Deseret Evening News | 1909-12-11 | Page 21 | Sharps and Flats

I SHARPS S A AND D F FATS ATS TS i The rho Austrian proposes to grant the society of Vi Vienna VIenna Vienna enna a year ear A more liberal pres present present present ent was made madl to this orchestra not long ago ngo by b a man mat named Rudolf Rudol who loft left It t his house valued at In Inquiry Inquiry Inquiry disclosed dl the tho fact that had i been a Philharmonic subscriber for 20 30 0 yeats and that this was WIlS his way wa of expressing ex expressing pressing his gratitude for the tho happy happ hours he had enjoyed The Tho reason why wh musicians wear long longhair longhair longhair hair Is III revealed at last According to toa toa toa a barber harber cited In the lie Philadelphia Bul DUI Bulletin Bulletin letin they the wear long hair to protect their ears their sensitive ears All de depends depends with musicians on tho the cars ears tho the Himo samo as all depends de on the tho eyes with painters And tho the ears cars of oC musicians aro delicate liable to take cold liable to aches Inflammations and what not So they the protect them with long Jong hair and amI you havo have no more moro right to laugh at tho mane mano of a I pianist or violinist than ut tho the protective shields and pads of your favorite halfback David Bispham has great faith In the educational value of phonographs and talking machines On this subject he ho remarks In the Etude You may say fl that it Is expensive to hear great singers and that you can ean only attend recitals and tho the opera occasionally If IC this Is 15 really malty tho tiro ca case cale c you ou still have havo a means of oC hearing sing singers ers era which you OU should shout not neglect I refer to the sound FOund reproducing ing machines which have havo grown to bo of such Importance In vocal education Tho Tine modern records are nothing short of marvellous and amI my m earnestness In Inthis Inthis inthis this cause caule Is shown by the fact that I have havo long advocated the thc employment of the sound machine In inthe tho the public schools and placed tho the matter before tho the educational authorities authorIties ties of New York Another American of whom Ameri Amerl Americana Americans cans cann aro are proud Geraldine Farrar will willbo II bo ho prominent In next weeks Metropolitan itan repertory She Sho sings Manon on Monday In opera with the popular French tenor Clement and best and most popular opera Madame Butterfly Butter on Saturday aft art afternoon afternoon with Martin and Scott The Tristan performance on Wednesday will be conducted by and tho cast will Include Nordica Homer fur Bur