Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-10


Of Ohio.
Admirers of Madame Schumann" Heink.
and they are countless will read with in
terest what she has to say about the sig
nificance of Christmas in the December
number of the Delineator:
Christmas! Most beautiful of all
words-a word that awakens in the heart
of every civilized being his best, most
TALLY celebration for the children; and
is not ones childhood, no matter how poor
! the surroundings in which it may have
passed, a remembrance than which there
is none dearer, none holier? In our minds
eye we see our dear mother. her arms
laden with the most mysterious looking
packages. How vividly I remember hei
loving smile as she gently reproved our
curiosityl
when I was a child was as poor as a
church mouse Although my father was
an officer of high rank in the Austrian
army, my mother found difficulty in max
ing both sends meet On Christmas eve
there was invariably the same meal.
eagerly looked forward to, consisting of
fish and 'Mohnnudlin" delicious noodles
prepared with sprinklng of poppy seeds.
Promptly at o'clock my father would
light the candles on the tree and under
its branches we would find inexpensive
little gifts but very precious to us. Our
German celebration of Christmas is so
enchanting. so replete with poesy, with
charm, 1 wish / had the power to impress
my American friends with the spirit that
pervades it!
The last nine years. with a single ex-
ception. 1 have celebrated Christmas in
America. while my dear children have
been in Germany. But every year l had
my little tree. with candles. and under 1t
/ would place the photographs of my
little ones. Then at 10 o'clock in the
morning used to light my candles, and
they would light theirs at o'clock in the
afternoon, and 1 just know that at such
times our spirits would be in communion
with one another And while my little
ones across the sea were happy and jubi-
liant, l would sit alone and pray fervently
for their health and well being. and |
have not a doubt that the dear Lord
heard my supplications. 1t is my firm
belief-and no power on earth can shake
it-that on Christmas day the Lord shows
special mercy to us poor mortals and
grants us our dearest wish. Mine has
been granted my children and I are now
reunited, and / have beautiful home in
my dear America, anC am in position
to bring upimy children in the best pos
sible way, to. make them good, honest,
noble men and women
"On Christmas eve we begin our cele-
hration by singing that sweet German
Christmas CAROL 'Stille Nacht, Heilige
Nacht' When the last verse has been
sung | address a few serious words to
the children. reminding them of their
duties to God and man, and ask them to
be good always. For the past three years
upon this evening we have remembered
ta1 lNxr fi,.rr
their photographs with wreaths."
.
Let a student of music or the lover of
music know that they may hear the great
Calve at 81 a seat and they will deny
themselves of everything to obtain that
privilege. which fact was well demon
sctrated by the long line in waiting for
Calve seats yesterday morning at the
Bartlett Music company.
The great seating capacity of the new
Shrine temple makes 1t possible for Man
ager Behymer to offer 1000 seats at 81 to
the music lovers of Los Angeles.
There are plenty of other good seats,
splendid ones 'at higher prices, and
everyone is taking advantage of this. their
last opportunity to hear Calve in concert.
s.
Calve enjoys concert work. 1t is not
quite as exacting as opera, for she can
he herself when she sings on the con-
cert stage. 6ne uoeS not nave 10 put Oh 4
mask and be somebody else. She is in
an atmosphere of her own and can show
more of her own personality.
81
At the Venice auditorium yesterday the
Kilties band gave two concerts which
showed their versatility and credited
them with eing one of the best bands
now travelling in America. The organiza-
ton consists of the band of forty pieces,
choir of sixteen male voices, sextet
of bagpipe players and quartet of
dancers.
Three programs only will be given IN
Los Angeles, Thursday and Friday nights
and a Saturday matinee. For those who
are interested in first class band pro-
grams the selections given by the Kilties
in that stirring military manner are full
of interest. The Saturday matinee is to be
a historical program entirely of Scottish
numbers, and particularly designed for
musfcaI students teachers and school