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0 . . i- feliUJ. JU..r-r- i- ' " '.'-'igi-V'gg-ira . ', IIMIIIM , I , , I I J L . i ''. , ;' ' " " l)HESE poltimnn have before delfy- rred themselves of opinions on t projrrammatical annotations nd Flabnratlona that preclude all pos sibility of irwlivlduality In Inter v prtlng music. Think what an auto , rnatlc thing music would be If every ' one wero forced to exactly the aatna ' picture in playing a maater'a composi- tlon. , MubIc is perhaps the most elusive of , ll the arts, uiterature is tangiDie. i ' The Ideas' that the author means to five are conveyed In unmistakable terms ana you immeaiaieiy recoKnixo the picture he intends, to draw because - be talks In the language of words, But . even then his picture may convey a dif- (erent meaning to- different readers, fainting and sculpture are a little less tanaibla because the artist's mean ing is not told In plain language. The ineaniag- Is tbere but Jt nay be dlffer- eat to di.Terest people -and, it Is only in allowlnc eacbj to derive hf own mean- - ing that It JaoesMts. greatest good. . : the more lofty messages ui work bring - the rreater good is it ' .Wusic ls less tangible, however, than even painting. It does not evn epcak through the eyes, out only tnrovgn tnei 'ear, and sounos have n absolute meanxl ' tng except where it bas. been asftjgtea, as In the ease of words. WhenSinien try, then,' to transfer Xhelr emoUope to . music, 'whether they attempt trfreAro-' , duce happenings by realistic itnltalon . or by, let us say, oode, in whlclAcetalti combinations or sounds stand ftsf cer- tain emotions, they must depepd large ly upon the hearer's' ImaglnWive' power . to read meaning Into their efforts. "But there are no absolute rules o' follow and with the same -tune you may play. upon many emotions In different' subjects. t'But) it IS -onl in the spon taneous, response of the hearer that the 1 cpmpoaerLhas reached his aim, has suc ceeded In transmitting his message, to . the world, if he must use. program7 v matical explanations It Is not' only a Re flection on th.e intelligence and imagtna- Hon f hi hearers, but upon the truth ' and cqivlnoingneas of his own mes sage. .And similarly the pianist errs along the same line. . It Is supposed that In me Brst piace a pianist wiu select 10 play a composition that carries & real ' message. . The tact that he has chosen . te play it is supposedly evidence that the music Is good and has a reason for being played, mow, 11 he cannot trans Ml tlittt vmamha t lila oiiHIano with. ... Hill VI, th .,. BDUBU .I... u..w.ww . . out . the aid of verbal explanations he has not reached the height of planistlc act.-... - Of course you may say that those who have Imagination .and understanding are in the minority and that the annota tions are for the benefit of those who . know nothing Of . the meaning of music. ttvt will a pefson who cannot read some meaning, into what vhe .hears, even 1 though a simple reading, be likely to ; rnd In music the elaborate , .pictures painted oy- some one -eise. xso; ins pic ' ture given oy the composer, or the plan' ' istlc lnterDrete"r Is the result of Imag ination,' too, and its comprehension will - tar surpass the ability of the unlmag- 1 inative person wno cannot nna even a ; simple utory of .hit own in It. ul weU jook at' a picture of a moun tain stream and aak a bystander if he can see In that picture the companions j ot your childhood with whom you used to paddle about In that little stream. At your hint he may see little com , panions, but they are not .your compan ions; and, if not, they ar not at all He wiU say, -"I s-e only a little water." . And so some hear only a noise, and the An nnt ..... a ,a niamulifM intn .intelligent sounds. . To' be stfre,' there Is the class whose . Imagination merely compasses a big . noise, and tne bigger the better. But y they probably, would also like to hear a ' whole wilderness of Hons roar, because it-would be a Digger noise than one lion i could make. The mere bigness over whelms them, and the Hon that can roar the loudest must be the most com- , But to hark, back to elaborately ex . plained programs. At the Paderewskl concert the- other night programs were fftverr at the door which served to ex - ulaln-to -the-andlence - enough of tna e-ning s work. In the aisles were sold before the program and during the Jn tPrmisslort . elaborate pamphlets with the