Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-11

Mime. Duncan, who has done some
early next month, is expected by It's
authors, Reginald de Koven and Harry
b. Smith, to mark the beginning OF
return to the light opera of twenty-five
wears apo. and by its success or failure
indicate in some measure the future OF
that form of entertainment in this
country.
One of the first concerts of the New
York season will be q Carnegie hall re
cital this afternoon by George Hamlln;
Mr.. Hamhn. who has just returned
from europe. is we'll known through
his frequent appearances In recital ana
oratorio while special prominence mas
come to him because he was the Hrst
in this country to make speciality or
the songs of Richard strauss. MT.
Hamlin contemplates an extended tour
under Loudon Charleton's olrection;
Several Joint appearances with DeVlo
Bispham are included in his plans. Ne
gotiations for the tenor's local appear
ance are pending.
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The first of the winter series OF lee
ture recitals to be given by the Fill
more school of music is announced &c
take place Friday afternoon in Music
hall, blanchard building, at $3.50 O'CLOCK
Tschaikowski is the composer TO De
discussed, and the following selections
from his works will be given as Illus
trations: "Barcarole' (June), op. ~,
No. 6; five-step waltz, op. ", No. 10;
'Chant sans Paroles" op. 2, No. 3;
"Berceuse," op. 72, No. 2; Dance Char-
acteristique." op. 72, No. 4: "Andante
Cantible," from string quartet, op. H.
s.
The music section of Ebell will listen
Wednesday morning to a lecture recital
on Aida" to be given by Royal H.
Christ.
A new music club, the Alhambra
Choral society, recently organized with
q membership of nearly forty voices
began rehearsals Tuesday night. Dr.
Eugene E. Davis is director and MISS
Henrietta Russell pianist and accom-
panist. In the course of the 1all tne
society will study Goring Thomas "Tne
Swan and the Skylark." This "a CLUB Is
a section OF the Wednesday Afternoon
club and will hold meetings In the
beautiful new club house recently
erected.
The anniversary of the discovery of
| America by Christopher Columbus Will
be observed by the Associations Dante
Alghieri by dramatic-musical enter
! tainment at Gamut auditorium Monday
| evening.
A varied program has been prepared.
| opening with songs and reading from
| Dante's Inferno" and concluding with
comedy sketch, "Lo Consegna dl
| Russare."
| De Chauvenet's "Pecadora," grand
moroccan de concert, will soon be pub
lished.
Joseph Lhevinne, one of the attrac-
tions promised by Mr.. Behymer in the
Philharmonic course this season, Will
inaugurate his transcontinental tour III
Hartford, Conn.,, October 10.
| Adela Verne will open in New York
| October II with recital In Carnegie
hall and the following Saturday plays
| in Boston. Immediately afterwaTd sne
will leave to fill dates on the Facinc
coast.
Nine. Nordica will open the new Ma
sonic temple in Washington, d. O., the
evening of October 15
Plans are at last under way for the
| establishment of a permanent SYM
phony orchestra in Denver, says an
| exchange.
Raffaello Cavallo seems to be the un-
| questioned choice of Denver music low
| ers as the director of the symphony or.
| CheStra. Mr.. CaVdllO mas WOrhSu h"AO
to secure an orchestra of the kind con-
templated, even expressing his willing
ness to take a place in the ranks If In
any way that would make the plan a
| success, in case the orchestra is made
q permanent addition to the muslca
life of Denver. 1t Is his idea to have
three concerts a week. at popular
prices. which would allow all classes oi
people to attend them.
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Miss Georgia w. Kelsea, now at the
Hotel Ingraham, is preparing to delive,
a series of lectures before musical anc
literary clubs, schools and colleges
The following series has been prepared
by Miss Kelsey.
egypt, Israel and Assyria," "Gre.
clan Mythology" ancient Greece
'Roman and Early Christian Art" "St
Cecilia in Art" later italian Art
''Flemish and Dutch Art" Germany,
"Spain and France" "Great Britain
and America" Composers in Art
'The Hand. or Thought Photography.
''FIemish Art "The Arc of Holland,
three lectures, Rembrandt" "MusiS
and Musicians of Russia" "Music and