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Musical Courier 1895-12-11: Vol 31 Iss 823, 1895
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1First Faculty Concert.—The first faculty concert of the New York Musical Institute, 182 West Eighty-fifth street, took place on Monday evening December 2. Miss Nina Rathbone, dramatic soprano, and Miss Helen Robinson, pianist, were the performers of the occasion. Miss Robinson plays extremely well.
3Ladies' Violin Quartet.—A concert was given on Wednesday evening, December 4, by the Ladies' Violin Quartet, of New York city, composed of Miss Lily Althaus, Miss Mary Rogers, Miss Linda Pinkham, and Miss Belle Smith, Miss Marie L. Brackman, contralto, assisted, and Miss Lillian G. Julian was the accompanist.
5An Attractive New Studio.—Edmund J. Myer has moved into a handsome new studio at 32 East Twenty-third street, which he has called "The Clio," and in which he purposes giving some musicales this season. Mr. Myer has been elected conductor of the Harmonie Society, a new Brooklyn organization for the purpose of giving oratorio on a superior basis. Miss Hilda Clark, the success this season as Princess Bonnie, and Mr. A. Hobart Smock, of the late Leonardo company, are both vocal pupils of Mr. Myer.
7Evening with Modern Organists.—An evening with eminent modern organists was given on the organ of the Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle, Wash., on Friday evening, November 22, by Dr. F. S. Palmer, Mrs. J. S. McCormick and Mr. Wm. Martius. The occasion was unique and the program of works divided among the players was as follows: Dr. F. S. Palmer, Guilmant, D. La Tombelle; Mr. Wm. Martius, Eugene Gigout; Mrs. J. S. McCormick, Dudley Buck, Clarence Eddy, Carl Piutti.
9Vocal solos and concerto works interspersed the organ numbers, and were principally from the pen of organ composers. The idea was interesting and well executed. Mrs. Frances Magee, Mrs. A. C. Marconnier, Miss L. Barrager and Master Adrian McCormick were the vocalists.
11Poetry and Song.—An afternoon of poetry and song was held at the Waldorf on Tuesday, December 3, in aid of the Seymour Dispensary, at which the following artists gave their services: Miss Zora Hörlocker, contralto; Mrs. Wesley Smith, reader; Sig. Gennaro Volpe, mandolinist to His Majesty the King of Norway and Sweden; Mr. Tom Karl, tenor; Mr. William Philip, tenor (of His Excellency Company, courtesy of Mr. George Edwardes); Mr. C. Judson Bushnell, baritone; Mr. Grant Odell, baritone; Mr. Charles Palm, violinist; Mr. L. M. Mesnier, pianist.
13The same artists appeared on Monday evening, December 9 in an evening of song, with a different program, for the same purpose.
15A Devine Pupil's Success.—Miss Blanche Duffield, the talented young soprano, pupil of Lena Doria Devine, has been singing in Pennsylvania with great success. The following extract refers to the monthly song recital by Mr. Maffett and his pupils, at which Miss Duffield assisted.
17Miss Duffield, a very young lady with pretty face and attractive manner, sang her way into the favor of the audience from the start with Rossini's difficult number Una Voce Poco Fa. Her other number, Staccato Polka, by Mulder, was also well received, and she was compelled to respond to two encores. Miss Duffield sings delightfully, and besides has a charming personality all her own.—Williamsport, Pa., Evening News.
19A Mistake about Sauret.—In the article published in last week's issue of THE MUSICAL COURIER on Emile Sauret it was stated by mistake that the violinist had arrived. Sauret will not leave Southampton, England, until December 28, when he sails on the American Line steamer St. Paul, and will, it is expected, arrive here January 5. His first appearance will be made at the third Philharmonic concert on January 10. He will then give three recitals in New York, and will also appear with the Theodore Thomas Orchestra in Chicago and Detroit, with Van der Stucken's Orchestra in Cincinnati and the Boston Symphony in Boston, after which he will make a tour of the country, playing in all the principal cities. In May he will go to California, opening at the Baldwin Theatre, San Francisco, on Monday, May 11, for one week, in which he will give seven concerts with the local orchestra under the direction of August Hinrichs, brother of the Philadelphian Gustav. Sauret will drill the Hinrichs Orchestra after the manner of Ysaye last season.
21Woman's Organ Recital.—An organ recital was given in the First Presbyterian Church, Rochester, N. Y., on October 25, by Mrs. F. J. Fisher, who had several vocal assistants on the occasion. Mrs. Fisher played a difficult and scholarly program, classic and modern, opening with the Bach B minor prelude and fugue, and closing with the Marche et Cortège from Gounod's Reine de Saba.
23Maud Powell's Success.—Maud Powell, the clever violinist, is meeting her due recognition out West, as the following notices serve to show:
25The company consisted almost entirely of artists with whom Milwaukee people are familiar, Miss Maud Powell alone excepted; but her superb playing last night made a deep impression at once. She is a violinist of superior ability, and possessed of artistic feeling. Her tone is moderately large and of good carrying quality, pure and clear, and of the "singing" order in the cantilena. The brilliancy of her execution in bravura work is equally fascinating, and altogether she is one of the best violinists heard here in several years.—Milwaukee Sentinel.
