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THE OREGON SUNDAY - JOURNAL, PORTLAND,' SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 17. 1908.
TIIERE are many different opinions
.. of what constitutes greatness.
r': The dictionary gives many quail -'"
' ficatlons for greatness. "Great"
! may be large in space, or In num
ber, 'or In length of time, or In
thoughts, feelings xr actions, in powers
. or accomplishments,' in position or in
Importance or weight. There are as
many roads to greatness that it seems
almost anyone might walk at least one
road. .'. ' -
At" least one road. But there is the
, Important Item," , On who can walk sev
eral of these roads to greatness must
' be greater than another who must con
fine himself, to one. t)ne may be a great
; man because he weighs 290 pounds, er
because he is six feet five in height, or
because he is three feet 'in circumfer
ence about the waist. One may be
great because his talents are great, and
his accomplishments in proportion. He
may be great because he has been ele
. vated to a high position. He may be
frraat because his word is authority. Or
ie may be great because his character
; is great.
And this, last is the greatest of all.
A man with wealth, power, talents be
come small, is branded so by the world
If his soul Is warped, if his character is
wanting. People see him only for a
time with the eyes of the admiring. Bor
there is nothing that this world loves
more than a hero, and there is nothing
it is more eager to Indulge than hero
worship. .And a man may be set upon
a pedestal and worshiped blindly for a
time, but as sure as he is merely a
putty idol the worshipers will some
time find it, out. Then its grief will
combine resentment at being duped, sor
row at losing an Idol and contempt for
the deposed god.
It is by this standard, then, that we
should decide 'greatness. A man who
is great in his profession gains great
ness In double proportions if he is a
man as well. For then he gains love
and admiration. :
Among the world great artists one Is
imnressed- wlth- the -elmDlleltv -of th-
greatest. ' As men and women reach the J
the most out of their music. For what
you put into your music that you will
fret out of it. That is an Immutable
aw of nature. If you put love and
warmth Into your music love and
Warmth will emanate therefrom. If
you are small and think only of the Im
pression you are making on the audi
ence; If you think yourself more im
portant tnan the composer you are play
ing, you will show it in your music as
surely as a smile will follow happiness
ana a irown anger.
Can the man have a great soul or a
freat heart who will trample upon the
eeiingn of a small child? One of th-.
most heartless, utterly cruel and unnec
essary stingg ever mulcted was recent
ly brought to my notice by some vis
itors returning from New York. They
brought with them the New York Tlmes
comment on the incident and were them
selves present at the concert. Pader
ewskl was giving a recital in the ball
room of the Plaza a short time ago for
the benefit of the Music School settle
ment. To show their appreciation of
hlB kindness the women s committee nan
him at the close of the proaram as an
appropriate gift. He played for two
hours without ceasing, though he was
slightly annoyed by a little whispering
upon which he turned a cold reproach
ful stare. An additional annoyance, the
swinging aside of the curtain at t,he J
end or tn&'han, letting in a nine iignr
which he had ordered carefully ob
scured after having all the windows
darkened and all moveable air shut
out. to his own romantic pleasure, but to
the discomfort of the audience.
Paderewskl knew of the carefully
planned finale as did averyone else
there. As the pianist rose to bow. a
little boy, shining with soap and im
portance and trying- to realize that the
great event for which he had been pre
paring for two weeks was really upon
him, marched proudlv down the aisle
bearing the wreath. paoerewsKi glanced
, ....... ........ ............... sifts The artisis bhbihhmk io
rranged a laurel wreath to be KjvIfrom Berlin. Mrs. Waggener has just
Portland soloist who will appear on the
program. "Tn a Flower Garden" (Dn
za) and Grieg's "At the Cloister (ia.te'
for soprano, alto and chorus, will be
especially attractive features on the
program. A new musical setting or
Tennyson's poem. "Sweet and Low, by
Emll Enna, will be sung.
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One of the important concerts of
the season is the one arranged as a
Rose Festival concert, to begin May
it, at the Heillg. The artists Include
Mrs. Pauline Miller-Chapman, "mezzo
soprano; William Wallace Graham, vio
linist; Miss Waggener, pianist and ac
companist. Mrs. Chapman has not been
heard in Portland in concert since her
successful season in Europe last year.
