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THE; OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 10. 1908.
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GOOD VIOLINS AND HOW ; .
THEY ARE MANUFACTURED
It Is cot our Intention (o write
book on the violin, but merely to notice
a v few ' Important- facta connected; with
It that many persona do not know The
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IjrpO til mUDlVBI HlllUUVJF III UIO AIUUI"
- aa paopla doea not -ra ta - very - Mtfh.
Many know why thlala ao, while many
eo not know. It is not . necessary at
this time to mention ; more than' twn
or tnroe or uu principal reasons wny
this condition exists. First we "have
too many poor teachers, teachers who
were aeir-tausnt. or lr tney naa teacnere
they wera not able from lack of ability
themselves to make good teachers of
others, v, ., ,. .(.. i ' -
S yoor Teachers. ,
Poor teachers"1' are nearly alwaya
rheap te-tchers and our people are noted
for cheap fads. Many people do not
'know or seem to care' to know
tnat the pupil had far better have no
teacher than -one who is incompetent to
tench. ' Thl la especially true of the
new beginner.
A wrong start Is not only tlma lost,
but Its mistakes are seldom corrected,
as once in a musical rut it is very ..hard
to Bet out.
The character of the Instrument used
has much to dowtth rlirht learning. It
Is just as ..important that the mental
faculties bo cultivated as, the physical.
The pupil should have an instrument
that Is pure and sweet toned, ns his
tone ideas will not rise much, if any,
above that of his instrument, and, will
jn no' eaaa fall below it however fine
that tone may be, . ,
The 'quaint old saying that we fatten
upon what we feed is just as true with
regard: to muslo as anything else and
If we feed the mind on the best it will
naturally pull up to It and struggle to
ellmb higher, hence the Importance of
both a thorough and competent teacher
. and a pure sweet toned instrument. -
Old Violin a.
The bid "Italian violins are the best
but wa cannot, all of us, be the lucky
possessor of an old Italian Instrument.
Wa should do the next best thing, get
a handmade violin. One made of good
wood that has been properly seasoned
and constructed upon the same scien
tific principles as the old Italian Instru
ments. Our country la flooded with a lot of
cheap klln-drled. nurchlne-tnade violins
that are not worth -as- much- as tha- raw
material they were made of. These In
struments ara commonly- known as
tore fiddles and are made mostly in
Germany and are intended to deceive.
The manufacturer knows he Is defraud
ing the public; that he Is deceiving the
credulous. He knows his goods are
worthless, but knows at the same time
that there are numbers of unscrupulous
Fersons ready and willing to aid in the
raud if they can make money by ao
doing.
Persona Ask Why.
Many persons ask why these Instru
ments are not just as good as hand
made. They say they look nice and
aound like a violin, and they do not
understand why they are not as good
as the hand made violins. True, they
look nice. A machine can do nicer and
. mora eact work than can be done by
hand, and the poor, cheap varnish
shines. That Is what it Is put on
fori not fox. the benefit of, tha inatru
iheni.
Let us notice for a moment the dif
ference in the construction of the hand
made and machine made violins.
The latter are made for the money
alone, while the former are almost in
variably made from fascination.
The greater number ttte factory can
turn out the more money there is in
the business; while the hand maker
strives to excel. His workmanship
and the me he gets Is hie pride and
Incentive, and he is very sure to exert
himself to make the last one better than
any one made before. The hand maker
Is likely to be a little careleee at first
in the selection of his material, but
as soon as he Is satisfied that tie can
make a violin', he begins to look for
better material and will not be content
ed until he feels sure he has as good
as there is to be had.
The first important thing In the con
struction of a good violin la the wood.
