The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-30
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This past week, Miss Villa Whitney
White. an artist who stands in the from
rank of her line of work, has given three
song recitals here with short explana
tory talks. Her programs have beer
made up entirely of simple folk-songs
and German Lieder, which are, of al
song forms, the most easily understood
the most deliciously melodious, and a.
the same time the most difficult, from an
artistic standpoint, to interpret and
present.
Miss Whites rank as an artist has per-
mitted the accomplishment of the latter
in such full measure that all three OF
her recitals have been an aesthetic de-
iight-more they have been liberal
education. Added to her supremacy as
an artist she has a most agreeable and
magnetic personality, and a voice OF
unusual beauty, which has been cultl-
waited to a high degree of perfection.
Given them a more than adequate pre-
sentation of a musical subject which
should appeal to student, musician and
lavman alike, what possible reason can
be assigned for the deplorably, ridicu-
lously small audiences which have at
tended Miss Whites recitals. What, in
deed, except that the Los Angeles peo-
nile. the alleged students and teachers
of music as we'll as the laymen, neither
enjoy hearing good music, nor do they
feel the need of it in their general de-
velopment.
The consistency, the persistency, with
which those people who profess the
most, either as musical teachers or stu
dents. and those others who lay claim to
i Ia; How te1xy TOW a W. y
from all that is best in music when it is
offered them here, is working a double
harm in that their absence from such
educational opportunities retards their
own progression, and is rapidly making
Los Angeles a laughing stock at home
and abroad.
The little band of thirty musicians
that Harley Hamilton has gathered
together for the purpose of giving some
orchestral matinee concerts, will make
their initial appearance Tuesday alter
noon at half past three at Music Hail.
The rehearsals have been frequent and
conscientious, and although the musi-
clans have pledged themselves for four
concerts, it remains with the public
alone. whether or not the concerts shall
be continued.
Los Angeles is almost the only city of
its size in the United States in which
there is not at least semblance OF
permanent orchestra. The members
which form this nucleus heresare such
musicians as Mr.. Hamilton could find
within reach. But as there must be q
beginning to ali such enterprises, so is
ha1 iy,u which in
lust such ratio as the public shall, by
their patronage, encourage.
OF course there is no pretense that the
Los Angeles orchestra will rank with
like organizations elsewhere until by
working often together, and filling weak
places as they appear and as financial
encouragement shall Justify there may
be a natural, steady growth to better
things. The effort is a worthy one, and
due credit should be given Mr.. Hamil-
ton for his attempt. The rest will fol-
low if the public meets him half way.
That the benefits from symphony or
chestras to the musical growth in any
city are manifold, the history of such
organizations elsewhere will testify.
For the first concert, Tuesday after
noon the program will be:
March Militaire, op. 81, No. 1, Schu-
bert; overture, "Hebriden" (Fingal's
Cave), Mendelssohn; waltz, "Wiener
Blut," Strauss; serenade for strings
only, Pierne; first symphony in c ma
jor, Beethoven; adagio, Allegro Con
Brio, Andante Con MOTTO, minuetto trio
adagio, allegro motto vivace; prelude,
from "Cavalleria Rusticana," Mascag-
nj; overture, civilian Tell" Rossini.
Mrs. Gertrude Auld-Thomas will give
the first of a series of three song recitals
tomorrow evening at the Blanchard
Fitzgerald Music hall. Miss M. Edith
Haines will assist as solo pianist and
accompanist. Mrs. Auld-Thomas' de-
lightfully artistic work is too well known
here to need further comment. The
mere announcement of her recitals
should be sufficient to draw a large au-
dience to greet her. The program to-
morrow evening will be: a, "Reverie, )"
(Hahn); b, "a Dream" (Rubinstein):
C, "Adeu," from Manon, MassaneD;
a, Spring Dawn Mazurka," CWm. Ma
SOM; b, EN- Courant." (Godard); a,
"Old French Song" Q700), (MartinD; b,
"a Bonny Curl" (Chadwick): Grand
Aria from Mad Scene, Hamlet"
Thomas; Norturne OPP. g. No. 2, (Cho-
pin); 1.-THE Dew 1t Shines" (Rubin-
stein); Forget Me Not" (Suppe).
Announcement is made of a popular
concert by the First Congregational or
chestra, under the direction of William
H. Mead, to be given Friday evening,
February 4th. The orchestra is now in
the third year of its existence and prom
Uses an interesting program, including
numbers by Auber, Gounod, Moszkow-
ski, Goltermann, Sousa and Scharwen-
ka. The opening number will be
grand march by NJ. F. Mason of this city,
performed for the first time in public.
The orchestra will be assisted by Mrs.
w. G. Eisenmayer, soprano; Miss An
nette Oliver, elocutionist; Miss Ina
Goodwin, organist; Mr.. Russell Ballard,
'cellist; Mr.. E. b. Smith, French horn;
Miss Winona Huntley, accompanist.
The Del Conte Opera company has,
according to a San Francisco authority,
"succumbed to a northern frost" and its
principals wandering homewards have
reached the strands of the Golden Gate.
When one recalls how poorly their
noble art was appreciated in Los An
geles, no wonder need be expressed at