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Show News To Bring Story Of Opera To Readers ' - - n The Major Key i Deseret News To Send Own Representative To Coast To Review Opera For Its Readers Around The Galleries " i t Fp BROUGH the enterprise of the Ait Committee of the Junior League, the Main Gallery of the Art 'Bara is graced with a superior wrhitMt of etening. nit drawings from N. Knoeciiar it York. of New Inc. Company, The collection of preha pa a score or more- - only to be on exhibit for I' 7 as now being presented In the gorgeous War Memorial Opera House at Saa Francisco, will be brought to readers of The Deseret News by. Its music editor, Gail Martin. Motivated by the wish to bring news of the latest and most significant developments in the musical workl to Its readers. The Deseret News Is sending Mr. Martin to San Francisco to write a series of dally articles, beginning next Saturday, entitled A Week At The Opera." Leaving for San Francisco next Thurs-- . day morning on the Overland Limited, Mr.. Martin will arrive in San Frihciaco for the Friday evening performance of Bichard Wagner's "The Valkyrie" with Mme, Kirsten Flagstad. Lauritz Melchior, Frederick Schorr, Emanuel List, Mme. Lotte Lunann and Kathryn Meisle taking the principal roles' and Fritz Reiner, conducting GAIL MARTI ii All of the first rank cars of the Metro politan: Open are in the San Francisco Opera for this season, said in many ways to be the most brilliant in America. Singers of greater excellence 'cannot be heard In any place in the world. Every cast is an cast The staging, scenic effects, costuming particularly for the Wagnerian operas surpass even those at the Metropolitan. pf grand opera, THE story acoustically perfect ir! P- - . J . i water-color- , r'. i.sV . ii ' :v, Hf. 1 1 iH l V. Am - j - ' ; 1 lip-- - -v v.' - - 4 H-- ? , 4 Vi .:V f - J1 if rr f! --- A-- ' . . Rem-brsd- 4 , ' vsy?: u vi v- ! v i' :) 4 " y 4 i I 1 , if - - Is now enjoying Music Clubs Sponsor. Recital At Art Barn Us regular season of grand opera Chicago City Opera House. Rosa Raisa and Joseph Bentonelli got off to an auspicious start in Respighi's La Flamma." The first weeks repertoire included "Thais with Helen Jepson. John Charles Thomas and William Martin in the leading roles; Mar tha. with Schipa, Rimini. Jepson and Barova; "Cavellena Rusticana with Raisa. Tokatyan, and Rimini and Gianni Scicchi" with Hilda Burke and Bentonelli; La Trav lata," with Edith Mason; Thomas. Madame Butterfly Tokatyan; with Hilda Burke, Mario Cham lee, and Rimini. Henrv Weber, Louis. Hasselmans and Ro!erto Moran zoni were the conductors. Of Bentonelli's opening performance in "La Fiamma." The Chicago Tribune says: Joseph Bentonelli. personable as ever, and with even more vocal and histrionic confidence. pid a good job of Donello. This was bis first performance here since that Horatio Alger episode in New York last year when the comparatively unknown young singer took a major role with practically no notice whatever and made a success of it." Twenty gears almost to a day after her tumultuously success fill debut with the Chicago Opera. on Nov. 17 u reMme. appearing at the Chicago City OpHouse. This appearance will era be the divas first attempt at an role since her operation operatic for goiter a year ago last summer. Other stars to appear with the company for guest appearances are Lily Pons. Tibbett, Schorr, Marti-BellRethberg, list. Pinza. Bonel-1- 1 and Gertrud Wettergren. at the pln Chicago Critic Solves Mystery Of Odd Number H TTKDER the auspices of the Utah Federated Music Clubs, a number of Salt Lake musicians will appear in a recital at the Art Barn at 4 pm. Those appearing on tha program - are Beulah Huish Sadier. soprano- Ada Waldron and Mary Alice Meagher, pianist, and Alien Tibhals. violinist. Becky Almond and Sarah Castle, will act as accompanist. Reginald Beals, director of tha Federal Project orchestra, will play with Mr. Tibbala a modern suite for two violins Hampton Barlow baritone, will sing. The public Is Invited. Program: Wh-HaivV! ff Yi W a Tnrrf far Jfc quiro 1 r opera PWitj of otlpnf. Iron Gorafewia Porn Mr Barlow Racfaznaninoft PttIikM 0 Minor Ttw &jhMnrNl Cathedral Dfinucr .. .. iiaok &ooi Bom Mim Mrabr and ftiJbotvtto Suit for noilna Paul Joon piano Mr Baleo. Mr. Tibbala, Miaa Carts Cam Briar