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Musical Courier 1913-11-12: Vol 67 Iss 20, 1913
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1WASHINGTON'S MUSICAL SEASON IS NOW WELL UNDER WAY.
3Boston Orchestra Appears—Paderewski Coming—President Wilson's Daughter Makes Professional Debut in Philadelphia.
5The Kenseaw Apartment.
6Phone, Col. 3098.
7Washington, D. C., November 7, 1913.
9The musical season in Washington began by the appearance yesterday afternoon at the National Theater of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The program embraced four interesting numbers, as follows:
10Symphony in B flat major, No. 5, op. 55………….Glazounoff
11Overture to The Sold Bride………………………..Smetana
12Symphonic poem, Les Preludes……………………..Franck
13Dramatic overture, Husitska, op. 67………………Dvorak one of two readings
14Dramatic overture, Husitska, op. 67………………..Dvorak one of two readings
16This concert will be followed, on Tuesday, November 11, with a piano recital by Paderewski, under the management of Katie Wilson Greene.
18It is of interest to note the debut of Margaret Wilson, daughter of the President of the United States, as a paid singer. Miss Wilson sang in Philadelphia, November 4, at the Bellevue-Stratford, to an audience that filled the large ballroom.
20Mrs. Charles Melby, née Bethune, an old pupil of Susanne Oldberg, is on a short visit to her father and mother, and while in Washington will give several recitals in the studio of Mme. Oldberg in the Belasco Theater. The first recital was given last Sunday afternoon, November 2, before an audience that taxed the capacity of the studio, which is a large and handsome room overlooking the White House grounds. Mrs. Melby's beautiful contralto voice was in fine form and was listened to with much pleasure by friends and critics.
22Another pupil of Mme. Oldberg, Gladys Kain, effected her debut as a singer in this studio Hallowe'en Day, and made a very creditable showing. Miss Kain has a sweet and resonant mezzo voice. Lois Reeside, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Reeside, was the accompanist.
24The sudden death of John Porter Lawrence came as a great shock to all Washington, as but few knew of his illness, and in his demise Washington loses one of its most capable and best equipped musicians. Mr. Lawrence was much loved by those who knew him best, and had the respect of the whole city. For eighteen years he had been organist at the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church and teacher of piano in the National Park Seminary, besides instructing a large class in the city. Washington can ill afford to lose a musician of the caliber of John Porter Lawrence.
26Heinrich Hammer has resumed the training of the chorus of the Friday Morning Club. Much is expected of this chorus during the coming winter, as the great improvement shown and the enthusiasm under Mr. Hammer's direction last year was marked. Several public affairs will be given during the winter, though the Friday Morning Club is essentially an exclusive women's club for the study of the best in music.
28Ethel Holtzclaw Gawler, dramatic soprano and one of the soloists at the Church of the Covenant, has issued an attractive circular. Mrs. Gawler has announced herself as ready for oratorio, concert and recital engagements, having filled many such in her home town with credit. Besides holding the position with the Church of the Covenant, Mrs. Gawler is acting as assistant teacher of voice in the Washington College of Music, which has opened a new school in Connecticut avenue.
30Gurle Luise Corey, coloratura soprano, has been engaged for several concerts during the early winter in New York.
32Clarine McCarty, concert pianist, gave a recital in the Washington Club on Monday, November 3, for the Vermont Association, and during the last week of October was heard in recital at the National School of Domestic Arts and Sciences. For several years Miss McCarty has been very successful in her concert tours, and at present is busy arranging her itinerary for this winter.
34Helen Donohue Deyo, whose beautiful dramatic soprano voice has given such pleasure to hundreds in Washington and elsewhere, is rapidly recovering from a serious throat trouble, and will soon be heard in the solo position at St. Margaret's Church, as well as in the many engagements at her command.
36Carolyn North Kirwin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James J. Kirwin, of New York, is the possessor of a voice that is rapidly developing under the guidance of her teacher, Mme. Oldberg. Another Oldberg pupil is Mary Cramer, the girl with the "tenor" voice, who recently made a hit when she sang for the Sunshine Society at its benefit performance in the Columbia Theater.
38Mrs. Warner Gibbs has been given a series of delightful entertainments with music and fancy dancing as the features. Mrs. Gibbs is now busy with a class in voice training, and is herself a singer of some repute.
40Henry Kaspar, son of Mr. and Mrs. Josef Kaspar, has filled the vacancy in the music department at the National Park Seminary caused by the sickness and sudden death of John Porter Lawrence. Mr. Kaspar has just returned to Washington from a long residence abroad.
42Luis deHaas, of The Hague, Holland, is meeting with marked success with a class in piano and also with a course of lectures on "How to Listen to Music and Appreciation of Songs."
44Mme. von Unschuld has just returned from a very successful tour of the South, where she gave some piano recitals and her unique lecture on the art of teaching. She demonstrates this lecture with moving pictures showing her little six year old daughter at the piano.
46Louise B. Santerelli, a graduate of the Ithaca Conservatory of Music, is a newcomer to Washington, and, judging from the brilliant piano recital given at the Percy Foster Recital Hall last week, will prove quite an addition to the musical life of Washington.
