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Show S'. ETxmcm Trrnrn AFBF:-- ' LITERATURE & American Hanlon, Staip In The Major Key r TTT THE DESEBET NEWS, SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1934 Jfet Around The Qalleries mi Last Civic Music Association Concert Presents Rare Voice and Talen t of Nelson Eddy n S Philharmonic-Symphon- tingrwiaSBurerSr he had ceme to the attention of David Bispham, him, liked him, taught him, and prophesied a career. Although Eddy is praised for the smooth beauty and power of his voice and his inspired interpretations, he acknowledges that he didn't always have a good, natural voice. To a friend, he made the admission: 4 pretty rotten for a long while and quite discouraged. One day Edward Lippe, a singer in New York and Philadelphia, came to me and told me that I hadn't the faintest idea of how to sing. That might have made me mad, but the truth was I knew it as well as he did and I asked him what to do. He earns ever to my house every day that summer and gave me lessons. Then he wnt me to William Vilonat who bad been his teacher. I afterwards studied with Vilonat in New York, Paris, and Dresden. MEANWHILE, well-kno- Nelson Eddy, Whom Salt Lake Civic Music Association Presents In Last Concert of Season Monday, April 30, at , First Congregational Church. ia I924- - Eddy had arrived At the point where he made his debut with the Philadelphia Civic Opera Company. That fatal day found him aUtt working with an advertising agency, A rush order spnghetti-promoticampaign had Just come in and until six o clock that evening, Eddy worked over slogans and other subtleties of spaghetti salesmanship. Finally, leaving the problem of the food or tenors behind him, he made a quick change from writer to baritone, and found himself one hour later singing Tonio in PagliaccL' Stilt young and naif enough to be bewildered by and very proud of the tnn of applause with which the must-danl- in UPItB of Becky Almond will ho presented Saturday la n ' piano recital by the McCune School of Music end Art The program will commence at I IS p.m. and will A be held in the school recital hall. Tha program: Little Bor Bis. Hats. .......Alice Ooane The Ansctns Marilrsn Horse, Csrolyss Hons. mow'SbMliir .....Cutla Carol jrn Horn. School Magic Proving Worth LttUrty Marllma Horaa. Llttlo Bird convention held the moat Inspirational gatherBpen-eing of IU kind ever held, J. Cornwall, supervisor of Balt Daks music, returned this week from Chicago. "Never haa the outlook for school been music." said Mr. Cornwall, better. Formerly regarded as an estm curricular acUvtty to.behasKven adoutside school hours, music funvanced to the position of damental. "Attendance at the convention -waa 8.000, and the number of persons taking part in tha demonstrations. 10.000. I have never had l each n thrill In my life celved from hearing the singing ora k some of the school choruses,won- - -aappelU." or accompanied by derful school orchestras. The addresses of Dr. Bogan, suDr. perintendent of Chicago schools. Alexander, superintendent of tha Providence. Rhode Island schools, and ex--Governor Phillip ofLaFollette tha New f Wisconsin on "Music Deal. wore marvelous. Preparations for the mualo festival of Salt Lake schools on May II. S! sad Id, when hundreds of children win bo beard In programs of ehoral music, la making splendid progress, said Mr. Cornwall who la directing the work. o a as enthusiastic a report FULLY Chicago convention la given by Mark Robinson, supervisor of muslo la tha Ogden schools, who also attended. Mr. Robinson waa astounded by tha precMon. ahadlng and finish, attained ay tha Chicago aa pells school choruses. One of the most remarkable events." said Mr. Robinson, was boys and glrla tha ringing of of from just ons school tha ringing from .various let glrlaandselected a by tha playing schools school rcheatrm of 'Fourth symphony mnd tha Phedre music by Maaaanet. Proferisonals could hardly equal - thw effect. "Nsver In my Ufa have I ever sung heard the Hallelu)ah chorus at as It waa by the trained chorus Dr. music supervisors led by f Hollis Dana. But the best singing wf nil was don by the Omaha school cappella' cnolr af HI high direction hoy and girl under the at Carol Pitt. Thl wa rapor art In it highest form. and girl "After hearing the boy Engring. Hr Hugh f. Roberton. lish composer and director, who was 'America has a gumt. announced: abend of the