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New-York tribune., 1909-01-03
BOSTON SYMPHONY PROGRAMME.

TIE third pair Of Boston Symphony Orchestra
concerts viii be given in Carnegie Hail next Thurs
day evening and next Saturday afternoon. Mscha
Elman VIII he the sooist at both concerts. on
Thursday evening ne will play the Beethoven
certo and Saturday afternoon the Brahms
certo.
particularly interesting Of the concert
on Thursday evening will be the first performance
In New York Of Norens Kaleidoscope an origi-
nal theme and variations for orchestra. This work
was begun in 1904. but completed until the
winter of 1906 o. The first performance was
July l. 1901 at festival of the Algcmeiner
Deutschcr MIs5v erein at Dresden The first per
forrnance IN the United States at Chicago. by
the Theodore Thomas Orchestra. October 30.
1905 and played for. the first time In Boston
On December Ii. 1868, The work has caused great
deal OF comment, only because it The
noteworthy composition presented at the Dresden
festival but because OF a singular lawsuit which
DELAYED the publication of the work and prevented
its performance for year The final variation,
No. H. has the title TO a Celebrated Coutempo-
rary,'' and in it Noren has combined two motives
taken from Richard Strauss's tone poem "A Hero
Life with material Of his own While the upper
voice varies Noren's theme. vioonceilos and horns
announce the Strauss hero's theme, yet this theme
Is not exactly the one fashioned by Strauss After
deyeiopment Of this material another reminder OF
Strauss is introduced In the episode ths motive OF
Tho Heros Antagonist
Soon after the first performance Of ''Ialeido-
score >. the publisher of "Heldenleben" protested
against the publication Of Noren's Theme and
Variations on the ground that the composer had
taken without permission two themes from
Strauss work, in spite of the fact that the last
variation was intended a compliment to Strauss
The matter was taken into court which submit
ted the question Jury of experts. the conten-
ton being that according TO the copyright law of
1901. In musical composition II is not permissi-
ble TO take a recognizable melody from it and In
corporate il in a work" The jurists held
that from the point of view OF musical composition
he \
nor the motive of the opponents is melody
The main thsme or the "Hsldenlsben. might be
New-York tribune., 1909-01-03
NoJeTfY for the Metropolitan
Cataans WaIy Wednesday Night-Reviva of "PeIeas
ct MeIisande" at r1anhattan-Sy Symphonic Com
and Chamber Music.

mcndi and Gianol'ialletu Will also be in the cast
At the end of the opera. which is 10 be conducted
by Mr. CanpaninL Nile. 0dette Nalery viii, to the
accornpanirnert Of the music of Louis Cannes. in
terpret through pose and movement Cleopatra ;
death. Nile. VaIery is depicting her own concep-
tion of what may he regarded as the second OF
the operate rantouiues which Mr. Hammerstein
promised before the season began. Mr PareIli will
lead the orrhes,ra
Nine. Nelha VIII make only one appearance this
week in New YorlS-to-1"Trov night as Desdenona
in "Otelio" As Al the first nerformanc" on Christ
mas night. Nj ZenateIlo will have the name part
and NIr Samrarco will he Iago. the others in the
cast being Messrs. rrahhe &ad De Seguro!a- Fri
day night Mr.. Charlior will be in the conductor 5
chair at another repetition OF Onenbachs Les
Cortes d'Hoffman1." with the same excellent cast
as in previous performances.
At to-night-s Cleofonte Canpanini concert Mlscha
Tlman the Russian yiolinist, will make his thllC
appearance on the stage of the Manhattan. IN
addition there will be a number Of vocal soIoStS
from the Manhattan company.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-03

called q melodic theme. but not a melody, while
the motive Of the antagonist is a direct and con-
scous negation OF MELODY. On this ground the
court granted Moren permission to publish his
work.
The work is in eleven sections. The first is en-
titled "Prpambulum: the second ''Mournful
Dance: the third. Canon. the fourth. 'Scherzo'
the NTH. In the Cathedral": the sixth. Pas
orae'. the seventh. Funeral March: the eighth.
"A Slav Dance. the ninth, From Far-on Days {;
the tenth. "Mazurka,' and the eleventh, ITO a
Celebrated Contemporary which is double fugue.
The other number the Thursday evening pro-
gran:me VIII be Richard Strauss tone poem
Death and TRANSPORTATION"
The programme for Saturday afternoon will be
three dances by Gretry, from the heroic ballet Of
"CephaIus and Procris'. BcethOven's G minor SYM
phony No :: Brahms's violin concerto and Wag-
ner's overture to The Flying Dutchman."
VASTLY Safonon has placed on the programme
of the next philharmonic Society concerts next
Friday afternoon and Saturday. evening in Car
neGie Hall. TschaIkowsky's Symphony No. .. in
+, minor. Leo SchtZ. Cslist CT the orch stra will
be the solost Of these concerts playing Nolkmann's
Concerto in a minor. The concerts will open with
Schubert's Symphony in & minor Unfinished }.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-03
THE WEEKLY CALENDAR.

