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TITE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, OCTOBER 31, 1915. - MUSICAL SEASON BURSTS OVER NEW YORK ENTHUSIASTS JUST AS BOMB Opening Scries of Symphony Orchestra Is One of Distinguishing Features Ann Swinburn Makes Formal En trance Into Concert Field Elman Returns in Work'More Taxing Than Ever. I XI New York has long- since dis- carded the fashion of drifting easily Into a full season, with here and there an attraction, until before realiz ing It one is fairly In the middle of activity. Now the season bursts wide open, like a bomb from which shoots innumerable particles good, bad and indifferent. The first week of general concerts had several distinguishing features of interest, among which may be espe cially mentioned the opening of the series 01 sew York Symphony Orches tra concerts under Walter Damrosch, with Elman as soloist; the presenta tion by David Bispham at the Harris Theater of the playlet of 'Adelaide.'" himself potraying sympathetically and picturesquely the great master Beetho ven; the formal entrance into the con cert field of Ann Swinburne from the realms of light opera, and the first re'.ital of this season of Albert Spald ing, the young American violinist, who must be ranked as one of the greatest artists this country has produced and one of the best of the younger violin ists of the day. The return of Elman to the concert fctage after an absence of more than a vear was sensational from every stand point. He was greeted with the utmost enthusiasm upon his appearance, and it was some time before the conductor could proceed with the opening strain of the Goldmark concerto which he had elected to play. For Elman it may be further said hat nothing could be more taxing than the work in which he made his re appearance. One might well have ex pected him to plav a more nmrobr work and one in which he had a wider trope. As it was, the success was the more pronounced, and his Plavinir Jus tified the strongest claims that have ocen urged for him. Elman shows his growth more than it any other way by the great poise w.nd smoothness which have come into his work. That which was once the impulse, of the Inner feeling has been supported by the conviction of musi cianship, and with all that has been gained in poise, in authority and in maturity there has not been lost a thade of the buoyancy of youth, the joy, the grace, the freshness, the spon taneity which proclaimed the child El man a genius when he made his first appearance on any stage. His shadings are ravishing, his jhraslrgs are masterly and his tone lirings back the realization of the old and eternal question what is tone? 3s it within the magic of the fingers, ir is it the mystery of the soul? What ever it may be. Elman has something which makes his hearers forget the composition, even the player, and revel simply in the sheer beauty of sound that is of the purest, of the most woo ing, winsome quality. Indeed he sweeps more senses than that of hearing, for one Is suddenly aware of seeing a great palimpsest unfold, revealing indescriba ble colors, dazzling in radiance and brilliancy and of feeling the warmth of velvet or the tracery of filmy lace. The Bohemians, of which club Franz Kneisel is the president, sent the larg est laurel wreath that ever has been made up. too large to be handed over the footlights, and extending the en tire length of the door of Aeolian Hall, through which it is carried on its way to the green room. At last David Bispham, whose per formance of "Adelaide" was selected as "the bright, particular target against which were fired the'barbs of right eous indignation of the Sabbath protec tion committee, faced his public on Thursday instead of Sunday, as origi nally intended. The committee seemed the more ridiculous after the public witnessed the lovely little classical representa tion of the master of Bonn. Of course, the minature drama is pure fancy, but it is a fancy that is difficult to turn aside once it has been seen. The loveable side of the great master has never been accentuated: when we take everything into consid eration, what do we know about the intimate side of the man? What Mr. Bispham did in less than fcn hour was to bring to the devotees of Beethoven, as to those who take his wurks perfunctorily, a new sense of appreciation, of sympathy, of under standing and of love. Haye we not been guilty of