Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-10

upon accepted an offer from the Thea
ire de la Monnais of Brussels as
premiere soprano legete. She made
her debut in Brussels in "Mirelle.'
Later she made a concert tour of the
great Europe, meeting Rubenstein while
in Russia, and being taught many of
his songs by the pianist himself. Then
followed a concert tour of America.
In 1896 Madame Blauvelt went to
Italy to study the language of that
country. While in Rome she heard
that the soprano that was to sing in the
Manzoni requium had been taken i'll.
She undertook to learn the part in
Latin in four days, which she did, ac-
quitting herself so well that she at
tracted the attention of Queen Mar
gherita. Her majesty commanded
Madame Blauvelt to sing at the quir-
inal, after which she presented the fair
American with a jeweled medallion.
The next summer Madame Blauvelt was
honored by Queen Victoria, who pre-
scented her with a beautiful jeweled
locket after the singer had appeared
before her majesty at Buckingham
palace and at Windsor castle.
In June, 1901, however, Madame
Blauvelt received the greatest honor.
This was in the shape of decoration
of the Royal academy of st. Cecilia,
the oldest musical organization in the
world. The academy, founded in Rome
in 1856, is very exclusive. In all its
history only eight persons have been
honored with a decoration. Madame
Blauvelt is the eighth and besides the
only English speaking person and the
only woman that ever received the
decoration. The medallion itself is a
work of art, having on it's diverse side
the figure of st. Cecilia, and on the
reverse the coat and crest of the So
ciety. 1t hangs from a bow of specially
made ribbon embroidered with gold.
The comforting of this decoration car
ries with it the signal distinction OF
having the name of Madame Blauvelt
engraved in the marble of the walls OF
the society's headquarters in Rome.
At the close of her present tour OF
! America, Madame Blauyelt goes tC
London, where she will appear at Co
vent garden during the summer in all
the old and new operas.
Madame Blauvelt will sing in this city
at simpsons auditorium under L. E.
Behymer's management on March 10.
| At Simpson auditorium the Orpheus,
]. p. Dupuy, director, made its second
appearance of the season last night.
In the previous concert something of
sensation was produced by the club
| singing the entire program from men,
DRY and q repetition of the feat last
|
Mr.. Dupuy at all times has the club
well in hand and in delicacy of shad-
ing and phrasing a most noticeable
Improvement is evident. The soloists
were two, Mrs. Mottram-C Craig, So
prano, who sang Summer" by Chami-
made, and later a group of lighter
things. She has a lyric soprano OF
much sympathy and cultivation and
sang a delightful encore.
| Also Miss Ida Selby, daughter of the
president of the club and a pupil OF
Herr Thilo Becker's delighted her au-
dience with several well-rendered
pieces. She shows much promise fol
one so young. 1.-THE Phantom Band,
by the club earned an enthusiastic re-
peat and was applauded to the echo
Yes, decidedly, the Orpheus club is to
| be reckoned with and has already
niche in the musical building of Los
Angeles of some prominence and worth
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| For some time there has been brew
| ing in the air a movement to bring
| the organists of Los Angeles and vicin-
ity in closer sympathy and understand
ing and it eliminated In a banquet
last night at the Porthmouth cafe, at
| tended by the representative church
organists to the number of twenty.
An organization was perfected and
a good time generally was had.
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The Coles of Music, University of
| Southern California, announces a. piano
recital Friday evening this week by
Miss Leila Ellis of the senior class, as
sisted by Mrs. Norma Rockhold Rob
bins. 1t will be given in the college
| chapel anad the public is invited