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Show Wjzs Salary List $25, 000 Weekly Hammerstcin, chief figure In j Stork's "operatic chess same." who E'lng the Metropolitan company In-lmi' In-lmi' despite their efforts to retain Racy, is not doing things by havleB. king of his preparations for opon-'Ke opon-'Ke new American National Grand 'iKhousc, Mr. llammcrstcln recently ne people have trouble and Re have trouble thrust upon them. Kone of that kind. Think of 1L E;e now run my weekly salary to to $25,000. But what was I to Knnanner and result of my con-""Bf con-""Bf grand opera in the Manna t-.Hpera t-.Hpera house and the Fhlladcl-k Fhlladcl-k PMWra house entitles my an-i an-i if (Hsments to be taken with earnest J e'ratlon. I have neve: been i-to announce what subsequent Hi did not substantiate, and, , kre, when I now make the above "Klso further assertions, the "iurolng public will not consider Hnboyanl advertising, but. based ""mj- conceded abilities in the ihHlc field and Intuition in he se-p: se-p: of singers. ''Els leading conductor. Giuseppe """Htthe impresario, has thl3 to say: It great, If not the greatest, con-Ipf con-Ipf today. In the French and JKpperas and concerts he will bear MB. SluugmenL He will be halted as 1 marshal of the orchestra. wP.i,.i- Merola, who conducted at The .. .t'nouse. und Joslah Zuro, a strong ftthe Manhattan regime, are the '""Be conductors, while Jacques CoinI , Bun be the stage director, assisted "Xesto Fadello. sjooncert at Liberty Park. fcollerup Military band, C. Molle-, Molle-, Knductor. will give a free concert Illfcernoon at Liberty park from 3:30 AIBv "Following is the programme: "Hfo'Qur Columbia Forever" ft Paris Chambers "The Amazons" ..Klesler lfBroadway Review," popular " 'tlBHlev selection, J. B. Lampe liWild Flower" F. H. Losey fen of Southern Plantation m&B Conterno flli?Five minutes Intermission. Selection of Operatic Melodies ifuftMt': Moses Tobanl I'Arroff,'' Indian intermezzo. iK Holtzman OH Iks Medley No. S of Popular 'ClioimpB Clwrus" from the grand Bra "Faust" Charles Gounod R'liang Wang" Chambers w"Star-Spangled Banner" Key fh KPoiicert at Hotel Utah. ijlR'feotel Utah orchestra, assisted by vQ Jpblnson, baritone, will render the r BF Programme In' the lobby of the v evening at S:30: Ifj'Paragraphs-RingcIrelhn" . . . d mI' Leo Fall ; ii.iQX?. Yankee Consul" Robyn ll. im'Ablde With Me" LIddle majW: Mr- Robinson. (Atri"Uby6 Song Lehar .Be Gracleuse Ed. German I. PaluB- solo Selected r?. Mr RoDinson- iiitilHcra Mirror," Grand Opera SWMB Tobani :iH&?ioneer Park Concert, fcowins programme will be given HIKer narIc th,s afternoon at 5 inder the direction of Charles C. Manager of the Troubadours, H. fcerg conducting: Bkarch Moritz Wurai HfcStur Waltz JW.V. .Thco. Moses-Tobani Opi 420 fcwnle Pallet. ..Richard H. Cosby BBUp an1 Down.. .Theodore Morse HE,Ii,s,,t Victor G. Boehuleln J Intermission. IB B( Lawrence B. O'Connor Bl Mffma'" Spanish serenade BBlatlnce Waitzes. HIV-; Raymond I-lowe l mBjf Riders, 1 descriptive galop. . I B.'-: -Ur A- Barrlngton Sargent ft m, America." march Mv Arthur Pryor Concerts at Lagoon. dErs .band will play 'the following Mie for the concerts at Lagoon u Brnoon ari'5 evening: BOhDmn" Weber JK& Opera Mirror" Tobanl m&V?e ' Scharwenka X&E0,11"1 Deblbes BK Pofet and Peasant". .. .Suppa - E?' "ScellG dc Ballet" BlAJ&' A ,'. DeBerlot trBF- Custnv -Schuster. H BM?,Uon!J! Tur'cs" Tobanl UBft ?dlamr Herbert M fKe,K(iSS Schuster p.roiRlio Buster" Schuster Iff. Pupils' Rocital. Wot Gustav Schuster, violinist, . JfdK MI?S Winifred Smith, vocal-jjjenS?on vocal-jjjenS?on McMillan, pianist, will be lliAH?icl,al at the Twenty-seventh Wftyu cori,er I5 street and Fourth ,11,.. AlBt.G 0 c,0L,,t lllls evening. Fol-ttlea Fol-ttlea Mne programme: or 0rS"Iennat,) 'A,erla Jones " TVBH,-..",r""'"."PIyde Jonea niJ (1'HE1er P'ano solo Ui ,V Don McMillan S2 nierman)..BerneIl Hales " l August JoneB ffiWrfaa: Voral ym ..Pupils' quartette -0SW$ f.or voll' uuartette by -" LCUElav Schuster.) jK;to Judge a Pianist. tot$. B,ffi,nd Ie,mnton. a musical EKE 1,75 writing m the current 1 -B?',J Americn, gives some it$VFAnl cor,rectly estimat-GtvMti estimat-GtvMti t!?eh' wc.rk, after polnt- I -JHeS!Ity on e Part of the gjf WfRSTsayw- WUh WOrk he hears-Bhlch hears-Bhlch soundK well bv itself aove-tail into the coherency tOW. aI wll0'. out mav be a er l" .Ket,av,a- A generalized ' - bB;iu at s tak,"S Place, in-111 in-111 W.'fiJv? .scopc a discernment of I efficiency, poesj-. tempera-ma-v be arrived at wlth-flWEriOUFil wlth-flWEriOUFil knowledge of the n -BSd' bll.t crltlclsn In or- , .