Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-14
MUSICAL NOTES
TIME coming of the Damrosch or

I'M HE coming of the Dalnroscn or
chcstra, the first permanent
n organization of it's kind to Visit
the coast, brings to this city a rare
treat unsteady. 1t is said, too, that IL
the season pr.Ves Il financial success
it will mean a music festival for Los
Angeles each season hereafter.
This afternoon at Shrine temple, at
4 o'clock, the Damrosch orchestra plays
special program for the children OF
the public schools. Already more tnan
5000 seats have been engaged by pu-
pills and teachers, and although the
program has been arranged to suit a
Juvenile audience, there are many
numbers of interest for adults.
All street car lines will give special
service from to 4 o'clock. The school
children of East Los Angeles are re-
ouested to use, If possible, the Griffin
avenue line, which runs direct to the
Shrine auditorium. Those using the
Garvanza and University lines shoulu
get off at ThirtY-second and hoover
streets, where they can walk over 10
the auditorium, which is a block and
half away. Cars will run every three
minutes on Main street and Grahu
avenue. - H.,
Those Loldng tickets for the bal
cow will enter on the Royal street
side. and those having sittlngs on tile
lower floor on the jefferson street sue;
The program for this afternoon VIII
present the entire strength of the or
chestra and all of the sololsts' : L ne
numbers are as follows:
overture Tannhauser -.......''''. WasHe'
suito from Peer Gynt (two movements
Songs without words (a) Spinning
Song (b) Spring Song. Mendelssonn
Aregretto from symphony No Si pontboven
'''''''''''.' PART II
(a) Serenade ..........'..''.' ias ~, ~,
OBJ Traumerei ......''..'''.' 80 I,ii
(al Russian Dance OBJ Chinese Dance
from THE Nutcracker' ..TschalkoWshi
valse ''The Beautiful Blue Danube
........,.. ..'''..''''''.''''' I5erbert
A series of three concerts will be
given at the Mason opera house, be-
ginning this evening. Tonights pro-
gram follows:
Overture, 'Mignon" ...........'''',;L nonnat
Under the Trees ........... .M ,sliSo
Clarinet obligato. Mr. Leroy; violoncello
obligato. Mr.. Bramsen
Andante and scherZo from string quar-
tet OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Dep"ss'
(a) Arabian Love Song (b) French
Military March, from Henry VIII
(a) Bail Scene 90 March to the Scat
fold, from symphonic fantastique..
PART II
Cal Dance of the hours OBJ Dance or
the Automaton, from Coppelia. Delibes
Excerpts from LA Boheme". 80. Pucclni
serenade for string orchestra. ,,.ora,
.6urgeTlelii-fN III
Andante and finale from Little SYM
phony for wind instruments. Gounoo
Overture, William Tell. ........... Rossinl
The orchestra arrived at Redlands
yesterday and was greeted there last
night by large audience. This is the
first appearance of the orchestra in
California for five years.
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A most successful affair occurred last
Tuesday evening at the Gamut club
auditorium, given by the South Gate
chapter, No. 1873, of the Order of the
Eastern Star. The entertainment took
the form of O. minstrel show, followed
by a tableau of the officers of the chap
ter, entitled 1.-THE Star of Starland."
some excellent music and good jokes
and dancing sent the audience home in
thoroughly good humor.
The orchestral concert of the Treble
Clef club, under the direction of Signor
Campanari, has been definitely an
nounced for the afternoon of May 20.
A full orchestra will participate with
the club.
A friendly feud has been ging on for
some time between the First PreSbyte-
rian church of Pasadena and the Tenn
pie Baptist church of this city as to
who should secure the services of Har-
ry Williams, the baritone who for sew
en- wears has been in the quartet of the
PRESBYTERIAN church in Pasadena. DR..
Robert ]. Burdette has long had de-
sire to see Mr.. Williams the soloist in
his church, and finally by fair offer
secured his consent to take the place
next fall.
The Pasadena church saw the raise,
and with another advance triumphant
lv retains the services of the aforesaid
Mr.. Williams.
irhis is particularly fiattering, as
church singers are not always so gen.
erouslv treated, and to receive such a
mark of esteem after seven years SER
vice in one church proves both the
ability of the singer and the esteem
in which he is held. The other members
Of the quartet with Mr.. Williams are
Mrs Walter Raymond, soprano; Mrs
Nuneia Bittman, contralto, and Mr.
bloom. tenor. Morton r. Mason is the
organist and choir director.
An evening of song by j. p. Du-
puy at the Gamut club auditorium. was
enioyed by Almost enthusiastic audi.
ence last night.
The popular tenor was never in bet
ter voice and his program was work
of art, comprising songs from every
| land and every school.
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