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Musical Courier 1903-01-28: Vol 46 Iss 1192, 1903
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1was the address, "Verdi as Man and Musician," by Father Joseph Tonello, who is here from out of town.
3The School of Opera of the Chicago Auditorium Conservatory has in rehearsal an original operetta by Frances Dickson, entitled "Clarissa," which will be produced early in February.
5Sig. Umberto Beduschi, the director of the vocal department of the Chicago Auditorium Conservatory, is preparing an elaborate production of "Faust," which will be given in the near future by the conservatory management.
7Mabel Geneva Sharp, the soprano, who has frequently been mentioned in these columns, is a pupil of Mrs. O. L. Fox at the Chicago Musical College, and is now an instructor in that institution. The college management placed Miss Sharp on the program as assisting artist at the last Spiering Quartet concert, and her finished singing of several songs in English and German won her much favorable criticism. Recently she was engaged to appear in recital with William Sherwood, and again scored a decided personal success. Miss Sharp accepts only engagements which do not conflict with her duties as instructor, and William K. Ziegfeld, manager of the college, is arranging for her appearance at several of the larger affairs during the winter.
9Thursday afternoon a very interesting recital took place at Assembly Hall. The recital was given by the advanced pupils of the Sherwood Music School, and the hall was crowded with friends of the performers. Mr. Sherwood's pupils in particular did some very good work. It would be useful to give these concerts every month, as they are interesting for the listeners, and for those who participate they are a great help for future appearances.
11William H. Sherwood and Mabel Geneva Sharp, soprano, will give a joint recital at Springfield, Ill., the first week in March. They will also be heard at Mattoon and Kankakee, Ill., within the same week.
13Howard Wells, pianist, has been booked by Manager Dunstan Collins to play the Saint-Saens Concerto, G minor, at the festival in Cedar Falls, Ia., with the Thomas Orchestra on March 22. Mr. Wells will also play this same work in Aurora with the orchestra, under Clarence Dickson, on February 9.
15Miss Clara Gere, soprano, and Alexander Lehman, violinist, gave a recital on Sunday afternoon, under the auspices of the Schumann Club.
17Sunday afternoon, January 18, Mr. and Mrs. Bernhard Listemann entertained several friends at their tasteful home on Fullerton boulevard. Miss Virginia Listemann contributed several charming vocal selections to the musical part of the afternoon, and Mr. Listemann astonished everybody with his authoritative playing of a violin concerto, composed by his brother. The informal musicale was a decided success.
19Manager Charles R. Baker announces that William H. Sherwood, pianist, has been engaged to play before the Ohio Music Teachers' Convention, to be held at Cleveland next June.
21Allen Spencer's recital of compositions by Edward Schütt, under the auspices of the American Conservatory, took place on Tuesday evening, January 20. Mr. Spencer was in fine fettle, and the large audience greatly enjoyed his polished technic and his sonorous tone.
23Frank Croxton, the popular basso of the Chicago Auditorium Conservatory, will start this week on a concert tour through Indiana, singing in Carrolsville, Terre Haute, Evansville and Indianapolis. Mr. Croxton was a resident of Indianapolis for several years before going abroad, and his recital there should win him an ovation, as it will be the first opportunity that the Indiana metropolis has had to pay him tribute as an artist of rank.
25George Hamlin recently appeared at the Mascagni concert in Milwaukee. Here are a few short extracts from Mr. Hamlin's many long and flattering newspaper notices: Mr. Hamlin sang the Prelude and "Siciliano" (Mascagni). This number, vocally and instrumentally, was one of the gems of the program, and was artistically given from every point of musical criticism. Mr. Hamlin then sang the Drinking Song from "Cavalleria Rusticana" with equally good effect. For this Mascagni played the accompaniment on the piano. The audience gave both singer and accompanist a hearty encore, and the song was repeated.—Milwaukee Daily News, January 20, 1903.
27The maestro was assisted at this concert by George Hamlin, who gave several selections written for tenor voice, in each instance revealing the unusual vocal gifts with which he is endowed. He, too, was many times recalled and obliged to double his program.—Evening Wisconsin, January 20, 1903.
29The singer was in fine voice and sang with beautiful expression and splendid vocalization, and was obliged to sing "The Year at the Spring" as an encore. Signor Mascagni was delighted with the success of the singer and his interpretation of the "Siciliano" and Drinking Song.—Milwaukee Herald.
31A young pianist just returned from abroad tells this rather amusing tale:
33Mr. S., a newcomer from one of the Western States, was introduced one day at dinner in a well known pension of Leipsic, patronized by about thirty persons, mostly Americans. Like all recent arrivals, he began immediately to be inquisitive, and plied me, who sat next to him, with numerous personal questions as to what and with whom I was studying. I answered these queries very resignedly until finally he asked: "Do you play bash?"
35"Never heard of the game," I replied; "is it like lawn tennis or croquet?"
37"It is no game," he said; then added, slowly: "Bash; do you play bash?"
39"I must beg your pardon for appearing so dull, but I really do not comprehend the term."
41By this time the attention of everyone present was attracted to us, as he had unconsciously raised his voice to a higher pitch in endeavoring to make me understand; and even without the loudness the peculiarity of his pronunciation and the nasality of his intonation were sufficient to draw attention to him.
43"B-A-C-H, Bash," he spelled very slowly and pronounced very decidedly.
45The tremendous roar of laughter which greeted this new pronunciation of Bach showed how greatly the students enjoyed the joke.
47Why does a Chicago critic inelegantly refer to young Arthur Hochman as "the Russian Jew pianist"? Is it customary to speak of the Italian Catholic singer" or the "German Lutheran violinist"? It would be well for some persons to remember that in art there is no religion.
49HARMONICA.
51Mrs. George Hartmann Sings.
53MRS. GEORGE N. HARTMANN was the special vocal attraction at the affair given by the Chappaqua Fresh Air Fund Association at the Astoria Hotel last week. She sang these numbers: German's "Love, the Pedlar," Chadwick's "Nocturne," and as encore "If No One Ever Marries Me." Possessing a bright and beautiful pure soprano voice, coupled with artistic handling of the same, the singer captured all sympathies at once, making a pronounced artistic success. She studies with E. Presson Miller.
55The Laird of Skibo.
57ANDREW CARNEGIE has temporarily gone out of the library business. Last week he presented a new pipe organ to All Saints' Episcopal Church, of Cleveland, Ohio. This would be the proper place for a pun about Carnegie as an organizer.
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