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. . i- feliUJ. JU..r-r- i- ' " '.'-'igi-V'gg-ira . ', IIMIIIM , I , , I I J L . i
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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,
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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. ' .' '-.- ,:'- ' ' '
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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. . , -