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Show l1 With the Music Folk S Li ...... a . i i a , . iLiiiiii.. I r IrcrrVGUISHED musician In ill Pi non of Dr. A. A. -Stanley. "HI L of music at tho University tJBTwMgan. Paid a flying visit J , Jke during the week Just pas Xff m a cat treat l thSe ? rd bis words, but unfortunately 'cr VU?v part of what he had to say ulUt-' J ","far was not heard by a ma- rUE i'Pr'oudlcnce. and a misfortune ' Mr StSflcy ! one of the tho- tH" liolowd directors of music in A U' and those who failed to far - w? i5'ira on "Parsifal." but later i?" WJuh hf o f the theme closest 8ls SSSt could not fall to bo in-rktM in-rktM Se enthuelastlo Interest In all IS .,!ns to the best in music. It M?ftat Dr. Stanley will return to f Jot year to give a series of Snn musical subjects, but it is Krty yet to say anything dcfl-Sbottt dcfl-Sbottt it. trUfl jii'dsummer Muslcnle. J Mends are anticipating with 2? J recital to be given tomor-hir.j-1 pir&Jlt Barratt hall by two of 2? Mrs. Ella Cummlng Wet-iii Wet-iii Milan Turner, soprano, and for J rl1"" Rogers, mezzo soprano, "i S .rJ Ineerf of promise, and. as ' t b? agisted by Mr. Nottle-S'S Nottle-S'S and Mrs. W. S. Loomis, ac-!?J ac-!?J n! t an evening of great enjoy-Vm enjoy-Vm H is assured. The following pro-i pro-i ifrir has been arranped: 1 UluSf rince n Rubenstoin SW'SS i Turner and Miss Rogers tt,ifjs.,lJy Blooming" Sophr ovL Winter Como X'Vir aieSifR i Dreams" . . Mctcalf mJJII"' Aura Rogers lltJ ' Lillian Turner "'Vi-VUM Men Blen AIml"....Cham nado i D'un Solr" ....Chamlnaue tso Wi -sipblsche Odo" Brahma ,' i lJ Aura Rogers 4 ntoallo. "Nocturn" Chopin Z T rMr. Claude J. Nottlelon. 1 4i Tcrtorcllo" ArdUI un f M 1 Lillian Turner i fAfettiato Ancor Uro Viiol" .... it. 1 .......... Mcrcadanto . J Aura Rogers fO"TourL!p3 Have Said You Ixve ro" J SJ w Hhwley iw'-juao"' l'easo i 11 Lillian Turner l Sslrif s Song" Haydn . T , Aura Rogers o-ij .i vm-jco to Phillla" (Old English LT.'if 'Efl'V. Gilbert : 3 Lillian Tumor 'in Maria" (Cello Obllgato) Nicolal Is Ml" Rocors and Mr. Ncttleton. ft Vccfisy to Visit America. ''4 fw VK5ev' tlie eleven-year-old ifcHdit who has created a profound M rfr in the music circles of Europe, 13 t Tlilt America nest year under the 0 wnsgeraent of Daniel Frohman. There 't bbeeh various accounts of the sum '' itth is to be paid the youthful vlo-'i vlo-'i Eslt by Mr. Frohman, and so tho exact Una have just he-en set forth in a t' ' daLfllspatctt to the New Torlc Her- lafrcm London, as follows: j Tecteyis guaranteed a minimum of '1 r') a performance for at least thirty i riormanqes,' By his contract he Is 1 ' s rtctlve a portion of the gross re-i re-i rI5 under certain conditions, with i 1 ill result that his average earnings at i nih concert will amount to about $2000.. "i iuaailng that only thirty concerts are "4 fry; Vejcey's tour consequently will : J ut Wm JCO.OOO. Thera -will probably ",J It forty concerts. JM llr. Daniel Frohman does not expect K raake any tremendous profit out of S lour, and will be quite satisfied, he t it'ti m, to cover expenses and earn an $ WrUwry business commission. . If He regards Vecsey as n marvel I' tbira all the music lovern of America it-old have an opportunity of hearing, ivievrwhlch llrids justification in the talons of this youthful prodigy which bv bn expressed by such author-Ky author-Ky as Joachim. 