The Sunday Oregonian., July 01, 1917, Section One, Page 10, Image 10

THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTIjAXD, .JULY 1. 1917.'
MUSIC FESTIVAL TO
BE UNUSUAL TREAT
NEW CITY AUDITORIUM AND SOME OF THE SOLOISTS WHO WILL APPEAR IN MUSIC FESTIVAL THIS WEEK.
G0M1H6 FESTIVAL
BIG MUSICAL EVEI1T
Noted Artists to Appear in
r Erilliant Programme at
1 New Auditorium.
Chorus, Vocal Soloists, Or"
chestra and Auditorium -
Are Ready Blow. ; .,
3 CONCERTS TO BE GIVEN
TICKETS SELLING RAPIDLY
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Chorus of 250 Selected Voices to Be
Heard on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday N'lchts II. II.
Boyer Is Director.
Vvnatever be their occupations, , all
citizens of this city are vitally In
terested in the music dedication of the
Portland Public Auditorium. July 5, 6
and 7, but none more so than the pro
fessional musicians who have made the
subject a special study.
It Is desired that at all three con
certs. Thursday, Friday and Saturday
nights, the new Public Auditorium
should hold large audiences. As the
Beating- capacity of the building is
about 6500, hard and persistent work in
the ticket selling line by the different
committees interested is advisable for
tbe short time that is left.
Noted Musicians to Appear.
The musical programme is a bril
liant one. The artists, who are to sing,
are of National excellence and consist
of May Dearborn Schwab, Kathleen
Iwler, Mary Jordan. Theodore Karle
and Lou la Graveure, all of New York
City. The chorus will consist of 250
Picked voices, W. H. Boyer director,
and accompaniment will be provided
by the Portland Symphony Orchestra
Why everybody interested in music
and who Is not? should support and
attend the series of concerts of the
approaching music festival la shown
by these musicians of this city:
Portlnndera Urged to Attend.
Edgar B. Coursen, organist and
choirmaster of the First Presbyterian
Church:
"There are four good reasons why
every Portlander, whether musician or
not, should attend the music festival
at the Auditorium. The crowd Itself
will be well worth seeing and to see
It to the best advantage I think the
gallery seats will be preferable. It
will be a distinct privilege to hear five
vocal artists of National and interna
tional reputation. Especially interest
ing is It that two of them won their
earliest successes in our own local
field. "Elijah" and "The Golden
Legend' contain some of the finest
choral and orchestral numbers in all
musical literature. Our feeling of
civic pride in the completion of the
public Audtorium should draw thou
sands, irrespective of other considera
tions." William Robinson Boone, pianist and
organist of the First Church of Christ,
Scientist:
"I am to attend the music festival
because I cannot remain away. How
can I ever forget the impressions made
by my first oratorio experience? The
splendid orchestra, the great Audi
torium, the sea of faces, the-, famous
"Elijah," Ffrangcon Davies, and when
such numbers as "Thanks Be to God"
or the "Baal" choruses shook the air,
who could sit unmoved? And now we
are to hive a festival as great as
memory paints, a fine symphony or
chestra, our new Auditorium, another
truly great "Elijah," Louis Graveure,
other world-famous singers, a chorus
such as the Pacific Northwest has
never heard. These are some of the
reasons why I and all music lovers
cannot remain away from the fes
tival" Event of Great Interest.
Frederick W. Goodrich, organist and
choirmaster of St. Mary's Cathedral,
and president of the Musicians' Club:
"All citizens should support the ap
proaching great music festival because:
First, it is the greatest and most im
portant music event ever staged In the
Pacific Northwest: second, because it
will place Portland upon the artistic
map of the United States: third, be
cause the quality of the solo artists,
chorus and orchestra is a'guarantee
of its musical excellence: fourth, be
cause the personnel of the board of
directors is a guarantee of efficient
management: fifth, because the reason
able prices to be charged have never
been equalled in the city."
Mrs. Rose Coursen Reed, concert
singer and solo contralto. First Uni
terian Church choir:
"We In Portland have never had a
chance, up to now, to enjoy such a
music treat as this one. It is the first
time that an auditorium has been built
in this city large enough to accom
modate a chorus of 250 voices and to
seat an audience of suitable propor
tions. For months the chorus has been
trained. All musicians in this city are
united working for the success of the
festival. Fine artists of National repu
tation have been engaged and our
own symphony orchestra will play ac
companiments. For these reasons and
more, support the music festival by
attending all three concerts."
