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Newspaper Page TextTHE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTIAl-TP, MARCH 23, 1915. 8 . : , . I kl ----filfc f ggyrfc? . j " fei Jo"07 I , a T LAST.- after months of waitin A Portland is coins to enjoy a feast of grand opera, by the Italian Grand Opera Company, headed by the veteran Impresario, Mario Lambardi. gignor Lambardi is no stranger In this city, and he and his company can be assured of a cordial welcome. His former opera achievements in Port land are remembered with uncommon pleasure, especially his superb presen tation of "Carmen." The Lambardi opera season will open at the v Baker Theater, at popular prices. April 7, with Verdi's "Alda." The other opera attractions are: Sat urday, April 10, matinee, "Aida"; Sat urday night. "Rigoletto" (Verdi); Sun day. April 11, matinee, "Travlata"; Sunday night, "Rigoletto"; Monday, April 1!. "Aida"; Tuesday, April 13, "II Trovatore" (Verdi). Other operas will follow. The artiste-soloists are: Katherina Lynbrook. Genia Trivelli and Tina SchlnettI, sopranos; Lulsa Cecchettl and Edith Mackie, mezzos; Eugenio Do Folco, Qerolamo Ingar and Aris tide Nevi, tenors: Filippo Benyani, J. Silva and Umberto Rovere. baritones; and Alinto Lambardi. Lualgt Morelli and Modesto Cornorali, bassos. There will be an orchestra of 20. STSFHOXT POPS" CUT SHORT. Because the Boston Symphony Or chestra will give a series of concerts at Panama-Paclnc Exposition, in San Francisco, late in May, there will be only half the usual numbar of "pop" concerts In Boston this Summer, after the close of the regular symphony sea y son. These "pop" concerts begin June 2 and end July 3. For SO years these "pop" concerts have been an important factor in Bos ton's social life, early in Summer. The symphony season always closes on a Saturday night. The following Monday night the "pop" concerts begin and run every night, except Sunday, until the first week of July. Symphony Hall is cleared of Its for mal rows of seats and its rising floor and in their places are chairs and ta bles. The orchestra comprises 65 men and the conductors are members of the orchestra who have shown special ap titude for this work. For example. Mr. Maquarre. the first flute of the or chestra, has been one of the conductors of the "pops" for a number of years. Max Zacb, conductor of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, got his fifst training as a conductor of the "pop" concerts and Gustav St rube, professor f theory and composition in the Pea body Conservatory, of Baltimore, and one of the conductors of the Worcester, MUSIC PEOPLE ACTIVE IN CURRENT COMMENT. Madame Frances Alda, Austra lian prima, donna, of the Metro politan Opera Company, New York, is shown with her pet dog walking along the roof garden on top of the Hotel Astor, New York City. Mrs. Lulu Dahl Miller, contralto soloist, sings before the MacDow ell Club last Tuesday afternoon at the Hotel Portland. Miss Golda Marie Goulet, so prano, one of the soloists who took part in the St. Patrick's night concert of the Portland Press Club. Dent Mowrey, pianist from Paris, Franca, plans to make his appearance in recital in this city apon. Miss Eva Johnson, soprano, one of the soloists at the recent ben efit concert for social service, managed by the Parent-Teacher Association of Kerns" Public School, at Laurel Theater. Two children. Misses Ruth and Jane Cochran, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Cochran, 527 East Twenty-first street North, take part in programme at reci tal of Mrs. H. . Thomas. Mass., Festival, was for many years a "pop" conductor. These Boston "pop" concerts are popular In fact as well as In name. Prices range from 25 to 75 cents. Light wine, beers and other "innocuous" re freshments are served. The pro grammes are made of the best of the lighter repertoire. They consist of the more popular overtures, waltzes, selections from grand operas, selections from current musical plays and comio operas, salon musio of the more attrac tive type. In fact the only music which does not appear on the pro grammes Is that belonging to the strictly symphonic repertoire and "rag time." Every night of the season, usually from the beginning of May until July 1, Symphony Hall is well filled with music lovers and two or three times a week it is 'packed to overflowing. A feature of the season Is the various