thinking of Beethoven merely as a master of all that was greatest in musical invention and form? In a few moments Mr. Bispham made lis hear the tragedy, the depth of emo tion born from love, joy, and hope, turned into despair, anguish and com plete renunciation of all earthly joys; greatest of all. of the love of hr wh had been his inspiration in his hours of despair. He brought home with those wonderful Hashes of dramatic Ju nius which have made him a king of interpreters, the qualities which lmve made us tfiink beyond the fa miliar musical thoughts and find the fountain in the soul of the man and in his suffering. Could there be any thing more beautiful than the line, "No, leai'e me, leave me! What could be more terrible than to know that 'our dear voice was whispering words of love into ears which could not hear them?" and so he turned away Ade laide, who had come back to live the aest of their disappointed lives togeth er she who had forced from him to marry a rich husband, and he who had lived his life alone, from day to day, from month to month, trying to forget Ms love, but immortalizing that love within the measures of his mighty ere ctions. It is quite impossible to express proper appreciation of what this great w'tlst has done for the memory of Keethoven in bringing forward this lit tle sketch, rewritten from the German by himself and adapted for stage pur poses as presented by himself and hiSJ company. New Tork does not usually manifest s'ich unvarnished, frank curiosity as it fli i in the case of Miss Swinburne's re el i al in Aeolian Hall Thursday evening. The story of this charming actress is i'o well known to need the retailing, but cursorily it may be told that when she came to New York from out of the West her personality seemed to strike like a flash of lightning. With no previous experience, and just because of this personality, she as engaged for the leading role of tne play, '"The Climax." which was toured for more than a year from one "J of the country to the other. She did not want to be an actress, in fact, had no such idea. She wanted to sing, !-le was eager for study, hungry to hour music; but when she discovered the cost of acquiring a musical educa tion she felt tht she dared not over throw such a chance to become inde pendent, and she put aside for the time tli.- idea of singing. No actress on any stage has ever br ught back such a collection of trib utes as were showered upon the young end beautiful girl who was hardly put tir.sr one touch of the stage into trie lovely manner In which she lived tlnough the role each night. From that Mi.-s Swinburn was able to go to Eu rope, where she studied with Frank King Clark, who predicted a great fu ture for her, if ever she could give enough time to the actual development of her voice. Her return from abroad marked the beginning of her career in musical comedy, her first success be ''15 the principal soprano in the trans lated version of Lehar's "The Count of This was a terrific test as well as Me greatest strain that could be put upon a singing artist, because for the American version, quite different from the original lovely work, all that was difficult in the original soprano role and all that waa intended for the sou brette part was rolled into one, and Miss Swinburne was called upon to do the famous staircase at every per formance, which taxed her strength to the utmost. However, she became such a favorite that during the next season her name was on Broadway in the big electric light fashion at the Globe Theater, where she became the furore, and her name was blazoned from coast to coast. During her entire light opera career Ann Swinburne never had a failure of any sort, which does not mean that every opera in which she appeared was a success, but it does mean that her personality dominated everything, car ried her through everywhere and caused her to win not only approba tion, but the affection of every one, from the scene shifters up. But light opera did not attract her. She wanted the money, frankly, and she was one of the best-paid light opera stars of Broadway. When she had saved enough to make it possible for her to carry out her original de sire, that is, to live in ease and to study as she wished. Miss Swinburne turned toward the concert stage as an outlet for her ' musical and artistic sense, as the culmination of her first aspirations. She had to pass through a harder test than