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York, either. But II is certain that MeIba
and Nordica will appear together during
the season at the Metropolitan.

York, either. But it is certain that Melba
and Nordica will appear together during
the season at the Metropolitan"
This month"; Munsey has this article in
its music department.: Paris shows the OBJ
servant why she is the center of the world
Of art whenever one takes the trouble to
study her methods. She will have nothing
which is crude. nothing which is uncertain.
An artist who attracts the multitude there
must come with the voice of authority. A
man or woman may have a dozen qualifi-
cations for success, but if one is lacking
he is cast aside. This is pre-eminently true
in music. The singer who makes a genuine
Partisan success must be an artist, not SIM
ply man or woman with a great voice,
or. even sweet one. The emotions must
be stirred; singing is not mechanical art,
the Partisan tells you.
mo man in Paris, outside of grand opera,
mas given stronger proof Of the correctness
of this theory than Charles Holman Black.
he is an American, and the best known
salon singer in Europe. His younger BROTH
er, Frank Holman, is the well-known paint
err Mr.. Holman Black, having been edu-
Gated in America, went to Paris to COM
plete his musical training, and Paris has
never since let go her hold upon him. After
he had sung there several times his repu-
tation was carried over the continent and
to Great Britain, and he was called upon
to follow it. His voice is a baritone of great
in the artistic simplicity of his rendering
of songs that he is remarkable and 1t is
this which sends composers home to write
songs for him. He and his artist brother
have a house in Paris which they bought
and remodeled to suit themselves 1t is not
crowded with objects Of art after the curl
osity shop fashion, but it is beautifully and
appropriately furnished with absolutely
unique pieces. There is nothing which is
hackneyed or. conventional, nothing which
is not interesting. Here, to this house, come
all the celebrities of Paris during the sea-
son." = 81.
A grand concert given under the direction
of the Metropolitan School of Music for the
benefit of the Deaconess Hospital will take
place at Tom'inson Hail Friday evening.
Dec. 8. A beautiful programme has been
arranged as follows:
Piano Quartet--"King' March" Won Bulow
Miss Esther Swain, Mrs. Helen Dalrymple
Rice, Miss Bessie Beck and Miss
Lavenia McKenna.
Vocal-"Most Wondrous Must 1t Be-.
IeiSS
Miss Anna K. Mclaughlin;
r''n0- i Mr.. Hubert Snow White. -.
iO''i' Miss Esther Allan Wilcox. :.
Piano Duo-"Valse Impromptu. RAN
Miss Frances McE N,xen and Mr. Slarence
vocal-Rec, and aria, Fri tn che Mac
chiavi," from "Ballo in Maschera" va,
Mr.. Henry Newton.
Piano-"Polero Espagnole" ;......... Gouaro
Miss FRANCES McElwee
VOoai- 5, come SsrFsy Ny own Dear Love
.9e.'...... Chaminade
'''''''''''' Miss McLaugiin.
Piano-A "Nocturne" ..,.Cn0pln
B, LA Fileuse, ...................Rah
Mr.. White.
piano Duo-"Ride of the Valkyries":.
Miss Catherine Bell and Miss LYDIA Bell.
Mime. Marcelle Sembrich, who has not
sung in this country for thirteen years.
has recently returned. and after great
triumph in New York, went on to Boston,
where she achieved even more than her
old success. A critic who saw her says;
'.She is young look, & as when she last
sang in America; her figure is trimmer, her
teeth beautiful, and altogether she looks
as if tne world had treated her well and
that she loved it in return ana tnat sne
had honored fer career and her art Dy care
full living and lofty service. she is sing
ing only in concerts, and her tour Will take
her entirely across the continents ner mos mos
cisco.'' Sembrich is one of the great sing
ers, and II il to be hoped that lndlanap-
oils may have an opportunity to hear her.
Mr.. William LAWN, we'll known in this city,
is to make the tour with Nine. Semorlch.
Encores at orchestral concerts lately ex-
cited a Partisan audience to an emphatic
demonstration OIL. QlSdpplONdAs uSAO, 1iAc
pianist, now in this country with Ysaye
had been recalled so repeatedly after play
ing, a composition of Cesar Franch's that
he attempted to respond with an encore,
only to be greeted with persistent Kisses.
The Paris Figaro warns M. Colome, the
concert giver and director, against allow
ing encores, and says that 1.-The worm
has at last turned
Miss Gertrude May Stein has been en-
gagged to sing the part of Penelope in the
coming performance of Max Bruch's
"Odysseus'' by the Cecilia The club will
give three concerts with orchestra this
season instead of two, as in former years.
and will probably sing Arthur Sullivan's
Golden Legend" at its lase concert in
April
new prima donna, Mile. Aino Ackte
has just made great success Paris in
the role of Margaret. Miss a. - TWEEN
ty years old, tall and blonde, ~, q native
of Finland. Her father is leader of
the orchestra at HelsingfC :, and her
mother was a celebrated S,rI dish dra-
matte soprano.
On the fourth page of the Secola, a polit-
zeal journal of Milan, appears this remark
able announcements: Wanted, a clever i'm
presario willing to do the business part and
pay the expenses for d pianist who will
make a record Of a hundred consecutive
hours