Symphony Orchestra Praised.
Frederick T. Crowther, concert
alnger and solo baritone in the choir
of Trinity Episcopal Church:
"The music festival celebrating the
opening of the Portland Auditorium
will be part of Oregon's history. The
Portland Symphony Orchestra has al
ready won a reputation for itself. A
choir of 250 voices, comprising most
of the leading vocalists of the city,
under W. H. Boyer's untiring leader
shlD. is doing splendid work. AH the
soloists engaged are qualified to please
the tastes of musical audiences. The
people of Oregon were never offered
such a treat at such reasonable prices,
reserved seats being sold as low as 25
cents. It is the duty of every music-
lover of Portland and vicinity to partl-
cipate in this coming event. Lloyd
George, in speaking at the last famous
Welsh Eisteddfod, , said: There is
'- nothing more fatal to a people than
that It should narrow its vision to the
material needs of the hour.
John Claire Monteith. concert singer
and solo baritone in the First Presby
terian Church choir:
Franck G. Eichenlaub, concert vio
linist: "Never before has a musical
event of such pretensions been offered
the people of Portland. In fact, it
of such musical importance that the
attention of the entire country is cen
tered upon it. Several of the soloists
are of international prominence. Wor
cester. Mass.. and Cincinnati. O., are
known for their music festivals, and
there is no reason why, with its wealth
of talent, Portland. Or., cannot be made
to share honors with them. The buc-.
cess of the festival will depend abso
lutely upon the attendance. Let us join
in making it a most noteworthy one,
so that it will become an annual event
of decided worth to the community in
which we live."
"You should attend every concert of
the Musical Festival because It is the
biggest muGical undertaking In the his
tory of Portland; because you will be
thrilled by the superb 'singing of the
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chorus of 250 voices. Tour patronage
will insure the festival becoming an
annual event, and It -means much to
Portland's artistio and cultural ad
vantages. It will stimulate the student
of music and help to draw a large stu
dent colony to our city; and will prove
what Western singers can accomplish
in the world of music. Concerts of
equal merit are not to be heard else
where west of the Rocky Mountains.
Reasons enough why you should at
tend All Interests Co-operate.
Carl Denton, violinist, pianist, or
chestral conductor and organist and
music director of St. Stephen's Epls-:
copal Pro-Cathedral.
'It is up to the citizens of Portland,
and for that matter, the whole state.
to see that this festival is a financial
success, thereby securing more firmly
the reputation already won for Port
land and Oregon as a music center, by
the efforts of the Portland Symphony
Orchestra, Apollo Club, Mac Do well
Club, the Monday Musical Club, and
many other worthy organizations.
Never has there been such co-opera
tion between musicians and laymen
alike. Never anything on such a large
scale artistically. Never anything
where local talent has had the amount
of recognition accorded as at this time.
The Symphony Orchestra has been
strengthened, and will undoubtedly
prove a surprise, especially to the visi
tors in the city. The chorus is com
posed of the best of Portland's vocal
talent, under the direction of a man
we are all proud of, W. H. Koyer. It
Is up to us to make this our music
festival a permanent feature by boost
ing as hard as we can."
Mrs. Lulu Dahl Miller, contralto so
loist next season- in Westminster
Presbyterian Church cnolr: "All Port
land knows and appreciates what a
wonderful director W. H. Boyer is. but
until it has heard the Festival chorus
of 250 voices It will never realize fully
his ability. I had the privilege of
hearing the chorus the other evening.
The singers are soul-Inspiring with
their wonderful shading the voices at
times almost like a whisper gradually
rising to a climax, overpowering, like
heaven bursting open. It .will be a
complete surprise to every one, ar.d an
opportunity none should miss, as the
chorus compares most favorably with
the Oratorio Chorus of New York -City.
And aside from the chorus there will
be heard some of the best soloists in
America."
Mrs. Leverett Thompson Newton,
president of the -Monday Musical Club:
Festival la Musical Climax.
"People Interested in the, advance
ment of Portland should take an active
interest in the coming music festival.
