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Portland Soloists Will Sing in Concert at thzililllj Theatre - IliilLO Li FOR nminnri v uliSLUaUi ! Kli. iilii La ma r iff - f . asaasBsassessss i ,. r 1 , t I ZV ' - -V By J.- L. W. ' '.v N ACTIVE campaign for grand ; opera, in English la being Started br the National Society for the Promotion of Grand Opera In Eng lish, with , headquarters In New York and branches in Boston. Philadel phia and Chicago. At- recent meeting it was decided to make the association national In actuality, as well as in name, and to Spread US work over1 the entire country. The moire has the support of number of leading1 musicians, directors and composers, according to reports Just received here, i :. . Reginald De Koven. president of the society', presided over the meeting, and jthey were present from the board of ' management Walter Damrosch, Charles Henry Meltser, Walter Bogert. Arthur Farwell and Anna E. Ziegler. There 'was a large attendance and the audience f The first speaker was Mr. De. Koven, 4 who explained the origin and nature J of the society, and read its constitution, . 'as well as the list of its officers com- prising the board of management and .advisory council. Mr. De Koven told ,'ot the extension of the scope of the society through affiliation with the Na j tlonal . Federation of Musical - clubs, iwhieh declared" strongly for opera in English- at Its- last- biennial in- Phlla- delphtu, " , : ....' . , ' ' j , He referred to the need ' which had arisen for centers In other localities, and 'told of the branches of the society which (are now, being', formed as follows: In '. Boston by William JI. Gardner, in Phila delphia by Harvey Watts, and in Chl cngo - by Maurice - Rosenfeld.- - Letters ! from the organisers were read. Mr. De i Koven gave experiences and opinions going to show the desirability of opera iin the vernacular, and called for sup . port of I he organization, asking all prospective members to send t their names to Anna Ziegler, 1425 Broadway. r Mr. De Koven then called upon Mr. Damrosch. who expressed his. emphatic approval of the movement, which he ; now considered to have become irreslsti 1 ble. and destined for certain success. He t spoke of the fact that European coun- f tries reaulre opera In their own ian guage. and made special reference to the .encouragement or the American com lotr in - the operative field. While he himself had left the operatic field as a conductor, lie said that he wbuld be glad to take up the baton again if he could conduct the. "Walkure" in English. Mr. Damrosch said that American compos ers should go in for better light opera, . that,w hava the- best choruseand-iir- rhestras for such , productions that we, to be . found, and that they should De availed of by the cojnposer in America. Mr. Farwell referred to Otto Kahn's l!laration pt belief that opera Is to.be ' the tsaeptialiy .American art form. Mr. Farwell jsaia mat any ta.wni iucim bklma the aurface of the national con sciousness, as opera does at present, can ; he regarded only as an exotic, and not yot as a rooted and thriving national art. v He explained the need of practical organization for ideal movements like the present, and suld that every Ideal enterprise was a war: the present one not, it was to -be understood, with the government Ot opera, but with a condl tlon of confused individual opinion, dis order and chaos. T " " ' - . Mr. Meltzer adduced such high author ities as. Addison and St. Paul, the latter in respect particularly t sacred song in tho vernacular, as bearing direct tes. tlmdny In favor of such a movement as the present, 1 He spoke of what the Sav age and ; Aborn companies had already accomplished, ana wisnea mat i' ropolltan opera house would progress mora rapidly in tha matter. A; ; Mr. Witherspoon said that the diffi culty of slnginp In English had been greatly exaggerated, that pnly a certain - number of sounds could ba emitted from the human throat,. and that after Italian, . tlie other languages were about equal In availability for son?.