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THE OREGON; SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 91916.
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. OBERTO CORRUCCINI, conductor
' I J of the chorus and orchestra1 tor
T the Portland Grand Opera asso
,i elation, says that so far a his
work is concerned, everything la
jn readlrfess for the jtnnouncea proouc
;iioi of -Kra Dlayolo" this spring. Mr.
Oorruccini has rehearsed the chorus
faithfully since the last presentation
v-of "Romeo and Juliet."
Until this week, rehearsals have
been held twice a week, henceforth
t -they will be held but once a week, on
Wednesday nights at Eilers reeital
-hall. ,
V. The principals for the opera have
also been selected and all that really
jeomlns to be done now is to decide
lupon a dte or dates, as H Is under
' tood three performances are planned,
t The' principals will be:
Kra Dievolo, George Wlber Reed.
; tenor. S
Lord Roeburg, George ' Hotcbkiss
: Street, baritone.
- Lady Pamela, Miss Genevieve Gil
bert, soprano.
,Loreno. A, V. Brown, tenor.
Matteo, A , G. King, basso.
'Zerlina, Mrs. Jane Burns Albert, so
i prano.
- Glacoino, Hartidge G. Whipp, bari
:. tone.
Beppo. Shirley Parker, baritone,
s " The principals, too. have been re-
hearsing and It is said that surprising
ly good production can safely be prom
ised. There has been some talk of
giving the opera about the middle of
JMay and very likely at the Heilig,
' and should prove a splendid vehicle for
the home tal.nt to make good. It re--quires
more acting than did "Romeo
Jand Juliet" but does not make as heavy
; demands on the vocal ability of the
.performers.
The date will be for the executive
committee, of which Norman A. Hoose
-la chairman, to decide.
' The cast of principals was chosen
"-after carefgl consideration by the
'volce committee.
"Fra IMavolo" was written by Daniel
Francois Auber and was first produced
- at the Opera Comique, Paris, January
8, 1830. The scene of the first act
.'Is laid at the hostelry of Matteo at
Terrauina, , Italy, the English tourists
making a flurried entrance, tor the
reason that they have narrowly es
(caped capture and robbery at the hands
of Fra Diavolo's band of brigands.
Church Will Give Musical.
A musical under the auspices of the
choir of the Wood lawn Methodist Epis
copal church wHll be given !n the
church. Tenth and Highland streets,
Tuesday evening, April 11. A small
-' charge will be made, the proceeds to
be used for the benefit of music for
" the eholr
Mrs. Henry Scougall. basso, and
Miss Lelah Coyle. sopraro, will render
. the vocal selections of the program.
The Instrumental part of the pro-
- gram will be rendered by Charles and
Elsworth Mason, Alfred Wright and
:fioi ence Bisknell, pupils of Dora Da.i
,forth. t Miss Downing of the Gillespie
, school of expression will speak.
f Concert Irogran Outlined.
'Following Is the program to be giv
' eri by Daisy K- Ross. G. K. Taschereau
and Frederick C. Kerlngcr at the Mason-
ic Temple, Friday night, April 14. at
:30 o'clock: "My Heart at Thy Sweet
Voice" (Saint Seant), Mrs. Ross; Pro.
logue from "Pagltaoci" ( Leoncanllo),
Mr. Taschereau; "Ritournelle," "Mad-
-rigal," "If Thou Dost Say," C. Chami-
nade), Mrs. Ross; Polonaise in E,
v (Liszt), Fantasie, Impromtu op. 66.
(Chopin), Mr. Feringer; "Die Lorelei"
(Liszt). Mr. Ross; duet. "Nun hist
du-worden meln Eigen" (Hlldach),
-Mrs. Ross and Mr. Taschereau: "Vision
'Fugitive" (Massenet). Mr. Tascher
jau; "My Star" (James H. Rogers).
,. "Vv. Lover, He, Comes on the Skee"
- tGlough-Lelghter), Mrs. Ross.
"I, Club Elects Delegate.