reel ofthTworid in music so far as work School choral and orchestral e concerned that there 1 nothing - Uko UU ta Q of Burop TU oMI parted. I fceforo Af y0 bow feature formaalc, more Amort-a- n lews than ever before, and shall lead the uom.v--7 7 the Thl prophecy brought downthere ) and the boynaad enthnsH In their wild went Marly In the mu. f am still walking aloud and I ritpect to b for laag tlma." rr til 125-fle- et Ttchal-kowBk- r's -- -- tun Grafs Story Haltar Allea Erdasia Faaaral March of a MrlonM,eGoBo4 Ja&a Moca. Far Etta at HEADING the list are the twoa. soprano, Blanca and Anne Roselle, both of Baathoraa S tea ton. Adrey Dane er ha William Cortona the recent u But true to bis word, Mr. Gallo is coming to Balt Dike with 1 ia hla company after a triumphal tour of the west coast. More than that Mr. Gallo U giving the country the cheapest opera It has ever had. With price set at II 5 top. It is hoped that the six performances of opera, opening Tuesday night. May I, wilt draw capacity audiences. Just how much this unique project of opera at popular price by a road company means to all, who love good mule, can be better understood when the roster of artists, brought on tour to Salt Lake, 1 scanned. Mr. Gallo has not stinted himself. He has brought the same artists, who created such a furor in Chicago, Boston, New Tork. San Francisco, Los Angeles and wherever the company stepped. jr, good-looki- PRONOUNCING ve CARLO PERONI in the Hetropolitxn, win be with the company. A new comer, Aroldo Lindt, n big favtorlte in tire east will be another leading tenor with the company aa will be Sydney Rayner. an American tenor, new to this country, who ha had Bar-oy- Clalnrolckal Hungarian Back Patricia Packard. La Cucou DaqnJa Poldtat Poop Valiant Patricia Anaa Clark. Watchman's flong Graff Bobby Backmaa. Min la G Fadaravak! Praneaa Wigga. T tha Blaftig Bu Torjaaaau Elalna Cbrtataaaaa. A Walts fa flat. ................. Bahm Pralada ia O minor Cfcopta Batty ltaa Lata. Fnateate in D minor ,..Mosart Marfan Dana. Pralnda In E minor .Chopin Praladoia C SllOOTs, ... -Sorata Jooaa. Oraaadoa Ptayara Alpha Bolton. Icott Ltaa LandIn B minor ..Brahma Caprlciasto Miriam Tkatokar whom have been heard here In Salt Lake before with the company. Miss Roselle, when here before, with her hnsband, Dmitri Onofrel, Russian tenor, gave one .xe "Nude in Art to Be Topic For Art Bam Discussion a. Organ Number To Be Played 'VI IT r or McLleilan 'w y H i -- . r a Virginia Eackatt in C sharp minor Chapin Rohart Jaaaan. MacDovall potoaalaa Roma Bnttarvortk. Chapht Koatorao In F aharp major MacDavaQ Prom tha Paptha Mazfna Tat. Llaat Cantlga d'Amonr Oilva Tbatchar. Malta Walt IalfbmXaknanyt . Eat bar Evdaakln. Umt Hnngariaa Pbapaady No. II Gaaara Wllwn non the creator of the best work it has been Salt Lake City's good fortune to see, should never bave exhibited to a city of this size if the best printed criticism offered his work be the coquellishly humorous withdrawal of Gail Martin seeking laughing refuge in a charming burlesque of we may be , . , be accused of wearing galluses rather than zippers and a belt cannot get into the swing with most modern pictures,' etc. . . Thl is n ussty nd cheap for anyone to make aa a criticism of any creative art. . . you Jolly fellow. Gall. Of course no one nta accuse YOU of wearing galhuea or being provlndaL . . and glibly thought must follow tb reasoning implied; vis, that GaU must bo right in hla criticism of anythin so unsubstantial aa "Modem ART. so tar removed, thank heaven, A a sequel to the Violent from the honesty of gnUnsm. contention aroused recently "One might aak Martin why not by the exhibition of the nude swing clear of It all. all this sort of by Frans Brass, the women' thing, jr know, and just find concouncil of the Art Bam Wtll solation and Inspiration In n quiet of hold a pablle discussion little puce tn the suburbs of Nepht, modern art. Wednesday afterwith n good Maxfield Parrish or noon at Z I with Mrs. John two and perhaps a few wax flow-erJensen presiding. aa Among those Rated "1 speak from the standpoint of are Mr. Bra. speakers tho artist when I say that it ia unCarotin Ranch Kimball, just. contemptible, and vary inhosParry. Rv. Jacob Trapp. pitable to give through your paper Leon Loofbonrow. and Lucy so peremptorily incompetent a criVan Cott. The Elks Ladles ticism of the superb work of a man club and the Cht Delta Fbl so gifted. as Franz