No, man can make a good one of poor
wood. The per cent of wood - on this
earth that ia first class violin wood la
very, small. -Tha wood must pohsshs
naturally what ia recognized as a violin
tone, Tha main reaaon why tha old
Italian violins are so much better than
thime of modern-make la-tho-eare-tha
makers xerclsed in selecting j their
wood.' The wood must be well seasoned.
but the seasoning should never be
forced ny any artmciai process. - ,
Tha back, sides and neck should be
made from- the earn block of wood if
possioie . ana ir not snouia , oe roatcnea
as near as possible tn pitch and charac
ter of tone. The. lop or belly should
be made of soft wood, and the tone
should harmonise . in character ' and
pitch as near as possible with the back.
All good . Violin -makers understand the
importance of this fact, also the method
of testing the wood. The greatest car
must be .observed In graduating tha
thicknesses of the different parts, also
the fitting tha back and linings and
cleaning and sandpapering tha inside
y. .. .Good. Qlna STatdad.
Good glue must be used and no mora
than IS actually necessary: to hold the
parts together firmly, when put to-
? tether, purfled and all cleaned up, the
nstrument should hang in a moderate
ly warm dry place for at least sla
months before being varnished. Three
months ' more is neceasary for the
varnishing" 'and three months more for
adjusting, settling and getting ready
for use. To make a good violin, com
plete and ready for use, requires 12
months' time after the wood Is reasoned
ready to be worked. Nothing but the,
very beet violin varnleh (all good
matters snow wnai is meani ujr viuiin
varnish) must ba used and should be
put on by ona who thoroughly under
stands how to do it.
Now let us briefly notice how a ma
chine violin ia constructed. - Germany
furnishes tha - world With more cheap
violins than all other nations combined.
The manufacturers get the greater part
of their cheap violin wood from this
country. We pay the freight each way,
the duty and the manufacturers' profits,
and all wa get in return for our trou
ble and money is a lot of the most
worthless trash that was aver sold to a
credulous public.
Cheap Violins.
The process of making these cheap
violins Is essentially the same as in
making cheap "furniture. The life is
cooked out of the wood by exuesslvj
beating (tha same as for furniture) to
prevent Shrinking or swelling. Then it
Is out the lengths and thicknesses (no
matching for tone) required. Then It
Is put through different maehlnea that
give it shape, put together and cleaned
off and varnished. When finished these
instruments look very nice to an un
skilled eye. The outsido, is nicely
shaped, the varnish shines and to a
person who does not understand the dif
ference1 between fine work and cheap
work they look quite attractive. No
attention whatever is given to the en
lection of wood that givea a violin tone
or matching the wood for tone.
It requires only about 14 hours from
the time the wood is taken from thu
dryhouse to complete one of these vio
lins, pack It and have It reedy to ahlp.
The graduation of the different parts
varlea In thickness from a fourth of
what it ought to b to four times what
Is required. There are a great many
violins made In Germany and shipped
to this country that are Intended as
Imitations of the old Italian Instru
ments. Th.ev are a rkiserable
counterfeit both In looks "and tone, but
uiey serve 10 oeceive ana mat la tr
main object of the manufacturers.
Cheap teachers and cheap fiddles aru
not likely to turn out good musicians
however fine the natural talent imv
be. '
Kiln' drying wood for violins In a
modern contrivance and I venture the
assertion that there is not a klln-drled
violin in existence that has a real vio
lin tone. The violin 1b Justly entitled
to the distinction of being the king of
musical instruments, and I feel luetl-
fled In advising those who contemplate
Its study to secure the best teacher
possible and a pure, sweet toned Instrument.
HEILIG THEATRE
"' Fourteenth and Washington eta,
: Phonea Main 1 and A-1IZX. -.
TONIGHT 8:15
1 pedal Saturn XatMt .
Brilliant Comedy
Mrs.7
Temple's
ram
Tefeg
Excellent Company, Including .
WILLIAM BERNARD
Formerly Stag Director Baker
Stock Company. .
