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Musical Courier 1907-10-02: Vol 55 Iss 14, 1907
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1MACMILLEN, YVETTE GUILBERT AND DR. SCHILLER, MME. GUILBERT'S HUSBAND, IN MARIENBAD, AUSTRIA.
3possible condition in large auditoriums and small halls and it has responded to every demand made upon it. So far as quantity and quality of tone are concerned there is nothing left to be desired. Every time I take this violin in my hands it becomes dearer to me. It was made during the last decade of Stradivarius' life, in 1726, and it is one of his most beautiful creations. I have compared my 'Strad' with some of the most celebrated violins in Europe and I never found one that pleased me so well. I shall be perfectly satisfied if I have to play this violin so long as I live. And I shall ever be grateful to Lady Palmer for her generosity. She heard me play in London and perceived that I was somewhat handicapped by the inferior violin I used. Thereupon she acquired this wonderful 'Strad' and gave it to me. Since I first drew bow across its strings I was a different player. 'It has proved a fountain of inspiration, an unending delight. Much that I have accomplished and will yet achieve may be due to this golden toned Cremona.'"
5Because of the classic type of his physiognomy, Macmillen has been much sought after by artists and sculptors. The bust which is reproduced in connection with this article, was made by Alexander Zeitlin, of London, who has wrought busts of many celebrities, including King Edward of England.
7Much the best portrait of Macmillen that has yet been painted is that produced by Maurice Wagemann in 1902. It was sold for 18,000 francs to the Brussels Royal Art Gallery. In 1904 the canvas was exhibited at the Paris Salon and attracted much attention.
9During the summer Macmillen made a short stay at Marienbad. One evening, while he and a few friends were sitting at a table in one of the big cafés, some one recognized him, and it was whispered around that the great young American violinist was present. The proprietor was importuned by many of the guests to formally request Macmillen to play. Macmillen cheerfully consented, and the leader of the orchestra lent him his violin, which proved an excellent one. Macmillen, with fascinating abandon, dashed off several Hungarian dances and added, for contrast, a few classic bits. The café was filled with music loving Germans, who keenly appreciated the performance, and the American was lionized. A collection was taken up and several hundred dollars were gathered. The money was given to the orchestra.
11The Macmillen tour, which will open next Sunday night, in Carnegie Hall, will run through nearly eight months. The complete itinerary arranged by Haensel & Jones is as follows:
13October 6, New York; 8, Boston, Mass.; 10, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.; 11, Troy, N. Y.; 14, Syracuse, N. Y.; 15, Wilkesbarre, Pa.; 16, Scranton, Pa.; 17, Harrisburg, Pa.; 18, Reading, Pa.; 19, Shenandoah, Pa.; 21, Lebanon, Pa.; 22, Pottsville, Pa.; 23, South Bethlehem, Pa.; 25, Jamestown, Va.; 29, Jamestown, N. Y.; 30, Warren, Ohio; 31, Conneaut, Ohio.
15November 1, Cleveland, Ohio; 3, Pittsburgh, Pa.; 4, Steubenville, Ohio; 5, Marion, Ohio; 6, Grand Rapids, Mich.; 7, Chicago, Ill.; 8, Milwaukee, Wis.; 11, Chicago, Ill.; 13, Anderson, Ind.; 14, Indianapolis, Ind.; 15, Elgin, Ill.; 17, Chicago, Ill.; 18, Joliet, Ill.; 19, Evanston, Ill.; 20, Rickford, Ill.; 21, Lafayette, Ind.; 22, Elkhart, Ind.; 23, Goshen, Ind.; 25, Richmond, Ind.; 26, Cambridge, Ohio; 27, Newark, Ohio; 28, Columbus, Ohio; 29, Chillicothe, Ohio; 30, Portsmouth, Ohio.
17December 1, Cincinnati, Ohio; 2, Mansfield, Ohio; 3, Zanesville, Ohio; 4, Marietta, Ohio; 5, Parkersburg, W. Va.; 6, Morgantown, W. Va.; 8, Baltimore, Md.; 9, Washington, D. C.; 10, Richmond, Va.; 11, Lynchburg, Va.; 12, Raleigh, N. C.; 13, Asheville, N. C.; 14, Spartanburg, S. C.; 16, Knoxville, Tenn.; 17, Chattanooga, Tenn.; 18, Nashville, Tenn.; 19, Lexington, Ky.; 26, St. Louis, Mo.; 30, Louisville, Ky.
19January 1, Chicago, Ill.; 2, Oak Park, Ill.; 6, South Bend, Ind.; 7, Marion, Ind.; 8, Muncie, Ind.; 9, Piqua, Ohio; 10, Lima, Ohio; 11, Tiffin, Ohio; 12, Sandusky, Ohio; 13, Youngstown, Ohio; 14, Delaware, Ohio; 15, Dayton, Ohio; 16, Springfield, Ohio; 17, Canton, Ohio; 18, Findlay, Ohio; 20, Erie, Pa.; 21, Buffalo, N. Y.; 22, Niagara Falls, N. Y.; 23, Oswego, N. Y.; 24, Elmira, N. Y.; 28, Detroit, Mich.; 30, Toledo, Ohio; 31, Philadelphia, Pa.
21February 3, Waterville, Me.; 4, Augusta, Me.; 5, Bangor, Me.; 6, Portland, Me.; 7, Boston, Mass.; 11, South Hadley, Mass. (Mt. Holyoke College); 12, Northampton, Mass. (Smith College); 13, Albany, N. Y.; 14, Utica, N. Y.; 17, Pittsfield, Mass.; 18, Springfield, Mass.; 20, Fall River, Mass.; 21, Providence, R. I.; 24, Hartford, Conn.; 28, Middletown, Conn.