-ic5mplete and Just must bo 1. ,u n(?amentnl and thorough plW jBlof u'fe work Itself. When i1iBfieB3.e(1 of such requirement l iatfPW?SZ u scal,J hl? analysis h rurally run to the "modus u ttBPj t,,e Pkiyer. MtnK hnlca equipment, which a3 V 6iw -JBfr. rtial,-y Brent ones go Is J jjWtunllmited. It Is Important lt, ?B e tlle quality even more e rlfcmntUy- .May have all i?'ty aa to speed, accur--iltWK8'" ,nouble noteu. etc., anci a VS?-e' tloen thclr Paying really or ev" muHlcal, When ,i inePiBf.P1"?.,1510 Performance Is tlV ,'Sor nt' ,Iiml f'ay nothing J lHL'-or nn,'c making. ' lKfinieanB a "'n of artistic . iMCWhen an artist plays a 4JB;;,0Pe-t-hlrd faster than LIHBr Il,lnay bo far from tfflX iBL"10?1" to over-reach SPn 8Uch. manner. Neither i.i'K acccntc! an augmenting Will Study Operatic Roles MISS LILJTJ DAVIS. artistic merit if the player play3 double notes where single notes are written, to exploit his especial metier along this peculiar line. Great artists have added with due discretion to certain parts 'of musical works, but only to bring out all the more the musical picture and not to show finger dexterity. Franz Liszt has added notes to some of the Schubert Schu-bert impromptus, but in no case has he impaired the musical entity of the piece. He has rendered it more sonorous and playable on the modern piano, and no one disputes that Liszt was unique In his knowledge of the resources of the piano. The technical capacity of the modern mod-ern pianist Is generally adequate as far as the physical side Is concerned, but when the aesthetic and the spiritual elements enter, which Include In-clude a singing tone, purling passages, roundness of tone and fine legato as well as fine staccato, the player Is often found wanting. Musicianship should be a marked asset of the true pianist, and when It is overridden by super-indulgence In distortion of the written values, the fact should not escape the hearer. It Is sometimes unfortunately the case that one goes to a recital more to hear hov topsyturvlly a piece can be played, or to bo startled by some innovation in the Interpretation, whereby the work Is scarcely to bo recognized aa the time-honored masterpiece. mas-terpiece. Past masters of the piano in naming nam-ing those whom they believe to be the really great ones of today, almost Invariably nominate those who are the greatest musicians, the so-called "tone poots" and sentimental gushers being relegated to the background. Temperament. If under the absolute control of the will, Is a most valuable characteristic In a player. The genuine gen-uine musical temperament Is rare, and when "an artist has it, It goes a long way in fixing the status of Its owner. But when allowed to run riot It Is more to the discredit of the plaver than otherwise. Spontaneity, the prerogative of the chosen few. possibly fixes an ultimate standard for the pianist who can boast also of the above-mentioned requirements. re-quirements. To play a composition Declares European Music Honeycombed with Graft Pointedly and without equivocation asserting as-serting that the name and hearing of a singer in most European musical centers cen-ters depends upon how much the singer Is willing to pay, Milton Aborn, one of the general managers of the Century opera op-era company, has returned to New York after a tour of the old world cities In search of artists who can sing English. Eng-lish. Mr. Aborn is satisfied as for his mission, mis-sion, but his comment on musical conditions con-ditions abroad would indicate courage to express an unfavorable impression. Some of his observations follow: The much-flaunted ' artistic atmosphere atmos-phere of European capitals is spelled g-r-a-f-t. They" arc simply honeycombed honey-combed with graft. Most of the teachers teach-ers and agents there are out