THURSDAY. Metropolitan opera House -
p m. italian opera 'LElislr dAmore' and
'ParllaccT'. Carnegie Hall. S.15 p m concert OF
the Boston symphony orchestra: Cooper Union.
S.15 p. IN. concert - chamber music by the
Marum Quartet. Academy Of Music. p m.
lecture hy Howard Erockwav on the programme
Of tho Boston SYMPHONY Orchestra.
FRIDAY Manhattan opera House m. French
opera. Les Coutcs J'HoTmauu'. Metropolitan
ppera House p. m. Italian opera. Aida; Car
ueEie Hall so - fourth afternoon concert
or the philharmonic Society. chapter Room. S-15
p NJ. concert OF m" Women's Philharmonic So
ciety: Academy Of Music. Brooklyn. s.15 p m,
concert oC the Boston SYMPHONY Orchestra:
Bronx church House. MorIIsania. 30 p. song
recital BY Or. Wu.luer.
SATJ JRDAY.-Metropolltan Opera House.
German opera. .'ricfaud' ?. m. French opera.
Faust. Manhattan opera House. p. m.
French opera "PeIIeas ct Melisande". p m.
italian opera and ballet "Crispno la Comare''
and la Mort de cleopatra Carnegie Hail.
D. m. concert Of the Boston symphony Orchestra;
sis p m. concert Of the philharmonic Society
OF New York: Mendelssohn Hall, Sis y.
cert by MI MasseIl and Miss Victoria BoSnko
New-York tribune., 1909-01-03

When the Board OF Education resumes tn ...
public lectures for adults on January T. arta- -.
holiday recess. courses and special Iectur., -
music Will be offered IN seven Manhattan and n.
Bronx centres
The lectures Sor the week
Monday: Irish Life in Song and Story" M,
Minnie D. Kuhn Institute Hall, No. rs East ion,
street: ''Wesh Music Mrs. Mary E. Cheney ,
Peters Hall. 10Th street and Eighth avenus; N,
Appreciation Of Music Miss Margaret VI z.-.
Lafayette Hall. Alexander avenue and 137th Str,
Tuesday: Composers and Music OF Italy" On.
enGe de Vaux Roger, Public Library. No. 10s w.-
18th street; Songs Of Italy. Giuseppe Aldo Rs,s
egger. RiyerdaIe Hall. RfyerdaIe avenue and -
street.
Wednesday: The Ar Of Listening 70 M.
Daniel Gregory Mason. 7. NJ H A Hail. S2d ~
and Lexington avenue. Fundamentals OF M1za
Art" Dr. Henry G. Hanctett. Young Mems Cir
tan Association Hall. No. West E5th strest; &c.
man Songs" Miss EsteIls Rose Public Library "
33I East 10th street
Thursday. Fundamentals OF Musical Art n
Henry @. Hanchert. Morris High School. Bos.a
Road and 16sth street; Irish Life IN Song and
Story" Miss Minnie D. Kuhn. Public School
Overing street West Chester
Friday: Irish Life IN Song and Story" Ms
Minnie d. Kuhn. West Side Neighoorhoed Houss
No 501 West 50th street: An Evening Of Songs"
Miss Ada L. Lohman. Public School II, Fordhan
avenue, City Island
New-York tribune., 1909-01-03
THE SUNDAY pop"