Brass. You owe will act a hostesses. that artist more hospitality than the not too discouraging fact that Gall Martin could not Uve with his work; thorn may bo n few who would accept the Uvableneas of Brass more graciously than they could Gall Martin. R.YNZ BRASZ, Tl f Faataato-Improcnp- PUPILS of Helen Budge ' jry Y ' 4 w V J j,.,, organ numbor, played in ANmemory of John J. McClellan, ' x will be one of tho Features of a recital to bo given Wednesday, In Chicago, by D. Sterling Wheelwright April 10 marked the annisixtieth versary of the It P grant , iPi-f,-A - ,, W --Idles levsetisa Ns. " March Mdttir IfliMt Oloja pause Walts tra hirtsr Grdlar. J .... ... we - g ra. stated bs Ftapsd bp vtl) Paras of xsphi x. pvi win nted In n piano recital r. . v- - k. to be seen at Salt 'Lake In Thft 'ChartreiiM," one of many reposeful and genial water-colo- rs Mr. Evans show will bold forth until May 1 to be followed by national high school traveling . exhibit. ar Bjmfl Old Mated? 7 . vttb Tart Rrhl UAU. Tme-- fa .tnrinasrai ITEf, M q., Jock ta tho Bosfr.B Am) 1 tetaa? Wr 04 Ml ta ika Arw F Mow, Moo lx.,.......Rtattl Joka Tb g( iynvr. . Os TT ...... IMi it Sew.Masrlse HreU w 1 I p HA kart Olrta" Jeks Frelede la C ska ra Dwiiii. PkrUis Praerar Start SdMHWi tram "Wr le tta 1 r Hew" FkllllS Praatw TMteetee SO mlw g Bask . a Frare Btoeols Care ... J. Ttaressao Bird Can la the Woo .... B. wag jT ad Art, Monday at 1:11 p.m. in tbs School Rtrtri HaU, Tho pro- - y gram Is: . PROGRAM Vrar Tkse.es frew Brettovea ,.X Jobs . Freed Btolae "Aadaate raveri" ....,ra...llDuwlltU I sited vtaa. nessi , gallery. ....... .....'fe.e.Oria Laagg Raatro Mat I ttalaac tbcrwls N Dvriao- - kmtintel leapt a FAetleeo M fllaaota Cloward To A- Ftaal WU Kooo . of 9mm ta Or. JiasDoo-- U t M. titiiMtr wo mtt I. i . ICHAEL KOHLHAAS, a opera by the Dantah composer, Paul Von Klenau, waa given recently In Berlin with great races. The story for the opera ha bran taken from tho novel of tho same name by Heinrich von Klelat treating of an Incident ta North German history. The composer to said to 'show much skill in arrangement ef fats M . m!w..R..ka.a iHaiff 1 RwlMWi TO wax-ros- es. art. o N the Edwin Evan' exhibit, now will "BeneReger holding forth at tho Art Barn dict us. in the main gallery until May 1. recital The there to much to enjoy and much will be given to profit by. Pictures representaw 1 1 fa jointly tive of Mr. Evan development over 8ylvan D. War i a period of perhaps 10 or 4 yearn of formerly are hung there, showing tbo Rock Springs. growth of a man who baa labored Wyoming, who wbedarltst long in the service of art. to now ono of most The contrast afforded by oaa accomplished Chicagos so large oil, painted by Mr. Evans doyounger violinists. Tho University that bo had forgotten branch chapel of tho Northern . longitago with thorn painted la raceat ing State Mission is to bo the setting, months, evidences a constant movement toward greater simplification, and gmong the patrons ars Pree a closer scrutiny of means, and n and Mm George 8. Romney, steady growth tn strength and tho branch president, Wm. Mafheson understanding of art aa n means to and Ronald Holati. Mr. and Mrs. expression, Willard Aadelln and James Aste Mr. Evans paint In reposeful, and choir Mr. Ward Is director of thoughtful manner. Hla picture rehi flect toward attitude life. k! A contest choruses in the Tbo care,genial with which ho has sewhile Mr. University branch, lected his material and tho arWheelwright, who formerly lived rangement at pattern and color, result In water-colo- n in Ogden, Is Worlds Fair organist that nr soothing and gently Inspiriting. for tho Chicago district chorus. Ho The water-colo- r, done of French appeared on tho broadcast protown In the Chartreuse, have an gram of tho Northern States Misarchitectural solidity and n fresh-n- ee sion which wt- - released: by f I staof color, moot satisfying to tho observer, in oil painting having tion of tho Columbia system on for their subject - tho Wasatch Son dsyA prtl I, and this Sunday, Mr. Edwins brash con-VXmountalna, Is a on, playing April It, depth, color and height oorrlco of tho American Guud of To paint so pictures OrnnUtJL , as thews and displaymany the finish, Tbo Joint ooneort will todud and selection thought that these do tho following ooloctlono: feat front which many QnUmaat Flnt 9ot can bo drawn with profit. Toccata and Fttfw ta D Minor ...Btch BBdletos tOpw II) Dyer'' Am Okt Malodr Ygor Stravinsky has BoUma a Red Frmmeal . nw ballet. Persephone..completed BporttN Fm (chro) ...d'AatmlffF Based on Mr.Wbtwrtfhi text by Andre Gtde. tt comprise a COKtft 4eeo ooeo n Melodrama In three tableaux, -- mtrnSrn wttfa mixed chorus Yte mc . Rots chorus and declamation. It la to bo ,.i,.BrMkii "'pric XIT trial tyr.f itjt. pRARRRlol produced at the Paris Opera with KaU Hub? Hjl Id Rubinstein In tb Jtitle rolec Me. Ward BmUtco (cteaipaid V M. W. . 