The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-19
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Los Angeles has experienced a new
sensation this week. 1t has witnessed
the public debut of phenomenal child
musician. who, although not born here,
has spent most of her short life in Los
Angeles, and has received all her real
musical instruction and development
from a resident master, Herr Thllo
Becker. For that reason, the people here
have right in way, to feel a natural
and well-merited pride in little Paloma
Schramm, and an especial interest in her
present welfare and her future career.
That the latter depends wholly upon
the former goes without saying. 1t is
vital necessity that those who are
privileged to hold the responsibility of
her development, should exercise the ten
derest protection, the most discriminate
ing judgment, the wisest care in the
present, for little Paloma. if the natural
sequence to her birthright of real genius
is ever to be realized.
1t is for her ultimate best good, and for
that alone, that every move now should
be made, and the pursuance of any other
course, would be not only cruel, but little
short of criminal In it's injustice to her
and her endowment. How remark
able that endowment is, there can be
| but one opinion. Little Paloma has Il
nature that is inherently as sweet and
delicate and pure as her temperament
| Is sensitive and artistic, and her physi
cal and professional future depends en-
| tirely on the environment in which she
is placed during the next few years.
Hitherto her physical, mental and ar
| tistic needs have been carefully and con-
| siderately encouraged to keep pace, each
with the other, in their development,
until now she is q healthy, normal little
| girl; exquisitely dainty as to face and
form. deliciously unconscious in man
| ner and bearing, and with a musical gift
which Is SO remarkable in the present ac-
| complishment that it's future possibili-
| bilities are apparently limitless.
To attain the results which are her
sacred right, her development must be
conservatively, Systematically and con-
scientiously conducted upon natural and
naught but beneficial lines. She must
not be allowed to degenerate into a mon
ey making device, prodigy freak,
mere machine. Such a course would be
| fatal for the child, would be sacrilegc
| to her art. At the very least, her present
unconscious bloom would be rudely
brushed away, her studies would be I'M
justifiably interrupted, her development
would be unwarrantably arrested. The
full measure of harm that might result,
! is beyond computation.
| Report has 1t that the wise and eff
cient instructor under whose careful
guidance her musical development has
reached it's present phenomenal degree
.1e, 6ry< tn fnrJn
| his good offices, as he has in the past
with the sole recompense of watching
| the rare musical flower blossom under
his care There are others. it seems, who
are not only willing. but anxious, to
assist and facilitate in every possible
way the pursuit Of her studies.
| With such resources at hand, 1T would
| certainly seem the reverse of either good
| judgment or simple justice to her
precious, heaven-sent genius, If the
child were forced into other environ
ment than that which will conserve to
| the best and surest and the safest
way, on all accounts, for her ultimate
good in the long life and brilliant career
which everyone who has seen and heard
| her predict and desire.
E. M. COOK.
The expected has happened. AS was
surmised last week, the Scalchi Concert
company accumulated orchestral &C.
compartment and assistance before
| opening in San Francisco. The following
| clipping from the criticism in the Exam :
liner Of the 18th inst. speaks for ITSELF
Mime. Scalchi and her company were
greeted by large audience at the Cali
fornia theater last night. The perform
| ance proved fully worthy of the attend
| ance. A large orchestra. under direc-
ton Of August Hinrichs, opened the pro-
gram with a novelty. Umfiant's Pre-
lude to "Evanthia" Is modern COM
position. pervaded by broad, undulating
harmonies and very rich tone color.
~ Mr.. Hinrichs' orchestra
deserves much commentator for it's ex-
cellent work, both in the instrumental
numbers and the accomplishments
Miss Alice Stribling, pupil of the Los
Angeles Conservatory Of Music and Art,
appeared in a piano recital at the Y. M.
C. A. auditorium yesterday afternoon
under the direction of Mrs. Emily i.
Valentine. Miss Stribling is a member
of the Silver Medal Glass of '97. She was
assisted by Mr.. Earl Valentine, violinist.
| The playing of Alfred A. Farland on
the banjo is claimed to have been a reve-
lation to those who have heretofore sup
posed the instrument not beyond the
possibilities of negro melodies. His con-
cert at the Y. M. c. A. hall next Tuesday
evening promises we'll, If the f1attering
press notices mean anything. Mr.. Far
land will be assisted by c. S. De Lano's
Guitar and Mandolin club and Miss
Maude Willis The program follows:
March, Ideal" Siegel, c. S. DeLano's
Guitar and Mandolin club; "The Swan
Song" Brooks, Maude Willis: (a.) over
ture, italian in Algiers." Rossini: d. J
Cradle Song" Hauser; (c.) "Elfentanz,'
Pepper, Alfred A. Farland; (a.) mis-
erere," I'll Trovatore," Verdi; o. "Me-
moirs of Spain," Ernst, Guitar club;
(a) "Valse, OPP. SO. No. L." Chopin; o. }
'Tarantelle," Pepper, Alfred A. Far
land; "Tiger Lilies Race" Fiske Maude
Willis; Grand Concert Galop," DeLano,
c. S. DeLano; (a.) Sonata Pathetique
(Adagio)," Beethoven; o. "Cavatina,' u
Raft, mandolins and guitars; (a.)
Dance Of the Sylphs," Hesselberg; (b.
la Paloma," Yradier; (c.) allegro
Motto Vivace,' from Concerto OPP. g.
Mendelssohn, Alfred A. Farland.
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Mrs. Charles Satterly Hord, who has
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