For the fourteenth Sunday pop at the nev Ger
man Theatre the artists engaged are Nine. Jeanns
Tor1elt soprano. Charles Norman Granville barry
tone: Ernest Schelling. pianist and Horace Britt
The last named the solo CelIist AZ the Metropolitan
Opera House. will open the concert with Ny ScheI-
ling in a movement from a new sonata by Boil
mann For his solo numbers Mr.. Schelling has
selected the Prelude and FUgu- IN minor Or
Merdelssohn I.szts Tenth Hungarian Rhapsody-
and the same composers arrangement OF chopin
..Cbant Polonais" No 5 Nine JornelIi Will sing
the air from Massenet's "Herodiade and groups
OF songs in French. German and English MY
Granville who is an American, VIII be heard IN
HsndeIs air Hear me. ye winds and waves, and
The programme:
Sonata piano and voIonceIo Op. 20 Eoli-naan
Ernest ScheIling and Horace Britt
Air Hear Me, Ye Winds and Waves 6Julius Cesar
Charles Norman Granville
All Nine Jeanne JomeTIi.
prelude and fugue, minor NeHde+sSoln
Ernest SchelnnS-
LInyi,ation su Voyage Henri ngPaE3 &
Nine. Jeanne Jomeili.
Romance major. Op. Saint -SaenS
ArIcquln l'Scene de Carnival Pepper
Horace Britt
Songs: r.,.-t-,
sleeps the Crimson ,iTi. T q B15isiEa s,:.
Inc ''o IA Charles Norman Granville.
chant Polonais No. Chopin-l-i
Hungarian Rhapsody. major. No. lo------- -l'iszt
Ernest Scheiltng
April Odors Attilio PsT-i
The caH Of tho Forest Voices ....-.. Harriet Ware
Nme Jeanne Jouieli jacconpanied by the conPoser''
Accompanst. Arthur Rosenstein
New-York tribune., 1909-01-03

ST JNDAY.-Carn"giN Hail. j. n. conc"E- o. the
symphony Society o, New York. 10 p IN. con
cert of Peoples choral Union; Metropolitan
Opera House $50 r. m. Popula- operate con
cert. Manhattan Opera House. 20 =. pooular
operate concert. New German Theatre. ? m.
Hermann Klein's Popular concert.
MONDAY Metropolitan opera House. 7.ij ?. m.
German opera. Tristan uud Isolde. Manhattan
Opera House. p. IN. Italian opera. 'Otelo":
Academy of Music. B-ooI,lvD p lecture on
''Das RheinEcIi" by car Ftque. p. Italian
opera ny the Metropolitan company. 'U Troya-
tore. carnegie Hall M"aar studios. private CON
cert Of ;he Manuscript Socerr. Moruingside Pres
byterian church. free organ recital Joy 7. scott
Buhrran.
TUESBAY.-e'arnogie Hall. S.I5 =. m. concert ot
the Symphony Society Of New York Menlelssohn
Hall. s:l5 p. m. concert Of the FIonzaley Quar-
tct Hotel Plaza, $50 p IN. concert of Mrs
Ce~le NJ. Bchreus
WEDNESDAY, Metropolitan Opera House. s p m
FIRST performance in America OF CataIanis opera.
La WaI!y'-: Manhattan opera House p. m,
French opera "Pelleas ct Mesande'
New-York tribune., 1909-01-03
"PELLEAs' AT THE MANHATTAN.

At the Manhattan Opera House there VII be two
performances of Debussy's ''Pelleas et Aelisande
Miss Mary Garden will, &C course. sing the part OF
sslisande but this year there VIII be new
PeIeas Instead CT Jean Pcrier. whom Mr.. Ham
rne-sren broaght over especially for this produc-
tiop last season Mr.. Dalmores cast for the part
Q. MaeterIinck's unhappy lover. There viii also
De new Yniold. Miss Trentini replacing Miss
eigrfst and Mr.. Hammersteins new oasso' Feiix
yieuflle will be Arkel, a character impersonsted
A. ,ss, GEARS performances by Mr.. Arimopdi.
Saturday night the merry work OF the Ricci
h,o.hers which Mr.. Hemmerstein revived last year
for Nine Tetrazzini, viii be performed Tor the
a.. ,,,oe thi. season. Messrs. Sammarco, Arr
New-York tribune., 1909-01-03
QUARTET PROGRAMMES.

The third concert by the KneiseI Quartet in their
evening series will be given in Mendelssohn Hall on
Tuesday evening January r. at S:l5. with Ernest
Schelling pianist, assisting artist The pro-
gramme will include the Brahms quartet in B fat
major. two movements from Debussys quartet in
@ minor and the Schumanu quintet in z fiat ma jor
On Tuesday evening the Flonzaley Quartet re-
Gently returned from abroad. will give the first of
a series of three concerts in Mendelssohn Hall The
programme will be: Quartet in G minor. Op IS. No
2 Beethoven: sonata ire. for two vions and
cello Op. l. No. new, Lecair L Ane; quartet I'm
D. minor, postnuua9us. The second and third
New-York tribune., 1909-01-03
PApEREWsKI's RECITALs HERE.