48Marion MacFall, soprano soloist at Hamline M. E. Church, is in New York this week to fill several engagements. Miss MacFall is well prepared for either concert or oratorio through the tutelage of her teacher, Otto Torney Simon. Miss MacFall was soloist with the Motet Choir at its final concert given last year in the Columbia Theater.
50Alice Garrigue Mott and Heding Reicher.
52Heding Reicher, Germany's celebrated and beautiful tragedienne, took daily lessons from Alice Garrigue Mott during the season of 1912-13. Realizing the benefit she had received from Mme. Mott, Mme. Reicher began her studies for the speaking voice with this teacher.
54Heding Reicher is at present playing in Berlin and says she finds the greatest satisfaction from her voice, both in rehearsals and performances, through applying the rules of tone production, tone placement and diction learned from Alice Garrigue Mott.
56The city of Barmen has voted to spend about $7,500 for a performance of "Parsifal," which will take place at the City Theater.
58BALTIMOREANS WOULD LIKE TO HEAR A SCHUMANN SYMPHONY
60However, Glazounow Sounded Beautiful When Played by the Boston Symphony Orchestra—Geraldine Farrar Unable to Assist "Hub" Orchestra Owing to Throat Trouble—Harold Randolph's Piano Recital.
62Phone, Tuxedo 752 F.
63213 Prospect Avenue, Roland Park,
64Baltimore, Md., November 7, 1913.
66The first Boston Symphony Orchestra concert of the season was given Wednesday night. The announcement of the program aroused universal disappointment. Baltimoreans have asked, begged, implored, prayed for a Schumann symphony these many years past. The "Spring" symphony has not been given here for so many years that we have almost given up hope. This season, however, we were told, in a general way, that we should hear some of our old friends—no names being spoken. So to see the Glazounow symphony announced caused surprise and sorrow, as most of us had not heard this symphony, and we remembered with apprehension the mad cacophonies that were served up to us last year under some of the modern names. But by the time the first movement of Glazounow's beautiful symphony was ended, resentment had given way to an unwilling admission that one really could not fuss at being made to listen to such soft harmonies and such lovely little snatches of melody. The symphony is rather reminiscent. The program calls attention to the melodies like the sword motif in the "Ring" and "Celeste Aida"; and in addition, there was a strong suggestion in the scherzo of the "Midsummer Night's Dream" overture. Many in the audience were disappointed at not hearing Geraldine Farrar, whose throat was not in condition for her to sing. A few of us, who prefer a symphony concert without soloists, more up cheerfully. The house was packed, as it always is at the Boston Symphony concert.
68Perhaps the New York Philharmonic Orchestra will bring us a Schumann symphony. Let us hope!
70Baltimore's recital season was fittingly opened last Friday by Harold Randolph, in the first of the Peabody recitals. Mr. Randolph gave a fine rendition of a somewhat disappointing program. Those who had heard his splendid performance of the "Emperor" concerto in last spring's festival had hoped to see a Beethoven sonata at the head of his recital program. Instead the D'Albert suite in D minor was the opening number. However, Mr. Randolph may be said to have made the most of the suite, and the contrast between the poetic sarabande and the lively gavotte was very pleasing. The pianist was at his best in the Chopin group, which was delightful from every point of view. The Boyle "Serenade" and Wad "Minuetto" were so warmly applauded as to demand repetition. The program was as follows:
71Suite in D minor, op. 1……………………………D'Albert
72Nocturne in C sharp minor………………………..Chopin
73Etude in E minor, op. 25, No. 5…………………..Chopin
74Etude in C major, op. 10, No. 7…………………..Chopin
75Etudes Symphoniques…………………………….Schumann
76Berceuse in F sharp minor………………………..Boyle
77Serenade in B minor……………………………..Boyle
78Minuetto…………………………………………..Wad
79Scherzo in F sharp minor………………………….Hutcheson
81The second Peabody recital will be given by Teresa Carreño.
83Harold Phillips will give a recital on the new organ at St. Jerome's Protestant Episcopal Church, in Irvington, Sunday afternoon.
84D. L. F.
86Fall Engagements from Robsarte Studios.
88The most conscientious efforts, when directed along impractical lines, are fruitless. Results tell the story of first hand knowledge and common sense methods, or their lack. Lionel Robsarte exemplifies the former in his success in making the vocal work and action of his pupils a real asset. Here are a few autumn engagements from his studios: Nellie Walker, prima donna "Parisienne" company; Ruby Norton, leading support of Emma Trentini; Aurora Meden, prima donna soprano, now touring the Pacific Coast; Alice Carroll, prima donna American Grand Opera Sextet; Ralph Errolle, leading tenor, Chicago Grand Opera Company; Matias Escheverria, baritone with Miss Meden's company; Vincente Mariaia, tenor, in vaudeville; William Rankin, tenor, in vaudeville; Helene Tashman, soprano, featured with Max Witte; Flora Hennewald, Gustave Aufenfolk and G. W. Kainna, members of church quartets. Mr. Robsarte knows the personal wants of each of these singers, and develops them along lines which bring returns of practical value. He has sung in concert, grand opera, church quartet, etc., so handles every voice in such fashion as only the man experienced in various specialties can handle them.
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