THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 23, 1917.
Large Chorus
Will Be Heard
At Auditorium
. - Br 4. L. WaUia
pVEK alace its compoalttoa 174 years
" ago. Handera oratorio, The Mee-
; lali,' lot stood as the flant example of
j; Christmas musia ever, produced. Taken
-solely on its musical merits. It must be
'acknowledged ... that there are greater
oratorios, bat. a a Reverent, aa well as
brilliant set tin of , tits -wonderful
Christmas story. It stands unparalleled.
Haadel produced this work In 24 days,
working- at fever heat, and he rave the
: : entire proceeds of the first performance
; to charity. r Since that time the oratorio
. has been .suns;' thewesmda of times until
today-' it Is perhaps the best known
among- the many similar compositions
common In use.
- f A work of this kind requires a chorus
of large size. a . good orchestra and a
grand organ for Its adequate presenta
tion. This afternoon, in the Auditorium
i at t o'clock, the Portland Festival caorua
under. William H. Boyer, with a SO piece
orchestra and the big Auditorium organ
played by Frederick W. Goodrich. wUl
give a performance of the oratorio. The
i orchestra is for the moat part composed
of members of the Portland Symphony
' orchestra, Carl Denton acting- as concert
e master. i
. -.t Aside from the impressive and Insplr-
- fas; music which la selected from the
oratorio, the chorus will also sins; the
wellrVTrewn "Silent Night" and "O Coma
AH Te Faithful." and . rredertck W.
Goodrich will contribute two Christmas
organ, numbers.
After meeting Its debts the Music Fes
tival association win devote any funds
remaining to war relief work.
'A new name will be added to Port
re land's musical fraternity list. Gregor
-:. Chernlavskl, Russian violinist, has de
cided to locate here permanently. Ha re-
r cehtly played to one or the most enthu
siastic recital audiences of the season,
after casting about for a place to call
home ever since coming from Russia,
and has picked the Rose city because of
the cheerful reception accorded him by
. the Portland musicians.
The disciple of Auer, Tschalkowsky
and Rubensteln. left the Russian capital
and traveled across Siberia, landing at
Victoria, B. C, and coming thence to
Portland by way of Seattle.
Cherniavsky is the elder of the musi
cal family of that name and acted as
instructor to his brothers, Leo, Jan and
. Miachel. His musical education was re
ceived in Petrograd at the Russian Im
perial Conservatory, headed by the
" celebrated Leopold Auer. The Imperial
conservatoire is the Rubensteln. Tschal
f, aowsay scnooi, ana cnerntavsky was
elected as assistant to Professor Auer
- early In his career. He taught at the
Conservatoire for two years, having
among his pupils Mlscha Elman and
Kathleen Pariow. While Chernlavskl
rae specialised In teaching, he is famous
i throughout Russia as a concert soloist.
mm
k :c
t," i I
8 r lhkA ;'
. .. y - -x
,,saT"a1 :t;.;.''-:-:-..,ii-:
aw -seesaw ovv.i
af T:
I s-v
J t t 111
' ' S !: 1 h ? ' : ill vS
' " ' r ' . 1 111
A f :
Mrs. Virginia Spencer Hutchinson, contralto, who will be one of the soloists
at the Auditorium this afternoon.
"The King of Love My Shepherd Is"
Gounod), by- Mrs. Huntington; "Oh
Lord Correct Me" (Handel), "Song of
the Chimes) WorreIl), by' Miss Watt,
and readgin, "Each in His Own Tongue,"
Miss Woodbury, followed by the duet,
"Hark, Hark. My Soul" (Shelley). Miss
Reynolds was the accompanist.
e a
The Misses Helen and Evelene Cal
breath presented a number of their
pupils at the "Monthly musical tea" at
their studio on Saturday afternoon. De
cember 15. An especially interesting
number was rendered by little Cecile
Stack of Kacanaba, Mich., a tiny miss of
four, who assisted the musical program
with a solo dance, Le Petite Coquette."
The program was as follows:
"Beauty's Eyes" (Tosti), Clnlta Nunan ;
"Don't YouMlnd the Sorrows" (Cowles) ;
"Valse Chromatic" (Leschesttzsky)
Kathleen Powel; "Mighty Lak a Rose"
tNevln), "Irish Love Song" (Lang).