whole program made simple a sort o( "chemlatry-in-ten-weks course, or a ' "twenty-question in philosophy" prop osition,' .resembling the get-rich-qulck - schemes and patent-cure-all remedies. Let us say nothing of the bad taste of selling these things with a "hollering" up and down, the aisles In the midst of an artist's performance. Many pianists and' singers "would not have allowed It, but perhaps thev want to preserve the .artistic atmosphere and they have not already done so by means of a "re-llgiously-Ugnted" stage, a somber and Impressive manner, and countless other . little art manufactures. But what did these keys or guides do? If the pianist felt that he -really must have Intelligent response, why did he not have them distributed freely that many of the untrained who maybe need ed them most might get them? Those who bought, them for the most part, it seemed, were . so - engrossed in reading the guide that they didn't have time t llatitn to the music It was like the i loquacious guide in travel, who -talks SO mucn ana so rapmiy uu m pcmioi- ntly that one has no chance to look at anything for trying to listen, ana mucn change to . ask' a Question- that would start-olt his own independent, views. Of course, there may Tiave Deen the expectation that the hearers would ne so lost in tne laDynntn or anernai Inc poundings and sentimental glidings over the keys that even the intelligent would need a guide, A- The following program was given last week at a concert given by Piedmont Presbyterian cBttrth, wlflcH waa crowded to the doors: (a) "Sahcta Maria' raurt); (b) "Rockin' In de Wind" (Neldllnger), double quartet from Treble v.ici viuii, mvn. onnuenti'n xiceu, mi Grace Campbell, Miss Catharine -Cov ach. Miss Hilda Hegele. Mrs-. J. Ernest Laldlaw. Mrs. Virginia Spencer-Hutch-Inson, Miss Clara Howell. Miss Alice Juston, Mrs. Phillip Pollock, accompan ist; "Slave Song" (Riego), Miss Clara Howell ;The Hills of Skye" (Harris)', ; Mlss Catharine Covach; "Jean" (Bur ..Y Virginia Spencer-Hutchinson. Because' (D'Hardelot), Miss Oraee Campbell; "My Rose of Yester-en-- Rich), Miss llce JTugtonT (a) "The Blue Bells of Scotland" (Arr by i Behilling), B) -The Dusk Wltch"7Ara broee), double iuartef,v "Douglas Tn. ?r.f,ni1 yaP'- BfH"). Mrsfi. ErneSt Ildlaw; - oa nd (D Harde on Miss Beulah Cad well; ,"An Island of Dreams" tHerbert). Mrs. Walter Reed "The Millers Wooing" (Fannlng)dSS: .blejuartet.feVr . ; It was gratifying to hear from XI' n. Sharpe, the London manager,, that he Arthur Alexander, pne of the most promising musicians he has taken up. Mr, Sharps by the yay, was pronounced by an Englishman who knows him the most v noneet of an the English man alters nd Impresarios. His commend' ell ui of and enthusiasm - over Arthur Altoandor straightway gain weight. Mr. fei ' f$L :VUu , iff- Madamo Lillian Blauvelt, Operatj 81nger Who Will Be at the Heilig , ' - This Month. ' - Alexander, so Mr. Sharpe says, is en dowed with real genius and is remark ably talented and versatile. He hopes to keep the young tenor with him for sertous work and expects him to create a real sensation wnen rje ls.iauiitu on the public sea on a broader plan. His work through England has been most successful and he has In the short time he has been there made an enviaoie name for1 himself. - The music program for today at Taylor Street Methodist church will be as follows: Morning urgan. muuu Adagio" (B. Tours); anthem, "The Heavenly Message" (Coombs), violin obllgato. Miss Barker; offertory, trio, "Sweet Is the Work" (Welgand). Mrs. Muller.'Mr. Boyer and Mr. Yates; organ; march, "Sollemnelle" (Westbrook). Evening Organ, "Serenade" (Chwatal); anthem. "Q for a Closer Walk With God' (Foster); offertory, bass solo, 'It Is Enough," from "RllJah" (Mendels sohn); organ, "March" Hofman). Xhe choir: Soprano, Mrs. E. 8. Miller; con tralto, Miss Kvelyn Hurley; tenor and director, W. H. Boyer: bass, Cliarles Cutter; organist, Mrs. Warren Thomas; chorus of JO voices. w The farewell concert of J. P. Robert son at Arlon hall, March 27, will be of unusual Interest to music lovers. The followlnar artists will be, Jieard in Scot. tlsh song and story; Mrs. Walter Reed. Miss Kathleen Lawler, Miss Barston, Mrs. Glbb, Mr.. Crowther, Mr. Murray, Mr. Coleman and the Welsh chorus. Mr. Robertson will present a sextet of Juvenile kilted dancers In reals, strath speys, fling, sword dance and sollor's hornpipe to bagpipe music. The