for tho great American dollar, and their love for their art Is expressed In marks, florins and francs. A mediocre singer sing-er can secure a single performance In one of the foremost opera houses If he can and will pay a thousand dollars or so to a parasite called an agent who has some underground connection con-nection with the management. On the other hand, a really great artist has a long and almost hopeless struggle strug-gle unless he has a lot of money with which to buy his way to a proper hearing. There are agents who will give a young singer or musician a concert appearance for a stated sum. furnishing furnish-ing the audience, the claque and the criticisms for various additional payments. pay-ments. On every hand there are teachers promoting ordinary singers whose hopes arc kept at a high pitch by predictions of operatic triumphs to come. The higher the . pupil's with technical, musiclanly and temperamental tem-peramental proflcienc3', and then to give It as if It were the creation of one's Inner self, the spontaneous effusion ef-fusion of one's pent-up desire for musical utterance represents a pinnacle pin-nacle of perfection reached by but one or two In a lifetime. When attained at-tained the gifted one is easily the "cynosure of all eyes." Such a one Is the real "virtuoso," a word which Is too often taken to mean merely technical efficiency, but which In the broader and more deflnito sense Includes In-cludes all the above requirements, particularly the last. Will Present New Operas. CHIC VGU, Aug. 2. Plans for the Chicago Chi-cago grand opera company which will Inaugurate its fourth season here November No-vember 24, and later visit the Pacific coast, were announced here today. The operatic novelties scheduled for performance arc: Massanet's 'Don Qul-chotte" Qul-chotte" and "Manon," Puccini's "Girl of the Golden West," Glerdano's "Fedora," "Fedo-ra," Fevrler's "Monna Vanna." Leoncavallo's Leonca-vallo's ''Zingarl." Gnecchl's "Cassandra," Franchetll's "Christoforo Columbo," and Kneitzcl's "Leranz Des Vaches." The notable revivals are "Gloconda," "Don ' Giovanni," "Linda Dl Chamonle," "'Purltanl," "Pelleas and Melisandre," "Madam Butterfly" and "Parsifal." Tlta Ruffo, Bond. Muratore. Bassl, Mary Garden and Carolina White are among the principals who have been engaged. en-gaged. Special Music Arranged. The M. I. A. of Waterloo ward will present some special music during this evening's exercises at 6:30 o'clock In the chapel, corner Fifth East and Eleventh Elev-enth South streets. Following Is the programme: Opening song, choir; prayer, soprano solo, Miss Esther Davis; piano solo; address. ad-dress. Judge William H. King: tenor solo, James Moncar; selection, choir. Wetzell's Work Is Praised. Prof. W. A. Wetzell, supervisor of music In the public schools of Salt Lake City, who had charge of the public school music at the recent convention of the National Education association here, has received several letters praising prais-ing his work. Letters from C. C. Williamson Wil-liamson of Hamilton, Mont.; Arthur H. Chamberlain of San Francisco, and D. W. Springer of Ann Arbor, Mich., are highly complimentary to Professor Wetzell Wet-zell and the pupils under his direction. direc-tion. Big Canadian Concert Band Coming. The Winnipeg preceptory of Knights Templars, accompanied by the Winnipeg Concert band of forty pieces and Miss Edythe Lever, celebrated soprano, will arrive In Salt Lake City. Friday, August Au-gust S, leaving the following day. This information was received by J. M. Marriott from S. L. Barrowclough of the Winnipeg preceptory. In tho United States the various bodies of Knights Templars are known as commanderles or grand commanderles. whereas In Canada, England, Scotland and Ireland they are known as preceptor! precep-tor! es. The Knights Templars conclave of the United States meets every three years In some leading city, vhero business pertaining per-taining to the order Is transacted, new supreme officers elected and place selected se-lected for the next conclave. While this conclave Is ostensibly for Templars of the United States, many eminent members mem-bers of the order from all over the world aro In attendance. The late