other young artists beginning a career, for no one regarded that radiant creature that faced a con cert audience for the first time as a beginner. For the American public, Ann Swin burne was an artist at the topmost rung of success, while truthfully, she was standing for the first time on a platform that has been graced by the greatest artists of the world, and hers was a success in the most subtle phases of the art. Those qualities which Ann Swinburne has are those for which singers of many years of experience struggle to achieve, and few achieve them. No one can create such a per sonality, no one can acquire such mag netism, few are blessed with such ra diant good looks, few have the inter pretative sense, born from an innate picturesque imagination and the gen eral stage training which she has had, and few have the musical feeling and understanding which she showed. There are those who have more flexible and wieldy voices, but they seldom exhibit great vocal skill at their first recital. Hers is a voice which in its present condition is too light for some of the more dramatic selections. While it has not the lightness of the colorature, who has no lyric or dramatic depths in either voice or nature. Miss Swinburne has it in both directions, but vocally she has not gained the power of ex pression that she has on the interpre tative side. When she will have added this to the superb talents that she re vealed she will be one of the most at tractive artists of the concert stage, as might easily be prognosticated from her first appearance, which this actual ly was. She did not spare herself In the way of repertory, as the programme which she offered would have taxed a Sem brich, opening, as she did, with Mo zart's "Deh Vieni," in itself a master piece. The first group included a love ly Beethoven song and one by Gretry. In five Brahms songs she showed the intensity of her dramatic feeling, but there was something to be desired in actual physical power. A song which brought storms of applause was an un published one by Mischa Elman. lovely in musical quality, and there were two most interesting songs by Max Vog rich, the veteran musician, who has returned to this country after a long career abroad. Her accompaniments were well played by Richard Hageman, of the Metropolitan Opera Company, and she was compelled to give several "extras." repeating the Elman song and the two songs by Vogrich. The. floral tributes were fairly indescribable, and the au dience was wildly enthusiastic. After all arrangements were com pleted to open the Lexington Grand. JUNIOR EXHIBITS AMONG SCHOOL PUPILS ATTRACT Grade Students Displays Arouse Enthusiasm Among Patrons and Teachers and Reveal Marked Ability of Younger Generation. PARENTS and teachers came to a realization that more than ordi nary ability rests with the pupils of the Portland grade schools ' so far as individual handiwork is concerned, when during the last week the junior exhibits and the back-to-the-home dis plays were held in a number of the Portland grade schools. Boys and girls alike entered with zest into the expositions, and some of the products displayed aroused enthusiasm among teachers and patrons of the schools. Stephens School Xotes. The Junior Exposition held under the auspices of the Oregon Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teacher Associa tions at Stephens School October 21 was an Interesting event. Many kinds of articles were displayed. Annie Costl, 11 years old, of the fifth grade, had on display 12 yards of beautifully cro cheted lace, 14 inches wide, which she made by herself. It represented trim ming for pillow cases and sheet shams. Vivian Mooers, of the seventh grade, had a fine display of tatting, a collar, centerpiece and a handkerchief. There were many bureau scarfs, embroidered pillow tops, doll dresses and all sorts of articles in the line of domestic arts. The boys were not outdone by the girls. A boy of 10 in the Sixth grade embroidered a pillow top and cro cheted a scarf. Vera Falkner, only 6 years old, had some especially fine embroidery, one piece of which was a guest towel. A piano bench made by O'Vene Crabtiee, a Ninth grade boy, deserves special mention because of the fine workmanship. There were unique displays of popcorn grown in the community popcorn garden. That of Ruth Hill, an Eighth grade girl, showed several varieties of fine seed corn. Of the 120 pupils having articles displayed, each of the 60 girls did the work by herself, and of the boys, only one is known to have had assistance. Each pupil from 3 B to and includ ing 9 B have just completed writing letters to children in other schools in all parts of the world. .These letters describe the resources of Portland and the Willamette Valley. The best in each class was recopied for the super intendent's office. All were mailed by the teachers to different cities. Those having the best letters were as follows: Marguerite Sammour, 3 A; Sarah Elliot. 