Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-13
The Musical World
BY Genevra Johnstone-Bishop.

L By U0novr0 JOnnsgOnoH DI1LhOY.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard d. Burford
| will give their third chamber concert
of the season at Burford hall Friday
night, April II. Features Of the pro-
gram will be the vocal solas by Mrs.
Annie Moltrane Craig with harp and
accompaniment by Mrs. Burford, and
| the music sent to the Burford mandolin
orchestra by DR.. GerardO Mollick, Its
former pianist, who is now in Italy.
| At SIMPSONS auditorium Thursday
night, April 16, will take place an en-
| tertainment consisting af the unveil-
ing to the public of one of the greatest
musical instruments perfected this
century.
| In presenting this mechanical mas
| terpiece Prof. Knight announces to the
public the construction Of the Electric
| Emporium orchestra, heterogeneous
| combination of musical instruments
representing the united work of 26O
musicians. playing in unison with COM
plete Instrumentation. The only In
strument reproducing an entire orches-
| ira in conjunction with brilliant and
imposing electrical effects. Those who
| have witnessed a private exhibition
pronounce it the eighth wonder of the
| world"
Prof. Knight, in speaking of his
| work and the successful termination
of his thirty years labor in the con-
struction of this marvellous piece of
mechanism states that 1t is strictly
original and has no comparison with
any other character of musical instru-
ment yet manufactured. The tone pro-
ducing devices are based upon new
| scientific principal, in which the Vibra-
tion is caused without the use Of pipes
or reeds, the latter being used in the
construction of practically all musical
instruments. The pneumatic idea Is
also original and sustains no comparl-
son to the construction of the pneu-
matte systems now used in orchestrion
and piano player mechanism. The
Knight system used in the construc-
tion of these instruments destroys all
mechanical execution which is so COM
mon in automatic manipulative instru-
ments.
The introduction to the public Of this
instrument will be one of the musical
events of the year, and the presence OF
all persons interested in this character
of music is requested.
Miss Lillian Smith will give her sec
ond plano recital in this city at the
Gampt Gar club auditorium Friday night.
April "a. It is now almost year
since Miss Smith returned from Ber-
| lin. where she studied for six years,
where she played at the With academy,
and in Vienna under the patronage of
| the Archduchess Annunciata, repre-
sentative of the Austrian throne.
Miss Smith will be assisted by Miss
| Blanche Ruby, soprano, who Is greatly
| interested in the welfare Of this young
piano artist.
Rumors Of a new movement in choral
work are going the rounds OF the
| studios. 1t seems as though Manager
| Behymer received a roasting letter
| from the Damrosch orchestra manage
ment when they learned there was no
| musical association, Vocally inclined,
who could assist them one evening In
festival work when they play In South
ern California, and members OF the
various clubs and vocal organizations
such as the Orpheus, Ellis club, Ladles
Lyric club and the Treble Clef CLUB
have been in daily conference agitat-
| ing a united movement for greater
Los Angeles festival chorus which
could be used for just such great
event each season, when orchestral or
| ganizations of this character come this
way. This season we are to nave the
| Chicago Symphony orchestra ana the
celebrated Damrosch Metropolitan or
chestra Next season we are to nave
Victor Herbert's celebrated orchestra,
whose director demands a chorus for
| at least one event. 1t is really time for
| the Los Angeles people to get busy and
| organize festival chorus which VIII
be worthy of the name.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Robbins will give
a musical at their beautiful country
home, Ell Monte.
Miss Carver of Chicago, a talented
pupil of Carreno, and Harold Bauer
will play, and Mrs. Bussing will sing.
| The date is Wednesday, April 10.
Music at p. m.
Monday night Miss Elizabeth Jordan
will give her pupils recital at the Ebell
club.
Miss Ethel Pearl Mitchell, the well
| known cornet soloist, will play solo
and in obligato at the Independent
Church of Christ on Easter Sunday.
Olga Steeb gave two recitals the past
week at Blanchard hall Friday evening
| and Saturday matinee. Her programs
were chosen with much care and she
certainly has talent and is destined to
win no ordinary rank among the great
army of American pianists. She dis
played much temperament and technicl
qualities which promise a great artis-
tic future for this charming, young,
| gifted pianist.
Madam Storkou Ryder, pianist,
played at an informal musicale given
by Mrs. II. D. Ryns yesterday after
noon. Selections were given by Otter
strum Orensky and Paldini, compost