'When the great virtuoso was first Hied to hear Vecsey play he begged lng youthful prodigies weren't li Us line. Eventually he consented Ujlve the child a henrlng. Atthe K-io.'halt an hour'H play Joachim was a raptures. "People I know -who have heard him of tho boy describe his encomi-csas encomi-csas quite enthusiastic." Bossinl Favors "Women. Singers. A letter from RoBslnl, which has an tjtrestlng bearing upon the much-irfx?1 much-irfx?1 controversy over Roman uomIIo church music, ia cited In a re-t re-t number of the New York Evening 'I have been asked to orchestrate my f) mass, and have It thus performed IJfarls church- But this plan is w i 5l t0 me- because I have con-d con-d alJ my umble musical gifts c i ttta work And written it with true WflouB devoUon. I am told that there ! a regrettable bull issued by a "r Pope forbidding men and wo-S?m wo-S?m Tm "Blng together in church, iwiwi ever grant permission to have I ni?5,1' otes sunK bv srirlll boys' IS ,n8tead oC bv women -who are WiS I or ecclesiastical music, .and, s'cally, represent the heav- tX0,nETeis v,'lth- the,r beautiful, clear i . , cnJyed, like you, the priv-f,,ot priv-f,,ot dwelling in the Vatican, I C Sl on my knees before my tTL Pius x- a"d beg him to kindly StV.a.?ew bul1 Permitting women to fc?il ..m.en 1,1 church. Such a mcas-u mcas-u ,d,lnfuse new life into church Which Is now in a Btatc o do-!&m do-!&m i wlsh' my dcar friend, you W ,, f( yur capacity as a worthy f. unite with me In the attempt to from his holiness a favor which ;iM,f ?' douMe vilue to you as a ent of the church and as a musl- ' f Sympliouy Orchestra Trials. k sJ?,lUburK Symphony orchestra." lWm i t"tern exchange, "is maln-.U.yihe maln-.U.yihe Art club. backed by an itatoi n.0n suarantors. These gunr- Sff imber 8lxty-lne. and each one hr7n 3 JUBt bcen callcd uPn to Sdi ment of 544S.16 to meet the tiilh e by the concerts of the Ir-av on' Ifl this season the six-verM," six-verM," Posing the orchestra Ulw )Cd 517'305 in claries. The Frtos :S?nnc? n'aB ?3.I)22-72. there I 'm tlnlfj;" a,ralllnB olt In tho receipts i'forn ihl el,sale Premiums of $7483 I k trionnnPlc spirlt o the Art club and jtortww rvcmalna unbroken, and the fe Pay V,,ich calls n the guarantors M Jniara,,UiiSmcnt announces that ' bf: f ?i0'000 a vear has al-iK-rts for ral85d t0 h,3Ure tho con- f WSsto? if Sr, haa been nBaged aa ifeorono v. Vl 1 b0 8CCn tbat the sto- l'dSS Porlences have not 'i Ut1 called n at the sPPOrtcrs have I J m SUGH W. DOUG ALL. Jl rTH'sUYeSVdfr0- JVSt turd Europe, ' j rT? studied Under Monsieur Bouhv of Pari nnrl ttv,. aw bS tricEth?Saa ?0U&Ql1 vesBecSaM?0 thelSSl 1 . aCI0 tno Latter Pnrt of June, Assisted by John J. Wr-.nuiln,, B cent more than the guarantors in any of the other cities." Old Violins by Unknown Makers. George Lehmann, a distinguished vlo-jinist, vlo-jinist, has an article in the May Etude m which he says a good word for old Italian violins whose origin it is impossible im-possible to trace. Often dealers who handle these violins manufacture a history for them, but tho more honest expert frankly admits that he can only surmise the name of the maker. In his article Mr. Schumann says: "As far as ''nameless' old" violins are concerned, there are, indeed, many such in the market that are well worth buying, it will easily be understood that it is not always possible to recognize recog-nize the origin of an old violin. Certain characteristics of wood, varnish and workmanship will always, to a certain degree, prove a means of identification to those who are intelligent and experienced expe-rienced in such matters; but the Identification Identi-fication Is often of the 'school' to which the. maker belonged rather than an identification of the maker himself. It Is often an easy matter, for instance, to recognize the Influence of Nicholas Amati in the characteristics of some old fiddle which knowledge and experience experi-ence teach us was not made by Nicholas Nicho-las Amati himself. Thus far we may honestly go. but hardly further. Ama-teso Ama-teso characteristics in a violin do not necessarily mean that the instrument was made by Amati. A long-forgotten pupil or a clever and close observer of Amatl's methods may have made the instrument; but it Is quite Impossible, at this distant day, to discover the. name of the maker of such a violin. "There nre countless instruments In the market today whose origin it Is impossible im-possible to trace or even to conjecture. Many of these bear strong family resemblances re-semblances to