3 B; Lester Jarr, 4 B: Myrtle Aldriad. 6 A; Wilson Echton. 5 B; Howard Hall, 6 A; Hazel Hall, 6 B; Henry Wagner, 7 A; George Flitcraft, 7 B; Ruth Fee. 8 A; Helen Schaffner, S A; Paul Schmidt, 8 B; Grace Sovern, 9 A; Huabel Wells. 9 B. Sunnyside School Sfotes. Tuesday afternon and evening Sun nyside School held its "back-to-the-home" exhibit. It was given under the direction of the Sunnyside Parent Teacher Association, of which Mrs. A. M. Webster is president. She was assisted by Mrs. w, H. Saw tell and Opera-house with the Boston Opera Company and the Pavlowa Russian ballet, the management decided that the house waa not so well equipped for performances of this sort as the old standby, the Manhattan Grand Opera- house, which Oscar Hammerstein built and made famous in the annals of true art In America. . Mr. Rabinoff there fore announces the opening of his at traction, or, rather, galaxy ,of attrac tions, at the Manhattan Opera-house Monday evening. October 25. The opening performance will he "The Dumb Girl of Portici." by Auber. which has been rewritten for the com bination of the grand opera company and Pavlowa. Tuesday night "L'Amore del tre re" will be given, together with the ballets from Gluck's "Orfeo." A galla performance of ballet will be given Wednesday afternoon, and on Wednesday night New York will have the first opportunity to see the Japa nese soprano in the title role of "Mme. Butterfly," and following the opera there will be a ballet from the Tschaikowsky "Nutcracker" suite. An elaborate performance of "Car men" will be given Thursday night. with Pavlowa in a suite of interpolat ed Spanish dances, and when Verdi's "Othello" will be sung Friday evening there will be a series of elaborate ballets introduced. Among the artists to appear during the opening week will be Maria Gay. Felice Lyne, Tamaki Miuri, May Schneider. Luisa Villani. Maggie Teyte, Zenatello. Riccaxdo Martin, George Baklanoff, Jose Mardones, Thomas Chalmers and others. In addition to the singers, Mme. Pavlowa, with her full constituency of artists, will be seen. In all, the attraction promises to be one of the most Important events offered New York in a long time. . There was much in the Godowsky recital at Aeolian Hall Sunday that might be designated as sensational, not the least feature of which was the an nouncement at the bottom of the pro gramme that the concert was given under the management of R. E. John ston. There was an audience of such size that it was necessary to add 100 chairs to the seating capacity, and these were placed on the stage. It did not take the pianist long to work his hearers up into such a frenetic condi tion that there were outbursts of ap plause at the most inopportune mo ments. Godowsky is the last man in the pro fession to court sensationalism, but this recital was unique from every point. It is difficult to remember when Godowsky has played with such quali ties, which included not only that world-renowned technic, but a depth of feeling and a sense of warmth which swept his hearers into repeated tributes to his art and expressions of delight. , If one were moved to the critical spirit, it might be found that the programme was over long, extend ing, as it did. almost to b o ciock, lengthened by the "extras" which the pianist graciously accorded. The oDenins: number was the "Appas- sionata of Beethoven," clearly intended for the vast number of students who must surely have treasured every note of that masterful reading. Without leaving the niano Godowsky played Brahms' variations on a theme by Paeranini. Musically speaking there was nothing on his programme that could have aroused mere respect anu admiration than his playing of this masterpiece. His Chopin group in cluded the B-Flat minor sonata, the F Sharp impromptu and the C-Sharp scherzo, which group naturally brought In Its wake a number of encores. The closing numbers were Liszt's "Concert Sturdy No. 2" and "An Bord d'une Source." He. then played his own arrangement for the left hand alone of the Chopin E.