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International who's who in music and musical gazetteer, 1918
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1WHO'S WHO IN MUSIC
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5AAB, Edith May:
6Singer (contralto) and vocal teacher; b. Hartford, Conn., d. Charles Edward and Katherine (Ellsworth) A.; ed. pub. schs. and privately; stud. w. Emilio de Gogorza, Franz X. Arens, Oscar Saenger, Percy Rector Stephens. Début in recital at Unity Hall at age of 17; many concert, recital and oratorio appearances w. Reinald Werrenrath, John Barnes Welles, Edgar Schofield and others; well-known as concert singer throughout New England; contralto soloist at Asylum Hill Congr. Ch. and Congregation Beth Israel; vocal teacher for 9 yrs.; extensive repertoire, including standard oratorios and recital programs. Mem. executive committee Treble Clef Club, Hartford; associate mem. of Musical and Choral clubs of Hartford. Address: 76 Tremont St., Hartford, Conn.
8ABARBANEL, Lina:
9Singer (soubrette); b. Berlin, Feb. 3, 1880, d. Musikdirector Paul A.; stud. in Berlin, Vienna and New York. Début as actress, Neues Theater, Berlin, 1895; played many dramatic parts incl. Hedwig Ekdal in Ibsen's "Wild Duck"; appeared in opera, Posen, 1897, then at the Berlin Royal Opera House, where she sang leading part in J. Strauss' "Fledermaus" over 100 times; toured Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Austria and Holland. Subsequently sang in Vienna (in parts written for her by Lehár, etc.), and at the Überbrettl in Berlin. Engaged for Irving Place Theatre and Met. Opera House, New York, by Heinrich Conried, 1905; American début in "Frühlingsluft"; scored success as Gretel in "Hänsel und Gretel" at Met. Opera House; English-speaking début under Henry W. Savage in "The Student King," at Garden Theatre, New York, 1906; has since sung leading rôles in "The Merry Widow," "The Love Cure," "Madame Sherry," "Miss Princess," etc. Address: care H. W. Savage, 226 W. 42nd St., New York.
11ABBOTT. See also ABOTT.
13ABBOTT, Mabel (Mrs. D. C.):
14Pianist; leader Abbott Orchestral Club (piano, violin, flute, cello); toured U. S. u. management of Redpath Lyceum Bureau for some time. Address: 220 Lexington Ave., Columbus, O.
16ABELL, Arthur Maitland:
17Music critic; b. Freedom, Minn., Apr. 6, 1868; s. Ira Edwin and Mary Ellen (Gurley) A.; ed. Norwich (Conn.) Free Acad.; stud. violin w. Carl Halir in Weimar and Cesar Thomson in Liège; m. 1st, Clara Loeser, Weimar, 1896 (1 daughter), divorced 1909; m. 2nd, Adeline Partello, London, 1910. Began career as concert violinist and was engaged for a tour of America, which was abandoned on account of manager's failure; engaged by Musical Courier, (New York) as representative for Germany and Berlin correspondent; published weekly reviews of Berlin musical life in the Musical Courier until the time of the American declaration of war, 1917; his salons in Berlin were noted as the gathering place for world-famous artists. Ctbd. special series of articles to the Musical Courier, incl. "Frederick the Great as a Musician"; "Sidelights on the Career of Paganini," etc. Address: Jenaer Strasse 21, Berlin W., Germany.
19ABELL, Lillian:
20Pianist; grad. Smith Coll. dept. of music, w. stud. piano w. Edward Noyes, Boston, and Harold Bauer, Paris; some time mem. Smith Coll. faculty. Address: 201 W. 108th St., New York. Summer home: Bristol, Conn
22ABENDROTH, Hermann:
23Conductor; b. Frankfort-on-Main, Jan. 19, 1883; grad. Gymnasium, Frankfort; engaged as bookseller for a time; stud. w. Ludwig Thuille and A. Langenhann-Hirzel in Munich. Was conductor Orchesterverein, Munich, 1903-4; Kapellmeister of the Verein der Musikfreunde, Lübeck, and first Kapellmeister at the Municipal Theatre there, 1905-11; municipal Musikdirektor, Essen-on-Ruhr, since 1911. Address: Isabellastr. 34, Essen, Germany.
25ABENDROTH, Irene:
26Singer (coloratura soprano); b. Lemberg, Galicia, July 14, 1872; stud. w. Frau Wilczek; m. Thomas Thaller. Aroused public attention in childhood; entered Vienna Court Opera organization, 1889; appeared successively at Riga, Munich, Vienna (1894-9) and was engaged at the Royal Court Opera, Dresden, with the rank of Royal Kammer-sängerin, 1889-1908. Her husband published an account of her career entitled "Irene Abendroth, ein Fragment ihrer Künstlerlaufbahn," 1904.
28ABERT, Hermann:
29Musicologist: b. Stuttgart, Mar. 25, 1871, s. Johann Joseph A. (composer and con-
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