Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-30

as musical gifts, promising young Ital-
ian, was born in Naples March 8, 1855
He wrote "Pagliacci'' and produced 1t
for the first time May q, 1892, at Milan.
He was able to choose the most practical
way of introducing himself as an oper-
attic composer by paying all the expenses
of the first performance of this opera
at the Teatro del Verne in Milan. The
work had an almost unparalleled sue
cess and has met with favor everywhere
and has become standard in the italian
repertory.
The scene of the opera is laid in Gala
bra during the Feast of the Assumption
Owing to a typographical mistake in
the account of the opera 'Mignon.' the
polacca which Nine. Padovano sang so
beautifully, was called the ''gavotte" in
yesterdays Herald. The "gavotte' was
not sung at all, but played by the or
chestra and very well rendered copsid-
ering they had no rehearsal The polacca
"Ah per Stassera" is a perfect ''feu de
joie" of sparkling music, and Nine. Pa
dovanis cadanzas were beautifully true
and bird-like.
Among the great violinists of the
present day, irrespective of sex, there
is not one that appeals more directly to
the heart than Maud Powell, who is to
present the second program of the great
Philharmonic series at Simpson audi
torium on Friday evening. November
l. 1t is not only sincere art, but deeply
absorbed feeling that carries the audi
ence away with 1t. The difficulties OF
concertos are played with ease and re-
pose that apparently totally wipes out
the difficulties which arise before the
average violinist. The clarity of the
Powell tone is marvellous at all times
even in the most pronounced bravura
passages. With repose, so utterly free
from the suspicion of mannerism, 1t is
wonderful how Miss Powell can place
in her interpretation such genuine pas
sion and sentiment.
In Maud Powell are the power and
fas cination of an almost disembodiec
artistry There is the music, the violin
and a transporting pleasure Mauc
Powell stands today before the Ameri-
can public as the representatives vio-
linist of this country. She has played
with the leading orchestras, and has
l-never been found wanting, even as q
director herself she has gained renowr
in the east In concert work she is un-
approachable, and as program maker
she has never been equaled even among
the male virtuosi.
Certainly the composer can thank his
stars when Miss Powell introduces his
work to America. When Maud Powell
PLAYS, one thinks not of bowling and
lingering, of staccato or legati, of har-
monies, or double stops. of trills-
though they be, as hers are, Melba like
in their perfection-one thinks only OF
the music. Like a great actor, she
makes one forget the player in the art
Miss Powell will be assisted by Maui
rice Eisner, an excellent pianist and
accompanist, who adds much to the en-
joyment of the high grade programs
presented.
Maud Powell, violinist, was born in
Peru, ILL.,. August %. 1868. daughter Of
William BramweIl and Minnie Paul)
Powell and niece of Maj. ]. w. Powell
the ethnologist Her father was well
known educator and author.
She was educated in the common schools
of Aurora, ILL.,, where she also had her
first lessons on the violin and piano OF
william Fickencher and his daughter. AT
the age of she studied the violin under
William Lewis and the piano under Miss
Agnes Ingersoll, both of Chicago.
The child prodigy was occasionally heard
IN concert, at one time making a six
weeks tour through Illinois, Michigan
and wisconsin with the Chicago Ladies'
quartet. In 1881 she went abroad to study
with Schraidieck in Leipsic and Dancla In
the Paris conservatorie.
She spent year in England concertiz-
ing (being commanded on several occa-
sions to appear before various members
Of the royal household) and one year IN
Berlin with Joachim She made her
debut in New York with the New York
philharmonic society in 1884 and series
of successful concerts followed, lasting
several years, with the representative
musical societies and orchestras of the
states.
In 1892 she toured Germany and Austria
as representative American violinist with
the New York Arion society under the
conductorship OF Van der stucken. and in
the following year she appeared In the