earl of Houston of London, England, and other ' hopes, the faster he pays his money to the teacher. The American opera producer who goes abroad to engage artists is besieged be-sieged by agents and teachers who waste three-quarters of his time in having him listen to singers who have much money but no talent. Can talented American singers who have little money gain an entrance to Important European stages? Yes, by starting In the very small provln-cl.'il provln-cl.'il companies and gradually winning their way up by many years of hard work at a salary equal to or less than we pay to our choristers. Pome of them go this way, but fewr have tho patience, ihe courage and endurance endur-ance to continue until they havo reached a high position. Some weeks ago I received an application ap-plication for a position from a prima donna who has signed a contract for 200 francs a month about $10 a week to sing leading roles in a small municipal opera house In Germany She must supply her own costumes and wigs, and there is a proviso In her contract to the effect that If she does not "make good" In three weeks her contract will become null and void. There are a great many other foolish American singers doing the same thing In Europe. I Intend making known to the directors di-rectors of tho Metropolitan opera company com-pany some of tho matters I encountered encoun-tered In Europe. I think they should be In possession of the Information for their protection. Mr. .Aborn announced that when in Paris he obtained the exclusive American rights to produce In English "Louise. ' "Samson ct Dallla," "Manon," "Le Jongleur Jong-leur de Notre Dame" and Charpentler's new work, "Julien." notables have heretofore honored the conclave with their presence Winnipeg preceptory will have about 100 sir knights and ladles In their party. They will be en route to Denver, where the conclave will be held the week of August 12, This band is one of the most famous bands of Canada and Mr. Marriott immediately imme-diately set out to And a place for concerts. con-certs. Tho acoustics of the new Majestic Majes-tic pavilion were tested and found perfect per-fect for band concerts and solos, and arrangements ar-rangements were then made to give three concerts by this organization, as follows: Friday, August 8. afternoon and evening, and Saturday, Ausust 9, afternoon only. Owing to tho Immense sealing capacitv of the hall, popular prices will prevail. Music Notes. Hugh W. Dougall will have charge of the music for the outing of Utali Progressives Pro-gressives at Wandamere Tuesday evening. even-ing. The programme Includes quartette singing by the four Summerhays sisters; soprano solo. "Awake, My Soul," bv Miss Ida Morris; bass solo, "Armorer's Sqng," from "Robin Hood," by Leslie Savllle; soprano solo. "My Waiting Day," by Miss Margaret Summerhays. Miss Elvira Bong left last evening for New York, whence she will sail on the 0th Instant, accompanied by Miss Helen McNItt, for Germany. They go to Berlin Ber-lin to study the piano for the next year or two. At the Sugar House ward chapel this evening the music for the M. T. A. service Includes; Violin solo. Bert Lletz; tenor solo. Bud Williams; vocal duet, Suzanna Stedman and Lesllo Saville. At the 11 o'clock service In St. Paul's Episcopal church this morning. Frank Jones, basso, will sing "O Shining Light" (Adams). Miss Florence Jepperson. contralto, who has completely regained her health after an operation for appendicitis, expects to appear here and In Provo before returning return-ing to Boston to continue her work at the head of the voice department of La-selle La-selle seminars'. For tho 9 o'clock mass at St. Mary's cathedral today Theodore D. Lochner. baritone, will sing "Salve Rcglna," by Dudley Buck. Mrs. D. Deane will sing the "Ave Maria," by Leoncavello, for the 11 o'clock mass at St. Mary's cathedral today. The music for the S o'clock mass will consist of organ only. At the M. I. A. exercises in the Sixteenth ward this evening the programme will Include; Quartette from Pioneer stake, Leland Acomb, James Giles, August Gllssmeyer. J. F. Christlason; address. Mathonihah Thomas; solo, Wanda Lyon; duet, Vlole-t and Margaret McClure. j |