MARGARET, SNOW
" - Recently Hare With -"TKB
COLUOl WXDOW
Norval McGregor Ixuia Thompson
U Victor Glllard Joseph Dalley
Lonna Nelson, May Hoparta t
Frances Field .,. -
Seats Now Selling
PRICES
Lower floor ."i ... ..... . L ,f l.OO, 6
Balcony . . .76, 600
Kntlre gallery ................ .88
HeiligTheatre
May 18-19-20
1 Mr. Charles Frohman Presents
f FRANCIS
I WILSON
lo the Comedy
HEILIG
THEATRE f
14th and Washtagtoa
Phones Main I, All 22
3 Nights
Thursday
Friday U
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14,15,16
SPECIAL PRICE MATINEE SATTTRDAT
ooimra wztx nmi rom tov ul
OPTXMXSat. ,
LIEBLER & CO. PRESENT
Mrs. Wisp of the
Cabbage. Patch
100 TIMES IN LONDON FIFTH THAR IN AMERICA
BYinrara Vmicxs kpxczaXi jutisii mom
Lower floor ll-SO, $1.00
Balcony .M, 760, 60a
Entire tallery ............... 8O0
Boxes . ..$1000
Lower floor ILOO. 7o
Balcony T60, 6O0
Entire allry .
Boxes. ..$7.80
IAT MU OFBJTB HXXI TUB8DAT AT TKBATBS
When Knights
Were Bold
MARQU AM GRAN D
UEEK OF MJtY II
rortlaad's Zitadlng- Theatre
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BEST IA VAUDEVILLE
JT. A. JOKXrSOV, BesWent Manarer.
ATTRACTIONS
PANTAGLS
. f tl amlnv- Vannna. Jseenellne and
Bar Two KllUes. tha Oreat Klnsnera, May Dvana, J. I-rsnois "ooley and
Oorlana Balei, tha Ooldent Oata Quintet,, Jim WUion and tha Blorraph.
FOB THB VBW WEEI BIOnfHIWO MOHDAT
Mile. Camille's Leaping Greyhounds
A wonderful troupe of trainaa doga and Jumping- hounds taught to perform
tha moat remarkable feat a. .
a azoovD rsATtma.
RAY AND BnSOCEB
Clevet Comely Bksteh Artiste and Comedians.
Koatow, BOEBUsna a
In "Happy'e Millions."
BOSTOS COMBDT rOUB.
Dancers and Comedians.
IMMXB.
Comedy Juggler.
CO,
BBAJID81BT BUTBBS.
Slngera, "Dancers. Talkers.
JBAV WZX.BOB,
Illustrated Bong.
THB BIOOBAPX
New. Motion Pictures.
Matinees every afirnoon at J:Sd. "d
Prir. rrnstairs. 15c; downstairs. 28c boxes. fiOn.
Any seat at weekday matlneea FIFTEEN CENTS.
BAlE
K. . .
Pastes Mala
2 sag A-5361
PORTLAND'S FASHIONABLE POPULAR PRICE PLAYHOUSE
Btoma of tha XmeomparaMa Bakar Stock Cempaay.
iia t eo. X Bahs. (Ha. lgg.
The lieir to the
ALL WEXK Opening Matinee rTOD AY
Sunday, May 10, 1908
FIRST TIME HERE IN STOCK
Paul Armstrong's Popular Western Comedy ,
Eloorah
play of remarkable interest. Cleverest, most laughable
comedy. Lauded by the press everywhere,
i k Splendid Performance Will Be Givea bt the Baker Sock Co.
Every detail complete. Stage under direction of i
William Dills. J
Evening prices 25c, 35c, 50c. Matinee 15c, 25c 1
Matinee Saturday. - v : ; i ; a
I Next Week: "SECRET SERVICE" 3
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THE STAR 'SS5
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Week Beginning aaatlala May 10th, 1908
Two Shows Every Evening Z?:
THL ARMSTRONG MUSICAL
COMLDY COMPANY
Will Offer a Merry Musical Satire on the Merry Widow
Craze, Entitled
I The Meriv Widow's
SXAT BAX3 OFEH
I FRIDAY MAY 15 f
AT THBATBB BOX OPMCE
HEAD WAITER.
