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TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, POKtL-AXD, FEBRUARY 15, 1920 :
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ment will be given to the Harry
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abled Scottish soldiers and sailors. The
committee in. charge have arranged
an excellent Droramma and sav it is
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IT is given to few Portland people
to attend five symphony concerts
and seven, symphony rehearsals
by fine professional orchestras in
two weeks" time.
Yet. this good fortune has happened
to Carl Denton, conductor of the Port
land Symphony orchestra, who has
Just returned to this city, after visit
ing music centers in San Francisco,
Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, Cal. .
"I was sent on the Irip to California
music centers by the directors of the
Portland Symphony orchestra, to look
over orchestra conditions there, and
also to get what we call 'atmo
sphere,' " said Mr. Denton. "I passed
four days in San Francisco, and met
several people who formerly lived in
this city. Alfred Hortz, conductor,
and Louis Persinger, concert master,
of the San Francisco Symphony or
chestra, were most kind to' me, and
we discussed symphony conditions. In
that orchestra are several Portland
ers: Waldemar Lind, Reginald Hid
den, Frederick Creitz, F. Helgert and
Fietro Marino, all violinists, and
Bruno. Coletti, 'cellist. Mr. Lind is
leader of the orchestra in State's
restaurant. Market street near
Fourth, San Francisco, and this or
chestra plays ten hours daily. I met
David W. Rosebrook. leader of the
Alcazar theater orchestra, and one of
his men. It. A. Salinger of the tympanl
section. Hiyry Van Dyke, a former
Portland pianist, is one of the faculty
of the institute of musical art, San
Francisco. I had much pleasure in
calling upon and In dining with Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Alden Beals and
their daughter. Miss Nancy ' Beals.
The San Francisco orchestra played
one composition which we recently
performed in this city the Schubert
C major.
"In Los Angeles. I. along with
others bad great difficulty in securing
rooms at an of the hotels. At the
Alexandra hotel, the day on which I
arrived, the hotel clerk told me that
there had been applications received
for rooms for days previously, which
could not be filled, so great was the
rush of travel from the east, tourists
and others. Ultimately I found one
room in a Los Angeles hotel, a room
that was too large for the accommo
dations I desired, but I took it, be
cause there wasn't any other place in
sight to sleep that night.
-In Los Angeles. 1 had pleasure In
attending a concert given en tour by
the Minneapolis Symphony orchestra,
E. Oberhoffer, conductor, where the
membership consists of SO musicians.
This orchestra played one composition
which we recently rendered in this
city, the Tschaikowsky No. 5. The
nlace selected for this event was
Trinity auditorium, which holds about
2500 people. I attended one concert
bv the Los Angeles Philharmonic or
chestra. 30 musicians. Walter Henry
Rothweil. conductor, and L. E. Behy-
jner, manager.
"In San Barbara. Cal.. north of San
Francisco, I attended one concert by
the Los Angeles Symphony orchestra
SO musicians, Adolph Tandker, con
ductor. There are five women mu
sicians in this orchestra, Rnd among
them is a former Portland violinist.
Miss Modest Mortensen, and she and
I talked about Portland.
"In Los Angeles I called at the
southern branch of the University of
California, and met there a former
Portland man. Dr. 'A- P. McKinley,
professor-of languages. Dr. McKin
ley was once one of the faculty of
Lincoln high school, this city.
Everywhere I visited people were
more than kind to me. 1 added much
to my knowledge of symphony con
ditions, and in this regard my trip
was a most profitable one.
"I studied symphony at close range,
fnr front of orchestras in concert, and
behind the orchestras at rehearsals."
TWO PORTLAXD MUSIC PEO
PLE ACTIVE IX CIR
KE.T EVEXTS.
Madame Lucie Valair pre
sented students in recital Feb
ruary 8 In vocal, instrumental
and dramatic art departments.
- ilrs. "Leslie M. Scott, dramatic
soprano, sings at last popular
Sunday afternoon organ recital
this season, in the public audi
torium at 3 P. M. today.
lin "Serenade" (Romanhyi), "Ave Ma
ria" (WilhelmJ); Intermezzo, "Saki"
(Stoughton); "Russian March
(Schminke).
LAST POPtLAK COXCKRT TODAY
,The popular concerts conducted by
the city of Portland, aided by promi
nent organists of Portland as well as
vocalists and musicians, which have
been the attraction in the public audi
torium each Sunday afternoon since
September, will close with an excep
tional concert to be given this after
noon at 3 o'clock.
Encouraged by the Interest dis
played in the concerts during the
present season, and by.the average
fair attendance, members'of the com
mittee in charge, together .with Hal
M. White, manager of the public au
ditorium,' are planning on arranging
similar concerts next fall on a
more elaborate .-'cale, bringing various
choral organizations as well as other
musical attractions before the public
To do this a slight increase over the
present price of admission will be
necessary, it is believed, but it is also
expected that the plan will meet with
general favor.
