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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, POUTliAXD, FEBRUARY 23, 1917.
IT would be difficult to select a more
pleasing- symphony programme than
that to be played this afternoon at
S o'clock at the Eleventh-Street Theater
toy the Portland Symphony Orchestra,
conducted by M. Christensen, and with
Carl Denten as concertmaster.
The first offering of the occasion
will be Karl Goldmark's "Rustics Wed
ding" symphony, a work of wonderful
descriptive coloring and replete with
alluring themes. It Is reg-arded as one
of the most beautiful symphonic works
ever written, and its presentation meets
always with most enthusiastic ap
proval. It will be played in its entirety
In this city for the first time.
The second half of the programme
will prove also of exceptional Inter
est, beginning ; with the magnificent
overture to Wagner's dramatic opera
"Rienzi." In which the Wagnerian style
is given full sway. Following the
overture will be "The Wand of Youth,"
from the suite "Music to a Child's
Play." by the English composer Elgar,
regarded as one of the foremost writers
of the world today. This excerpt will
be followed by "Sous les Tilleuls," from
"Scnenes Alsaciennes (Massenet), and
"Reve Apres le Bal" (Boustet), also
a French composer. The closing num
ber will be Liszt's famous "Les Pre
ludes Symphonic Poems, No. 3."
The orchestra is composed of about
60 members and is now in Its sixth
season.
PORTLAND OPERA SHOWS PROFIT.
In neighboring cities along the Pa
cific Coast, grand opera by home talent
has been tried, but, while fine per
formances of opera were enjoyed. In
several cases the ventures proved un
successful financially. It la reported
that the last experiment along grand
opera lines in Seattle resulted In a
deficit of more than $1000.
It is a pleasure, then, to Btate that
the net profits on the recent perform
ances of "Mignon" at the Eleventh
Street Theater, January 22 and 24, by
the Portland Opera Association, were
$195.08. Principals, chorus, ballet and
directors of tne association all served
without salary with them It was a
labor of love.
The artistic and financial results are
creditable to all concerned, principally
to Jacob Kanzler, president of the as
sociation, on whom a good deal of the
responsibility rested. This time all
business matters connected with these
performances of -"Mignon" have been
conducted in up-to-date business
methods, and the bookkeeping and care
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EVENTS.
M. Christensen Is conductor at
the concert of the Portland
Symphony Orchestra, Eleventh
Street Theater, this afternoon at
3 o'clock.
Mrs. Sara Glance Bowman,
contralto, vocal soloist at -Mac-Dowell
Club concert, held at
Reed College chapel Tuesday aft
ernoon at 3 o'clock.
Mrs. Beatrice- Dlerke, pianist,
appeared In recital last Monday
night at the First Baptist
Church, McMinnville, Or., under
direction of Jessie E. Britt.
Ira O. King, bass-baritone. Is
one of the soloists at the concert
in aid of the funds of the Salva
tion Army Rescue Home Wednes
day night at the Masonic Tem
ple auditorium. '
of accounts have been supervised by
skilled accountants.
The balance sheet for "Mignon" per
formances is:
Expenditures
Rental of "scores." Including express. $ 60.99
Rental of theater 823. OO
Conductor of opera 250.00
Orchestra (26 pieces) 005.30
Rental of costumes and expressag;e
to and from San Francisco 260.73
Display advertisements and reading
notices In newspapers..... 89.40
Printing hand bills, tickets, window
cards, etc 69.41
Press agent 15.00
Stage manager 25.00
Accompanist, principal rehearsals.. 17.00
Accompanist, ballet 13.87
Incidentals 9.00
Total expenses..... $1728.90
Receipts
Total cash receipts up to February
20. 1917, consisting of box office
sales of 1872 and sales of tickets
by members. (981.43 $1833.43
Exchange tickets 70.55
Total
Expenditures .................
.$1923.98
. 1728.90
Net profit $ 195.08
The surprising and excellent features
of the sale of tickets was that mem
bers of the chorus sold $981.43 worth.
Of this sum, George Wilbur Reed and
his niece sold the most tickets, amount
ing to $123.60. The Individual mem
ber who sold the most tickets Is the
treasurer, John Ross Fargo, who sold
tickets amounting to $118.
