Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-01
Musical

Ciety CerteTS, and the local center Will
tender him a reception Wednesday aft
ernoon at the Gamut club, where he
will also listen to d program of COM
positions by local people sung by local
Vocalists.
Mr. Farwell is expected to speak on
the work being accomplished by the
American Music society of which he
is president, and members of the local
center and all friends interested are
cordially invited to be present. He is
also to be one of the honored guests
Wednesday night at the monthly dinner
of the Gamut club.
Going from here to San Francisco,
he will be present at the High Jinks
of the Bohemian club, where he will
conduct a presentation of his SYM
phonic poem, Dawn"
Mr. Farwell has recently accepted an
editorial position with Musical America.
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Harley Hamilton is expected to ar
rive in Los Angeles this morning from
San Francisco. Mr.. Hamilton, after
delightful eastern trip, which included
Atlantic coast points from Louisville
to New York and Boston. visited Seat
tie on his return trip, and while there
accepted an invitation to conduct a
concert of the Seattle Symphony or
cheStra
1t will be good news to Gage Chris
topher's many friends that he is ex-
pecting to re-establish himself in Los
Angeles this fall.
Prof. and Mrs. j. B. Poulin are in
Quebec for a visit of a month. They
went east by way of Seattle and made
several other stops. Professor Poulin
writes that they will be in Los An
geles again by September l.
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from Washington, D. C., where for
four years she has followed her pro-
fession of accompanist, having worked
successfully for David Bispham, Janet
Spencer and others. Miss Freely is
planning to spend the winter in Los
Angeles.
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News is received of continued sue
cess Of Miss Mildred Bell Anderson in
Italy. She Is now filling a contract in
Rovereto, and critics speak favorably
of the future of this young woman,
who has made good her ambitions
after only year Of study abroad.
Miss Anderson went from Los Angeles
to New York three years ago to study
voice with Nine. Della Micucci Valeri,
and there Allesandro Bonci became in
terested in her beautiful voice and in
telligence, and with whom she. studied
several operas. Her recent winter
engagement in Verona and Adria, sing
ing Don Pasquale," "Bartiere di
Siviglia,' Maestro di Cappella,"
Ballo in "Maschera," etc, brought
her the highest praise from the Italian
press. Miss Anderson, accompanied by
her mother, spent the few weeks be-
tween her winter and summer en-
gagements in Milano, where she was
offered an opportunity by a manager
from Bucharest, Roumania, and Con-
StantinOnlp IN ginp the rnVal tho
aters of those cities, but refused be-
cause of the political disturbances in
the latter city. Miss Anderson is the
daughter of A. f. Anderson, a mer-
chant of this city. Her stage name is
Bell Angeles.
Miss Frieda Il. Peycke of Chicago a
pianist and composer who was heard
with pleasure on several occasions last
summer in Los Angeles, is spending
the summer with her father, Edmund
Peycke, at the Briggs apartments.
Miss Peycke left Chicago early in
June and has been concertizing through
the northwest. She will give several
recitals during the summer.
Miss Gertrude Barrett writes from
the Atlantic seaboard of a successful
summer with the Fadettes. The COM
pany went from Philadelphia to Boston
July 26, and opened at Keith's for a
six weeks engagement
Concerning Caroline b. Nichols, the
leader OF the organization, Agnes Cor
don Hogan writes in an eastern ex-
change:
Miss Nichols is a fascinating wom-
an. She is fairly aflame with earnest
ness and purpose. Her ideas rush in a
perfect flood. Besides, the charm of
her sex is seen in her in it's fullest
sense She is as gracious as she is
KtndlVs in her work G rnlanflaQG a
she is successful Her example is a
stimulus to American womanhood.
Miss Nichols exemplifies what may
be accomplished by typical New Eng
land woman, bent on achieving sue
cess. An instructive musician in her
music in her home. and that was about
all. Never subject to the polishing in
f1uences of either foreign or domestic
teachers of eminence, she is yet a pol
ished musician. Never schooled in the
art of leadership, she is herself con-
summate leader. The explanation of
her self-culture and her success as an
organizer and leader is, to use her own
words. Work, work, work; always
work."
OF herself Miss Nichols is Quoted as
saying: Il had behind me neither in
huence nor financial support 1 taught
until / had laid aside money enough to
be taught. When that was exhausted
I taught again. and so the process con-
tinued until / acquired some mastery
of music Then turned my knowledge
to a practical and moral use, AS has
been often said, there Is no royal road
to success. Relentless work is the sole
condition of accomplishing things"
Music in our country is in sort of
nebulous, embryonic condition. 1t could
not be otherwise where the general no.
tion prevails that music is a momen-
tary pastime and where music has not
yet been taken seriously at its full
worth.
"There are two stages in a peoples
musical life. The one is the childhood
stage; the other is that of maturity.
We are yet in the childhood stage,
When we reach maturity, as we will,
it will no lohger be a question of fash
ion or show; but an eager pursuit of
the most classic compositions because
of the measureless enjoyment they give.
The music always has it's great les
son. Where it is universally sought
for the great lesson it teaches then it
will have ACCOMPLISHED Its real mission.
Thoroughly possessed, as 1 am, with
these convictions, you will not wonder
that my best efforts are put upon the
vaudeville stage. 1t is all the time an
education and l must do my part. In
common with all other musicians, to
nut music where it belongs-in the
brains of the people and not in their
feet. In order to do this 1 gather
about me the most skillful and polished
musicians of my own sex that l can
find in the world. 1 not only require
of each Of them incessant study and
effort. but true artists as they are,
they enthusiastically join with me in
- A. A.,