Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-12
The Musical World
TTlHE late Theodore Thomas was great
BY Genevra Johnstone-Bishop

| N1HE late Theodore Thomas was great
stickler on having all his violins bow
Il exactly the same and it certainly was
q very beautiful and soothing sight to see
the bows of the first violins and the sec
ond rise and fall with an exactness, 1t
sometimes seemed of a quarter of an
inch. Mr.. Gericke did not go so far as
Mr.. T. omas but he used to tell the
strings of the Boston Symphony orches-
ira to keep together as well as they con-
veniently could, as the public had been
educated to like that sort of thing. DIR.
Muck, the present conductor of the BoS-
ton Symphony orchestra, fatty says that
he does not want his violins to bow to-
gether. "It is not so beautiful to look
at he says, but that is not the kind
of beauty we are after. I want tone and
1 want each one of the violins to be un-
hampered in securing tone. They are OF
different schools and different teachers.
Some will play passage best with the
toe of the bow, others with the heel and
others with the middle. 1 want them to
play in their own way to secure the best
tone and that end can not be attained by
compelling all of them to bow exactly in
the same fashion," Dr. Muck is not
alone in this, as nearly all the great con-
ductors of the day believe in giving their
violinists the widest latitude in their
methods of bowling.
Madame Emma Calve, the world fam
Gus singer, who is to appear in this city
at Simpson auditorium on Tuesday
night, December II, has one of the most
| extensive repertoires of any living singer.
| 1t comprises no less than eighty-six op-
eras. She sings in five different Ian
guages and has appeared in every city of
Importance in the United States and Eu-
| rope. Acclaimed as the greatest actress
upon the operate stage, she is this sea-
son making what is very likely to be her
last concert four of any magnitude.
Grand opera is calling her again, and she
seems anxious to heed the call.
| Paderewski has begun his seventh tour
of America and will travel the better
| part of $1,000 miles before he says fare
well in May. In November and Decem-
| ber most of his concerts are in the east
and he will not use a special car until he
starts for the far west. He will be ac-
companied by a very considerable retinue.
Most important of all is Nine. Paderew-
| ski, who always goes with him every
| where. There will be representative of
the house which supplies his pianos the
| piano tuner, the representative of c. A.
| Ellis, his American manager, a represen-
| tative of Mr.. Arlington, his English man
aSer, his valet and Nine. Paderewskis S
maid. Mr.. Arlington. has usually accom-
panied him on his American tours but he
| has been unable to come over this year.
| Carl Vending is the new concert meis-
ter of the Boston Symphony orchestra.
Emma Thursby, the we'll known vocal
| teacher, returned from Europe last week
| on the princess Irene" after summers S
rest in Italy Miss Thursby will resume
| teaching at her studio in Carnegie Music
! hall.
friday next is busy day with musical
people. The symphony orchestral con-
| cert in the afternoon; a recital by Charles
Bowes in the evening, and concert by
the Burford Conservatory OF Music.
November 10 the Midland Jubilee Sing
ers appear at Simpson auditorium.
The Hawaiian Quintet gave beau
| tiful program at the Hollywood hotel
Sunday evening, singing their native
songs. Everybody was delighted with
them. "a Lei Aloha" 40 Kapiolani,"
1.-THE Sun Shines Bright Ger Kiauea"
and "Aloha oe e ka moi being among
their selections. These boys were all
born near Waiololoa Cthe fountain of
perpetual YOUTH under the shadow of
Mauna-Loa at Honolulu. aloha" is
written by their queen.
Paul Dufault, Canadian tenor, is hav-
ing success through Canada in recitals.
In letter to a friend the other day his
manager asked, do you have much mu-
sic in Californian Well I guess-more
than we can digest.
The Orpheus club gives its first concert
Monday night, November 25, at Simpson
auditorium. Miss Marie Thomas and
Natorp Blumenfeld are the soloists en-
gagged outside of the club.
The Milan opera company goes to Guat-
emala for long engagement after filing
three months engagement at New Or
leans and Signor lombard assures us
of a return engagement here next season
with even better company than this.