Mrs. Chapman was heralded by the
foreign critics, as a vocal star of un
usual gifts. It is noteworthy that Ber
lin, the music capital of the world, and
the most dirricuit cuv 10 jj""
musically speaking, put the stamp or
her approval on Mrs. hijiii"
returned and Mr. Graham was wun
the Koyal High schopl. Mr. Graham has
not appeared In Portland In concert in
two years. His friends and musle
lovers In general will welcome this
opportunity to hear him.
The concert to be given this after
noon at the Heillg by the SplUner
Philharmonic society will be of a good
deal of interest. These concerts al
ways draw a large and enthusiastic
attendance and the orchestral worn,
rivn It la almost entirely ry
amateurs is most commendable. This
institution has lived now under Mr
Spitxer's direction for a good many
years and will continue to live because
It is of practical benefit. Not only
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Petronelia Connolly's numbers. Miss
Connolly, who. is contralto of the Con.
? relational church choir,' has a sympa
hetio voice of good range. Dr. AInslie.
tenor of the- First Congregational
church, will give a' number of German
songs, among them "Traum Durch sTle
Daemmerung? by Richard Strauss, also
the aria "Una Furtwa Lagrime," from
'Ellslre d'Amore" (Donizetti). .Dr.
Ainslte has been steadily coming to the
frnnt one at Portland' , beat tenorev
Edgar E. Coursen will be at .the piano. '
'
That hymns, when properly sung, are
appreciated is evidenced by the many
requests made that the hymns sung by
the choir of the Centenary Methodist
Episcopal church as a prelude to the
evening service last Sunday, be re
peated. The musical director will have
his choir sing a number of unfamiliar
hymns as a prelude to this atvaninr'a
service. Added interest attaches to the
services today on account of the play
ing of J. Huchison, the English organ
ist, who will play both morning and
evening.
-
Fritz Krelsler, the , violinist, who
played here a short time ago with Har
old Bauer, has completed the season's
tour, but had the misfortune of suc
cumbing to a severe attack of typhoid
fever, from which he is slowly recov
ering. He is planning now to take a
long rest, after wis strenuous tour, and
may go to the Antilles, or somewhere
on a sea voyage. Next season he will
not be in America, but the following
season ne is already booked In the
States.
Some of the soloists for the coming
British Benevolent association's enter
tainment to be given on the queen's
birthday, are Mrs. Walter Reed, Mr.
Crowthers and two well-known pupils
of Mrs. Reed, Miss Kathleen Lawler
and Miss Sarah Glance.
Miss Nona Lawler sang Saturday
evening a week ago at the pupils' re
cital given by Miss Nlta Brlggs at
Stelnway hall. Her numbers were 'Tho
Willow (Sateer), and "The Dove"
(Ronald). She is a pupil of Miss Kath
leen Lawler.
,
Mrs. Alice Brown Marshall, pianist.
has been Invited to play for the North
west Music Teachers' association, which
meets in Seattle the first week in July.
Mrs. Marshall was a pupil of Sherwood
in Chicago and played with him laat
year on his return concert here.
A concert was given at the G. A. R.
hall In the Mulkey building, Friday
evening under the direction of Mrs.
Whlgham. A number of her pupils were
on the program and the numbers were
well received. William Lai, a Chinese
boy, was specially well received.
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Mrs. Ella Connell Jesse has sent out
invitations for a piano recital at Ellers
recital hall Friday evening, May 29, to
Dy ner pupil, miss Winona
assisted by Miss M. Evelyn
ana Airs, justella u.
Seattle .orchestra - and largely responsi
ble, it is said, for its success, will be
(concertmotster again with the local .or
chestra. Madame1 Marquardt. will .be
one or the soloists." Her harp work
is beautiful. With Mr, Marquardt he
has toured the world three times and
has met with praise everywhere.- She
has interesting and highly commenda
tory press notices from all parts of the
world.. They toured tho first time It
years ago. taking in the antlbodea when
they -were nn their honeymoon, ai4 then
traveled an over Mew Zealand and Aus
tralia, Some of their best concerts
have been given in the i Townhall at
Sydney to audiences of 3,000 who were
iri raptures about them. There is the
greatest interest shown here in' her
work. - -
As for Arthur Alexander, Portland
long since recognised hie genius and as
It sigh with every departure he makes
from Portland it just as eagerly wel
comes him back on hia return.- : It is
said that his art has made a t great
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and the London papers have- spoken of
niro most iiaiieringiy, assigning Mm
i place far above the averaae musiclan.