ac comDanlsts for the evening rlll bo Carl Denton and Stiles' orchestra. Dancing will follow the concert, judge's Mrs. Olga Bartsch-Lange's B-Sharp club had Its open meeting last Monday evening. J. M. Michael, the soloist, was enthusiastically received by the club. His numbers were: "Plantation Song" (Cluteam), "A Bowl of Roses" (Clark), "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" (Metcalf). "Serenade" (Dressier). The aim of the club is the study of light singing. The members are now able to sing any music written In the key of- C. .The next meeting takes up the study or the Key of ti and so on tin tney are aoie to read an Ke$ at signt. The last Monday in the month will be open night, the members . will bring their friends and solos .will be sung by the pupils ana choruses by tne ciuo. The Webber String orchestra will give the following program at St Vln cent's hospital this afternoon from 1 to 3: Overture, "Lustsplel" Op. 73.Keler-Bela ' Serenade , . Schubert "O, Promise Me"....De Koven-Webber Contralto solo. Miss' Mcintosh. Selection from "La Boheme" . .'i Nevin-Webber "Traumerle" Schumann Contralto solo. Miss Roslna Mcintosh. Grand selection from Martha '. Flotow-Odell "Medley of Southern Melodies". .Webber "The Boston Ideal March" Slegel , 3c. Vande'rbllt ' Sr. Mrs, William , 1C yanderbllt Sr. re cently bousht out the entire seating ca pacity of the New Amsterdam theatre, where Henry W. Savage g production of "The Merry wiaow- is. piaying, ana gave an extra matinee performance, dis posing of the 1,800 seats in the play house to Now. York's .""00." Mrs. Yan derbllt bought the seats at the usual prloes and sold them at rt-premium. Her transaction netted :JlOQ0 , for. the Nas sau hospital, in aid of which the per formanee mB-glvmrt-r .: i- .- Mrs. Walter Reed will sin a solo. "Nearer Mr God to Thee' (Neidllnger). at tne First Presbyterian hurcn at tne morair.g sermon toaay. What can you ex rec t bf an audience when one Nf its members whispers ex- citeaiy. "Ain't iie grand? "L just think s aattons and Kugey were loveiyl ti w loolt 'or Independent Judgment their 'fflW.' .19 P-Vn . - ' .... .. . " It U said that Ellen T-. heard in opera .ff the Metropolitan hen who w.PS a? man' ot west nrf. wno Wish, har thai idv.n..man i Miss Yaw lias a remarkably clear high voice of much sweetness. When heard in 'concert here she was far from being a success but that was largely due to her. amateurishness and to the handicap or a poo accompanist. The concert it self was distressing because It moved so slowly and with such effort, but still one cannot' deny that Miss Yaw has a pretty voice -of much promise. She seemed then to need development of force and Individuality; seemed in short to require a personality, which doubt less years and more experience wfll bring her if she has not already attained uiem. ' An Indirect slap at Paderewskl comes from Leonard IJebling in the Musical Courier in the remark, "Alexander ha.m- bert snys that Chopin-hauers are not neceesariiy philosophical pianists." "Hauers' Jn Germany are choppers or hewers,, and over there Paderewskl is lennuu a '-nsuer. . Louis Blumenberg's definition of an "advance agent" Is "a man who gen erally leaves the company behind." Leonard Llebljng in the Musical Cour ier. A NOTHER HERETIC Shows His Ignorance A music critic English graduate writes fro.m Denver, on the "occasion of Paderewsltl's stock program per formanee; ."Hie fugue and variations, advertised as the first hearing, was not even a well-conceived extemporaneous performance. It had a head, but no body or tail; tidbits from Bach, Lisxt, and several other composers. Really. I cannot believe the thing was ever written out; ir so, ne bad better not write any more, for it will never add much to musical literature." "What sort of flrstvhearlnsr was that advertised in Denver?" remarks the se vere critic ot. the Musical Courier. "Was it the first hearing of the work anywhere, was it the first hearing In xt-h r:i , ui waa ii iiih hi bi Hearing in America after Paderewskl has played his precious opus in about 20 or SO other cities of this country before reaching Denver? Two things are sure; the first Is, that Paderewskf played, the fugue and variations in New York; the second Is that the MuslcaJ Courier wrote as ronows aDout the work after Its premiere here: 'Paderewskl's varia tions consist simply of a series of con ventional external embellishments on a