Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1908)
THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL", PORTLAND,. SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER .20, 1808. rfWi i3KJ) WHT is it that so many petty jealousies exist In the musical profession? It seems there are more among; the followers of ' this art than anywhere else, and yet music la one of the refining In fluences of life, one that la supposed to ' bring out the best in one. Tet among musictana there are always these dls- concerting pettinesses that can 'only disgust the unprejudiced observer. Fortunately, they do not exist among . all musicians, Those with naturally 1 big n.lnds and big soula cannot be " small, and to them this frequency of 111 : ( feeling is most -humiliating. It Is hard : to say whether the musician was small minded before he- undertook his career . or if contact with others has made him so. . To the larger minded tbla existent jealousy has become a joke, a thing to laugh about, because 'refusal to reoog nls it does not stamp it out. That one may as well laugh' and look cheerfully f at what seems to be necessary evil is evidently, their attitude. , Arthur Hartmunn said after his con cert the other evening that he hopes lo devote mora time henceforth to com position: that since he has learned o do one thing welt he in, like every one - else, anxious to do another well, and so lie wants to come back Iters in two .tears to give a, concert entirely of his own compositions, fmrt or the pro gram would be his piano compositions. part his violin compositions and part his " violin transcriptions. , ' "Then,' he said,' "the composers will " nil say that I play well at least, and .the violinists will say that I compose ;! well. . l have even tried my hand at writing for the papers, for then I I thought the writers would say I played Well." Y:,':vV:-'-?- .- . He laughed at tlie idea himself, but there Is a. good deal of truth in it, nev ' ertheless, A pianist Is generally more ' ready to praise a violinist than another t, pianist; a. singer will find the pianist the best : thing on a vocal program; a : Moumst -win rind, tne cellist a good deal better than hia companion violin- 1st, and' so on. Of course, the jealousy t- usiiallv -extends ortly . over one's own class, 'el what one Imagines to be one's r class. , Hflt in some cases presumptuous ones refuse to give credit even to tne slsrs above t hem .-4j,-J"-ri- It occurs .agairii and even more- piti s fully In the teaching of music. It is a dreadful habit that ; some - teachers have of - gaining pupils by "knocking-" their : co-Instructors. , One reaches thv - point where an opinion of a teacher by S a teacher can not be taken as worth 1 anything; 'and yet who should rightly a-be better able to judge? I know one J.- voice teacher who knocks every other 4 voice teacher In town; who assures you X that there Is only one method of teach " Ing voice; that he Invented that method, ; and baa imparted it to no one else; that i" any one teaching any other method than his Is a charlatan in music, ana that no ona else can teach his because it is ? a secret. I know another voice teacher who makes capital out of the students he has taken away frorh other. teachera; j'who publishes broadcast the number he ; has received and seems to give no qnes . tlon at all to the method of gentle tap- ping bv which he has secured them. " And I know a pianist In town who sd f" mires every , singer, violinist, . cellist, . horn blower, whistler, mouth organist ' or piper, but has never been ' heard to .- say anything nice about a pianist.' And " another piano teacher who sends anony- - mourn notes to the pupils of other teach- ers, degrading their teaching abilities. And another piano teacher but what's ! the use? You all know the type. And then I know another voice teach- - er about whom unkind things are con ; stantly said, who goes on her way and . minds her own business. And another piano teacher who does his work con , scientiously and well and when his Tlvals are mentioned says something ' nice or nothing at all. That is profes sional einics, or wnicn tnere is gener ' ally a woeful lack In in the musical profession. f A short time ago a concert was given . it a charitable Institution in town. The i