The San Francisco call., 1904-03-20
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Denls OSulhvan. Mr. O'Sullivan IS
sun IN London-still the admired Ser
seant Lefebvre Of the cast OF the
romantic opera The Duchess Of Dant-
zic' that is still on its extraordinary
run But by courtesy OF George Ed
wardes, the barytOne viii give
song recital with Nine. Blanche Mar
chest on Tuesday next 1t Will be tbe
hrst appearance Of Marchesi in London.
and the event is Of first Importance.
The programme. as with everything
with which Mr.. O'Sullivan concerns
himself, IS eminently artistic. There
will be duets by Schubert. Dvorak. Cor
nelius, MarcellO LuIH. and old English.
Scotch and Breton ballads. Nine. Mar
chesi will be heard in songs and arias
by Pluddemann, Strauss. Wagner.
Lowe, Bruneau and four new Scan
dinavian composers.
Songs by Schubert, Hugo Wolf Prr-
cell, Lehman and Edward German viii
be sung by Mr.. O'SuIlivan, as we'll as
some OF his inimitably rendered Irish
ballads and the Kipling Just So"
songs. Miss Edith Ladd will be at the
piano and Hamilton Harty.
Mrs. Blanchard's recital for Tuesday
evening at Century Hall IS the other
one. This most artistic among local
singers viii present one OF her usual
good programmes. in hearing which a
Lenten evening cannot be more agree
ably spent Here are Mrs. Blanchard's
songs. and tickets may be obtained for
the affair at Sherman & Clays:
.'Intorno AlridoI Mo" 1s2O-16G CCsstn:
Se Floripdo, 1659-1T25 CScarlatt): ''PIaisir
dAmour," 1TH-1s16 C8IartinD: Inner I4issr
Wlrd Mein Schlummer." ''Stanchen." Eel
vidOnD: ''HanseIein'' CTaubert): Mon Pstit
Coeur'. Cold French; Les Roses d'Ispahsn''
tFaurel: lie Chevalier Belle Etoils'' (Holmesl-
a Ballad OF Trees and the Master Chad
wick); In Picardie'' CFoOtel. 20 Were Mv
Song G-ang). a BeIated Violet CIohnsl.
Thy Bearing Eyes CNacDOwelD; May
Mrs. Blanchard viii have the valuable
offices Of Fred Maurer as accompanist.
It is pleasant to see again F. s. Gut
terson's face over the cello at the
Tivoli. Mr.. and Mrs. GuttersOn re-
turned home this week after a year and
a half in European studios and seem 10
be glad enough. to be in California
again. Curiously Mrs. GuttersOn re-
turned TO find Harold Bauer with
whom she spent eight months in Paris,
ly alike. Each has a Michael Angelo
Gutterson studied for the same length
Of time, was also 10 be here. That ar
rangement. aIasl fell through. and we
shall not have the brilliantly gifted
'celhst-to my mind to the cello what
Bauer is to the pianO-here this year.
The Bauer-Casals friendship is idyllic.
the Guttersons tell me. and so I gath
cred from the artists talk OF each
other. Their musical history is curious
ly alike. Each has a Michael Angelo
range Of accomplishment in his art and
each is chiefly self-taught. As teachers
their pupils say they are wholly inspir-
ing.
Berlin was another camp OF the Gut
tersons, and while there Mrs. GuttersOn
had the honor Of playing at the Phil
harmonic concerts several times with
Anton Hecking. the celebrated 'cellist,
with whom Mr.. GuttersOn studied.
Little Master Forman whose sing
ing in ''ParsifaT' at the Alcazar this
week has been so much admired. is an
interesting and clever little chap. He
is, and has been for the last year.
principal solOist OF the boy choir at ST.
Luke's Church. where his work has
attracted considerable attention.
Wallace A. Sabin- F. r. c. o.. the or
ganist Of the church. whose pupil Mas
ter Harold is. is not unreasOnabIy
proud of him. Two years ago Master
Forman knew nothing OF singing;
he is now at perfect ease among the
difficult intervals and trOublOus
rhythms of the 'eParsifaT' music. and
with a fine high c TO his name.
In thechOir Master Harold is most
useful person. He reads readily at
sight. is naturally a leader. perfectly
sure in pitch. and. needless to say TO
those who have heard him. beautifully
voiced. He comes by his talents nat
uraIIy enough His father is the once
weII-knOwn minstrel tenor. VIII
Bishop. once also himself a boy So
pranO in a New York church.
For those women seeking novelty
in their entertainers can strongly
recommend this little choir boy His
generally stained glass effect-in the
surpIice and with the Over-earthly pu-
rity of the vOice-is peculiarly suited
to the Lenten feast. by the way.
Louis H. Eaton. assisted by Miss
Dorothy GOOdseII. soprano. and VIII
liam F. Zech. violinist. viii give his
twenty-third free organ recital at
Trinity Church Monday evening.
March 21. at O'Clock The pro-
gramme includes works by Bach.
Haydn. Wagner. Saint-Saens. Svend-
sen. Guilmant Chopin. Hitler and
y. IT. Allen, an American Organist and
composer.
The Wagner lecture recitaIs TO be
given at Lyric Hall BY Mrs. Raymond
Brown are set-fOr Tuesday evening
next The Ring OF the Nibelungen.
Thursday evening Tristan and
Isolde" Friday evening Die Meister-
singer" and on Saturday afternoon. ap-
propriately to the period. "ParsifaL"
Mrs. Brown is said to have cOnsid-
erahle charm and scope as a lecturer.