COMING MUSICAL EVENTS.
There will be a meeting of the Board
of the State Music Teachers' Association
at 507 Columbia Building, tomorrow, at
11:30 A. M.
The regular meeting of the MacDow
ell Club chorus will be held tomorrow
afternoon at 1:30 o'clock in the ball
room of the Multnomah Hotel.
John McCormack, the Irish tenor,
who took out recently naturalization
papers to become an American citizen,
sings at Minneapolis, Minn., March 5.
A Joint recital of violin and piano
will be given the first part of next
month by students of Franck and Be
atrice Eichenlaub, assisted by the En
semble Club.
Frank C. Williams announces a com
plimentary recital by Mrs. S worth
Newman Craig, B. O.. dramatic and
lyric Interpreter, in the Tyrolean room,
Benson Hotel, Thursday night, March 8.
Marie Miller, a talented child, 10
years old, will play a piano programme,
unassisted, at the Little Theater March
9. Her ntfmbers will be r from Bach,
Haydn, Moszkowskl, Phillipp, Juon,
Sapellnikoff and Karganoff.
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A concert will be given Tuesday
night by the Waaco-Street United Pres
byterian Church choir, E. Trevor Jones,
director, assisted by these soloists:
Urs, Gabriel Pullln. Mr. Becttey. Mrs,
Sarah Evans, sopranos: Mrs. Gabriel,
contralto; E. Trevor Jones and Fred
Bischoffe, tenors; R. Robertson and
P. C. Jones, baritones; Miss Ruby, vio
linist. Miss Frost is the accompanist.
The Spltzner Philharmonic Society
has changed the date of Its next recital
to March 10. when a good programme is
promised. Miss Lorls Gratke will play
the "First Concerto" (de Berlot).
Madame San-Juel Crawford, of the
University of Greater Portland, will
sing at the Ad Club dinner, Benson
Hotel, Wednesday. "Smoke," the uni
versity mascot, will be introduced at
the same time.
Mrs. Catherine Covach-Fredrich will
present several students in a "Soiree
Musicale" at her residence Saturday
afternoon, March 3, at 3 o'clock. The
following will appear on the pro
gramme: Mrs. Hazel Gurr-Bell, Mrs. J.
Phelan, Mrs. I. W. Creacy, Miss Ger
trude Kunz, Miss Zita Manning, Miss
Ruth Schmuckli. Miss Esther Hogan,
Miss- Edith Beyer, Mrs. S. Oswald and
Mrs. V. J. Nonken.
A delightful "at home" for members
only, of the Monday Musical Club Is
being planned by Mrs. Phillip Blumauer
for Tuesday afternoon. February 27, at
her apartments In Hotel Multnomah.
Mrs. Blumauer will be assisted by the
social committee of the club, of which
Mrs. J. Coulsen Hare is chairman, and
a musical programme of extra interest
la being planned by the hostess In con
junction, with the programme commit
tee, of which Mrs. J. E. Bonbright is
chairman.
Fred Bischoffe, tenor, a student of
E. Trevor Jones, will appear In concert
this week at therwood. Or., In connec
tion with William Marshall Wilder
concert Saturday night; at the Waaco
Street United Presbyterian Church
Tuesday night, and also at a Welsh
concert St. David's day, Thursday at
the Central Presbyterian Church, East
Thirteenth and Pine streets. Mr.
Bischoffe has made good progress
lately, his rendering of "Thora and
Invictus" before the Orpheus Club last
week being much admired. He has a
fine robust tenor.
A meeting of the Portland branch of
the Oregon State Music Teachers' Asso
ciation will be held at the Portland
Grill tomorrow at 12 o'clock. A spe
cial luncheon will be served, or a la
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carta service If desired. Some have
complained at the late hour in begin
ning. It Is necessary that promptness
in meeting be a feature of this asso- i
ciation. A large attendance of musi
cians Is desired. A regular meeting
will be held on the fourth Monday of
each month.