theme ot -unmelodlous and singularly unasthetic character. , , "Paderewskl does a series of grand and lofty tumblings In an improvlsa- iionui wuy mxiui cna ineme, and dis plays the special technics In which he excels. Of the true variation form, as expounded by Beethoven, Schumann and Brahms, this pianist-composer seems to nave na iaea, ror nis ineme never gets away from its bald self and suggests no side ...lines of Imaginative construction. All in all. the variations are worthl, and as futile and empty as the same composer s long rorgotten opera, "Manru " ENGLISH PUNSTER Plays on American, fivents The London Punch has grown funny at America's expense and after Lon don's own mad rage for Tetraxzlnl has caricatured New York's fit of madness over the Italian prima donna who re cently made her debut at the Manhat tan with such startling success. . The. article is interesting from the stand point of English humor and English lights on American subjects. It fol lows here: TETRAZZINI S NEW TRIUMPH. (By Marconlgrapb.) New York, true to its reputation as the capital of boss Ideas, Is going char acteristically wild uver TetrsMinL Tbere has been nothing like It since Harry Lauder and Interest In the Thaw case now practically non-existent people talk Tetrazslnl from -morning to.niglit. and in their sleep. ,.,..; The fiueue at the . Manhattan "onera house besrlns at davbreak and bv break fast time there are enoagh people to fill every teat three times. The cheap-1 est aets are 41 each) first lap seats are 110 with second lap ISO.' There Is. however, likelihood that the sale of laps will be stopped by Anthony- Corn stock, even If tho Inability of the orig inal seatliolder to see anything does not bring the habit of sitting In laps into disrepute.:'' , .' ., The rush for the high priced seals Is equolly - phenomenal. Falling to get them, strong men weep and- strong wo men shriek; weaker vessels become as mad 'as Thaw's relatives. A clerk who embersled $50 last week Was acquitted when he pointed out that he wanted the- money to buy a back seat for "Travlata.". , Mrs Stuyvosant Kipper has named her pet chow, for whtfh -she gave 120, 000, Tet. In honor of he prima donna.' A well known fancy . store on Broad way Is doing enormous business with a lacquer article known as the Zlnl tea trav. which sells, readllv for 110. al though It Is .worth, perhaps, only as many cents. . ' - retrasziiu tess. at wnicn. these trays afe used, are now all the rage. The f uests bave to sing the highest note hey can, between each mouthful or ,sip. The Dancrs have nothlna- but ''praise for the great singer. The World lieads Its article, "Better Than the Best," whi'e the Tribune, more staid but equal ly enthusiastic, begins Its praises with the words. "Nightingales are now back numbers." On Wall street such Is the rare for opera am? the great singer that men converse and carry on their business solely la rei'tatlve. . ChannfAV ftAnow turn mlvmrt T1 n mlr. Ing after dlnirer speeches. Mr. Cortelyou, who -began life as a Firofesslocgl musician, has resigned pol tic In order to study for the operatic stage. Hooker T. Washington was In the stalls the other night with a view to appearing as Othello to Tetrazainl's Des- dernona. Thaw, denied the opportunlty.of hear ing Tetrarilnl. has asked to be trans ferred frcm the Tombs prison to Sing Sing. Wagner's Tetralogy Is to be renamed the Tetraulnlology In the hope of In ducing the diva to study the roles of Brunnhllde and Sieg'lnde, which she has hitherto neglected. Upton Sinclair Is- writing new nov el called "The Larynx." which he has dedicated to Madame Tetraxzlnl. President Roosevelt is taking singing lessons. - INTERESTING FACTS Of Wagner and the Hoodoo The following interesting article from th Musical World refers to Wagner's Well known superstition regarding the number 13: 'To begin with, the ' composer was born In 1813, and died February 13. The Inauguration of the Buyreuth thea tre waa on the 13th and the two famous representations of .Tannhauser' at the Paris opwra were on March 13 and May 18, 1861 and 18&G. There are 13 letters In .he name of Richard Wagner. The total, of the figures In the year of his birth. ISIS; equMs 13. He wrote 13 mu sic dramas. . HTs determining Impres sion in favor of a dramatic career was made on the 13th of the month, after hearing Devrlent In 'Der Frelschuts" on October- 13, 1819. Weber died In Wag ner's ISth year. Wagner's