The Monday Musical club held the
reguar council meeting last Monday
afternoon at the Eilers Recital hall. A
board meeting preceded the council.
t when Mrs. Anton Giebisch was elected
delegate to the General Federation bi
ennial at New York in May. An alter-
nate will be elected at a special meet
: ' ing Friday afternoon. The 'nominat
ing committee was also selected to
canvass the members to ascertain who
'are willing to assume the duties of
office.
These names are given only as sug
"gestions at the election and expedites
"matters greatly by presenting candi-
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to qualify for the offices and desiring
to compete may make her wishes
known ito this committee. Mrs. Lee
Arnett is chairman with Mrs. J. Coul
son Have and Mrs. Theodore S. Thom
son acting with her.
The question of whether the classes
would ifun more than the six months
promise!, will be discussed at the spe
cial board meeting. The chorus, how
ever, will continue to the end of the
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Above Miss Caroline Andrews,
comic opera star, wuo lils from
Oregon.
Middle Home-talent orchestra at
Burns, which forms musical in
spiration of community.
Below, left to right Robert LoveH
Wilson, baritone; Miss Daisy E.
Ross, mezzo contralto.
club year and be ready to take up
active work at the very beginning of
the fall season.
After the business session, Mrs. Lula
Drury-Scott read Tennysons Enoch Ar-
den in a very impressive manner. Mr.
Becker played the Strauss music for
the reading, prefacing the reading with
a few explanatory remarks and the
playing of the motifs representing th
different characters and emotions. Mr.
Becker played three of his own com
positions that were well received, the
first "Valsette Op 8" was a very
charming waltz movement, dainty and
melodious. "The Chimes- noctourne
was a soft, dreamy composition with
an effective cathedral chime produced
by a clever arrangement of sixths and
and equally clever pedaling. The clos
ing number' of the group was a ma
zourka In strict style and rhythm that
was well liked. Three more programs
will bd provided by the club, and then
the season will close with the Installa
tion of officers the first Monday in
June.
Salem Singer to Be Presented.
Miss Marguerite Flower, the popular
blind singer of Salem, Is working hard
to be in perfect condition for her re
cital at Women of Woodcraft "hall on
April IT. Club women who heard her
at the state federation were so en
thusiastic over her work that she feels
that she is coming among friends when
she appears in Portland.
' The -Monday Musical Club Concert
bureau has charge f the affair, . the
proceeds are to be divided between
Miss Flower to enable her to further
her study, and the scholarship loan
fund. The following well known cluo
women will act as patronesses for the
concerts Mrs. Percy W. Lewis, prest-.
dent Monday. Musical club; Mrs, G. J.
Frankel, president Portland Women's
club; Mrs. Alva Lee Stephens, presi
dent Portland Council Parent-Teachers
and Portland Psychology clubs ; Mrs.
Isaac . Swett. president Council .Jewish
women; Mrs. Thomas C. Burke, presi
dent McDowell club: Miss Martha B.
Reynolds, president 'New England Con
servatory club;. Mrs. Robert Berger,
president Overlook and Coterie clubs;
Mrs. K. P. Preble.! president Shake
spearean club';; Mrs.' Edward Alden
.Beals, regent D. A. R., and Mesdames
Frederick Eggert, " J. Coulson Hare,
Ralph W. Walker. Alva J. Walker. J.
Claire Mohteith, Hartrldge 'G. Whlpp.
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Alice Brown Marshall, Herbert Garr
Reed, Rose Courser Reed. Nathaniel
Palmer. Adeline M. Alvord. Helen
Miller Senn, , Herman Happner, Viola
Ortschild, Jeanne Jomelll, Lucie Val
aire and Miss Anna Palmer, who is
chairman of-the concert bureau. '
Orchestra Concert at ' Burns.
Burns, Or., has a community or
chestra of which it is Justly proud. It
is directed by Mrs. M. V. Dodge and
consists of girls, boys, men and
women. Most of them have been in
structed individually by Mrs. Dodge,
who is active in the musical develop
ment, of the city and its surroundings.
. The orchestra gave a very successful
concert recently, assisted by Mrs. W..
M. Sutton and some of her vocal stu
dents. William Hanley, . the "cattle king"
of Harney county, showed his appre
ciation of the orchestras work by
sending in a check for $25 to aid in
covering the expenses.
