Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-27
MUSICAL MENTION

Mrs. Thomas Evans Green, so well
known as the impressario Katie V. Will
son. is In New York where she and Mr..
Green are making engagements for the
coming season. After a trip to Niagara
Fails Mr. and Mrs. Green will return to
Washington early in september. Mr..
Green is booked for large concert en-
Ragemeut in New York. and viii appear
In "a limited number of performances of
grand opera.
Friends Of Mr. Philip Lee 'Scantling are
concentrating him on his successful
songs. His latest. called 'Pollysau. has a
Japanese motif and ~ greatly admired
by those who have heard II. Mr. Scant-
ling and the author Of the words of Pol
lysau. Nh. Jack lie Gorce, are both of
Washington.
Probably the first of the European in
vtSiuu' of musicians for the coming season
will De Harold Bauer, the pianist. He
comes in september for the Worcester fcs-
uvti. after which he proceeds direct to
the Pacific coast, where the real work of
his fourth American tour Will begin. His
manager, Loudon G. Charl5ou, has mapped
out tour OF seventy concerts. which en-
braces the entire country ana Canada.
Jan Kubciik owns three of the most
valuable ViuliuS in the world. one S,r1dI-
Vdrius and two Guucrias. The former has
market Vslu" ut SlIOOu. and the latter
Of Slotuu each. but twice The amounts could
not tempt the young Nirtuoso To part win
either Of them. So rare are Instruments
of these famous makers that every great
artist who owns one holds it priceless,
Sentiment and tSsnciatio uhls much to do
with kub-liks lunducss FOR his violin The
StradivIriuS was presented 10 him 10y En-
p"rOr Franz Josef of Austria one of the
Guin"rias WIS gift from friends in
Prague, and the other he purchased with
the FIRST Slu,Wu he earned on thc concert
stage. Kubelk will bring all three yiolins
with him when uc comes for the American
concert tour that hc Will begin at Carnegie
e. NttIl li..ar \ ma .,
travels with kuhclik whose sole ,Iuty is
TO care for ia" three precious treasures.
No young American tenor of recen, years
has made moro marked advance in his pro-
fessi"H than Ellison Van Hoosc. who will
again devote the coming season to CON
ccrts in this country. Mr.. Van lIoosc IS Of
Holland descent. but being born in Ten
nesSec. he can justly be claimed by Amer
lea. Much of his schooling was obtained
here, being supplemented by courses of
study with the leading European masters,
which, perhaps, explains his ability to in
tCrpret all classes OF music.
Madame Johanna Gadsk will begin her
second American concert and recital tour
early in November, her first engagements
being with the Boston symphony OrchcS-
:Ta in the principal eastern cities. Madame
GadSki has repeated her artistic ;rumphS
at all the great festivals in Europe and Will
sing next month at an important festival
AZ CplOnne. 1t Is probable that she will
appear at no less than sevcnty-tivc con-
Ccrts In America the coming season. Il
Is announced that the distinguished singer
will be heard i'm almost entirely new pro-
grams in her forthcoming rccitals, in which
VIII be Included some interesting novelties.
Recent cablegrams from Europe an
nnunCe the coming to this country in De
Crmher next Of Miss Bessie Abbott. the
young American soprano. who has been for
the past two years a successful member OF
the Paris grand opera. Two other Ameri-