the Instruments made by Amati, Stradivarius and Guarnerlus, and were unquestionably made by either eith-er pupils or contemporaries of these masters. The most gifted pupils of the old masters succeeded In establishing a reputation for themselves, and their Instruments, like their masters', are today to-day recognized by characteristics of model, varnish, etc. But the 'nameless' 'name-less' old Italian violins will, in all probability, prob-ability, continue to remain nameless. That many of these deserve a better fate is unquestionable. Their excellent excel-lent tone and workmanship make them very desirable instruments for the professional pro-fessional as well as for the amateur, and one finds among them, occasionally, occasional-ly, an instrument worthy of one of the great masters." Liszt and "Weingartner. Felix Weingartner, the conductor, was one of "many able young men who came under the personal Influence of Liszt. The I-ondon Musical Times, in a recent biographical sketch of Weingartner, Wein-gartner, speaks of the association of the two in this way: "Liszt, the gcnerous-souled, had taken tak-en a fancy to the young man and invited in-vited him to Weimar. There, In surroundings sur-roundings delightful to an enthusiastic and gifted young musician, Felix Weingartner Wein-gartner had tho advantage of dally intercourse in-tercourse with the king of pianists. He met Itelscnauer, iWenthan and Stav-enhagen. Stav-enhagen. He specially remembers the overwhelming Impression which Liszt's performance of the Adagio of Beethoven's Beetho-ven's 'Hammerclavlcr' eonata made upon him; and like everybody who came under the magic spell of the master's great personality, he' cannot find words to express hl3 admiration of his nobility nobil-ity of character and goodness of heart. The fate which denied Liszt the recognition rec-ognition due to his creative genius, while showering unparalleled honors upon tho pianoforte virtuoso, was borne with the philosophic calm and fortitude of true genius. 'I can wait,' he used to say to his friends whenever the matter mat-ter was discussed. 'Well,' Bays Herr Weingartner, 'he has waited till after death; but his time has come ot last, and In England, too, If I may Judge from the recent success of his 'Tasso.' " "Liberty Bill" in New York. New York State has set a valuable and far-reaching precedent by exempting ex-empting motorcycles from the laws applying ap-plying to automobiles. The exemption Is contained In the Hill-Cocks automobile automo-bile actr passed by" the last legislature and signed by Gov. Odell on June 3, and is the result of tho efforts of the Federation of American Motorcyclists, which successfully and logically maintained main-tained that the motor bicycle Is not analogous an-alogous to the big, heavy four wheeled automobiles which stand alone, but la merely a bicycle to which a motor Is afllxed. Motorcyclists everywhere arc hailing the law ns their "Liberty Bell," and believe that New York's ruling will be generally accepted throughout the country. Blnuyelt's .Successful Season. Mme. Blauvelt sang In a performance of Verdi's Requiem at WInsted, Conn,, June 1, bringing to a close the most 1 successful season this American sopra- M no has ever had, says a Philadelphia Eg paper. Mme. Blauvelt will spend the. next ten or twelve weeks In the forests f of Maine, leaving America the last of Hg August for her annual tour In the Brit-Ish Brit-Ish province's, with her own concert M company, and returns to this country m in December next for the Christmas 3 oratorio work, and for that will un- K doubtedly be her last appearances in M concert here for several years. A visit si to Australia and also South Africa, to- M gether with operatic work, are among rca the future possibilities of her artistic IS career. Song- nnd Organ Bcital. jj Salt Lake friends of Hugh W. Dou- ul gall, who has been studying voice cul- K ture in Germany and France for sev- M oral years