Haodri M Mana'a ttircwnlotd Rrrrr Laa fteilor A Burst of Mrlndjr Mrs. Badior u Maiarueea llrflMi dang ftcfeaifwaixer Lertnw L'cau Strsuaa-Dobraa-ji fVbaF Mnr WaMron Dart, fopraito and fra mono iron Act II La Tranata of ..Tcrdl Nra, Sadler and Mr. Barlow Miar Aiaaotsd. Aeeoepanwi Calli-Cur- 1 T last, the question has been answered as to why there are 1001 seats rather than 1000 seats on the main floor of the Orchestra Hall, Edward Barry, Chicago. music critic of the Chicago Tribune, solves this perplexing mystery: Just before the contractors turned Orchestra Hall over to its owners, a young assistant waa assigned the duty of making a dote check on all specifications. Again and again he counted the seats on the main floor his answer was always 909. In a panic, he ordered a rush )ob on the extra seat. It was' Installed before the first concert. Tears later this same young man suddenly realized what had happened. In his counting and recounting, always from a different vantage point, he had invariably stooda upon one of the seats to get better view. That seat had never been counted. There are 9,000 pieces of wood in each piano, including oak, maple. cherry, pear, pea, bass, poplar and pine. Because solid woods warp easily, piano cases are made of a veneer. Solid wood cases would be much cheaper, if they were prac- - i. pan of remarkable water-color- Dales For Civic Music Concerts At Kingsbury Hall Are Announced 4 LL details of the Salt Lake Civic Music Association's season of five concerts were completed today w ith the setting of the dates, when attractions appear at KingsMembership cards, bury Hall. according to E. T. Brown, a member of tne board of directors In charge o this work, win be sent out next week and should rewch their destination on or before November ii. Benno Rabino'f, brilliant young American artist, will open the course Monday evening, November 23. Polish pianist, Jan Sme'erlin, will play cn Thursday, Dec 17, CoL DeB-iM s MontesCark) Ballet Russe wii appear in a new program on Saturday, Feb. 13. the Roth String Quartet and E. Robert 8chmitz. t lamst. Wednesday, Marrn 17; Marian Anderson, negro contralto, Thurday, April 29. " All concerts will begin, a in Ogden, at S.30 p m. Doors will be opened to regular members at 7 45 members will pjn. Visiting guests not be admitted until 6.20 in order to assure all Salt Lake Civic Music members a seat. Ogden dates are: Piatigorskl. Russian cellist. Dec. 11. and the Russian Imperial Singers, March 12. The date for Dorothy Crawford. l A grand piano action has 5.64S the part, 2 smallest weighing only grains and the largest weighing 400 pounds. reader, and Richard Malaby, pianist, has not been set. BRILLIANT opening for the season seems assured with tha engagement of Benno RabinofL It waa Rablnoff, whom the Leopold Auer pronounced most gifted of tha pupils I have taught in America. And Leopold Auer should have known for ha was the teacher of Jascha Heifetz. Mischa Elman and other virtuosos. valued Rablnoff s Glazounow powers of interpretation so highly that, when the Russian composer conducted his violin concerto with the Boston Symphony orchestra a few seasons back, he invited the young American violinist to play the solo part, which he did to tbs supreme satisfaction of all. A musician of the modern mold. Rablnoff is an accomplished athlete as well at a brilliant violinist. The moment he steps out on the stage the audience is impressed by his youth, his buoyancy, his physical fitness. He is an act swimmer and mver, a good runner and handball player. He doesn't believe in coddling his bow arm but thinks his power of endurance for playing the violin comes from a physique and musicular resilience Wilt up through athletics. A 1936-- 7 world-renowne- d The longest continuous piece of woodwork in a piano is the run of a Concert Grand, which is over 20 feet long when finished. Hazel Dawn Burt will be pre- Burt, accompanist; Cyril Packer,. tnnn-singer, and Chapa Hoffman, Tha program: pet Th IWBw Caataa Ihmrtwr. Mor Me Demer ... A4stauo frm "MiM ten Soft M m .wwe A Tho Mietsm I've .. CM BateBe Pam te Mf . . Pnm B mdM 4. Wyakm. "'fWlifc VarMlai.. Mm. fWaH w litu. a-- mmi Offta Km, tan SLr u. W Mr. Poimm CsSIdS ms Tiaaa CLCB TO MEET Junior Musical' ArU dub will meet Thursday. at 4 p.m. at the borne of Mrs- - Raymond Evans, 