23March 2, Geneva, N. Y.; 3, Rochester, N. Y.; 4, Binghamton, N. Y.; 6, Williamsport, Pa.; 9, Kittanning, Pa.; 10, Oil City, Pa.; 11, Meadville, Pa.; 12, Akron, Ohio; 13, Logansport, Ind.; 18, Sioux City, Ia.; 20, Rock Island, Ill.; 23, Moline, Ill.; 24, Clinton, Ia.; 25, Dubuque, Ia.; 26, Davenport, Ia.; 27, Iowa City, Ia.; 28, Cedar Rapids, Ia.; 30, Waterloo, Ia.; 31, Burlington, Ia.
25April 1, Muscatine, Ia.; 2, Galesburg, Ill.; 6, Marshalltown, Ia.; 7, Grinnell, Ia.; 8, Des Moines, Ia.; 9, Omaha, Neb.; 10, University Place, Neb.; 12, Kansas City, Mo.; 13, Lincoln, Neb.; 14, Topeka, Kan.; 15, St. Joseph, Mo.; 16, Lawrence, Kan.; 17, Wichita, Kan.; 20, Springfield, Mo.; 21, Joplin, Mo.; 22, Sedalia, Mo.; 24, Columbia, Mo.; 27, Quincy, Ill.; 28, Springfield, Ill.; 29, Bloomington, Ill.; 30, Decatur, Ill.
27May 1, Danville, Ill.; 2, Champaign, Ill.; 4, Peoria, Ill.; 5, Jacksonville, Ill.
29MACMILLEN AND MME. ROSINA VAN DYK ON THE WALK AT POUIGNY-CHANCY, SWITZERLAND.
31The Belgian artist whose recent portrait in oils of Francis Macmillen was sold to the directors of the Brussels National Gallery of Modern Art for 18,000 francs.
33MAURICE WAGEMANS.
35The Maine Festival Will Begin Tomorrow.
37The Maine Festival, about which THE MUSICAL COURIER has published many notices in the past two months, will begin at Bangor tomorrow, October 3. The festival concerts at Bangor will continue Friday and Saturday. Monday the same aggregation of artists will appear at another festival at Portland, thus fulfilling the announcement of "festivals," instead of merely "festival." The array of solo artists, as previously mentioned in these columns, will include Emma Calvé, Janet Spencer, Roa Eaton, Virginia Wilson, Daniel Beddoe, Clifford Wiley, Cecil Fanning, J. Francis MacNichol, H. L. Eustus, Millard Bowdoin and Thomas M. Henderson. William R. Chapman is the musical conductor. A chorus of one thousand voices will sing in both cities. At the Calvé concert, the prima donna will be assisted by Mlle Cremet, violinist, and M. Decreus, pianist, who will also make the tour with the opera singer. The programs for both cities are the same. During the days of the festivals, the citizens of both cities do or think of little else but music.
39Walter H. Robinson Resumes Teaching.
41Walter H. Robinson, of Carnegie Hall, resumed teaching October 1. His last season was the busiest of a busy career. Many of his pupils hold solo positions in New York and other large American cities, and several of them are winning fame abroad. Besides his work as a vocal instructor, Mr. Robinson holds the position of tenor soloist at St. James' Episcopal Church, Seventy-first street and Madison avenue. He has just finished his third summer engagement as musical director at St. John's in the Wilderness, at Paul Smith's, N. Y., where his voice has given increased pleasure each successive year to large and critical congregations. His course of lectures under the auspices of the Board of Education will be continued this year.
43Cecil Fanning in Maine.
45Cecil Fanning and his accompanist, H. B. Turpin, are now in Portland, Me., attending rehearsals prior to the Maine festival. The announcements of this festival show that Mr. Fanning is given more appearances than any other artist. The recitals given by Mr. Fanning in New England during August received such favorable comment that he has received engagements, both public and private, for the coming winter, in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Lakewood, N. J., and Plymouth, Mass. In the West Mr. Fanning is booked solid from October 14 to November 19.
47Hattie Scholder to Play Soon.
49Hattie Scholder, the young New York pianist who spent several years abroad, has returned to New York City and is studying with Alexander Lambert. She will soon appear in recital here.
51"Forward, March!"
53W. A. Corey, the indefatigable and successful march writer, has added another melodious product to the long list from his fertile pen. It is called "The Forward March," and with its stirring first part and its militant trio it should not be backward in winning popular favor.
55Ormsby to Tour With the Chicago Philharmonic.
57Frank Ormsby, the tenor, has just been engaged for the spring tour of the Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra, Max Bendix conductor. The route will be through the Central West. This is another indication of the popularity achieved by Mr. Ormsby in the West.
59And Still They Come.
61Madame Gadski and Dr. Muck arrived in New York this week from Europe. Alice Nielsen and Signor Constantino, of the San Carlo Opera, landed in Boston on Monday, September 30, via the steamer Canopic.
63Sembrich Interview.
65Marcella Sembrich arrived in New York last week aboard the Kaiserin Augusta Victoria. She said she admired America very much and was glad to be here again.
67A Musical Cargo.
69Anna Lankow was booked to sail October 1 on the Kronprinzessin Cecilie, from Bremen, for New York. Mme. Nordica and Heinrich Conried are on the same steamer.
71Fourteen Carat Honor.
73Burgstaller was given the Ludwig medal by the Prince Regent of Bavaria. Burgstaller is said to be pleased, for the medal is of gold.
75Charles Lee Tracy at His Studio.
77Charles Lee Tracy resumed his classes in piano playing at his studio, 705 Carnegie Hall, Tuesday, October 1.
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