The San Francisco call., 1901-12-01

raise the musical standard. But for some
time IL has done nothing and the once
famous amateur organization seemed to
have been relegated TO the usefulness OF
yesterday. 1t appears not. however. but
has taken on a new lease of life and is
now in a hourishinc and most honeful
condition The secretary. z. NJ. Hecht.
reports membership Of forty, n gTatif5
ing attendance at rchearsals and a high
level of capacity among the players. The
orchestra IS under the capable direction
of Giulio Minetti, and its directorate is as
follows:
President. Emil Greenebaum; vice pres
ident. Joseph Willard; secretary. E. NJ
Hecht; treasurer, Robert Hochstadter
Librarian. z. Swensen.
The society has for its chief object the
education Of the amateur in the appreci-
aticn Of orchestral music. for which pur-
pose symphonies. as well as lighter or
chestrsl fare will be the programme Of
study. Concerts are 10 be given from
time to time. Beethoven's First SYM
phony has already been chosen for the
opening programme. The rehearsals are
held on Monday evenings at Arion Hail.
II Is needless TO insist the value of
this KIND Of thing for the amateur musi-
clan. and Mr.. Minetti's name in the con-
nection at once stamps the high order Of
usefulness promised by the organization
The scene: Mime. Calves apartments at
the CrOcker. The time: One day last
week. The characters: Van Dyck, Calve
and q small audience of admirers. Mr.
Van Dyck tells the story on himself He
was in some music-nad German town. en-
gagged 20 sing "Lohengrin'' in the evening
and during the day had developed a
enough TO compel him 10 give up the
idea of singing. at least for that
evening. He accordingly notified the man.
agement to that effect. $50 far so good {"
French. But two or three good friends Of
hts wander in during the evening and
persuade him that nothing is better for a
sore throat than a certain dish and yint-
age to be had at a classic restaurant not
too far away. He yields imprudently but
joyfully to their Establishments. They
reach the restaurant. and the trouble
begins. 1t is needless to say that Lohen-
grIn's non-appearance had caused aeon
siderable disappointment, and unfortu-
nately some of the disappointees spied
out the recreant knight In the restaurant.
Now they take such things seriously I'm the
Fstherland, and soon all the antioue eggs
and vegetables in the neighborhood were
singer and his friends, with an army of
wild young students I'm full pursuit. They
had to take TO their heels at last, and n
Is an irresistible picture-the stately I,o-
hengrin and his friends sprinting for dear
life down alleys and back streets to es-
cape this iIl-smelIing bombardment
''Mais, c'est gueri"--the cold is cured
concluded Van Dyck. with a mischievous
glance for Calve. but the deljcately
throated lady smilingly declined to ac-
cept this latest Of all the cold cures or
fered for her consideration-
The second of the concerts given nv
Mr.. H. B. Pasmore and the clever Pas
more children will lake place in the Maple
Hall, Palace Hotel, TUESDAY evening. be-
cember 10. During the evening the chill
dren Will give some of the Brahms Hun
garian Dances" and a Petite Suite" com
posed by their father.
Liza Lehmann's setting Of the "Ru-
baiyat" will be sung by Mrs. Gardner
Mrs. Basford, Mr. EowIan and Mr.. pas,
more The soloists will be: Miss Adelaide
Birchier, contralto, who will sing two
songs by Arthur Fickenscher accomna
MED by the author; Dorothy Pasrnore.
eellist will play Mendelssohn's Songs
Mltnout Words" and Mary. violinist, will
give two movements from the "Concerto
Romantique" by GODDARD.