nights dedicated to different colleges. Harvard always has its night, when the decorations and music are distinctly Harvard. Williams. Dartmouth and Amherst likewise have their nights, i The Saturday night following the in tercollegiates at Cambridge has come to be. In a sense, "Pennsylvania night, j for the University of Pennsylvania al ways has a great delegation for the games and takes a considerable part of the reserved tables for that night. Why can't Portland have similar symphony "pop" concerts Saturday nights? We may, after a while, but our musical population and the classes with money to spend must grow. Bos ton Is an Eastern city of large popula tion. It is the center of population around ' It; it is Nationally famous for Its music and its symphony orchestra was fostered carefully during its nur sery days by a millionaire who spent money like water to blend Boston ano symphony together. He succeeded. "ITALIAN" Sl'MPHOXY CHOSEN. One more concert and the symphony season of 1914-15 will be a memory and a pleasant one - for it has been a most successful one so far, and the final concert, with Waldemar Lind as conductor, promises to cap the climax Mr. Lind has selected a programme that should prove delightful, with Men dulssohn's "Italian" symphony as th, principal offering. The concert will be at the Hellig on the afternoon of Sunday, April 11, and the selections have been under rehearhal for some time. Wagner's "Vorspiel" to "Lohengrin' will open the programme, to be fol lowed by the symphony. These two compositions will form the first part. The second part will consist of De bussy's "Second Arabesque," Rachman inoff's "Prelude in C Sharp Minor," Tschakowsky's "Dance of the Whistle Pipers," from the "Nutcracker" suite, Bizet's suite "L'Arlesienrie. No. 2," and Berliez' overture "Carnival Romain." This will be Mr. Lind's first appear ance as a conductor of the Portland Symphony Orchestra and this in itself will add much interest to the event, which, it Is believed from every stand point, will be the crowning effort of the season. COMING MUSICAL, EVENTS. Mrs. Rose Coursen Reed will pre sent Miss Hazel Koontz, Miss Helen White and Miss Gertrude Heber In re cital the latter part of May at the Multnomah Hotel ballroom. The Woman's Missionary Society of the First Congregational Church will bold its Easter thank-offering meeting in the church parlors Wednesday. March 31, at 2 P. M. Miss Henrietta Brewer, of Oakland, Cal., secretary of the Pacific Board, will give an ad dress on "Impressions of Missions From a Traveler's Viewpoint," after which this musical programme will be rendered: Violin solo, "Ave Maria' (Schubert), Miss Margaret Fallenius; "There Is a Green Hill Far Away" (Gounod), Aaron H. Currier; solo, (a) "The Lord Is My Light" (Allitsen) (b) "One Sweetly Solemn Thought" (Ambrose), Miss Dagmar Inez Kelly; violin solo (a) "Melody" (Ketehey), lb) "Aoagio" (..tteis). Miss tallenius solo, "Hosanna" (Granier), Mr. Cur rier; solo, "The Heavenly Dream1 (Treharne), Miss Kelly. This is the most Important meeting of the church year, and the general public is welcome. m m A Lenten concert will take place at the White Temple Tuesday night under tne direction oi the Monday Musical eiub, and the programme will be: Organ numbers: (a) "Bacarolle E Minor (Faulkes), (b) "LamentfKloias' (Gullraant), (c? "Suite GottalQue" (Baeilmann). Mrs. An jette Stoddard; "List the Cherubic Host," Chorus. W. H. Boyer. director, accompanied by Mrs. Stoddard, organist, and Mrs. Eugene L. Knight, Miss' Christine Brake!, Miss Maria Chapman, violinists: baritone solo. E. Maldwyn Evans: "O Divine Redeemer" (Gounod), Mrs. Virginia Spencer Hutchin son, with violin obligate. Miss Christine Brakel: "A Ballad of Trees" and "The Mae trV Chadwiclc). Mrs. Hutchinson: "Even ing Vrayer in Britta-ny" (Chaminade). "Hoff- nung, Keicnarat. onaay musical ijuo Chorus: '"Serenade" (Schubert), Miss Chris Una Brakel; "There la a Greea Hill Far Away" (Gounod), B. Maldwyn Evans. Mr. Boyer will lead the audience In singing a number of well-known hymns. This concert Is open to the public. The annual local examinations of the American Guild of Organists will take place la this city June 2 and 3. The dean of the Oregon chapter has nom inated Ralph W. Hoyt and James R. Hutchinson as examiners, and they have been appointed by the council of the guild to act in this city. Names of candidates should be sent, with the proper fee. to Frederick W. Goodrich, 776 Jefferson street i - ! The Fundamental School of Music Training will give an exhibition class at Eilers Hall Friday night at 8 o'clock. Parents and children are wel come. Mrs. Moore is direotor.