The San Francisco call., 1903-01-18


the Largest hotels in the uni
verse;" likewise the most ampii-
tudinous potato, are not the only
large things that flourish in Cal
! ifornia. 1t is this wonderful climate Of
ours of course; but unashamed, the hyper
trophic Cor swelledD head is rampant in
the land. Nor may it be otherwise
Though Ye did not make it the colossal
squash is ours: together with a mag
| nfficence of sea, sky, mountain, heady
purity of atmosphere, that go to the
! senses like new wine But ii is in that
other domain of art where the fruitage
is yet neither of the Mozart nor Michael
Angelo type, that our pride is dispro-
portioned.
without wishing to general the army OF
the headily distended l may confess to
having long ago Joined IL. The Cali
fornian consciousness Of superiority ap-
pears to me as less a present folly than
a prophecy; of the nature Of the naive
conceit of the swaddled genius. What
has been done already is Of extraordinary
promise; we arepin the talent belt" as
Taine puts it; and it Is only the little
occasional check like the following that
makes one feel like Fill Islander just
the sameI
Ihe Item comes TO me from Z Ph1ladel-
phia, where Scheel has writ large his
name with the great trinity Of national
conductors, Thomas. Gericke, Herbert
for Damrosch apparently does not count
in symphony. Let it be remembered that
the Philadelphians only last year proved
the depth of their attachment to Scheel
and the symphonic art by shouldering a
deficit of $4,000 for the season Without
a murmur, too! Further, with every ex-
~ in
ductorl
Here is what they are now about to do:
The Philadelphia orchestra viii close Its sea-
son this year by giving a Beethoven cycle con-
will be devoted to Beethoven's first eight sym
phonies and the fifth concert to the ninth
ported in the last movement by an adequate
chorus.
The management has determined upon Civ
ing this cycle part of the educational work
which has been feature OF it's season. The
preceded by lecture delivered by II. E. Kreh-
biel musical critic of the New York Tribune,
and undoubtedly as good an authority on Bee
abroad. Preparations being made send
general invitations to many prominent critics
(sicD and music-lovers throughout the cOun-
try as the orchestra Is desrous of making
this cycle memorable, not only in its his
the concerts are March 20, 81 "A. 25 and 26
Mr.. KrehbiePs lecture will be at the Garrick
Theater on the afternoon of March 20, andu the
same evening at the Academy Of Music
Wenzel Kopta. to appear shortly in con-
cert here is a Bohemian violinist of dis
tinction who has come to make his home
in California-one of them. that is, for
part of the gentleman's time viii be
spent at his residence in fair Bohemia.
Mr.. Kopta has had the distinction of
ten years acquaintance with Richard
Strauss, present god and anti-christ OF
-. -
peared at the Strauss concerts, having
introduced the Strauss violin sonata to
it's first public. His school is OF the very
brilliant order and much Of the Paganlni
literature, seldom heard on account Of It's
difficulty, will be included on his pro-
and Gyula Ormay will be the accompan-
ist.
Following is the interesting programme
of this evenings monthly musical SER
vice at st. Dominic's Church, in which
will be noted three organ solos by VIII
liam B. King organist of the First Con
gregational Church in Oakland:
Organ prelude, fantasia in minor (cal-
laerts): Praise Ye the Lord" (Randegger):
solo. 20 Ye That Love the Lord Miss L. C.
come Unto Me- ecoenen5, MRS lily Roedes sSo
Apple; organ solos, moderate Gothic sym
phony). Widor: Andante Grazioso, In A (frst
from sixth symphony CINidor). William 81
King, organist of the First congregational
Church, Oakland; selection from The Last
Judgment (Spohr); solo, abide With Me"
Q.iddle). Miss Ella v. McCloskey: SOLO Re
member. Lord (Fall of BabyIon) (Spohr). T. G.
Elliott; Ave Verum'' (Gounod); at benedic-
tlon 20 Salutaris'' (stewart); ''Tantum
Ergo Dethier); organ postlude. March in
q o
Horrors! Here comes a school of
swordfshi" exclaimed the mermaid.
'Swordfish your granny! Them's New
Jersey mosquitoes"
The weakness of his grammar was but
tressed by his facts, and the mermaid
fainted.-Marine Journal.
Here's late story anent Christian sci
ence. Boston mother said to her little
daughter:
IF you had my faith. darling, you
would have no toothache."
The child replied: well, mother, II you
had my toothache you wouldn't have any
faith. Boston Herald.
man going to be hanged was told he
might live If he would marry a certain
he said:
Let me see her first
When brought forward he eyed her.
SHARP nose thin lips! red hairp' ex-
claimed he-'Drive on, Jack!-Gentle- |
mans MaNlzine.