Though it lb expected that he will sing
with the orchentral accompaniment, yet
his admirers here hope, that he will
give at least one number with his own
piano accompaniment. For that Js one
of his greatest charms and graces, his
amiiiy 10 su aown ana accompany him
self as an artist.- And hla accompani
ments always assume a, most important
part In his songs; are. In short, solos
by themselves. ':
INVITATION CONCERT
An Artistic Success
be given by her
Hressler,
Hurley, contralto,
Berry, violinist.
Miss Sara Glance Is a new member
of Mrs. Walter Reed's Treble Clf
club. Miss Glance's beautiful contralto
voice has attracted a great deal of at
tention in Portland since she came here
two years ago from Australia. '
"Who is the greatest musician in
Italy today?" inquires Henry T. Flnck,
in the New York Evening Post. Ask
Mancagnl, Leoncavallo, Giordano or
Puccini. Any one of them will be able
to tell you. Musical Courier.
Stranger This village boasts of a
choral society, doesn't it?
jttesiaent xno: wo do not boast of it:
we lust endure it with resignation
London Tit-Bits.
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Mrs. Walter Reed will he the hoIoIhI
at the Pacific Northwest Dental col
lege graduating exercises at the Heillg
Thursday evening. May 21.
A concert program that ,wa, much
appreciated was that given by, Mrs.
Frederick Eggert Friday' afternoon at
the Heilig presenting Miss Ada Alice
Tuttle, planlste, and Mrs: Clyde Bruce
Altchison, soprano. A large audience
heard them and applauded enthusias
tically. : ,
Miss Tutfle la a planlste of no or
dinary ability. She plays with individ
uality and force and leaves an Impres
sion of serious work. There is a good
deal of fire, and brilliancy about her
worn ana ner toucn is clean and true.
Her work In the beautiful Chopin
sonata was excellent, especially In the
Scherzo movement. The Harche Funo
bre, better known, was played with
auua reaaing.
Five Chopin etudes which formed her
second group were delightful llttie bits
and she read individuality into . each
one. In the last group the familiar
crimng snowed some or ner nest rortis
simo work, in which by the way, she Is
cAumieui, ana wen aeservea tne ap
cause which may ,tr may not have pro
duced it. - There are indications
of a change in the. - public; attitude
toward opera and a growing Interest In
the works themselve, as they began to
tire of endless repetitions of works
which had become familiar. It was this
desire on the part of the public for a
change, a variation from the monotony
of the kind of repertoire which had
gone on with little variation year after
the Metropolitan, which 'made
Mr, Hammers tain's operatic-vwcture a
possibility and of interest to many per
sons. ; With this, too, ,. as mentioned
above, social conditions had likewise a
controlling Influence. Opera with many
persons is first -and foremost purely, a
social f unction. ' The famous horseshoe
tier at the Metropolitan, with its beau
tiful women, dresses, and jewels, has
been to many as potent an attraction as
the performances on .the stage. But the
famous horseshoe tier-contains but 86
boxes, and there 'were 10 tlmea that I
many millionaires in - New -York-- wh
conceived the idea that a box at th
opera had become a positive- reoule.lte o! -their
wealth and social tendencies' An
here again was another reason for an-,
other opera house with unrestricted oi,
portunlty for boxes, which may in itself
prove a factor tn the" ultimate continu
ance of Mr. Hammerateln's venture.",,
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, Brides - OlSer Than ! Bridegrooms. J
From the,, pnsfcii .TranscrtjC
The vital atatistica prepareo ,py, .