This afternoon Mrs. Leslie M. Scott,
soprano, will he the soloist and Miss
Bernice Mathisen, violinist, will be
featured as an added attraction. Fred
erick W. Goodrich will preside at the
auditorium organ, playing the final
allotment of request limbers.
The programme: Concert overture
(Faulkes): '"Funeral March of a Mar
ionette" (OJounod): selection, "Aida"
(Verdi): vocal "Salve Kegina" (Da
na), "A Cycle of Life" (Ronald); prize
(tpng. "The Mastersingers" (Wagner): I
"Midsummer Caprice" (Johnston); vio-
CHORUS CONCERT TOMORROW.
The Monday Musical Club Chorus
will appear In concert in the ball
room of the Hotel Multnomah, 8:30
o'clock tomorrow night, Mrs. Rose
Coursen Reed will direct; Mrs. F. W.
Youney and Edgar E. Coursen will be
accompanists; Mrs. E. L. Knight, di
rectorof the string ensemble depart
ment of the Monday Musical club,
will play an obligato for one of the
chorus numbers, and Mrs. Raymond
M. Lansworth, soprano, of Montana.
and Mrs. W. H. Chatten will be as
sisting soloists.
The programme: Chorus, "Evening
Prayer in Brittany" (Chaminade),
"Down in. Derby" (Fox): contralto,
"La Cieca" (Ponchieli), "Beloved, It
Is Morn" (Aylward), "You'll Get a
Heap o' Lickin's" (Clarke); soprano,
"Shadow Song" from "Dinorah" (Mey
erbeer), "Smilin" Through" (Arthur A.
Penn), "The Cuckoo" (Liza Lehmann);
chorus. "Spinning Song" from "Flying
Dutchman" (Wagner), "Ye Who the
Longing Know" (Tschaikowsky),
"Nocturne," violin obligato (Brown);
contralto, "The Fortune Hunter"
(Willeby), "Christ in Flanders"
(Ward-Stevens); chorus, "Autumn
Song" (Grieg), "Into the Woods".
(Seiler); soprano, "Solvejg's Song"
(Grieg), "Sne," sung in Norwegian
(Sigird Lie); chorus, "Swing Along"
(Cook).
Mrs. Fred A. Kribs. chairman of
the social committee, announced plans
for the Colonial Valentine party, held
last evening, and these names have j
Deen aaaen to tne social committee
Mrs. Alva Lee Stephens, Mrs. Joseph
L. Stafford. Mrs. R. L. Trestrail, Mrs.
Charles Billington. Mrs. W. I. Swank
Mrs. Ora C. Baker and Mrs. A. D.
Frost.
The board of management voted tft
assist the drive for the Pisgah home
and this committee will have charge
of the affairs: Mrs. William H.
Braeger, Mrs. A. W. Claxon, Mrs. J.
Thomas Leonard, Mrs. R. L. Trestrail
and Mrs. Marie Keller Fisher.
The public school committee of the
Monday Musical club, Mrs. J. R. Hol-
lister. chairman, presented Mrs,
Lillian Jeffreys Petri to the Parent-
Teacher association of the Clinton
J Kelly school last ' Thursday ' in a
lecture recital, wnicn was most
cellent.
The Monday Musical club junior de
partment is about the largest fed
erated junior club in the state of
Oregon. Previous to the assembly
to be called to meet during Easter
week, the state president hopes to
have many other similar organiza
tions, lined up who will send dele
gates to the convention. Mrs. E. L.
Knight recently gave before this club
a most interesting end instructive
talk on string quartet and tro music.
illustrated by four . numbers by a
o.uartet of violins, accompanied by
Mrs. Harriet Bauthman at the piano.
The violinists were Mrs. E.'L. Knight,
Mrs. Charles Kepple, Mrs. C. W.
Thompson and Miss Agnes Dook.
Three numbers were played by a
string trio,1 Willetha Ritter, violin;
Virginia Knight, cello, and Orpha
Parker, piano. This combination is
to be known as the Haydn Trio, and
their purpose is to perfect themselves
in trio work.
At 1 P. M., Saturday this junior de
partment will celebrate Washington's
birthday with a' party in the club
rooms. US Thirteenth street All
members of the department are invited.
Oratorio society, wishes for only that
size of a chorus this season. Many
applications have been received. Sing
ers desiring to join may attend a re
hearsal any Tuesday at 8:15 P. M. in
Library halt- Central library building.
The chorus is- at present well bal
anced, and - only as many sopranos ! Opera company, San Francisco, that
paperhanger and both got jobs right
away. I Jest thought how fine it was
to have a trade to fall back on!"