Wtlma Rinehart : "Lullaby" (Straeborg),
Walter .Williamson ; "The Cricket ar.d
the Bumble-bee" (Chadwick), Charlotte
Dabneyi "Le Petite Coquet" solo dance,
Cecile Stack; "Valse" (Moskowsky),
Virginia Dabney : 'Sonata (Tema)-(Mo-
"That Swee Story of. Old" (West), sart), Carolyn Holman : . "Sylvelln"
(Slndlng).
Charles G.
"Carmena"
Irwin.
(Wilson), Mrs.
A musical nroeram of unusual Interest
1 was given in place of the regular vesper
I service the X. W. C. A last Sunday
afternoon. It was planned by Miss
Martha Reynolds, assisted by Miss
Agnes. Watt, lyric soprano; Mrs. Faye
UuaUngton, mexso soprano and Miss
Eugenia Woodbury, reader. The pro
gram contained the folowlng numbers
mm
a w w :- a n..' w-
III .M. ..;v. ' mmm
wnm. immmm
am
r r l . -
a m-m w a . m
FACTS ABOUT the COMPANY
The only traveling opera company that
ever played a successful New York en
gagement. t Thousands turned away in New York
and all Eastern cities.
f Ten dollars offered in vain for admis
sion by late comers in many places.
f Salazar pronounced better than Caruso '
in "Aida." "
Mail orders already pouring in for Port
land performances.
f Opening opera "Aida" said to be equal
to any five-dollar offering ever Tieard.
m m BJj JJBBaaaBji
THE REPERTOIRE
Monday, January 7 .Aida
Tuesday. Jan, 8 CavaUeria Rastlcana aad I Pagliaeel
Wednesday, January 9 Laela dl Lammertnoor
Thursday matinee, January 10 t... Slartha
Thursday evening, January 10 , Paatt
Friday, January 11 La Gloeoada
Saturday matinee. January IS .Tales of Hotfmea
Saturday evening, January 12 U Trovatore
The Prices
55S $1.10, $1.65 and $2.20
Special prlees for Tharsday MaUaee Oaly
(te. 8e, fl.lt, 1M
Mall order seat sale now open for city and country.
Address and make checks payable to William Adams. Mu
nicipal Auditorium, City. -
-J
A patrlottc song of Immense popular
ity, called "Long Boy," appears In the
new list of Columbia records. .It was
written and sung In the Middle West
before the East heard Of it, but when It
reached Broadway the song from the
corn country immediately made up for
lost time. It is well rendered by Byron
Harlan and the Peerless Quartet.
Coupled with it is that well-known ditty
concerning the soldier boy and the Red
Cross nurse, entitled, "I Don't Want to
Get Well."
A unique and interesting record is
"Life in a Trench In Belgium." In which
actual conditions among the boys at the
front are graphically, yet amusingly, de
picted. The record was made by Lieu
tenant Gits Rice, who went to France
with the first Canadian contingent In
1914. He composed many songs for the
men In the trenches, and soon waa doing
Important work in keeping up the spirits
of the Canadian contingent by devising
entertainment that would divert their
minds. Henry Burr's fine voice ' adds
melody to the record, and there Is a
pleasing background of orchestral ac
companiment. The chotr of 8v. Mary's Catholic
church, - Williams avenue and Stanton
streets, under the direction of Mrs.
Catherine Covach-Fredrich, has pre
pared at elaborate Christmas program,
which will be ttmjr at the 11 o'clock
mass. William Bejcher . will be tenor
soloist. Following Is the order of serv
ice; "Adeste Fldelis" (Novello), choir;
"Messe Solemnelle" (Gounod), choir;
soloists. Miss Zlta Manning. Miss Ger
trude Kuns. William Belcher, i E. L.
Fredrich; offertory. "Noel" (Adam);
soloist, Mrs. Catherine Covach-Fredrich ;
Carol. "Holy Night" (Haydn), choir,
acepella; benediction. Finis. "Glory
tu God" (Galbralth), choir. The bene
dlctus will be sung as a sextet, composed
of Miss Zlta Manning. Miss Gertrude
Kuns, Messrs. William Belcher, Mr.