This is quite the biggest thing music
ally that has been attempted in . the
Pacific Northwest. Bringing together
musicians, amateurs and music lovers
in one grand effort, it encourages co
operation and a realization that all
working together may produce some
thing greater than any one musician or
group. People in general love good
maslc, but many can -never hear the
best on account of the price. All
should remember that a real musical
education is the most expensive and
difficult in the world.. Do not reduce
the reward that such should receive.
rather unite in this great effort to pro
vide a series of concerts which all may
afford to enjoy. The Red Cross will
receive surplus funds this year. This
is the effort of art to do her "bit"
against the great ravager of art known
as militarism. Gncourage this step and
thus hasten the time when .great must
cians are so well known that fakers
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cannot pose in their places and rob j
them of reward." !
Dom J. Zan, oratorio singer, and solo 1
baritone next season of Westminster ;
Presbyterian Church choir: "The must- !
cal festival commencing July 5 at the i
new Auditorium marks a new epoch in
the musical life of Portland. It should 1
be enthusiastically attended by the ,
public, not alone for its educational
value, but that an impetus may be
given for similar annual events such
as are given in some of our Eastern
cities,
Portland Ma Hi cal Center.
Portland is acknowledged to be the
medical center of the Pacific North
west. It has now an opportunity of
being the musical center, and it will
attain this distinction If the coming
festival. Is given proper support by the
Portland public. Therefore, let us all
boost heartily for this coming event, so
that future annual musical events will
be assured."
Hartridge Whlpp, oratorio singer and
solo baritone and choir director of the
First Methodist Episcopal Church:
"The inauguration of an annual
Music Festival in Portland is one of the
best things that has been done here in
the past decade. I feel that the people
of Portland should support this festival
with the same enthusiasm and readi
ness which is exhibited in everything
that they undertake for the better
ment ot the community. The oppor
tunity which is given, to hear Nation
ally famous artists of the highest type
in conjunction with the finest chorus
that Portland has ever heard, should be
eagerly grasped by all lovers of music.
The whole-souled support of this fes
tival by the people will create for Port
land a uew place In the musical world."
HEW. HALL TO OPEH
Fine Programme Arranged for
Auditorium Dedication.
PUBLIC IS INVITED FREE
Fourth or July Celebration AV11I
Give Residents First Opportunity
to View Interior of Big
Public Building.
Portland will formally dedicate the
beautiful new public Auditorium with
an interesting Fourth of July and ded
ication programme combined. It will be
one of those rousing affairs staged by
the Royal Rosarians, who were asked
by Mr. Baker to handle the programme.
There will be no admission charge.
The Royal Rosarian Band will be
there and the Royal Rosarian Quartet
The assemblage will sing patriotic
airs, Frank Branch Riley will read the
Declaration of Independence, members
of the Monday Mustcal Club and Daugh
ters of tba Confederacy who art as
sisting with the arrangements will fur
nish music. Mayor Baker will speak
and there will be other interesting
features.
The occasion will be the first chance
for the public to view the new Audito
rium as now practically complete.
Workmen have been busy day and night
getting the building ready for the
opening and it will be ready. Except
for a few minor details, it will be fin
ished. Arrangements have been made
to open up the entire lower floor, there
by providing seats for 6S00 persona
The programme Includes the follow
ing: Concert number of Royal Rosa
rian Band; song, "America. by the as
semblage, accompanied by the band and
the Rosarian Quartet; dedicatory
prayer, by Bishop Sumner; reading of
Declaration of Independence, by Frank
Branch Riley; presentation of the keys
to the building, by Hans Pedersen, con
tractor; solo, under direction of Mon
day Musical Club and Daughters of the
Confederacy; address, by Mayor Baker;
song. "Red. White and Blue." by the
assemblage, accompanied by the band;
selection, by the band.
Dean Vincent, prime minister of the
Royal Rosarians. will preside at the
meeting. The Royal Rosarians have
planned some interesting, stunts in con
nection with the affair.
The building will be open to inspec
tion of the public as a feature of the
affair. The structure, which Is to play
an important part in the city's civic
affairs tn the future, has been seen so
far by only a few persons and therefore
a big attendance Is expected.
American engineers are diking an
Island In the Parana River. Argentina,
and- are to receive a portion of tbe re
claimed land as payment.
STOVER HELD IN JAIL
JIOTORMAX, ARRESTED AT BEL-
LJIVGHAM, TO HAVE HEARING,
Married Mam . Accused of Eloping With
Eiaa Bootbby. 14 Tears Old,
Blmmn Girl.
