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Musical Courier 1926-05-20: Vol 92 Iss 20, 1926
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1MUSICAL COMEDY, DRAMA AND MOTION PICTURES
3Yesterday, May 19, Mayor James J. Walker was scheduled to yield the golden trowel at the corner-stone laying of the Paramount Broadway Building at Times Square. Mayor Walker and Will Hays, president of the Motion Picture Producers of America, were secured as speakers. Immediately after the stone was placed the guests proceeded to the Hotel Astor, where luncheon was served in the Rose Room.
5THE STRAND
6In commemoration of Mother's Day, the Strand Theater, last week, offered another of its Famous Painting Series, with Whistler's well known masterpiece, Mother, in which Emily Day—she of the lovely soprano voice—sang Dvorak's always delightful Songs My Mother Taught Me. It was a beautiful selection, followed by a novelty, dainty and colorful, Porcelain Statuettes. Edward Albano's full baritone was heard to advantage in Schubert's Serenade, and Mlle. Klemova and the Strand Ballet Corps rounded out the unit with one of their delightful dances. The Mark Strand Male Quartet was particularly tuneful and amusing in several popular selections. The guest artist of the week was Brooke Johns, assisted by Goodie Montgomery and The Oklahomans, and rhythmic and stirring indeed were the jazz offerings they presented. The symphony orchestra, under Carl Eduarde's efficient leadership, provided its usual excellent accompaniments to the various pictorial features. The photoplay of the week was The Wilderness Woman, with Aileen Pringle, Lowell Sherman and Chester Conklin, an amusing picture in which the last mentioned actor walked off with the honors.
8THE RIVOLI
9There was much of interest on the program at the Rivoli last week. The first number was selections from Madame Butterfly, the many beauties of this music being well brought out by the orchestra under the direction of Irvin Talbot. A short motion picture was then shown in observance of Mother's Day, following which Stella Power, an Australian, displayed a well trained coloratura soprano voice in her selections. The Rivoli Movietents were, as usual, splendidly accompanied by the orchestra. Henry B. Murtagh, at the Wurlitzer, played Famous Women, to the accompaniment of comic slides on the screen.
11The novelty of the program was John Murray Anderson's Alice in Movieland, which was arranged to show how the junior stars are developed in the Paramount School. Twelve of these young "stars," all of whom appear in Fascinating Youth, the feature picture, were included in the production, which was splendidly staged and interestingly worked out. Fascinating Youth is the work of the graduates of the first Paramount Picture School, there being sixteen of them in the cast of twenty-one. These young actors and actresses showed genuine talent and some of them undoubtedly are stars of the future. The Rivoli management is to be congratulated for putting on a program of this nature; it was decidedly entertaining.
13THE RIALTO
14For Heaven's Sake, Harold Lloyd's latest screen production, completed its sixth and final week at the Rialto last Saturday evening. It is estimated that about 300,000 people enjoyed this motion picture during its showing at this theater.
16THE CAPITOL
17There is little new that one can add to a review of the Capitol programs, so extraordinarily fine are they always. Last week the orchestra began the entertainment with a stirring performance of Wagnerian excerpts, including Wotan's Farewell, the Magic Fire Music, and the Ride of the Valkyries from Der Walkure, the assistant conductor directing. Fascinating Doris Niles followed with a Balinese Warrior Dance, and, after another of the natural color films labeled Paradise Isle, the Dixie Jubilee Singers contributed a delightful group of Southern melodies and Negro Spirituals: If You Can't Come, Good News, Ma Little Banjo, and Massa's in the Cold, Cold Ground. Then came the Capitol Magazine, always interesting. As a prelude to the main picture, Vlata Maslova, Russian ballerina, assisted by Bayard Rauth and the Capitol ballet, presented The Pirate's Cave, with beautiful scenic background and cleverly interpreted dances.
19The feature picture was Money Talks, starring Claire Windsor, Owen Moore and Bert Roach, as poor a picture as has been seen in a long time. It apparently was designed as a vehicle for Owen Moore but failed to arouse any real interest other than in Moore's disguise as a woman.
21MUSIC ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE
23SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
24SAN FRANCISCO.—About 4,000 heard the London String Quartet when the Elwyn Concert Bureau presented this organization in a concert at the Exposition Auditorium. James Levey, first violin; Thomas Petre, second violin; H. Waldo Warner, viola, and C. Warwick Evans, cello, needed no introduction to San Franciscans for they have played here many times. With each hearing, however, one becomes more deeply impressed with their art and thoroughly convinced that as an ensemble The London String Quartet ranks among the finest.
26Although the Alice Seckels Matinee Musicales are always well attended, the audience that George Barrere and his Little Symphony attracted was even larger than usual. A program, characteristically French, of rare charm and appeal, was presented. The performance was of the quality associated with the work of this organization for many seasons. By special request, Mr. Barrere added examples of his own inimitable art as a flutist, playing as his major number a movement from Gluck's Orpheus. Recognizing Mr. Barrere as a master of his chosen instrument and a musician with the highest classical ideals, the audience gave vent to its appreciation in enthusiastic applause. Mr. Barrere played several encores.
28Edward Johnson, tenor of the Metropolitan Opera Company, and Joan Ruth, soprano of the same organization, gave a joint recital, the last event of the Elwyn Artists Series, at the Exposition Auditorium. The program was confined to operatic excerpts; arias and duets from La Boheme, Romeo and Juliet, Rigoletto and Madame Butterfly being presented. Mr. Johnson scored a veritable sensation with his warm, colorful voice and his finely conceived interpre-
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41ARMSTRONG, FRANCIS J.
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45CORNISH SCHOOL OF MUSIC, INC.
46Dramatic Arts and Dancing
47Nellie C. Cornish, Director
48Roy Street, at Harvard, Seattle, Wash.
50JACQUES JOU-JERVILLE of Paris
51Formerly Boston Opera
52and leading grand opera of France
53Head Voice Dept. Cornish School
54Seattle. (Fifth Year.)
56KANTNER SCHOOL OF SINGING
57Clifford W. Kantner, Director
58306 Spring Street, Seattle, Washington
60MEREMBLUM, PETER
61Concert Violinist and Pedagogue
62Head of Violin Department
63Cornish School, Seattle
65OATMAN, JOHN R.
66Musical Courier Correspondent
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69TOWNS, KIRK
70Baritone
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72Seattle
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76BEHYMER, L. E.
77Manager of Distinguished Artists
78705 Auditorium Bldg., Los Angeles
80BOGART, ANDREW
81Teacher of Singing
821001 Kohler & Chase Bldg., San Francisco
84BOWES, MR. and MRS. CHARLES
85Voice—Mise en scene
86446 South Grand View, Los Angeles
88BRESCIA, DOMENICO
89Voice Specialist—Composition
90603-4 Kohler & Chase Bldg., San Francisco
92HARCKE, HENRY
93Accompanist and Coach
94540 Stockton St., San Francisco
96LOTT, MR. and MRS. CLIFFORD
97Voice and Piano
98912 W. 20th St., Los Angeles
100PERSINGER, LOUIS
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105WARRINER VOCAL STUDIOS
106(Formerly of the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City)
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