"
So successful have been the per
formances and size of. audiences at
the bills of the San Carlo Grand
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contribute to the success of,this wor- wl'l be admitted as altos, tenors and third- week's series of performances
thy object. Tickets can be got from basses. The miscellaneous numbers i ia being arranged, instead of the
president or secretary, from members consist of operatic choruses, oratorio,
one semi-popular. numDer ana several
fine choral secular selections.
of the committee or from Chief
Hutcheon, Clan Macleay, and Mrs.
Drynan, Daughters of Scotia. Among
those who will take part in the mu
sic programme are: Mrs. Eloise Hall
Cook, soprano; Mrs. Harold Bayley,
contralto; Miss Helen Harper, vio
linist; Frederick T. -Crowther, bari-'
tone; George C. Graham, Scotch song
comedian; Miss Reeves, reader, and
the Scottish pipe band.
OLD-TIME MUSIC MARCH 1 WEEK
'Melodies of olden days, the songs
that charmed our granddads, will fea
ture the concert that will be given
as part of the "Old Folks at Home
Week", programme in the public audi
torium, Monday March 1. This will
be the last day of the campaign that
is being made in Oregon to honar the
old folks and to see that they have a
home In which to spend their declin
ing years. , -
Mrs. Alice M. McNaught will have
charge of the musical arrangement's
when this feeling tribute is paid the
original .two weeks. It is planned
to present "Barber of -Seville" this
afternoon.
MUSIC SCOPE IS EMARGED.
Mrs. Percy W. Lewis, chairman for
this district of the National Federa
tion of Music clubs, states that she
will organize members in Pacific
northwest states, and soon will, send old people of Portland, and the pro
a call for delegates to meet in an as- j gramme will be under the manage -sembly
in this city, early in April. ' ment of the Monday Musical club.
Part nf the ilmi nt thi mnoie fed. t Mrs. McNaught will be assisted bv
eration are: Maka America the music I Mrs- Rose Coursen Reed, Mrs. Nettie. Eunice Smith, Anitha Strawn Harris,
center of the world By establishing ! l,reer lalor' Mrs.. Anton Uleblscn,
a great- national center in New York Mrs. Dudley H. Braeger, Mrs. E. L.
Miss Ruth St. Denis and her con
cert dancers who appeared in this city
lately under, management of "Laur
ence A. Lambert, ire now, in Montana
en route to -t,he Dakotas. Some 40
concerts have, been booked for them
by' Mr. Lambert, ' who reports a keen
interest in artistic dancing, or, as Miss
St. Denis calls it, "Music 'isualizar
tion" the co-relation of the dance,
voice and instrumental music.
i
The first of a series ot informal
recitals by piano students of Mrs. A.
E. Gardner and voice students of Miss
Blanche Cohen was given last Thurs
day night in the Columbia building.
Those who took part: Mrs. Charles
Heft. Mrs. David Lofgren, Misses
city; by founding district art centers.
for rest and recreation which- will
give opportunity for creative and In
terpretative artists and to aid the art
center at Peterborough, N. H.,
through the MacDowell league com
mittee of the N. F. M. C. as outlined
in the federation manual; by holding
national, district and state festivals,
and conducting state, district and
national contests for the young mu
sicians of America; by encouraging
American composers by providing
hearings of their works; by giving
prizes and' medals to worthy com
posers, and by providing concert en
gagements for the winners of tlie
contests of the national federation;
by stimulating popOlar demand in
every state for the passage of two
bills by congress: A bill providing
for a department of education which
shall include a bureau of music and
art, and which shall be represented in
the president's cabinet by a secre
tary of education, and a bill provid
ing for the construction and main
tenance of a national conservatory ofj
music ana orancnes; oy .securine rec
ognition of music as an essential fac
tor of education for which credits
shall be given whether taught in
public or private schools or inde
pendently "qualified" instructors; by
stimulating musical appreciation and
the study of music by instituting and
supervising memory contests of stu
dents in schools and junior clubs.
. Work also will be directed to make
music useful in the civil life of Amer
lea, and to promote American mu
sical art.
MIS1CIAXS' CLUB, TUESDAY.
The next meeting and luncheon of
the musicians' club will be held In
the tea garden, Multnomah hotel, next
Tuesday. The principal guest and
speaker of the day will be Bishop
Walter Taylor Sumner. The employ
ment of a municipal band, referred to
the club by the presidents' council,
will ba one topic of debate, and also
the musicians' club agreement, a plan
to regulate the indiscriminate giving
of gratuitous musical services. The
latter subject will be up for final ac
tion, and an amendment to the con
stitution and by-laws pertaining to
honorary membership-- wili be dis
cussed.