Thomlinson. Chat EX McLaughlin. K. L.
Fredrich. The personnel of the chotr
Is as follows : Sopranos. Mrs. V. . J.
Nonken, Mrs. Hasel Gurr-Bell, Misses
Zlta Manning. Mas Barr. Marie Maroert.
Catherine Meagher, - Catherine Galvin.
Christie Desltta, I na belle Murphy. Marie
Campbell, Addis Thayer, Ethel Mahony,
Helen Hogan, Julie Blanc; altos. Misses
Gertrude Kunz. Ethr Knrin l.nnra
Messrs. Fred Thomlinson. Edward Dar
by; basses, Messrs. E. L. Fredrich. Chat
E. McLaughlin. Art Sins. Stanley Bacon.
Nathan Harris. Mrs. Chat E. McLaugh
lin will be violinist, and Mrs. Charles H.
Abercrombie will preside at the organ.
The choir is also preparing: Camp's
"Prince of Peace," a sacred cantata,
which will be sung the first Sunday eve
ning of the v new year.
, e
The home of Mr. and Mrs. John D.
Coleman, 461 East Sixteenth north, will
be thrown open New Tear's eve to the
members of Portland district of the
Oregon Music Teachers' association for
their regular monthly meeting. Francis
Rlchter, organist-composer, has kindly
consented to be the guest of the asso
ciation, and to play aelectlonsxon the
Coleman pipe organ, besides improvising
upon a given theme which will be an
nounced to hlra by George Wllber Reed.
The program committee for the evening
consists of Frederick W. Goodrich, Miss
Abby Whiteside, Mrs. Mara. ' Cahill
Moore, Mr: Goodrich will talk on and
exemplify 'Modern Harmony" during
the evening. Al6 members are earnestly
requested to be present.
:
A number of pupils of Mrs. Harry
McQuade sang an informal program for
their friends Friday night, after which
they enjoyed dancing and light refresh
ments. Those singing were Mrs. Fred
I Sechtem, Belle Lemmons. Lillian Tont.
Francis Parker, Jewett Hancock. Oneita
Webb and Thomas Shea, with Ella Con
nel Jesse and Marjorle Plerson at the
platto. Mrs. Harry McQuade will pre
sent a double quartet of students the
latter part of January.
j - Mum Oneita Webb win sing the Christ'
mas ceieorauon at the First M. K.
cnurcn tomgnt.
Charles South of this city, has been
appointed instructor or the violin at
Willamette University. - Tuesday evening
of last week he waa heard la recital in
the First M. E. church before a large
and appreciative audience. Mr. South
waa assisted by Louis Benson, soprano.
ok wtiwn, o.-orapniea oy ' Ur.- CThana
I director or the school of Music. "Edith
Chapman Eddy of Portland,-was at the
piano whs r.
. uwa wnj uuaar wance vu
the most interesting feature of the elabo
rate Danes Festival staged, at the
Metropolitan theatre, Seattle, last 'week
oy tne auiea oasaar. The music Is ex.
tra ordinary and waa splendidly inter
pretea oy caira Lsue.
Oregon Conservatory School of Music.
?u Hi if aVBUA-Uftiuu City, vA-uV.J
RotHwell to ;
. Direct Works
At Cincinnati
- Guest conductors will take the place
of Dr. Ernst Kunwald until the Cin
cinnati' Symphony Orchestra associa
tion selects a successor to Conductor
Kunwald. Manager Kline L. Roberta
of the orchestra, waa. in New York re
cently to secure the conductors. Wal
ter . Heary RothweU will be the f trot
guest leader. It la stated. Mr. Roth
weU waa conductor of . the St. Paul
(Minn.) Symphony orchestra, now out
of existence, and summer before last
he directed the civic concerts at Mad
ison Square Garden. He will conduct
two pairs of symphony concerts la Cin
cinnati this and next week.