past, will have the pleasure M of hearing him In concert for the first Kj time since his return next Friday oven- f ing at the Tabernacle. Mr. Dougall will gT bo assisted by Mr. McClellan and the m programme will be an exceptionally at- M tractive one. Admission will be free, M but the doors will be closed at S.20 f o'clock and kept locked during the en- "M tire programme. No children under 10 m years of age will be admitted. Bg Following is the programme ar- tM ranged: EH "Mlgnon" Excerpts A. Thomas m , , , J. J. McClellan. H (a) "La Serenata" Tostl "48 (b) "Slill und.Heillg" Levin M W V.5le Lltanoy" Schubert (d) Toreador Song" (Carmen) Bizet m Hugh V. Dougall - 25 ) "Trnumerel" Schumann H (h) "Bercouso" (Cradle Song).. ,R. Kinder H (c) "Lnchantcd Bells" liabcrblor H J. J McClellan. (a) "To My Firat l,ovo" Dohm S (b) "The Heart Bowed, Down" Balfe (c) "The Night Has a Thousand Eves' ' (S ... Sclincckor J (d) "Is Not His Word l.lki- a Fire?" fi (Elijah), with organ aceompanl- inunt .. .... Mendelssohn Mr. Dougall and Mr. McClollun. KA S Music Notes. Herr Conrled. the New York lmpre- sarlo. has left Berlin, after a fruitless effort to engage new German talent for m the Metropolitan company. It Is un- & derstood that the director of tho Prus- Bfl slan Royal Opera had Instructions from the highest quarters to obstruct Con- h$ rled's plans In Germany, where his M "theft" of "Parsifal" has left bitter M feelings. pa Franco Leonl. the composer of "lb d and Little Christina." has gone to Italy f in order to arrange for the production M of his charming work In that country Km next autumn. Mr. Erben, the Teutonic m Impresario, proposes to Introduce "lb" to the Berllncse, and It will agoln be fe) brought forward In London next win- WJ ter. Paderewskl, says the Argonaut, stood festooned over the back of a carved oak si clutr at an evening reception with the H purring of much femininity around him. Rs One insignificant woman, after alicnat- M ing all her friends by snatching a three- ffl minute talk with him, prepared to d move away, "I beg that you will stay, I madamo," said Paderewskl, with the 5 melancholy of Poland's snows and his a own personal ennui patent In his voice, 9 "you are the only lady In the room to- night who has not asked me how I feel I when I play." m The Grand Duke of Oldenburg, who Is H a great admirer of Willie Burmester, H has the intention of founding a "Mas- H ter School of Violin Playing" In Olden- HI burg, with the great violinist at Its S head. Tho fiddle loving grand duke has Wj matured all his plana for the under- taking and haa submitted them to Bur- K3 mester, who now Is considering the M project. Burmester of course would not vM abandon hlg concert tours. H "Thero Is hidden among the moun- H tains of Kentucky, Tennessee nnd the y Carollnaa a peoplo of whoep inner na- W ture and its musical expression almost ui nothing has been said. The music of K the Southern mountaineer is not only I peculiar, but, like himself, peculiarly R American," siys an exchange. R Henry M. Savage, who is at present a in Berlin, Germany, has engaged Baron g Emll von Kleydorff, a German noble- I man with many aristocratic connec- m Hons, who was formerly un officer in one of the Kaiser's regiments, to sing in the Chicago production of "Parsifal."" Baron von Kleydorff 's wife was for- I merly Miss Bunch of St. Louis. She Is well known in Chicago. L Miss Edna Miller will sing "But the Lord Is Mindful of His Own." from B MendeIssohn3 "St. Paul," at the First W Presbyterian church this (Sunday) ffl morning. H Miss Martha McCIaln, who has been IS attending the Conservatory of Music In B Oberlln, Ohio, has returned to her home $( and will spend her vacation Avllh her m parents, Rev. and Mrs, Joslah McCIaln, IMS Blaine avenue. A number of Miss Lillian Oliver's H pupils will give nn Informal studio re- cital Tuesday evening, July G. They H will be assisted by Mrs. Martha Royle M" " King und Miss Hope Mclntyrc. |