public debut as a musical personage was In 1S31 (added. IS.) He completed 'Rlenzl' In Paris In 1840 (added, IS.) Tannhauser' was completed on April IS, 1844. Wag-ners-exllo from Saxony lasted 13 years. September 18 was his last day at Bay reuth. Liszt saw him for the last time In Venice, January 13, 1883. and the year In which he died was 'the 13th of the German confederation." The events connected with the num ber 13 in this case seem to lean more toward the good than the bad. Another Journal suggests that there may be some errors In these numbers, as for In stance Wagner published only 11 In stead of IS muslo dramas. But It Is to be hoped, after all the racking of mind and memory and history the compiler must have gone through to stretch out these facts far fetched as some of tnem are, tn,at his efforts will not be greeted with any "Incorrect" exclama tions." ' A SSISTING SOLOISTS J Of Rank With Blauvelt ( The next musical attraction to be of fered by the Heilig management will be one of Interest.. Madame Lillian Blauvelt, a was announced here last Sunday, will sing" Wednesday evening, March 18. An additional announcement of Interest lies in the news that with her will come Albert Rosenthal, violin cell Uft, and Miss Kellogg, planlste. Those who follow the musical annals closely so as to know the records fit young musicians before they are hailed great by the world at large know of Albert Rosenthal's standing in Europe where he has been studying for some' years past and where his work has aroused: the critics to surprised praise of the young westerner. .This, I be" lieve. Is his fifat American tour since be returned from Europe .spd all. thaj criticisms I have seen or nis work nave been most commending. Miss Kellogg Is a young American planlste whose work has attracted favorable attention in many places. Madame Blauvelt Is well 'enough known to heed no further Introduction than her name. She sang here in con cert several years ago, five or six, I believe, under Lois Steers' management. and was voted charming and delightful at that time, since then she has been In Brand opera and light 'opera and has made a success in both. She is one of the younger prima donnas and her so prano voice Is full of youth and enthu siasm. It is said that her voice has grown much since her last appearance here. Her personality Is not the least or ner assets, ror sne nas beauty and grace ana a aeiigntruny friendly air. 65- T7NGLISH OPERA TO ill Invade Holy of Holies I , A report that English opera will be given stress next season at the Metro politan has caused a good deal of ex? cltement and not a little triumph In the camps of those who have long been fighting for this end. The fight has been a long hard' one and this is one of the first signs of a yield ing, which it Is held, will be complete surrender soon. The fla-ht has been going on within the Daners for a long time and musi cians have talked about it among them selves with no visible result. Henry W. Savaae made the first practical effort and he has been successful in producing very good opera In English for several years past The same con ditions prevail In England .and' only within the last few years has a sin rle company, the Carl Rosa, given od- era In English there, and done prac tically tne same worg as savage has done here. It has met with so much success there that Hans Rlchter con templates giving the entire Ring cycle of Wagner in English. Of course mere are tnose wno will hold ud their artistic hands in horror and talk of the sacrifice of art and give the usual arguments that have beeof-loating around for the past cen tury. But the fact remains that in France opera Is given in French, in Germany, in uerman, jn uuy, in Italian.- no matter in what language the nnn may nave oeen written lormeriv. and they do not think the translation a sacririoe. Otto H. Kahn Is the new director at the Metropolitan who Is champion ing this change. Herr Mahle and Mr. Dippel have expressed themselves in favor 6f the change. Jn an Inter view with the New York Evening Post Mr." Kahn aysl rT "Walls - we have done nothlngr def inite as ret. we fully Intend to carry out the idea. It Is our ambition to make the opera -house more of an ed ucational Instltutloon than It Is as it should be. A great Institution like the Metropolitan opera bouse should be a much a national educational project as the .American Museum of Natural His rory or the