The San Francisco call., 1908-03-30

fered for their masters passion, repair
TO Manelich's highland home IN quest
of the peace and happiness OF honesL
love.
The play was written by Guimera.
a Spanish playwright. for Maria Gue.-
rero. Spain's greatest actress Gui-
mera is a leader OF the progressive
forces Of Spain and his play is claimed
to have done more than any oJhe-
one work TO arouse disgust at certain
forms of feudalisn still existing in re-
mote districts of Spain
The opera is said to lose none OF
the power of the play. and viii be
seen in New York next season
Great vioIoncellists are indeed rare
The limitations of the instrument as
solo vehicle are fatal to all but the
most gifted artists. for the cello. un-.
less played by master, lacks hexi-
bility and ranginess. Jean Gerardy is
one of the five or six vfrtuosi who has
mastered his cello from it's deepest
and most somber tones to it's highest
and most vibrant He Is. moreover,
the greatest Of them all When he
was only years old the young Bel
gian was the accepted soloist at the
Berlin philharmonic concerts- Since
that time he has grown in musical
stature until he stands in the very
front ranks of executants- In his
hands the violoncello Is a perfect me-
dium for the expression of the music
which touches the heart Gerardy viii
play three concerts in this city and
one in Oakland under the management
of Will L. Greenbaum- The first con-
cert will be at Christian Science hall
on Easter Sunday. April 10.
An interesting program Is promised
tomorrow night at Christian Science
hall when the Loring club viii give the
third concert Of it's thirty-frst season
Among other numbers to be given will
be Arthur Foote'S The Farewell OF
Hiawatha-" The Incidental solos viii
be sung by G. Benner. r. E. SAKE. c. l.
Firebaugh and H. E. Cavnah. Edward
c. Boysen will sing Lend Ne Your
Aid from Gonouds opera. La Refine
de Saba" Wallace A Sabfn will be
organist; Frederick Maurer Jr. pianist,
and W. c. stadtfeld director.
On wednesday evening, April 8, the
amateur orchestra under William T.
Zech's direction will present the fol-
lowing program at Golden Gate COM
mandery hall:
Die Felsenmuhle." Reissiger; Schu-
berts unfinished symphony; ~Fantasis
Appassionata." for violin and piano.
Vieuxtemps; "Elegische Melodien." for
GTlSSr E41uLuS QcE CdSls LIOu
'@Tannhauser," Richard Wagner. Miss
Olive Hyde, violiniste. and Miss Flor
ence Hyde. accompanist-
The Cecilia choral club OF mixed
voices will give it's next concert early
in June. Rehearsals are being held at
Whitney hail. 1854 O'Farren street.
every Thursday evening. The club
sings three concerts yearly for assO-
ciate members only. The numbers be-
ing prepared for the next concert are
by Babylon's Waves" GounOd; Hail
Shining Morn" Spoforth; "Sicilian
Twilight" Fiori. and a selection from
Mendelssohn's Elijah
The vesper services held early sun
day evenings at the First Unitarian
church in Alameda are attracting much
attention across the bay. At yester-
days service I. w. Hallowen. organist.
played Baeh's E minor prelude and
fugue, and other classics. Miss Elsie
Arden sang contralto solo and August
Heinrichs played the andante move
ment from Mendelssohn's concerto.
op. ga.
Mrs. Dorothy Goodsell Camm was the
soloist asst Thursday evening at the
Home clubs recep ton in Oakland
Frederick Maurer was her accompanist-
Members of the BeringeE musical
club will give piano and vocal re-
cttal at Lyric hall tomorrow night