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Musical Courier 1928-04-12: Vol 96 Iss 15, 1928
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1Chicago Opera-Goers Hear Figaro and Carmen in English
3Local Composers and Singer Featured on Symphony Program—René Maison in Opera Next Season—Schumann-Heink, Rosa Linda, Cara Verson, Boza Oumiroyoff, Ella Spravka and Others Give Recitals
5MME. SCHUMANN-HEINK IN BENEFIT CONCERT
6CHICAGO.—Mme. Schumann-Heink gave a song recital for the benefit of old St. James Church on April 1 at the church. A capacity audience applauded the famous contralto in a program of familiar numbers.
8ELLA SPRAVKA AND BOZA OUMIROFF
9Bohemia is greatly indebted to Ella Spravka and Boza Oumiroyoff for their efforts in behalf of its music. They utilize every opportunity to bring it to the fore in recital and in the studio, and their lecture-recitals are proving a source of enjoyment as well as enlightenment. A large gathering listened with keen interest to the joint recital which Mme. Spravka and Mr. Oumiroyoff presented in the lounge of the Cordova Club, on April 1.
11Mme. Spravka's brief but comprehensive talk on Bohemian folk song outlined its development from the earliest and simplest forms down to the present day musical literature of Czech-Slovakia, which now embraces Bohemian, Ukrainian and Czech music. It was thoroughly enjoyable, for Mme. Spravka is not only an interesting and well versed speaker, but her graciousness and charm of manner fascinate her audience. Mr. Oumiroyoff sang several groups of songs in his native tongue with a voice of the quality and range, finished artistry and musical intelligence. It was a wholly enjoyable recital by two gifted artists. The audience left no doubt as to its pleasure.
13WOMAN'S SYMPHONY DOES EUGENE ONEGIN
14Ethel Leginska chose an entire Russian program for the Woman's Symphony Orchestra's concert of April 1, at the Goodman Theater, bringing it to a stirring close with Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin in concert form. A clever show-woman, a keen musician and artist, Mme. Leginska knows how to hold the attention of an audience. Throughout the program, which comprised Glinka, Stravinsky, Rimsky-Korsakoff and Tchaikovsky numbers, she and her orchestra presented stirring readings and completely captivated the listeners. The soloist was Rosa Linda, a gifted young pianist, who gave the first Chicago performance of Stravinsky's Concerto for Piano and Orchestra.
16In the cast of Eugene Onegin special mention must be made of the praiseworthy singing of the tenor, Arthur Phillips. His beautiful voice rang out clear and true in the various passages and he scored heavily with the audience. Tatiana was sung with marked ability by Ruth Blank, a gifted soprano.
18OPERA IN ENGLISH
19It is pitiful that the audiences throughout the second week were not any larger than those on hand during the first of the four weeks' season of the American Opera Company at the Studebaker. The Marriage of Figaro was given on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and Carmen occupied the boards the balance of the week. Exaggerated praise often works as a boomerang, and though the work of the company as a whole was excellent, over-praise may have kept many of our music-lovers away.
21The days of Barnum are no more and it is said that during the first week of the season $8,000 was lost. At that rate the Chicago season will cost close to $32,000. The Chicago Civic Opera loses less than half a million during its season and a great part of the loss is due to the rental of the Auditorium by the year.
23VISITORS AT THIS OFFICE
24Practically all the stars of the Chicago Civic Opera paid a call at this office before departing for Europe. Antonio Cortis left for Naples, where on April 20 he will sing Cavaradossi in La Tosca.
26René Maison, the popular French tenor, has been signed up for the entire next season. While he appeared in only a few performances in Chicago, his success on the tour has made it imperative for the management of the Chicago Civic Opera to engage him for the whole season of 1928-29.
28Henry G. Weber and his mother are on their way to Milan.
30Rosa Raisa and Giacomo Rimini left Chicago on April 7, going direct to their home in Verona, where the couple will look forward to the visit of the stork early in August.
32Charles Lauwers, who has just been made first French conductor of the Covent Garden season, has been re-engaged for the tenth consecutive season by the Chicago Civic Opera.
34Several other members of the company called on us, but unfortunately we were not at home.
36CARA VERSON PLAYS FOR MUSICIANS' CLUB
37Cara Verson, who has made a special study of the compositions of the modernists, presented a group by Bartok, Szymanowski and Scriabin before the Musicians' Club of Women on April 2. She met with her customary success and was heartily applauded by the musical audience.
39BARRE HILL SINGS
40The program given under the auspices of the Chicago Woman's Aid on April 3, at the Studebaker enlisted the services of that popular baritone, Barre Hill, and the Zukovsky String Quartet. Since no tickets were received at this office, the concert cannot be reviewed.
42OPERA CLASS AT CHICAGO MUSICAL COLLEGE HEARD
43Isaac Van Grove's opera class at the Chicago Musical College presented the first and third scenes of Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel at Central Theater on April 1. The cast included Kathleen Powell, Lorena Anderson, Constance Eberhardt, who lent her fine voice and talent in the dual roles of the Mother and the Witch, Robert Milstead and Lydia Mihm.
45Esther Stoll, former pupil of Herbert Witherspoon, has signed a two year contract with the opera company at Breslau, Germany.
