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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (March 21, 1915)
PORTLAND, 3IARCH 21, 1913. t i! J si (Ks-' 'TSZiS, rJoon after Seventh Article. A MARVEL in the way of theaters was Portland's first brick thea ter building, which was erected in 1872-7S by Captain Alexander P. Ankeny on First street, between Ash nd Ankeny streets. The structure still stands, beinir used now for busi ness purposes. It was griven up as a theater years ago. , Up to the completion of this building Portland had had theaters, but they were all of frame construction. The new r Jf ' - w lit-. : f Ml A ttf-v "111? llf if M 1 I" ml I win s-:U:Cv aiLi-nr- --iru S3jW- III i H & ,d hw, OVATIONS GIVEN JOHN M'CORMACK AT NEW YORK CONCERTS JUST NOW Sousa Finishing Work in Preparation for Engagement at San Francisco Fair Outdoor Performance of "Sieg fried" at Harvard Stadium Expected to Lead to Great Development ui Summer Music. BT EMILIE FRANCES BAUER. NKW YORK. March 21. (Special.) What a wizard John McCor mack is! The Biltmoro ballroom .inrt almost to its last capacity and the genial tenor gave of his best at the morning musicale. Why do wo not have him at the Metropolitan?" is a remark heard most frequently nowadays. But why should thfs man. dearly loved from Coast to Coast, eagerly awaited from one sea ton to another, wiping out entirely the Idea that an artist may not go over the same ground a dozen times, If the public loves him enough, tie himself to limited number of appearances In one city, even if that city is New York? And further it may be said that one of the most fetching assets that John MoCorroack possesses Is a wonderful peniality, a personality which creates affection for him. before he has opened his mouth. Again, why should this splendid, penial. lovable artist hide himself behind operatic roles? Not while he s-es such demonstrations as New York has offered him during these "llis Carnegie Hall Tecital again turned away so many people that his manager decided to have him appear once more in New York, to say naught of Brooklvn. where the situation Is tlie tame whenever he sings. Therefore John McCormacks next appearance will be at the Century Opera-House next 6unday afternoon, where ho will certainly duplicate the success of his (Concerts of this week. Xow Tork music lovers are more tnystilled than ever in the matter of Caruso, and the only satisfaction or Information to be had at the Metropoli tan la that General Director Gatti C'asazxa has received a cable announc ing his safe arrival in Naples. The new for which the public is waiting is that he has opened a series of en gagements at Monte Carlo to Justify his departure from the Metropolitan and to lend the aspect of truth to that which was never felt to be exactly as reported. Again there seems to be a reeling ; that he withdrew in order to save his voice, but inasmuch as it is long since the tenor has sung with so much free ' doni. opulence and lusciousness of voice, it Is difficult to accept this theory. Meanwhile It Is interesting to note ' that "Carmen" will be sung, with Mar I tinelli as Pen Jose, and in order to meet the fact that he sings it only in Italian, the work will be given In that lauawage. And it mav be in place to ask when do we get Puccini's "Girl of the Golden "West." emphatically one of the most I poignant of the Puccini operas. Mar 1 tinelli sang the role of Dick Johnston I with splendid effect in Philadelphia last yeariand it would not be aston 1 ishing if in it he might develop new I drawing powers, whlcn after all seem to be his greatest neeu. oecue t.nn It conies to the art and the voice he has both in a liberal degree. John Philip Sousa, who is to spend nine weeks in San Francisco at the exposition, is just emerging from a period of work which, according to those close to the (Treat band master, composer and musician, will be of wide interest. He has been Jollaborating with Jose; Herbert in an opera based on the apuealiug old story of "Roger O'Mallev." by Charles Lever. It's a Ionic way from Tlpperary to Panama. but Sousa has also a surprise up his sleeve, or wherever he carries those wonderful inarches of his. He has a epic and span new march for the Panama-Pacific Exposition, said to be in his most genial style. W hat a joy it Mill be to get some ot the musle witn 7 " atMK, -ou-x ?' buildiner. which cost about nnoooo. was constructed of brick. It was named the New Uarket Theater. After completion the ground floor was used makes you forget even for a short mo ment "futurists" and "cubists" and others of that ilk. This Sousa promises to do during the nine weeks at the San Francisco ex position, and he will keep his promise. The East will not leave all the out door music to