Metropolitan Museum ' of Art. . ; '(.. " - . "We reaJJss thaV-1t 'arinot r fully claim such a place until It is in po sition to assist native ;Amer)caa. tal ent, -as a matter or Tact, there la no doubt of - America's ability tp support grand opera of its own. Mr. .Mahler. the director1. ' has ' been . rnuoh struck witn tho artistic appreciation and good musical taste of the American peoplo. He Is very optlmlatlo of the success of such a plan. The singers are ready the fetaale slngese, at any rate, and male singers will , be found, once there is a strung cau lor mem. tney nave never reuy naa a cnanco to e oevei' oned yet. . ,- ... . -. ' "As to what we Shall try to produce I cannot say. . It la too early; we have not yet looked around the ' available field. . There are probably few native American operas, out mere is at least one of Palne's which I think 1 mni. and there Is another by a German com poser, Weber, which was originally uuiuyuiog (. u cnausn liDretto. xnat fact Is not generally known.. It has uen nuiig auroua ana in uerman in this country, "Oberon,".as Jt is called, would make a good- Initial offering In English operas. . - "It is not to be supposed that we snau ao away witn tne old regime. English opera will simply be an addi tion, not a substitute for 'the old rep ertoire. The. old singers wllK remain, as well.- We are only trying to give the opera house a truly national as pect, in that connection we are elim inating .the financial features of Its operation -as mucn as possible, and de veloping me arusuo reatures." . , I SPLENDID PROGRAM For'Five Days Festival The Interest In the appearance of the Chicago Symphony orchestra Is rapidly growing as work for the Chorus progresses. ' Rehearsals are being hell every Week at Ellers and the chorus growing. It la expected to have a chorus or duo in good singing form by April, when the orchestra arrives. The dates for the festival are from Friday to Sunday, April 10, 11 and 12, with four concerts. There will doubt less be a large attendance from out of town for this festival, and It will be one or tne most important musical events ever recorded In Portlands his tory. Von Flellta, the regular conduc tor, will not accompany the orchestra, for he- has gone abroad, but Rosenbeck er will have the direction. With the or chestra of 65 will be 10 Instrumental soloists, and six vocal soloists to sing with the chorus. The Program arranged Is an interest ing and varied one, offering. entertain ment for all tastes. Friday night at the Opening concert "Fair Ellen," by Max Bruch, will be given. -The cantata la well known, with Its pretty story ot the siege of Lucknov, and Its pretty airs. Saturday afternoon there will be a pop ular concert by the orchestra with solos. Saturday evening "The Swan and the Skylark," by A. Goring Thomas, will be given by the chorus, assisted by the orchestra, Sunday afternoon will be given "The Messiah" (Handel), and Sunday night a grand orchestral concert with the soloists. - The soloists' names have not ret been published as the entire list has not been arranged, but It Is promised that some well known singers will be num bered among them. 55- SANE PIANIST HAS j Many Outside Interests Here is a really Interesting article which treats of the human side of a human pianist; "It is difficult to make a hero out of Bauer," .writes Ethelyn MIddleton. "All the elements are there and to spare, but bevlll not have them put together ana consent to stana on a pedestal. Just as he lets you know at once that he Is not a "wunderklnd," but reached nis excellence as a pianist throueh ner- severance and hard work, so now that he ranks among the most proficient virtuosos of the age he discusses his ana other people's music with the calm good sense so often lacking In many great artists who. seem to feel that part di tneir capital is pose. "Mr. Bauer is a worker. When he Is not giving recitals and lessons to a few favored pupils he la always on a tour In some part of Europe. Or he la busy with hia books, or else out on an excursion among the antiquary shops of Paris looking for old woodwork, for which he has a particular penchant and or wnicn ne nas a number of excellent speciments In his house. ."