Ignace Jan Paderewski. the Polish pianist, who
will sail FOR this country the latter part OF the
month will give recital IN Carnegie Hall on the
afternoon OF Tuesday. February z He Is also 10
appear as soloist with the Boston symphony Or
chAstra and With the Chicago. St Paul and Min
neapolfs orchestras
New-York tribune., 1909-01-03
CHAMBER MUSIC.

Mise Geraldine Morgan'S second evening m her
series of chamber music concerts st the Belasco
Stuvvesant Theatre is set for Sunday, January 10
Miss MorRans programme includes the A major
sonata of Bach for piano and violin the r major
trio Of Mozart. for piano. violin and vtoionceIo.
and the Schubert major quintet. for two vlohnS.
viola and two 'cellos. Among the artists who VIII
assist Miss Morgan is Nine. Laura Danziger, who
has been playing abroad during the last two years.
and whose temperance in New York adds spe-
cial interest Miss Morgan's next concert. IN the
Schubert quintet Miss Morgan will he assisted oy
+ Lorenz Smith. violin; Joseph kovarlk, VIOLA
and Paul Morgan and Max Droge violoncellos-
The Joint recital Of Miss Victoria Boshko and
Jacob MasseH which postponed from last
Tuesday evening owing TO the sudden indispositon
of Mr. MasseH. will he held In Mendelssohn fta''
next Saturday evening.
On the coming Tuesday evening Mrs CeciIe NJ
Behrens will give a concert in the grand ballroom
OF the Hotel Plaza. She will be assisted by Olive
Mead violinist and Leo Schulz, 'cellist.
The Manuscript Society's second private concert
of the twentieth season will take place tomorrow
evening in the Mehan studios. Suite No. 20 to 81.
Carnesi" Hall. \ programme of piano and vocal
music the compositions of Ernest r. kroeSer. OF
St Louis will be presented by Mr. Kroeger himself
and Ciwiiyrn Miles barytone.
I Scott Buhrman will give the second Of his
monthly series of organ rectas in the Morningside
PRESBYTERIAN Church. Morningside avenue and
West l92d street tomorrow evening, at sis O'Clock.
No tickets are required. Following Is the pro-
gramme: Fantasia and fugue in A minor. Bach:
andante cantabie. Widor; allegro from sixth So
nata Guiluant; aIlegretto, Wolstenholme; sonata
In 2 minor Mendelssohn; andantino, Lensre;
schsrzo symphonique. Debat-Ponsou and Festival
March, Kinder.
This afternoon at the o'clock service in the
Church Of the Incarnation. Madison avenue and
25th street the choir and sOlosts under the direc-
ton OF w r. Hedden will sing J. Z. Vests sa-
cred cantata, The Story OF Bethlehem" An or
chestra will assist
Three Of the Jeannette NJ Thurber scholarships
for singing. plano and violin. now vacant. Will b.
open for competition at the twenty-foUrth seni-an-
nuaI entrance examination Of the National Con-
servatory OF Music of America, at No Us West
18th street from 10 a. m to y IN. and from 10
D. m and that for orchestra from to 3 p. M.
The scholarships will be given to students who
have means but whose talent promises cuitiva-
ton The faculty includes Adele Margues, Leo
peld Lichssnbsrg, Leo sehuls, Jeseph Pizzarslo,
New-York tribune., 1909-01-03
RUSSIAN SYMPHONY SOCIETY.

Germaine Schuitzer. the Viennese pianist, who
Will be heard at the concert OF the New York Phil
harmonic Society on January 90 and with tie Bos-
ton Symphony Society. is to play Llapunow's
U1rainian Rhapsodie the third concert OF the
Russian Symphony Society On the evening of jan
Uary Il. The orchestral numbers selected by Mo
dest Atschuler. conductor for the concert include
Rachmaninow's new Symphony No. 2, Konijus's
Children Suite" by request. and Two Caucasian
Sketches" by Oppolitoff- -Ivanow also by request
New-York tribune., 1909-01-03
JULES JoRDAN's THE BUCCANEERS. -