MRS. SULLIVAN IN RECITAL FEB. 17
The MacDowell club will meet at 3
P. M. Tuesday, February 17, in the
Hotel Multnomah, when a programme
of unusual excellence will be."glven
by Mrs. Raymond A. Sullivan, dra
matic soprano, who will sing groups
of old Italian, modern Italian and
English songs. Including four songs
for which K. Frankie Walker has
written both text and music Mrs.
Walker will be piano accompanist for
Mrs. Sullivan in this group.
Mrs. Sullivan, as Elizabeth Harwas,
was trained vocally in this city, Bos-
ton and Italy for an operatic career
and bad a number of appearances in
opera In Italy, but gave up the idea
of a career when she married' Mr. Sul
livan. She has a dramatic voice of
great power and range, which will be
heard to advantage in this pro
gramme: "Vergine, tut amor" (Durante)-;
"Danza, Danza" (Durante); "La Co-
lomba" (Tuscan folk song); aria from
"Ariana" (Monteverde) ; aria from
"The Masked Ball" (Verdi); "Balla
tella" .from 'TPagliacci" (Leoncaval
lo); "Song of the Moon," "The Day Is
Done," "The Tide" and "Sea Foam"
(E. Frankie 4 Walker); "In Italy,"
Jeanne M. Boyd; "Summertime"
SOPHIE BRASLAU CONCERT FEB. 25
Sophie Braslau, Metropolitan Grand
Opera company contralto, who will
be soloist with the Portland Symphony
orchestra February 25 in the Hellig
theater, has attracted considerable at
tention with her songs in the Russian
language, some of which she wili sing
during her appearance in this city.
The Russian language, say those
who know, is peculiarly "singable,"
and Miss Braslau, with Russian blood
in her veins, and an inborn instinct
for the "atmosphere" of this strange
ly fascinating music, makes a strong
impression. - During" her appearance
with the Boston Symphony orchestra
she sang three difficult arias of Mous
sorgsky's, and it is said that the Puri
tan audience was quite amazed.
The programme to be given on that
occasion by the Portland Symphony
orchestra will open with Mendels
sohn's "Scotch Symphony." Despite
his fertility as a composer and his ex
perience as a conductor of orchestras.
Mendelssohn made adventures into
the field of symphony compositions
only three times. The "Scotch Sym
phony," dedicated to Queen Victoria,
was finished in January, 1842. After
successful nresentation in Berlin and
Lelpsic, personally conducted, it was 1 dre Thomas came Anton Seidl
rendered with the Philharmonic or
chestra in London, in June of the
same year. There it was received
with extraordinary enthusiasm. -.
Like Mendelssohn and hjs three
concert overtures, this1 "Scotch Sym
phony" is orchestrated without trom
bones. The manuscript directs that it
be played through, without pause.
While it does not modify established
symphonic forms, its opening move
ment is said to "be especially splendid
and individual, and to depart from
the Mozart model, on even a grander
scale than did the "Italian Symphony"
which preceded it
The recognized debt of Mendelssohn
and all succeeding composers to
Weber makes the Weber overture to
"Oberon" an appropriate second num
ber on the programme. Weber's in
terest in enriched harmony and ef
fects of color, as shown in the adagio
of the overture, and his successful pic
turing of Elnand, with its spirits of
air and water, and his linking of the
dramatic with musical feeling,, gave
inspiration to Mendelssohn and Schu
mann, and even the entire variation
music of the present day.
Two favorite selections from Wag
ner's "Lohengrin," which complete the
orchestra programme, follow consist
ently upon thai Weber overture. In
nis eariy compositions, wagner as
serts that Beethoven, Weber and War-
schuer were his models." His lifelong
effort to reform opera from the stand
point of Beethoven's music, and by
proceeding from the dramatic motive
to its musical interpretation, owes a
certain debt to Weber's interest In
the dramatic and emotional qualities
of music. In "Lohengrin," the emo
tion expressed, as much as its melo
dic beauty, attracts attention. The
dominant "Leitmotive," giving the
emotions and characteristics of the
dramatic personnel, are all sympa
thetic with the spirit of the earlier
Weber.
This concert is certain to be one of
marked musical importance.
Knight and Walter Jenkins.
Leaders of the principal theater or
chestras of this city already have
signified their intentions of featuring
special music for the week, and church
choirs in general will specialize in the
better known of the olden harmonies.