- "ii a singer wm studv," he said, "there Is no reason why he should not sing in English." Arthur-Nevln expressed his full sym pathy witb the movement. Msdame Ziegler spoke on tha Bubject - of enunciation, and said that English words were easier than French, but that the American student was unfortunately nolirequlred to utudy the English lan guage with a view to singing It. Harold Bayley, who will conduct the Tortland Symphony orchestra next Sun day, has prepared an excellent program for this concert, the tig number being BrahnVS fourth symphony, never before played' In this city. This symphony is ". one of the most difficult but it has been rehearsed so carefully that a splen did . rendition may ba looked for. An other very interesting number wlll be Edward ' German's Gypsy suite, with which the program will be concluded, The suite portrays tha various phases of gypsy life and ends 'with a tarantella dance of the whirlwind oraer. -a auu ntnmer Nlarhfs Dream." by Mendel onn Will De mo opening nurauer. wmor ..m m . . . 1 1 V . 1. - " selections will be walta ''Damroschen" hv Tschalkowsky. "The Watch 1 of the Angel Guardian'.' by Pierne. lot string orchestra, and "Ronae Amour- oy went erhout. Tha concert will begin at 3:45 o'clock. . r . - . - !-.. Miss Evelyn Paddocx will be heard S the following progjram before " the Jlonday Musical club. Monday, Febru ary 26; KreUleriana Op. 16 (three first numbers) (Schumann); Fantasia Pieces, On IS (Schumann): Two Preludes, Op. 28. No. 7 and 20 (Chopin): "Romance (Van Flellts); "Two Episodes," Op. 115, No.;l and 7 (Max Reger); prelude and fugut. Op. 85. . No. I (Mendelssohn). . Miss Emma Perley Lincoln will read "Pauline Pavloona," by T. Bailey Aid- The Rose Musical Festival chorus at Its second rehearsal last Monday added 50 new members. Frederick E. Chap . man, the director, Is highly pleased with the' quality of the chorus. The con ceita will be given June 1, and 9, at the Auditorium, ushering 'In ' the Rose Festival. ;Hayden's "Creation" and sev , eral other great selections will be ren dered- Those Who are over If yeata old MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC EMMA B. CARROLL SCHOOL OF MUSIC Residence Studio (37 Flanders St, -T h e or yr H a rmonyr-Sight Readins and Piano Beginners taken, .Pupils prepared. for concert playing, etc. I Miss Evelyn Paddock, who will be the piano soloist at the meeting tomorrow afternoon of the Hon day Musical club. .. . - " and who can read and sing music may still , apply, for . membership In tha chorus at the next rehearsal Monday, at People's hall, 7:45 p. m., East Seventh and Ankeny streets. - v - ; : -:, -i - -a- i " Miss nehrietta Holum and II.' M. Pickering were the soloists last week for tha Monday Night Male chorus, d William Belcher, director. Miss Hplum sang -f "The Rosary" (Nevln), and " LArlse From Dreams of Thee" (Blsch off). 'Mr. Pickering sang "Love's Prom. iso" (De Koven),. and, "Love in the Southland" (Canfleld). w ' At the last meeting of the "Wednea day Afternoon Woman's club, Wll Hum Belcher, director,' Miss VlviaiVt Mar shall sang "A Love Song" (Elliott), and "Caro mloben" (Glordann, - and j JAisu Irene Wents sang "Counsels to Nina" (Wekerlln), and "I ilear You Calling Me" (Marshall). - ' The White Templa Choral club, under the direction of J. William Belcher, will sing "O-Thau Whose - Power" "from .'Moses in Egypt." by RoaslnLat, the 6J5 p. m." meeting tonight. . Music ciritlcifim. as it Is practised In South AfricS, at least in the town' there named after lovely Old Heidelberg, Is lllU8trated"irithefoltowing( pari graph Inspired by a well known visiting vio linist's treatment of his instrument As a masterpiece of Its kind it waa dis covered by the London Observer: "He whacks It and