Seats Guests So as to Produce 'a
Symphony of Adorable Hues."
From the Boston Transcript.
In a restaurant last evening; the clerk
derived some highly valuable sugges
tions in the philosophy of esthetics by
watching the maneuvers of a talented
head waiter. When decorative guests
arrived that artist so placed them as to
show them off advantageously. When
fiull-clad folks came in mere wrens or
sparrows he stowed them away in cor
ners. Evidently he had studied with
some eminent window dresser, or
(which Is much the ama thing) at the
Ecole des Beaux-Arts. He was a color
ist; also a harmoniot. Messrs. Klaw &
Erlanger might confidently leave to him
the costuming and staging of a musical
comedy. When he had seated all com
ers, his restaurant was a symphony in
sweet and very adorable hues.
But what especially Interested ' me
was tha paucity, on the whole, of the
material this artist had to work with
and tha brilliancy of the result he ob
tained. What if decorative Individuals
were few? , A half dosen peacocks and
cockatoos did tha work -of scores. In
fact, there was more effect than there
would have been had all been dazzling.
Hence a principle. The mind leapa to
a generalization upon slight and some
times inadequate data, and we deceive
ourselves when we Imagine we must
ba unremittingly stunning or perpetu
ally clever or habitually sapient. You
remember tha editorial page of the New
York Bun as one continuous blaze of
wit; study that page carefully, and you
will find that four fifths of It isn't. You
think of O. Henrv as emitting a steady
stream of observations about the other
half; go.'ovar him minutely, collecting
thosa observations, and quite grim will
he your disillusionment. You think of
Emerson as glinting with the unexpect
ed, the keen, the suggestive ; cut a slice
of him almost anywhere, and you will
discover tha larger part of it to be the
obvloua. Similarly you think of the
Paris boulevards aa a perfect pageant
of gaiety; go there, with your eyes open,
ann you are astonished to note how prev
alent era tawdrlness and downright sor
didness. Everywhere, I conclude, it la
tha occasional dazzling, not tha uni
formly dazzling, that dazzlea. "
So I think there ia hopa for us yet
Instead of trying to coruscate all the
while we can get the same effect a
better effect, fierhaps by a practica of
economy; fttid considering the limited
Intellectual bank account In which most
of ua rejoice economy comes by no
means high. Three good : jokea to an
evening will earn a reputation for wit.
Thre appearances per month in an ef
fulgent necktie will persuade the public
you are a really ferocious dandy. And
If any mortal desires renown for ec
centricity there's no need of turning
handsprings all tha way up Boylston
street; a mere half dozen will do. , ;
; THE FAT 'CELLIST.
And How He Ought to Be Built Upon
V Long Flowing Lines.
From Boaton Transcript
- Tha following letter from Hiss Laura
Simmons should be accompanied by 11
luatratkma. Peter Newell is the man.
Vf Mhfhnna mn mrHvm, ImAvfflJLtlnn sn
dispense with such aids to . mirth, for
tha writer has treated her theme .with
quite graphic fiaelliy.'- : --v
"Dot? t you - think,'1 . cries she, "that
cellists ought to be built upon long,
flowing' lines kind of lissome and pro
Raphael! tic? In this so-commercial
age It is a tfreat Joy. to report an ex
ample of sublime devotion to art, as
Shown in the efforts of a noted foreign
cellist (famed for hia plumpness no less
than his artistry) to, steer himself and
Instrument past the Subway turnstile
tha other day. It was an inspiring oc
casion, and he cama out weary and frt-umphant-r-and
even smiling a sort of
a seventh smile of seventh smile; You
could see that he was not a-going to
change either his diet or his profes
sion. "By negotiating all the cello all the
time, he got safely through, helped bv
the guard, and some remarks I was too
young to understand, but which were
evidently of great assistance. These,
of course, were all forgotten that night
when I heard him play. 'Ach; du muin
holder Abendstern' with melting ex
pression. Little mutterlngs caused bv
tussles with turnstiles ought not to be
used against him the best cellists are
all that way at times, I suppose.