Clark ' Entwhria -of Salem, -ahowa thai .
during Io7 there ""we W "4T tnarriag
licenses yissueo. ana, ao m,
the city,, which '14 18 fewer than the
ine oiaesi Driaegroum wn
oldest bride 60, -while -the youngest
bridegroom was 1 and thev youngest
bride 15. eventy-one - brides i wer
older than the bridegrooms. - t - .,
Soloists for the Next Portland Symphony Concert..
top they realize .how little la fame after
an; how evanescent - ana n '"
the differtnee between greatness and
hwmhleneKS that had . seemed before
such an unspannable gulf. And with
this realization comes a love for man
kind, a pity, almost, for the Ignorance
that makes them deem the great so
great. Madame Schumann-Meina is wn;
of the simplest of mortals, full -or
homely wisdom and kindliness. Bhe
sings because she loves to sing, ana be
cause she loves to please her hearers.
Her delight at the pleasure ahe gives Is
ever new; applause has never palled
and lost Its glamor; she always receives
It as a royal gift instead of taking it as
her due. ,
- Maud Powell, one of , the warmest,
most womanlv of musicians, ha this
same quality of taking the people Vo her
: heart. -: Bhe has no pretensions. She
speaks of her ambitions Just as would
a little school girt. She tells, with the
same sparkle of childish delight that
any of us would feel, of the praise of
her master Joachim. And she talk of
your interests and encourages you
wnera sne may.
Arthur Hartmann tells you as he
hugs his violin to his breast, that great
ness a the world sees it 1s not all
there Is of life, and after a splendid
concert where he has fairly brought
- the house to his feet, he says he would
give it all to be with his little boy at
home: and he shakes his bead as be
says he hopes his little son will never
be a great violinist for there Is too
tnut-h struggle, too much pain that he
would rather spare him.
Gabrilnwltsch will gladly give his
time to hear an ambitious student play,
and, obliged to tell him that he has
not the spark or genius, he will break
the news as genUy as a mother and
tell him, Don t give op your other
work, for it will mean only heartache
to you. You caa plr prettily for your
own and your friends' entertainment,
hut, n boy. you will make a mistake
ou wilt regret if you give uo
work now for a career that vou will
..ver have. And I tell, you thi? only
fer your own .good, for I might My
t,h'm ,h 2 ymi 1 throw off the
r-pnslbmty."'
Mmlaroe Carreno, ithe"TifSrrn hearted,
lovable one. will op hpr piayTn? to
i-e(ve flowers from the hand I ef
i.uittig ciill-JK And then ah will m?nA
r t;? 1: rf f !opr to. hopu
toil ihe i.l. an ',
Ail UK-tie are the kind that must get
down at the boy as he timidly began
his Speech, and then Ignoring him com
pletely turned and walked off the stag.-.
The boy dropped the wreath on the
floor and disappeared.
Afterward the pianist's reprpirniative.
with more imagination, though hardly
more tact than the Russian himself,
satd, "Paderewskl never accepts flowers
on the stage. There might be wires
in these otlerlngs which would prick
his fingers. Hp Is not wllllr to lake
the chances, and besides, such tributes
are unnecessary. Anyone should know
he doa not care about such things."
He might as well have ciiid be feared
there might be a Russian bomb in them.
It would have been as satlsfsctorilv -
fiianatory. But to take out his petty
rritation on a small child' Could anything-
be meaner, more unkind? All th.
beauty of . giving his services to the
charity was blotted out by this one act.
ine act pi mnuii soul.
!. At '-Uie-First Methodist church this
morning the -music will be as follows:
Organ "Song, of Spring" Leybach
Anthem
Offertory Contralto solo, "oTe that
' Loveth the Lord" Barnbv
Organ "March Romalhe Gounod
; By request the choir will give the
evening - service, using favorite selec
tions from the year's work.
Organ Prelude to Sonata. . . .Qullmant
Anthem "The Strain Upraise. .:... .
........................ Dudley Huck
Offertory organ "Adoration," from
"The -oir city uaui
Contralto solo "Eye Hath Not Seen."
from The Holy tuy uaul
Soprano solo and chorus "The Heav
enly Message . . j. f.K anmoa
. violin nnileatn nv Miss Marker
Baritone solo "Vision of St. John."
from "Tho Holy City" , Gaul
Vlolia aolo Consolation". W. H. Squire
Trio "Sweet Is the Work" Welgant
Mrs. Miller, Mr. uoyer and Mr. xatc.
