Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-06
Musicians and Their Work
By Gencvra Johnstone-Bishop op

be benefited by the chain of new con-
cert halls and New York, Washington
and Brooklyn will be Immediately pro-
vided for.
1t Is the intention of those directly in
terested In the proposed new circuit of
concert halls to begin the work of con-
struction in these three cities at once.
Even the names of the New York and
Brooklyn halls have been decided upon,
Sale Saye for New York and Sale
Gerardy for Brookyn.f
The New York hall, 1t is said, will be
located on Broadway flatiron site be-
tween Forty-second and Fifty-ninth
streets, and in Brooklyn Sale Gerardy is
to be in the Bedford park district
A half dozen of the most prominent
musical firms Of New York and Boston
and two or three private individuals of
these two cities are said to be at the head
of the financial end of the idea
Well, IL they build US one in Los An
geles let us decide to call it Sale HAM
ilton.
The organ recital by Ernest Douglas
Wednesday evening was a great success.
l heard many complimentary things said
Of Mr. Douglas playing. William Edison
Strobridge was at the plano and he did
X.
can be depended upon; but he certainly
does object to being called professor. .
The sweet voice of the boy soprano, Mas
ter Carroll Bunger, was heard in the diff
ficultI Handel selection from Samson"
Let the Bright Seraphim.' He did it
well; voice was fresh, true and ran
clean. People even remained after the
porgram was over to hear Mr.. Douglas
play the March Triumphal," by Gull
l,1,n nd IN 1,trX
The Philharmonic quintet will be the
opening event OF the Occidental collese
course this scason. This company of ar
lists will appear there on Friday evening,
October II, L-der tive auspices of the
Y. M. G. A. A program of rare excel
lence has been arranged for, and con-
siderable Interest has already been
shown In the disposition of tickets and
the management feel very much encour-
aged at the outlook.
| The company consists of Carolyn Won
Benzon, prima donna sopranos; Nuncie
Sabina Bittman, contralto; May Orcutt,
pianist; Miriam Eskrldge, entertainer;
Louise Nixon Hill, mezzo soprano and
balladist, who is the fifth member of the
company, being in Chicago. The services
of Natrop Blumenfeld, a violnist of ex-
ceptional ability, has been engaged as
! special artist for this event.
| The activity in the rehearsals of the
| Apollo club is more marked than at any
time In It's past history. The soloists for
the Messiah production are being en-
gagged and will be announced soon. THE
future of this club is most promising.
Under the baton of so enthusiastic a
leader as Eugene Davis success Is as
sured.
| Arnold Krauss, one of the best violin
lists in the city, will be heard again this
season with the Symphony orchestra.
Mr.. Krauss is an artist modest, retiring,
sympathetic He is a genius, andNin tech
nque and Interpretation furnishes an ex-
ample to those who would become pro-
ficient with the violin.
| Alfred Meter, musical critic of San
Francisco, writing to the Musical Courier
| of New York city, has this to say of the
Milan grand opera company and of Its
success and ensemble:
| "Signor Lambardi is here upon his third
mission to San Francisco, and the selec.
tion of his company demonstrates that he
has profited from former experience fol
| he has brought with him the finest aggre
CATION of operate artists ever assembled
here during an Italian opera season.
Again, he speaks of hearing Aida, 'Lu
cia" and la Tosca.'' all given by cas-
of entirely different artists, and then
while waiting to hear their La Boheme,
he adds:
"If this proves as satisfactory from al
artistic point of view the Milan grant
opera company may safely go to New
York city and be sure of artistic success
for 1 doubt whether Hammerstein ha:
any italian operatic artists that can sur
pass Some of the leaders of this company
nor is it likely that there exists a su.
perior general ensemble of it's casts"