Show I J vents of the W Week k in Social and 1 music Circles ter American Music Not En Encouraged Encouraged our our- aged at Home as It Deserves De DeI Deserves De- De I serves to B Be EUROPEAN DRAWS CROWD I 1 San Francisco Co Completing Arrangements Ar Ar- t for Municipal Municipal Municipal Opera House I. I flatter A A AMERICANS into thinking that they thoy havo hao an nn exceptional spark of patriotism Tills This may be t. t true ue for tor Indeed they thoy are aro aroI exceptional ex I sensationally ly speaking about most mOlt things and patriotism might a awell ai a. well be thrown In with a B. few tow other avenues for tor giving vent vont to an on excess of ot energy 1 From the mu musicians musician's point of ot view slew however patriotism Is at a a. Very low ebb and It Is humiliating to reflect that thero there Is not one ono Institution In tho the United States maintained by the government gov gov- for tor the tho purpose of elevating Americas America's standard of ot music and tho the encouragement of ot Its Ita o own composers Tho restlessness of or tho the age has sup sup- an acquisitiveness like unto tho octopus' octopus promiscuous grabbing for tOl anything anythIng- that floats ts In from tho the outside out out- sl side e and and greedy consumption thero- thero of ot The Tho mere fact tact that a singer player er or 01 composer Is labelled European Is 13 sufficient sut guarantee for tor Immediate adoption and serves as ae a a. drawing card for tor even cven tho mo most moat t mediocre at at- at tractions Is la there ther any particular reason reason reason rea rea- son to suppose that tho the accident of or birthplace Is a a. criterion by which to jud Judge o the tho quality of a 0 persons person's ability Does the average American who neither neith neIth- er cr understands s nor speaks French German or 01 Italian get the tho real pleasure pleasure pleas plea ure out of oC hearing those tongues which which he derives from the English songs song Docs Does a 0 ski zer W nol or a loin lote n add d an Iota lota of ot actual actual ac ac- lUal value to the possessor of ot a n. name with thO those appendages They may my be only an Sarah Alice or Mary Jane In private life lit Service 1 hie file of ot tit As Aa says In Tales the Yukon It Jt is the getting gotting of ot the the- old gold not the possession of ot it Jt which 1 I. I th the ih lure hence a a. partial excuse for tor th the tho unwarranted uh ll reaching out for tor everything everything everything every every- thing which Is 15 foreign To ro say tho the least It is sordid to place a thin thing of ot soul Inspiration on a n. par var with th things which are as 08 material and transient as M gowns and chapeaux an another and other Imported touches of the toll toilet t. t Both by Indifference ronce and lack of ot oto o encouragement n for or American musicians musi muel- of ot the best beet typo and carelessness careless careless- carelessness J. J ness about seeing that our highest class of productions are sent out into the he world to represent us Am America ham haa given credence to a 0 persistent misconception miscon of ot its tet 11 really merited high value In tho the music world Although tho the worst type tj-pe of or American is devastating de do- Europe the best musical performances in the fhe world orld are to ba be heard In this country In spite of ot the fact tact that the best opera In tho world has been given In New York for tor somo some years that tho the best orchestra In tho world has hos for tor past post years dwelt on the Atlantic seaboard the boat best quartets pianists singers violinists and cellists cellists cellists cel cel- lists have ha boon making American tours for tor years the German the Austrian Aus- Aus I and tho the Frenchman Frenchmon will tell you today as os he told you ou then thou that there Is no artistic ai appreciation Uon In tho the United States no discrimination no taste no knowledge Ho tells you this In spite of the indisputable fact tact that hl his hie own groat grent musicians come here and meet with splendid For Fot practically twelve years Arthur Arthur Arthur Ar Ar- thur Farwell founder of ot the Wan Wa Press for tor radical advancement of ot American musk music has worked against a stone wall trying to Imbue America with a R. spirit of or loyalty for Its Ita own own composers and musicians By degrees however different localities have been beeD In inspired and gradually municipal bands concert halls hails etc are being established To come como nearer home San Francisco co is completing arrangements arrange arrange- monts ments to open Its Municipal Opera House October 25 5 under the tho baton of ot Henry Hadley The ri project oj ct concerns the erection of ot ofa a n. magnificent opera house ultimately to cost coat co t 1000 which will be com com- Continued on Palo Page Six |