Members of the orchestra are: First
violins Milton Brown, Ernest Clayton,
John Garrett. Frank Loggan, Marie
Smith, Joe Young, Ruby Campbell,
Jessie Drlnkwater, Kathleen Jordan,
Baxter Reed. Juanlta Slocum, ' Mar
garet Welcome, Geary Clevenger,
Kathrine Farre Terence Haney. Ro
selle Reed, John Stoy, Vilven Wert.
Second violins Gladys Byrd. Hazel
Owsley, Kathleen Jordan, Miss Ethel
Haines, Gwendoltn Lampshire. Violas
Viola Richardson, Alex Eggleston.
Cello, Ralph Beery; double bass, M. V.
Dodge; trombone, Clifford Reed; cor
net. Miss Trilby Whittaker; clarinet.
John Caldwell; drum and bells, M. C.
Athey; piano, Mrs. William Farre, Miss
Evelyn Byrd. Mrs. M. V. Dodge, di
rector. Members of the sight singing class
are: Valeria Lewis, Nellie Thimmes,
Leora Goodlow. Alma Biddle, Evelyn
Byrd, Cora Shepherd, Margaret Irwin.
Trilby Whittaker, Milton Brown,
Gwendolyn Lampshire. Lucile Brown,
Lois Shirk, Geary Clevenger. David
Cawlfield, Phillip Cawlfield. Mrs. W.
M. Sutton, director.
Monteith Sings at Dallas.
John Claire Monteith returned to
Portland early in the week from a
most successful engagement In Dallas,
Or., on Saturday evening, April 1. The
concert, which was given by the Dallas
Woman's club to raise money for the
woman's building at the University of
Oregon, realized a good sum for the
building fund, and was an unusual
event of social and musical Importance
in Dallas. A local correspondent says:
"All that was promised in the way of
a rare musical treat was enjoyed by a
large and appreciative audience on
Saturday evening. . . . John Clair.
Monteith, who is ranked as one it
Oregon's foremost baritones, presented
an unusual variety of beautiful bat
lads. His repertoire ranged from the
heavy prologue to the opera
"I 'Paggllaccl" to "Mandalay," a
beautiful adaptation or Kipling's fa
mous verse. In the latter Mr. Mon
teith was at his best, for the offering
covered a wide vocal field and dis
played the adaptability and versatility
of the singer's splendid voice. "The
Lass With the Delicate Air," a fanciful
allegro, proved one of the most enter
taining numbers on Mr. Monteith's
program. Homer's ''Banjo Song."
"Lorraine," and the "Magpie's Song"
were delightfully rendered. Mr. Mon
teith's appearance was doubly interest
ing and entertaining from the fact that
he told a well worded story of many of
his songs before he sang them, in
cluding the "Torreador Song" from
Carmen, which he sang as an encore."
Miss Winifred Forbes, violinist of
the University ef Oregon school of
music, who assisted on the program,
handled her Instrument splendidly and
played a classical program such as had
not been heard in Dallas for years.
Miss Marian Neill, a talented young
pianist, also from the University of
Oregon, on two days' notice took the
place of Mrs. Jane Scotford Thatcher
and played the accompaniments and
her solo numbers with finished skill
and a delicacy of touch that was a de
light to her audience.
Mr. Monteith responded to the re
quest that he sing a solo at the serv
ices of the Dallas Presbyterian church
the morning following the concert. The
pastor of this church. Rev. McKenzle.
was formerly pastor of one of the
Portland churches for which Mr. Mon
teith had sung at one of their enter
tainments. Apollo Club Makes Plans.
Plans for the third and final concert
of the Apollo club this season are now
practically complete. While the date
has not been definitely set it is prob
able it will be Thursday evening,
April 27.
A pleasing announcement in connec
tion with this event is the engage
ment of Miss Lo Desca Loveland of
New York as soloist. Miss Loveland
is the accomplished daughter of Rev.
Frank L. Loveland of this city. Dur
ing her visit in Portland a year ago
she was presented in concert by a
group of prominent music patrons at
the Heilig theatre and at that time
demonstrated her right to be classed
as one of the notable concert artists
of the country. She possesses a voice
of great beauty and power and displays
most finished style and interpretation.
