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Musical Courier 1902-08-27: Vol 45 Iss 1170, 1902
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1President McKinley's assassination, sang at a musicale given Monday evening, August 18, by Mrs. Flora Thomas McCraig, of West Utica street, Buffalo. Miss Greenwood was accompanied by her teacher, La Frome Marriman, of Hornellsville.
3Miss Lucy Anne Allen, a young and promising soprano, made her début on the evening of August 11 at East Greenwich, R. I. Miss Allen is a resident of Providence. She was assisted at her début by Miss Edith M. Manchester, pianist, and Frederick W. Bancroft, tenor. Miss Allen sang songs by MacDowell, Rogers, Allitsen and Vannucini, and arias from "Semiramide" and "Aida," and a duet from Gounod's "Romeo and Juliet" with Mr. Bancroft.
5BLAUVELT CONCERT AT BAR HARBOR.
7The concert given by Mme. Lillian Blauvelt at the Bar Harbor (Me.) Casino on Monday evening, August 18, proved an unusual event for the midsummer season. Tickets sold for $5 and boxes for $50 and $100, it being a benefit concert. Hermann Hans Wetzler, the New York organist and composer, assisted Madame Blauvelt. The singer was in splendid voice, adding encore after encore in response to the enthusiasm. All schools and nationalities were represented in her program:
9Pastorale …………………………………………….. Caccini
10Amarilla …………………………………………….. Caccini
11Danza …………………………………………………. Durante
12O Wusst ich doch ……………………………………. Brahms
13Guten Morgen ………………………………………. Grieg
14Abendlandschaft ……………………………………. Wetzler
15Will neinmand singen ………………………………. Hildach
16Charmant Papillon ………………………………… Campra
17Pourquoi …………………………………………….. Delibes
18Les Vepres Sicilienne ………………………………. Verdi
19Grey Rocks ………………………………………….. Vannah
20My Bairnie …………………………………………… Vannah
21Ecstasy …………………………………………………. Beach
22Sweetheart and I …………………………………… Beach
24The list of patronesses included all of the prominent summer residents:
26Mrs. Charles S. Abercrombie,
27Mrs. Andrew Anderson,
28Mrs. Wm. Osborn Baker,
29Mrs. Edgar W. Bass,
30Mrs. Eugene J. Beales,
31Mrs. Wilson G. Bissell,
32Mrs. John R. Brook,
33Mrs. Miles B. Carpenter,
34Mrs. Edwin C. Cushman,
35Mrs. Andrew J. Davis,
36Mrs. Henry F. Dimock,
37Mrs. William P. Draper,
38Mrs. Butler Duncan,
39Mrs. J. Pierpont Edwards,
40Mrs. John J. Emery,
41Mrs. Ernesto G. Fabbri,
42Mrs. Furniss,
43Mrs. R. Horace Gallatin,
44Mrs. Gerard,
45Mrs. Edwin J. Gould,
46Mrs. Charles E. Green,
47Mrs. Henry Reed Hatfield,
48Mrs. J. B. Henderson,
49Mrs. A. Howard Hinkle,
50Mrs. M. L. Horton,
51Mrs. Thomas H. Hubbard,
52Mrs. Morris K. Jesup,
53Mrs. John Stewart Kennedy,
54Mrs. J. L. Ketterlinus,
55Miss Ruth Lawrence,
56Mrs. L. Z. Leiter,
57Mrs. Anson G. McCook,
58Mrs. R. Hall McCormick,
59Mrs. T. Everett Macy,
60Mrs. Foster Milliken,
61Mrs. Fannie Musgrave,
62Mrs. L. E. Opydce,
63Mrs. Edward Patterson,
64Mrs. J. Biddle Porter,
65Mrs. M. Taylor Pyne,
66Mrs. Wm. Jay Schieffelin,
67Mrs. John M. Schofield,
68Mrs. Edgar Scott,
69Mrs. J. Montgomery Sears,
70Mrs. W. W. Seely,
71Mrs. C. Morton Smith,
72Mrs. Frank Fremont-Smith,
73Mrs. George W. Vanderbilt,
74Mrs. Alexander van Rensselaer,
75Mrs. Wellman,
76Mrs. C. F. Winthrop,
77Mrs. C. K. Wright.