1445 . South Fifteenth East Street AU members and prospecUra members re nrged la attend. of nature -T . rrHiSrwMum ''DCrrrn'Un "iMrSSi- . Potter saa a student and portrayed life as ha saw it, unaffected by fads of impressionistic style. His wofk is a simple portrayal of fascinating scenes, sketched from life on th open range. Besides oils, the exhibit will include water colors, etchings, and many small black and white sketches, all strongly rendered. The collection contains sketches of th Zuni Indians, of northern New Mexico. whom Mr. Potter studied carefully. The artist was a former year book editor at B. Y. U. Snld - SaadMtai fc, Mr. cow-bo- CBOSkl. XCXBEBI CP ! y WEN TV paintings by the artist, the late Qlen & Potter. will be on exhibit in the Education Building, Brigham Young 19Uniat versity, from December 1 to Provo. are the property These pictures of Mrs. Margaret 8. Potter, the - Tb? include s Flfyoung painter many striking scenes of western life, depicting all phase of th cow country. Bjssi, Onward Chrktisi Soldier Snibvaa Carp-vTta Bow Bod Banner . Air. hr The Itar Bowie of the Bifbleoo oaoaw solos, mb. Asm kt Flee Prasek Bridal Boos Basle Waddlss lysakev A Om AH Muttrior T tmo: Tht PhwO place Tfro Tt r' The Tabernacle Choir, directed by J. Spencer Cornwall, will broadcast- its regular Sunday morning program over the CBS national network through Station KSL Sunder from 10710 to 11 oclock morning M. S. T. Frank W. Aaper, Tabernacle organist, will accompany th choir on the organ and play a group oi solo aumbers. Those wishing to attend th broadcast from the Tabernacle should present themselves at th Bureau of Information at 1:15 am. The program. sented by Mr. Edward E. Hoffman at 8 o'clock at tha Friday tevening Ward auditorium. Twenty-firsFirst Avenue and K Street Miss Burt will be assisted by MA Carol Tto Bmt print-maker- s. Tabernacle Sunday Broadcast Dramatic Reader To Appear Friday f s. s, San Giorgio Bay" by James McBey, distinguished British artist, now forming' exhibit at Art Bara. HICAGO The collection at the Art Bara contains soma of the rarest examples of Bones genius. One of these. Constantinople," exemplifies the extreme delicacy yet minute detail of the master. There is strength but still a gentle, dreamlike quality which give a particular tone to all his work. Wia-bfrom Gallows Hill also is on drawing among a million. For a century or more, since the time ef Turner and befor British painters have assumed predominant leadership In the field The Knoedler colof lection is particularly fortunate in San wide- - Canal" and having Expert Girrgio Bay by McBey. brilliant color, draughtsmanship, and intelligent organization are just a few of the virtues to commend. ir David Y. Camerons water-colorthough not as impressive, at least to this observer, as thoaa of McBeyt, round out an exhibit that possesses distinction of tha highest order. In the Attic Gallery, Wesley Browning a bait Lake man who combines art with business with marked success hat an interesting Elsie PaL exhibit of mer Paynes water colors in tha dining-roowith their brilliantly opaque colors and sculptural masses, are joyful decorations for any room. a COME have questioned the ad vlsabllity of tha federal government sponsoring art. Conservatives have advocated contrary to all that the history of art teaches that art should flourish through prialone. Malcolm vate initiative Vaughan. Universal Press art crito baa this say of tha affect tic, of the Federal Art Project Some two yean ago, the United Stetes government became a patron of tha fans arts, placing on Us payroll about 6,500 painters, sculptors Since then the and cultural value of such patronage baa been vehemently argued, pro and con. Weighing the evidence presented in the two government art exhibiubna on view in New York, the argument seems answered. The artist employed by the government have done so extraordthey have actualinarily well that course of painting ly changed the in America." water-color- Tlf R. MARTIN will also see two other Wagnerian operas Tristan and Isolde" with Mme. Flagstad and Melchior in the principal C L y all-st- roles and The Rhine Gold" in addition to seeing Tlbbett, Martinelll. and Retbberg in Verdis OielloT La Forza del Destmo La Tosca" with Charles Kullman. TibbeR and Mme. Lehmann; and R Trovatore" with