Miss Loveland will sing one oper
atic aria and a group of selected Eng
lish songs (probably by American com
posers) and in addition will appear
with the club, singing the obllgato in
Foote's "Song of April." This com
position is most effective.
The numbers to be sung by the club
will include several new compositions
and in addition some of the best num
bers which have been sung by the club
in the past. Preference has been shown
for the lighter melodious selections.
Mrs. Sears Was Soloist.
The last of Miss Dorothea Nash's
Illustrated talks -on modern opera was
given at Hotel Portland Thursday
afternoon. The subject was "Prince
Igor," acts II and III. Prominent ma
trons and maids are members of this
interesting and instructive, class, the
course Including eight talks. Mrs.
Charles Edwin Sears sang the aria
from the last act in charming manner.
She substituted for Mrs. Henry Metz-
eer, who had planned to sing, but was
suffering from a cold..
Basso Can tan te Is Heard.
Henry Scougall. basso can tan te, sang
at a banquet last Wednesday at the
First .Congregational church. He is
the possessor of a deep, vibrant voice
which showed to excellent -advantage
in the operatic numbers he rendered.
Harold Hurlbut was a capable accom
panist. Mr. Scougall was recently re
engaged as bass soloist of the White
temple' and : has appeared : in concert
many times this season before the
Rotary club twice, before the Progress
ive Business Men's club, the Monday
Musical club and other organisations.
He is a student of Harold Hurlbut.
New Quartet Introduced.
The ' Progressive ; Business Men'
quartet was formed recently. A quar
tet under the direction of Harold Hurl
but sang at the meeting of the club
last Thursday, and their work was of
such a nature that ;tbs club -tinaoi-mously
cdose the? four singers to rep
resent the club, betng officially known
as tbe Progressive . Business Men's
Should Music
M
usician
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"Ragtime Craie" Is Looked
Upon as I Serious.
Disease.
The following article is from the ptHi of
Carl Grtssen, Portland violinist, " who Is a
strong advocate of tbe display of deep dis
crimination in the selection of music by rea
son of its effect upon human character. Mr.
(irissen nrge generous support of vocal iuu
ties! organisations.
By Carl Grissen.
Education is the preparation of the
Individual for his place in the serious
game of life. i
Far-seeing educators realize the
importance of environment and tin
power of suggestion upon character
development.
Wise parents are careful of the as
sociates of .their children.
A suggestive picture is not allowed
to hang before the gaze of children
and the pitifully few pieces of sta
tuary 'that grace the community are
discreetly draped.
Censors look to what goes on In
motion picture theatres; but one me
dium for suggestion of what is not
good for young minds remains seem
ingly unnoticed, and that is bad mu
sic. -
What great difference is there !
the ultimate effect upon the moral
sensibilities between a suggestive pic
ture and a suggestive song?
Combinations Kay Insinuate.
The blatant imagery of 'one has
nothing to hide Its cold directness;
that latter loses some of its direct ef
fect through the diffusion of its
verbal suggestlveness by insinuating
tunes and tonal combinations but not
enough to render it harmless.
It should be remarked, too, how
many 'subtle shades of vulgar feeling
and subtle suggestiveness can be com
municated by these detestible dittias.
It Is a lamentable condition. This
"ragtime craze,' like a disease, will
stay with us until the cause is found
and removed.
The tonal jingles, obvious tunes
and verbal nonsense In this class
of music, is the natural expression
of musical ignorance.
The phenomenon is a reacting ef
fect in the evolution of material
progress incidental to the develop
ment of a new country.
Culture follows the wake of ma
terial progress; regarding which, Her
bert Spencer says:
Sees Hope In the 'Future.
"When the forces of nature have
been fully conquered to man's use
when the means 6f production have
been brought to perfection when
labor has been economized to the high
est degree when education has been
so systematized that a preparation for
the more essential activities may be
made with comparative rapidity and
when, consequently, there is a great
increase in spare time; then will the
poetry, both of art and nature, rightly
fill a large space in the minds of all."
Thanks to American inventiveness,
several of these points in the above
mentioned quotation, are, to a certain
extent, approaching realization.
Apace with individual efforts, which
cannot remain unnoticed by careful
observers, is the gradual improvement
of forms of amusement.