Community-sings also will be given in
various sections of the city, but the
most interesting announcement is that
Mischa Guterson and his famed Riv-
oli orchestra will be presented in their
initial concert outside their regular
engagement since they have been in
Portland. This should be a musical
treat of more than ordinary signifl
cance. ,"
VETERAN ORCHESTRA MAY VISIT
A coast-to-coast tour, the first In
its 78 years of uninterrupted music
making in America, is now belne
planned for the New York Philhar
monic orchestra, the oldest symphonic
organization in the country, and the
third oldest in the world. The tour,
which is scheduled to bryig the Phil
harmonic in the vicinity of Portland
about April 27, 1921, is also the first
trip further west than Detroit that
the orchestra has made since 1915,
when the Philharmonic successfully
undertook an extended middle western
and southern journey. For those
cities, therefore, which are farther
away from New York than the some
what restricted district usually
covered by the orchestra s short year
ly trips, the proposed coast-to-coast
tour will be not only a new opportu
nity, but one- which may not present
Itself again for many years.
Its first conductor of international
fame was Carl Bergmann, who was
pioneer in introducing the music of
Wagner to symphonic audiences In
this country. Theodore Thomas, whom
Americans revere as a man who did
more to spread the love of good music
in this land than any other one per
son, was conductor" of the Philhar
monic for many years. After Theo
At
the time of Seidl's death he had been
conductor of the Philharmonic for
eight years. Among other famous
conductors who have wielded the ba
(on over this famous institution are
Colonne, Wassily Safonoff, Henry
Wood, Gustav Mahler and Josef
Stransky.
The Philharmonic has gradually ex
tended its activities until now the
members of the orchestra devote
practically all their time tothe work
of the organization. Rehearsals are
held daily during the season, and
about 60 concerts are given by the so
ciety in Greater New York.
ARONSEN CONCERT FEBRUARY 18.
Wilhelm Aronsen, violinist, arid
Miss Elna Anderson, pianist, appear
in concert in . Bethlehem . Norwegian
Lutheran church. Fourteenth street
north, between Couch and ' Davis.
Wednesday night. Mr. Aronsen will
play several of his best pieces, and
Miss Anderson, besides being accom
panist for Mr. Aronsen, will play
several solo numbers.
The programme: "Ciaccona" (Vi
tal!), Mr. Aronsen; "The Lark" (Glin-da-Balakiren).
Miss Elna Anderson;
'Legende" (Wieniawski), "Minuet"
(Mozart), "Nocturne" (Chopin-Auer),
Mr. Aronsen; "Scherzo" (D'Albert).
Miss Anderson; "Caprice Viennois"
(Kreisler), "Pasquinade" (Tirindelli),
Steppens Son" (Kela Bela). Mr.
Aronsen.
A reception will follow afterward
in the church parlors.
AMERICANS PLAY IN TROPICS.
From Havana comes the announce
ment of the tropical tour of the
Ernest Gamble concert party, which
appears in Matanzas, Camaguey, San
tiago de Cuba, as well as in two con
certs in Havana itself. Thence this
company goes to Jamaica and on to
Panama and Costa Rica.
In Panama, these artists will ap
pear in the National theater, with
the University club series, at the
Strangers' club. Colon, and before a
number of American audiences in the
Canal zone and at American naval
bases in the Caribbean. '
The Gamble party will returnto
the United States about the first -Of
April and begin-its 1.6th transconti
nental tour, leading completely across
the continent to California and the
Pacific northwest. Nearly 100 con
certs are booked for the company
durrng the coming summer.
The Ernest Gamble concert party
has made 18 ocean voyages. When
Uncle Sam began to dig the Panama
canal he secured this company for
five annual visits to the canal zone
to cheer up the workers. When he
took a hand in the "affair" overseas,
America's Overseas Theater league
sent the Gamble party over to hearten
French Poilus, British Tommies, Ital
ian Bersaglieri and our own doughty
doughboys, covering territory from
the Bay of Biseay to the Rhine, and
from the Riviera to the Somme. The
Gamble party toured northern Africa
n 1911, and it appeared at 'the San
Francisco exposition. In Paris it ap
peared at Madame Sarah Bernhardt's
"at home."
GRAINGER WON'T TOUR EUROPE.
Owing to his many concert dates in
this country for next season, many of
which were booked before the United
States entered the war against Ger
many, Percy Grainger, the- pianist-
composer, will be unable to fill an ex
tensive concert tour of the British
isles offered him by Thomas Quinlan,
the British 'Impresario. Mr. Grainger
has been wanted in England for some
time to appear In recital at the large
music festivals to conduct his own
works.
Mr. Grainger feels that it would be
unfair to disappoint his many friends
who Jiad expressed a desire that he
visit American cities.
During the coming season Mr.
Grainger will be heard in many new
works: His own production of '"The
Warriors"; John Alden Carpender's
"Concertino"; "Juba," a new dance by
Nathaniel Dett, a young Canadian
composer, will be introduced; four
virile and characteristic piano pieces
by Balfour Gardner; Grainger's "Chil
dren's March" for military band will
also be heard several times. Grieg'i
"Holberg Suite" and several Norwe
gian folk song, settings also will be
on the programmes.