Mr. Roberts is quoted by musical
America aa having stated that no others
had aa yet been engaged, but that sev
eral are being considered. Including
Osslp Gabrtlowitsch, who is filling en
gagements aa piano soloist with various
orchestras, -in addition to his usual
piano recitals; Henry Hadley, Ameri
can conductor and oom poser, who for
several seasons was at the head of
the San Francisco orchestra ; Aglds
Jticchia, musical director of the Bat
ton National Grand Opera company,
which closed recently in Grand Rapids
Mich., and Oscar Spirescu, who has
directed summer concerts for the Cin
cinnati orchestra.
It is understood that a movement la
on foot to reengage Frank Van Der
Stucken as a permanent conductor of
tne orcnestra. Mr. 'van uer stucaen
was conductor of the Cincinnati or
chestra for 12 years, resigning In 110.
The Orpheus male chorus. Inc., Wll
Ham Mansell Wilder, director, held a
musical evening and banquet in the
church house of the First M. E. church.
Friday evening, December 14, with the
following program: Vocal solo, Mlsa
Goldls Peterson. Mrs. Oladys Morgan
Farmer, accompanist ; cornet solo. Har-
ald Young, accompanist Mr. Wilder;
tinor solo, Harold Hurlburt; reading.
Mrs. Lewis Hlnkle; presentation of the
service flag of the Orpheus male chorus
by the board of directors; vocal solo,
S. A. Patterson, accompanist Mr. Wilder.
Chorus number by the Orpheus male
chorus; Imitation of the German band.
Lewis Hlnkle; vocal solo. Frits De
Bruin, accompanist, Mr. Wilder; vocal
solo, C. Brlggs. accompanied on the
violin and piano by Misses Frances and
Lucy Case; vocal 'solo. Miss Anna
Matheson. accompanist. F. A. Douglas.
After the program the banquet waa
held. President W. W. Davis outlined
the position of the Orpheus male chorus
In the musical life of the city. The
committee In charge 'consisted of W. E.
Mack. H. H. Berger and 8. A. Patter
son. On account of the Christmas fes
tivities the regular rehearsal on Mon
day evening will be adjourned until
Monday evening, December IL at the
Portland hotel.
The I Monday Musical club, Mrs.
Lererett Thompson Newton, president,
presented a delightful members' pro
a-ram Monday afternoon, December 17,
at the Portland hotel. Mrs. J. R. Hollls
ter. a oomorehenslvs paper on American
music from . ths Puritan days to the
present time. Miss Hulda Faust gave
an excellent interpretation of two nura
bers from Nevin "In Boccaccio'a Villa"
and "Shepherds All and Maidens Fair.
Miss Faust's encore number was "The
Bird as Prophet," by Schumann. Miss
Geneleve Gilbert's brilliant dramatic
sonrano. voice was heard to good ad
vantage in "A Spirit Flower," by Camp-hAii-Ttnton.
and "By - the Waters of
Mlnnetonka" by Lleurance. Mlsa Blanche
Cohen was the able accompanist. Miss
Francis Sheeley played four MacDowell
pieces, -An Old Love Story," "With
Sweet Lavender." "In Deep Woods."
"The Brook," In a charming manner.
Sinrlnc of the "Star Spangled Banner.
id bv Miss Ruth Johns, made a fitting
close for the American compose a pro
gram.
e e
Aa amusing anecdote Is related by
Henry T. Ftnck. music critic of the New
York Evening Post, about wassuy tta
fonoff. When that eminent Russian waa
conductor of the New York Phllharmonlo
orchestra he went back to Europe
every summer, as most musicians did
before the war, America being- consid
ered the better place to earn money
and Europe to spend it- He suffered
much from seasickness, and on one
of tha. trips he was lying on his steam
er chair looking very pale and un
happy. Suddenly he heard Mrs. Frits
Krelsler, who was standing near him.
humming the Russian national,, hymn.
"For heaven's sake," exclaimed the
suffering conductor, "don't Sing that,
or I shall have to get on my feet."
That air Is no longer the Russian
national hymn, comments Mr. Flnck,
because Its words glorify the dethroned
csar. This Is most unfortunate, be
cause musically It is the most Inspired
of all national hymns, and It Is to be
hoped that, rather than discard ths
song permanently, the Russians will
provide it with a new text, reflecting
republican sentiment.