The New theatre movement is feel
ing the first flush of youthful
strength vaudeville theatres are be
ginning to find out that it pays to
send good artists over their circuits
and the improvements in educational
methods and civic conditions are hope
ful signs of an upward trend.
Music Becomes necessity.
One most important medium for
moral and culture advancement has
been much neglected music; most
beautiful and abstract of all the arts.
Due to the comparative youth of the
country, music has been looked upon
as an exotic phenomenon; it has been
bandied in much the manner a child
would a new toy but, from being an
aristocratic fad and pastime, it is
slowly, but surely becoming a demo
cratic necessity.
With the American public it is a
feast or famine in respect to musical
attractions more especially in the
far west. Every artist must be duly
labeled and we accept only on author
ity. Pecuniary reasons bar what at
tractions we get from enjoyment by
the great majority of our youth, ' j
The occasional visits of artists or
musical organizations will not greatly
better cultural conditions; this re
sponsibility rests essentially with local
artists and organizations. '
quartet. Members are Harold Hurlbut.
first tenor and director; Shirley D.
Parker, second tenor (als6 alternating
as first bass; Dr. George Wardner,
first bass (also alternating as second
tenor), and Henry Scougall, second
bass.
MacDowell Club Program.
The MacDowell club will give a pro
gram of songs with Shakespearean
text Tuesday afternoon, April 11. Mrs.
W. E. Thomas will talk on Shake
speare in music and Mrs. Jane Burns
Albert, soprano; Mr. J. Ross Largo,
tenor, and Mr. Otto Wedemeyer, bari
tone, will sing this program: , Songs
mentioned by Shakespeare in his plays,
"Peg O'Ramsay," "Greensleeves."
songs sung in original performances.
The Willow Song, "Law as White as
Driven Snow," "Take Oh Take Those
Lips Away," settings composed since
Shakespeare's time, "Hark, Hark, the
Lark"' (Schubert), "Orpheus With His
Lute" (Coleridge-Taylor). "Oh, Mis
tress Mine" Coates) "Where the Bee
Sucks" (Arne). "Over Hill, Over Dale"
(Cook), "Fairy Lullaby" (Mrs. Beach),
"Who Is Sylvia?" (Schubert). "Now
the Hungry Lion Roars" (Llnley).
"Under the Greenwood Tree"
(Coates). "Blow Blow Thou Winter
Wind" (H. W. Parker).
Recital la Announced.
The annual spring recital by pupils
in elocution of Mrs. Everett Marshall
Hurd and pupils in piano and vocal of
Miss Alice Mae Phelps will be given
at the Jefferson High school audi
torium, Friday evening, April 14, at 8
o'clock. Mr. Emtl Thielhorn, violinist,
pupil of Prof. Otaka Sevcik of fVienna,
will furnish numbers on the program.
This recital Will be open to the pub.
lie and the program will be as follows:
Piano trio, "Dance a la Gavote"
(Johanning). Miss Thorn. Miss Carrie
Janin and Mrs. Church; reading, Mrs.
Kene Hood; reading, "The Swan Song"
(Ritter Brooks), Mr. Wayne' Cason;
soprano solo, "Kiss Walts" (Arditi);
violin solo. "The Holy City (Henley),
Mr. Emll Thielhorn; monologue, Mrs.
Gladys Pritchard; contralto solo,
solo. "Spring's Awakening" (Sander
son),' Miss Blanche Hellyer; piano
trio, "Polonaise Brilliante" (Dietrich),
Miss Gay Kelley, Mrs. Will Janin, Miss
Alma Ditto; pupils' double quartet,
"Birds Are Singing" (Thomas),! Miss
Grace Dangerfield. Miss Helga Thomp
son. Mrs. P. M. Baker, Miss i Alice
Phelps, Miss Josephine Lewis, r Miss
Blanche Hellyer, Mrs. Hickman, Mrs.
Truman ' Northup ; piano solo (Rubin
stein); a reading. Mr. Herbert Steven
son; vocal solo. rAsthore- (Trotere)
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Need of It
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Carl Grissen, Violinist.