MUSIC BRIEFS.
Mrs. Maude Belcher Pritchard was
soloist last week for the Women's Ad
club in the Benson hotel. Mrs. Pritch
ard s voice is a coloratura soprano and
she sings with ease and charm.
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Miss Mamie Helen Flynn, pianist,
and Mrs. J. Curtis Simmons, soprano,
assisted -by other musicians, will give
a concert at the men's resort at 8 P.
M. Saturday. This will be the first
concert this season given by Miss
Flynn, and is' being looked forward to.
The music at Central Presbyterian
church is attracting large congrega
tions and meeting with favorable
ccynments. Frank E. Douglas has
been engaged as organist. Mr. Bel
cher has begun rehearsal oh Dubois'
"The Seven Last Words of Christ,"
which will be sung Palm Sunday.
The first of Miss Jocelyn Foulkes'
student recitals since the New Year
holidays recently took place. Mad
eline Baker read a sketch of Bec
thovens' life. Those playing for the
first time on one of these programmes
were Dorothy Lyon, Gertrude Jensen
and Hal Coleman.
Violet Morgan, Hazel Hull,- Juanita
Stafford. Bernice- Laidlaw. Elaine
Quoidback, Masters' Robbie Warnock,
Ivan Silverman and Clarence HarrisB.
. .
The Enna Amateurs recently ap
peared in recital at the Benson hotel,
commemorating the 15ftti anniver
sary of their existence. A large audi
ence was present and each group of
numbers presented was received with
applause. Those ' who contributed to
the programme: Harry Richards,
Beatrice Hermansen, Mis. Lillian
Webster, Mrs. Mabel Ryder-Williams
and Gertrude rLakefish.f Dr. Emil
Enna filled the place of Bernice Sim
mons who could not appear, on ac
count of illness. Miss Clara Coakley
assisted with vocal numbers. Ameri
can compositions occupied quite a
large space on the programme.
'
Several students in vocal, instru
mental and dramatic art were pre
sented in informal recital last Sun
day night by Madame Lucie Valair
of the Conservatoire de Musique et j
Art Dramatique and all who took I
part in the eyent acquitted themselves
with credit. Their names are: Miss
Isa Botten, piano; Mrs. O. Robbins, so
prano; Mrs. Bradford Pharris, con
tralto; Miss Frances Rummelin, so
prano; Miss Mildred Crane, colora
tura soprano; Miss Ruth Taylor, dra
matic reader; Gilbert Fallman, dra
matic reader; accompanists, Mrs. En-
n is and Miss Isa Botten,
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Mendelssohn's oratorio "Elijah" 're
cently was rendered by the com
munity .chorus of Astoria and soloists
and chorus scored, a decided success
under the able direction of Mrs. Rose
Coursen Reed, who was called on at
the last minute to take the. position
of conductor on account of the illness
of the leader. Henry "P. Filer: The
First Methodist church- was crowded
to the doors with an attentive and en
thusiastic audience. Soloists were Miss
Myrtle Olsen of Chinook, and Mrs.
Reed, W. A. Erwin and Dr. Stuart
Maguire of this city. Accompanists
were Mrs. Clark Reed at the pipe or
,gan and Mrs. James W. Palmer at
the piano. Both these musicians did
most efficient work. , ' " , .
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Few in the audience who heard Mar
guerite Namara's brilliant singing of
the waltz song from "Romeo and
Juliette," with the" eastern, division of
army bands on a recent Sunday even
ing in New York City, were aware of
the fact that the beautiful young
prima donna had her first --rehearsal
with this organization "only a half
hour before the concert. It was the
first time in .her life that she had
ever sung with a band" and to make
the feat still more remarkable, the
favorite singer had already sung one
concert that afternoon with the orr
chestral society of New York at the
Century theater when -she gave a
beautiful interpretation of the diffi
cult Debussy aria from "L'Enfant
Prodigue" and also .the "Gavotte"
from "Manon." Her success with the
audiences on both occasions was very
notable.
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classes: A
The VERY poor those who realize they are very poor
and always buy the cheapest things they can find.
The MIDDLE CLASSES people who want to AP
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more," paying dearly for "front."
The RICH people who can afford to pay any price
ALWAYS DEMAND THEIR MONEY'S WORTH. They
look for VALUE and get it.
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do much to bring down prices in all lines.
It's the clerk who wears silk shirts and twenty-dollar
hats, and the woman who spends the family allowance on
her back, who are responsible for high prices. The rich
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FREMSTAD MAY SING IX APRIL.
It Is a matter of regret that the
Olive Fremstad concert, originally
announced to take place in this city
Wednesday night, February 18. is
postponed until sometime in April.
