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Musical Courier 1903-08-26: Vol 47 Iss 1222, 1903
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1Musical People
3ONE of the best musicales that has been enjoyed by the people of Sterling, Ill., for many months was heard at the Grace Episcopal Church recently. It was the organ recital by Reginald Martin, the new organist of the church, assisted by Miss Jessie Christian, of Grinnell, Ia., and Horace Diller and John Prestin, of Sterling.
5Miss Buena Alverson recently gave a concert at Leadville, Col.
7An informal recital was given recently at Peoria, Ill., by Miss Jean Bourscheidt.
9July 25 Miss Mary Busey and John H. McClellan gave a recital in the Presbyterian church of Champaign, Ill.
11William E. Chandler, Jr., has been appointed to the professorship of music at the boys' school in Simsbury, Conn.
13Miss Hedrik, Miss Sidebotham and Mrs. Alvina Heuer Willson were the soloists at a recent concert in Boise City, Idaho.
15A musicale was recently given at the home of Miss Olive Hill, Wichita, Kan., by two of her young pupils, Florence Drake and Ruby Fleming.
17A concert by the pupils of Prof. S. A. Weaver's summer school of music was given recently in the First Congregational Church, Westfield, Mass.
19Prof. J. E. Thomas, assisted by Miss Vera Lindly, of Wortham, has just concluded a musical normal at Silvertown, Tex., which was well attended. Several certificates were issued.
21A new comic opera has been written by Mrs. Robert Wilcox, of Short Beach, Conn. Rollin W. Bond, who is a guest at the Bungalow, will write the music. The opera will be presented the coming season.
23A recital was given in the town hall, Bloomfield, Conn., July 31, by the pupils of Mrs. W. S. Loveland, assisted by Louis Weidlich, violinist, and E. J. Markell, cellist, of Hartford, and the Crescent Glee Club Quartet.
25There was a musicale at the home of Mrs. M. E. Hubbard, 42 William street, Worcester, Mass., July 28, in honor of Miss S. Christine MacCall, a vocal teacher of Newark, N. J., who is visiting in Worcester. A program was given, those participating being Miss MacCall, Walter S. Knowles, Milton P. Snyder, Mrs. Bert H. Prior and Miss Mary E. Knight.
27Miss Nina Rose, Mr. Sloan, J. K. Boniger, Miss Buena Alverson, Adams Owen and Mrs. W. A. S. Parker took part in a recent concert at Leadville, Col.
29A musicale was given recently at the Kindworth Conservatory of Music, Atlanta, Ga., in honor of the summer students, the event marking the close of the summer school. The artists were Mrs. Clara Mueller, soprano; G. W. Pringnitz, violin; Kurt Mueller, piano.
31A recital was given F. O. Strouse and wife recently at Springtown, Pa., in honor of their seventh wedding anniversary. Participants on the program included Miss Emma Mill, Miss Birdie S. Jacoby, Charles A. Bartsch, W. T. Melchor, Master Henry D. Funk, F. O. Strouse.
33Harlan P. Briggs, of Ann Arbor, Mich., gave a concert at the Congregational Church, Milwaukee, Wis., on Thursday evening, August 20. Among the well known artists who assisted were Miss Mary Putney, Miss Gertrude Trainor, J. C. Walker, Herbert Butler, Robert Adams-Buell.
35A musicale was held at the home of William Crum, Ansonia, Conn., recently in honor of Lloyd Beeman, of Brooklyn. There were about twenty-five present and a musical program, consisting of piano and violin solos and duets by Messrs. Crum and Emery, and vocal solos by Thomas Ward and others, was given.
37The pupils who have been studying music under Prof. Gustav Fisher gave the commencement exercises of the school July 31 at the Presbyterian Church, Anaconda, Mon. Although the school is a young one the pupils showed that they have been drilled well. Gold medals were presented to those showing the greatest proficiency.
39Miss Mary D. Lang gave a musicale recently at Kennett Square, Pa., in honor of her cousin, Miss Lucy Doneghy, of Kentucky. There were musical numbers by Miss Mary Moore, Frank Whittington and Mrs. Charles S. Swayne. Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs. William Ruth, Mrs. William Voorhees, Mr. and Mrs. Whittington, Miss Helen Bernard, Miss Mary T. Worrell, Miss Irene C. Hadley, William L. Lang and Warren Holton.
41July 30 at the studio of Augustus H. Swan, on Central court, Newport, R. I., was given a series of recitals. Mr. Swan was assisted by a stringed quartet consisting of John T. Greene, first violinist; James D. Atwater, second violinist; Ralph Wood, viola, and H. L. Jeter, violoncello, and with William R. Boone as accompanist. Mr. Swan sang a number of songs, including selections from such composers as Rotoli, Handel, Massenet, Perlet, Clay, Cowen and Korby.
43A musicale was recently given by Mrs. R. P. Harry in the Hotel Union, Union, Pa., which was thoroughly enjoyed by a large number of friends. The program comprised a piano duet by Mrs. A. G. Rembert and Mrs. Warren DuPre, of Spartanburg, a violin number by Miss Marie Clifford with Miss Mamie Oetzel as her piano accompanist, two vocal numbers by Miss Maria Mulligan with violin obligato by Miss Annie Rodger, an instrumental solo by Miss Rebecca Bord, of Charleston, and two violin duos by Misses Clifford and Rodger.
45Black Hawk Inn was the scene of a brilliant gathering of society people and music lovers of the three cities recently when Mrs. Margaret Woltmann and the Misses Woltmann, of 643 Seventeenth street, Rock Island, Ill., gave a musicale in honor of their guests, Miss Martha Perkins, of Boston, Mass., and Harro Woltmann, of Hillsdale, Mich. The ballroom of the Inn was handsomely decorated with palms, ferns and American Beauty roses. The hostesses and their guests formed the receiving party and a reception occupied the early hours of the evening. Those who ushered and assisted were Senator and Mrs. L. S. McCabe, Will Reck, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Reck, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. McIntyre, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kohn, Miss Speides, of Rock Island, and Miss Seiffert, of Davenport. About 300 Rock Island, Davenport and Moline people were in attendance.
47From the Arens Vocal Studio.
49MISS ROSE J. BOTTY, whose engagement for five years by H. N. Savage was noted in these columns before, is making very rapid progress in her career. After serving an apprenticeship in the chorus a few months for the purpose of gaining the necessary stage experience, Miss Botty received her first opportunity as a vocalist in Chicago recently. She acquitted herself so well that the critics referred to her as the most promising vocalist of the "Prince of Pilsen" company. As a result she was cast for one of the principal parts in Mr. Savage's forthcoming production, "The Yankee Consul," in which Miss Botty will be heard in New York this season. This rapid advancement seems to point a moral to the many ambitious candidates for operatic honors: learn to sing well, and all else will take care of itself. Managers are looking for good, well trained voices. The following press comments are certainly very flattering for a beginner:
51There was a young woman about as big as a pint of cider, as trimly built as a fairy and so thoroughly self certain that a strike in the orchestra would not have disturbed her—Rose Botty by name—who sang one of the new songs in such excellent voice as to make it stand out as a feature. Though there is danger in stopping her career by inflating her small head, she deserves to be especially complimented for her effort.—The Chicago Inter Ocean, August 3, 1903.
53Miss Peebles succeeds Miss Coleman as Nellie Wagner; surely this young woman will prove a find, but not so great a find as Miss Rose Botty, who sang a new song so fetchingly as to make the number one of the hits of the evening. Both of these girls have beauty, grace and magnetism, while Miss Botty already shows sufficient talent as a vocalist to justify her immediate advancement.—The Chicago Evening Post.
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