Soprano solo
Anthem "Still. Still Wth Thee" . . Footc
Organ Grand L chorus. .GuUmant
-The ' Astoria" Philharmonic socety is
to Jiold - a ; festival ' June IS, lit; the
Astoria theater, and the chorus and
orchestra, under the direction of Emil
Enna' of Portland. aremaklnr great
preparations for the event. Mra Walter
Ri and John Claire Monteith are the
his own students but all young players
anxious -for actual experience in en
semble playing are givtn this opportun
ity of acquainting themselves with the
work. At the same time the concert is
given at such a small fee per ticket
that many who love orchestral music
and are unable- to hear any of what
is offered by the larger professional
orchestras may stese this opportunity,
A few professionals lend their aid at
the concert. There will be 85 pieces.
At today s concert which begins
2:45. Miss Nina Nicklln will be the
chief violin soloist. Miss Frances
Batchelor. planlste, will assist and th
reputation ahe has won will lend in
terest to her work. The music will in
elude selections from La Tosca.
"Madame Butterfly," and "The Princ
of Pllacn," a march by Elgar and an
overture "Light cavalry.
The concert given under the auspices
of Women's Relief corps of George
Wright post G. A. R. by . Mrs. Marie
Whigham, proved a success. Among
the pleasing numbers of on excellent
program the following are deserving of
special mention: A male qunrtet san
well the ballad. "Love Me and the World
Is Mine." The Gypsy Love Song," by
wiHicr r ipu i iiuiiimtri, wmi lias a viry
sweet voice. Is to be praised, as Is also
the effective singing or "Kor All Eter
nity." bv his sister. Miss Thummel,
Miss Vida Wells played well a piano
soio, arter wnicn William iai, wno has
a good tenor, sang Tne Evil King. 1
Sunby, baritone, sane- "A Rose in
Heaven ' very effectively.
Miss Julia Cole, contralto, and a for
mer pupil of Mrs. Whigham, sang well
Mrs. Whigham's numbers were highly
appreciated.. Bhe was formerly a solo
ist in the City Temple, Londoa.
The hostesses for May of the Ladies'
Aid society of the First Congregational
church entertained their frends most de
lightfully last Wednesday afternoon
with an "Old Ballad" recitaL Mrs. E.
E. Coovert. as soloist, sang many of the
old songs with grace and abandon.
Swanee River," Annie Laurie, Mock
Ing Bird." "Ben Bolt," were among the
old favorites that called forth the
warmest applause. The accompaniments
or j. Hutchison were finished in execu
tlon and Invested with novel charm
Mrs. David Wlllams' selections of "Ye
Happy Olden Time," elicited hearty ap
proval to wnicn she responded with
"The Sorrows of the Small Boy" of to
day in an appropriate manner. Refresh
ments were served and a delightful
social nour concluded tne entertain
ment WW
"The song birds that come In the
spring.
Sing high, so high.
That we hold our breath at the wonder
ful thing.
And sigh.
How glad would I hear them warbling
Hwpei,
And high, so high:
But Oh. can I stand for six -dollars a
seat r
Not I."'
N. R, EBERHART.
The press gives most flattering
notices to the concert given at Forest
Grove recently by Mrs. Chapman, so
prano, and William Wallace Graham,
violinist. Mrs. Uhnnmrfn was lonr a
resident of Forest Grovi and affiliated
with the college there1, "so she is a
ravoriie with the townspeople and
siuacnts. -
Mrs. Walter Reld wltl' present three
pupils. Miss Delta Watson, soprano;
Miss ; Potronella Connolly, and Dr.
George -AInslie, in recital at Ellers hall
Wednesday evening. Miss Watson has
a elear sweet soprano, and . wilt sing
among other member, the. aria 'Tour
quol, from Delibes "Lakme"i also Men
delnsohn's 'faecllle," and a new song,
"With Bus My Heart s Laden," by
"VTARQUARDTS WELL
LTA Received by Arion.