Madame Fremstad. one of the prima
donna sopranos' of the Metropolitan
Grand Opera company. New YorR
City, is sick with an attack of In
fluenza. She is to be presented in
concert by the Ellison-White music
bureau.
LAIDER FIND BENEFIT -' FEB. 19
The annual spring entertainment of
St. Andrew's society of Oregon will
take the form of a concert and dance
In the Masonic temple. West Park
and Yamhill streets. Thursday, 8 P.
il. The proceeds of this entertain-
KNEISEL TAKES MISS GRATKE.
Miss Loris Gratke, violinist of this
city, has been accepted as a student
with the noted maestro and coach,
Kneisel, New York City, and is there
now. Her mother, Mrs. John Gratke,
has just returned from New York
and says when she and Miss- Loris
first arrived in New York people they
consulted stated that Kneisel prob
ably could not accept any more violin
students this season. Mrs. Gratke
took Loris to a distinguished New
York symphony and orchestral con
ductor, and when he heard Loris play
one violin solo he lauded her musi
cianship and personally took her to
Kneisel. Miss Gratke was a violin
student of E. O. Spitzner, this city.
FESTIVAL SOON TO BE HELD.
The Portland Oratorio society is
planning for Its spring-concerts. . a
rtwo-day festival of music, to be given
late in April or early in May., in the
public auditorium. Laurence A. Lam
bert, manager of the western musical
bureau, will co-operate in direction.
The first evening will consist of an
hour and a half programme from
Hadyn's oratorio, "The Creation."
Eastern singers may be used as solo
ists. The second evening will con
sist of a miscellaneous programme.
Mrs. Grace Halferty. soprano. Seat
tie, sang a group of solos last Wednes
day morning for the cadets of Hill
Military academy. Mrs. Halferty sang
"The 'Crow's Egg" (Wells), "The Elf
Man" (John Kendrlck Bangs) and
Vlllanelle. Her singing was greatly
appreciated.
.'
Amelita Galli-Curci, who is to be
presented in this city probably late In
April or early in May, is now singing
with the Chicago Opera company in
the Lexington opera house. New York.
Her appearance there in "La Travi-
ata" and "La Sonnambula" saw seats
selling at a premium and speculators
reaping a harvest.
The Highland -Baptist church will
give a musical evening Friday, when
an orchestra of 17 members, directed
by Miss Ella. Martensen,-assisted by
Mrs.. Everett Marshall Hurd, reader.
and solos by Irts Martenson, contralto,
and Laurence Carlson, violinist, will
appear on the programme. This
will be the initial appearance, of the
Highland Baptist church orchestra in
toncert. ' outside the regular Sunday
morning service. "
The Tuesday night community sing
ing of American ballads in room A, i
Central library, under the direction
of the Schumann "society, will feature
the latest song by Fay Foster, "Are
You For Me or Against Me?" It is a
song of great warmth and depth of
meaning. The occasion of this meet
ing is to celebrate George Washing
ton's birthday. A lecture will be given
by Roy Marion Wheeler on "American
ism, the Tradition Expelled, and he
will render piano solos. Mrs. Nellie
Pollock will render a flag recitation
with the stars and stripes. Mrs. San
Juel Crawford will sing. Piano solos
will be 1 furnished by Mrs. .Edith
Barber and.. Virgil E. Isham.
'.
That music of the classic school
continues to hold charm for both solo
ist and the audience was ably proved
by Lucien E. Becker at his lecturer
organ recital last Tuesday night in
Reed college chapel. The programme
represented the various schools of
classical composition in Europe Eng
lish, Italian, 'German and French. One
of- the jnost pleasing numbers was
the choral song by Wesley. Mr. Becker
played the well-known "Toccata and
Fugue in D minor" and selection from
trie "Lenore Symphony" (Raff). The
big number was Reubke's "The Ninety-fourth
Psalm:" Mr, Becker gave a
verbal interpretation of each compo
sition before playing it His next re-;
cital will be in March.
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Trnfit Gamble, the fafiMn. rplti
an amusing incident illustrating the
general impression that .the musical;
and theatrical profession- are pre-
carious. After the pfbgramme by the
Gamble Concert party in one of the
New England towns, a garrulous and .
lnauisitive elderly man followed the:
company back to its hotel seeking a
pretext for conversation. Mr. Gamble
was attending to correspondence in
the writing room. The elderly party
took a seat at his elbow arid opened
his remarks with the usual "Where
do you all go from here?" After sev
eral other personal questions, he
drew closer and whispered confiden
tially: "Have you any trade to fall
back on?" Mr. Gamble, rather aston
ished, said "Why do you ask?" Where-
uuon the man explained "There was
For the Portfand Woman's Research
club's colonial party? February 20, at
Multnomah hstel for the benefit of
Pisgah home, the music programme
arranged by Mrs. Belle McClung
promises to be one of merit. An or
chestra, under the direction of Mns.