SAN CARLO WILL SING "MARTHA"
V'i x
-AV ' I - :7 '.". t 'J,';;::- '
j...... "!17
, . v - I . , . I -..' r r
'7 11 " : ';.
... Op c . "':-:
4 " J
Gareof EyesvJ
Is Essential ;
Precaution
' benefit, under Rose Courses' Bead's di
. reetloa. Tha dub la doing splendid
work tela aeaaon. and numbers SS stag
. era. among them Astoria's beat voices.
mm
i Mrs. Ralph O. baling, a" prominent
smger or Pendleton and Weston, will
make Portland her home for tha winter.
Mrs. Baling has a fine dramatlo soprano
and la preparing for a public appear-
ance under Rose Coursen Reed's direc
tion.
Mlsa Astrid RoaX dramatlo .oDrano. I PLEAR beautiful eyea are per
sang the brilliant aria "Lied Si mora." I fecUy clean, free from Irritation
- from "Tha Hugunots' (Meyerbew). for I d backed up by a strong constltu-
.V If . .rv..-11 mn. .... . I IUm .m. W - .
I uiv wm;avww uuu mmwwaMr wiu lint I " "v .v.. w j m mm uwvt pwt
. V . . . . n . . M . . I t.m V .
nw nam aiao save suatnwn i I
-Until." and waa 'heartily apnlauded. I The eyea are precious little organs.
Mrs. Warren E. Thomas accompanied I u yet many people watt for nature
Miss RoaU - I to protect and car for them. We are
I11 ra that lha aye. to render good
uiara ursxen. ins isjantea roruana service, must be considered during
girl violinist who waa heard la recital every period of tha cay. But few heed
here recently, expects to go to New Yoia the demands of this delicate organism
this week to study with ZlmbalUt. Hs lor the complete rest that ia given tha
tu look out for her future education.
Beulah Myer Curtice, assisted by S.
N. Steele and a number of other musi
cians, will give a program of vocal and
musical selections at tha Men 'a resort
baturday night at s.
a m m
After the holidays J. Wlluam Belcher
Is planning to give a aertee of musical
recitals when ha will present a num
ber of his advanced pupils.
Likes Jail Because
Of Its Conveniences
San Francisco. Dec 12. 11 did not take
George Krtff.a a Russian, long to dis
cover mat ne naa.a pretty gooa com
mand of the English language when it
was suggested in United States Judge
Hunt's court here the other day that beds near the windows and each day
body during the hours devoted to sleep.
Most peopls are awakened eacn
morning by ere Irritation. Perhaps .
they are not aware that such is the
case. How often we hear oeoDle de
clare they cannot slees where it is
Ittht. The lids do not fully orotect
the eyes. When the sun snds Its
first rays over the horlson they reach
the eyee that sre net srttflclally pro
tected from them. About that-time of
asy. if you are the aversgr" person. "
you begin to toes about In your bed.
Many people are thus awakened be-'
fore they feel that they have sufficient
sleep.
In these dsys when we believe In
sleeping on porches or tn rooms with
the windows open msny people forget
to protect their eyes from the early
rays of the sun. As a result they
become restless before It Is time for
them to arise. Many who desire an
abundancs of fresh air place their
he be turned over to the Russian consul
for deportation.
Kriff had been arrested for failure
! to register for the selective draft and
wake in the full glare of the morning
light.
The arrangement of a bedroom Is
essential to good health. It should
his case had been continued two or three I he well ventilated, but if you desire
umn muvn ox turn proicswa mammy I - .im wiv u vi .
i to talk or understand tha English lan- morning, means must oe aooptea to
guage. Finally, when It looked as if he h,e14 trom trong lights.
I would be ordered deoorted. Kriff found This is not difficult to accomplish.
I his cower of soeech rather audd.nlv. and. One woman states that the light
I springing to his feet, announced to the wekene her very early in ths morn-
court: "I want to stay in Jail In San
r rancisco. i line tneir modern con
veniences." at least until his trial opena.
slan jails."
xne prisoner wiu enjoy tne con
venlences," a tleast until his trial opena
Camouflage Used
With Effect by Cop
Ing. She Jumps out of bed. closes,
the windows and drops ths blind a.