whips It and wipes It and thumps it and -snaices it and squeezes it and tickles it and lifts It and lowers it and swings It and plucks it and raps it and pats It and strokes it, and all the while the music goes on It sings and it whistles; it moans and it groans. It screams and it screeches, U laughs and giggles and chuckles and sniggers. It shivers and shakes, it shud ders and trembles, it roars and it acold. Jt hurries and scurries. " Jumps, runs . and tumbles, gets up and runs again. ' It produces melodies and har monies, trills, shakes, scales,, cadenzas, twins, triplets, sharps, flats, naturals and unnaturala." . . , - Having cancelled his contract at the Metropolitan Opera House, which still had another year, to run, plmltrl Smir noff, the Russian tenor, . sailed from New York the other day for his native country, uttering many complaints anent bis experiences at that instltu tlon. -" Mr. Smirnoff declared that he was leaving because he could ho longer endure the persecution which he al leges was conducted against him as Russian by the Italian influences at the Metropolitan. When informed of Mr, Smirnoff's remarks, General Man ager Gatti-Casazza, of the Metropoll tan, taid merely that Mr. Smirnoffs contract was, cancelled because he did not know a large part of tha repertoire which he had voluntarily Included In his contract, and that, as Mr. Smirnoff had himself admitted this fact, the con tract had been cancelled by mutual consent. But it Is a fact that Mr, Smirnoff is not tha first artist. . tQ leave me Metropolitan voicing tna Bama com plaint. . : , Mare Lagen..the New York mnnager, announces . thMt - Gulseppa Campanarl, me lamous oariione, now wiin tne Met ronolltan Onera comDanv. will mo It) concert tour under his direction during tha season of 1912-13. - - San Francisco is preparing to build a municipal opera house to cost ap proximately $760,000. It will also shel ter a conservatory of musl. It is to ba ready in time for the 15 exposl tlDn. ' 4 -i -rr A A 1 I, Joseph Hollman. tha Duteb, feelllst, re cently introduced his new concerto for cello at an Albert Hall Bunday concert In London. ' It is reported that Paderewskl Is dl recttng his energies this year mainly to hU new opera, i ji - New York Is talking of reducing. the fancy salaries heretofore paid theblg singers at tha Metropolitan. . Paderewskl Is said to be planning tour of South America, and it Is rum ored that he haa spent most of the fortune he harvested in America. Mrs. Delphirie Marx sang at the Frl day afternoon meeting of the Mothers'. and Teachers, ciud or tJrooitiyp. Adolfo Jimenez, tenor, who arrived In Portland about a month ago from New York and Saw Francisco, 1 organising a quartet, (the members of which, be sides Mr. Jlmlnes, will be Wallace A Fisher, baritone: Rose Evelyn Miller, ioprano, and Kathryn. Crysler..Reardon, contralto. The quarttjiill sing class! cal music and folk songs and will ap pear in concert, in tne near, future. W. A. Walters, tenor, will elng th aria --"Uaa Furtlva Lagrlma" from "El isir d'Amour," for one -of his numbers .atthj3xompliaintarx-co:iccrLlo43a given by Koae coursen-ueeu at th Helllff thatre Thursday evening. "Rt torno Vlncitor," from VeH's Alda will be sung by Miss Zeta Hoiitster, soprano, v W' ; Miss Clata Howell will sing Frani' "Iro Herbst" (Autumn). "All! Rendlmi," ontralto arla-from-Xltrana" by Rossi, - will be given by Mrs. R. W. Bchmeer. Tho Treble Clef club. Miss Geraldlne Coursen. accompanying, will give a com- position new to Portland, Chatninade I Evening Prayer in Brittany.", also a brilliant waltz song,- "Nymphs and Fauns." by Bemhf rg. The program will be -closed ;by a group "of songs, sung by Mrs. Rose Coursen-Reed, one being Tchaiskousky'e "War Ich Nicht eln Halrri." Edgar E. Coursen will be al the piano. "'"','"". .:" ''; ' . :".' "". Tuesday afternoon was one of "Ger man Lleder " at Mrs. Rose Bloch Bauer s class