Among the students to be presented
this season by Mrs. Rose Coursen-Reed
at her complimentary students' concert
to De given In the neat- future at the
Heilig Theater is Miss Astrld Roil.
dramatic soprano. Miss Roal sang with
patriotic fervor "The Star-Spangled
Banner" at the Lincoln services at
Jefferson High School. She also sang
witn. success at the recent concert
given at the Norwegian Methodist
Church. Miss Roal is the soprano of
the quartet choir of the Pilgrim Con
gregational Church.
The musical public will be glad to
know that Misa Jocelyn Foulkes will
give her lecture-recital on the opera
"Iris" Thursday at 11 o'clock at the
blueroom of the Portland Hotel. This
lecture," which Includes a careful study
of the music and drama, was given by
Miss Foulkes two months ago for her
opera stud-y class. At the request of
her friend, she has consented to re
pea this, bo that the pubflc may have
the opportunity of acquainting them
selves with the opera before Its pro
duction by the Boston National Grand
Opera Company.
Under the auspices of the Chicago
Symphony Orchestra, and the general
musical direction of Frederick Stock,
the conductor of the orchestra,' many
of the foremost choral organizations of
Chicago have banded together for the
purpose of a chorus festival to be
given in the Chicago Auditorium dur
ing the week of April 23. The choral
and instrumental ensemble will total
1000. Gustav Mahler's eighth sym
phony known In musical circles as
"the symphony of a thousand" will be
the feature of, and the reason for, the
festival. It will have three presenta
tions: Tuesday. Thursday and Satur
day nights. Wednesday night a mis
cellaneous programme will be given,
and Friday night an all-Wagner pro
gramme. "The chorus choir of the First Meth
odist inixpnnal Phiipnh .. n i j i
rection of Hartridge Whipp, will pre-
ciii. lucuucissono s famous oratorio,
"Elijah." some time during the second
week of March. The definite date has
as Vet Tint hAin infMu rriwi.
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choir has become one of the best-
Known singing organizations In the
city, through its excellent work, and it
is safe to predict that the presentation
of this splendid work will be a musical
treat. The soloists will be Miss Goldle
Peterson, soprano. Miss Anne Mathison
contralto. Charles McNeill.- tenor and
Mr. Whlnn. hflrltnna f iQ. ni.j.. ,
Ran will be at the organ, with Fred
or' ana Mrs. Leonora Fisher
Whipp at the pianos. The chorus has
been at work on this oratorio since
October.
Roberto Moranzoni, musical director
of the Boston National Grand Opera
Company, appearing with that opera
attraction at the Heilig Theater, March
5 and 6. likes the modern school of
music. "When I recall the days when I
studied with Montemezzl, the composer
of "L'Amore Dei Tre Re." and Zando
nal. whose opera 'Francesca da Ri
mini' is to be given in the United
States for the first time this year. 1
am proud to say that the young Italians
are Justifying the best traditions of the
Italian people." says Mr. Moranzoni.
"Without wishing- to compare this new
school to the giants of a decade ago
Puccini, Mascagnl and Leoncavallo
I am certain that these new men will
contribute splendidly to the great col
lection of Italian operas. I remember
Montemezzl and Zandonia so well as
students, and It is gratifying for Ameri
can audiences to be among: the first
to recognize their great abilities."
A concert to raise money for the
funds of the Salvation Army Rescue
Home will take place at the Masonic
Temple auditorium, Wednesday nipht,
and will be participated in "by: Mrs.
Pauline Miller Chapman, sopranof Miss
May Van Dyke, pianist; Miss Hildreth
Humason, reader; Albert Creitz, violin
ist, and Ira G. King, bass-baritone. The
accompanists are Miss Van Dyke and
Lucien E. Becker. Part 1. "Wedding
i.ay" (Ureig), Miss Van Dyke; "She
Alone Charmeth My Sadness (Gounod),
Mr. King; "Selfish Giant" (Wilde). Miss
Humason! "Mazurka" 'Musin), Al
bert Creitz; "A Song of Thanksgiving"
(Allltsen). Mrs. Pauline Miller Chap
man. Part 2, "Etude' Mignonne"
(Schut), Miss Van Dyke; song, Mr.
King: "The Chapter in Revelations."
Miss Humason; "Airs Russes (Wleni
awskt), Albert Creitz; "At Parting
an Irish Love Song" (Lang), Mrs. Paul
ine Miller Chapman.
