Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-27


= Madame Carreno, the noted and
famous pianist, was a brilliant affair,
bringing together many of our promi-
nent musicians.
The banquet hall was in gala dress,
with masses of yellow acacia blooms
and quantities of asparagus and fern
smllax. A large Japanese umbrella,
covered with boughs of yellow acacia
AMI filled with small electric lights.
hung over the table where the guest
of honor and officers of the Dominant
club were seated. Violets graced each
table. The menu was of rare excel
lence and the place cards showing the
pictured face of Nine. Carreno were
artistic.
Miss Mary L. ODonoughue was
toastmistress and presided with charm
ing dignity. Miss Jennie Winston pre-
scented Nine. Carreno with an i'm
mense bouquet of pink roses and in
graceful little speech conferred upon
her honorary membership In the club
Nine. Carreno was most gracious and
fully appreciated the honors that were
showered upon her.
Then followed the toasts of the even
ing Nine Genevra tombstone Bishop
gave ITO Our Guest of Honor" her
subject being Nine, Carreno as woman
mother and artistic. Nine. Bishop
painted the three pictures, not dipping
her brush in the cold moonlight as did
Dore when he painted his Christmas
Angels, but in the rays of a California
sun. The first picture was in her sum-
mer home among the mountains of the
Tyrol, surrounded by her family and
pupils. and where the peasants, be 1t
the shepherd watching his flock or the
little timid girl busily knitting at
cottage door, or the servant at the little
inn where all go of an evening, all adj
mire and love her.
THE next picture, as mother"
said Madam Bishop, Il would paint in
an Ohio city a number of years ago,
where first saw and heard Nine.
Carreno. She gave fine program to
an enthusiastic audience and as she
rested behind the scenes and gave an
audience to the critics she held her
BABY in her arms. If the curtain which
hid this mother picture from the audi
ence could have been lifted methinks
it would have received an encore.
my third picture of our honored
guest. as an artistic, | will paint in Chi
cago. Nine. Carreno had given . ire
mendous program, but the audience,
thoughtless and importunate, would not
let her go, recalling her again and
again. With her most gracious man
ner she responded with the "Tremolo'
of Gottschalk. That 'Tremolo' has
been with me in my heart ever since.
l need say nothing of the briliancy, the
marvellous art. the wonderful climax
she reached in that 'Tremolo, and at
the last moment, as though some mag
ical hand had touched them the pins
loosened and down fell that wonderful
mass of hair like a curtain of black
velvet, almost touching the floor. Men
Jumped to the seats and shouting
Bravo waved their hats and women
with eyes filled with tears threw their
flowers at her feet. The audience went
wild, and still Nine. Carreno, the ar
tiste, heard nothing, knew nothing but
her art-she certainly was inspired and
left us enchanted.
Still l have another picture to add
to these three-that of Nine Carreno
today, and this one l wish to place in
the center of the group. Growing her
queen of pianistes OF the world and
framing these pictures with friendship
and love, hang them by the golden cord
of admiration and alteration
Nine Carreno then responded and as
she addressed the club a shower of
roses fell from above.
Miss Estelle Heartt then gave the
toast to the Men" in a chic. charming
style, as follows:
And pray tell me. If all of you can,
What a poor lonely maid should know Of a
man.
With hopes almost shattered and time so
near by,
l think | had best let the light in our eye
Tell each to the other how glorious the plan
If God gave to each woman just only one
For some, as you know, are blessed once or
twice.
While Others stand waiting much longer
than nice.
Now if we as a club help each other out
What ceasing of heartaches, forebodings
and doubt
Do let us join forces. dear Dominant kind.
And invade the camp of the Gamuts so
blind
Mr. Behymer then gave toas. ITO
the Ladies'" as only Mr.. Behymer can.
The entire club and guests went out
to the Hollywood in private cars. Din
ner was served at 8 o'clock ana the
company returned at 1890. The in
yited guests of the club We're Nine.
Carreno, Mrs. Carrie Jacobs Bond of
Chicago, Miss Gertrude Gilbert of San
Diego, Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Hamilton,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thilo Becker, Mr.. and
Mrs. Mason Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Be-
hymer, Mr. and Mrs. Strobridge, Messrs.
Mehan and Church, who are MINE Car
reno's managers, Messrs. Wilharitz,
Peie Stork Waldo Chase Archibald
Sessions, Gordon Bruce Kingsley. Nine.
Bishop had as guests Mr. and Mrs. c.
Modini- Wood, Miss Elizabeth Knud-
son and Gen. M. H. Sherman.