E. L. Knight, will be heard in sev
eral numbers. The" following orches
tra members will assist: Violins, Miss
Elsie Zook, Miss Kathleen Jordan,
Miss Helen Harper and Mrs. C. W.
Thompson; viola, Mrs. Starley Gorden
Swensen: cello, Miss Elsie Worden:
flute. Miss Margaret Laughton;
double bass,' Mis Elizabeth Finney;
clarinet, Miss Emma Rueck; French
horn, Mrs. Melvin Arant; piano, .Mrs.
A. C. White of San Francisco. Miss
Nina Dressel, contralto, and Miss Mary
E. Powell, mezzo soprano, will render
solos. Miss Emily Williams will ap
pear in esthetic dances.
.
The Vancouver (Wash.)' Music club
chorus appeared in concert in that
city recently and presented a pro
gramme of delightful choral numbers
that were melodious, sweet in the
quality . of tone and finished in phras
ing and effect. The chorus continues
to grow in ensemble work and Is un
der the direction of John Claire Mon
teith, who has been director for sev
eral' seasons. "The Willow" (Goring
Thomas), a difficult number, "An Irish
Folk Song" (Foote), and an arrange
ment of "Roses in Picardy," were
particularly pleasing. Soloist for the
evening was Eloise Hall Cook, whose
beautiful voice was heard' In a num
ber of songs, including "O Dieu
Brahm" (Bizet), which- showed the
beauty of her high voice. Miss Ida
May Cook, accompanied both chorus
and soloists. An added feature was
a number by Miss Velta Lyon, violin-,
ist. Officers of the chorus are: Mrs.
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George B. Simpson, president, Mrs.
J. J. Padden, vice-president; Miss
Alice Engelsen. treasurer, and Mrs.
E. G. Dltlevsen, secretary.
Miss Alice Nielsen, who sang lately
In the public auditorium, has left for
New York, after completing a suc
cessful tour of 16 concerts under-the
management of Laurence A. Lambert.
Six of the 16 points already have re
newed contracts for return engage
ments of Miss Nielsen next season
which speaks volumes for the artistic
merit of the charming soprano.
In the absence of Ward W. Mac
Henry, pastor of Mount Tabor Presby
terian church, who is attending in
Chicago a meeting of the synodlcal
committee chairmen of the new" era
movement, the church choir will ren
der thiB programme in sacred concert
tonight at 7:30 o'clock: Organ pre
lude "Prelude Mllitaire" (KocKwen;;
anthem. "I Will Magnify; Thee"
(Shaokley); solo, "Holy City (Weth
erly), Harold L. Graham; anthem,
"Break Forth Into Joy" (Simper);
trio, selected, organ Erma Ewart.
cello Duane Lawrence, violin Cyril
Crockett; solo. "Open to Me the
Gates" (Blschoff). Mrs. Blanche
Myers; offertory. "Canzonette" (Rock
well): male chorus, "Work for the
Night Is Coming;" solo, "The Voice in
the Wilderness" (Scott). E. Arnold
Morgan; anthem, "O Light Eternal'
(Miles). . , ,
The first formal concert of the
D O." K. K. band and the Knights,
of Pythias orchestra was a recent
prominent feature In Pythian circles j
This D O. K. K. band is composed of:
40 musicians and wun m. r, ...
orchestra of 20 members decidedly
pleased the large meeting. One of the
amusing features was af '"ded by the
Si Perkins Jazz band. During the pre
vious programme, the audience was
f1...i-H with sentimental rendl-
tions directi'il by thr conductor,
Frank M.iughim. Near the clime of
the last concert a nuiutxT of the
soloists of the band retired to the
dressing rooms and re-aiipi-ared In
costumes that were startling to be
hold and gave n griiuino garden va
riety of rube cluitnli-n, including car
rots, etc. One of the ridiculous mo
ments was when "SI Pcrkinn" handed
a mammoth carrot to the mniiuger,
George Smith, who was Mandlng si
attention on the stuge and attired
In a dress suit. Mr. Smith ate the
cHrrot.
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Yalair Conservatoire De Musique Et Art Dramatique
. . Some of Its Special Advantages
Besides the study of music and dramatic art. in
ftruction at the Valair Conservatory Include, edu
cauonal and social advantages The conservatory
idea, which emphasizes frequent contact with artist
instructors and other students of the same inter
ests has a cultural value. Included in tuition are
'orchestra rehearsals for stringed instruments and
student classes in musical history, traditions and
harmony. A school of refinement and polish as well
iS3. ' as art, with enJoyaDle social leaiurco.
' . direction of Mme. Lucie Valair.
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