27Miss Powell thrilled her audience with true musical enjoyment. The longer she played the more apparent it became that she has every good claim to be called the foremost American lady violinist. It will be difficult to find one who can play the violin with greater finesse than Miss Powell. Her first number was Wieniawski's Souvenir de Moscow, a high pitched, technically difficult piece of musical eccentricity. She played it finely. Her high notes were pure as those of a piccolo, and she wrought her effects with an ease and a gracefulness which were perfectly charming. As an encore Miss Powell gave a wonderful Spanish dance, by Sarasate, that called forth a genuine storm of applause.—Minneapolis Sunday Times.
29Conservatory Faculty Recital.—The recital to be given next Wednesday evening, December 11, at the Broad Street Conservatory of Music, No. 1331 South Broad street, Philadelphia, by the professors of that institution, promises to be of unusual interest.
31The program includes Robert Schumann's Kriesleriana, op. 16, Nos. 8, 4 and 5, which will be played by John W. Pommer, Jr.; two violin solos by John F. Rhodes, Nocturne, op. 9, No. 2, Chopin-Sarasate, and Zanateado of Sarasate; Jos. C. Cousans will sing three songs from Schumann, Franz and Schubert, and the prologue from Pagliacci. As the closing number will be given Preston Ware Orem's most recent composition, a quintet for piano and strings. It has received enthusiastic praise from musical authorities, and as this will be its initial performance it will prove a great attraction. Stanley Addicks will be accompanist for the evening.
33Gertrude May Stein.—The emphatic success of this admirable and most feeling artist at the opening of the Arion Club of Providence, R. I., in its sixteenth season last week is well told in the following extracts from press notices. Miss Stein's Delilah is one of her strongest performances, her wealth of tone and fervor of sympathy admirably befitting the rôle:
35The most striking triumph of the affair was that of Miss Gertrude May Stein, who appeared as Delilah. Many there were who questioned whether she could with uniform excellence perform so severe a task. She not only sustained her part excellently, but she arose to a point of effectiveness that carried her listeners into raptures. Her voice was delightful at all stages, her manner was thoroughly acceptable, she showed a power of vocal control that was absolute, and her conception and interpretation of the rôle were most commendable. In all her work Miss Stein completely pleased. Her voice, sweet and pure in its notes, and possessing the qualities of tenderness and softness so much desired in the illustration of an amatory character set to music, was adequate at all periods, and it swept through the hall in solos requiring robustness of expression with a clearness and melodiousness that charmed and inspired.—Providence Telegram.
37The part of Delilah was intrusted to Miss Gertrude May Stein, and a better choice could scarcely have been made. Miss Stein has proved herself in her previous appearances here to be a reliable, conscientious and brilliant artist, and in particular her singing at the last spring festival of the great love song from this very work gained her a host of admirers. She is indeed one of the most promising artists now before the public. Promising, in that she is young and has a career before her; for in any other sense the adjective is hardly applicable.
39So far as her performance is concerned it has passed the stage of promise, and reached that of genuine artistic worth. She has voice, intelligence, cultivation and temperament; her phrasing and diction are models to follow, and she shows the crowning attribute of a great artist by neglecting no point, however small. All these things were shown in her magnificent singing last night, which was simply a delight from beginning to end, of which abundant appreciation was shown, although the continuity of the music does not allow the insertion of the prolonged applause which would otherwise surely follow such a satisfying performance.—Providence Journal.
41Of the soloists, the part of Delilah, sung by Miss Gertrude May Stein, a mezzo of rare sympathy and absolute technic, was a positive delight.—Providence News.
43Musical Art Society.—The first concert this season of the Musical Art Society, of which Mr. Frank Damrosch is conductor, will take place in Carnegie Hall on Thursday night, December 12, when the following will be the program:
45Motet, op. 110, No. 3………………………………………Brahms
46Stabat Mater…………………………………………………Palestrina
47Presentation of Christ in the Temple…………………….Eccard
48Christmas Night…………………………………………Arranged by Frank Damrosch
49Thron der Liebe……………………………………………..Cornelius
50Madrigal from Scarlet Letter……………………………Walter Damrosch
51Madrigal, Chi la Gagliarda…………………………..Donato
53The chorus, consisting of sixty prominent soloists, will be assisted by Mons. Rivarde, violinist, who will play the Ciaccona by Bach and a Concertstück by Saint-Saëns, which has never been played in New York heretofore. The Musical Art is one of the few societies that take cognizance of students, and nearly all of the dress circle is set apart for their use, being sold at a materially reduced price.
55Thieves at the Opera.—"Strange as it may seem," said one of Chief O'Brien's new detectives, as he lounged against a pillar in front of the Metropolitan Opera House, "New York thieves of the higher class have a weakness for grand opera, both for business and for pleasure. You doubtless remember when Inspector McLaughlin walked down the aisle two years ago and tapped a woman on the shoulder. She was a notorious thief, and she followed him without a word. Since then several thieves have been arrested in the lobby and around the entrance, and several have even got past us and sat out the performance. Look at this: It is a sample of the work done by the opera house thieves."
57The detective pulled from his pocket a crumpled advertisement from the Herald. It was as follows:
59If blue kersey overcoat taken from dress circle of Metropolitan Opera House Monday night is returned $25 will be paid and no questions asked.
61"I was one of the men detailed here on the opening night," continued the detective. "Personally I hustled several thieves away; but as there was no charge against them beyond their general bad character they could not be arrested. After the opera was over I stood just at the door to watch the crowd coming out. What was my surprise to see one of the best known thieves in New York come out with a beautifully dressed woman on his arm."
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