Saint David's dsy will be celebrated
by the Welsh people with a concert to
be held at the Central Presbyterian
Church, East Thirteenth and Pine
streets, Thursday night at 8 o'clock.
Refreshments will be served. The
chairman is D. M. Davies. The music
programme: Congregational times, (a)
"Huddersfleld." (b) "Bryn Calfaria";
chairman's address, D. M. Davies;
"Mother Machree," Paul G. Davies;
"Angus MacDonald." Miss Edith
Williams: reading, "Boddl yn "Tmyl y
Lan." Rev. I. Rhys Griffiths; song.
Willamette Jones: song. "The Chil
dren's Home," Mrs. Sarah Evans;
double quartet, (a) "Eollan Lyre," (b)
"Hail Smiling Morn." Pioneer double
quartet: song. "Patriot Boy,"- Oliver
Jones; song, "Old Irish Folk Song."
Miss May Garratt; song, "O Na Byddain
Haf o Hyd," E. Trevor Jones; reading.
Miss Aljrams; song, "Good Bye," Fred
Bischoffe; "Hen Wlad fy Nhadau." D.
W. Prltchard. The accompanist is
Miss Marcella Catto.
Rudolph Ganz, pianist, and Albert
Spaulding, violinist, two music stars
of international excellence, are to ap
oear in Joint recital at the Heilig The
ater, March 29, under the direction of
Steers & Coman. Mr. Ganz has had
the unique distinction of being engaged
for two distinct tours, over tne same
territory, in one season. It happened
in this way: Mr. Gang and another
well - known pianist were both en
gaged for extensive tours of she West
ern country, one in the late Fall the
other In the Spring. Mr. Ganz com
pleted his schedule and returned to the
East, and by this time it was an
nounced that the second pianist was
being detained as a prisoner of war
and could not Keep nis engagements,
It was necessary to procure a substi
tute and Immediately the call was
wafted across the continents "We want
Ganz." The Pacific Musical Society.
renresented by 370 members, attended
every one of Mr. Ganz' San Francisco
concerts in a body, and at the close
of his second tour he was tendered
a luncheon at the Bohemian ciud.
which was attended by the "high
priests" and other dignitaries, who
hold forth in the celebrated high Jinks.
A souvenir book in which the presi
dent wrote the magic words. "Come
Back," was signed by every one pres
ent, and presented to Mr. Ganz.
The MacDoWell Club will have an
unusual treat Tuesday afternoon at S
o'clock In the form. of a pipe organ
recital by Max Pearson Cushing. as
sisted by Mrs. Sara Glance Bowman,
contralto, and Louise Huntley, pianist.
The programme will be rendered in the
chapel of Reed College, an ideal place
for music because of its architectural
charm and the quiet beauty of its sur
roundings. Dr. Cushing, who is a most
excellent organist, will furnish a back
ground for the entire programme Tues
day. The club has heard vocalists,
pianists, and players of stringed and
wind instruments, but this Is the first
time its programmes have included a
pipe organ recital. Mrs. Bowman in
oratario numbers, and Miss Huntley on
the piano in conjunction with, the pipe
organ, promise a musical pleasure that
will call out a full attendance of the
club. The programme: "Prelude and
Fugue In C Minor" (Bach). Dr. Cush
ing; "First Sonata" (Rheinberger).
Praeludium, Adagio, Finale. Dr. Cush
ing: "The Lord Is Mindful of His Own
(Mendelssohn), Mrs. Sara Glance Bow
man; "Andante Spianato and Polonaise
Brlllante" (Chopin), Misa Louise Hunt
ley, orchestral accompaniment on or
gan"Eye Hath Not Seen" (Gaul). Mrs.
Bowman; "Romance" (Debussy), Trau
menel" (Strauss), "Kamenol-Ostrow"
(Rubinstein). Dr. Cushing.
MUSIC BRIEFS.
Elbert DeMoss, a promising young
violinist, of DeMoss. Or., is passing the
Winter In Portland, carrying on his
violin studies with Franck Eichenlaub.
The Progressive Business Men's quar
tet, Harold Hurlbut. director, sang
with fine effect at the Benson Hotel
last Tuesday, at the White Temple said
the Commercial Club rooms Thursday
and at the Multnomah Hotel Friday.
