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Musical Courier 1908-01-15: Vol 56 Iss 3, 1908
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1High Praise for George Hamlin.
3Among the many successful appearances which George Hamlin made on his Western recital tour, none exceeded that of his appearance in Portland, Ore., before one of the most critical audiences found on the Pacific Coast. Excerpts from the daily papers follow:
5For lo, these many moons, Portland has sighed for a tenor. Not a high baritone, but a real lyric tenor with a voice of melting sweetness, yet with such volume that he can take a ringing B flat above the staff and not cough. People crowded the Heilig Theater last night and heard such a rara avis tenor, George Hamlin, tenor primo, and an American at that. To say that he pleased his audience is to state the fact mildly. They raved over him and some women applauded so much that they damaged their kid gloves. Technically, it was a real voice lesson to hear Mr. Hamlin sing. He is not a grand opera tenor, but you can think of a beautiful, liquid, natural voice, even as a rock in tone delivery, and marked by fine sentiment. That is Hamlin; he is as good as any going in concert and oratorio.—Portland Oregonian, December 20, 1907.
7Mr. Hamlin's program was doubly enjoyed, for it was one of the most delightful, the most artistic and the most educational heard for a long time in Portland. One could hardly desire a more effective combination—a good tenor, thoroughly imbued with artistic instincts; a pianist whose accompaniments were gems in themselves, and a program of the prettiest arrangement. And the audience, surprised out of itself, rose to the occasion, and when fully awakened from its own surprise, applauded and applauded again. Such a pleasing, lyric tenor is not often heard with such dramatic force and so much volume. But one could listen to Mr. Hamlin's singing for many hours and not grow tired, as with many of the sturdier operatic voices. Mr. Hamlin's evident sincerity and his unaffectedness are his strongest assets. When he sings he is not showing off his voice, he is giving expression to some beautiful words that have been put to beautiful music. The audience demanded repetition of some, but it might have done the same with almost any of them. Mr. Hamlin's first visit to Portland was an unqualified success and he may number the musical people of this city among his warmest admirers who, having surrendered, surrendered completely.—Portland Evening Journal, December 20, 1907.
9Singing Teachers Hold Annual Meeting.
11The annual general meeting of the National Association of Teachers of Singing was held at Steinway Hall, Tuesday evening of last week. Hermann Klein, chairman of the executive board, presided. The secretary, Dr. Arthur de Guichard, read the minutes of the last general meeting held in Carnegie Chambers Music Hall on May 24, 1907. His report was unanimously confirmed and adopted. Mr. Klein then read his address.
13Unfortunately, space will not permit more than a few extracts, which follow:
15I had hoped to tell you to-night that we were ready to go ahead with our examinations. If we are not, it is because the time has really been too short for us to complete plans that call for the utmost delicacy and discretion. These plans are formulated, however. The members of the executive board are practically unanimous (for I can assure you we are a most harmonious and "sweetly reasonable" body) concerning the methods to be adopted, and the whole question is now in the hands of a committee whose report I hope will be ready in a few days. * * *
17We have much prejudice, much skepticism to encounter, in the widespread disbelief that American teachers of singing are either capable of agreeing upon the main fundamental principles of their art, or willing to work together for the amelioration of their professional conditions. I wish to register an emphatic protest against this attitude, and, as a proof of its lack of truth and justice, I would cite two facts: First, that we have already, in the short time allotted to us, gone a long way toward solving our problem; and second, speaking of my own personal experience, that I have not yet failed in more than one case out of ten to convince any intelligent and interested listener that the objects of this association are wise, practicable, and essential.
19The treasurer, Madame A. E. Ziegler, read a financial statement which showed a balance of $244 in the treasury, and the sum of $480 was yet to be collected.
21After speeches by Madame von Klenner, Victor Harris and E. Presson Miller, and a vote of thanks to the members of the executive board for their interesting work, the meeting adjourned until January, 1909.
23After the business meeting, a reception and musicale was held. The program follows:
25Spes Abjecta Futuri (Poésie)…………………….C. Maréchal (Désespérance de l'Avenir).
26Adaptation Musicale……………………………L. Planel
27Madame Tekley-Planel.
