The herald., 1897-05-02

collie" Gottschalk, Mr.. ]. Bond Fran
cisco. The program was adequately
rendered all through. but Miss Rogers
artistic handling Of her numbers de-
serves special mention, and Mrs. Scar
borough's treatment Of the Vannah
Cradle Song" was exquisite. She sang
It with great tenderness and her mezzo
voice was delicious. Mrs. Nightmare
guitar playing is always enjoyable and
the little "El Jaleo" Monday was fas-
,cinating and had the true Spanish swing.
DR. Semler was in particularly fine voice
and sang his two numbers with such
spirit that an encore was demanded and
he gave Gottschalk's Drinking Song"
with which he made such hit at the
Fiesta concert. The last number. the
little "Reverie." which Mr.. Gottschalk
had composed the evening previous and
which was not completed. Mr.. Francisco
played on his beloved Guarnerius, from
which he drew noble yet velvety
tone, and the whole number was imbued
with the sympathetic tenderness /:
calls for. Mr.. Gottschalk accompanied
Mr.. Francisco, and the number and its
rendition was quite the gem Of the after
Mr.. Gottschalk, by the way, is
brother Of the hostess: he was present
tesy that a number Of the executants
should have chosen his compositions
for their numberA All Of them were
melodious. graceful, and showed Mr..
Gottschalk's talent for composition to
be no less than that which he had
previously displayed as director.
At the close of the program light
refreshments were served. The guests
Of the club were: Mines. D. w. Earl of
San Francisco, ]. s. Slaueon. T. D. Stim-
son. E. F. c. Klokke, Wightman, Gard
ner Of Napa, I. N. Van Nuys, Thilo
Becker, James, Griffith Louis Cots
chalk. F. G. Gottschalk, G. H. Mitchell
Of San Francisco, Ben Jokuson; Misses
Alden, Eisen Of San Francisco, Jane Dor
sey, Klokke, Bean and Wallace of AL
hambra, Ethel Mullins; Messrs Arthur
Perry, L. F. Gottschalk and DR.. l..
Semler.
The Joran children will be remember
ed in this city as three musical prodigies
who gave promise ten years ago of be-
coming famous. The girls were Lula.
Pauline and Elise. The eldest and the
youngest were remarkably proficient
on the piano and Pauline handled the
bow in that compelling way which in
dicated the intensest musical sympathy
and born artistic instinct. In addition
she had lovely. rich contralto voice
which was afterwards developed and
has brought her fame and position. She
created the role of Beppo in Mascagnts
"LAmico Fritz" the story Of which Is
taken from the Erckman- -Chatrian novel
of "L'Amie Fritz" and has been drama
ftized under the same title. Alexander
Salvini used to play in It, and the role
'of Beppo, who was vagrant shepherd
LAD with a passion for the violin, was
first properly played by Pauline Joran.
the London audience being surprised
into admiration at discovering a girl
who could unite in herself the artistic
talent IN SO many forms of expression.
Her violin playing alone would have
been sufficient to insure her renown.
Recently the composer Mascagni wrote
an Easter hymn for publication by the
New York Journal and that paper prints
q letter from Miss Joran, in which she
acknowledges her pleasure at the privi-
lege OF being the first to sing it. She
says:
Il cannot express to you the pleasure
1t gave me this afternoon to sing over the
new Easter hymn written by Mascagni
for the New York Journal 1t is, indeed
beautiful composition, and when given
with full chorus and orchestra will be
sure to rival its sister Easter hymn from
'Cavalleria Rusticana.'
1t Is quite coincidence, and deem
1t privilege, that should have been the
hrst singer to try the music fresh from
the pen Of the composer whose happy
idea OF putting a violin solo into lam
leo Fritz was the cause Of my becoming
an opera singer, for as you know, 1t was
In that opera made my debut at Covent
Garden four years ago under his direc.
ton. and 1t was as Santuzza in 'Caval-
leria Rusticana, at the Teatro Lyrico.
IN Milan. that began my career in Italy.
much of the success Of which was due to
Mascagni's many favors and kindnesses.
wishing his Easter hymn every sue
cess over home. believe me, very sincere
~ yours, PAULINE JORAN."
The Journal adds: Miss Joran has Just
completed an engagement at the Prince
of Wales theater in London, where she
bore half the burden of the operetta of
1.-THE Maestro di Capella." For four
years she has sung in grand opera in
London, both English and Italian, and
she Is at present busy with an effort to
give an English season of grand opera
there this year.
The music at Emmanuel Presbyterian
church today will be: Morning.
Anthem, ''The Lord is My
Light" Parker; offertory, "Out
of the Depths" Perlet. Mr.. Revel
France. Evening-Anthem, when
Shades Of Night" Harrison; offertory,
"Is 1t ALL" Claribel, Mrs. J. s. Owens;
anthem, Saviour, Breathe an Evening
Blessing, Raff Schuecker.
The musical program prepared by
Herr Josef Rubo for this mornings SER
| vice at st. Vincent's church will be as
follows: Haydn's Sixteenth Mass,
which will be sung in Its entirety. Be-
fore the sermon Mr.. Max Merten will
sing Giorza's tenor solo, "veni Creator"
For the ofrertory Owens beautiful trio,
fave Maria,' for soprano, alto and ten
o.. WILL be sung bx Mines. Tolhurst and