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Musical Courier 1907-10-02: Vol 55 Iss 14, 1907
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1MUSICAL NEWS OF SAN FRANCISCO.
3San Francisco, Cal., September 22, 1907.
5Today the second week of the Italian opera season has come to a close. The three operas produced during this week were: "La Boheme," "Rigoletto," and "Il Trovatore." There is hardly any necessity to dwell at length on any of these works, as they are such veterans of the operatic stage that detailed review is really superfluous. After two weeks of attentive perusal it is evident that the company possesses eight very efficient artists. These are: Francesco Sigunini and Angelo Parola, tenors; Giuseppe Pimazzoni and Alessandro Arcangeli, baritones; Oliuto Lombardi, basso cantante; Paolo Wulman, basso profundo; Adelina Padovani, coloratura soprano; Ester Ferrabini, mezzo soprano; Lina Bertozzi, mezzo soprano, and Maria Gonzales, dramatic soprano. There is hardly anything to add to my last week's report. The company is receiving good support here, and, in fact, would draw crowded houses if they could have secured a theater more conveniently located than the Chutes. The company will remain here two more weeks, when it will go to Los Angeles for a four weeks' engagement at the Auditorium.
7Will L. Greenbaum announces for his first attraction of the season three concerts by Johanna Gadski, two of which will take place in San Francisco and one in Oakland. Madame Gadski will also sing at the Greek Theater with the University Orchestra. The diva will be here during the week of October 14, and her previous successes here were so great that it is safe to predict a hearty welcome. No doubt Madame Gadski's art is fully recognized here and our public is always ready to back up artistic recognition with financial support.
9The Beringer Musical Club gave its fifth piano and vocal recital at Lyric Hall last Thursday evening. The program was very interesting, and the participants received much applause for their splendid efforts. The hall was crowded with an audience that was willing to give frequent demonstrations of its satisfaction.
11The third symphony concert of the sixth series will take place at the Greek Theater next Thursday afternoon. Tschaikowsky is announced as the feature of the program and Dr. Wolle has devoted much time to the preparation of the concert.
13Messrs. Lingley and Hemstreet, of New York, gave a song recital at Christian Science Hall, San Francisco, and Ebell Club, Oakland, last Thursday and Friday evening, respectively, under the direction of Sherman, Clay & Co. These concerts were given to demonstrate the artistic value of a new player attached to a grand piano. The demonstration proved to be successful from an artistic point of view, and the halls were crowded on both occasions. Mr. Hemstreet created quite a stir with his fine, even baritone voice, and his splendid rendition of "Honor and Arms" was one of the finest exhibitions of vocal art we have heard here.
15At a recent performance of "The Pit" at Ye Liberty Theater, Oakland, a mechanical device was used for the purpose of giving an illustration of an operatic performance in progress. The scene represented the foyer of a Chicago theater. The effect was excellent and the fact that genuine artists were singing added to the realism of the scene.
17Alfred Metzger.
19Milwaukee Loses Sidney J. Silber.
21Milwaukee, Wis., September 28, 1907.
23In Sidney J. Silber's acceptance of the position of director of the piano department of the Des Moines Musical College, Des Moines is the gainer to the corresponding loss of Milwaukee and the two Wisconsin conservatories with which he has been connected. Since Mr. Silber's return from his studies abroad under Jedliczka and Leschetizky, his appearance here, both in solo and with orchestra, has been among the notable events of the season. Thoroughly well grounded in the technic of his art, Mr. Silber also possesses fine intelligence and innate feeling for musical expression. To say that he is an eminently successful Schumann player is praise enough to one who loves Schumann. Mr. Silber is thoroughly imbued with the dignity of the musician's calling. All wish him success in his new field of activity, and congratulate Des Moines on this valuable acquisition to its musical life.
25E. A. S.
27Calvé to Have Royal Welcome up in Maine.
29Bangor, Me., September 30, 1907.
31When the special train that brings Madame Calvé to Bangor rolls into the new depot she will be greeted by hundreds of enthusiastic singers from the Festival Chorus and the public schools.
33The sale of course tickets here has been the greatest in the history of eleven festivals. Single night tickets for the Calvé concert have sold like hot cakes, ensuring an immense audience of the representative people of eastern Maine.
35The singing of upwards of a thousand voices from the schools of Bangor and Brewer at the second matinee will be a thrilling feature to those who realize what a vital event this association with the festival concerts is in the upbuilding of the young singers who some day will have the future of music in this region in their keeping. Much credit is due to Mrs. Tilton and Miss Menill, the music teachers, and Charles E. Tilton, superintendent of the Bangor schools, who gives his hearty co-operation to the music department.
37The program for the opening concert, Thursday evening, October 3, will include: Wagner overture to "Rienzi," and fantaisie, "La Boheme," by the Festival Orchestra; "Hallelujah Chorus," Handel; "Under the Blossoming Branches," Meyer-Helmund; "We Sail the Ocean Blue," Sullivan, by the Festival Chorus; "Mors et Vita," Browne; "Autumn," Haille; "Di Provenza," Verdi; "Winged Wishes," Willeby; "Off to the Front," Korby, by Clifford Wiley; "Ocean, Thou Mighty Monster" from "Oberon," Weber, by Virginia Wilson; Hiller's "Song of Victory," for chorus and orchestra, and Mrs. Wilson, soloist, will conclude the program.