This Is an error, for in shutting out
Ihs light she also prevents fresh air
from entering her room, and restful
sleep is impossible under such condi
tions.
It Is possible to so place the bed
and arrange the furniture that tha
morning light will not directly strike
the eyes. Msny women wash their
faces before retiring and neglect to
give the same attention to their eyes.
The eye cup should bs used frequently,
nd especially when there is Irri
tation an antiseptic should be brought
into use. The eye make a vigorous
effort to rid themselves of foreign
substances. When motoring or sub
jecting the delicate organs to se
vere tests you win una in pm
that the eyea have made.
San Francisco, Dec 11. The camou
flags "cop" is abroad In Marin county.
across Golden Oate from San Francisco.
The policeman assigned to the task
of nabbing speeders woke up to the fact
recently that business was mighty poor.
He Investigated, and learned that tha
speeders had a system whereby his rs-1 mornings
ence was wig-wagged or in some other la atrong effort to throw off all dust
way "tipped" off along tha line. Then snd dirt that Irritated them. Dust
an idea came to him. First ha dressed snd dirt particles so frequently carry
up as a tramp. harmful bacteria that the eyea should
On another occasion ha aaiiu -rK be washed when their presence is
ittosslble.
camouflaged to the extent of throwing I In many eases headaches could ba
a cowhide over his. back and trying avoided by protecting the eyes from
to resemble bossy as much as possible
The new stunts worked better than he
had imagined, for not one gets by him
now.
Three of the principals of tile Saa Carlo Opera company: Top, left to
right Mary Kacstner, dramalle soprano; Pletro De Blast, basso. Bot
tomStella De alette, meuo-soprsno. '
At Westminster Presbyterian church.
Sixteenth and Schuyler streets, the fol
lowing special Christmas music will ba
featured today: At 10:10. carol. "A
Child is Born In Bethlehem" (Chad
wick) t anthem. "Gloria In Excelala
Deo" (Pergolesi) ; duet for soprano and
contralto, "O Jesu. Hear Us" 8alnt
Sasns) ; - offertory nolo. "Nasareth
(Charles Gounod) ; carol. "The Toreeioid
Birth" (Flemish -Noel).
At T:IQ: "Noel of tha Bressan Walts"
(Old French Folk Song) ; anthem, "Come
Hither, Ya Faithful" (W. Berwald) ;
tenor solo, "Twilight is Oently raumg"
Joachim Raff) : duet, tm Advent-
(Anton Rubensteln) ; quartet, "The
Shepherds' -Farewell to tha Holy Fam
ily" (Hector Beriiot); soprano, Mrs.
Jane Burns Albert: contralto. Mrs.
Lulu Dahl Miller ; tenor, Joseph Mulder ;
baritone, Dora Zan. D. Hutchinson, or
ganist and director.
In aslta of unfavorable weather last
Tuesday evening, tha third of the series
of Reed college organ recitals by Lucien
S. Becker, waa attended by aa eathu
thuslastlo group of music lovers. The
Christmas - season called for special
Christmas music The march of the
Magi Kings Is alwaya enjoyed, since Its
rraadeur la so effective, ana w. t,
Best's arrangement of six wall known
carols la particularly attractive because
of the simplicity of arrangement and the
familiarity of tha melody. These Mr.
Becker played with the fine sense of
rhythm. But the chief number on the
program waa the Sonata written by Rene
Vecker. brother of tha organist. This
composition has three movements, ma
jestic in affect and of clearance and
simplicity which will express the theme
of the Christmas time.
m m m
' Christmas caiwla wUl be sung- In
room A. Central library. Thursday eve
ning, December S? at 7:15 o'clock. The
public Is invited. " Tha program ' will
be: Piano solo, Herbert J. Holm berg ;
violin and piano. Miss ' Vlvlana de
Lorey violin, voice solo Wlllard N.
Morse, d. A. R.;' piano solo, Mrs. Mary
Steven Martin ; singing of - Christmas
carols, audiences piano, four hands.
Mrs. Vletta and Ruth Tanner ; Christ
mas carols, audience : voice solo, Mr,
Morse, G. A. ' R.T Vtano solo. Mrs.