the Pacific Coast, ac cording to the work which is already begun in behalf of the outdoor per formance of "Siegfried." which will be given June 4 at the Harvard Stadium. It is- expected that many of the Har vard men will rally to the old college grounds and that something permanent may be the result, as it is again in dicated how completely the thousands of people who have been in the cus tom of spending their Summers abroad will require something really worttiy. way of entertainment and if the right thing is projected now it will certainly lead to a permanent upheaval in Sum mer conditions in this country. In additton to the forces of the Met ropolitan, under Alfred Hertz, the greatest German conductor that this country has been able to boast of since Seldl. and whose trust he has kept inviolate, the management of the Har vard performance has added Mme, Schumann-Helnk. as Erda, and Mme. Gluck. as the Forest Bird, thereby including two of the most pronounced favorites of this country. The or chestra will be increased to a body of 120 men and special scenery will be built for the occasion. It Is interesting to note that already from all parts of this country boxes have been engaged and in all prob ability the railroads will offer rates which will be in effect for this per formance only. Had it not been for the fact that Alfred Herts must be in Los Angeles for the preparation of "Fairyland." it is likely that the en tiro Ting" might have been given, but that is already in the wind for next Summer, if things go as antici pated in June. The cast will included Mme. GadskU as Brunnhilde: Johannes Sembach. as Siegfried, instead of the late Ru dolf Berger. who was cast for the role, and Clarence Whitehill. as the Wauderer. The prices have been a ranged on a sliding scale. Those who subscribe before April 1 will be serve with seats at J2.S0. $2 and J1.50; after this date the prices will be raised to $3.50, $3 and and boxes seating six will cost $40, 35 and 30. according to location. It is a remarkable experi ment and one which may lead to the greatest development in Summer music that this country has ever known. William Hinshaw, the eminent Wag nerian baritone, has not ventured many expressions about the development of Summer music of the highest order, but there Is no doubt that he is think ing it over seriously and he has ac cepted the head of the vocal depart ment at Chautauqua this season to study the situation and how it may be handled. Mr. Hinshaw has great hopes for a subsequent opera in Eftg lish, but be it understood at once that he has no visions of translations of "Lucia" and "Rlgoletto." He seeks it in the plays which absorb the theater goers and which have within them the seeds for musical treatment. He drifted in to see "Polygamy" a few evenings ago and after the plot be gan to work out he became deeply en grossed in the possibilities which this would offor for an opera. In speak ing of it Mr. Hinshaw said: "It is a wonderful play and a won derful play for opera. It deals with the deepest emotions and passions: in it there lies the universal appeal that opera must have, a great love story with the touch of sublimity in the struggle between human love and a religieus system. I did not concern myself with the truth of the problem. 1 only saw it from the side of a work i . . i wutmin:.. . .... i ft M U' J ".jJK'', sit : 0T- !- )! . U v - 'f K I. r , .f;.- TJk 1 of art and as such it is beautiful. The rr J? . ' I n r 1 IT" .at first as a market, being- generally Known as central -viarKet. me upper Dart, which was the theater proper, was known for a time as Ankeny Hall, temple scene is opera pure and simple, the role of the prophet Is magnificent and the woman's . role could be made as appealing as "Madame Butterfly.' A chorus is possible, but not necessary, and, anyway, a chorus is not a neces sity for an opera. 'Polygamy' is the most conspicuous example of Amer ican drama that lends itself to grand opera just now." When reminded that Walter Dam rosch's "Scarlet Letter," Puccini's "Girl of the Golden West," Horatio Parker's "Mona" and Victor Herbert's "Natoma" were all American subjects that had not made wide appeals, Mr. Hinshaw said: "The trouble is always the prohibi tive nrices. Suppose a producer de cided to stage and present an opera without spending a fortune with famous names, without a large chorus, putting the best possible talent into the orchestra and securing tne best stage management and musical director, I think it would be compara tively easy to win the American pub lic over to what would be a new form of entertainment which would create new possibilities for the American Coulinued From Page 10.) Bernice Mathisen, Lafayette Bishop, Ethel Beauregard, Dorothy McMaster, Dorothy