The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-17
WITH Till MUSICIANS

Miss Blanche Deering will leave
Sunday for Chicago. whence she be-
gins on Monday tour OF 80 weeks.
extending from the Atlantic 10 the
Pacific.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic l.. Abel and
Mrs. Lillian Lachman-Silver. OF the
Michigan Conservatory OF Music facul-
ty, will play next Friday noon In the
First Presbyterian church for the
Woman's auxiliary.
The program OF the Wednesday Al
tcrnoon Musicale OF the Detroit Coz
lege of Music was given by Misses
Etna Tansley, Eva Lord and Grace
Luckham. Ralph Stone. tenor, sang
two groups of songs.
The Detroit Philharmonic club, as
sisted by Signor Bartolotta, the GIFT
ed tenor of the Michigan Conservatory
Of Music, will be the first attraction
on the Simpson NJ. Z. church lecture
course. Oct. 20, under the direction OF
the Tull Bible class.
The Tuesday Musicale announces
the following concerts: Nov, ~,
kneisel String quartet; Jan. 10, Miss
Margaret Keyes, contralto; Jan. 20,
the Longy club, from the Boston Syn
phony: March 2, Nine. Katharine
Goodson. pianiste; April IS. New York
I Concert Co., Miss Caroline Hudson,
Miss Pearl Benedict. Cecil James and
Frank Croxton.
concert company known as the
Detroit Entertainers has recently been
organized with the following we'll
known local artists as members: Miss
Isabel Lokie, reader; Miss Alyce
Cullyford, pianiste. and Miss Julie
Boehme, violiniste. Miss Lokie Is Il
School OF Elocution and English Lit
erature, where she had the distine-
ton OF winning the gold medal Both
OF the other young ladies are grad
yates OF the Michigan Conservatory
of Music.
Miss Grace Pickel Is q new acquisi-
ton to the faculty of the Michigan
Conservatory of Music, and viii teach
in the piano department at tue north
end branch at No. 1900 Woodward
ave. Miss Pickel, who Is the daughter
of c. w. Pickel, has recently returned
from Paris, where she went TO COM
bete her studies under Wager
Swayne,. one of the most fa.nous
teachers of piano In Europe. Before
going abroad she was pupil of Elsa
Won Grave Jonas, and graduated with
the highest honors from the Michigan
Conservatory OF Music.
Nine. Johanna Gadski will give re-
cital In the Wayne Casino on Tuesday
evening, Nov. 10. under the local d.
rection OF Burton Collver. This Will
be the third consecutive year the IA
nous Wagnerian soprano has visited
this city, and as usual she Will be
assisted by that sterling pianist, &C.
companist and composer, Frank La
Forge. The sale Of seats will open at
Grnnell Bros. at the same time the
Sembrich sale begins, Oct. 20. and
mail orders addressed to Burton Coll
yer, care OF the Michigan Conserva-
tory OF Music, will be filled In the or
der received.
Nine. Marcella Sembrich, the ia
nous prima donna of the Metropolitan
opera house, will appear In Detroit On
! Thursday evening, Oct. 20, when she
will give recital In the Wayne
Casino. This engagement Will I'M
doubtedly create much interest as 1t
will not only give concert goers AT
opportunity to hear great artist, but
IL will also give society folk an or
portunity to dress up Heretofore
the ladies OF the 400" who would like
to show their fine gowns have been
unable TO do so owing to the poor
chairs and the dim light of some of
the other auditoriums In Detroit. Bur.
ton Collver announces some fine i'm
provements in the Wayne Casino
which are now under way In addt-
ton to the 1000 very large and COM
Portable opera chairs already installed.
the stage will be inclosed, footlights
provided and hundreds of incandes-
cent lights will encircle each steel
girder, making a brilliantly lighted
hall A new entrance Is also being
built in the old pavilion with foyer"
on the second floor. This will do away
entirely with the noise Of people com.
ing in and going out during concerts.
Subscription orders for seats to both
Sembrich on Oct. 20 and Gadski on
Nov. 10 may be mailed to Burton Coll
yer, care of the Michigan Conserva-
tory OF Music.
The opening OF Detroit's musical
season, and II Is season that prom
Uses much In the way OF interesting
things, will take place in the Light
Guard armory on the evening of Oct.
81. when the New York Symphony
orchestra, under the leadership OF
Walter Damroseh, Will give grand
concert. 1t Is due to the dedication
OF the beautiful new music hall in
Saginaw, which two public,spirited
citizens have presented TO that city.
that Detroit will have the opportunity
of hearing the orchestra SO early In
the season. Otherwise the Detroit
Orchestral association could not have
begun its concerts before December.
Saginaw wished the Damrosch orches-
ira for the dedication, and the De-
troit association was glad 10 join with
| that city and make this short western
trio possible. decided feature In
| this concert VIII be the first appear
ance in Detroit, In solo, OF the great
flute player, George Barere, OF whom
Mr.. Damrosch is Justly proud. Mr..
Barere Is perhaps the greatest flute
player OF the day. and his decision to
leave Paris and accept Mr.. Damrosch's
offer to come to New York was the
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