Tanner; singing, audience; piano solo,
The San Carlo Grand Opera company,
which will give to Portland and Oregon
historical week of music at the Audi
torium from January 7 to It. la to give
a special bargain matinee on Thursday,
January 10. The opera chosen for the
occasion will be that famous old master
piece, "Martha." to be given In the same
complete and splendid manner aa the
evening performance.
Of the Ban Carlo company presentation
of this opera, eastern critics have waxed
enthusiastic, and aa there la no reason
to doubt that they will equal if not
exceed their eastern success In Port
land's -big Auditorium, the comment of
one Wilson O. Smith of the Cleveland
Press should be of interest. He writes
aa follows:
" 'Martha.' the opera given by the Ban
Carlo company at the Colonial Thurs
day afternoon, declared such artistic
dividends that one who paid was Induced
to examine his change to convince him
self that It waa not $5 opera he waa lis
tening to ; and sven when he found a $3
remnant of a $S bill reposing in his
pocket X opine bs found it hsrd to
believe. ;
"For of a verity this old opera favor
ite was given In such fine styls that It
seemed like peculation to have gotten so
much for the money.
"Just how Maestro uaiio manages 10
do It Is a eecret other Impresarios have
as yet failed te discover.
"And to tell the trutn it is a miner
that does not concern' us- so long aa we
get the benefit of It.
"There must oe some oomui ian-m mi
work, tor during the entire week there
seemed aa much enjoyment on the stage
among the artiste aa In the audience.
"There has been at no tune a penorni-
Phone Line at 12,200 Feet
Denver. Dec XI Following expert
menta that have covered a period of a
quarter of a century, engineers of the
Mountain Statea Telephone at Telegraph
oompany. a Bell subsidiary, have in
stalled what they believe to be the high
est telephone service line in the world.
On the Denver-Lead vtlle ton route the
oompany has constructed tha section of
the line tha crosses Argentine pass at
an altitude of 11,200 feet.
the glare of the morning sun before.
you leave your bed. Other annoy
ances arise from failure to keep the,
eyes clean. Eyestrain Is common.
Eye exercises are unuauaL - The little
organs work so diligently and faith
fully that many fall to appreciate
their service until it Is too late The
eyes require reef, but they sre not
at ease when the sun's rays are shin
ing into them, even though tha lids
be closed.
Keep your eyea strong and vigorous
and you will have a clear vision of all
that la good and beautiful. Give them
plenty of rest, bless them with clean
liness, and they will reward you wita
faithful service.
ance that had the taint of perfunctori
ness about It.
"Evan the chorus, that too often an
tique annex of grand opera, entered Into
the spirit of active cooperation and as
sumed some of the burden of imparting
life to their allotted tasks.
"The leading cast. Vaccarl De Mette.
Id gar. An tola and Cervt. seemed to vie
with each other In giving sparkle and ;
brilliancy to the performance, and to
say that they succeeded Is putting It but
mildly. Ingar. who appeared for the
first time, gave to the part of Lionel a
most satisfactory presentation.
"His voice- Is of decidedly agreeable
quality, aad he used It with artistic dis
cretion aad feeling.
"If he paid lass anxious attention to
the director's cues his acting would be
improved.
"Corn, whose ve reality waa proved
upon this occasion, gave la the portrayal
of Sir Tristan aa clever a piece of buffo
acting and singing aa one wanta to see.
"Of Vaocarl, De Matte and Antola It
In only necessary to aay that they filled
their roles to critical exactness.
"The entire production was a splendid
achievement.
"So It waa that 'Martha' that an
tique but perennial favortXftr want with
a verve aad cooperative seal that in
fused new life Into the melodies that
awakened enthusiasm in our grand
fathers.' "Its music may be a little out of date
and old fashioned, let us admit It. but
it has the saa ence of longevity, and when
as well sung as it was on this occasion
has an appeal that even the most calloua
hearted ultralst must needs sit up and
enjoy."
Roy Marlon Wheeler: plena, four hands,
Mr. Wheeler and Mr. Holmberg; piano
aolo. Mr. Wheeler ; recitation. um
Tanner.
An attractive musical .program will be
given at the Augustane Lutheran church.