!.. dabble. In lots of things fce said te- me smilingly, but I'm not a bit of a savant" "I took a look about his charming rooms, whose walls are covered with good pictures and engravings signed by the artists themselves. He also has one or ijwo superb Japanese prints and no ena ui bus or Dronze signed with famous names. There are photographs of . many musicians, all autographed, and other, Dhotosranhs nnpniina liovisJ scenes In the two Americas where air.-Bauer appears in quite a different Jythkihan thai of . pianist. Best of nil mere is a nneiv siocitea bookcase. Mr. Bauer's room, like himself, suggests that If he Is a pianist first es all, he nas miereni in many otner things be sides and Is trained to put Into his in- terpretatlon X great piano literature tne culture ana aesinenc sense of a wei-murea orain. PATRON SAINTS' DAY Occasion for Good usic Today Is the patron saint's day at St. David's church. East Twelfth and Bel mont streets. The day will be observed with special music at the regular morn Ing and evening services, and a special musical service will be given at 3:30 in tne arternoon. The music at the choral celebration at 11 this morning will be Tours In C. At the evensong at 7:30 will be given Magnificat and Nunc Dlmlttis, Gadsby in C. (Cornets, J. B. C. Lockwood and John Lockhart.) A solemn Te Leurn will be sung at the close of evensong. (Muslo by Sir Vllliers Stanford.) The program of the Afternoon recital is of special Interest and presents some beautiful numbers not generally given. The aong numbers are of special merit, some of the most dignified and beautiful music that can be found for this work. The program folldws: Organ prelude, Sehr langsam (Krels- lenanaj Schumann Aria, "O God Have Mercy" (St. Paul) Mendelssohn I). B. Mackle. , Aria, "O tries soeurs" Massenet Miss Suza Jones. Violin solo. Adagio paWietique. . .Godard Henry L. Bettman. - f Lessons In Charity , (1) "The Requital" Blumenthal C, E. Patterson. (2) "Magdalen" Constance Maude J. B. W. La warm. Organ symphony No. fi (first move- ,'' memj Widor jM USICIANS MAKE Debut With Success The recital at the Heilig Wednesday evening Introducing Frank .G. Elchen- laub, violinist, andMiss Beatrice C. M. Hidden, : planlste, was largely attended and both artists, who were making their Initial bows to the Portland public, met with enthusiasm. Mr. Eichenlaub has lust returned from Europe, where be has passed the last bix years i study, part or the lime with Sevcik and part with Musin. His first number, a Beetnovea romance, was below the grade of. hie other work. In "Paroles du Coeur" (Radoux-Musin) his work was -a little- more confident and developed Individuality. But in the Bruch concerto be arose to his . real abilities and did. the. difficult work in a most commendable manner,' Hi bow was free, his fingering easy, and Certain and hia tone good. Perhaps Ji played w T-r-rw-mw r rrTt t ' W lDxu I -luN U W ' WITH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA - - - . ...... -a mm mi I r a, mm ii it j-x. r, i x . m n ii mm if I ,. . m n II mm mm , , v . . .... ... u . M mm mm i ssa III m ' 3 IKS FcjiTT-VCV Tt, - ! - s ijc'r, aTH 11 III II . Ki I i VV I -SSW -JJmSAliiik t Mrs. Generleve Clark Wilson, Who phony Orchestra Which As soloist for this year the Chicago Symphony orchestra which Is' soon to be heard-In Portland has secured Mrs. Genevieve Clark Wilson whose soprano voice has for the past nine years been recognised as one of the best to bo heard in oraterios, reoltals and con certs in the country. She has made decided advancement In her work since she waa last heard in Portland and she Is now regarded as the sweet est voiced and moat intelligent singer In oratorio and concert work. Everywhere, under varied conditions. from single solo numbers to long and sustained oratorio roles and recitals, he has met with unbounded suooess. There Is not a prominent orchestra In the country with which Mrs. Wilson has not appeared ana her career is significant In the many rearrangements made by various clubs with which she has sung. . best, however, the Wienlawskl "Airs Russe," into which he succeeded in putting contrasting emotions, bringing out thr different folk melodies with their quaint setting effectively. His first encore was th -'Surprise Song" from the "Melsterslnger," and of course he had to play the Inevitable "Trau merel" at the close In response to the Insistent applause. Miss Hidden, too. has recently re turned from study abroad. Nervousness detracted a good deal from the beauty of her first number. Llsst's "Lfebe straum," Into which she may, perhaps, have read a little too much senti mentality for some. A Chopin prelnde was given in encore, wut sne leit nine to be desired in her playing of the lovely, tuneful Ltsit concerto. It Is a large undertaking to play this concerto, but Miss Hidden was xuuy equai io n. eha rievelnned a strength, a cower and a confidence oulte unheralded by her other numbers. Her wrist was xiexime and her attack forceful and clean. The concerto Is a brilliant composition and she preserved the brilliancy in her reading. B. E. Cburseh played the or chestral parts with precision and ac curacy. Miss mauen s eiu.