Andrew A. Stover, a streetcar motor
man,' In the City Jail awaiting prelim
inary bearing on a charge of abducting
a lS-y ear-old girl. Stover, who lives
In Sellwood. Is married and has a son
older than the girl with whom he ran
away.
The girt la Erm Bootbby. . a mere
child In short dresses. , She says she is
14 years old. but is registered on the
police blotter as 18. She Is being held
as the chief witness against Stover.
The couple were arrested at Belling
ham. Wash., by immigration Inspectors,
while trying to get across -the Interna
tional boundary to Vancouver. B. C
Detective Dan Kelleher brought them
to Portland late Friday night. -
The girl says that she had been going
with Stover for about two months, and
was miaiuatea witn mm. stover says
"She dragged me into it" That no im.
moral act had been committed appears
aimost certain.
Stover intended to get a Job in Van
couver. Before leaving ha borrow.
J20 from his wife on the pretext that
he wanted to buy a motorcycle. The
girl borrowed J7.S0 from her mother.
The preliminary hearing la set for
HONOR GUARD SETS CAMP
tirsc contingent Today Pitches
Tents at Columbia Beach.
ASTORIA, Or., June JO. (Special.)
iue contingent of the Girls'
nonor uuara or Oregon will arrive
Dunoay 10 oegm the encampment a
Columbia Beach.
The camp, which will be under the
supervision or Miss Dorothy San ford
or r-ortiand. will continue for 10 weeks
and arrangements have been made to
accommodate 760 delegates during the
session. Schools of Instruction, with
lectures by competent authorities on
first aid work, sewing and nrinn.
other branches taken up by the Honor
uuara win De held.
KLAMATH TO TRAIN NURSES
Blackburn Hospital Accredited as
State Training School.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or.. June 30.
(Special.) A. J. Lyle, manager of the
Blackburn Hospital, of this city, who
Is now In Portland, has sent word that
the . State Board of Medical Examiners
has designated an accredited training
school for nurses at the Blackburn
Hospital. Mr. Lyle has been endeavor
ing to obtain this recognition for sev
eral jrears.
The president of the Board visited
the local hospital two weeks ago and
Investigated its facilities. - . -
Harold Bayley Selected as Concert
Master of Portland Sjraphony
Orchestra Seats In Desirable
Locations Still to Be Had.
Chorus, vocal soloists and orchestra
are now ready for the biggest event
in the musical history of this city
the music festival at the new Public
Auditorium, Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday nights.
The Auditorium Is ready, too, so
much so that a concert could be held
in it, if necessary, at a few hours' no
tice. Tickets are selling rapidly, but
there are 5500 seats in the building and
there are vacancies in suitable and de
sirable locations- The old. rule holds
good in ticket selling: First come, first
served.
Programme la Extensive.
The programmes are:
Thursday evening. July 6 "Elijah" (Men-
delutohn) ; aoloista. May Leartorn Scnwab,
soprano; Kl &ry Jordan. contralto: Tba
liarle, tenor: Lrfui uraveure, Dantona;
Cortland Featlval chorus, Portland Sym
phony Orchestra, direction Wllilam H.
Boyer.
Friday evening;. July 0 Orchestral eon-
cert; soloists. Mary Jordan, contralto; Thee
Karle. tenor: Cortland Syropnony urclieatr.
direction Carl Denton. Symphony No. &. E
minor, from tna "Aew World (Dvorak);
Hlldung's inarch. "Sigurd Jorsaltar. Op. 6b
(Grieg); (a) Onaway, 'Awake, Beloved."
from "Hiawatha" (Coleridge Taylor); (b)
"Moonlight" (Halle); (c) "Celeste Alda"
(verdl), Mr. lvarle. (a)) Irish tuna from.
"County Derry "; tb) "Home on tne snore"
(Percy Aldiidge Grainger); (a) aria. "La
Mort de Jeanne d'Arc' (Bemberg): (b)
'Flower Song." from "Faust" jOUruxl ) ,
Miss Jordan. Overture, Solenelle "The Year
1S12" (Tscbaikowslty).
