The Influence of such a devout composer as Haydn or Mozart is noted with pleasure. The musical trend of the mass is ecclesiastical and orthodox so much so that it ought to achieve wide favor over the United States. The mass also Is another im portant educative step in the "made- ln-Oregon" movement in music' O. Hevwood Winters, who arrived recently in this city to become rousi cal director and baritone soloist at PORTLAND MfSICLN8 ACTrvK IN CURRENT MUSIC: Mrs. Daisy Elolse Rosa, contralto, leaves today for - Seattle, Wash., where she sines in recital tomorrow. Mlss Edith Gregory, art student, and Mlss Lenore Gregory, violinist, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Gregory, 818 Hancock street, recent ly arrived home safely out of the . wtr-RO&e In Europe. Mlss Esther Zimmerman, pianist, has returned to her studies at the -New England Conservatory of Music, Hoston, Mass. Robert Bolce Carson, tenor, re turns to this city after an eight weeks' vacation passed principally at his former home, Chicago, 111. Miss Mary Alice Rolman, piano accompanist for the Tuesday After noon Club, Mrs. Rose Coursen Heed, dlrector. ' Mlss Kolman will be pre sented in piano recital soon. Miss Geraldine Coursen, piano ac companist for the Treble Clef Club. Mrs. "Wilbur W. Babbldge. con tralto, sang last Wednesday night at the W. C. T. TJ. county convention. j?7 m e. sna ft . and Land Products Show, early In No vember. The sierht-reading class taught by Mr. Flnley will be begun September 2Sf. All members of the chorus are eligible. free of charge. The Ad Club Quartet, Norman A. Hoose, Dr. R. M. Kmerson, Hartrldg Whipp and M. L. Bowman, left last Friday for Heppner, Or., where they were engaged to sing at the Heppner Fair. This Is the first of a series of engagements which the quartet has booked for the coming season. Th singers will return today to Portland. Robert Boice Carson returned to th city last Sunday from an extended trip through the East, lasting eight weeks. Two assistants and two accompanists will assist him in his professional work. Mlss Emma Kllppel, who was as sociated with George Wilbur Reed last season, and Clara Thorberg, a bril liant pianist from the East. Miss Thor. berg will arrive in this city Friday. Hartridge Whipp, baritone, had charge of the musical programme at the formal opening of Scadding House, last Thursday night. Those assistin Mr. Whipp were: Mlss Goldie Peter son, soprano; Norman A. Hoose, tenor C. E. McCulloch and Mrs. Leonora Fisher Whipp, accompanists. the First Methodist Episcopal Church, has resigned that position, and has left this city to go to Seattle. Howard Barlow, the choral director of Reed College Glee Club, has been appointed director of the chorus choir and Sun day school choir of the church. The position of baritone soloist has not yet been filled. It is rumored that the ap pointee may be A. Musgrove Robarts. The combined chorus of the Portland Oratorio and Handel vocal societies gained 25 per cent in attendance last Tuesday, 50 being present, and many other singers have signified their in tention 'of joining. Joseph A. Flnley and Dr. Clement B. Shaw, the directors, are much pleased with the prospects for the coming year. A miscellaneous concert, Joseph A. Flnley directing, and "Judas Maccabaeus." Dr. Shaw direct ing, will be given at the Manufacturers' Mrs. George M. Sullivan, Spokane, will be the soloist at Calvary Presby terlan Church this morning, singin "The Lord Is My Light" (Oley Speaks Her voice is a dramatic soprano, power ful and of good quality. Tiie mornin anthem by the chorus will be "Send Out Thy Light" (Gounod). A special song service in which the congregation wll take the principal part will be held In the evening. r Miss Elolse Hall, soprano soloist St. David's Episcopal Church, is one of the young singers who is rapidly-prov ing her ability both as a singer and a musician. Last Sunday Mlss Hall sang tne ooiigato soio in ixounod s "From Thy Love as a Father, singin the high C with perfect ease and purity of tone. Pictures are shown today In this mu sic section of two student sisters, Mies A musical tea will take place at the Patton Home for the Friendless, 975 Michigan avenue, October 6, from 2 to 5 P. M. e Philip Graef, a promising violinist of this city, was soloist at the Realty Board luncheon last Friday, when his slasm. He is a member of the Ensem ble Club and has been presented in re cital by Frank G. Eichenlaub. piano student of Dr. B. C. Blodgett, how head of the music department at Leland Stanford University. She studied har mony with George B. Gow, head of the music department at Vassar College, ahd pipe organ with William Churchill Hammond, head of the music depart ment at Holydke College. She was for years accompanist for Fred Butler, one of the leading vocal teachers of Wor cester, Mass., and was pipe organist at Pilgrim Congregational Church, the leading Congregational church of that city. The Oregon Chapter of the American Guild of Organists will begin activi ties of