28Officier d'Académie, Fondatrice de l'Union Artistique des Femmes Françaises à Paris.
29Thais……………………………………………..Massenet
30Czardas…………………………………………Chapuis
31Violiniste-Compositeur de Paris, Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur, Officier de l'Instruction Publique.
32Songs—
33Kitty Cheatham.
34Before the Dawn………………………………….Oscar Meyer
35In Moonlight………………………………………Elgar
36Come Back……………………………………….Reed Miller
37Reed Miller.
38Ophélie (Poésie)………………………………..Armand Silvestre
39Adaptation Musicale……………………………Thomé
40Madame Tekley-Planel.
41At the Piano—For Kitty Cheatham, Flora Macdonald; for M. et Mme. Planel, Bertha Woodward.
43Every number was encored and the delightful program enjoyed from first to last.
45As the storm of Tuesday evening last was one of the worst that this open winter has experienced, the attendance was less numerous than expected. Among those present and invited were: Richard Arnold, A. Buzzi-Peccia, Frank J. Benedict, Mr. and Mrs. Algeron St. John Brenon, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Behrens, S. C. Bennett, Clara Bernetta, Adele Lacie Baldwin, Emma K. Denison, Lena Doria Devine, Miss Emerson, Amy Grant, Dr. Arthur de Guichard, Anna C. Donley, Beatrice Goldie, Miss Crenshaw, Melaine Guttman-Rice, Frederick H. Haywood, Miss Hollinshead, Miss Donley, Victor Harris, Aurelia Jaeger, Charles Klein, Mr. and Mrs. Hermann Klein, Clara Kalisher, Captain and Madame von Klenner, Fannie Kurth-Sieber, Madame E. Libsner de Fere, Isidore Luckstone, Flora Macdonald, Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Martin, Dr. Carl Dufft, Samuel Bowden Moyle, Dr. Edouard Blitz, E. Presson Miller, Elizabeth Patterson, Madame de Palkowska, Luella Phillips, Delma Peckham, Richard T. Perey, Madame Ohrstrom-Renaud, F. O. Renaud, Mrs. C. Ryall, Arthur Louis Russell, Antonia Sawyer, Ada Soder-Hueck, Mrs. A. S. Stringfield, Mrs. A. C. Schmidt, Mrs. George Sweet, Madame Trotin, Madame Temme, Julia Valda, J. C. Wilcox, C. H. Warford, Bertha Woodward, Charles Walker, Pauline Weiss, Helen T. Winslow, Arthur D. Woodruff, Madame A. E. Ziegler, Madeleine Walker, Max Dutzmann, Perry Averill and R. de la Marca.
47New York Festival Orchestra.
49Elliott Schenck's New York Festival Orchestra, (Inc.) appeared recently in some concerts in New Jersey with great success, vide the following notices:
51The orchestra showed the same sense of poetic interpretation and sureness of touch that had distinguished its playing earlier in the evening. The concert closed with a cycle of German dances by Schubert, orchestrated by Mr. Schenck. It was a strong climax to a brilliant concert.—Hoboken Observer.
53The club was happy in its choice of an orchestra and their numbers gave just the variety that such a program needs. Although Mr. Schenck would turn to the men as if to say, "Theirs the work, theirs the glory," both men and audience realized that without good leadership they could accomplish nothing. So it is that just as they looked to him for guidance, they gave to him the credit for the success of the evening.—Jersey City Journal.
55Two Cures of Eczema
57Baby Had Severe Attack—Grandfather Suffered Torments with the Disease—Virulent Sores on Legs—Owe Recovery to Cuticura.
59"In 1884 my grandson, a babe, had an attack of eczema, and after trying the doctors to the extent of heavy bills and an increase of the disease and suffering. I recommended Cuticura and in a few weeks the child was well. He is today a strong man and absolutely free from the disease. A few years ago I contracted eczema and became an intense sufferer. A whole winter passed without once having on shoes, nearly from the knees to the toes being covered with virulent sores. I tried many doctors to no purpose. Then I procured the Cuticura Remedies and found immediate improvement and final cure. M. W. LaRue, 845 Seventh street, Louisville, Ky., April 23 and May 14, 1907."
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