Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1905-10-06

health. Ito know that he is rapidly /
achieving in San Francisco, the same
degree of prominence in musical cir
cles that was accorded him in his
home in New York and that naturally
was quickly acquired here. The San
Francisco Examiner in a recent issue
makes the following announcement:
con Friday, October 9Th, ait Stein
way hall. Mackenzie Gordon viii give
his first public concert to an expect
ant audience. The affair should prove
a notable success. DR.. Humphrey J.
Stewart has charge Of the musical
dictatorship. a feature of the program
which alone assures its excellence. So
ciety and the Bohemian set VIII be
out in force in anticipation of a rare
treat Mackenzie GOrdOns beautiful
voice is, perhaps, best described as
golden tenor. Mrs. Aylwin is to act
as accOmpanist, and solos viii be
aeadered by Miss Camille Frank, So
prano, Mr.. Nathan Landsterger Vio-
Iinfst. and Mr.. Arthur Weiss, vio-on-
/ cellist. The concert viii commence at
$50 p. m
In an issue of the Examiner week
or two before, there appeared two pic
I lures of NJ. Gordon, one in stage dress
| and the other in the costume of a
| cowboy. The latter was designed to
! illustrate his life on the range" under
! the protecting care Of Jack Gibson,
| and the humorous details Of which
| We're set forth in these columns when
! the incident was new and timely. Since
! going to the coast AIr. Gordon has ap-
reared mainly in club functions and
musical entertainments given by Sc
/ cret and other societies. As announced
above his first appearance there in
! concert for the general public will be
( tonight.
In its column review of the life and
/ career Of Mr. Gordon the Examiner
speaks as follows of his boyhOOd days:
"A voice out of the grave is what
/ the delighted clubmen of San Fran
cisco are calling Mackenzie Gordon
1 the famous lyric tenor, who has caused
such a musical furOre since he came
from the desert and swung into San
.FranciscO's joyous life. This singer,
\ who has set the discriminating critics
Of The Family club and the Bohemian
club to talking of little else but his
voice. has had n singularly romantic
career. and the recovery Of that voice
is one of the marvels Of music.
Born at Inverness, Scotland, in a
country Of storm and mist, little cal
culated for the development of tenor
for music. sang as a boy soprano
made some essays at picking up an
instrument CT two. and was destined
bv his father for a career in the Brit
ish navy. But at ten years Of age ne
ran away from home and slowed away
on A ship sailing off for the. to him
tabled islands of the West Indies.
1.-THE youngster driftsd from port tc
mort mn and down the South Ameri-
can coast and along the Spanish Main
He saved his money and whenever he
could get a few dollars ahead woull
stop off at some city and take singing
lessons. Then away he would g
again as soon as his money was eE-
hausted and earn enough out Of the
sea life to take more lessons at SONS
other port So he had many masters
. and made an erratc progress. but 500
the coas.wise ports from Savannah t'
Bueao= Ayres We're ringing with th'
fame of the youth who had a voice
VII, the strange thrill in il that made
] wanderers think Of home