1 I ,v . e e an had a good wo have laugh, w would like to ask on obtorm- tlons: Whet kind of hospitality to tt that bids are viewer to smile on an artist, and toll him n lie? Notwithstanding Mr. Herron's Indignation, wo still are firm la tho belief that honest and frankness wtll do a lot more for art In thl community as wsU as other than hypocrisy and posturings. And before we retire to Nephl. our Maxfield Parrishes and let ns express our firm avowal that even In these we shall find greater consolation and Inspiration than most of tho banal and fmpty strivings for effect, frequently called for want of any other label ultra-mode- Mr. that t J k WWr Fahr. FUrtss Dvr baa, jM MrtSM Mmrt-Ort- E AsOast mU Ro4 Patricia CMIm MosartGti O mtear ta Mssl AItffro - 9ttMer GarOtacr Iiritatloft t lb Das ... Njrrw Tvritsr Patricia Cosdaa XombH Casoarts ta S flat Jsdltfc Camas doom BtalU Lit 0 Tea Tbvmb ...Rtta Tb Cbtea mmprtrn q,..Aata Eatbaris Cbrfgfai I A (laeasa a4 Thtr Cert EavtMBti) V Bsh-as- v 1 -- OW weight play the M least - . organ! Y, and aa n former pupil W h In n two piano recital by the McCune School of Marie and Art Wednesdt at 1:11 pm, in the School Recital Han, The pablle Is Invited to hear th program which I aa follow: ekstort slne it Vlsaae Oeeivs N. Ceases Allscre tram sasta la T Msosrt-Orls- Taber-- naclo Wlll-b- e BHitws la O MseOsissshn Marsh riarssr-Derl- u.. Pshr. Ullser Osrdlesr. Shlnsy Jses Menssssa Hevsmsot tt the Cereeettsu Mseeft Myras TesUe .....Mere The raeade -Devi BsUsa J Oserse IT. Ceeese Meseety Oepak Assists Xeehsr Aadaate trea Nleth aymphsto-- .Herds - Jsaa oiHh Wleltrsd Jese Kirk It x Edwin Evans Exhibits at Art Barn .... Vitalina Romhnca ''I non-zipp- er Germany. REDA AVES. a contralto, who has been one of the most sensational performers with tha company, will sing Amneris and Mario Valle, baritone, Axncena. who proved himself one of the fin eat voices and singers ever heard In Balt Lake when the BeU Carlo company last played here. Is billed for a number of leading roles. Harold Kravitt, an American baritone. Is another artist of whom the papers print the moat favorable reviews. Salt Lake can also bo congratulated on the fact that the company Includes Carlo Peroni, who conducts every night In the week and does tt without any score. Perof oni. in himself, la a tower strength, having that rare ability of making n small orchestra sound as rich and sonorous aa a large one. Incidentally the repertoire of the company ta an excellent one Including as It does Aida, Gigoletto, La Bohetne, Lohengrin, Cavelleria Rustlcana and PagUacd, and H Trovatore. Not for yean haa Alda or Lohengrin been rang In Balt Lake by a professional company. A search of the record will probably show that Lohengrin ha never been snng in thl clty-Ain all. It will be a great week. Let u bope tbat Utah mnsic lover will flock to Salt Lake and prove to Gallo that hla faith in high clam opera at bargain price Ia justified. sang with the Chicago Civic Opera, and whom New Tork critics rata as good as practically any tenor mo-men- rn AIL MARTIN has frankly admitted," says Edward Herron of 200 University street, "after implying that such is hi ean He accused of belonging to the proper place, that elaaa . . . thl In apropoe hie criticism of the Franz Bran water color. I agree with Gail Martin, but I contend tbat he should bave given Franz Bran as intelligent a criticism, a the one be gave himself it would bave done boUt parties more good. "Martin asks unworriedly If be might be accused of unjust criticism in the fact that be cannot find inspiration and consolation ia the Brasz water colors. Gall, you may find what consolation you can in the fact that you are obviously not an art critic. And there if consolation in thal too; eriticism of art takes time and work, two thing which we hope you spent more happily at something else musia, perhaps. As for inspiration, we give you the Art Barn before Brass exhibited. - great