Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07
Musical World

entertainment which come uncer tne
observation of the musical student or
enthusiast which do not appeal to the
ordinary auditor but arrangements
have been made for an orchestral con-
cert of band music to be given at
Simpson auditorium Tuesday evening,
June 16, at s o'clock.
1t is an organization OF some OF the
best players taken from the Chlcago
Symphony orchestra, Sousas pano'
Theodore Thomas orchestra, the Phll-
adelphia symphony, including Franz
Helle, Fluege1 Horn, Vaclav Jlsk1a.
contra bass, and many soloists, unher
the conductorship of Henry Ohlmeyer.
L. E. Behymer Going East
To those who simply purchase a re-
served seat take their carriaSe or auto
to the auditorium and are ushereo TO
a comfortable chair to hear one OF the
great divas or some excellent instru-
mentalist but little of the real knowl-
edge comes to them concerning the
great amount of work necessary to
bring about the visits of such an I'M
portant musical parsonage TO thelr
city.
It is Just as essential for manager
of a theater or a musical attraction
to carefully select the goods at the
beginning of the year, properly assort
them ana ldDel lllcillt e'i ieiii6N
which will cover the cost of the artist,
railroad fares, printing bills, local ex-
penses, rent, light and heat of editce.
the sale of tickets, ushering and all
details connected with the work as 1t is
for merchant to visit the great en-
poriums of the east and purchase MS
goods and get them ready to place
upon the sales counter.
Chicago, New York and Boston are
the musical centers where these goods
are for sale, and the visionary press
agent is Just as handy with his pen
regarding the merits of these artlsts
as that of the advance agent of the
circus or the minstrel show, and the
manager of a theater who expects to
do the bookings intelligently or west
ern impresario who would give his
public the right thing musically must
make an annual pilgrimage to, the CEN
ters and thoroughly investigate the
merits of the artist, and this is the
reason why Mr.. Behymer has never
handed a musical failure to the peo-
pie of California.
Mr. Behymer and his company leave
over the Santa Fe on Sunday evening.
June Z, and will be gone for six weeks.
Back of 1t all this season is another
greater object-the bringing to Los
Angeles of one of the great opera
companies of New York. Already COM
missions have been given by the citi-
zens of Denver and other western cities
for a series of grand opera events, and
fifty citizens of one city en- route have
subscribed $1,000 each for season of
one week with the Hammerstein COM
pany simply as an advertisement to
their city, and it is to be hoped that
Manager Behymer can secure from the
Hammerstein or Conried forces a con-
tract for at least four operas in Los
Angeles.
There is one drawback to this, how
ever. Los Angeles is in need of an
academy of music where grand opera
can be given and all big musical events
take place; where spring musical fes-
tival at popular prices of admission can
be given. which, owing to large seat
ing capacity, will meet an expense ac-
count which will bring to this city
the great soloists of Europe and Amer
lea, combined with grand opera forces.
The musical season will open the
first of next October. Already many
contracts have been made, including
such artists as Nine. Johanna Gadski.
Josef Lhevinne, pianist; Maud Powell,
violinist the great Metropolitan opera
company quartet, including Marie Rap
pold, soprano; Josephine Jacoby, con-
traIto; Ricard Martin, tenor, and Giu-
seppe Campanari, baritone; Ossip Ga
brilowitch, pianist; Artur Hartmann,
violinist; Emilio de Gogorza, baritone,
but Impresario Behymer wants more.
VIII Give Six Concerts
At the meeting of the board of di-
rectors of the Los Angeles Symphony
held last month it was decided to give
six concerts during the coming sea-
son at the Auditorium, and arrange
ments have been made for the impor-
tation of a number of eastern soloists
In connection with the concerts of this
The new officers for the ensuing year
are Mrs. Louise MacNeil, president;
Mrs. j. S. Chapman. vice president;
Miss Victoria Whitmer, secretary;
Mrs. ]. o. Koepfli. treasurer, with Mrs.
Solano, Mrs. w. F. Botsford Mrs. ].
Slauson Fred Walton and Mrs. Wal
ter Raymond on the executive board.
Harley Hamilton was unan-
imously elected to conduct the con-
certs for this. the twelfth consecutive
season for the Los Angeles Symphony.
Orchestral Concert
The closing concert of the season by
the Emmanuel Presbyterian orchestra,
of which r. j. Nichols is director, will
be given Friday evening, June 10, in
the Emmanuel Presbyterian church,
corner Tenth and Figueroa streets.
The Bessie Fuhrer well known string
quartet and Gladys Dewitt, reader, will
assist. Admission will be free. This
closing concert promises to be a treat
to those who attend.
Following is the program:
Intermezzo, Shooting Stars" "........-....S Story
Paraphase, LAS Golondrinas'' CThe swal'
lows on popular Mexican melody,
Klugescheid
Miss Gladys Dewitt.
Selection, Martha" .............. .Moses-Tobani
Two movements from American Quar-
tette," ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .DVoraK
Bessie Fuhrer String Quartet.
Organ, prelude from Sonata No. S....Guilmant
VIII Garroway
Overture. "King Mydas" ............. Eilenberg
Celebrated mtnuet ...................P Paderewski
Bessie Fuhrer String Quartet.
Overture, 'Tancred'' ....................Ro Rosini
Members of the orchestra are: Minna
A. Starck, president May Phillips,
secretary; Will Garroway, librarian;
E. w. Kingsley, treasurer; Edwin Id
Ter, acting concert master. Violin-Ed-
win Idler, Harold Walberg. Eunice
Wuerz, Bessie Hogan, Gertrude HUI
lette, Robert Getz, Alex Asnon, Marco
Kester, A. Blancheri, Mabel Vaughan,
Mrs. Amy Zeigler, Helmuth Fischer,
Carroll Wright, Frank Daunspaugh,
erd, Florence Paine. 'Cello-Elso Fuhr-
er, Edw. Walker, Norma Sheath. Bass
Paul Wagner, Flora Cosper. Flute
l. II. Gay, Norma Beauchamp. Oboe
May Phillips. Bassoon-Pearl Merrill.
MISUNDERSTANDING THOMPSON, Charles