79The Daily Commercial of Bangor (Me.) published an extended report of the concert. Extracts about Madame Blauvelt's presence and singing follow:
81Madame Blauvelt, one of the handsomest women on the concert stage, was a vision of loveliness, and her gown a most beautiful creation. It was of rich cloth of gold with raised white velvet flowers and trimmed with pale yellow and white chiffon ruffles. Very rare old yellow lace afforded the embellishment for the bodice, while a faint touch of green slightly relieved the rich yellow sheen. For ornaments the singer wore a beautiful necklace of diamonds and turquoises and other jewels of the same. She also wore the decorations given by Queens Victoria and Margherita and by the order of St. Cecilia.
83The arrangement of the program was in itself a work of art. There were four groups—Italian, German, French and English. Every song was a gem, and the arrangement, for contrast and effect, was excellent. In the Italian group, for instance, the restful "Pastorale" and the tender "Amarilla" could not have been followed by anything more captivating than the gay and lively "Danza" of Durante. And the same consummate skill was used in all of the groups. As to Madame Blauvelt's rendition of the songs—to attempt to criticise would be foolish. Here is a beautiful, flexible dramatic and magnetic voice, combined with masterly art, and a grace and charm of manner that are irresistible. She was probably at her best in the French group—three beautiful songs—and was obliged to respond after the Verdi "Les Vepres Sicilienne" with an additional song—"Les Filles de Cadix," by Delibes, which made a decided hit. Of the four English songs, which are the compositions of two American women, Kate Vannah's "My Bairnie" was the favorite and had to be repeated. Even after the closing number the audience unanimously decided to wait for more, and were rewarded with Dessauer's "Bolero."
85Madame Blauvelt was superbly accompanied by Hermann Hans Wetzler. It is rarely one hears this all important work so admirably done. In her German group, Madame Blauvelt sang one of Mr. Wetzler's songs, "Abendlandschaft," and in response to the enthusiastic applause which followed, graciously drew the composer forward to share the plaudits.
87CHARLTON TO MANAGE CARPI.—Vittorio Carpi, the noted baritone singer and vocal teacher, will be under the management of Loudon G. Charlton during the coming season. Carpi will be heard in concerts, recitals and at a number of private musicales.
89Boston Music Notes.
91BOSTON, Mass., August 23, 1902.
93THE Faelten Pianoforte School Review for the past year is interesting reading. Mr. Faelten gave six public recitals in Steinert Hall during the season, continuing his series of standard piano works. Mrs. Reinhold Faelten delivered a short address as an introduction to each program on the characteristic features of the works and composers represented. B. C. Henry gave a detailed analysis of the principal works of each program a day in advance of each recital, so the pupils listened to the music with understanding.
95Mr. Faelten's interpretation lessons on Saturday mornings proved valuable. The entire adult class attended all these lectures as well as many of the younger students and people outside of the school. Bach was made the study of a part of each session.
97Mrs. Reinhold Faelten had charge of the Wednesday noon lectures, the following being the titles of the lectures in the order in which they were delivered:
99The Faelten Pianoforte School, its place and mission among the music schools of this country; the chances and opportunities of a student of music in Boston; individuality; class instruction and private instruction (two lectures); rhythm, the development of the consciousness of rhythm, the use of loud counting, of counting the inner units, and the use of the metronome (two lectures); the student before and in an audience; the keyboard; discipline; touch (three lectures); technic (three lectures); etudes, their use and importance; interpretation (two lectures), scales and intervals (two lectures), memory (two lectures), fingering, psychological analysis of the process of reading, reading at sight (two lectures), staff notation (two lectures); retrospect: a year's work in a student's life.
101During the season the committee had at its disposal the sum of $532, with which it assisted ten pupils of the school to continue their studies.