- mm The programme of the concert by Miss Edith Clark Patterson, soprano. and William Wallace Graham, violin ist, April 7, is: Songs, "Ave Maria ("Otello"), (Verdi): Uimmi Peche" (Scontrlno) ; "Mathinata" (Leoncavallo) : violin. Sonata in G Major, Op. 67 (Brahms); Vivace Ma Non Troppe, Adagio and AUegro Molts Moderato; songs. "Neue Llebe" cwoir). "Aut uem uruoen Balcon" (Wolf), "W'iegenlied" (Tschaikow- Bky). "Mausfallensprucklein" and "Er Ists" ( Wolf) : violin, sapateaao lapanisnaancef, Op. 25 (Sarasate); "Nocturne, Op. 27, No. 2" (Chopin): songs, J al ieuse rjn t (Hue). "Marine'' (Lalo), "Alme-Mot" (Bem- berg), "Alone in the Woods" tMalllnson), 'Birthday Bong" lixaeoaye. . MUSIC NOTES. Florencio Constantino, late tenor star of the Metropolitan and Manhattan grand opera companies, and more re cently connected with the fortunes-vin California of tne .National grana op era company, has Just begun, in Oak land, Cal., a concert tour of Pacific Coast cities. No arrangements, at least at this writing, have been made for Constantino's concert appearances in this city. Constantino Is one of the tew Latin tenors who is capable of singing in Wagnerian opera. It is stated that his dramatic art is coupled with a singing art which, like that happy conjunction in the person of Schumann-Heink. finds its most eloquent expressions In the varied beauties of a concert programme. Songs of his native Basque folk lore, art songs from Italian, French, Ger man and. English sources and his most notable operatic successes will be beard. Walter Damrosch evidently believes that a change of occupation is the only vacation which a man in good health should allow himself. As soon as his nrsapnt arduous concert season is over. the "dean" of American conductors will begin writing the incidental music ror two Greek days which Miss Margaret Anglin will produce with a special com pany of players in tne ureen im of thn University of California at Berkeley, next August. The plays for which Mr. Damrosch will -compose tne incidental music are "The Medea" of Euripides, and "The Electra" of So Dhocles. Miss Anglin will also pro duce the "Iphigenia" in "Aulia." for which Mr. Damrosch will arrange the music from Gluck's opera of the same name. The music to be composed by Mr. Damrosch will include the preludes and interludes and music which will accompany the recitation of the Greek chorus, which will, however, not be nuni but recited. Mr. Damrosch will go to California in July and will per sonally direct the musical part of the three performances. Christine Miller, the well-known contralto, is engaged as one of the soloists to accompany the Chicago Arniin clnw of mixed voices in its ap proaching tour to the Pacific Coast, nrinoiTviiHir to sine at the Panama Pacific International Exposition at San Francisco. m m m 75rsderick T. Crowther. one of the moot talented baritones of the Pacific Northwest, sang at the Fernwood ruo- lic School concert :n splendid style tne prologue from Leoncavello's "I' Pag- liacci." Mr. Crowther (this ought to interest some young singers of both sexes who think mat alter uiros months' instruction that they are rin lshed vocal artistes) is more than usually successful in singing before au diences competent to Judge real oei canto." Why? He worked at voice training, voice placement, articulation, breathing, phrasing, etc., for years with real voice teachers. Mr. Crow ther has sung with success in opera in Europe. In spite or all the vocal honors he has won, Mr. Crowther Is a hard-working student In music, and says he will be a student as long as he lives. Mr. Crowther is also a Port land business man. This taragraph. sent by a corre spondent at Concord, N. H., will interest Portland friends or Miss caitn c Haines, formerly a singer In this city: "There was especial interest In the ap Dearance in concert at Concord, N. H., of Miss Edith C. Haines, for years a Concord resident and now back in her old home after a long absence. The many friends of Miss tlaines round in her sinsrins: new proof of the marked progress she has made during her ab sence from Concord. Without losing In dellcacv