New members of the Tuesday Club,
Mrs. Rose Coursen-Reed. director, are:
Miss Helen Dekum, Mrs. G. W. Robb,
Miss Edna Stewart. Miss Hermlna
Albers. Miss Mildred Kingsley. Miss
Anne C. Johnson and Miss Marie
Silcocks.
Miss Edith Beyer is the new soprano
soloist of Forbes Presbyterian Church,
beginning today, and for aft offertory
she will eing "The Strength of the
Hills" (Nevln). Miss Beyer is a student
of Mrs. Catherine Covach Fredrich.
The home of Mrs. A. M. Prentiss.
Courtney Station, was crowded to
capacity at a students' recital recently.
Among those taking part were the
Misses Elenor and Marion Look, Gladys
Wetzler and Lucille Menges, and Mrs.
S. A. Brown.
Clifford Woodland, tenor, made a
good impression by his singlnsjr last
Wednesday night, when he was soloist
for the Credit Men's banquet held at
the Benson Hotel. Mr.- Woodland will
be presented in recital by J. William
Belcher the latter part of the month.
Mrs. C. F. Dohrmann, of Los Angeles,
will sing at St. James' English Luth
eran Church this morning. Mrs. Dohr
mann is soprano soloist with the Trin
ity Methodist Church, choir, Los An
geles, which numbers 150 members.
Miss Ackers, contralto, will sing "Lead.
Kindly Light" (Godard).
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Miss Grace Dawson, soprano, made a
hit in her singing Thursday night at
the Knights of Columbus entertainment
given at Lincoln High School. Miss
Dawson, besides having a fine dra
matic soprano voice, is a high-class ac
companist, being professional accom
panist for J. William Belcher.
A special musical programme will be
rendered tonight at the Kenilworth
Presbyterian Church, corner of East
Thirty-fourth street and Gladstone.
This chorus choir has been doing ex
cellent work of late under the able di
rection of Miss Nina Marie Walker, so
prano. Miss Walker is a student of
Harold Hurlbut.
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Piano students with Miss Irene Rey
nolds gave an Interesting recital Feb
ruary 17, and all played with accuracy
and fine confidence. Children partici
pating are: -Erna Cavanagh, Gregg
Wheaton, George Reynolds, Mary
Luckel. Florence Cavanagh and Cath
erine Seel. Mrs. W. I. Wheaton kindly
read a Valentine story for the chil
dren. Mrs. J. B. Ettlnger. soprano, of this
city, leaves tonight to resume vocal
coaching with a noted maestro In New
York City.. Mrs. Ettinger, who is a
favorite Portland soprano and has a
host of friends In society, clab and
musical circles in this city, was a pro
fessional, high-class concert soloist In
Eastern cities before she married Mr.
Ettinger.
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Christine Mller, .the American con
tralto, is facing a list of 35 concert
engagements to be filled before the
end of March. They will take her
through a Canadian province and the
states of New lork. New Jersey, Penn
sylvania, West Virginia, Georgia. Flor
Ida, Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana, Louisi
ana, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota and
South Dakota.
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Mrs. M. T. Carty, soprano, sang a
grouD of songs at a literary -and mu
slcal entertainment given for the bene
fit of St. 'Peter's Church, Lents, last
Tuesday. The numbers, "Spring's
Lovable Lady" and "My Old Home Town
in Ireland." were sung in splendid
style. In response to a rousing encore.
Mrs. Carty sang "Annie Laurie.
John Deegan. tenor, will sing "The
Lost Chord" (Sullivan) as offertory solo
at the First Christian Church at to
night's service. Mr. Deegan is a mem
ber of the quartet choir at the church
referred to. He was presented In re
cital by John Claire Monteith last Fall
and Is one of the- new members of the
Apollo Club male chorus.
Mrs. E. Oswald, of Gresham, Or., sang
with great success on a programme
given at the Hotel Moore during the
convention of hotelmen recently at Sea
side, Or. Her numbers were "Spring's
Awakening" (Sanderson), "At Dawn
ing" (Cadman). "The Valley of Laugh
ter" (Sanderson). "Three Little White
Heads" (BischofT). Mrs. Oswald Is 1
student of Mrs. Catherine Covach Fred
rich.