47Margaret Fried, violin pupil of Leon Sametini, is soloist with the A. Louis Ensemble, now playing at several Chicago theaters.
49Nancy Berg, dramatic soprano, pupil of Mme. Arimondi, was soloist at the opera house at Forest Lake, Minn., on April 5. She was also soloist at the St. Paul First Baptist Church on April 6, at the special Good Friday and Easter Services. On Easter Sunday Miss Berg was soloist at the Forest Lake Christian Church.
51Howard Chase, organ pupil of Henry Francis Parks, has been made first organist at one of the leading theaters in Springfield, Ill.
53Ralph Dobbs, pianist, pupil of Alexander Raab, and Marshall Sumner, pianist, pupil of Edward Collins, have been engaged to play at two concerts by the Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra at Hollywood Bowl with Percy Grainger conducting.
55Mme. Libushka Bartusek, in charge of the dancing department, arranged and personally directed a colorful fashion revue for Cherry Blo at the Fine Arts on March 25. Among the participants in the program were: Helena Strakova and Dennis Grant, of the professional class, and Ruth Anna Hruby, Jean Hruby, Mary Lou Wentz, Pearl Gross, Marjorie Jane Angerer and Charlotte Bond, of the Junior department.
57Ruth Anna Hruby, of Mme. Bartusek's dancing class, was solo dancer before the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Bohemia Club on March 1, and for the Longfellow Woman's Club of Oak Park on March 7.
59HENIOT LEVY'S PUPILS IN RECITAL
60Several talented students were presented by their prominent teacher, Heniot Levy, in recital at Kimball Hall on March 31. The recital was one of the regular Saturday afternoon affairs given by the American Conservatory of Music and enlisted the services of Beatrice Epstein, Mrs. Willits, Ruth Stamm, Virginia Cohen, Elaine Burgess, Blenda Sterner, Hazel Johnson, Gloria Fiske, Evelyn Hessel and Harold Reever. They played numbers by Chamade, Paderewski, Schumann, Brahms, Schubert and Saint-Saens with the fine artistic finish and musical understanding always in evidence when Heniot Levy pupils play.
62A YOUNG DURNO PUPIL HEARD
63Jeanette Durno has brought out many talented students and her artist-pupils are busy in the concert field making names for themselves and reflecting credit upon their able mentor. On March 31, little Ruth Nichols, a talented eight-year-old, furnished the program in the Child Artist Series at Lyon & Healy Hall. Unusually gifted, little Miss Nichols has been conscientiously taught and with further development along the same sane lines should be heard from in the future.
65HANS HESS PUPILS IN NOVEL PROGRAM
66Not only does Hans Hess develop fine cellists but he is ceaseless in his efforts to bring the cello to the fore as a solo instrument. He has brought out many finished artists who have gone forth into the professional field as soloists and with orchestras. Most of the orchestras in Chicago have engaged Hans Hess pupils to head their cello departments. Recently he presented a number of his advanced pupils in an unusual program—unusual in that there were numbers for four and for eight cellos, besides some for two cellos and piano. It is not often that such programs are presented, and the enthusiasm of the capacity audience bespoke success for this one. Beulah Rosine and Lyle Downey with Lavinia Thorckelson at the piano played Theriot's Theme and Variations. A cello quartet made up of Catharine Adams, Hortense Cramer, Arnold Cohen and John Horn, played the Volkmann Waltz, Serenade and Grell's Adagio. Lyle Downey, Barbara Hildrea and Barbara Sneath, with Howard Hanks at the piano, gave Popper's requiem for three cellos and piano, and a cello octette, comprising Barbara Hillbreath, Barbara Sneath, Catharine Ames, Hortense Cramer, Arnold Cohen, John Horn, Wynn Cronk and Lyle Downey, offered Poortent's Chant de Nuit. one of two readings
67Not only does Hans Hess develop fine cellists but he is ceaseless in his efforts to bring the cello to the fore as a solo instrument. He has brought out many finished artists who have gone forth into the professional field as soloists and with orchestras. Most of the orchestras in Chicago have engaged Hans Hess pupils to head their cello departments. Recently he presented a number of his advanced pupils in an unusual program—unusual in that there were numbers for four and for eight cellos, besides some for two cellos and piano. It is not often that such programs are presented, and the enthusiasm of the capacity audience bespoke success for this one. Beulah Rosine and Lyle Downey with Lavinia Thorckelson at the piano played Theriot's Theme and Variations. A cello quartet made up of Catharine Adams, Hortense Cramer, Arnold Cohen and John Horn, played the Volkmann Waltz, Serenade and Greil's Adagio. Lyle Downey, Barbara Hildrea and Barbara Sneath, with Howard Hanks at the piano, gave Popper's requiem for three cellos and piano, and a cello octette, comprising Barbara Hillbreath, Barbara Sneath, Catharine Ames, Hortense Cramer, Arnold Cohen, John Horn, Wynn Cronk and Lyle Downey, offered Poortent's Chant de Nuit. one of two readings
69AMERICAN CONSERVATORY NOTES
70Harry Conel, tenor, artist pupil of Karleton Hackett, appeared in joint recital with Evelyn Conel, soprano, in Lyon and Healy Hall on April 10.
72The engagement of Josef Lhevinne to conduct a master class in piano at the Conservatory this coming winter has attracted a great deal of attention among professional pian-
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