Englehart, Vern Isom, Lucile Sappington, Leon Peterson, Georgia Lydick, Elmer Sneed. Unusually cred itable work was done by the Ensemble Club, the members of which are: Lafayette Bishop. Miger Kirishian, Max Ohm, Mildred Childs. Dorothy Logan, Verne Preston, Wilfred Clark, Lucile Levy, Leon Peterson, Viola Crawford, Blanche Larsen. Elva Peterson. Benny Dorf man. George Haulenbeck, Margaret Phelps, John Dinwiddle, Dorothy Mc Master, Elmer Sneed, .Philip Graef, Theodore Matschiner. W. P. Sampson. William Holmes, Lucia Morris. Forrest Sauvain. Vern Isom. Bernice Mathisen, Ward Shaver, Grant Johnson, Wilma McAveal, William Schuldt, John R Knight, Mildred McClung. Astor Smith, Charles King. John Ohm, Flavius West, Herbert Ward. Dr. Clement B. Shaw and Mordaunt A. Goodnough gave their musical and literary interpretation of the opera "Don Pasquale" (Donizetti), at the Y. M. C. A. last Friday night F. H. Wing, violinist: R E. Millard, flutist; M. R Palacios and other musicians assisted in the programme. Commencing Mon day night, March 29, in- the large audi torium, the series of French operas will be started with "Migmon" (Thomas). There will be no charge of admission for any of these entertainments, and the public is welcome. A largely attended and enjoyable piano recital by students of Miss Mil dred Naomi Raymond, assisted by Miss Harriet Leach, soprano, took place at Sunnyside Congregational Church, and was participated in by Marjorie Lent. George Hall, Catherine Reeder. Hazel Smith, Helen Berry, Mary Search. Ruth Earsley. Millicent Gebott. Miss Leach's fine singing afforded much pleasure. Mrs. Jessie O. Steckle and a number of her students gave an informal re cital of volcal music recently at the Patton Home for the aged, a recital which was well rendered and much ap preciated. - Those students taking part were: Monnie Fay, Toinie West, Gene vieve Stinsman. Mabel StonemanClare HE?E555IB 1 Ac V -"-il of't t ' and served as a public hall for some time. It was first used on July 4, 1873, for a ball. It was fitted up for all kinds of theatrical productions about 1S84. The ttrst lessee is said to have been John P- Howe: The theater was used almost continuously for ten years. At the same place now there is con siderable contrast In the streets and array of buildings. The growing busi ness district has gradually encircled the Old building, and tho improvements have given the surroundings an alto gether different appearance. 'Where formerly were unpaved streets and old fashioned walks and lighting systems everything now is paved and modern. t ntr of the intersection near the theater building now stands the Skidmore fountain, donated to the city by Stephen G. Skidmore. c6mposer. American singer and for the American playwright as wel!." Walter Damroscli has closed one of the heaviest seasons in New York that he has ever given. It included his regular series of Friday and Sunday afternoon concerts, a series of Six ad mirable concerts in the series - for young people, to which he aded five concerts devoted to master composers, with their works for piano and orches tra, which grew out of the presence in America of so many great pianists. The artists presented were Harold Bauer, Busoni. Josef Hoffmann, Leonard Borwick and Ossip Gabrllowitsch, and, to close his own activity, Mr. Dam roach gave his superbly interesting lecture recitals on "The Ring," the lat ter given for a charitable purpose. But this will not end the activities of the conductor: he has promised to write the incidental music for Margaret Anglin's open-air performances in the Greek Theater in California. Miss Anglin has decided to carry high the banner of the great Bard of Avon, having" accepted an invitation from Percival Chubb in behalf of the Pageant Drama League of St. Louis to head a company with which to present a number of Shakespearean dramas in celebration of the tercentenary of 1916. The plays will be selected from those which best lend themselves to per formances al . fresco, opening in For est Park, St. Louis. Leagues will be formed in' each city where the interest seems to warrant it and Miss Anglin will visit these In course of the long tour which will follow her own Indi vidual season, which will keep her in the East for one month prior to the opening of the Pageant-Drama series. Stoneman, Earl O'Brien, A. M. Steckle and Eli Rudlo. Mrs. Steckle sang "Face to Face" and "Annie Laurie" and Lvnes' "Sorinsr Song." The accompan ists were Mrs. Steckle and Orlena Wol lett. Miss Stinsman also rendered a number of readings, which were much enjoyed. Miss Jocelyn Foulkes presented sev eral students recently. Papers on Schumann, Wagner and Liszt were read by Carolyn Cannon. Patterson Eftinger and Carol Montague. Llizabeta h.iroy narrated the story of. "Die Meister- singer." Harriet Wight explained the motives of the opera and Martha Higby assisted with the piano illustrations. IBSBHaSHwaKMS I NEW LEADER OF CITY PARK i BAND CONCERTS FOR SUM- J XER OF 11)15. i t T .