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John Claire Monteith, baritone, left
today for McMinnville. where he ap
pears in concert with Miss May Van
Dyke as accompanist. The programme
is a feature of ihe big reception at
which the Kappa Alpha Phi sorority
will entertain the faculty and student
body of McMinnville College. Mr.
Monteith will sing a programme in
English. French, Gen ian and Italian,
including old songs, some of the more
modern compositions and arias from
the best-known operas.
The First Congregational Church will
have the special musical service to
night which is scheduled for the last
Sunday of each month. Mrs. Jane
Burns Albert, soprano; Mrs. Mltylene
Fraker Stites, contralto; Joseph P. Mul
der, tenor, and William A. Montgomery,
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baritone, will each sing an aria, and
there will be other vocal numbers from
the same oratorio. Mrs. Leonora Fisher
Whipp, the choir director, has chosen
different oratorios each month from
which arias, duets, quartets and chorals
have been sung, those having been' pre
viously used being Mendelssohn's
"Elijah." Gaul's "Holy City," Weber's
"Harvest Cantata" and Mendelssohn's
"Saint Paul." Among the others to be
sung in the near future will be Gou
nod's "Gallia" and Haydn's "Creation."
Only a choir of professional singers
could accomplish such work and give
the vocal and devotional interpretation
required In these great oratorios.
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Miss May Van Dyke was greatly iu
demand as piano accompanist last
Thursday night. She was accompanist
for the Progressiva Business Men's
Quartet at a banquet held at the White
Temple, early in the evening, leaving
for the East Side where she played at
a Masonic concert. Miss Van Dyke's
last appearance was at a banquet at
the Commercial Club. At erery ap
pearance she played numbers in a
transposed key. She also played be
fore the Rotary Club, Tuesday, at the
Benson Hotel, and Friday at Dr. David
Starr Jordan's lecture at the Multno
mah Hotel.
A Liszt Followers' Club has been or
ganized in New Tork City, with Carl
V. Lachmund, formerly a Portland vl
anlst, as honorary president. Miss Mar.
jorie G. Lachmund Is corresponding
secretary. The Liszt Followers" Club,
to which only those will be eligible who
have at one time or another studied
with some bona fide pupil of Liszt, was
organized at a meeting held October 28,
1916, at Stelnway Hall, New York City,
Its object being "to perpetuate the tra
ditions and spirit of Liszt the great
est master pianist of all times and to
offer students, young and old, opportu
nities for fraternal musical intercourse,
as also an incentive to strive for the
higher art In piano playing." Several
formal artists' evenings are given dar
ing the season, also Informal musicales
in which members themselves will take
part.
The benefit musical given at Orient
Hall, under direction of Mrs. Alice M.
McNaught. was an enjoyable affair,
and the programme was much appreci
ated by the large audience. The num
bers were: Vocal solo, "Sing Me to
Sleep" (Bingham). Miss Bernarda
Harry, a studnt of Mrs. Rose Coursen
Reed: vocal duet by the Misses Pearl
DIsinger and Dickson. Miss Jackson,
accompanist; "Ye Birds of Snow"
(Scotti); reading, 'Days of Yore." Miss
Dorleeka Hoff, with piano accompani
ment by Miss Gladys Kettleman; piano
solo, "Polonaise" (Chopin). Alfred
Wright. Mrs. Charlotte Bartlette Bean,
dramatic reader, gave two original
compositions. Mrs. Edith Densmore, a
student with Mr, Mltylene Fraker
Stites. sang "One Fine Day." aria from
"Madame Butterfly" (Puccini).
-Before a large and brilliant audience,
Hartridge Whipp, baritone, appeared In
song recital at Reed College chapel
February IS. The recital was given un
der the auspices of the Omnibus Club
and for the members of the faculty and
students of the college and their friends
and was arranged for by Professor
J. J. 8ta.nl. Mr. Whipp was in excellent
voice and delivered a difficult and ex
acting programme In a masterly way,
receiving a number of recalls, and was
forced to give three extra numbers at
the close of the programme. Variety
was given to the programme In the
sinsrinBT of Mendelssohn's aria, "O God.
