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said to excel particularly-which mayor SAINT=SAENS PLA YS filS FAREWELL may not be taken as a compliment to Verdi. "Les Trois Masques," the clever Not Even President Poincare Himself Could Make Composer Chang'e by Isidore de Lara, which was threatened His Mind and Appear Again in Public as Pianist a·nd Organist with oblivion by the sudden demise of the Champs Elysees Opera House, is now be­ -Thuel Burnham's American Tour- Kousnetzoff for Metropolitan ' ing given at the Theatre de Sarah Bern­ hardt, five representations having been ar­ Opera-The Chaigneau Concerts ranged with the same cast, chorus and or­ chestra that interpreted the work in its Bureau of Musical America, the favored few is Mme. Nolkers, of St. original home. C. PHILLIPS VIERKE. 17, Avenue Nlel, , Louis, who possesses a soprano voice of November 14, 1913. great purity and uses it with musicianly "TRISTAN" IN ENGLISH skill. AMILLE SAINT-SAENS announced C his positively final appearance in pub­ Chaigneau "Matinees Musicales" Raymond Roze Trying It ·at Covent lic last week as pianist and organist. At Those energetic and genuinely appre­ Garden-Not Much Interest Aroused ciated musicians, ' the Lhaigneau.s, have re­ this concert, given at the Salle Gaveau, the sumed their "matinees musicales." The pro­ , Nov. I5 .- The opera-in-English master played a varied Liszt and Mozart grams of these series of concerts, of which enterprise of Raymond Roze at Covent there are two, one in the Autumn and the Garden continues its course, smoothlv and program. The hall was, of course, packed securely, unimpeded by financial difficulties. and a great demonstration of enthusiasm other in the Spring, and which . are inde­ Arthur pendent of the opening cOI)Certs; are sen­ though certainly 'not propelled by any vast was only natural. Judging from the unan­ sibly limited to one hour's duration. Short amQunt of popular enthusiasm and interest. imity of opinion of those who were pres­ and sweet may be said to be the Chaigneau N ow that "Joan of Arc" has been suffi- ent M. Saint-Saens's scruples as to the motto, and the idea that everyone should ·ciently dangled before the public gaze, the 'management is trying its luck with Wagner LAWRASON go a ay without having one solitary unin­ possibility of his failing virtuosity are and "Tristan and Isolde" with "many in­ quite unfounded. Many official personages, teresting moment is indeed realized, as per­ sonal experience at the first matinee of novations" has been the first choice. So Teacher of SinginJl including M. Poincare, the President him­ yesterday afternoorl adequately demon­ far the performances have not aroused any self, have given the distinguished musician strated. The program consisted of ' m;Jly exuberant exclamations from the press, nor has the <;omplaint _. of over-filled audiences 328 West 57th Street assurances to the same effect, but to no three items, Schumann's Quintet, op,. ;44, greeted the'--e;i'r, 8945 Col. purpose. So these functionaries then de­ played by Mme. Therese Chaigneau-Rum­ mel, Mme. Joachim-Chaigneau. Jean Alix, The fact has been once again emphasised cided among themselves to arrange one Maurice Vieux and .Mme. Piazza-Chaig­ that the popular mind has not yet reached The teacher of final demonstration for the master at one neau; the "Winterreise," Schubert, sung by that standard of training and education Reinhold von Warlich, with Mme. ' Chaig­ requisite for sustaining the proper interest Mme. REGINA VICARINO of. the vast auditoriums of the capital, in grand opera. Compare the average Grand Opera, Prague which is about as suitable for music as it neau-Rummel at the piano. and "Concerts royaux," Couperin, by the Trio (haigneau. Englishman's acquaintance with grand Miss ANNA FITZHUGH would be for a slaughter house. But they French exponents of chamber music opera and that of the average German! Imperial Opera House, reckoned without their host, for to the . rarely attain to the admirable perfection And how many people out of a hundred in St. Petersburg this country have ever heard opera even, astonishment of all the master gave out a ·of ensemble, tone and rhythmical beauty Miss LEONORA SPARKS achieved by the executants of the Schu­ in its simplest and easiest form? But far Voery definite statement to the effect that from casting aspersions on Mr. Roze's Metropolitan Opera, New York "All the King's horses and all the King's mann Quintet and Couperin Concerto yes­ terday afternoon. The exquisite finish and work, one is all the more ready to recognise Miss FREIDA WIN DOLPH men wo~ d not drag Saint-Saens onto the the enormous amount of good he must be Grand Opera, Germany platform again." . splendid taste with which these works were rendered met with deserved recognition by doing. Before leaving for a long stay in Algeria F. J. T. Miss MARGUERITE A YER and Egypt, the composer said in an inter­ the large audience. The art of Reinhold Concert, N. Y. view: "I leave Paris with joy, for the life von Warlich is already well known to Mu­ FIRST CONCERT IN SCHOOLS here is too tiring and inane for me. I SICAL AMERICA readers. His interpretation shall then at last be able to work again. of the "Winterreise" was in every way . Prominent Light Opera Stars: Oh, no! I shall not compose any , ideal. His variety of tone color and the Messrs. Jacobs and Tuckerman and Lily Mme. LINA ABARBANELL but some pieces for organ and piano, and subtlety of his phrasing are remarkable. Dorn Well Received probably a choral work: And I shall still Sufficient praise can hardly be bestowed Miss CECIL CUNNINGHAM on Mme. Therese Chaigneau-Rummel for The first of the series of concerts for practise the piano and occasionally play at school children given in . public and high Miss SALLIE FISHER home for my friends. the manner in which she supported the singer in this song cycle. Her accompani­ school auditoriums under the au-spices of Miss ADA MEADE ,the Wage Earners' Theater Leagues and Thuel Burnham's American Tour ments formed a most important part. . qf Miss EDITH THAYER the performance. She is one of th.e ' few the Theater Center for Schools. was held Miss HATTIE FOX Thuel Burnham, . the American pianist piano soloists who know how to play .ac­ on November 2T at Morris High School. with the big European reputation, is now companiments. Those wb.0 , particinated in the program making his final preparations for his tour were: Max' "'Jacobs, violinist of the Max of the United States in the earlv months A Band Composed of Madmen Jacobs Quartet ; Lily Dorn, soprano; of next year. He will arrive in America We are grateful to the editorial depart­ Earl Tl'ckerman, baritone, and Ira Jacobs, CONCERT at the end of December and will open his ment of the Paris uaily Mail for the orig­ accompanist. . - ESTEY BUREAU tour in New York in the first week in J an­ inal of an amusing article from a cor­ Mr. Tacobs offered Kreisler's "Caprice ESTEY HALL uary. He will give several concerts in respondent in Italy who relates that there Viennois" and "Liehesfretld." Zimbalist's' Walnut at Seventeenth Streets New York and afterward visit Boston, is a large asylum for the mentally deficient "Orientale." a Polonaise of \iVi eniawski PHILADELPHIA Philadelphia, Denver, Buffalo, Baltimore, at a small town near which has its and "Gypsy Airs" hv NR~hez. with his cus­ Conducted under the personal direc­ Chicago, Minneapolis, etc. In Chicago he own private band composed entirely of tomary artistic skill. Miss Dorn proved tion of • will be heard with the Thomas Orchestra, madmen, with the exception of the leader. pleasing in Lang's "M avourneen," Mas­ ROBERT PATTERSON STRINE while he wil! also play with orchestras in All told they number nineteen, and all ex­ senet's "Elegv." "Boat-Song" by Harriet and other cities. Ware and Gounod's "Ave Maria." the THOMAS K HENDERSON cept three learned to play their instruments Operating in Pennsylvania, New Kousnetzoff, the celebrated Russian so­ at the asylum. A carpenter plays the flute, last being stlng with a J violin obbligato Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia prano, now appearing so successfully at the a cook the cornet, a shoemaker the trom­ by Mr. Jacobs. Mr. Tl1ckerman scored a . and the District of Columbia. Opera-Comique, has been engaged to sing bone, a tailor the oboe, and so on. Espe­ c1ecided success with Schumann's "The Two SEND FOR YEAR BOOK Grenadiers." His singing- of Newcomb's Announcing full complement of artists next year with the Metropolitan Opera cially good on the piccolo is a former for season 1913-14. Company. I am indebted for this informa­ milkman, while an ex-barber vigorously '~Two Maidens" and "The Indifferent tion to Mme. KOl1snetzoff's professor, M. pounds the big drum. The quality of the Mariner" were equally wel! received by the Bernardi, who has just opened a studio in music discoursed QY these crazy musicians audience. Paris and with whom she is continuing to is stated to be as pleasing to the inhab­ study daily. 1V1. Bernardi, who is a bosom itants of the town, where they give fre­ Severn Suite Feature of H enius Club's AOELAIOE CESCHEIDT friend of Chaliapine, the great Russian quent concerts, as it is to themselves. This American Program bass, is restricting his work to a few pu­ year the band, in view of the Verdi cen­ DRA MATIC SOPRANO- Oratorio - Concert-Reclfa pils who have definitely made up their tenary, has devoted most of its energy to The fir st musicale of the newly organ­ INSTRUCTOR OF MILLER "VOCA ART minds to follow operatic careers. One of that composer, in whose works they are ized Joseph H enius Club of American SCIENCE" AND THE ART music was held on November 19 at the OF SINGING New York residence of Ottilie Amend. Studios No . 817 Carnegie Hall, New York Tel. 1350 Columbu. The program was made up mostly of com­ Austrian 'Cellist positions by Americans, although there were one or two numbers bv D ebussy anel JOHN ADAM Ma