-Flat minor Etude and a wonderfully interesting and intricate "Symphonic Metamorphosis," which he made of the Johann Strauss "Kunstler leben." In the series of encores he Played Liszt's "Gnomenreigen," "La Campanella" and several others. Mrs. D. H. Gowans, members of the Sunnyside Association, and Mrs. Nie land, of Buckman School, who served as judges. They selected 44 articles, which are to be sent to the main ex hibit at the Central Library. Many and varied were the exhibits, but all of them were produced at home, by children 16 years of age or under. The articles shown by the girls in cluded every known variety of fancy work, plain sewing and cooking. The boys exhibited wireless apparatus, mechano and erector models, and va rious articles in manual art. In the evening a programme was given which consisted of musical se lections and recitations by the boys and girls, which was very well at tended. In fact, both afternoon and evening saw crowds of children and parents about the tables. Both afternoon and evening delicious candy, made by the girls, found a ready sale. The committee in charge was Prin cipal E. D. Curtis, Misses Allen, Wright and Sorenson, from the school; Mes dames R. R. Seel, S. C. Pier, Jr., J. J. Jenkins, J. Ira Routledge and Laura L. Baker. Rose City Exhibit Draws. The assembly hall of Rose City Park School was not large enougn to ac commodate the crowd in attendance at the junior exhibit October 26, and many were obliged to leave without seeing the elaborately decorated hall and the dozen or more large tables on which were displayed a great -.riety of needlework, skillfully constructed toys, appetizing pies, puddings, cakes, bread and Jellies. An artistic candy booth. the work of the ninth-grade girls and bovs. was much admired and enjoyed. The school orchestra added greatly to the enjoyment of the evening, and the programme by the school did not have a dull number. Mrs. Jessie tara ner, of Kansas City, superintended the decorating of the hall. Terwilliger School. The junior exhibit was held at Ter wllllger School October 26. and much interest was manifested by the chil dren. Indoor baseball has been organized at Terwilliger for both boys and girls. The boys defeated the Holman team In two hotly-contested games. Mrs. Kennedy's room made the high est per cent in attendance for the first month with an average of 98.1 per cent. Unnton School. The junior exhibit of the Linnton school was held Monday afternoon and evening- and Tuesday afternoon. Much interest was shown on the part of the children. More than 80 children entered work they had done at home. The judges selected several articles to be sent to the exhibit at the Central Li brary. Much interest was shown by the residents of the community. The pupils of this school took great pleasure in gathering Oregon grape to be-eent to San Francisco to help deco rate the Oregon building for Oregon day. Irvington School Xotes. Evidence of the practical benefit de rived from the "back-to-the-home" movement was shown Wednesday at the junior exhibit of Irvington School. During the past month the children of the nie grades in the 18 rooms of the school have been busy In their "out-of-school time" preparing their work for the exhibit. Play time has been given over to making many different articles displayed by the hundreds on Wednes day. Tables in the manual training building were cleared and the exhib its were .tastefully arranged on them. The exhibits included articles varying from fine embroidery, cake and candies to miniature aeroplanes and wireless plants. Practically every home in Irv ington was represented among the vis itors at the afternoon exhibit. Clinton-Kelly School Notes. The junior exhibit was held Tues day afternoon and evening and was viewed by many parents and friends of the exhibitors. The object of this ex hibit is to encourage the profitable use of "out of school" hours. The display of girls' handiwork rep resented tatting by the yard. Two crocheted doilies made by Norma Carl Bon, aged 10 years, and Emily Wood man, aged 14 years, were worthy of especial mention. There were doll's and babies' dresses, aprons, bags, towels, strings of beads, pillow slips, pillow tops and completed pillows, articles of wearing apparel and basketry. Especially noticed