success In Italy, France and f the meat memorable performance. of Toeca ever beard In thl city. Onefrel n sensation, when he November, when Fortune impresario, advised The Deseret News to announce n week's performance of opera In Salt Lake City by the Ban Carlo Grand Opera company for the spring of ltld, the mule editor hardly could that the event would mater-laliz- e. LAST l. ultra-mode- San Carlo Bringing Splendid Company ng to UP THE er, audience hailed him. Today Eddy la a versatile, and beautiful singer, BO busy ha hardly haa time to fill all hla engagements. During one month last spring he traveled through St states by train, bus. boat, auto .trolley and airplane. six feet tall, weighing 17S that pounds, he la so people wonder how he haa managed to stick to the tough mental and physical routine required of an opera linger. He Is unmarried, and owns a borne In Hollywood, where he Uvea. Or- y .ii BT gao. MXKTDI late hour this week, it looked a if this corner of the Pfl. dqubt.Jt.Joq and. muiio page .might indeed he dulL-Copy waa scarce and wide open apace plentiful But thanks to our frank confession last week that w tf, could not follow the art of Frau Brass in Its this column is today to be illuminated by the liveliest contriJ butions yet received. so we been unfortunate as to stir Oa numerous occasions, have up the indignation of some good soul by trar Indiscreet and perhaps brazen, acknowledgment that we could not enjoy all the pictures we looked aL But never has the disapproval ever been se , rhetorically, and scathingly eouebed. Now it has often occurred to the writer that a reviewer, like a good pugilist, should be able to take as well as to give. There is no good reason, why the eritic should always be writing wbat he thinks of the other fellow. Occasionally. he should hear what the other fellow thinks of him. With this in mind, we invite ail our readers to gather round to aee the editor of this column flayed and roasted to a turn: of the New Torfc ONDUCTORS chestra' 'for th summer' aAiofi kt the Stadium are to be Iturbi, Eugene Ormandy and William . Van Hoogstraten. Special performances of Beethoven's Ninth, the Uissa Bolemnls and Ernest Blochs Sacred Service are announced. Opera evenings will be given Friday and Saturday of each week with Alexander Smallena conducting. The atage la being ore- built. lighting and amplifying systems installed, scenery prepared and preparations made for an opera season of high standard! a e o Royal Opera House was scene recently ef the debut ot Respighi's new opera "La Flamma (The Flame). Ia reporting the event,. Raymond Hall of the Uusical Courier states that there Is no question of tha success of the new opera conduct-a- d by the Royal. Two years were Spent In writing the libretto by Claudio Guastalla. o e a A ME RICA lost one of Its landing critics, when Henry Taylor Parker H. T. P. died at Boston recently after It years as musical kommentator, the last ef which were spent on the staff of the Boston Evening Transcript After graduating from Harvard, Mr. Parker acted aa correspondent fog Boston papers In Europe. Each year, ha spent a number of months traveling abroad to the leading musical centers. Though not yet 33 yean old, he hat won sensational auoeea in concert, opera, oratorio, radio, besides having rsdi a moving picture, soon to be released Numerous times he hat. been selected by Stokowski to sing baritone roles in the operas being directed by the great conductor. He has bee repeatedly engaged by the New York Philharmonic-Symphon- y society, has sung the Bach EL Matthew Passion with the Detroit and Philadelphia orchestras, and also performed in the Verdi Requiem and the Beethoven Ninth Symphony in the Stadium summer concerts. Bora in Providence, Rhode Island, on June 29, 1901, as a boy he sang In church. In 1913, he moved to Philadelphia where be held a series of Jobs, finally drifting into newspaper work. A friend taught him to write obituaries. He became successively a reporter a and an advertising writer. , copy-read- i " Woeful Lack of Appreciation in This Column For Great Art Provok es Crushing Attack .... EDDY, who tings in Salt Lake for lha first lime Monday NELSON thaFifal IS written to illustrato the theme of - the . atony. - tha eon filet ketween right and wrong, that to reported to bo Impressive and effective and of A highly modwnlstio- - tendency, ys effeo-livel- '4 , lew-so- .ArrmiMted kl A L Y y. i,4 |