The need in western cities today is
not more musicians, but better - mu
sicians; resident artists; capable ex
ponents of their art. The nupleus
which will make such a condition pos
sible is a first class symphony orches
tra we have a good orchestral we
should have a better one. f
Efforts of Orcaestra Admired
The efforts of the Portland sym
phony orchestra have won the admira
tion of outside observers who have
watched the work. j
The great drawback to the appre
ciation of good- music is not under
standing it; not understanding it comes
from lack of opportunity of hearing
good music.
Appreciation for music, grows in
much the same manner as the average
individual's literary development
fortunate is the child who has a wise
father or mother to direct their ef
forts, to counsel them and form a true
desire for the best in literature and
an intelligent appreciation for the
fine arts. But the average per
son is left to his own devices in such
matters; grouping his way from nur
sery jingles to the dime novel stage
many progress upward; but alas! how
many never do, but remain lifelong at
the dime novel level; which is the
literary parallel of cheap ragtime.
Much good music must be heard to
progress from a "Sour Pickles Rag"
to a symphony of Beethoven.
Music appears more directly to the
1 m man emotions than any other of
the line arts.
What Schopenhauer Says.
Is not goodnegg and simplicity an
expression of native refinement of
feeling? And is there a more potent
medium for the refinement and en'
noblement of the feelings and sensi
bilities than good music?. Freely
translating, Schopenhaur says in ef
fect: "After long reflection upon the na
ture of music, I recommend the en
joyment of this art above that of
every other. No art acts so directly,
or so deeply upon the nature of man
as this; because no other allows us
such a direct, deep, and true percep
tion of the world. Hearing beautiful
music in large combinations is like
a bath of the spirit; it washes away
ail that is Impure, all that is mean and
bad and elevates one to the highest
spiritual plane his nature is capable
of; and listening to good music one
feels distinctly what he is worth, nay,
more, what he really could be worth."
There will be no sudden transition
from bad to good music; a gradual
process of supplementation will bring
about the change.
Mr. J. S. Harlow; violin solo, "Im
promptu" (Everhard), Mr. Thielhorn:
scenes adapted from "The Songs of
Seven" (Jean Ingelow). Miss Caroline
Whitney. Miss Lucile McKay. Miss
Hazel Hearshey. Mrs. E. H. Whitney,
Jessie Cantrell, Ethelgean Burton,
Daniel Baker, Douglas McKay, Frances
Works. Veile Fahey. Mrs. S. Shoe
maker; reading, Mrs. E. H. Whitney;
"Longing for Home." Mrs. S. Shoe
maker. Three. New Puccini Operas.
Puccini is reported as having worked
in his home at Lucca all winter at
three new operas and that two of them,
each of three acts, are ready for the
stage. One is called "Rondlne" and tho
other "II Tabarro" (The Mantle). "The
subjects and environments of these
works are as yet a secret. Puccini
says that "II Tabarro" may be given
in Italy next fall, but that "Rondlne"
must wait. He made a contract for It
with the Viennese State theatre. War
has prevented its being given, but the
contract is not annulled, only In abey
ance. "Puccini says he has nearly finished
a very decorative and brilliant opera
dealing with the fourteenth century,
which will have the magnificent set
ting of the Italian Renaissance. As
yet, he has made no contract for this
work, which, he thinks, will give much
pleasure in America.
Oregon Girl Is Star.
The Andrews Opera company, fa
mous many years throughout the mid
dle west, disbanded in 1906 and Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Andrews, two of its prin
cipals, came to Oregon and settled in
the Rogue river valley to engage in
fruit growing. With -them came their
small daughter, Caroline, who spent
her girlhood among the apple blossoms
and song birds of southern Oregon
snd attended the Medford schools.
Long before she reached womanhood
it had become apparent that she would
adopt the profession that had given
prominence to the Andrews family for
a Quarter of a century. Careful train
ing was given by her parents, and a
little more than a year ago in New
York she joined the De Koven Robin
v Senor AL B. Palaciot
Instructor of
eiJkMtXTT. HAJrrXJUK. QTJTTi
Teacber of SpaatlsH. . ?'
Studio 4th floor Graves Music Co.
Bldg 4th near Morrison.
Phone Main. 1433.