meet. Miss Zella Knox sang "Du Blst Wle Elne B'ume,' by Schumann; Miss Carvel '"Hoffnuny," by Relchart; Grace Joaephlne Brown sang "Still Wis Die Nacht," by Bohm: Miss Wax sang, "Aus Metnem Grossem Schmcrzen," by Franz: Mrs. Detphlne Marx gave the beautiful aria from "Samson and Deli lah" for contralto by Ralnt-Saens, and 'Die Lotus Blums, " by Schumann. The following program was given at the last-meeting of the Tuesday- After noon jclub, under the direction of Mrs. Rose Coursen-Reed. ."Only in Dreams." (De Koven) t "My Task," (Ashford): "Love Is a Rose." (Sans Soucl), Ray mond . MrKalson; "Du Blst -Wle Elne Blume," (Schumann) : "Where My Car avan Has Rested," (Loehr); "Sing Ma a Song of a Lad That Is Gone," (Hom er), H. G. Lettow; "The Face of My Love, (Forster);-"Rose of My Heart,'! (Loehr), Mr, McKalson. " r A large audience was present to greet Mrs. Rpse.Coursen-Reed at her vocal re cital given under the auspices of the Monday Musical club at Eilers hall last Monday atternoon. An Interesting pro- f ram was given of four groups of songs, tallan, German, French and English. Mrs. Reed was recalled many times and wa the recipient of beautiful flowers. Edgar E. Coursen made a most excel lent accompanist. Mrs. , J. E. Bonbrfght sang Dudley Buck's "My, Redeemer and My. Lord," ast wiinaay morning at tne Mount Tabor Presbyterian church. ir w John Claire Montelth' was one of the soloists ; at the annual Washington's .Birtnaay tea given at the First Pres byterian church on Thursday. He sang aa his first number, "Mother O Mine," by Tours. For encore he used. "Im Kahne," by Grieg, Mr. Mordaunt A. Goodnough as accompanist, ably adapted nm wora to tne interpretation of the singer.. - . , .-. , ' f " w w v . . Jasper Dean Mac Fall, director of music at the Sunnyslde Methodist Epls copai enurch, has, on account of the many- requeeta that bare come to him, decided to repeat the solendld nroe-mm that was rendered at the February "Song Dervjce- ny tne choir of the church. next Sunday evening., . The preliminary program will be changed somewhat, but the cantata "The Prince of Peace" will be rendered with the same soloists. A particularly attractive number will be jL,ora. x Believe." which will b mn uy jisBa juane seller, soprano... At the Grace Methodist Enl annnfi 1 . - Eiiuwn mo evening musical program will oe as ioiiows: organ and vocal num- Dera irom . uaul's "The Holv ntv . Orgaa - Contemplation (Introduction). miss -Fisher; quartet, "No Shadows Yonder;" aria, "These Are They Which Came," Miss Ferguson; quartet, "The rinmg rot it ior Silver;" aria, "My Soul Is Athirst for God." Mr. MnlrtRiv offertory, Organ, Adoration (Intermez- to) miss Fisher aria. "Eva Hath inoi teen," Mrs. Stowersi rin "A New Heaven r.artn, Mr. Montgomery: auartet. They That Sow in Tears:" nrin "Great and Marvelous," (Finale); Mies i-isner. une quartet is composed of L.aura Ferguson, soprano; Elizabeth Hamilton btowers, contralto; Joseph P. Mulder, tenor and W. A. , Montgomery, baritone. Leonora Fisher, -organist and cnuir airocior. v A aawed concert will be riven at Ml. pah Presbyterian church this evening at 7:so o clock by a chorus choir of 25 voices, assisted by Mrs. Clara.Rrook Urdahl, soprano, Mrs. Nellie Peterson, ursnnmi na Btaniey a. HUrr, director. me program will be: Ormn nrAi,.H "Prelude." (Offenbach Arr. bv Rhnw anthem. "Christian, the Morn Breaks oweeuy oer xnee," (Shelley); soprano solo, "Hear Ye Israel" from "Elijah." 'Mendelssohn). Mrs. Clara-Rrooit TTr. dahl; ladies' quartet, "O, Shepherd of jsraei, , lornson); cornet solo. "Flee as a Bird." (Dana). W. n. nn- an them, "The King of Love My Shepherd Is," (Shelley); trio, "Praise Ye." from "Attlla." (G. Verdi.) i. soprano solo. "Like a xieart jjesires," (Allltsen), Mrs. Clara-Brooks Urdahl; organ offertory, voluntary, (uessei; male auartet. Cut This Out' Recipe that Breaks a Cold la a Day ! . and Cares Any Curable Conah. . 