program was received with enthusiasm; At such a concert the only remunera t lion one gets la the praise of triends and naturally they look for that. They ; want their work mentioned in the paper as a little justification for their efforts. ; That Is well. But no one was author ised to turn In a correct account of the program. One would call up and tell i a little, and another would call up and tell a little. But it must by all means i be written upthat was a point on i which al agreed. ' And it waa written ? up. ' Comes a telephone message from a ' teacher; v The papers all told about the nncert and no one mentioned my pupil. She played and she played well. An : other girl didn't arrive on the -scene and my pupil was asked to play in her . stead, i None of the paper mentioned her name and she ought to get some jcredlt for her work." ; All well and good. Credit was given. I'Bv request the error of a former issue "! was corrected and the public waa in- formed that . Alias BO-ana-ao did not play, and Miss- So-and-so, pupil of Mr. l So-and-80 played instead. Comes an S' Indignant friend into the office to de - niand the wrong be righted. '. Shows . (llppings and asks: "Can such things heTv Yes, it seems they can be.' There l is soma telephoning and- counter-tele. r phoning. : Teacher says pupil No. t had lold 'him so.- Friend says pupil No. 1 t p la vei Teacher says -pupil No. I . played fa No. i's place and happy after thought maybe pupil No. l may have come late. The- arranger of the pro ' gram is called -up- and verlf iea teacher's nappy guess. iaiier is presumaoiy . settled a correction Otr the correction " will be made. And the musical editor puts the matter aside in the past" M-eli of her bra tn and-beglna to give tliougrt ones r. mora . to tne -."present" i that she will be troubled no more about .tne matter.' - V Goes a friend of pupil No. 1 to all her friends, and holds a progressive in- . disnatlon meeting. - A petition - Is cir culated to have this matter righted; pu- : pit No. 1 is one of the oppressed mul titude, one of the victims of profes- slonal Jealousy. The spark of Indigna tion is funned into a flame. Petition is taken to arranger o program with de mnd that she . stun her name under t proifM, or she will be convicted, with out trial, tor favorinf one piano teacher sbove the other. I'oor child is having her future prospects blighted bv an in tentional slight and by an Intentional -favoritism, the is hurt beyond recov ery. Arranger of program refuses to ien. for she knows her people. Those lio wtti resort in formal petitions and tvot.ts In a sllRht , error of this kind (I'lKht (iy" resort to Hie courts and nv, ) , .Rcnt To? - good or evli. ghe.l stand convicted but she telephones la and asks for the correction. , 8ho is told it was made two days before, - Teacher No. 1 becomes Indignant and pens letter In the name of common decency, justice and liberty or some thing of that kind asking or demand ing that the correction be made, and sarcastically underlines "oversight" in speaking of the matter. Two friends Indignantly call In and help pile up the taiw, Miss Gwendolyn Kofoed; treas urer. Miss Clara Fleishman; librarian. Misa Jessie Johnson; advisory member, Mrs. Blanche I rbe Kofoed. A charming Impromptu program was given by Miss Masters. Dlnnlst: Miss Harriet Johnson. contralto; Mis Leanore Gregory, vio linist; Miss Gwendolyn Kofoed, soprano. After-the business of the meeting was concluded the . company adjourned to the ballroom. where the -social plans oi tna ciuD were aiscussea. A. Goring-Tliomas, the English com poser of 'The Swan and' the Skylark,' that charming cantata sung here last serins' at the musical festival by th Portland chorus when the Chicago or chestra waa here, is now in America on a visit ' preparatory to undertaking a tour of the world. lie la the composer of mhnv melodious songs and . of "Es meralda," the opera. uonngvinomae was erroneously reported sonTa years ago to have committed suicide in Lon Is Born." - Kvenlnsr Baritone solo. - K N. Steele. "The Birthday of a King"? antnem, - iienoia.i-ring," . v , Special "music at the Marshall 8treet i'resbyteriaa cnurvn toaay wui e as roi- lOWS , , . , ... : . ; "Worship Christ the New Bom King" " -:, ....... . ......... -w , . Gounod "The Star of