Hood Opera company, which will ap-
Lpear in this city this month. -
Beginning as an : understudy.. Ore
gon's young, songstress quickly made
an Impression so favorable that she
was given the leading part of Anabel.
The De Koven organisation has since
then been heard in the principal cities
of the country and the uniformly fa
vorable comments by the critics may
be taken as proof there there is a
genuineness In 'the success that' Caro
line Andrews has achieved in that
brief time. ,o'':-" :
Her father, the veteran comic operi
comedian, who was said to be the
greatest "Ko-Ko" of his dsy, has writ
ten friends In Portland that he will be
here during the De Koven company's
visit, to hear his daughter for the first
time since her debut as a prima donna.
The Andrews family has many friends
and old-time admirers In Portland who
will welcome this latest young scion
of a musical line that has been among
the pioneers of standard English opera
In America.
Bellman Composition Appeals.
One of several novel numbers, on the
prdgram at the joint concert gUen by
the Swedish Singing club Columbia
and the Norwegian Male chorus in Lin
coln High school auditorium Tuesday
night, was "Friedman's Epistle No. 30,"
by Bellman. Those' not acquainted
with Scandinavian music found in this
four part work a seductive spontaneity.
However, "Friedman's Epistles" were
written more than 12$ years ago. .and
yet have! lost none ofj their charm, it
seems. They hold a prominent place in
the literature of Scandinavian . music.
Carl Michael Belman was born in
Stockholm, February 4, 1740, and died
in February, 17S5. His father, son of
a professor at Upsala university, held
a government position. Of his mother
he wrote that she was "fair as day.
unspeakably -good, dressed prettily, waa
kind- to everybody, of a refined nature,
and had an excellent voice." From
her it is supposed he inherited ; the
warm, genial heart which beats In
every one of his songs. At the age of
25, within the same year, his parents
died, history relates; and ! seeking
among his friends the social stimulu
has nature craved, he became frequent
guest at inns in company of men mak
ing their mark by poetic and dramatic
writings. It was then he began to sing
his songs, born of the impression of
the moment. Most of them he sang
to the sound of his zither, creating the
melody with the words. He took all
the characters out of the life he saw
around him, and told it with simplicity
and truthfully.
The task of collecting, preserving
and publishing his works fell entirely
upon his friends and admirers. Had it
depended on him, it would undoubtedly
never have been ' accomplished.
The most impressive chorus number
of the program was' Grieg's "Land
sighting," in which Robert Lovell Wil
son sang the incidental baritone sol 3
in splendid voice and with excellent
expression.
An exceedingly popular number given
by the Norwegian male choir - was
Grieg's "Brumbasken 1 Bumba."
Mme. June Reed, violinist, added
much toi the success of the concert
with several brilliantly executed solos.
Three new four-part works " were
sting by the choruses, one by Charles
Swenson, who conducted, snd two by
Daniel H. Wilson, who was organist
for the occasion.
Etude Club Meets.
The Portland Etude club met April
1, at the home of Miss Marie ' A. S.
Soule. and enjoyed the rendition of a
number of compositions by Bach, Han
del and Haydn. The performers were
Gordon Soule, Sylvia Wetnsteln, Susie
Michael. Charlotte Roblln, Miss Soule.
Miss Buelah Clarke, Miss Edna Wen
nerberg. . Miss Julia Pratt gave an sc
count of the life of Bach, and Mis
Beatrice Doty told Incidents from the
life of Havdn.
Will Sing Own Songs.
Late in April. Laurence Wood fin.
baritone, will appear in song recital,
presenting several vocal students. Mr.
Woodfin will sing several big opera
tic arias and some of his own com
positions. Musical Numbers Please.
The musical, numbers rendered at
the lecture given recently by Mrs.
Helen Miller Senn, snd st which
Judge Gatens also spoke, held at Pil
grim - Congregational church by the
Women's Overlook Improvement club,
were aft attractive feature of the even-
New York Symphony Orchestra
Joseph Hof mails!
and the
STEINWAY PIANO
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(J The Steinway is the piano used by nearly all of the
world's greatest pianists, vocalists and, instrumentalists.
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all lovers of music, of people of discriminating taste and
those who purchase only the best.