the season of 1914-15 by a meet ing and luncheon at the Imperial Hotel Monday, September 28, at 12:15 P. M. Frederick W. Goodrich, dean of the chapter, will preside, and talks on the work of the future will be given by members of the chapter. The pro gramme laid out for the season is an interesting one. Services have already been arranged to take place at Trinity Episcopal Church, the First Unlversal- ist Church and St. Francis' Catholic. The first of these will take place at Trinity Church, early In October. One of the Important affairs scheduled for the season is a conference of organ ists and clergymen of all denomina tions at which will be discussed the Important questions of organists' sala ries and tenure of office, and the re lation of music committees to the music of the church. At the November meet lng of the chapter, a paper will be read honor of the event will be held at the church this morning. The choir di rector, Frederick W. Goodrich, has pre pared special music for the solemn high mass which will be sung at 1 1 o'clock. The music for the mass will be by Gounod and Wiegand, with pro cessional hymns from the Oregon Cath olic hymnal. The solists will be Miss Nona Lawler, Mrs. Petzel and Victor Cullen. Clifford Woodland is a young singer who is coming to the front as & soloist. He Bang at a concert given recently at Pilgrim Congregational Church, and at this morning's service at the First United Evangelical Church, in Ladd's Addition, Mr. Woodland will sing "My Soul Is Christ for God," from Gaul's "Holy City." Mr. Woodland Is a mem ber of the second tenor section of the Apollo Club male chorus. Columbus day, October 12, is now a state holiday, and this year's observ-. ance of the day will be marked byaev eral interesting musical events. In the morning at 10 o'clock 1500 of the chil dren of the Catholic schools will attend high mass at St. Mary's Cathedral. The music of the mass will be entirely Gre gorian and will be sung by a selected choir of 210 children under the direc tion of Frederick W. Goodrich, the Ca thedral organist. It Is hoped that Rev. Father Dominic, O. S. B-, of Mount Angel, .will accompany the mass. In the evening the Portland Council of the mg oi me cnapier, a paper win De reaa uiumuua win noia special by IL C. Ferris. Western representative 1 exercises in one of the city halls. of the Estey Organ Company, on "Mod- Among those taking part in the pro- wedding: "The Swan" (Saint' Saens), "Andantino" (Lemane). "To the Even ing Star" (Wagner-Warren). "Liebe stad." from "Tristan and Isolde" (Wagner-Gibson). Joseph A. Finley. director of " the Portland Oratorio Society and Cente nary Methodist Episcopal Church choir. nrtlhas been fortunate in securing as ac companies in nis proiessionai musical duties this year Mrs. Clara L. Warren, Thi. i tr, th!r voor Mr Minnl! late of Worcester, Mass., the city where O.nmT.Bon Cartv has had charee of the great May Music Festival is held thn niano and voice departments of the yearly. Mrs. Warren Is a graduate uoiiege. ern Organ Construction. The paper' by Mr. Ferris wil be followed at sub sequent: meetings by talks on organ matters by well-known representatives of the principal pipe organ-building firms. Negotiations are In progress with authorities of the San Francisco Fair for a representation of Oregon organists as soloists at next year's great Exposition. - Arthur G. Harbaugh, tenor, was solo ist for the Association of Credit Men at their -banquet last Wednesday night at the Multnomah Hotel. He never san better than In his first solo, "Songs of Araby," and responded to. a rousing encore with "Somewhere a "Voice Is Calling" (Tate). - Today is the third anniversary of the founding of the Church of the Madeline, in Irvington, and solemn service in Christian Brothers Business he Glee Club has begun rehearsals, also the Students' Club. Miss Mary Alice Holman, pianist, a I recent graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, Is well-known Portland girl, daughter ori Mr. and Mrs. Charles Holman. She has! always shown exceptional talent. musl- cally. since early childhood, and neri many friends and admirers are looking! forward to hearing her in public alter her recent studies. Mrs. Rose Coursen Reed, director ofl the Treble Clef Club, and Tuesday Club, has called first rehearsals of the I season for this week. Miss Mary Alice Holman, a recent graduate of the New England Conservatory, Is to be the ac companist of the Tuesday Club for this season, and Mlss ueraiaine uoursen continues this season as the accompa nist of the Treble Clef Club. Miss Gertrude Hoeber will be the I violin soloist for the benefit concert ofl the German Red Cross fund this after-1 noon. Mlss Hoeber will play "Hejrel Katl" (Hubay). Miss Mabel Bernice Warren, pianist I accomnanlst. has returned from her I vacation at Tillamook and Bay Ocean. Miss Esther Zimmerman, who has been spending the Summer with herl parents, Mr. and Mrs. waiter Zimmer man. 735 Multnomah street, has re turned for her junior year