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International who's who in music and musical gazetteer, 1918
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1ABORN
2Operatic manager; b. Marysville, Cal., May 18, 1864; brother of Sargent A. (q. v.); a manager at 21, actor at 22; 2 seasons in comic opera; stage dir. and leading comedian under B. F. Keith, Boston, until 1885; toured U. S. with own opera company several yrs., devoting himself exclusively to business and stage management from 1899. Organized Aborn Opera Co. w. brother, Sargent A., 1902, for popular-priced production of opera in English, both comic and "grand"; company gave first English production of Massenet's "Thaïs" (Boston, 1910-1) and made elaborate revivals of "The Bohemian Girl," "Madame Butterfly," etc. Associated w. brother in management of the Century Opera House, New York, 1913-5, giving general repertoire of opera in English and foreign languages. Address: 1505 Broadway, New York.
4ABORN, Sargent:
5Operatic manager; b. Boston, Mass., July 3, 1866, brother of above; first engaged in business, began theatrical career at 17 yrs.; established company at Flitch's Gardens, Denver, Colo., at 21; employed by Jacob Litt, 1893-1901, managing first production of "In Old Kentucky"; est. firm of Spencer & Aborn w. A. J. Spencer, 1901, which firm produced drama for 7 yrs. Joined brother, Milton A., 1902, in the Aborn Opera Co. and was associated with him in the management of the Century Opera House, New York City, 1913-5 (see above). Address: 1505 Broadway, New York.
7ABOTT, Bessie Pickens:
8Soprano; b. Riverside, N. Y., 1878 (granddaughter of Andrew Pickens, U. S. ambassador to Russia); first appeared as entertainer w. sister; appeared in "1492," New York, 1894, and in "The Little Christopher," 1895; stud. w. Mme. Ashforth in New York; appeared at the Empire, London, 1898; stud. w. Capoul, Bouhy and Mathilde Marchesi, Paris; m. T. Walso Story, 1912. Made grand opera debut as Juliette at the Paris Opera, 1901, continuing as prima donna several seasons; Amer. debut w. New York Symph. Orch., 1906; toured U. S., joined Met. Opera Co., 1907, for several seasons; also sang in Lisbon, Monte Carlo, Petrograd, etc.; toured southern and western U. S. in concert, sang Maid Marian in all-star revival of "Robin Hood," 1912.
10ABRAHAM, Otto:
11Musical psychologist; b. Berlin, May 31, 1872; stud. medicine and natural sciences, Univ. of Berlin; Dr. phil., Berlin. Has been assistant to Stumpf at the Berliner Psychologisches Institut since 1896, and, together with E. von Hornbostel, has charge of the phonographic archives of the institute. Author: "Wahrnehmung kürzester Töne" (w. L. J. Brühl. Zeitschrift für Psychologie und Physiologie, 1898); "Über die maximale Geschwindigkeit von Tonfolgen" (w. K. L. Schäfer, same, 1899); über das Abklingen von Tonempfindungen" (same, 1899); "Studien über Unterbrechungstöne" (w. K. L. Schäfer in Archiv für die ges. Physiologie 1900-4); "Das absolute Tonbewusstsein" (Sammelbände IMG. iii-1. 1901); "Studien über das Tonsystem und die Musik der Japaner," (same, iv-2, 1904); "Phonographierte türkische Melodien" and "Über die Bedeutung des Phonographen für die vergleichende Musikwissenschaft," "Phonographierte indische Melodien" (all w. E. von Hornbostel, 1904); "Phonographierte Indianermeodien aus Britisch-Columbia," (w. Hornbostel in Festschrift für Boas, 1905); "Über die Harmonisierbarkeit exotischer Melodien," (with Hornbostel, Sammelbände IMG, ii, 1905) and "Das absolute Tonbewusstsein" (same, 1906). Address: Berliner Psychologisches Institut. Berlin, Germany.
13ABRÁNYI, Emil:
14Composer; b. Budapest, Sept. 22, 1882. Kapellmeister at the Royal Theatre, Hanover in 1907; Kapellmeister in Budapest since 1911. Has composed the Hungarian operas "A köd-király" ("King of the Mist"), Budapest, 1903; "Paolo and Francesca," same, 1912; "Monna Vanna," same, 1907. Address: Kgl. Ungarische Oper, Budapest, Hungary.
16ACHSHARUMOV, Demetrius Vladimirovitch:
17Violinist, conductor; b. Odessa, Russia, Sept. 20, 1864; stud. violin w. Krassnokutzki in Odessa, L. Auer in Petrograd, and J. Dont in Vienna; composition w. R. Fuchs in Vienna. Has made many successful concert tours, 1890-8; became cond. of symphony concerts in Pultava, 1898; appointed director of the newly established local branch of the Imperial Russian Musical Soc., 1899. Address; care National Russian Musical Society, Pultava, Russia.
19ACKER, Warren Franklin:
20Pianist, organist, conductor, teacher; b. Allentown, Pa., Mar. 30, 1883, s. Oscar J. and Hannah (Lentz) A.; ed. Allentown high sch.; A. B., Muhlenberg Coll. 1904; M. A. 1907;
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