The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-31
IN THE MUSICAL WORLD
BY MARIA DE VAN HURLEY.

pacity, this to be used for the activities of the buildings inmates-also to be
 rented for suitable purposes. Above the hall would come the Mcdowell associa- ton meeting rooms and small exhibition halls. Above this eight or ten stories de- voted to studios which could be endowed by different sections of the country,
 making 1t of national use
 The studios are to be rented until en- dowed. Mrs. McDowel says that this is, fundamentally, MT. McDowelps own idea, having been so confronted with the
 need of such building during the ten years he taught in New York.
 Among the many identified with the Edward Mcdowell Memorial association
 are Grover Cleveland, Andrew Carnegie, Seth Low, Joseph H. Choate, Frederick Damrosch and Victor Herbert.
 Theodore Lescheltizsky, the world s most famous teacher of piano, has the fourth time fallen victim to Cupid's wiles 2 and again joined the ranks of benedicts. Lescheltizsky was born in 1881. but 1e- spite his IT years he still teaches and composes with the same energy and am bition as in years long gone by, and has many living monuments now refecting the credit so justly due him and merit9d by his faithful work great deal of Leschetizskys better experience, both of childhood and during his married life, is heard, and almost seen, in some of his compositions, which were just completed prior to his late marriage, will give us the history of his last CD romance. He Is, indeed, capable of music-also or loving. What divine combination! Heaven abounds in both Let us drink to his nap piness and wish him well.
 The Metropolitan Opera Company will open a free chorus school next year. The course will include elementary music, sight-reading, the languages and stage development where capable pupils Will receive salaries for chorus work ana preference is to be given American ao- plicants.
 Paderewski and Mme, Paderewsh sailed from New York to their home Tn Switzerland May A. On the same steamer was Mme. Sembrick.
 Mrs. w. E. Cory, formerly Mabelle Gill man, the actress, has gone to Paris 10 study with Jean de Reszke, with whom, she says, she will appear in grand opera this season. She hopes to aid American composers in gaining recognition and will present numbers of their worKs m theatre she is to have in her own house in New York similar to the one she mas in her chateau near Paris.
 Mrs. Corey says she will engage the best musicians and singers available ana will have three performances Of eacn
 onera the first for the friends, the sea- ond for critics and musicians and the l third to procure funds for the develop 1 ment of the talent of the many great un- l fortunates with talent and without l means.
 1 Cecie Chamnade, the renowned com l poser and pianiste, will tour the United l States next season, many of the larger l cities already having her booked. Cham 1 made is only AT years of age and nu1n- 1 hers her compositions by the hundreds She began writing music at very l early age and at 16 appeared In concer, l as paniste and has won international | fame.
 The new Brooklyn Academy of Music
 uill he ready for use this fall. It has 1 bean greeted at a cost of Sl,3OooOo, anu l when completed will be one of the nnest l buildings of it's kind in the world. Ihe l onera house will accommodate 2o0O ana
 the exercises hall, which IS to nave 1 concert organ, has a capacity or looo.
 Robert s. Ambrose, composer of the
 great favorite song of many, "One Sweetly Solemn Thought" died on April
 at Hamilton, Ont.
 Rumor from Paris is to the enect Una
 Sarah Bernhardt is writing a play oea,,
 ing with the life of Richard Wagner. u
 is also announced that she will appear
 as Mephistopheles in i'F'aust.
 Richard Strauss has sent out an onicii
 communication regarding his new ope,'l
 "Electra," which he hopes to hnish pl \ the years end and to personally conduc
 its first, performance at Munich, ni
 birthplace. The first of Strauss's compo
 sitions to be produced in America Wal
 his First Symphony given from man,l
 script by Theodore Thomas in New fork Siegfried Wagner Is working on new
 opera. Dietrich von Bern.' It is hoped he may yet reflect more of his fatne 1 and dia o rnnaician and not merely the