"But how thankful he ought to be
that he didn't adopt the huge drum
r,DllclonV ji rniuru uvrr uy me anxious,
care-worn little men in the big orches
tras? I suppose in that case he would
take an express team and go around.
But you can aee how careful wa ought
to be in choosing our life work. And
don t you think that those rules about
'Things Fat Men Should Avoid" ought
to be revised to read 'Sweets, Pastry,
etc. and Cellos?"
m "It was good to see another triumph
for the artistic temperament whose
trials have so long been sung in the
Jmblic prints from the rich yellow
ournals down to tha calm, pale-blue
ones.
Best in His Line.
From the Chicago Inter-Ocean.
"I can get an English coachman a
place twice as quickly as a German or a
Yankee coachman," said an employment
agent "Each country, I find-, is supJ
posed to turn out one kind of workman
of peculiar excellence. Thus England's
speciality is the stableman.
"France's specialty ia the chauffeur.
The cook, too, la a specialty of France.
SAN FRANCISCO
PORTLAND
KAY 8, 0, 7. , 9 AJTD 10.
Games begin week days at S:30 p. m.,
Sunday, J:S0 jp. m.
Admission fee Bleachers, 25c. grand
stand. 50c; boxes, ?5r extra; children,
bleachers, 10c; grandstand, 2 Be.
LADIES' DAY FRIDAY
Boys under 12 frea to bleachers Wednesday.
Spitzner Philharmonic
Society Grand Recital
May 17 at 1:45, HelUg- Theatre,
Orchestra of 80 Fieoss.
Tickets 25c, for sale at Abendroth'a
Jewelry Store, 328 Washington street.
"Scotland Is noted for Its engineers
and in the field of sport for its golf
coaches.
"The Swiss are considered to ba tha
best- watchmakers. It Is never any
trouble to get a Swiss watchmaker a
lob.
"The Swedes Ara the best sailors.
"Germans are at a premium as
brewery hands,
"Italians ar in demand aa plaster
workers, a trade wherein they wonder
fully excel."
LYRIC THEATRE
KEATNG k fLODt. Praps.
Cor. 7th ane Alder SU.
Both Fhones
tain 4685 A 102
Week Commencing Monday, May 11th
P. R. ALLEN PRESENTS MISS VERNA FELTON AND THE
ALLEN STOCK COMPANY
In the Amusing Comedy-Drama
SfteLADY FromLARAMIE
Matinees Tuesday, Thurjday, Saturday and Sunday; prices 10c, 20c.
" Every Evening at 8:30; prices, 10c, 20c, 30c.
SBw KOTOCr KCTXTHM HTWIBV TO A0T8 TO 100 WAITS.
IN PREPARATION UNDBRTWO FLAQ8"
Circus Day
Ai Portland
K?.XdMayll&12
Performances S and t P. M.
TBXTT8 SITUATED CO&BTEB XAZ.PH
AT9 86TX.
The NICKELODIONj
lao SlXlH 8IRHUT I
Bel Aids and Washing-ton, Portland, Ot. !
OOWBOT AW9 SCHOO& MAJtM COW- 1
" BOY TO TKX mSSOVB.
5 ISfl-Cirnrt ptiffpjaps ni Cotehritit-iOO
II tamm fj him M aSTOMIMMwa umat
tam-r, wa M tOUTNUl Howtsn
II Irallia Tsakltrt
la awktaM lasts slaws
Scans it TraM WM Sorts
I Kit sf Ptrfarahf Qiafeaats
neural Bui ui uium
Highest J on pinf Norses
tStlrk(10)FilIy
Mtrrelous Picktrtfs
Pretty EdniMtrcfta
fw H Mr li I 1 1 MM
MSIriPndsr
100 -BTrw and Boval Peatarsa 100
BO Punny Clowns AO
MilllOB-SoUar Kaaaroxls.