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V 'Vj ; T II ill lTT ' BSBaSBBSiaBBBBP Advance vocal students, who will He ; the Jleillg theatra, Thursday evening, February 29. The Tretle Clerr club will assist: l Miss Clara Howell. 2 Mrs. E. W, Schmeer, 3- Wv A. Walters. 4 Mrs. Irene Burns-Albert. 5--Mlss Zeta Holllster, 6 H. G. Lettow. 7 -Mrs. Virginia. Hutchinson. 8 Mhs Madeline Stone. "Send Out Thy Light," (Gounod); an them. "Hark! Hark, My Soul," (Shel- ley)i Organ postlude, "March from Ath alla," (Mendelssohn). ; ! John Claire Mouteith and Miss Mur iel Williams were the soloists at the big reception given by the Daughters of the American Revolution at the Mult. nomah hotel on Thursday.; Mr. Mon telth sang by request "My Own United States." . I - ' ... . Following inusical program will be given this afternoon by Webber's' Ju venile orchestra at the St. Vincent's hospital, from 2 to 4 p. m.; March, "Skipper Susie Green,"". (Ramsay-Jacob); waits, "Lame Des Fleurs," (Sagallarl); sextette from "Lucia dl Lammermoor," (Donxetti-Webber); song, "Sleepy Head," (Shermap-Webber), Franclsca Biles and chorustserenade, "Coquette," (Barthel-emy-Webber); grand selection, "La Boehme," (Puccini); "Big Chief Bat- tle-Axe," (Allen-Jacobs); intermexso. "Cavallerla Rustlcana," - Mascagnl. Jacobs)? song, "AH Aboard for Blanket Bay," (Stevens-Nape), Hazel Van Av ery and chorus; ldylle. "The Mill In the Forest," (Eilenberg-Odell); violin solo, "Reverie," (Gruenwald-Webber). Fran cises Bliss, (orchestra accompaniment); medley overture, (J. Bodewalt Lampe). ' Mrs. F. C. Chapman,, John Claire Montelth and D." W. Clipp. violinist, gave the musical numbers at the an nual banquet held Under the auspices of the Congregational churches at the Has salo street church on Tuesday evening. Mr, Montelth gave a fine .rendition of "The Bedouin- Love Song" (Schnecker), and Mrs. Chapman' sang "King Me to Sleep," (Green) with violin obllgato by D. W. Clapp, who also gave a solo num ber. The accompanists were Miss Thomas and Miss Abby Whiteside. ......... w w Miss Elma Gilbert, who has been sub stituting as soloist at the Hassalo Con gregational church, has been engaged for the remainder of the season. At this morning's service she will sing In the duet, "Springtime of the 8oul," (Mart). Miss Gilbert . was the soloist at this week's meeting of the Montichoral club. In the morning at Grace Methodist Episcopal church. Miss Laura Ferguson will sing, I Wilt Lay Me Down in Peace," (Buck). ... -if - if - ' Invitations have been issued for the recital of Mrs. Emma F. Carroll's Feb ruary class. It is to be given at Mrs. Carroll's , residence '.studio, Thursday mnnth thtk WArlr ft .Tn anrl TathrlnA! Sntler has been attracting especial at tention and they are both to appear on the program. . -v : . .- Mis ' Jessie Iewls 'lll accompany Henry Van Praag at the meeting of the Woman's club In W. O. W. hall the aft ernoon of March R. -. ,.'. , : - - .-.i . Miss Frances Batchelor has accepted a commission to play In April for the musical department of Oregon Agricul tural college. . v ; Oregon Conservatory of Muslo. All branches taught by staff of teachers. Historian Macaujay Prodigy. From the London Chronicle. Macaulay must not be omitted when there Is tSllt of infant prodigies. From the age of 3 he read incessantly, and by the time he was 7 he had begun a compendium of universal history. At g he wrote a treatise designed to oon vert the natives ot Malabar to Chris tianity, while one visit at an early age to Strawberry Hill was enough to en able him to carry the catalogue bf the Oxford coiiectlons In We memory ever flttnrwai-rl, A( rA lnlor ilatn Mar.iilny expressed the opinion that ha could re produce "Paradise Lost". and "The PU- 1 grim a Progress", if every existing copy wci'e debtro"-,' preeenta'd by Mrs. Rose Coursen-Reed CHICAGO STREET FOR PUBLIC PLAYGROUND ChlcagotFeb. 