Bethlehem" . . . . .Adams lorv to God on the Highest".. Oelbel "ho, a Star Shone In-the Kast'',. .Coopor Miss Sarah Glance has. been engaged as contralto of the Westminster Presby terian church, taking the place of Miss Alice Justin, who resigned to accept a position at Grace Methodist church. Miss Glance Is a pupil of Mrs. Rose Coursen-Reed, and a member of the Treble Clef club. ' ' Mrs. Olga Bartsch-Lang will Intro duce four of' her pupils. Miss Zerene Hamilton. Miss Irene Stokes, J. M. Michael and L. G. Ienon in a renjtal of songs at her studio tomorrow evening. Kach pupil will sing a group of six songs.. , I , V. II. Boyer and his chorus choir will give a service in song next Sun day evening. Selections from the "Mes siah" will make up the program.. . Henrilt Ibsen, Writer of "Peer Gynt" mountain which is being made out of this mole hill, and fiaunt their right eous indignation to the breese. And tne musical editor sits ana wilts In her chair. For what can" she do to stop tjtis tide of indignation that is burstinr uton her innocent and unin tentionally orrenaing sen 7 Ana so sne Is caught In the undertow of profes sional jealousy tnat cannot appreciate the possibility of an unintentional er ror the jealousy that believes- musi cians exist merely to belittle and harm one another. It was a simple mistake. A car was delayed: the little pianist who. by ' the way. Is really clever, ar rived too late for her number; another was asked to play; she left after her work was over: the other arrived after the first had left; and as the people were anxious to near per d av she did so after the program waa over. -Now why did iot her friends direct "their indignation against B. S. Josselyn and the street railway company, i want to know? ,.-.- - ,-, And all I can do is to write this epio on professional jealousy. Or I miht seek comfort in the fact that a little girl of 11 conscientiously reads the mu sical page and notes the infinite loss the absence of her name from that page Is to her welfare.- For there is the teacher's, the parents' and the friends' word for It that the child was the one that felt the slight. . " y. The order of music In the Christmas services at the Church of Our Father (Unitarian) today will be as follows: Morning Voluntary "Break of Dawn." Schnecker; anthem, "Te Deum," Ward; offertory, Christmas anthem, "Sing, Ol Heavens, Sltnter; postlude, "Recession-! al," Read.; Evening Voluntary, "The! Death of Asa," Grieg; anthem, 'There Were Shepherds Abiding in the Field," I Vincent; sole-(tenor), -'Star of Bethie-i hem," Adams; anthem, "Star - of . the Orient." Shelley; duet, (soprano and contralfy). "He Shall Feed His Flock." :nenuei; onenury. At lwmgni, xevin; solo, (baritone), "Hark, What Mean Those Holy Voices." Hawlev; anthem, "Sing Unto the Lord." West; postlude, "Hsndelian March," Baker. Choir Or ganist, Ralph W. Hoyt; chorister, John Claire Montelth: soprano, Mrs.v Clyde B. Altchlson; contralto. Miss Metta Brown; tenor, W. G. Hodsdoa. : r . w" ' The Treble' Clef club, under the di rection of Mrs. Rose Coursen-Reed, gave a short program for the Kant, Side High School Glee club last Thursday. Following was the program: "Gar mena" (Wilson!. "The Dusk Witch" (Ambrose). " 'Twas In the Month of May" inpencer;, "Jet us AH Go May In'" (Kline), and 'The Blue Danube Waltzes." Following are the member of the Treble Clef club: Mrs. Sander son Reed, Miss Delta Watson. Mrs. Jor dan Purvin., Mra Ethel Lytle-Boothu, Miss Kathleen Lawler. Mrs. J. E. How ard, Mfss Hilda Hegele. Mrs. Helen Brlgham-Gregr. Miss Catherine Covach, Mrs. C. W. Sherman, Miss Petronella Connolly, Mrs. Byron E. Miller, Mrs. J. Ernest Laldlaw. Mies Vlda Reed. Miss Alice Juston. Miss Clara Howell. Mrs,. Helen Lytle-Kllig, Mrs. J. 8. Monte, Mrs. Chloe McClung-Daneke, Miss Sarah Glance, .d . .. .. ., . . " Wednesday afternoon at the home of Miss Bertha Masters a club was or ganised to be known as -.the ' Musical Youna Ladles' club of Portland. The charter membership at present num bers J members. The number Is to be -increased to 20. "when the charter membership will close. - The following: oillcers . of the cluh .were eleeterf President. Miss fiitta Musters: ' uli preslUent, Miss Harriet Johnso'n; sccre- Edward Grieg, Composer of the In- j cidental