were an embroidered piece, to be framed for a tray, made by Charlotte Rice, aged 11 years: a pillow slip by Aletha Peck, aged 11 years; a crocheted baby's bon net, by Helen Cotty. two pillows made by Kathleen Skipton and Frances NendeL A table of dolls, large and small, and of different nationalities was much commented upon. The domestic science department was represented creditably in the display of canned fruit, jellies, conserves, cakes, pies, candies and a pan of rolls made by Lloyd Sloan. The display made and fashioned by the boys consisted of tabourettes, paddles, flat boats, book racks, frame work for boats, aeroplanes, ironing boards, a complete hunter's log cabin, with the cooking outfit, canoe, snow shoes and skins of animals, caught and displayed In front of the cabin. Leslie Quigley made the log cabin. A mechanical derrick constructed by Harold Bloecher and three pieces of hammered brass, by .Adolph Mathleson, elicited favorable -comment. An oil painting of Mount Hood, by Justin Faivre, was much admired. In the display of pets, chickens and rabbits were well represented. A cabinet contained collections of agates, stamps from 97 different coun tries, a wireless apparatus, an Italian spinning-wheel 300 years old, a hand embroidered yoke 78 years old, and a newspaper printed r-t the time of Mc Kinley's assassination. Last, but by no means least, was the display ft vegetables, grown in the scnooi garden. Among the potatoes was one weighing two and three fourths pounds and a parsnip, grown by Dan Hadley. weighed three pounds. Clinton Kelly potatoes -may be seen at the Land Products Show. Ilolluday Xotes. The fourth grade, of which Miss Grace Williams is teacher, enjoyed an early morning walk to the Rone City creamery one day last week, arriving at 7:30 and returning In time for the regular morning session of school. This unusual activity was due to their desire to see the work of the creamery in progress. They are now able to converse on the methods of butter churning, work ing, cutting and making ready for the market. They were also much inter ested in the construction and work of the pasteurizer. The Girls" Walking Club of the sev enth, eighth and ninth grades went to Macleay park last (Wednesday. Those in the party were Wilma McAyeal, Daisy Graap, Hilda Guler, Frances Al len. Charlotte Wells, Anne Lee Smyth. Ramona Herst, Catherine Spau, Ina Chapin. Margaret Westgate, Ruth Will iams, Gladys Morian and Neva Hau pert. Appreciation of nature and a close observation of bird and plant life is easily cultivated during these trips. Miss McGregor was chaperone. Peninsula School Nolerf. The Peninsula School back-to-thfe-horae exhibit was made Friday morn ing, and a good deal of enthusiasm was shown by the pupils. A number of pete were brought by both boys and girls. A good showing of cookery and sewing was made and a number of mechanical devices were exhibited by the boys. There were 123 exhibits brought by 68 jjupils. Of these about 20 iv"e-i e taken to the Library for gen eral exhibit. A large number of young people, ac companied by their parents, passed a pleasant evening at the Social Center last Thursday. The school grounds have been low ered and graded preparatory to put ting out shrubbery and the making of a lawn. (Continued Prom Page 8. have definite hopes that another season will see them practical and prevailing." Miss Alice Irene Skiff, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. William Skiff, of Salem, was soloist recently on Woman's day and Press day at the Oregon State Fair. Miss Skiff is just 16 years old, and she has an unusually good voice- Its sweet ness and sympathetic tone, combined with her girlish personality, win for her many compliments. ... At Scadding House, last Wednesday night, a pleasant muslcale was enjoyed, participated in by Mrs. J., B. Adams, soprano soloist at Sunnysfde Congre gational Church; Mrs. Harold Bay ley, contralto at Grace Memorial Church"; Rolf Brandt, violinist, and Miss Maria Garumie, and Mrs. Charlotte Bear, reader, and directed by Miss Jocelyn Foulkes. Miss Gladys C. Boys directed several of her piano students recently in re cital at Kelso, Wash., and the affair was quite successful. She was assisted by Alfred Creitz, violinist, of this city. At St. Mary's Academy and. College a successful musical recital took place recently, those students on the pro gramme being Allegra Ragsdale. Mary Collier, Mildred