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with '
JOSEPH HOFMANN; PianUt
HEILIG THEATER, APRIL 10, 1916
Direction ; Steers & Coman
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Recital
To a few friends whom he hasrset
since his first visit to 'Portland. Aron
Kauf fman, who win make his appear
ance in piano recital on Sunday after
noon. April 16. at the Heilig theatre,
he gave an Intimation of the power
and possibilities of .his artistic devel
opment at a private, hearing recently.
Those who were present say his work
was characterized v by power, sym
pathy, . vivacity and the influence of
his early environment.
His interpretation of Russian music
was characteristically Russian in its
color, and- the feeling expressed re
called the struggles of his-early life
and the difficulties which a Jew would
naturally have to overcome to attain
recognition :u Russia, Russia, how
ever, does recognise genius even if
grudgingly. .
"Few," says Rabbi Jonah. B. Wise,
who has had opportunity to form a
close acquaintance with Mr. Kauffman
since he has been in the country, "can
appreciate the struggle that a Jew
must make in Russia to obtain recog
nition. Although Kauffman Is tm 1
years of; age. he has dOne so. He
must be endowed with genius lo have
accomplished it. In the first place,
Russia limits the number of Jews that
may enter its chief musical conserva
tories. Yet Mr. Kauffman became pro
fessor of advanced piano instruction
in the Poltava conservatory. He was
educated musically at the Petrograd
conservatory and later became an in
structor In that institution, one of the
privileges rarely afforded a Jew."
The concert, will begin at 3 o'clock
and the program will be: ,
Fantasio in Q minor. ... .".Bach-Ltazt
Scherso in b flat major ..Chopin
Impromptu in C sharp minor. . .Chopin
Rhapsodic Hongroise No. 6.....vLlst
Concerto number 4 In U minor.
.-. .......... ... .'. ........ Rubinstein
Arranged for one piano by Rautttnun.
Valse Caprice in E flat Rubinstein
Cnanson Boheme. "Carmen"
Biset-Mozkowskl
Prelude in C sharp minor. G sharp
minor, G minor, .. . . . . Rachmaninoff
Romance in F minor :
Polonaise in E malor. . i . ...... .Liszt
This program contains some fea
tures that are rigorous in their de
mands upon the powers of the artist
and their. Interpretation will be most
interesting.
ing. Mrs. M. Gabriel Pullln, soprano,
sang "By My Window" (Parker) snd
kindly responded to a recall by singing
"Spring Is Here" (Dick). Miss Elna
Anderson, pianist, gave MacDoweli's
"Preludten" and as an encore "Solvelg
Slotten,", both of .whjch were very
much appreciated. - 1
v Mr. William Glazier, baritone, sang
as offertory solo The Earth Is the
Lord's" . (Lynes) at Pilgrim Congrega
tional church recently; accompanied by
Mrs. Ethel Meade.
e Spokane Girl Is Btyffcr.
Miss Floy Le Page, society girl of
Spokane, whet will sing at the Orplieum
this week, was graduated from St. Ce
cilia's academy In Rome. She studied
for two years under the famous Mario
Cotogni in Rome and upon her return
to the United States coached with Ed
uardo Sacerdote, who has been Metba's.
coach for' years. In praise of Miss Lo
Page's voice, James Emmet Royce said:
"Miss Le Page displays a voice of
unmistakable quality and training. She
sings easily, every, note is perfectly
placed and there is richness in all the
tones," -i-. '.:!;-.." . . :; .
Her voice has a range of more than 9
two octaves, her tones reaching from
B below middle C to high D,
Quartet Prepare Program.
The quartet of, the First Christian'
cnurcn is preparing an r.asier caniaia, i
"The Lord of Light snd Love" (Julian
Edwards). There wlll.be both organ
and piano accompaniment, with Mrs.
Frederick Newton at the organ and
Miss . Ruth- Crittenden at the piano.
The members of the quartet are; Mr.
G. F. Alexander, soprano; Miss Mabel
Orton, contralto; Mr. Herbert Ander
sorf, tenor: Mr. Walter Hardwlg, bass.
Schubert Club Meets.
The Schubert Song club held a meet,
ing last week at the home . of Miss
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