The Arlon society's closing concert
for the season was given Tuesday night
at Arion hall. The attendance was not
large but the audience consisted largely
of musical people who highly appreciat
ed the program.
The appearance of' Herr and Frau
Marquardt was a treat to those who
love the best there Is In the way of
Instrumental music, both demonstrating
the truth of ail the good things that
have been said about them. Herr aid
Frau Marquardt arrived here a few
filause its over-wrought popularity gav
t. The Liszt Tarantella, with whlc
she closed her program was interest
ing in Its varying movements. The
staccato passages were done spicily. As
she reached the climax the audience
rustled most perceptibly in Its hurry
to put on wraps and hats -and discon
certed her so that the finish was not
so good as the first. With oommenii-
able courage she replied to the en
core defiantly with a repetition of the
last part to show those who did know
that she could do it In spite of the
Impolite ones who didn't even know
that this was not a new piece. Her
work deserves everv word of nralar-
Her accompaniments to Mrs. Aitchi-
dvfii meio uvauiitui ana in clos
est touch with the singer.
Mrs. Altchison has a sonrano voice
of a good deal of power and range. She
Hanip flomA of hi fioln.tlnna ua,v nl..
lngly, and especially delighted her auJl-
cni-u with . K . O t l
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which she let out the full volume of
her voice. The Ardltl number was
done with good rhythm and the Franz
"Wllkommen meln Wald" waa sung with
a good deal of abandon.
rpHE OLD QUESTION
A With a New Answer.
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Rupert Hughes has an interesting ar-
tide cn "Hve We a Great American
Composer?" in the June number of
Smith's Magazine, which treats brief
ly of some of our best-known names In
musla He gives the usual space to
eulogies on Edward MacDowell. "Mac
dowell was distinctly MacDowell," ho
saya "His name Is a hard one to fit
an adjective to, but It Inspires the need
of one." And again he says:
"MacDowell was a composer distinct
ly of the larger sort. He never wrote
an opera, and never wrote a symphony,
but he wrote great symphonic poems,
and suites for the orchestra, and hU
four piano sonatas are, I think, the big
gest sonatas of recent years he big-!
gest at least since Brahms. They are
not written like so many modern sonar-1
tas, for the old-fashioned, almost man- i
dolinllke piano of Beethoven's dav, but j I
1 nn,Anf,,l ...... I ......... n l
Liszt and Rubinstein found a whole or- I
chestra. The sonatas, like all of Mac-
outh hut will rnmnin h... . .L, ....,'J Dowell'n compositions. are what is
c . - - -
Frau Marquardt has been secured to
appear as soloist at the next sym
phony concert."
Herr Marquardt played Barasate's
'Faust Fan tas I e" for an opening num
ber, and to the encore responded with
Bazzlni's "Rondo de Lutius," both ad
mirably performed. Later on the pro
gram he gave a "Beethoven Romance"
and "Splnnerlled," with "Schubert's
Serenade" for the encore.
Frau Marquardt owns the prettiest
harp ever seen here and it lacks noth
ing In tone. And the artiste knows
how to bring out the best there is in
It. Her forte passages ring with
strength and fullness. Her solo was
"Cascades,': and she accompanied Heir
Marquardt! closing violin solos, "Ave
Maria," and "Wlegenlled."
Miss Louise Hagner was the piano
buiuibi. oiik wun inn auaience rrom the
start and was deservedly encored. The
called program-music: that is to say.
they have a program or llbretta. They 1
have a plot, an argument, a story to
tell or a scene to describe. But they
never descend to cheap imitations of na
ture; they obey the canon of Beethoven's
Pastoral Symphony' 'Rather emotions
than pictures. "
But more unusual is his tribute to
Ethelbert Nevln. He writes of him:
"There was one American composer I
wno wrote for his own time, caught its
ear and charmed it; he was by far the
most Dooular of the serlouslv artistic '
rnmnnflnm of bin rinv. and there la nn
sign of abatement In his success, though -he
has lain In his grave seven years.!
Aside from a handful of graceful piano-j
f'leces, Ethelbert Nevln composed entire- i
y for the voice. Like the great Ger- i
man songster, Robert Franz, our Ethel-,
bert Nevln poured forth only songs.