in tne new Ensrland Conservatory of Music, Boston. I Miss Zimmerman is continuing herl studies lh piano work. In which she has made a brilliant success. Mlss Dorothy Lewis sang at the! teachers' institute at Library Hall last! week. "I Hear You Calling Me" (Mar shall), and for a recall number, "Atl Dawning" (Cadman). Mlss Lewis has recently returned from Boise, where! she filled a professional engagement atl the Wyhee Hotel. She has a fine mezzo contralto voice, which she uses with I much skill. She was recently present ed with much success In a public re cital by Mrs. Rose Coursen Reed. ' This will be a busy week at Cente nary Methodist Episcopal Church. The Oregon Conference of Methodist clergy men meets there, beginning Tuesday nia-ht. Wednesday at 9 A- M. will be communion service, when a double quartet will sing- The choir will sing every night from Tuesday, and Sunday, September 27, the choir will be aug mented to 50 or' 60 voices. Tonight the choir will render "O Lord, Most Mer ciful" (Concone). and. "By Babylon! Waves" (Gounod). Miss Edith Foley recently entertained her junior students and a-few of their! friends at her home, am tasi xnirty- ninth street, and a musical programme! was rendered. Special mention Is made! WELL-KNOWN MUSICIAN HELPED ORGANIZE POLICE BAND- POPULAR ... 'I V- "'.At - V- ' - , a - : i . n. X ELLIS. K. J. Ellis helped organize the Portland Police Department band and was one of the charter members of the organization. He plays the tuba and is recognized as one of the most accom plished musicians on this Instrument In the city. He also plays In the Elks' band and has played with numerous other bands. He is 32 years old. has been a resident of Portland for 25 years, and a member of the Police Department for the past 10 years. gramme will be Miss Grace Dawson, Mrs. Rose Friedle-Oianelll. Mlss Marie Chapman, S. A. McCartney and a cho rus. The programme will be entirely patriotic and under the direction of Mr. Goodrich, organist of Portland Council. Mlss Adel Barnlckel. soprano, and A. B. Cain, baritone, were soloists last Wednesday night at the entertainment given In the St. Lawrence Parish Hall, under the auspices of the Young Ladies' Sodality. Miss Agnes Senn was accom panist. Miss Edith Clarke Patterson, who has had charge of the vocal depart ment at St. Helen's Hall for the past two years, will engage In Independent professional musical work In this city early in October. Miss Patterson was on her way back to begin her work at St. Helen's Hall, after passing her vaca tion principally on the Maine coast, when she received word of the disas trous fire at St. Helen's Hall, a circum stance which will render it impossible to carry on work of the music depart ment for the present. Mlss Patterson has also visited New York. Chicago and Boston, among other places during the Summer, and is bringing a fine new collection of songs, both solo and chorus. She Is an exponent of the pure "bel canto" method of singing, having had her training under such teachers as William L. Whitney, of Boston; Vannuccinl, of Florence, and Oreste Bimbonl. of the New England Conservatory School of Opera, and Al fred Girander, of the Paris Conser vatoire, and the William L. Whitney School of Opera in Boston. Miss Pat terson is equally well equipped for chorus work, having had years of such under such directors as George W. Chadwlck. William L. Whitney, Wal lace Goodrich, anrl special ensemble training under Philip Hale, one of the leading music critics of America. Mlss Patterson plans to reach Portland this week. Harriet Jannetto Smuckle. dramatic reader, assisted by Kenneth F. Hollis ter, tenor, have been asked to consider series of concerts for the season of 1914-15. Mlss Clara Brooks Urdahl gave an informal musicals recently at 60S Ellers building, assisted by her students and the Junior Moose Double Male quartet, of which Bhe is the director. Junior Moose Double Male quartet will, in the near future, give an evening of song for the Senior Moose Lodge and laterin the season a public concert. Those who have heard this organization are en thusiastic in its praise. The members consist of sight trained men singers. all under 25 years of age. and the fresh- nesB of their voices is pleasant to hear. Mrs. Urdahl will give a students' re cital In December. Mrs. Daisy Elolse Ross, contralto soloist, leaves today for Seattle, where she is to sing In recital tomorrow. Her numbers are by request and are "Salu tation of the Dawn" (Stevenson), and "He was Despised," "The Messiah" (Handel). "Why do you insist on having your daughter take singing lessons?" "I want her to quit singing popular songs. It she goes into classical compositions we may be able to convince a number of people that the way it sounds Is the fault of the music." Washington (D. C.) Star. A benefit concert with the co-operation of the Arlon Society and Arlon Philharmonic of the Portland Social Turn Vereln. will take place this aft ernoon at 2:30 o'clock at German (Concluded on Page 8.) i