103The committee has now on hand the sum of $577.70 for distribution next season. This sum has been raised by donations from friends of the school, by the sale of reserved seats for Mr. Faelten's recitals and other school recitals. The contribution of the Bach Club as a result of the recital on May 28 amounted to $135.
105The registration during the season numbered 505 students; 437 were residents of Boston and vicinity, and sixty-eight came from the States of Alabama, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin and from the Dominion of Canada.
107A musical was given last week by the New North Society of Higham, at Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Turner's house. It was successful, both socially and financially, there being nearly 200 present. For the first part of the concert there was a quartet of the Heidelberg students from the "Prince of Pilsen" company, and a group of songs by Miss Ruth Peebles. Mrs. S. Henry Hooper, whose summer home is at Higham, also sang. All of these numbers were well done and much applauded. The second part was made up of selections from the "Prince of Pilsen" opera, the "Stein Song," by the quartet, and "The Message of the Violets," by Miss Peebles. Mrs. Hooper sang in the chorus. F. O. Nash, under whose direction the concert was given, was at the piano.
109A note from Newport, R. I., of August 16, says: "Tonight on Thames street hundreds stopped in front of Col. John Rogers' music store. His head clerk is C. S. Plummer, commodore of the Newport Yacht Club. Mr. Plummer saw an object floating near the clubhouse and he secured it, and placed it on exhibition in his employer's window. It was a violin, of much value and enclosed in a rich case. The card on the trophy read: 'Found adrift in the harbor, August 15.'
111"Mr. Plummer states that the violin is a capital instrument, that it is well made and had not been in the water long, as the joints were not started. He thinks the violin was stolen, and that the thief tried to dispose of it in this way."
113Felix Fox, the pianist, who has been working on his repertory for next season's work with Isidore Phillipe and Emile Bernard, the composer, near Paris, is now traveling through Italy and Switzerland with the former. He expects to return to this city about September 15.
115KING EDWARD SENDS A LETTER TO MISS EMMA HOWSON.
117A WEEK before the coronation of King Edward Miss Emma Howson, the distinguished vocal teacher, received a letter from Sir Francis Knollys by command of the King, thanking Miss Howson for her communication wishing His Majesty a long reign of happiness and health. All the world knows that King Edward is a ruler who never forgets an acquaintance, and his courtesy and punctiliousness in all matters have long been a comfort to his people. The circumstances which led to the correspondence cannot fail to interest many persons in society and in the musical world. Miss Howson was chosen by the late Sir Arthur Sullivan as the original Josephine in the first production of "Pinafore" in London. By calling attention to this somewhat remote event Miss Howson refutes the accepted notions of vanity among prime donne.
119However, to go back to those golden days of opera comique at the Strand, it was Miss Howson's good fortune to sing many times to His Majesty and Her Majesty (then Prince and Princess of Wales). The late Duke of Clarence and his brother, the present Prince of Wales, went with their parents to the theatre. They were boys at the time, wearing natty sailor suits and apparently as happy as boys of their years are expected to be. The members of the royal family, from their box, greatly enjoyed the performances. During her long engagement at the Strand Miss Howson had the honor to sing before many other illustrious persons. The late Lord Beaconsfield (Disraeli), Gladstone, the Duchess of Teck and Jenny Lind were some of the great personages who went to hear the charming Gilbert and Sullivan opera. Jenny Lind, on being introduced to Miss Howson, complimented the young singer upon the beauty of her voice and her method of using it. Miss Howson is a Lamperti pupil. Although she retired from the stage some years ago to devote herself to teaching, her voice has retained its beautiful, sympathetic quality, which moved thousands in the operatic days, and this fact speaks more for her vocal method than a library on voice culture could possibly be made to do.
121Miss Howson is justly proud of King Edward's letter, and all acquainted with the circumstances which prompted
123ST. LOUIS.
125HOMER MOORE, BARITONE.
126The Odeon, St. Louis, Mo.
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