-uio wo pretty little Grieg number. Rth municiana will readily find place. In Portland for their work. The patronesses ior umir tunvci i cif i A. E. Hockey. Mrs. Rose Bloch Bauer, Mrs. P. J. Mann, Mrs. Frederick Eggert, Mrs. Harvey W. Scott and Mrs. H. C Phillips. xriaa Kathleen Lawler presented .a number of her pupils in recital at Ellers ball yesteraay anernuun. Belt Mad of 223 Steer Hides. From the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Washington state boasts the largest leather belt ever made In the world The hides of a herd of 225 steers were required to rurnisn ins materia ryni hih th hia- endless belt was built h oantara of the hides, were used. and each of these was stretched for weeks to Insure perfectly even trengUi In all parts of ths proposed belM Tb belt is 114 fwt wnj I iWtJiM' ina three-ply thick. The weight 6f- the belt Is something more than 8,600 pounds. Not a peg, rivet or-fastening of any kind was used to weld the pieces, of hide together. The best-Quaijtjr at ce ment was used and ths placeavwhere the. ku.a nvarinn waitien dv ins weiani oi WitMiilln. nrnaa bearing ISO Bounds pressure to the square.fojit "Tha big belt nas JU Pt-n iiiiwuw n Dempster sawmiii. . -j.uunu, , naau ington. ' .' '-.- ,:'- ' ' ' win X maoalTad : MONDAY, MARCH 9 Tot the Famous LYRIC SOPRANO, LILLIAN . soira MciTAi , Heilig Theatre WEDNESDAYS MAD HI 18 EVENING ...... WftKUl 10 i ill i ii 1 Assisted hy AtntBD BOBBWTHA1., OeUolst. MISS BDITH KEU.OQO. Pianist. "v- nucssr . Entire lower floor; 13.00 Balcony, first ' rows .... 130 Balcony, last 5 fows . ; . .91X10 Entire gallery, no reserve $1.00 HOW TO OBDEB SB ATS. " Address i leHeri and ' make checks and money orders- payable . to W. T. Pangle, manager Heilig Theatre. Inclose - self-addreesed envelope to help insure safe re turn, i,. ' -v ' : Phone 'Heilig ..Theatre ' for ; any information desired." ' "'r' -1 MAILORDERS BLAUVELT TTaT' TA " T, TOm fw. '; yi V UCALia 1 ; - Will Be Heard With Chicago Sym Comes Next Month. The Chicago Symphony orchestra haa long Deen at the bead of all western musical organisations. It waa organised by Charles; Beach In 18 and Adolph Rosenbecker was chosen conductor. The first season the orchestra gave 60 concerts confining Itself to ths middle west ana south. In the spring of 101 a festival tour was made, the orches tra being accompanied by a number of eminent soloists. Sine then tlu tours have been made each year and ex tended from Chicago to the Paciflo coast through Mexico and Canada. The orchestra is now In Its eighth season, Oregon's Biggest MUSICAL EVENT ANNUAL SPRING FESTIVAL THE ARMORY (Portland, Mfoa.y April 10-11-12 ''t:y Chicago Symphony 65 Orchestra -65 Direction Berr Bosenbeoker. AM.TOGA1V SOIiOIBTtuai 10 ZBSTBTTMElfTAIi BOZ.OISTS 800 CBOBTB 300 FRIDAY NIGHT Grand Orchestra Concert and "FAIR ELLEN" . By Max Bruch. Btory of "The Siege of Luck- - now." - - - - SATURDAY AFTERNOON Popular . Orchestra Concert SATURDAY NIGHT Grand Orchestra Concert and "ThtfSwan and The Skylark" " By A. Goring Thomas. SUNDAY AFTERNOON prand Orchestra Concert and 'THE MESSIAH" By Handel. SUNDAY NIGHT Grand Orchestra Concert, Vocal and Instrumental Solos. IMPORTANT! SBABOK HOXXTg, W BAOHV Oood for five different concerts in any location desired, - PRICES rvealnrs and Sunday Afternaoa Lower floor. . . . .93.09, flO, f 1.00" Balcony. .-VMO. ftt Prices Bat, afternoon, 85o, 60o, To MAILORDERS RECEIVED rrom This City ana-On f Mail Orders for BBABO TICK- 1H Received March 20 '! For ? One, two or More Concerts (not reason), Received March 27. Reg-:, ular Window Sale Opens April I. HOW TO ORDER SEATS Address letters and make' checks and money orders pay able to W. T. Pangle, manager Heilig Theatre, Portland,. Ore- .' Inclose a - self - addressed stamped . envelope to- lnsura safs return..,- :--!.-;.. f, KBA80B OBDXB take preca-. denca. overran other orders. . , -
