The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-20

Mr.. Heinrich Meyn the greaJ baritone,
began his vocal career with operate
study under Paul Ehrke in, Hamburg,
He studied oratorio at the High School.
Berlin, and pursued his lyric study under
Stocbhausen at Frankfort. The voice of
Heinrich Meyn is Of deliciously mellow
and vibrant quality, absolutely even
throughout its wide range, and as brim-
full of pathos as it Is of convincing dfa-
matte strength. Two specific and valua
BILE qualities distinguish his talent-his
versatility and his quick power of study.
The compass of Mr. Meyn's voice enables
him to sing roles within widely different
range, even on the same occasion.
Mr.. Gwilym Miles, the fayorite bari
tone, was born in South Wales in 1868.
He came to. this country, when child,
and received his musical education in
America. OF an intensely musical nature
when a boy he began to please all who
hear. him. After years Of study with his
father, Prof. William Miles, he began his
professional appearances with Gilmore's
band in St. Louis. From thence his course
has been ever onward and upward, at all
times pursuing his profession and going
further in his studies; his latest master
being Prof. James Savage, under whose
care he has become one Of the finest bari
tones now upon the concert stage.
NINE. LILLIAN BLAUvELT.
Lillian Blauvelt comes from an old
Knickerbocker family and is native ssof
Brooklyn, N. Y. She began the study
of the violin when seven years old and
during the years that followed played in
many concerts. When later on 1t became
ovid .nt that she was the possessor of re-
markable voice, she gave up the violin,
and with some vocal study she became the
sole 6 a PlVr,1Onth chrrCh ffo
studying for two years with Mons. Jacques
Bouhy OF the Paris Grand Opera she sang
for the two following years in concert
and opera in the principal capitals of Eu-
rope. She was heard at St. Petersburg
and Moscow, where the young American
met with great success, gifts and SOU
venirs being showered upon her by the
remem bers with great pleasure an after
noon spent with Rubinstein, during
which the great composer. gave her some
valuable points regarding the interpreta-
ton of his songs. While in Paris all the
great composers who heard her predicted
great things for her. such as Ambrose
Thomas, Gounod, Massenet, and Delibes.
Delibes was captiyated by her and taught
her some OF his own songs, among them
Les files de .Cadix," which she has
sung with great success in this country
and abroad. Returning to America I'M.
heralded, Nine. Blauvelt has within
the past few. years made aaplace for her.
self in the front rank by her beautiful
singing in the most important concerts
throughout the country. Nine. Blauvelt
has sung with all the leading conductors
of this country, such as Anton Seidl,
Walter Damrosch, Frank Van der Stuck
en-, Theodore Thomas, Emil Paur, and
others. Mime. Blauvelt will be heard in
this country only one more season 1884,
96) and will then go abroad for an indef-
mite period to sing in concert and opera,
for which all arrangements have jus
been completed by her manager, MIR.
journ abroad. Nine. Lillian was en-
gagged to sing at the Centennial Festival
in honor of Donizetti, which took place
in Bergamo, Italy, in August. This is
quite a distinction, Mime. Blauvelt being
the only foreign artist permitted to ap-
pear at this festival.
REV. MARCUS Fl. CARROLL.
Rev. Marcus II. Carroll (born February
10, 1872, in Belfast, Ireland,) whose
charming little intermezzo gave such
pleasure yesterday afternoon, is, son of
B. Hobson Carroll. Mus. Doc. (Trinity
College, Dublin, organist of Dunfermline
Abbey, Scotland. Notwithstanding
natural aptitude for. music that showed
itself early in life, and became more and
more evident as he grew older, Mr.. Car
roll did not make music his profession
but devoted himself principally to scholas
tic pursuits. Mr.. Carroll is a sef-taught
for he never took more than
a few lessons from teacher. As MANY
others have done before him, he devoted
his spare time to studying the works of
the great masters, and from them &C.
CURED whatever knowledge of music he
has. Several compositions by Mr.. Carroll
have been published, of which two, the
dance of the Gnomes'' and lies
Murmures du Bots" haveybeen especially
popular An orchestral number, HRo.
nance in F Major, . was played for the
first time by Seidl's Metropolitan Orches.
ira in the short season at Madison Square
Gareden last fall.