Kennedy, Marguerite Woodruff, Alice Ennis, Dora Dooley, Frences Deery, May Hennessy, Mario Driscoll. Catherine Daniel. Amelia TJ11 man. Edna Beck. Florence Delano, Genevieve Rowley, Lucile Fraley, GLadys Johnson, Rita Manning, Rose Deery, Alice Ennis and Agnes Ken nedy. Miss Marie A. S. Soule and her nephew, Gordon Soule, have returned to this city after their trip of several months' duration to Eastern cities, particularly New Tork. They both en gaged in advanced piano coaching with experts, one of whom, Albert Ross Par sons, of New Tork, complimented Gor don Soule on his undoubted piano tal ent, and predicted a bright musical future for him. Two of the pictures shown on this page show Gordon Soule and his Eastern cousin, Raymond Campbell. Each boy is 13 years old, Raymond being two months older than Gordon, but there is quite a disparity in the size of the two boys. Gordon was reared in Oregon and Raymond in Chile. South America. Mrs. Elsie Bond Bischoff has been Back through the long years of a dead century, years ox patient toil, ceaseless and ofttimes useless experiment, constant and thoughtful investigation, stretches the path, now grown into a br.oad avenue, of the creation and the development of the modern artistic piano. Later developments those of the last quarter century have brought forth a perfection in tone produc tion and quality, in delicacy and fluency of action, in durability and general excellence, so notable as to have created new stand ards of measurement by which the most artistic creations of the future must be gauged. To the PIANO by reason of the advanced ideas, trie patented features, the thoroughness and flawlessness of its construction belongs the great honor of having created a new standard of tonal beauty, a new realm in the world of music, which is wholly and solely its own. Based on a new constructive principle (THE TENSION RESONATOR) conceded by the world's best authorities to be an epoch-making discovery, parallel in importance to the overstrung scale and the repeating action, the Mason & Hamlin tone has been so magnified, so glorified in its sweetness and quality as to have caused the most skeptical of authoritative critics to pronounce it unrivaled the most perfect the world has yet known. THE TENSION RESONATOR sustains and permanently supports the arch or crown of the sounding board in such manner as to greatly increase and magnify its vibrations, thereby creating more tonal volume, greater purity and sweetness and ;far greater singing quality that particular quality so essential in the really fine piano, and yet so rarely found. More time required in the making, more thorough and perfect work manship, more perfection in the smallest details, more care and expense in securing the very finest materials, and a final product more magnificent than any other piano in the world; these have made the Mason & Hamlin the most expensive of Pianos. Yet even so, it is the most economical in the years of complete satisfaction that it brings. ' Mason & Hamlin Pianos may be had en easy payments. Victrolas and Records Player Pianos and Music Rolls MORRISON STREET AT BROADWAY Other Stores Vancouver, San Francisco, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Los Angeles, San Diego and Other Coast Cities. re-engagedV as music director of Atkin son Memorial Church, and has with her a quartet of young voices which is doing acceptable work. The personnel is: Miss Lura Blair, soprano; Miss. Beatrice Palmer, contralto; J. B. Lorig, tenor; George Karnopp, bass. Miss Ruth Pfaender. whose voice is bright and pleasing, has been engaged as soprano in the choir at Piedmont Pres byterian Church. She is a etudent of Mrs. Elsie Bond-Bischoff. Rev. Frank W. Gorman, formerly pastor of Atkin son Memorial Church, a tenor of dis tinction and who is now a rising tenor star in professional theatrical circles in the East, also studied singing with Mrs. Bischoff. " There is no room in this column for extended programmes of students' re citals or of regular church choir serv ices. At the First Presbyterian Church E. Maldwyn Evans, who is known throughout the Pacific Northwest for his work as a baritone soloist and suc cessful director, has been secured to conduct chorus rehearsals. The pre liminary meeting to decide upon a ree-ulnr niprht for rehearsals and to DIEECTOEY OF IOE.XIANI The Whipp Studio COS Eilers Bids. The Boone Studio Piano Organ Voice -Harmony