Saturday evening. July 7. Sullivan's
'Golden Legend." Soloists. Kathleen traw
ler, soprano; Louis Graveure. baritone;
Portland Symphony Orchestra. Carl Denton.
conductor; Portland Festival Chorus. Will
iam H. Boyer, conductor. Overture to opera
TannbauBr (Wagner), (a) "tome. He-
loved" (.Handel): ;b) "Comment dlsant Us"
(Liszt); (c "Caro Nome" (Verdi). Miss
Lawler. Irish rhapsody (Herbert); (a) pro
logue from "Pagllaccl" (Leoncavello) : b)
Hungarian folk aongs (In English). "Play.
Only Play On." "Rosea In the Garden.
'They Have Laid Him Down TLpon tne
Black-Draped Bier." "Father Was a Thrifty
Man," "Shepherd, See Thy Horse's Flowing
Mane. Mr. Graveure: selections from "Ths
Golden Legend" (Sullivan)). Miss Lawler,
Elsie; Mr. Graveure, Lucifer,
Harold Rsrley Cosrert Master.
Friends of Harold Bayley will be
gratified to learn that he has been
honored In the selection as concert
master of the Portland Symphony Or
chestra for the coming Music Festival.
Mr. Bayley Is one of the best-liked mu
sicians of Portland and has become
widely known largely through his suo
cessful work with the Portland Sym
phony Orchestra and the Jefferson and
Washington High School orchestras. In
making selection of Mr. Bayley, the
orchestra has shown excellent judg-'
ment
Possibly never before will the Port-'
land Symphony Orchestra have had a
more wonderful opportunity of dis
playing its merit than at the coming
Musia Festival. As an organization, it
deservedly takes rank with any or
chestra on the Pacific Coast not ex
cepting the big San Francisco Sym
phony. The instrumentation is com
plete and well balanced, the personnel
of a high character and the "esprit de
corps" calculated to produce a most
finished orchestral ensemble.
Auditorium Acoustics Are
Declared Admirable.
7.!
First Rehearsal Held of Chortva
Stage Festival,
OOD shavings littered the stage.
The smell of new wood tickled
the nostrils pleasantly. Electricians
were busily engaged suspending long
lines to which were attached brass
lighting effects. Here and. there car
penters were working late, hammering.
hammering. The 5duo seats were va
cant, and almost looked you inquir
ingly In the eye. Two hundred and
fifty chorus singers were being sorted
and sifted.
The first chorus rehearsal at the
new Public Auditorium was "on."
It was quite a rare musical experi
ence. How would the big building be
have? Would there be too much echo?
Or would acoustic conditions be Just
right?
William H. Boyer waa in charge of
chorus matters, and be sorted and oth
erwise arranged sopranos, contraltos,
tenors and bassos with the accuracy of
a Quarterback on a football field about
to charge the enemy.
Conversation fairly buzzed from the
big chorus.
"If the chorus members -must talk,
please converse in whispers," observed
Mr. Boyer. The hint was enough. You
could have heard a pin drop.
"First chorus in Mendelssohn's ora
torio, 'Elijah,' " proceeded Mr. Boyer,
and. curtously enough, that chorus waa
"Help, Lord." The piano accompanist
struck the keynote, and out rolled the
thunder tones of the chorus. Various
other choruses were sung in. quick suc
cession. And the acoustics of the Auditorium
were proved. Mr. Boyer and officers
of the Portland Festival Association
expressed themselves as being highly
satisfied. There waa not much echo,
even In the empty building.
"She's a peach!" observed one critic
on acoustics. "But think of the stun
ning effect when the building is tilled
with people!"
Portions of Sullivan's "Golden Le
gend", were also sung, with success.
President Woodward, of the Festival
Association, made a short address to
members of the chorus, and congratu
lated them on the musical proficiency
displayed. He predicted that the Mu
sical Festival Thursday, Friday and
Saturday n'.ghts would be a great suc
cess, and the biggest music event ever
carried out In this city.
TURNER WILL CELEBRATE
Arrangements Made for Patriotic
Observance of Fourth.
TURKER. Or., June JO. (Special.)
Turner is preparing for a patriotio
Fourth of July celebration.
A street parade at 10 o'clock. In
which young America will have a prom
inent place, with the Turner Commer
cial band furnishing the music and the
pioneers in procession, will open the
day's festivities.
A musical and literary programme
will be given, with George Bingham,
of Salem, and M. S. Pittman, of Most
mouth, the principal speakers.