The Buccaneers a new miniature comic opera
bv Jules Jordan which will have its first presenta-
ton In Providence this week, tells the story OF
quartet Of pirates VINO. during n'onotonous CAM
grow lovesick for their sweethearts ard decide TO
reform But before their decision is formed a str
breeze comes p and they spy a sail in the distance
and their pirate blood makes them forget all about
svreethearts ard reform. Included in the cast VIII
be Gustav LEM. tenor: Fred Soesman. tenor. Al
bert R11rron- harvtone. and Dan Linn bass
New-York tribune., 1909-01-03

FTonEaley concerts will be given on Tuesday even
inss. February and March Is The sonata IRE.
recently discovered IN Paris by Mr. Betti the nrst
violin OF the quartet, is the composition OF Jean
Marie Leclar LAine. I!Aine was born In Paris IN
1851 and was one Of the best violinists and COM
posers OF his time He killed IN 1884, supposed
" by a Jealous rival His trio played by the
Flon1aIeys last summer Berlin. Frankfort LeiP-
sic and Amsterdam On Tuesday evening the FloT-
saleys will play for the first time in public IN this
city.
The Narum Quartet will play the following pro
grarnme at the first Of It's series OF three cham
Der music concerts in Cooper Union. on THURSDAY
evening:
Cuar;st major NozdI'
Songs:
Geia.srnahe schuu'ann
IT ls. ..-...... Max Roger
Shepherd Thy demeanor n it5e an zN1Iis5 " 1
Mrs Iudvig
son.tira Op 100. @ major -DForaE
violin and piano.
Ernest Schelling at the piano
H91noTs:ea from Quartet rDpoii'O van0T
Davidon quintet the concert OF the Hess
H. The quartet which is composed Cf Willy Hess
first violin; ]. yOn Theodorowicz. second violin;
Emile Ferir viola and Alvin Schroeder. cello.
Will also play the Beethoven quartet In Z rat
major and the Schumann quartet IN \ major.
DavidoHs quintet which he dedicated to Mr.
safonofr. will be heard FOR the first time
New-York tribune., 1909-01-03

were not heard last year The sixth and last pro
gramme of the series will consist only of the
Ninth Symphony, repeated after ntermssion OF
ten minutes The soloists already engaged
Nine Jeanne Jomelf. February T. and Dr. Ludwig
WUIluer February IS
New-York tribune., 1909-01-03
FREE PUBLIC MUSIC LECTURES

Hugo RiesenfeId. WiIford Waters. Camille Esz,l
Bruno Oscar Klein and Henry T. F1nck
New-York tribune., 1909-01-03
BEETHOVEN AND TsCHAIKoWsKy

Programme Of the concerts OF the symphony So
c,ety of New York in Carnegie Hall this after
noon and Tuesday evening:
Sherubno's Aria from LIE NoI1o Figaro"
che espete o1v-Alt
Miss Geraldine FarTar
Gavotte cor strings IN q. Bach
arranged BY Eelnesberger)
Songs: -,,.,-
Ariette psertns de Ia MecQue. Glnck
f'anznnetta
Weila's Song NsoII'
Geraldine FarraT
Symphony in fiat. So. -t!gaT
QHrst performance in Amer!caD
Tschaikowsky cycle. consisting of Tschaikow-
skys works performed in chronological order. Will
be begun during the second series Of the Sunday
afternoon concerts The dates Of these concerts
are February q and 2S. March :, II and q.
The success of the Beethoven cycle given under
the direction of Mr.. Damrosch last season has led
TO arrangements for a repetition of the cycle on
six successive Thursday afternoons, beginning Feb
r,iary 4 at $50 O'Clock The nine symphonies will
again be performed in chronological order, and
several important works will be Included which
New-York tribune., 1909-01-03
9ESSIMISTIC

Wareham LOng-HOw Ns 'sOA CTR
wen the prOspurrity comes Il .esrSin' -
TunoId Nutt-It'u hit sV'ryoOSS
caSo Tribune
New-York tribune., 1909-01-03

The Joint recital Of Miss Victoria Boshko and
Jacob MasseH, which was postponed from iaSt
Tuesday evening owing to the sudden indispositon
Of Mr. MasselI will Re held I'm Mendelssohn Hall
next Saturday evening
New-York tribune., 1909-01-03

At delightful musical given AZ the home 'f
Nine Obry. Ecarsdale. y. Y last Sunday. Mrs.
Edward Gray Mrs AIcKune and Miss Casey pupii
OF susannah Macaulay, No S03 Carnests Ha'
sang. Mrs Gray sang "Sanctus.' rscs1t con-
position OF Miss NscaUlay's-
New-York tribune., 1909-01-03