"I know of no other American com
poser of songs who has so muchrof the
rlon society s chorus. 40 trnn n. 1 .tn i. o... i k.
til. h.leffi-.hi5-0f.uLouU D di mash, BcHubert popular among both the masses
rrn Z,tu Vu. "U"""TB. al" end the c asses,
tematlng with those of the soloists. -Some have oi
Fewer numbers hv the chom.
have better preserved the halanra of
the program.
Charles Dlerke waa at the piano, as
accompanist..
CUCCESSFUL SEASON
U Of Local Orchestra Ends.
The Portland Symphony orchestra
has proved a surprise to everybody. :
First it has has been a surprise to those
uno said the undertaking would be an
Impossibility financially, for the under
taking has paid for itself and paid the
musicians and the director and the so
loist. Secondly it has been a surprise
to. those who said it was Impossible.
harmoniously, for the season haa proved
that the musicians of Portland would
get together and work In harmony for
uia name niiuH
Some have pretended to finish him
by saying that he wrote 'salon music," i
Just as critics who have no other fault
to find with a painter will accuse him
of painting 'easel pictures.' That is i
like blaming a dramatist for writing for j
the theatre, a Doet for writing book
poetry, or a romancer for writing short 1 1
stories, in the woras or L,ewis uarron: :
"'"Why not?" said the Dormouse.
Alice was silent.' ' ; j
CRITIC'S COMMENTS
-)n New York Opera Status.
-Hi
And thirdly It has anmri. h..
who said it would be an impossibility
artistically. The concerts have nroved
them mistaken. Splendid programs
have been given, well played and well
lC .II. lu" ""mDie worg is good,
the instruments are wtl voi
polo parts within the orchestral num
f'n. P,en.ty of men to do them well.
The soloists have been un tn ih.
ard set by the orchestra. Mr. Dlerke
, " uciii wore nas harmon
ized his Instrument whn. m t""
has harmonized the players. Every one
is satlsflod and InokinV X,-..V3Vrn?
repetition of this season's success on
even a larger scale next year.
Many who were dubious, at the out
net, of the outcome of h nn..t.i
have come over to the friendly forces
and are eager to give their aid. Some
have already promised subscrlntinn.
next year's season and frankly ac
knowledge their conversion to the Idea
that Portland can rin ni i
on Its own account. ,
The IsLSt concert thla eaauin iui
- - - " ..w.,, .1,1) uo
given next Friday evening at th Heillg.
and will sustain the standard set by
the two preceding. ' The orchestral
numbers are interesting ones. The so
loists. tOO. Sr all that rn n ha Amlra,1
Mr, - Marnuardt. who ta
and -who was cooortmeister with the
Reginald De Koven has an interesting
resume The Circle, published in
New York, of operatic conditions In New
York. "The Echo of the Opera" he en
titles his article and he mentions the re
markable fact that while London has a
larger population. Paris is more artistic,
Berlin and Vienna, more muaio-loving.
yet no one of these capitals supports as
does New York, two grand opera houses
giving two simultaneous regular sea-
u.n - n0 amh t I, a. ma in m .Ibm This
New York has -done without financial )
loss to , the managers, and that, too,
inrougn ine perioo oi uairu ua. i
Mr. De Koven says In partial explans-i
Hon that In England cantatas, oratorios j
and all forma of . vocal music are Im
mensely popular, but in New York since
the rise of opera all other forms of
vocal music, both secular and sacred,
have practically vanished from the pub
lic eye. . .
In further explanation he says:
"Why the present operatic situation
is in any why possible In New York lsi
due, in my judgment, principally to tne
fact that the theatre-going and amusement-loving
population here Is larger in
f proportion to the total population than
n any other capital of the world. And
this Is largely due to the cosmopolitan
character of the people caused by the
vavious .foreign admixtures; the fact
that money is being readily made by
many people to whom f their: first -and
only social distraction Is . the theatre
or the opera: and there are also various
peculiar social conditions which affect
the situation, and which I shall refer to
later. But the fact of this remarkable
season in opera and Its Importance and
influence is more interesting than the
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PORTLAND RAILWAY, LIGHT
& POWER COMPANY
Bulletin No. 4
THE STREET RAILWAY AS A DEVELOPING AGENT.