Music. , don, but, as In the case of Mark Twain, the rumor "was greatly exaggerated." His visit is looked forward to with Interest. ' . v;- The music today at the First M. E. church will be: MorningOrgan pre lude; anthem, "I Will Extol Thee" (Costa); offertory, contralto olo, "Vir gin's Lullflbv" (Dudlev Rnrkl- postlude. - Evening Organ prelude; an Iherh. "O Holy Night" (Adams); offer tory, soprano solo; prgan postlude. , .lT "' w - w" - Christmas muslo will be given todav at the Third Presbyterian church as rouows: Monilng-i-Soprano solo, Mrs MWLani; flBthfehem': baVlton, Dawns' rltone unto You a Saviour solo. W. F. Werschkul,, "How RrthnJ intlwni "TTXa V-.. IN WOMAN'S BREAST ANY LUMP IS CANCER Any tamor, lamp or sore on the Up face or anyri here, six months. Is cancer. They nerer pain natil al most past cure,' . Three Physicians Offer $1000 v If Thejr Fan to Cure Any Cancer Without inn or 9AXM A WUM Jor SO days. Not a dollarS be paid until cured. . Only lnfan hf."Htl """covered. Best book on can- Q LD INSTRUMENTS Create Foreign Interest ten a fantasy for the orchestra. Most of the!, program is made up of tolk songs arranged by Andreeff, but solo numbers on the baluialka and duets on the gussll are given. No bows are used In playing and the strings are all plucked with the Angers; yet the bass instruments bring forth such beautiful, soft tones that ona naturally thinks the bow is being used. The Instrument blend with a . quaint tone ana give pienty or coior. , ,EER GYNT MUSIC With Peer Gynt Drama There Is so much repetition and same ness in music all the time that ona can readily understand the interest with which Berlin greeted a new kind of con cert a short time ago. It was given by the Russian Balalaika orchestra, consisting of 26 musicians, who play the balalaika, the domra and the gussll. The concert created a furore and Its absolute new ness showed how little one country really knows or the musical lire or an other. ' These Instruments are all primitive ones that were used by the peasants of Russia years ago. The balalaika has a tone very like the mandolin, with three strings, two tuned togetner in k-k. ana the other turned to A. a fourth higher. It originated many centuries ago in cen tral Russia and the peasants made the Instruments themselves out of ordinary pine wood. The dorma is also a primitive instru ment of later origin than the balalaika. although it has been in use In Russia for bill) years. Tne gussll la related to the harp and the sltner, and Is played with the flneers In a similar manner. It Is the most ancient of all Russian In struments and was used extensively tilt 1000 years ago but with the Introduc tion of Christianity- waa practically driven out, as the priests pronounced it of heathen origin and heathen influence. They persecuted any one found playing the balalaika or gussll, and punished even those who listened. A few were preserved even through the 1000 years' silence and about 20 years ago W. W. Andreeff became acquainted with the balalaika, the domra and the gussll. He became an expert performer on the first and organised an orchestra of the instruments. Mr. Andreeff does not tiretend to nlav classical music, but he is-' reviving the old folk airs. However, the instruments have become so popular that some of Russia's leading composers have writ ten music for them. Glasounow has writ- One of the most Interesting events of Christmas week will be the produe tlon of Peer Gynt Thursday. Friday and Saturday evenings. It Is not often that a production of musical and theatrical merit .both comes, this way, and this nlav should be aiven full sunoort by the public. The incidental - music of "Peer Ovnt" written by Kdward Grieg and inspired by Henrik Ibsen's great masterpiece. , ranas among ma oesi musio written tor any arama. it is to ba played in Its entirety with the Louis James production and an orches tra of some lo Diece will alve It. Be sides the music -of the two Peer Gynt suites, there will be an overture wnicn introduces, the themes of the - Grelg music. : Several flk songs of the north ern country are tniromicea in tneir proper places. The music alone should make this play, worth seeing and hear ing. - Theodore It. Currie ,. will 'direct the music. .. Incidentally tha scenic effects in this drama are said to be wonderful and it is the Mansfield production purchased complete;- Altogether this should bs one of the most Interesting of the. entire seasons offerings. - Following Is the entire musical pro gram which accompanies the various scenes in tneir proper settings; ,: Selection. Pee Gynt.t... f. Lucas The Morning . .,', . ,.K. Grieg March Triumphal E, Grieg Norwegian, dance ..K. Grieg Rakoczy march ... i , . , .l-xermaK Hall nt Mountain Klna ....... E. Grieg Solvelg's Chant K. Grlg. To Spring ..,,,,.,,. lirwg Asa's. Death .E. Grieg Hungarian I.ustpiel ; . .'