Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-06

Tuesday night when the Euterpean Male
Quartet were the hosts at dinner given
in honor and to welcome home again
Harley Hamilton, president Of the Gamut
club and conductor of the symphony
orchestra, who has been abroad for many
months. The Euterpean quartet sang
and from the looks of the photos on. the
other side of the Menu" the "Goblins'
didn't care to "git' any of them Mr.
Hamilton gave them very interesting
talk, which everybody enjoyed. Tne
charming club is a great acquisition to
the musical life Of Los Angeles.
Everybody is anxious to hear La
Tosca.' Only one performance will be
given this coming week and that VIII be
on Saturday afternoon.
A very interesting violin pupil In Los
Angeles is a Japanese, Keno Takahashi.
His father is wealthy banker in Toxic
and he has an older brother VINO Is now
studying In Paris with the dean of the
Free CHI academy, Hon. Jean Laurens, the
famous painter. Artistic family this Is.
Mr. Takahashi is a pupil Of Frederick
Grover at Blanchard building and he will
give recital this season under the direc-
tion of Mr.. Grover. BY the way, did you
ever notice how much Mr.. Grover looks
like Ysaye? He certainly could be taken
Tor son Oh the great VlOllnlSt.
Paderewski will make his only appear
ance in New York this season with the
Boston Symphony orchestra What's the
matter with New York-no orchestra?
Madam Samaroff, the pianist who has
been spending the summer abroad, be-
lieves that she discovered the happy
valley of Rasselas" 1t is in the Algauer
Tn, Iatta rapaut1U rapaiVad from
her she says: II believe that this Is the
happy valley that Rasselas sought, for
these people have no ambition to be other
than they are. The questions which agi-
tate the outside world do not enter mere.
The church is the center of their village
and the old pastor directs their simple
lives. While they live, going to church
Is the event of their existence and when
they dfe they are buried under it's shad-
ow. We live here for whole week for
the same sum we pay for room alone
for a day in a New York hotel. Every
morning and evening the cow motif Is
played on a rude hotel in the village and
out from the fields and through the main
streets comes the herd of cows. A band
from sneighboring village came mere to
play one afternoon in the plaza by the
church and the cows walked majestically
into the band. whose members fled pre-
cipitately to the shelter of the neighbor-
ing tavern"
Jean Gerardy, the well-known celist, at
a dinner in Philadelphia, praised Amer
lean wit.
s'You are all witty" he said. From
your millionaire down to your gamin you
are quick, nimble and sparkling in re-
tort.
"Your gamins' wit is sometimes cruel.
r. fria aF WIN fO nuGh and
mutter an evil oath one day last week
in New York.
my friend, in hurry to catch train,
ran out of his hotel toward cab, and
ragged little boy opened the cab door for
him and handed in his valise.
"He gave the boy nothing. In his hur-
ry, you see, he forgot.
1.-THE disappointed urchin smiled sour
ly and called this order to the driver:
Nearest poorhouse, cabby.
With the production of 1.-THE Strollers'
this past week at the Los Angeles the
ater, the San Francisco 2era company
was seen and heard to its best advantage.
Every member of the company from
principal to chorus did most ehective
work and with superb scenic mounting
and artistic costuming the management
has certainly done everything to please
j
made for the production
Aida Hemmi, Arthur Cunningham,
Maude Beatty, George Kunkel. Lillian
Raymond, Daphne Pollard and Gene"
Ormonde could hardly be surpassed in
the roles they essay, while the "oeauty
chorus" certainly would be hard TO
eclipse for stunning looks and effect1ve
work.
Blaisdell. the new comedian. is host
h work this week Is as
legitimately funny as one could desire.
Tonight the company will be heard in
Victor Herbert's masterpiece, "The IDOLS
Eve" which has been seen here only
once before, when Frank Daniels present.
ed the comic opera at a two-dollar scale or
prices. Carl Haydn, the popular ana
handsome tenor, will make his first ap-
pearance with the San Francisco opera
company in 1.-THE Idols Eye" and he is
sure to receive warm welcome as ne
has a. host of friends here.
The second and last concert given by
the Mexican soprano, Elena Marin, on
last Thursday evening was poorly at
tended and / regret very much to say
not as successful in any way as her frst
concert.
In the first place her program was not
Interesting from a musical STANDPOINT.
who enioys hearing the III Bacio' waltz
song by Ardeti which Is the show piece
for every pupil that can possibly sing
S even in high A. and the serenade OF
Schubert we love, but we are tired OF
hearing it on concert program. She did
not sing her aria "Il Guarany," and
gave no encore except to repeat the num-
her. Senorita Marin was not In excel
lent voice; she seemed discouraged and
suffered from the heat, she said, and
then it is very depressing to have a small
audience and lose about $3.50 OF cold casn.
we hoped to hear her in opera here, bat
/ hear she will not appear. Her natural
voice is a beautiful one, rather limited IN
compass and she Is so beautiful TO look
rpon and charming to meet, we hope she
will come again.
The orchestra was much better in ac-
companying the prima donna and Julius
Bierlicn played the "Legende" of Wreina-
wski with spirit giving an encore
Miss Gladys Downs is one OF the very
hest accompanies 1 have ever had the
pleasure to hear. 1t is not necessary TO
sneak of Mr. Mead as hutest; ne is
simply the artist in everything ne at
tempts
.o~orolIv well known in