Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-29
HARTMAN LIKES
PRETTY WOMEN
Noted vioIinist Says He Will
Teach Salt Lake Girls
For Nothing.
IS A CHANGE TO TAKE HIM UP.
Interesting Talk With Famous Mu-
stefan Who Arrived in Salt Lake
This Morning From Frisco.

Arthur Hartmann. the noted violinist
is a guest at the Knutsford hotel, .hav-
ing arrived from San Francisco and
southern California, where he has been
charming many audiences With the
tones of his $4,000 Stradivartas 1t IL
a noble looking instrument, made in
I'LL at the celebrated Cremona factory
Of the Stradavarii, and he expressed
his belief this morning, that this even
ing's audience in the First Congrega-
tional church would also believe it an
exceptionally fine instrument. Mr..
Hartmann came east from the coast to
play here. and leaves tonight for Port
land, where he is billed to appear later.
AS he Is to pass this way again tho
middle of February. it is very likely TO
the noted artist will play In this city
once more before finally going east
Mr. Hartmanns reception on the coast
has been such as to greatly encourage
him in his belief in the fact that the
American nation is becoming musical,
and Is beginning to properly appreciate
and understand the elevating attrac-
tons OF art. At the same time, tho
artist deprecated the tendencies of
American newspapers to exaggerate
and parade before the public view so
much OF the undesirable and lowering
in life at the sacrifice OF attention to
art. He mentioned specially the space
given by the average American paper
TO criminal sensations and prize fights
Why" said he. publicity will be
given by the column and the page to
exhibitions of prize ring brutalities:
and how much space is awarded to
art?"
ENTERTAINING MAN.
Mr.. Hartmann seems not only to be
an artist In instrumental performance.
but his general appreciation of tho ar
ustic In It's generic sense is very
marked, and covers a wide field outside
OF the immediate environment of the
violin, so that he Is an entertaining
conversationalist on variety of topics:
and his ideas of life and THE eternal
fitness OF things" are those of tray
eler and savant OF wide experience. Mr.
Hartmann admires American woman
hood. and Is not backward about say
Ing So He thinks there are more fine
looking women In the United States
than anywhere else in the world. and
remarked this morning, 10 the News
representative, You just put II I'm your
paper that any of the pretty girls In
this town who want to come over TO
Europe and take violin lessons OF me,
Why, ~ wont cost them anything for
tuition."
AMERICAN ORCHESTRAs.
Mr. Hartmann was asked by his visit
or for an opinion as to the comparativc
merits or the moro noted American and
European orchestras He said the great
orenesiIas or Boston, Chicago, Philadel-
phia, New York and rittsburs are equal
to any IN Europe, and rapid advance
~ being made whereby still higher
planes are being reached. While tho
BOSTON symphony may be classed as
me best, atill, he slought II was not
quite up to former standard, be-
cause OF inc changing personnel and
the substitution OF less valuable insi,1,-
ments than what obtained formerly.
me Visitor called attention 10 the fact
tnat u did not pay the hest woodwind
players or Europe 20 come to this conn
Try, Ms there Is really not enough for
them TO do. Let bassoon player come
nero from the old country, and what Is
thcre tor MIN. II he cannot obtain per-
manent employment In some orehestra >
Lei MN advertise for pupils. and how
many VIII come to him TO learn the
nassoon! The same is true OF other
woodwInds."
LEARN JUDGMENTS HERE.
Mr.. Hartmann, like Nm. sch,,n,.
Heink, believes that young Ame,icars
ean learn the rudi,nents or music In
TINS country better than In the old
country But at the same time. there
~ finishing, or polishing process or
experience 10 be. obtained there moi Az
yet 10 be found here. For Instance
Que may run into the most noted must,
a,ams m the world In single blocks
Walk ~ Berlin; and the entire atmos-
phere Is one that brings me stnden,
more into thorough approchement
Win the ethics and the aesthetics OF The
~ uivipe, That IL why II Will do Tho
aasaneed student good TO 80 abroad
iVf ~ completion OF study. Hut ths