Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-29

ganist, will give his fourth organ re-
cital of this season; the principal num-
ber will be the rendition of the Incl
dental music taken from wagner
holy Grail music and adapted by
Mr.. Sessions and Miss Bessie Bartlett,
given In connection with Miss Bart
lett's reading of Sir Percivale's vision
of the Holy Grail from Tennysons
"Idylls of the King" This VIII be the
first time this reading has been given
In Los Angeles in connection with this
musical composition.
It is in keeping with the week and
its object and truly artistic and rest
full, with a religious atmosphere that
appeals to the churchmen as well as
the general public. The people of Los
Angeles are gradually becoming accus-
toned to the best In music and Itera-
ture and this combination will GER
tainly appeal to many.
The fourth anniversary of the Gamut
cluo will take place at the monthly
dinner given in the club hall on
Wednesday evening. April 1. Already
over $50 acceptances have been report
ed to the secretary. A splendid menu
has been arranged to be followed by
an elaborate program in the Gamut
club auditorium given with complete
scenic and musical effects. Every
member of the Gamut club who is
physically able expects to be present
on this occasion and the best muSi-
clans, speakers and artists of the club
rank have volunteered to render the
most elaborate program yet given for
the entertainment of the membership.
The links" will commence at o'clock
sharp.
Conductor Harley Hamilton of the
Los Angeles symphony orchestra for
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the close of the season that would be
fitting finale for each of the symphony
seasons, and this year Mr.. Hamilton re-
solved that the sixth symphony concert
should be the greatest artistic effort
that the local organization had achieved
in the eleven years of its existence.
For the first time the symphony finds
itself possessed of sufficient number of
members and instruments which would
enable Conductor Hamilton to present
in proper form a complete Wagner pro-
gram.
During the past season Wagner num-
bers have been given from time to time,
but only in those selections which fell
naturally with the outlying work. For
next Friday afternoon the overture TO
the "Meistersinger" and tone pictures
from "Die Walkure' will be two of the
leading numbers. Siegfried's death and
Funeral March from the "Gotter-
dammerung' is probably the most in
teresting number, and in addition to
Wagner two movements from the Fifth
symphony by Tschaikowsky will be in
cluded.
The soloist for this closing concert
will be Alma Krausse, one of the most
talented and youngest meZzo-soprano
Wagnerian prima donnas now in Amer
lea, from the Royal Opera house in Ber-
lin and the Royal Opera house in Co
logne. Alma Krausse has appeared IN
Europe with great honor in Wagnerian
roles and Conductor Hamilton is eX-
tremely fortunate in securing her for
two Wagnerian numbers, in "Elsa's
Dream from "Lohengin" and "Eliza-
beth's Prayer" from "Tannhauser," for
this final symphony afternoon.
The students of history, geography,
literature and art in Los Angeles are
Incoming intensely interested In the
B. r. Baumgardt travelogues which
are now being presented at Simpson
auditorium.
These travel lectures are based upon
a residence of eighteen years on the
other side of the Atlantic, familiar
ity with modern languages and unusual
opportunities to secure material and
information. Prof. Baumgardt visited
Europe again last season and turned
his dLL6HllOl WlldI hO COlloAoSA Oo eitS
most interesting city in the world,
Rome, the Eternal City" sublime In
its memories and associations.
On Tuesday evening, March 81, you
will have an opportunity of enjoying
this "easy chair" journey to Rome,
beautifully illustrated with 1870 colored
views, putting you in direct communi-
cation with all the famous scenes. his
torically interesting places and the
contents of the great art galleries of
this city which is the acme of a So
journ in Europe.
Rome is probably the crowning feat
ure of the twenty-seven lectures cover
ing a wide range of subjects which
Prof. Baumgardt places before our
public. Today we see her rising again
as the capital of united Italy, proving
to the yorld that the old Latin stocks
on the Tiber are not dead. While two
thousand years of vandalism have not
succeeded in vanquishing her colossal
ruins, the spirit of ancient and mediae-
val Rome still hovers over this city,
and the views collected by Prof. Baum
gardt connect in a most interesting