New-York tribune., 1908-12-13
STUDIO NOTES.

Arthur Iavrason. studio Hotel Calumet. No
34O West 57th street Is another New YORK
vocal teacher who in the few years that he has
been here has been making rapid strides in MS
profession through the work done b. his pupils
Among them Louise Cunning Nine Aoar-
banelI. salIfe Fisher, Helen Cullinan. Alma Web
ster and Edwin Wilson In Italy Regina FicaT1no
has become we'll known, and Isabelle Lemon an
other IAawrason student, recently made e success
full debut under the stage name Of Taska in Kel.
Germany, in Puccinis "Madama Butterfly.
4 Y Cornell. Of No GOT Carnegie Hall, has
large class in Springfield. Mass. Fifteen OF his
pupils there gave recital at the High School Hall
on December - before . large audience which en-
loved the programme, embracing artas and songs
by Rossi Beethoven. Mrs. Black, Gorng-Thounas,
sydney Homer. Massenet and Bzet- This IS Mir
CorneITs eighth season in Springfield.
Gustav T. Becker Yesterday afternoon gave
Iecurem,sical at his studio No. West 42d street
Miss Grace Ewing. mezzo-soprano was the assist
ing artist and several of Mr. Beckcr's advanced
pupils played piano compositions by Chopin. Liszt
and other composers Mr. Becker's talk was on
The Psychological Point of View in Piano Playing
and Teaching"
Elizabeth Wilson Clements. whose studio is at No,
547 4th street Brooklyn, gave recital Of childrens
songs at the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church.
Elizabeth. y. J.. on Friday evening, December l.
The programme included Mature Songs" Queer
Thoughts Of Little Boys Mother Goose MeIo-
dies ana Songs About Little Girls
Katherire Hanford. contraltC. studio No 2o4 West
seth street is pupil Of Oscar saeager. one or New
YoTxs leading slnglng teachers. In recent letter
to her manager Mr.. Saenger said: katherine Han
rcrd has beautiful contralto voice. Is an excellent
singer. and with her splendid mus!cianship can
heartily recommend ner for concert. oratorio or
operatic work" Mrs. Hanford's repertOry includes
the arias and oratorios for contralto and songs
by English French and German composers.
Darlington Foote. studio No. 2O3 West Is3d street
after completing HIS studies under Lamperti. sang
I'm several opera houses IN Italy. the last one
being La Scala, Milan. where he made such
favorable impression that re-engagement for the
following season was offered him He declined
this as Colonel r II. Mapleson engaged him for
three years for Her Majesty's Theatre. London.
where he sang wi.h Christine Nilsson. Etelka Ger
ster. Campanini. Faure. Del Puente and others
Miss Helen True Winslow. singing and speaking
voice teacher. gave recital at her studio. No
40 West 18th street last Wednesday evening a
varied programme OF songs and readings was rem
dered.
Monsieur Gaspard. grand opera tenor. who ar
rived from Paris lately has decided TO establish
himself in New York a concert singer and
teacher. HIS studio viii be at No. $50 Seventh
Estee Plat, vocal teacher. studio No. S24 Csrns-
gle Hall, heo set Mondays and Tuesdays her
interview and voice testing Gays.
H Loren Clements. organst and choir master
Of No East 18th street. has issued booklet en-
titled What TO Expect from a Good Vocal
Teacher" Mr. Clements win be pleased TO send IL
to all those interested on application
Mrs Mcneil Hcpcraft teacher OF the TIA ian
method OF singing. announces reception az her
residence studio No. Ii2 Manhattan aveaue on
Thursday December ~ at p. m. on which occa-
sion several OF her pupils will he heard
Henry Lin. vcnist. studio No 80 Irving Place
is still busy with private musicals On Christmas
Eve he Will be heard In the ''ZIgeunerw sIsann by
sHrAsats. a. the country hsEns of Mira J. HAsslsOn