New-York tribune., 1909-01-24

Miss Marion Ball pupil of Clara Bernetta,
studio No 19 West l02d street, sang at the annual
concert January IS at the House of Refuge, Ran
dalrs Island. She viii also direct the performance
Of an operetta which is scheduled for February at
the School for Crippled Children, in Henry street
Oliver Holden whose studio is No. 1917 Broad
way has arranged a Of study which he de-
clares will assist preachers. lawyers and public
speakers who have ideas but not the ability to use
their voices with the beauty of tone. carrying
power and emphasis which hold audiences.
Those interested in the Strauss opera 'saIome'
Will have opportunity Of hearing Miss Amy
Grants recital at the Berkeley Theatre on Monday
and Tuesday afternoons. January 25 and S Miss
Grant Will recite the Wilde text and Bruno HUM
will play piano arrangement from the score.
Agnes Sumner Geer. monologist and child imper-
sor ator gave evening at the Church of the
Messiah for the Friday Night Club last Friday,
with Miss Florence Mcmillan, cornetist; Miss Ma
rilla Kramer, soprano, and George Walter, maei-
cian Miss Geer gives her annual concert at the
Waldorf on February II, assisted by Mary Elizabeth
Cheney soprano; Eugene Cation, whistler; Mr.. Nc
Nellist teno-, and Mrs Mary Louise Woelber, in
musical representations of poems.
Carls = Carlton manager OF the Metropolitan
Musical Association. No. 143 West AID street, an
nounces that Leopold Winker. pianist Marie
Louise Schippers. who has just returned from Eu-
rope with the Brooklyn Arion Society; CharIot'e
Moore the youthful violinist and William Ham,
mond Putnam. the American tenor, who met with
success at Covent Garden last season. are un-
der his exclusive direction. He states that they
will appear at the Arion Hall concert TO be held
In Brooklyn. February g. Mr.. Carlton has been
commended for the talent offered through his as
ISOLATION for the public lectures of the Board OF
Education
Over one hundred guests filed the new Severn
Studios at No 1SI West 5sth street to hear Mabel
H Armstrong; song recital, which was held on
Duggan soprano. and two violin pupils of Edmund
Severn Hazel Card and Leo Taafe.
The Grand Conservatory OF Music has expanded
fits field of operations by establishing three new ex
tension centres at Detroit, another at Prince
ton Ind and one at Gainesville, Ga
Mrs Carrie Louise Dunnng, originator of the
Dunnins system of music study for beginners, haV-
ing completed q successful normal training class
for teachers in Pfttsburg, has arrived In New YORK
and win open a similar class on February = MIS-
punning viii give two lectures next week to ex-
,Ja,n the benefits derived from the OF her sys-
tenn Invitations may be obtained by addressing
Mrs punuing. Hotel Empire, Broadway and $50
street.
8 Grosskopf the violnist, of No. 12e4 Carnegie
Hall assisted the Misses Barnes, of No. 10 East
18th street at concert they gave for the hospitai
at 18TH street and Riverside Drive. The audience
declared 1t a most enjoyable entertainment.
The third organ lecture recital by Carl g. smith,
assisted by Miss Josephine Swickard, soprano, was
held last Thursday evening in the New York Ave
nue. Episcopal Church, Brooklyn