William Robinson Boone Organist First Church of Christ. Scientist. Mrs. William R. Boone Miss Vera Kitchener Mrs. R. W. Price CHRISTENSEN'S HALL 169 Eleventh Street Phone Marshall 1063 JESSIE L. LEWIS TEACHER OF PIANO. Available tor Solo. BEGINNERS, ADVANCED, ACCOM PANYING. Stndloa 409 Sherman Clay Bids., SOS Mississippi Ave. Phones E 4700, C 347. Marie A. S. Soule, Mus. Bac. PIANO AND HAHMO.VT 252 13th St. Methods: Leschetlzky, German and Virgil. Pupils from beginning to public performances. Studio Open JVo-r. 1st. MRS. ELSIE BOND BISCHOFF VOCAL bTlDIO CIO Oera Boildtns:. Phone March ill SIS. plan fo. the year's programme of con certs will be held in room A of the church-house at 7:45 o'clock Wednes day night. The session of the church has assumed all the expense connected with the support of the chorus, so that there will be no charge for member ship, but all interested in choral work and musical study are given the oppor tunity to enroll without cost and se cure instruction and direction under a thoroughly competent master. The first public appearance of the chorus will be during the Christmas week, when a Christmas concert, including all the best selections from the "Messiah." with 'solos by leading, soloists of Port land, will be presented. All interested in becoming identified with this move ment for better music can attend at the church-house Wednesday night, or telephone Main 2336 the name and ad dress, so that notice can be mailed when the regular night for rehearsal has been definitely arranged. Miss Maysie Foster, contralto, was so loist at the evening seVvice at the Third United Presbyterian Church last Sunday, singing in the quartet and a solo. "Just for Today" (Abbot). Miss Foster has been for the past six years LEONORA FISHER WHIPP PIno and Organ. HARTRIDGE WHIPP Voice. Phones Main 6780. Marshall 2000. Francis Richter begs to announce his coming Piano Recital Monday Evening November fifteenth, nineteen hundred and fifteen, at jeight-f if teen o'clock sharp Multnomah Hotel Ballroom Auspices of MacDowell and Mon day Musical Clubs Admission One Dollar CARL. DENTON PIANO. PIPE ORGAN. VIOLIN Local Representative of Royal Academy of Music. London. England. Residence Studio, ess Vista Avenue. Phono Main 129. N. W. N. SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND ART. LSC A complete musical education Is given. Parvlns Harmony Diasraxn. A key in that atudy. Teachera and studenta need it. Circular. Z. M. Pmrvln. Mas. Doc.. 16oM tH su J Tabor 309. JASPER DEAN MACFALL Vocml sbutmctiom. 803-4 Royal Annex. Park and Morrison. Pbope Main 367. Signer C0RRUCCINI Vocal Grand Opera Studio A3 EILRRS BIDG. Marshall 2771 contralto soloist at Hawthorne Presby terian Church. Letters have been received from the SequoiaMale Quartet, reporting good success. Through Eastern Oregon and Washington and Idaho the quartet s pronounced one of the finest male quar tets ever heard in the Pacific" North west. The singers have been exten sively entertained and have return en gagements in many places. The quar tet will be in Portland during Christ mas week and will be heard in several concerts at that time. The quartet is composed of Harry Whetsel, first tenor: J. A. Finley, second tenor and reader; Lowell Patton, baritone and pianist, and M. L. Bowman, bass. A. E. Davidson, bass of the Ad Club Male Quartet, will sing roles at the banquet of the Blackstone Club Friday night at Cotillion Hall. Dr. Clement B. Shaw, baritone solou-t and formerly conductor of the Hande! Oratorio Society of this city, is now located in Los Angeles. Cal., and writes to say that he is succeeding profes sionally in the musical line. MME. JEANNE J0MELLI VOCAL STUDIO Pbone. Mala 536. 245 UooElaa Place. Applications Received Between 11 A. M. and 1 I M. CARL GRISSEN Violin Techn ique In the Eilers Building Harold Hurlbut Offers to the serious student a sci entific system of voice develop ment, the result of special training ' as a VOICE TEACHER, under world-famous teachers. Studio, 615 Eilers Building Marshall 1371. ARTHUR VOX JKSSEJT Pupil of Franj Liszt and Royal Con servatory of Copeaiiagea. Teacher of I'iano. 404 Eilers Building. Wain .10. lilt GRANT (.I.LAsOX Music School. Piano. Voice ai'd Harmony. MISS K. BARKtTT, Associate, Seventh Portland Season. Royai Buildinx. Pbone Main S744. CAROLIVK 5H1MJLER . RLLAD Sopra no Voice and 118110 Pupil of Frabadelo Bourgeois, Carelli and Charles L,eo Sparks. j