The Detroit times., 1908-02-29


armory. Friday evening. March Is, has
been most remarkable. She was born
In Pennington, Me-, and was the
youngest of family OF six girls. Early
In life she went with her family To
Boston where she was educated In
music. at the age OF IL. singing rhe
Messiah" In that city. Shortly after,
she was given q trial with Gilmore's
band In New York. Az a result she
made tour OF America. and the fol-
lowing season went to Europe with
the band. Later. she took up the study
OF operate roles In Milan and made
her debut In Brescia. Here she sang
in "Traviata" five nights week for
period OF three months, receiving for
the entire engagement the munificent
sum Of si00 and q benefit amounting
to SEQ. In 1880. she appeared In st.
Petersburg and Moscow, this leading
to her engagement for grand opera In
Paris. where she made her debut IA
marguerite" in Faust" She was
the first Isolde and Elsn to be heard In
the famous Prinz Regenten theater in
Munich. having been engaged for the
opening. The sale Ct seats for the
Detroit recital will oren at GrinneH
Bros, Saturday. March z.
Unusual interest attaches to the
third evening concert Of the Tuesday
musicale which will be given by that
talented young pianist. Nine. Olga
Samaroff. in the Y. w. G. A. Mondsy
evening. March 2. Tho program will
include fantasia by Mozart, Schu-
mann sonata, Mendelssohn's Song
without Words" German dances by
Schubert, variations on a theme OF
Paganini by Brahms, three Chopin
numbers, an intermezzo In manuscript
by Emil Paur. director OF the Pittsburg
Symph my orchestra which has been
dedicated to Nine. Samaroff: carlton
by Lapounow, Debussy danse and a
|, ,olonaise by List.
FRITZ Scheff. the charming Hight
opera singer. has entirely recovered
from serious illness which threatened
her life last year, and she will soon be
heard in Detroit. The improvement In
the prima donna's health Is especially
marked. because she has not missed
a single concert or performance In 20
weeks, and during that time she has
travelled more than 1900 miles. Her
conductor this season is John Lund.
who is well-known In America as the
director OF the Buffalo symphony or
chestra and also of his own orchestra.
The following members OF the SEN
Tor class OF the Detroit Conservatory
of music gave an artistic and well ar
ranged program Friday evening In the
conservatory hall: Miss Annie Bon
elli, vicksburg: Miss Jane Barber,
Lansing, Mich; Miss Genevieve De
Ganley, Miss Mabel Guess, Highland
Park: Miss Theoa Ram. Morrice.
Mich; Miss Eunice Dunn, Rialto, Cal:
Miss Bernice Wright. Eaton Rapids.
Mich, and Miss Eva Lord.
The third COVERT of the Detroit
+, Symphony orchestra will be given IN
the Light Guard armcry, Monday even
! ing, March 8. The soioists for this
concert will be Miss Agnes Gardner
Eyre. piano: and Sig. Bartilotto, ter
or. Miss Eyre will play the r minor
concerto of Chopin. She played with
great success abroad. and has been
enthusiastically received In the Unit
ed States. wherever she has appear
ed. The box Office will open Saturday.
March z, at a. m, In Grinnell Bros.
music store.
| The following members OF the Del
ia chapter. Mn Phi Epsilon Sorority OF
the Detroit Conservatory OF music
gave a concert Wednesday night In
wyandotte, for the benefit of st. Ste
phen's church choir: Miss Carrie
Koch, Miss Oleane Doty. Miss May
Thompson. Miss Edith Pfeifie, pan.
lists; Miss Frederick Moebs, violinist:
/ Mrs. Chas. Fl. Clements and Mrs.
Edith Pinckney Filler, yocalists
The following pupils OF the Detroit
Conservatory Of music gave the iast
regular Wednesday afternoon concert:
Miss Bertha Hansbury, Miss Georgin0
Parker. Miss Lottie Fox, Ruthven,
Ont; Miss Kathleen Lovett. Miss
Theoa Ram. Morrice. Mich; Miss
Hattie Winter, and Miss Bernice
Wright, Eaton Rapids, Mich.
Owing to the Nordica recital In De.
troit on March 13, II has been decided
to postpone the concert of the Detroit
| Philharmonic club from that date UNI
til Friday evening. March 20. The
third concert OF the club, which was
to take place April II, Good Friday,
| has also been postponed until Friday,
April "a.
The pupils Of Miss Katherine Skin
ner gave q musicale Saturday evening.
followed by talk on The early string
ed instruments, showing the develop.
ment Of our modern piano.
Jan Kubelik. the famous violinist,
will appear I'm a return engagemcnt
in the Detroit opera house, Sunday
evening. March %. Mlie Bertha Roy.
a French pianist, will be the assisting
artist, and Herr Ludwig Schwab will
be his accompanied. April. "a, Kubelik
sails from Vancouver for Australia ON
tour OF the world.
| Joseph w. Guinan has inst written
a catchy little waltz song. whisper
Yes" dedicated to Fay Courtney, who
will be seen with Vaughan CHASER in
"Old Heidelberg" in the Lyceum thea
ter the coming week. The piece In
full OF sentiment, part Of the chorus
running thus: life tn me would be
pleasure, happy l would be, II you
would only whisper that sweet word
yes to me-" The 5oag IL published
by the United Music Publishing com
pany OF Detroit.
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