The San Francisco call., 1908-12-21
With the Musical Folk
By Walter Anthony

was given several times by the COM
pany during its South American tour.
and il is a standard in the repertoire,
so Mascagni's "Iris" will be presented
here during the one weeks stay OF
the company at the Central.
Impresario Lambardi is now in Los
Angeles. where a week of grand opera
will be given. then the company goes
to san Diego for another short engage
ment. after which Oakland viii enter
tain the singers for one week. and then
we get our brief Latin whirl of opera.
beginning January -
An artist recently arrived IN srss
community of whom reports speak
most natteringly is Antonio de Grasst'
whose violin playing has been eom-
pared favorably with that of kubelik.
At a recent musicale given IN Berke-
ley by Charles H. DuttOn in honor OK
Mrs Morgan and her daughter. Mss
June Morgan. De Grassi played Baehs
air on the G string, Brueh concerto
and the Carmen" fantastic. Berkeley
reviewers spoke enthusi iastically of his
technic and OF his musicianship- He
expects TO remain in this city only
few months. when he leaves for Lon
don to eoncertize.
officers for the Musicians club were
elected as follows at a recent meeting;
f. Is. Pasn1ore. president, John Car
rington, vice president; Johannes G.
Raith, secretary and treasurer; Dr. Fl
]. Stewart and Arthur Weiss. directors
An informal meeting was held at
downtown cafe and musical numbers
were supplied during the banquet by
Mrs. F. Blanckenburg Mrs. c. r. KN%
John Darlington and N. Worthinftp
Plans are being discussed by this Yep
Tesentative body Of local musicians
looking toward the establishment or a
regular season of high class concerts
in which the names OF prominent visit
ing artists and the best available san
Francisco talent will figure.
A club which will devote itself to
the study of the works of modern COM
posers is being organized by Henri
Etiin and Donald Maclean. who are
recent arrivals from Paris The meet
ings are being held at the Artists stu
dio. 1913 Green street.
Puccini's first opera viii have its
initial production in America this week
at the Metropolitan in New York. The
work is called lie viii" was written
by Puccini when he was yet student
and was submitted in one Of SonzOgno's
competitions in Italy--it was a similar
competitive examination OF scores that
brought Mascagnfs ~Cavalleria" to the
light. Puccinrs work was passed over
in haste by the judges, mainly. il is
now explained. because of Puccinis
wretchedly written score. 1t is related
that his publishers have to engage
special reader to unravel Puccinis
poorly written characters. The young
musician was not discouraged by the
refusal of his score. however, and un-
der the encOUrag cement OF Boito and
PonehielH. rewrOte the opera and ex-
panded it from one to two acts. It
was then produced in Milan. 1884 with
great success. La ViIli' is said to be
the first opera written in one act with
its two scenes. as in Mascagni's MASTER
piece, separated by an intermezzo.
Cecil Cowles. whose abundant mu-
steal talents are well known to local
lovers of music. is writing one act
Operetta. She has been. since a tiny
girl. under the musical guidance of
Hugo Mansfeldt. and has developed a
fine vein Of originality in a creative
way Her melOdic gift is strong and
she should write well for the voice.
Miss Edna Hope shores gave a plan
recital last Thursday evening at the
Dominican college in San Rafael She
played an excellent program of Brahms.
MendelssOhn, Schumann, Liszt, Mac
DOwen and Chopin.