. . . .Keler-Bela Selection. Flying Dutchman i. . . Wagner Temple dance ,..... Grieg Lutheran hymn, .......Luther D OES IT PAY : to Advertise? ise? tS- ""Rlchard Strauss." 'says Henry T. Flnck In the New York Evening Post, Is allowing the facts - regarding his latest opera, 'Electra.' to leak out slowly and mysteriously. He Is a clever fel low, a good self advertiser and withal a humorist who enjoys the foolishness of newspapers and their readers." "fiistory recoras, aaas tne courier, 'that the oneras of Meverbeer. Verdi. Donizetti, Mascagnt, Leoncavallo. Puccini and other popular composers, , were launched in exactly the same way as 'Salome' and 'Kleotra.' allowlnev of course, for improvements In the way of cable facilities and yellow journalism." - Yes, that Is the metnod Puoclnl Is now pursuing with his "Girl of the Golden West?' based on Belasco's play (Continued on Page Five.) aw. wV When Purchasing a . Band Instrument TjraiST on having a York. They are used exclusively bv The Journal Carriers Bond. Music for band ant) orchestra-vat out rate a ; - YORK MUSIC HOUSE sat TKxmn Rin. ' ' the stoue wnrn tce uzivav i::ey cjlck pciicy ' Store Open Evenings Till Christmas i :. ; ' : IJ)il'fllD) z:e)ud Corner Fifth and Alder Streets AM . warnggirncBm. nssamr Aim . oehskai, MAsrAOBB USEFUL CE1WSTMAS; UGGESI10NS ; - CTPP Lfncn, Silk; Plaids, Nets, C il Ol riii(fnn nnrt MoccnlinW- . - vsavasv uhu ; tisvUkllllldlVw 98c, S1.25, $2.50, $3.95t $4.95t $5.95, $6.95 SWEATERS $2.50, $2.75, and COATS $3.50, $4.95, $5.95 TCHTID)! V4 oil on AH Furs Slits Without Reserve V3 0FF0N All ll Ctetts to (p Oil on all v mm SILK $3.95, $4.95, $5.45, A VllilUClllJ VORTH DOUBLE test! monials of thousands' - cured without a failure. A Pacific Island plant . makes tha cures. Most won derful discovery on earth. Small . cancers cured at your home. No X-Ray or other swlnflle. Write today for 130-page book, sent free. DR.& MRS.DR. CHAilLfY & d). v m McAllitter St., I gilt F, las fnnclstai I Kindly Send To Seqconi With Canqer. . 1 1 .V : l ill ii . t r easing ; Qiils For TTT1 Tl J : : Fountain Pens J The Parker, Lucky Curveguar- anteed, plain or chased, gold, sil , 1 ver antl pearl mounted. Perfumes AH the imported and domestic's --v high-igrade Extracts, Toilet Wa-' - ters. Soaps and Toilet Powders. mm 7 : Safety Razor Sets ' ---& , -r-v-. . Gillette Sets, black, assorted Gillette Sets, pigskin, assorted : - - Gem Sets with , the heavy ' blades - v , Gem, Jr., with exchangeable ) ' Extra blades for Gillette and bem. - - . Lutwiche Glass Ware 1 Polished metal fused : in the glass. They are indestructible. Vases, Perfume Bottles, Decant ers, Glasses. Gold Plated ' Ware Guaranteed Ormolu Clocks, Jewel Boxes, Pin Trays, Stand Mirrors', Tripli cate lirrors, Toilet; Brush Sets. Genuine Lbony The very' best and' the cheapest Individual Pieces Manicure Sets- . Brushes and Mirror Sets" , Military Brush Sets "- Atomizers Finest selection in color and finish, all guaranteed from the cheapest to the. highest priced. ; r , Cutlery Agents for Case's Guaranteed Pocket Knives and Scissors. -A nice selection for either ladies or gentle men. Toilet Sets ' Embraces all mariner of combina tions and designs. Good material, natural vvodds, plated metal, cellu loid, etc. r Gunther's , Candies High-grade chocolates and mixed, in appropriate holiday packages, U, S. guaranteed for purity Triplicate" Mirrors - French plate glass," natural wood frames, newest styles and finest fin ish. - . v 1 " . Ldison Phonographs 4 and Victor Talking Machines With Latest Records. V . Stationery iToliday boxes of high-grade Pa persin latest shapes and designs. SKIDMOREJ DRTJQ CO., Ralph Crysler, Proprietor - 151 Third Street, Near Morrison , . : v