. In this bulletin we propose to treat a very important function
ot a street railway company, namely, the pait.it plays in develop
ing the suburbs and outlying sections of the city in which it is
piacea.
- This subject is of such interest to every one in the community
that we shall have to divide the discussion of it into two parts in'
order more fully to cover it, leaving some portions to be treated
in uui ncxi Bulletin.
THE SOCIAL VALUE OF RAPID TRANSIT.
In the special report of the United States census office of 1902,
under the heading of "The Urban Street Railway as a Social
Factor," the report says: "The street railway has been probably
the most important single influence in dispersing urban population.
m. vine luiikuun ui a Biicci riuwiy in a great vuy u uw uuui
bution of the population over a wider area than it would otherwise
be possible to occupy. Economic and social forces tend powerfully
to draw multitudes of peoples into huge urban communities, and
as tne innabitants increase in numbers they must either crowd
sver closer and closer together to the detriment of health and com.
fort, or they must find some means by which, without intolerable
waste of time and strength they may live farther from one another
and trom their places of business."
A CITY GROWS EITHER PERPENDICULARLY OR
HORIZONTALLY.
A city grows perpendicularly, in the form of tenement houses
and high buildings, or horizontally, spreading itself in the form of
smauer Duudings over a much larger area.
The character of growth is determined by the time consumed in
transportation, between tne business, and residential sections of the
city. People will not live in great numbers more than one-half
hour's time from the business sections of the city. Slow and irreg
ular service materially decreases the dwelling house area and the
pople crowd together. If -the service is rapid and regular, the
radius of the residence circle is enlarged and the dwelling house
area proportionately increased.
This healthy, growth will vary according to the character of the
street car service. Thus in Glasgow, Scotland, where the railway
mileage is very limited, or in New York, where the service to the east
and west is hampered by the rivers, tenement houses prevail and
social conditions cause grave concern. Z
The horSi car could travel but a short distance in a half hour,
and the suburban growth of the city was limited. The result of
the early adopting of rapid transit here was the speedy enlarge
ment of the dwelling area and greatly improved social conditions.
PORTLAND THE "CITY OF HOMES."
Portland has few tenements: it reauires but sunerficiaf examin
ation to see how well the city stands in this respect Its great
area is largely covered by two and three-story houses, and it is
not standing stilL A glsnce at every suburb will show that vast
Duiiciing operations, consisting of two and three-story houses, are
now being pushed far out into the new subdivisions. -
While this represents the enerrv and enternrise of am ritina
we feel that they will not begrudge us our claim to have aided in
ma King tnis growtn possible and profitable. ,
Prior to 1905 the city area was 38 smiare milei! in 1907 44 75
square miles. Due to the rapid extension of the street railway
mucn oi mis nas since oecome improved dry property, mak
ing a tremendous increase in the taxable basis of the citvl
Tho electric railway system is equally indispensable to the dis
tricts outside the city limits. Its suburban and countrv lines
accomplish two things. First, a treat number of neonle who haw
their offices in the city are enabled to live in the suburbs. Secondr
uie ecuons,.ai im countrv transveraed hv th ciortrir linM ar
brought into much closer relationship to each other, thus greatly
enlarging and developing the field of business activity in these
sections. The most forcible argument in favor of the value of
rapid transit as a oeveiopmsr aeent in the auburhan anrf intrmrhan
i aistncii is tne increase in population and prosperity In these dis
. tricta wnicn nas iaen piace since tne electric lines were, built
But the company is pushing still farther out and extending
ahead of the population. It has many miles outside the citv limit.
wnen tnese lines were Duut tney ran through very sparsely Settled
localities. They did not pay fornany years. Some of them do not
pay now, but substantial homes have sprung up, lining the various
routes, and the people "have availed themselves to a surprisinr.
extent of their opportunity to leave the crowded sections and still
pe wimin easy reacn or tneir places ot business. ; -.
Present conditions are a stronger argument than! anything w
cart say to show the remarkable trowth of the suHurh .f k-
assistance given to vj me railways. ' - - -
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