and sweetness, her voice has gained In volume and breadth and the interpretation is witn new author ity. Her friends, as well as those who heard her for the first time, realize that Concord, N. H.. In Miss Haines has gained a valuable reinforcement to its musical corps." m m m Grena Bennett, the New York music critic, says of the appearance of Legin- ka, the English pianist, at Aeolian Hall with the New York Symphony Orchestra, Walter Damrosch, conductor, as follows: "The 'Hungarian Fantasy' is reckoned one of the most brilliant and exacting compositions in the Liszt album. Leginska met the exactions with masterliness and assurance. , She Interpreted the varying moods of emo tion and fervor of Magyar melancholy and gypsy buoyancy with spirit, mar velous technique and vigor that were astonishing for so delicate appearing a young woman." Marquette, Mich., is believed to have musical prodigy in the person of Theresa Mahoney, 4-year-old daughter of John L. Mahoney, and a pupil of the kindergarten of the Olcott School, says a correspondent from that city. The other day before her school teacher, a Marauette music teacher, and a small assemblage, Theresa performed the re markable feat of playing with ease and expression the airs of several classical and popular selections. As she has never had a day's instruction her per formance was the cause of much as tonishment The child's playing is not that of the usual child with musical Instinct who picks out the air with but one finger. She uses all five fingers of the right hand, and when playing rarely glances at the keyboard. One person present merely hummed an air and the youngster played it without glancing at the keyboard of the piano. In early days of music a bandmaster or conductor beat time with his feet English newspaper says that It was not until the year 1820 that the baton was largely used. Margaret Matzenauer, leading con tralto of the Metropolitan Opera Com pany, will give a Joint recital wth Ossip Gabrilowitsch, the Russian pi anist. In Symphony- Hall, Boston, to night Madame Matzenauer will also appear In Boston witn tne nanoei ana Haydn Society Sunday night April 11. welcome addition to the singing' forces of the American concert stage comes through the announcement that Haensel and Jones, of Aeolian Hall, will have the eminent English bass baritone. Robert Maitland. under their direction both this season and next In Germany. France, Holland and through out the British Isles Mr. Maitland en joys the distinction of being one of the leading oratorio and lieder singers. "Purity of diction, grandeur of style, superb as an Interpreter, artistic in telligence" and other superlatives abound in ' his criticisms from Euro pean critics, which same opinions have been Indorsed by the critics of Boston and Washington, D. CX, where he re cently appeared in oratorio and recital. A baritone who recently sprang Into the limelight by virtue of his success as Elijah at the Maine festivals this Fall la Carl Morris. His reception at these performances was enthusiastic; one critic hailing him as a second Ffrangcon Davies, who has been cred ited as being one of the world's great Elijahs, writes a New York City cor respondent "Up to six years ago," relates Mr. Morris, "I was in business with my father in Indianapolis, but always had a fondness for music, and decided to take up singing as a profession. So I took up my studio at the Metropolitan School of Music in that city, under Edward Nell, a student of Franz X. Arena. "It was at the Metropolitan School of Music that I finally made up my mind po become a professional singer. So. although my father objected to the step. I came to New York to take up my studies with Mr. Arena. I have ap peared successfully with such organiz ations as the Kneisel Quartet, the Peo ple's Symphony Orchestra, the Maine Festival and others of similar note. How did I happen to be engaged for the Maine Festival 7 One day I was re hearsing in the Astor Gallery of the Waldorf-Astoria, when from the dark ened room proceeded a voice, asking: "Who. is singing up there?" The inter rogator was W. P. Chapman, who there and then engaged me for the role of Elijah. "Last Summer I went to Italy to make my debut in that country, be cause it is still advisable for the Amer lean student to get experience abroad before entering upon an opera career in-America. But my stay over there was curtailed