The San Francisco call., 1908-04-27

f"HE tide OF talent setting ttotA
grand opera into vaudeville has
been ebbiag OF late. but an edey
OF the rip tide has caught one OF
Hammersteins stars and carried her
TO the peaceful waters OF the orpheum
circuit. Her name is Mime. Maurtcia
MorIchini and she will be heard some
day at the local home Of the two
day productions.
Nine. Mauricia Morichini was one OF
the cadenza experts Of Hamnnerstein's
last successful season. Her forte is
coloratura and she Is said to be
possessed of very facile. elastic voice.
great in range and full in expression
She was formerly a star in Paris, where
Martin Beck happened to hear her sing.
Hammerstein was in Paris at the time
searching for expensive noises and
Beck called his attention TO the
charms OF Nine. Morfchints voice ana
method. Hammerstein engaged her.
She had successful appearances at the
Manhattan in Tales Of Hoffman. one
of the novelties of the season, and she
also was highly praised for her work
in Faust" After the season was over
Beck, who saw her first, made her
an offer to put in some time Tor MS
show and she consented. for reasons
which had to do with her bank book
| quite as much, no doubt, as with her
sense of obligation to the man VINO
first led her to Hammerstein-
Stanfords faculty has invited the
New York symphony orchestra, through
Manager Will Greenbaun. to appear In
the assembly hall and give the cardi-
nal college treat similar to that which
| Berkeley will enjoy. All dates had
| been made, but Greenbaum decided to
cancel the San Jose booking and give
| it to Stanford, feeling certain that
| those in San Jose who wanted to hear
| the great organization would ind a
way to do so either at Patio Alto or in
/ San Francisco. So Saturday evening,
/ May 16, the orchestra and Walter Dam
rosch, its leader. will play at Stanford
| Although the New York symphony
orchestra has been In existence since
1878. having been organized by DR..
| Leopold Damrosch, father of the pres
ent director, it has never made trip
| west before.
! Walter Damrosch is one Of the lead
| ing figures in the worlds music he
| has appeared in this city as pianist
with the Gadski-Bispham concert COM
| pany: lecturer of Wagnerian opera, CIV
| ing illustrations from the scores at the
piano; conductor of the Grau opera
company, where his work with the
| great production of the Wagner cycle
OF The Ring is still a fresh and splen-
| did memory, and once he conducted our
San Francisco symphony orchestra be-
i fore an audience that tested the ca
| pacity of the old Grand opera house.
| Programs for the weeks concerts to
be given in San Francisco. as well as
! those in Berkeley and Palo Alto, may
be had at all music stores. or VIII
/ Greenbaum will mail them. on applica-
| tion at Lyric hall.
Speaking about Greenbaum- He an
-nounced that he has secured long
| lease on the Colonial theater, together
with strip OF land adjoining. He says
! he will remodel the mouse, adding a
| balcony, en1arging the stage and put
| ting in a pretty foyer. meantime he
has subiet the house for vaudeville
show at popular prices, there being no
PLAYHOUSE Offering similar attractions
! east of Fillmore street. With the Amer
! lean and Central near neighbors 1T
would seem as though downtown would
be herself again, with something like
her oldtime night life and blazing cleo
| trio signs.
! At the third Lyric hall pop" concert.
| to be given next Sunday afternoon.
be the pianist and. with Severi and Viii
| lalpando, will play the beautiful Men
| delssohn trio No. 1. When a child
Marie Wilson was prodigy. Many will
remember the sensation she created
when she played some OF the great con-
| certos with the Fritz Scheel orchestra
| in this city She has since spent many
years in study abroad and has returned
a matured and competent artist The
! rest of the program will consist OF q