Stanton ana jioaney sv-vauw i
evening. December St. The choir, which
consists of (0 volcee. under the direction
of Charles Bwenaon. wui sing several
selections and they will be assisted by
the following well known artiaia: Eu
genia Elisabeth -Woodbury dramatic
reader: Walter A. Bacon, violinist, and
Frits De Bruin, baritone.
Exceptional poise and finish marked
the piano playing of Patsy Netlan. who
waa presented ta recital at the Little
Theatre December t. by Abby Whiteside.
Her Bach fantasia and Beetheven varV
attone are deserving special mention for
their clean out phrasing and Intelligent
understanding. In the violin numbers
unusual tone for having studied Just one
rear attracted the attention of the audi
ence. Miss Netlan la the daughter of
Mr. end Mrs. J. D- Nellan.
Enola Cannon. Lillian McAllister.
Naomi Cobb. Dorothy Thomas, Marion
Anderson. Louise! ngols. Zlta Ferguson.
Zelma Ward aad Donald Campbell en
tertained their frienda Tuesday evening
at the studio of Mrs. 8. A. Chase, 1010
East Twenth-fourth street north, with
piano soloa, trioa and ensemble numbers,
which were all memorised and greatly
enjoyed. An acrostic la musical history
waa also given. .v
- Dr. EmU Enna, Owmisoeer-ptaatst, win
celebrate hie 10th anniversary aa a con
cert pianist and teacher In the United
States on January It and will on that
date give aa Invitation concert at the
Lincoln high school auditorium.
The program will constat only of his
own compoeltlona. He will be assisted
on the program by Mlsa Doris Bagty,
soprano ; Mlee Axa Oenevleve Paget,
premier deneeues. who will dance three
dances, "Morning, Noon,. and Night."
from the "Legends of Seaside," with the
violin accompaniment played by Charles
South. A ladies' chorus wUl also assist.
e
Pupils of Irene Reynolds appeared la
recital on December I. The life of Bach
and selections from this composer were
given by Gregg Wheaton. Other pupils
who took part were Anna Karlson. Ruth
Burckhalter, Edith Fenwick. Ann and
Kuthelma Lee. Nancy and Mary Locke!,
Edna Kern. Elisabeth Roberta and Cath
erine Seel.
The Enna Juniors will be presented la
a program at the home of Dr. and Mrs.
EmU Enna on Sunday afternoon, De
cember 10.
e
The Treble Clef club of Astoria is
preparing Brewer's contata. "Twilight
Picturee," to be given for a Red Cross
mjm give
fWf SOMETHING ) Jff f
I IN - W
II
ANNOUNCEMENT
TO VIOLINISTS Y
wa si
laa4
Vlattai Classes la PeVt-
as lis Std5o. 808 EHers BUg.
atsisiag .Upi. art
Victrolas Every home should have a Vlctrols
make this your Victrela Christmas. Yk troll at
120. f30. 43, 57.50. SSS, 110, and up to
380. Easy terms on aj Ylctrola.
Victor Records A most acceptable gift . to the
owner of any raika of Disc Talking. Machine,
Records at 75c, 1, 1.2$. 2, S3, 4. $, 6
and 7. (In Handsome Christmas Boxes.)
Player Musk Roll An agreeable gift to the owner
of a Pianola or Player-Piano. Rolls irom 25c to
1.25. (Duo Art Rolls, 1.2$ to 3.50.)
Player Music Cabinets from 20.00 upward. An
ideal gift where there Is a Pianola or PUyer
Piano, to properly care for the music roils.
Piano Benches With compartment for Sheet Music
Prom 1 13 upward. t
Pianos and Player-PUaoe Piinot from 2 SO upj
Player-Pianos at 460j Pianolas from 520 up.
Easy payment terms gladly arranged if desired.
Merchandise OrJars If yoa prefer to leave the
selection to the one for whom the gift b Intended,
we Issue MorcaaasUae Orders In any amount, for
anything- we carry. ' .
Opern Evmning Until Christmas
Join thm Red Cross
- Today
Let It Be Your fani
sst Christmas Thought
ShemahlOlay & Go.
Sixth aad Xerrlsea Street
' Orteelte restofflee)
"settle Taooata- Bsskaae
M