-rTZ ' t I . V t li W. E. McEIroy. 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Our Library contains over 15 000 standard and popular pieces, to which we add all the late novelties as they appear each month. Any of our library patrons will tell you that our Music Roll Exchange adds one-half to the value and enjoyment of their players. TERMS OF PAYMENT A small cash payment and monthly payments as best suits your convenience will be arranged for you. Why not investigate this week, and fill your home with music. - - Others contributing Instrumental num bers were Frances Elmer. Madeleine Baker, Adeline Kendall.- Consuelo Mc Millan and Irene Reynolds. Mrs. Charles B. Sears exhibited admirable vocalism in a group of songs. "Marienwurmchen" and "Die Loosblume" (Schumann). "Es Muss Ein Wunderbares Sein" (.Lizt) and Wagner's "Traume." Frederick T. Crowther. baritone, was soloist at Kose City Park Club last Fri dav night, when he sang in splendid style and tonal quality, the J. Pagliacci prologue. Mrs. Elizabeth Bond will sing at the First Congregational Church. Vancou ver, Wash., today. Mrs. Bond has a clear, sweet, soprano voice and will sing a solo at each service. Dr. Clement Shaw will entertain the New England Society with a vocal and instrumental programme Thursday night at 607 Tilford building. Tenth and Morrison streets. A musicale by Miss Edith Clark Patterson, soprano, and Miss Maude C. Gesner, pianist, took place at the home of Mrs. Kettewring, Vancouver, Wash., under the auspices of the Vancouver. Wash. Music Club, and was a most en jovable affair. Both Miss Patterson and Mrs. Gesner were cordially re ceived, and their programme was: Scena and aria.. "The Kinir of Thule" and "Jewel Song" (Gounod). Miss Tat terson; piano, "Gavotte" (Sgambati), Sonata Appassionata, op.. 57. First Movement (Beethoven). Miss Gessner; songs "Neue Liebe." "Mausfallen Spruchlein,'r "Br Ist's" (Wolfe), Miss Patterson; piano. "Der Wanderer" (Schubert-Lizt), "Lutzow's Wilde Jagd" (Kullak). Miss Gessner; songs, "The Danza" (Chadwick). "The Pine Tree" (Turner-Salter), "Coolan Dhu" (Leoni), "An Open Secret" (Woodman), Miss Patterson. ' Miss Marguerite Dake pleased with her piano solo at the banquet given by the women's auxiliary of George Wright No. 2, W. R. C. at the Court house Hall last Wednesday night. Miss Dake's fine playing displayed talent beyond her years. Miss Dake was pre sented ia recital recently by Miss Lina Linehan. Miss Edith Mozorowsky. violinist, played the "Berceuse" from "Jocelyn" (Goddard) at the recent reception of the Parent-Teacher Association at the Neighborhood House, South Portland. Miss Mozorowsky, who played with fine ability, is a student with D. P. Nason. Miss Kathleen Sealy. soprano, sang before the Derthick Club, Oregon City, recently. The club has been studying Russian music this Winter. Miss Sealy Eang with fine effect "Springtime" and "Deception" (Tschaikowsky ), the com poser studied that afternoon. Miss Sealy's singing was enthusiastically re ceived, and she responded to a double encore singing "The Owl," (Wells), and I Gounod's Spring Song." Miss May belle Holmes was piano accompanist J for Miss Sealy and played ably. Mrs. Music in Your Home? f Not, Why Not? Substitute For Influence of Music Now that Spring days are approaching, all outdoors seems to beckon us and our thoughts turn to autoniobiling, boating and golf inglet's not forget that the home should at no time be lacking m . Wi'th the modem Player Piano, such as the wonderful Chickering, n,, fomnuc Aufnm'oTin onrl msTiv nVhpr Ipadinp- standard makes that it. it means uiaiiy ueugnuui uuuio 1 " 1 1 i i J rnnAA?Anfi irli i nVt rnn novo and enjoy tne nunureus vi. cumpuaitiuno txn'ii bn'nor hapfc thp old sonps and melodies familiar to C. G. Miller and' Mrs. Thomas Burke were the hostesses and entertained the club delightfully at Mrs. C. G. Miller's home. Miss Sealy has been a vocal student with Mrs. Imogen Harding Brodie. and is now studying with Mrs. Nieta Barlow Lawrence. Preceding the solos a paper on the life of Tschaik owsky was read by Mrs. H. E. Straight and another on "How Tschaikowsky Composed" was read by Mrs. W. A. Huntley. . . Francis Graff is a talented six-year-old boy who for several months has been studying violin playing with Will iam Wallace Graham, and shows both talent and patience for study. The lit tle boy played a violin solo, from memory, at a recent meeting of the Parent-Teacher Association, of Rich mond Public School, and was cordially received. , . . ' , ' ' Geraldine