Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-15
The Musical w orld

MIME. GADSKI will sail for the
| Vu United States the last of October
AII to begin her concert tour south
and west, her tour extending to the Pa
ciflc coast
Particulars regarding the automobile
accident, in which Nine. Gadski just es-
capped death, have reached her manager
Mr.. Behymer. 1t seems that in turning
] around a cliff overlooking the Mediter-
ranean near Cannes the party encoun-
tered another touringe car. The singers
chauffeur ran too close to the edge OF
the ravine-over went the car. tree,
however, saved them from plunging into
the ravine below. With the greatest OF
care the frightened occupants crawled
out and no one was injured.
| Nine. Gadsli did not faint nor scream,
but taking out her camera quietly
snapped a picture Of the upturned auto
mobile.
| No hope is entertained for the recovery
| of Christine Nilsson, who is fatally i'll
of heart disease at her country place,
Smaland. Her friends in Los Angeles
are momentarily expecting word of her
death.
A letter to De Pachmann, the great
Russian pianist:
|
pleasure of being at your concert last
evening and derived great enjoyment from
your beautiful music and your manner
of playing it-too much enjoyment by far,
IL fear, as the accompanying inclosure
will testify wore the gloves last even
ing and feel sure that every woman
/, present went home in the same state.
However 1 feel that my sacrifice was
but a very small one in the cause of
frile art. RuefllllV and vet gratefully.
yours, AN ADMIRER."
"I drew forth the gloves said De
Pachmann, land found that they were
split into shreds! My native Russian
gallantry would have forced me to send
the enthusiastic lady new pair of the
finest gloves had she not, with true
American refinement, omitted to attach
her address to the letter.
| The fair De Pachmann auditors of next
winter should note the moral of this
narrative and take the gallant pianist
| at his word.
| Puccini and Mascagni are both fighting
| the liberties taken by the talking ma
| chine companies with their operas l
do not blame them. A continual grind
of any of the great arias from these
beautiful operas only results in our grow
ing very weary of them. Melba, 1t Is
said, received $4,000 from the American
Gramaphone company to sing the arias
from La Boheme." LA Tosca' and
several other of the newer operas. The
composer should certainly have some ben
eft of such handsome sum. l under
stand this same company paid 20 per
cent dividends to the shareholders last
month.
John Philip Sousa is a great lover of
baseball He also has concluded to es-
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lin South Carolina.
Two new artists arrived this week in
New York from Europe. ready for
Madam Butterfly Wolff and
Willy Schulter.
Jean de Reszke has his own private
theater in Paris. The new tenor, Gui-
seppe Anselmi, is a pupil of his and
sang with Nine. Patti early in the sum-
mer in this beautiful, artistic little the
ater. Nine. Patti sang Rosina, he was
Almaviva Mr.. Conried tried to open
negotiations with him for America. but
he is not available this season. Though
unknown in this country as yet he is
regarded as one of the most gifted of
the Italian tenors today He is said to
be an accomplished pianist and violinist.
Formerly Miss Won Unschuld, the pian-
ist spoken of from Washington, D. c.,
was court pianist to the queen Of Rou-
mania.
Enrico Caruso will be heard for the
first time this season in New York in
Verdi's "Otello."
Horatio w. Parker, who wrote "Hora
Novissima." is dean Of music at Yale.
Two cities in Scotland Paisley and
Perth. have decided that there shall be
no Sunday music within their precincts.
Against the spirit of the Scottish Sab
BATH they say.
The orchestra at the First M. e. church |
will give it's first free concert next |
Tuesday evening at the church, corner OF |
Hill and Sixth streets. The orchestra
will be assisted by Miss Irene Carter, |
reader. Earl B. Valentine is the CON
ductor.
The Apollo club is bound to be sue
cess. Every Indication points to the |
coming year being one of the most sue
cessful in the history of the club. The
soloists are already being arranged for
and include some of the most noted |
artists of the present time. Eugene e. |
Davis is the conductor.
The Balfour quartet appeared at the |
Orpheum this past week and all of their |
friends were interested in their work |
and hoped for them great success. They
did score a success Mrs. Balfour has |
everything she does and really leads
everything. Mr.. Balfour's voice is of |
beautiful quality. and do not see why
they could not sing duets and do solo