by the war.. However, while there I took opportunity of coaching with Antonio Cotogni, at Rome, who Is the teacher of Battlstinl the noted baritone, and Jean de Resszke. I had the satisfaction of meeting with this venerable maestro's approval. After Mr. Morris had sung for Co togni. the latter would have it that either Mr. Morris or his ancestors must be Italians, or that they at least must have Italian blood In their veins. Up on receiving a negative answer, the venerable maestro answered, "Non posso crederlo" (it seems incredible). Then suddenly summoning all -his Eng lish, he said, pointing to Morris' dia phragm, tiers. ail liaiiano ; men pointing to his throat, "here, anche Italtano"; then pointing to his head; "and here Ah! L'Arte, l'arte. molto bene, grande, splendida." Then sud denly. "DIca al suo maestro; bravo. braVlssimo," clapping his hands In true Italian enthusiasm. m m m The St Helens Philharmonic So ciety, of St. Helens, Or., rendered Cowen's "A Daughter of the Sea," un der the direction of Dr. Emil Enna, Kast Monday night, at the high school auditorium, before a large and enthusi astic audience. This was the initial performance of this musical society, and the members plan to take up other works. The first part of the pro gramme was given by Dr. Enna, who played a suite for piano solo, "From the Thousand Islands" (Sibelius). Others who took part In the pro gramme: Mrs. L. H. Rutherford, Mrs. Iva Dodd, Mrs. Sandifer, Mrs. W. G. Muckle, Mrs. W. D. Williams and Miss Leona Perkins. At the musical appreciation club, of which Miss Dorothea Nash is director, the story and music of Boris Godounow were studied recently. Several members of the club heard the opera last win ter In New York and particularly en joy deepening their impressions. Mrs. Henry W. Metzger sang with great beauty of tone the aria of "Xenia" and the charming mazourka rhythmed song of "Maria." Miss Nash compared the operatic story with the real life and stormy history of Boris, the usurper of the throne of Russia, known as the Russian Macbeth, through his mujfler. By underlings of the rightful-' heir. Dunitri. - "Your wife used to like to sing, and she played the piano a lot Now we don't hear her at all. How's that?" 'She hasn't the time. we nave two children." "Well, well! Alter an. enn dren are a blessing!" Dallas (Texas), News. - m The loader of the German band out side the old grouch's window held out his hat for some money. iou cant get anything out of me." he cried. "Veil," said the leader, "maybe ve can get something more out of the band yet." And they played until the old miser gave up. Pathfinder. m m m Mist Laura Fox announces the second of her student piano recitals at 395 Tench street Friday night at 8:15 o'clock. Those who will take part are: Arline Smith, Jane Carter, Frances Butzer. Gloria Christ Raymond Wright Bertha Moy Ling, Florence Wiedrick, Hulda Faust and Sylvia Seaholm. The next recital of the season will be April 30. Letters from New York state that Calvin B. Cady, of Teachers' College, Clearance of our stock of Used Pianos An Opportunity to Secure Good Piano Values at Very Low Prices and on Convenient Terms. All these instruments Avere taken in exchange for Steinways and Pianolas and all have-gone through our shops and have been entirely renovated and ref inished. 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STEINWAY. WEBER AND OTHRR PIANOS PIANOLAS. Vl-JlnULAiS Au AXOi ina Sixth and Morrison Streets Opposite Postofficc. Columbia University, has been granted a year's leave of absence and will spend It In Oregon. Mr. Cady is almost as familiar a figure among musicians and educators of the West as of the East, having for a number of years been coming to the Paciflo Coast for his Summer vacations. Lured by the great charm of this Northwestern country, he has followed the lead of other lovers of the out-of-doors and has invested In an Oregon apple orchard. Mr. Cady will divide his time between Portland and Hood River, and while his plans Include Summer professional miotic work, he proposes to devote the greater part of his Sabbatical year to writing and composition. Among the prominent soloists of the tConpluded on Page 9.) Seiberling-Lucas Music Co. Sheet Monlc. Teachers' Supplies, Band and Orchestra ln.trurarBt. 125 Fourth, Between Alder and Washington. MRS. LEILA S. 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