24. The city haa opened a new public playground, extending from Blue Island avenue to Waller street along Thirteenth place. The street will be closed for traffto except during school hours. This move was accomplished by the Chicago Woman's Aid. Tha John Smyth school is In the play ground block, which lies in one of the most congested districts of the city. Mrs. Charles Reubens, vice president of the Chicago Woman's Aid, told yester day of the work tho organization has done at the Smyth school. 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In Italian, with orchestra. . . , OTELLO (Verdi) "Morte d' Otello." ; (Death Of Othello.) In Italian, with orchestra. ... j , ' CAXOXiXHA WHITE, Soprano. , 4' A 6354 MMK. BUTTERFLY. (Puccini.) "I'n bel dl vedromo" (One fine day.) In Italiar, with orchestra. ' j NOZZK Dl FIUARO. (MoKart.) "Dove Sono.". (Oh happy moments ended.) In Italian, with orchestra. A 5353 ROBERT LE DIABLE. (Meyerbeer.) Cavattna "Roberto, tu die adoro." (Oh. Robert, beloved.), In Italian, (with orchestra. . ;K. , I'PAGLJACCI. (Leoncavallo.) "Stridono lassu." (Oh birds . In. freedom flying.) In Italian, ..with orchestra.. SOUT CONNOLLY. . A 1116 MY COUNTERFEIT BILL. (Harry Von TlUer.) Dolly Connolly (Mrs. Percy Wenrlch), contralto. Orchestra accompaniment, . ; IF YOU TALK IN. "POUR 8LEKP, DON'T MENTION MY NAME. (Nat Ayer.) Dolly Connolly (Mr. Percy Wen- rich), contralto. Orchestra accompaniment. X&EJtB rBS.NXZ.I3T. A 11051 WANT TO UK A JANITOR'S CHILD. - (Green.) Irene FrHnklln, soprano. 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They crowded about his furane? . and held out their hands' to catch' the sparks that showered from the white hot iron, and If they got in bis way he went rushing to the slack-tub with a newly fashioned horshoe . and they frightened him almost to piece when It Beemed certain they would be tramp led to death under the heels of some fractious colt But still the "smtthy" liked to have the children with him. Satires from forge. '" There wasn't much In pounding. Iron, he ta'd, except the fun he got out of his Juvenile visitors, and for years the lit- , tie folks of Sheepshead bay were his constant companions. ; A, few months ago, August, who was. past 70, sold his little shpp and retired. He saw very little bf his young friends until a heavy ' snow came. . August went to the one big hill in the neighborhood and found all of Sheepshead's youngsters there. They had just succeeded In getting a good "road" made through the drifts and were laughing and shouting. Then William Thompson, who lived nearby and who, It seems, had forgotten years ago that he was once a small boy, appeared and told the youngsters they were making too much noise. ' . It is reported that the remarks August Friend made to William Thompson on that occasion dealt In detail with the latter's ancestry and his probable abid ing place in the next world, But Thomp- son called the police and the boys and girls were told that they could not coast there any more. ' August went to William Johns who owned the hill and leased it for $250. - The next day when the heavy-hearted children of Sheeps head bay started out to find "some dinky hill, where they could coast without be ing arrested," they saw a little red-faced,- gray-haired man, looking very much like a real Santa Claus, gesticulat ing wildly to them and pointing to a sign he had Just nailed on a tree, which read: "Coasters wanted." , Bill CoTered With Kids. It didn't take very long for every kid in Sheepshead bay to hear the good ' news. They came to the hill from all quarters and tliey voted August Friend the greatest man of this or any other age. - And the old man entered Into the spirit of the sport with so much seal that when his aged spouse went to call him for dinner, she could hardly be lieve her eyesthere was August him self, gliding dpwn that hill "belly bus ter." Journal Want Ads bring results. SIXTH AND BTBWSIDB. vtVV VP