39Arbie N. Garland.
41Four "Madam Butterfly" Prima Donnas.
43Henry W. Savage returned to New York last week after successfully launching "The Merry Widow" in Syracuse, and plunged into a series of strenuous full dress rehearsals at the Garden Theater for "Madam Butterfly." Four of these, one for each prima donna who is to take the title role in the Puccini opera this season, were announced on the call board at Savage headquarters. The cast for the opening function included Febea Strakosch, Harriet Behnèe, Vernon Stiles and Thomas Richards, with the full orchestra of fifty-seven musicians, under Walter Rothwell. The opera has been undergoing preparation for four weeks and was given without interruption, beginning at 10 o'clock in the morning and finishing before 2 o'clock. The actual time consumed was less than three hours and thirty minutes, making a new record for a full dress tryout of a grand opera production. The other three rehearsals were given later in the week for Rena Vivienne, Ethel Houston, Elisabeth Wolff, Dora de Fillippe, William Schuller, Ottley Cranston, and the others who had not yet been rehearsed. "Madam Butterfly" will open its second season at the Garden Theater on October 14. Before that the company goes to Newark for one week, after which there will be performances in Reading, Lancaster, Wilkesbarre, Scranton and Elmira, before reaching New York. one of two readings
44Henry W. Savage returned to New York last week after successfully launching "The Merry Widow" in Syracuse, and plunged into a series of strenuous full dress rehearsals at the Garden Theater for "Madam Butterfly." Four of these, one for each prima donna who is to take the title role in the Puccini opera this season, were announced on the call board at Savage headquarters. The cast for the opening function included Febea Strakosch, Harriet Behnec, Vernon Stiles and Thomas Richards, with the full orchestra of fifty-seven musicians, under Walter Rothwell. The opera has been undergoing preparation for four weeks and was given without interruption, beginning at 10 o'clock in the morning and finishing before 2 o'clock. The actual time consumed was less than three hours and thirty minutes, making a new record for a full dress tryout of a grand opera production. The other three rehearsals were given later in the week for Rena Vivienne, Ethel Houston, Elisabeth Wolff, Dora de Fillippe, William Schuller, Ottley Cranston, and the others who had not yet been rehearsed. "Madam Butterfly" will open its second season at the Garden Theater on October 14. Before that the company goes to Newark for one week, after which there will be performances in Reading, Lancaster, Wilkesbarre, Scranton and Elmira, before reaching New York. one of two readings
46Cilea Reborn.
48New Haven, Conn., September 27, 1907.
50To The Musical Courier:
52As I noticed in other papers the same error regarding Ernest Cilea, as you publish in this week's Musical Courier, I want to correct it, as he was a fellow student with me in the Conservatory of Naples. His correct name is Francesco Cilea, and he was born in Palmi, a large village near Reggio di Calabria (Southern Italy), in 1866, not 1856, as you publish. His latest opera, "Gloria," was given with fine success at La Scala, in Milan, last spring. Being a friend of his I wished to make these corrections. Hoping this will be received kindly, I am,
54Respectfully yours, (Signed) G. SULLI.
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67Lillia Snelling, Singer and Composer.
69Lillia Snelling, solo contralto of the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, New York City, gave a successful recital in Stockbridge, Mass., not long since. The Berkshire Courier said: "She has a magnificent voice, and received a perfect ovation. Certain songs will always live in the memory of those who heard her." She has composed a song, "Awakening," to be published by Maxwell. This month she gives a recital at Salem, Mass.
71Charles W. Clark Opens Season in Ohio.
73Charles W. Clark, who recently arrived from Europe, has made his first appearance this season in America in Van Wert, Ohio, and has now started on a tour booked for him by Loudon Charlton. Among the cities at which the baritone will appear this season are Denver, Indianapolis, Bloomington, Ill.; Oxford, Ohio; Chicago, Muscogee, I. T.; New Orleans and La Fayette, Ind.
75Isadora Duncan Dancing.
77A photograph of Isadora Duncan, the American dancer, who made sensational European successes in her terpsichorean fantasies, danced to the music of Beethoven, Chopin, Grieg, etc. The present picture was taken among the ruins of the Theater of Dionysos, at the foot of the Acropolis, in Athens. For the benefit of American newspaper readers generally and those in particular who are familiar with The Musical Courier's usual artistic illustrations, it should be explained that the Duncan picture is taken from a Grecian weekly and hence its grotesque appearance. Sad to relate, the Greeks have deteriorated in photography as in all the other arts.
79Had Terrible Eczema
81Caused Intense Suffering—Grew Worse Under Best Medical Treatment—Skin Now Smooth as Ever.
82Used Cuticura Remedies.
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