Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-24


DR.. Franklin Lawson, the celebrated
young tenor, who counts Jean de Reszke
among his indorsers, has been admitted
to the present seasons circle of summer
heroes by his recent rescue of a beautiful;
young girl from drowning in Chautauqua
lake. The doctor is of athletic quality
and a recognized expert amateur SWIM
mer, and when the Chautauqua bather,
who couldn't swim, dropped into deep
hole that suddenly shifting sand had
formed he had little difficulty in swim
ming to a convenient raft with her.
The rescued girl was very beautiful of
form and feature and her family is of
four-hundred standing, but, though 1t
may be disappointing to romantic minds,
the doctor and she have no thoughts
Of developing into sweethearts for both
have serious love affairs in widely sep
arated directions.
Leon de Fonteynes, Paris favorite
grand opera baritone, yesterday signed
with R. e. Johnston. Nordica's concert
manager, for another American appear
ance on the concert stage. De Fon-
teynes is famous in France and South
America and by no means unknown il
the United States. He had only brief
tour in America last season, but his fine
voice and wonderful personality made
him an immediate favorite.
Madame Jeanne Jomelli, dramatic so.
prano of the Manhattan opera house
(now singing at Covent Garden) is to
make a concert tour.
Years of experience with concert artists
long ago made Johnston not only skep-
teal as to the concert value of opera
artists but has as well given him a good
insight into the value of the latter from
(H
successes he has had 1t is doubtful If he
has ever picked more promising artist
than Nine. Jomelli. OF course each sue
ceeding year will add to her laurels.
She cannot be considered well known
outside the east as yet. but with every
concert she will add scores of music
lovers to her clientele, and in case her
fee for singing does not soar to a pro-
hibitive figure it is probable that the next
few seasons will find her among the most
popular and best known concert artists
that have visited our shores in years.
Although she has studied English she
has never given 1t very serious considera-
ton, but 1t Is now possible that she may
include in her repertoire this season
few gems by some of the foremost
American composers
Albert Spalding, the young American
violinist who has made such notable pro-
fessional successes in London and Paris,
and whom r. e. Johnston, concert man
ager OF Nordca, Gerardy, ct al, will in
troduce professionally in his own country
the season of 19O8-1909, studied first under
Jean Buitrago in New York, then for
three or four years under Chit in Flor
ence, and finally under Lefort at the
Paris conservatoire. Nordica, who heard
the young musician abroad, Is perhaps
the real discoverer OF Spalding as in
artist, for 1t was she who induced Man
ager Johnston to secure him for an
American appearance. The new genius
of the violin is son OF ]. Walter Spald-
ing, the noted athletic authority, who,
upon hearing that an italian university
had proclaimed his boy when mere
child its most precocious pupil since
Mozart, determined to give the youth a
professional career
/ heard Mr.. Spalding when a little boy
play at his home near Florence. The
Spaldings occupied for several seasons
the handsomest villa anywhere around
beautiful Florence. Mr.. Spalding's moth
er sang we'll and played the harp as we'll
"Amico Fritz" inaugurated the new
opera season Of Conegliano, Italy.
The Dominant club of Los Angeles will
entertain Maud Powell when here. There
is some talk of the entertainment being
given at the Hotel Hollywood What an
ideal spot to give musical reception!
The Teatro Quirino of Rome opened it's
doors with a performance of Carmen
October is.
have not been performed in Pittsburg,
During the season Mr. Paur of the
Pittsburg symphony orchestra Will In
troduce q number OF new works which