Have Mercy," from the oratorio, "Saint
Paul." with the accompaniment played
on the splendid Olds Memorial pipe or
gan. Mr. Whipp opened his programme
with Shakspere songs and old Italian
songs and followed these with a group
of German lieder of Brahms. Wolf and
Straues. These he followed with the
lovely aria from Massenet's "Herodl
ade," "Vision Fugitive." which Is sung
by few baritones in the original key,
as Mr. Whipp sings it. The programme
closed with a group of modern English
songs. Mrs. Whipp was an excellent
piano accompanist.
A programme which afforded much
pleasure to the Monday Musical Club
was given last Monday In Ellers Hall.
A large delegation of the club mem
bership, and guests, were present. The
soloists taking part were: Madame
Lucie Valalr, soprano, and Mrs. Walter
Reckford, pianist. For her opening
number Madame Valalr sang-, with
charm and dramatic fervor the aria
"O ma lyre." from the opera "Sapho"
(Gounod). This was made doubly en
joyable for those unfamiliar with
French, by ' the explanation which
Madame Valalr gave before the song.
Miss Jeunesse Butler, a young musi
cian recently from San Francisco, was
piano accompanist. Mrs. Walter Reck
ord gave three piano numbers in a
chaxming manner: ".Barcarolle tn JT
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Corner Twelfth
Sharp Minor" (Godard), "Japanese)
Etude" (Poldlnl), "Scherzo." from
"Sonata Op. 2. No. S" (Beethoven). Jn
response to an encore Mrs. Reckord
played "Valse Op. 70. No. 9" (Chopin).
Mrs. Reckord Is recently from Kansas
City, where she has done much musical
work, and is a real acquisition to mus
ical Portland. Madame Valalr con
cluded the programme with four songs
by American composers: "Dawn"
(Ross), "Spirit Flower." (Campbell
Tipton), "Star" (Rogers), and as an en
core the charming passionate littla
love song. "If" (Vanderpool).
All concerts given by this club on the
third Monday of each month are known,
as "artist" programmes, and are given
by professional friends who are Inter
ested In what the Monday Musical Club
stands for better music and better
musical education in Portland. No
students are Invited to appear at these
programmes, but provision is made for
students in the regular student pro
grammes given from time to time. The
next student programme will be heard
March 6, when only members of tho
Junior Musical will appear.
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A recital of sacred maslc takes place
this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock at Rose
City Park Methodist Episcopal Church.
Fifty-eighth and Alameda, directed by
Mrs. William C Schmitt, with Miss
Edith Moyer as pianist. The pro
gramme: Processional, "Abide With
Me," carol choir, church heralds: chorus,
"The Vast Universe" (Peace): solo,
"When I Survey Thy Wondrous Cross"
(Pettman). W. Evans; church heralds.
"The Child Jesus" (Junkinl; chorus.
"Far From Thy Heavenly Home" (Ha
mer): trio, "Serenade" (Wlldor), the
Misses Frailer and Mr. Francis: carol
choir, "Building for Eternity" (Gabri
el): solo. "Babylon" (Adams), Mr. Ev
ans; chorus "God Is Love" (Shelley);
trio. "Walter's Prize Song" from
"Meistersinger" (Wagner), Misses Fra
zter and Mr. Francis; chorus. "Come to
My Heart. LoroVJesus" (Ambrose); re
cessional, "Now the Day Is Over," carol
choir and church heralds; choral bene
diction. "Chopin the Composer His . Struc
tural Art and Its Influence on Con
temporary Music." by Edgar Stillman
Kelley. is a G. Schlrmer Company pub
lication of 1913. and Is at the Public
Library. It Is compiled from lectures
delivered at Albany, Yale and Colum
bia Universities. The work is "not a
treatise on the Import of certain com
positions and their interpretation, but
a discussion of the musical structure."
"Chopin, the pianist; Chopin, the tone
poet: Chopin, the heart-broken patriot;
(Concluded on Pas 9.)
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Fred Bischoffe. Tenor. Wko Sings
In Concert at Central Presby
terian Cnnrck Thursday Ata;ht.
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