Farrar. who will make a concert tour which will cover the length and " breadth of the coun try during next season, celebrated in New York, Sunday, February 28, her thirty-first birthday, and tho day fol lowing Henry T. Finck, the exacting and able critic of the New York Even ing Post. wrote of her as follows: '.'Geraldine Farrar, who was able to celebrate her thirty-first birthday yes terday in the gratifying consciousness of already being, though only an American, the most popular operatic artist in the world, with the exception of Caruso was heard again, Saturday afternoon, In the part of Madame Sans Gene, the washerwoman who becomes a countess. Miss Farrar has added a number of telling touches to her im personation, which now so far as the opera permits ranks with her best." . Mrs. C. H. Smith, 1.83 East Sixtieth street, gave a tea last Wednesday af ternoon in honor of her mother and sister from Honolulu, at which Miss Eva Johnson sang pleasantly, and Miss Signe Lack contributed in fine style three readings. Mrs. A. P. Watson was piano accompanist for Miss John son. A tea was given for students of Miss Marjorie Volhelm at her home, participated in by Virginia Volheim, Doris Clayton, Lloyd Van Horn, Mrs. Field. Edna Van Horn, Ethel Farrer, and Helen Eaton. Mrs. Clayton Bang two solos in fine style. The Mozart Club of Oregon City met, with Sadye Evelyn Ford, Satur day, at which solos were played by Valera Myers, Mable and Esther Lar son, Beatrice Oliver, Ruth Ketchura, Dorothy Stafford, Mildred McLain, Louise Sheahan. Two or three band leaders in this city Who applied to Commissioner Brewster for the position of leader of City Park band concerts for the en suing Summer, and did not get the po sition, are naturally dispointed. One of these applicants is G. Tlgano, a well-known band leader of this city, the Refining fact, every kind of music is 1 1 good modern music. Broadway at Alder. and in a letter of protest ho says: "t filed my application hy fully answering all of the questions and submitting therewith exhibits of my dlploinus. programmes, compositions, etc., and depended upon the same to be ex amined and ratfd hy some board or committee capable of passing thereon intelligently. Instead, however, it ap pears that no examination or rating took place, and that the same was but casually read over by the mninbern of the Council and no attempt was made to arrive at the merit of any of the papers submitted. I have nothing to say as to tho ability of tho uppol)it'e personally, but do proUM lo the method used, by making It appear that tho appointment would be made uiion the ability of thu different applicants according to merit from the said ex amination, when such examination wan in fact never made or contemplated. ' W. E. . McEIroy, who has been ap pointed conductor of thn City Parks' Baud for the season of 1915, Is a mu siclan whose talent and experience In the direction of band mutic is esteemed throughout the Pacific Northwest. Hts band concerts In this city have ben much liked, and invariably draw bit; crowds. This season It Is likely that these concerts will be started early in June, and in addition to playing at City Park concerts tnroughout . tho eason. AlcJSlroy and his bund will ivn a special series of rom-crts throughout the continuance t of the approaching Rose Festival. Guests who attended Mrs. H. F. Weaver's tea and musical last Monday, received a delightful surprise when Miss Credwyn Evans played sfv-ral violin selections. Including "Medita tion," from "Thais," and "I Love Vou Dearly" (Carrie Jacobs Bond). Miss Evans has played on several recent occasions for the benefit, of the British Red Cross Society. O. M. Plummer, a director of School District No. 1, has written a letter to Mrs. Talt, the business representative of the Portland Symphony Orchestra. In which he expresses the pleasure he felt In attending the complimentary rehearsal by the orchestra, to politic school children of Jefferson High and other schools, at the Helllg Theater, re cently. "Personally, I am always fond of our school children," writes Mr. Plummer, "but never more so than at this symphony rehearsal. I feel that it is Impossible to value highly enough the Influence of Bitch music and I trust the time will come very shortly, when these concerts may be made a part of our school course." Ashland Club Sec-wlnry Namc-il. ASHLAND, Or., March 20 (Special) D. D. Norris has been appointed ec retry of the Commerciul Club. uc ceeding G. W. ScaKor. who will re sume law practice. The office has been made an appointive Instead of an elec tive one, the trustees choosrng th In cumbent. Norris taken over the posi tion on April 1. He formerly book keeper for the Fruit and Produce Association. Ding that starts your pulses and