The winter term Of the Guilraant Organ scho'
will open on Tuesday morning with large sn
roIreut OF students William . Carl Will rstT
from Atlantic City. where he has been spending III
holiday vacation and be present az the opening
session.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-03

" RIesbergs choir. solo quartet and chorus
Will sing various choral settings of ABIDE With
Ne" by yogrfch. Bartlett. Shelley. Potter and
D1nstan at the musical service this evening az
the Central Baptist Church No 222 West I'd street
Beatrice Eberhard. Bessie Rissberg ard J. Herbert
Dietz violinists viii assist
New-York tribune., 1909-01-03

Miss Whitney. daughter OF Sir James Whfnsy'
Premier Of Ontario who had been studying Wiz
Mary Wagner Gilbert. OF Carnegie Hail. has -
,Ir-e4 70 her home. No r1s St Georgs street, 70
routo. Canada.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-03

On the coming Tuesday evening Mrs CeCile NJ
Behrens will give concert in the grand ballroom
Of the Hotel Plaza. She will be assisted by Olive
Mead violinst and Leo Schulz. 'celst.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-03

Miss Elizabeth X Patterson. soprano ana -.
OF voice. Will give her half-hour OF sOH%
Domestic Art and Science Club on JanuSS
New-York tribune., 1909-01-03

Miss Anna Lambert, dramatic soprano. pupI - \.
Eta Hamilton Martin. sang without reheaTsaI = :.
entire contraIto part OF Gaurs Cantata HaL- 81. a
the Puritan Congregational Church. BrooA, -.il,.
Sunday evening. December 27 the contra4'' ~
being suddenly taken I'll before service
New-York tribune., 1909-01-03

Church Of the Incarnation, Madison avenue an
s5th street the choir and solosts under the direc
ton OF w r. Hedden. will sing J. E. Vests sa
cred cantata The Story OF Bethlehem" An or
chestra will assist.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-03

H@4oS;:sa as5s5s9nlo rom Quartet 'Poii'' Iv'no"
New-York tribune., 1909-01-03

A. the invitation Of Miss Lille Nachin. Atrea L
,.orneII.s studios. No. 6G7 and CTS Carnegie & "a
we're filled yesterday by an interested assel1'.S -
70 hear DIT Emily Noble. late Of India, slVe -
dress on rhythmic breathins plus o'fae'or5 H''
Influence on respiratiOn.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-03

John w. Nichols. tenor. who recehu5 rec.IS.s both y
New York. IS meeting with nluch -. cIeais'
,G 5i' r,,oy 'r Enthusiastic pupils His bookings -
far ahead as November, 1902
New-York tribune., 1909-01-03

Harrington Foots. studio No. 21s West SD sTsss
after singing in italian grand opera for So -
wears. took up oratorio and concert WORK. So. -
at the principal musical festivals IN Elsl1.u .-,
ESro+a aIso v-as engaged for three concert tou''
with Nine. AdeIina Patti and the well known S"'
lish tenor Sims Reeves.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-03

Edward BrOrnberg, concert singer and cescn@
has prepared en- elaborate programme FOR MS a.
n,,aI song recital. to 70 given IN February at Asl
heIssohn Hall. At q later date this month ne "
give a musical at his studios. No 10 Ca.a1s
Hall. at which he Will Introduce several OF MS g
vanced pupils SIr- BromSerg IS well spoken of ,
many leading musicians. including Alfred Hel~
the Wagnerian conductor OF the Metropolitan Ops'
House.
Smyrna times., 1909-08-25
Drowned In Nlaaara RanId..

August Sporer. an eighteen-year-old
boy. Of Niagara Falls, N. Y. went IN
his death in the Niagara whirlpool
rapids, after gallant battle with the
giant waves between the lower bridges
and the pool.
With three companions, Sporer went
Tor swim in the river at the former
Maid of the Mist landing. He struck
out at once for the middle of the
stream and then turned toward the
bridge. His companions called to him
to turn back, for the current is verv
SWIFT at that point. but he kent on
down strearl and was caught in the
great sweep. the first break from the
smoother waters to the rapids.
Again and again he disappeared. oniv
TO reappear. each time fghtiug desper.
ately against the terrible currenr.
Then, when within 300 yards of the
whirlpool, his strength gave out and
he sank and was lost to view. Even
then he had swan perhaps 100 yards
farther than did the great English
swimmer, Captain Webb.