Tha Oaly Bla BaUroad Show Oomlnf
Tha enlv safe way' to arbitrate with
soma sine is with a shotgun.
. Walter E)amrosch
AND THX
New York Symphony Orchestra
THRLL ORCHLSTRAL CONCERTS
Wednesday Lvcning, June 3"7Thursday Afternoon and Evening, June 4
THE, ARMORY
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PRICES
31.50
$2.00
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The Grand
VAUDEVILLE DE LUXE
Week Beginntnf;
Monday, May 1108
ANOTHER BRIGHT
VAUDEVILLE PROGRAM
Headed by
THE DORIC FOUR
Bill Uoorc Chas. Reiner
Ken. Hct call WilbnrTorner
HIGH-CLASS SINGING
QUARTETTE
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SPECIAL ADDED ATTRAC
TION Harris, Grove, Milton
and Clayton Sisters Co.
Presenting the Great Circus
Travesty,
THE LAUGHING HORSE"
The Eugene Trio
World's Greatest Triple Bar
Artists
Miss Lisle Leigh and
Company
Offef a Dramatic Sketch,
Entitled
"KID CLOVE MAN"
Mart M. Fuller.
"Polite Monologist
Mrs. Peter Maher
THE IRISH QUEEN" -
Fred G. Bauer
Portland's Popular Illustrated
Balladist will render the latest
Ntw York success.
F. F. Montressa
The I. A. T.' S. E. Man '-'
Will Exhibit the ' Latest Ani
mated Pictures
TIME AND PRICES RE-" .
MAIN THE SAME
In this production will be worn the largest Merry Widow
nat in ine woria. inis nat is six xeet in diameter.
An entire change of costumes, musical numbers, etc., each
and every week.
In addition to the above, we will offer
Three Vaudeville Feature Attractions
Which will open Monday afternoon, May 11. J
Evening Prices Entire lower floor 25c, balcony 15c. Mati
nees 15c to any part of the house except boxes. . Sunday
and holiday matinees same prices as evenings.
! OPEN SATURDAY JAY 16
AT NOON
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Lights, Thrilling Aoto-Lap-tbe-Gtp
Act, . Afternoon and
Evening, Tyrolean Concert!
and Fireworks at 9:30 P. M.
ere the FREE Attractions
HE NEW GAY WAY" will be a giggle from start to finish.
With its famous "Tickler"; the New Scenic Milt, with its
novel scenes and electrical effects; the Human Incubator; Schil
ionyi' Realistic Johnstown Flood; the new "Centodeon," with
the Maid-of-Mystery, and the Temple of Buddha (a picturesque
hit of Old Egypt); the pretty Rustic Billiard Hall, Bowling
Alleys, Electric Baseball and other things to make 'em sit ofi
and take notice.
German Day i Friday, May 29
Oregon Pioneers, June 13th
"Fifteen Minutes From Alder St.
IT OPENS SATURDAY, MAY 16, 7P.M.
Young Men's Carnival
and Street Fair J
; wxUJCAJCS ATB. AJTS XOBXa r.
A. 10 day carnlyal of mirth. Tha graateat arratlon of ahows Tr
aaaemblad. BpacUl f.aturaa nlghtly-jnnr elowna-crobata Hunta'
dot and monka etroua manaarla. Io'. Auatla and Jack ToJJ tha
fraak Elaotrlo flaah thaatre Big country atora. and many othera.
Watch for tha big- auto parada Saturday noon. J.
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. - - 'tf Under ..Auspices of ,
SI. latvrcricc Drcmalic Cip
- ' ' Assembly Room, Third and Sherman Streets ; Z
' WEDNESDAY. MAY 13, 1908-:1S P. M.
X - ! . (TICKETS 30 CENTS -