Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-03

club once a month will be given
Il Wednesday evening.
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The Orpheum club will entertain its
members on Thursday evening.
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Nine De Ferra of Munich. by birth
an Austrian. represents one of those
gifted and artistic singers born in the
lap of music. From the age of II she be-
gan to study music very seriously and
worked both in Munich and Frankfort.
where she was a pupil of julius Stock
hausen. She studied earnestly both ora
torio and opera, and at IS she sang the
part of Senta in Wagner's Flying
Dutchman" with great success and to the
satisfaction of her teacher. Not long
after she went to Beyreuth for study
with Kniese. we'll known teacher and
conductor. She played the leading role
in Aida "Faust,'' I'll Trovatore," ;"
"Freischutz," also Santuzza in "Caval-
leria Rusticana." Her Santuzza was a
great success. she having studied this
part with Lilly Dressler, who created the
role In Munich Nine. De Farra will give
a concert in Carnegie hall December 8,
where she will probably meet the same
success that she has always enjoyed in
Germany.
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Glen Hail. the Chicago tenor, who is in
Be- lin, made his second appearance there
in recital November with Prof. Nikesch
as his accompanist, and met with a GER
tain amount of success. Davies in the
Leader speaks of 1.-THE most striking
thing about Mr. Halls singing being his
intelligence, confidence in his own ability
and fine presence" So many foreigners
fail to impress German audiences, he
says. owing to their Interpretation lack
ing to convey the meaning of the words.
Wolf songs are all the rage In Berlin
at present
Caruso has invited much criticism in
New York since the opening of the
opera. His voice is not in good condl-
ton.
.Messchaert, Dutch singer is making
a hit in Berlin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Balfour give their recital
Wednesday night.
The deed is done-the flag is lowered,
The symbol of Hawaii
Now proudly floats the Stars and Stripes
Beneath tropic sky!
What though with lordler pride they spread
Where our loved emblem waved
That symbol of our island home
Is on our hearts engraved
We've seen it float with pride above
Hawaiis loved Aliis;
It's triumphs were OF love--it lung
Aohas on the breeze!
Upon tne threshold of today
We pause, with fond regret,
The flag above. we honor it.
Yet--we cannot forget.
Two interesting letters from Edward
Grieg to a Swiss gentleman who wishes
to keep his anonymity.
Some of their most interesting pas
sages are presented herewith for the
first time in English. They reflect In
picturesque way Griegs political and re-
ligious views, the difficulties under
which his talent operated because of his
physical condition. and the certain pre-
monition of death which possessed him
some fourteen months before the end
finally came:
."TROLDHAUGEN. 8. Z. '06.--I shall not
seek TO excuse my long silence. have
become a bad correspondent Formerly
my letter writing went swiftly and easily.
like my composition. l moved like the
fish in his native element. Bodily suffer
ing and the presence of age have changed
all that MY blood flows heavily and
slowly, and my spirit, alas! moves In
the same manner. Forgive me, please!
However, by interest in the great issues
of life Is as keen as 1t was In the days
of NV youth. l am entirely of the
opinion that the church should be sep
arated from the state and that such a
divorce Will ensue with us in the not
distant future. Fortunately, believe j
can prophesy safely that the break will