Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-29

20 Tarantella" Cwieniawsl1D; (c) scene la
Csarda" Oiubay); Kubelik.
Concerto. minor, first movement Saint
saens); Mile. Roy.
(a) "Serenade Melaneholique" CTschaikow-
SKYE; (b) "Campanella' (PaganinD; Kubelik.
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Adela Verne. the wonderful woman
pianist, who played last Thursday even
ing at Simpson auditorium, is to give
a second concert in the same auditor
ium Saturday afternoon, this week.
Nothing but praise can be said of the
work of this wonderful woman, whose
blending of brains and Drawn enables
her to do the most tremendous pro-
grams, until one wonders if there is
any limit to her powers.
With admirable technique, great
force, wonderful assurance and withal
a delicacy and intelligence and fault
less Interpretation, mark Adela Verne
as one of the worlds greatest pianists.
Her programs are always carefully Sc
lected and she is preparing for this
matinee tremendous one. The pro-
gram numbers are as follows:
Program
PART
Andante and Variations in F Minor. Haydn
Five pieces for harpsichord:
(a) Les Barbados Mysterieuses
OBJ lie Moucheron, .Couperin Q66S-lI3S)
.
ca Sonata in c Minor. ...............
(e) Sonata in A Major. .............
................ Scarlatti Q6S3-17sD
Aufschwung .........''..-..'". SchuHlahn
(Twelve scenes Mignonnes, picturing n
Bal Masque. The last scene is the quaint
old "Grandmothers Dance" of the seven
teenth century. The guests all leave but
one couple who insist dancing. The
tired musicians refuse, however, to go on
playing: the clock strikes six, and every
one goes home.)
PART II
Sonata, Op. 5.................... Brahms
Allegretto Maestoso
Andante expressive
Der Abend dammert. das Mondlcht
Da sind zwei Herxen in Liebe vereint
Und haten SIGH selg umfangen."
Scherzo
Intermezzo (RuckbliclD
Finale.
Valse in G Flat, Op. 70, No. 1..........
Berceuse '''.'''''''...'.'''''''.'' c k1Han
Spinning Song (Flying Dutchman)
.......... .............. Wagner List
Rhapsodie No. .................... .Llszt
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The author of Maryland, My Mary
land" died of pneumonia at Augusta,
Ga. January 10. The poem that made
him famous was written after the at
tack of citizens of Baltimore on the
Massachusetts, troops April 10, 1851. 1t
was first published in the New Orleans
Delta and widely copied. From that
on it was sung in every southern army
camp during the war and in thousands
of southern homes.
s.
Prof Samuel S. Sanford. who occu-
pies the chair of applied music at Yale
university, is recovering from an opera
tion incident to the removal of his left
eye at his New York home, so West
Fifty-second street. 1t is now thought
by his physicians that the sight of the
remaining eye will not be affected.
The operation was made necessary
by the sudden and unexplained loss of
the sight of the eye. which befell Prof
Sanford while making an automobile
tour with his family in Europe last
summer. The circumstances were re-
ported at the time in Musical America.
Prof. Sanford, who is known in New
Haven as the millionaire professor"
was born in Bridgeport Conn.,, in lS49
and INFERRED a very large fortune from
his father, who was president of the
Adams Express company. His life has
been devoted to music, and he has been
termed by Paderewski "the most music
ally gifted person 1 ever knew"
Hammerstein has found his produc-
ton of Louise a happy venture. The
house has been crowded for every repe-
tition of the opera. Mary Garden has
very little voice, say the New York
critics, but is a good actress.
Opera and concerts in Dresden are
within the reach of all. The most ex-
pensive seats in the house are 81, and
others from which one can hear per-
fectly cost is cents. The opera season
begins in September and lasts through
out the year, with a holiday of six
weeks in the summer, and presents the
most artistic performance in all Ger
many
Lehar, composer of the Merry
Widow" is becoming wealthy.
OF the five performances of 1.-THE
Merry Widow being given at the pres
ent time in New York Franz Lehar.
the composer, is drawing royalties on
only two, the Savage performance at
the New Amsterdam theater and the
Joe Weber burlesque at that comedians
music hall.
At first Joe Weber refused to pay
any royalties to Savage. although the