Re th berg, Bruna Castagna, and Ezio Pinza. Through the courtesy of Peter Conley, Business Manager. BDd Curran Swint, Director of Publicity, music editor The Deseret New will have the privilege of attending rehearsals, of interviewing a number of the stars Flagstad, Melchior. Tibbett, Marti nell. Retbberg, Pinza and others. From thismaterial, will be assembled a wordhow grand opera Slcture showing and produced, what its value as a civic asset Is, and describing accurately the character of the presentations. For years. San Francisco has sponsored grand opera and symphonic music. This city on the west coast occupies a proud position among the cities of America of sponsoring the arts. ThousandsWest from aU parts of the Goldare drawn to the city by the en Gate by the splendor of iu operatic productions. Business men realize the material and cultural asset that the San Francisco opera productions are to the dtv, and contribute heavily to the support of the Institution thus setting an exampla for other communities to follow. two weeks, contains works by Muirhead Bone, James McBey. and Sir David Y. Cameron. Of this outstanding British craftsman, Lumaden the critic has said: Bone is undeniably tha supreme master of dry point and one of the greatest etchers in the history of the art. Arthur M. Hind backs up this view with the statement: Few drawings have been seen to equal his since the time of Pictorial record of B. Y. U. Pioneer Trails Art Tour completed by George Strobe! with this dramatic, 6hot of the group as it joined collection of photographs of the old Mormon Trail, taken by George Strobe!, Brigham Young university student of Provo, official photographer of the Pioneer Trails Art Tour of last .. summer, is being compiled by hum It pm be ready for bindingTS" month. Two copies, om for the Church Historians office and one for (be Heber S. Grant Library at - the univeaity. are being prepared, 1 Portraying the trail from Kauvoo --to Bait Lake J3ty. 431 pictures ara being mounted in historical and chronological order. They- have A . LARGE -- been classified into two sections, one of snapshots and the other of formal photographs. a ' T is an effort." said B. F. Larsen, professor of ert at Brigham Young University, and "head of the tov,-til- -a to Church and western history and Is the most complete group of pictures, as far as I know, of the trail. Many subjects end landmarks bare never been photographed before and many are rapidly disappearing." Typifying thcwalaa of the books the Pioneer Day pageant at mouth of Emigration Canyon last July on Pioneers Day. there wdl be such pictures as a photographic copy of the original surrey record of Nauroou There will be a picture of the secret door of the Nsuroo borne of Joseph Smith through which he escaped When pursued by bis persecutors. - Thera wili be a picture of the only fireplace and oven left, that were used by the Mormons in Kauroo. In Florence, Neb, where tha Mormons wintered and known in ehtoch history as Winter Quarters. Mr. Strobe! was able to photograph the safe of the first bank west of the Mississippi. EUGHTIXC Mr. Strobe! most In pictorial quality la a picture of an old prairie schooner at Fort Caspar, Wyoming. Tha running gears of the wagon, which has wheels of solid woW. were discarded there by soma Mormon pioneer family going west. How the- family traveled front there is not known. The wagon Irt S repaired state is on display in reconstructed Fort Caspar. The books will be an asset, said Mr. StrcbeL to the understanding of the old Trail, showing more clearly the type- of country the Mormons passed through and the conditions tinder which they struggled." j D' 1 widneideiTT Air J, rnoiE Mme . ooldmartl Tnduaosal erarr Conduct! Sproerr Cersweli. Director . I Amt. Inrveur Frank w. Anar, Orsanasc .. At th Ora Wad V. Stephan Ant. P Bterllnf Whlwriht Ora REDERICK Stock, conductor of the Chicago symphony Orche tra, has composed a Symphonic Walts. In Chicago, it is a favorite. Edward Barry of tha Chicago Tribune, save of a recent performance: Thia work, 1 imagine, U a school of instnimentatlod in ttself, for the transcendant- - skill with which its composer exploits the possibilities of the modern orchestra should make it a happy hunting ground for any student. 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