Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-25
Musical

nALPH WYLIE, an American-born
X. violinist, who gained distinction
~ as a soloist and concert master
in Chicago dozen years ago, and who
before taking up his residence in Ger
many was fore some time conspicuous
as the youngest member of the faculty
of the Illinois university, is visiting for
few days in Los Angeles.
Mr.. Wylie was a pupil of the great
Jacobssohn for nearly eight years,
until, having won first honors as grad
uate and post graduate and led the
orchestra there during three years. he
was ordered to Europe by his teachers
for wider observation and advanced
work in composition. While in Gu
rope he enjoyed the association for
several years of Joachim, Boise and
practically the entire teaching staff Of
the Hochschule, the royal academy OF
Germany
The Times of Berlin refers to Mr.,
Wylie as "a man of the finest natural
endowments and the highest academic
training"
1t was there that Mr.. Wylie con-
ceived the idea that has given him the
unique distinction of being the one
solo violinst in the world. He is the
first man in the history Of his art to
raise the violin to the position of an
Independent instrument.
We are sometimes given taste Of
the violin as a self panied, self
supported instrument by Ysaye, Kreis-
Ter and Thlbaud, but these works are
of such transCendent difficulty as to be
unpopular to the average artist, and
until Wylie, who works like a reincar-
nation of Paganini. we have no ex-
ample in the musical world of an ar
fist reaching the height at which he
bids adeu to the orchestra and the
piano, and unsupported, save by his
own art as a lecturer, holds the atten-
ton of his audiences for the entire
evening with the king of Instruments
alone.
Mr. Wylie, in company with his wife,
has been spending the last two months
at Arrowhead Hot Springs.
Some of Mr.. WYles acquaintances in
the city who are interested in music
and have heard him play are hoping
that he will remain in Los Angeles
until after the summer holidays, when
they will endeaVor to get him to ap-
pear before some of our musical or
CARNATIONS, so that their friends may
have an opportunity of hearing a per-
former whose work is of the rarest
quality.
The Gamut club is anticipating add
ing another red letter night to the large
number of such occasions already on
record, when on the night of August
the club will enjoy the regular
monthly dinner and will entertains as
special guests Capt. Amos A. Fries
United States engineer, who will speak
on THE Artistic Possibilities of Great
er Los Angeles; the presidents of the
Friday Morning, the Ebell and the
Ruskin Art clubs, and the Fine Arts
league; Arthur Farwell, president of
the American Music society; Henry T.
Lee, DR.. Walter Lindley and Ralph
Wylie, a vlolinist of note who has re-
Gently come to Los Angeles.
This midsummer event of the Gamut
club promises to eclipse any event of
the year.
The International Grand Opera COM
pany, which begins an engagement in
the Mason opera house Monday of next
week, will present the following roper
toire the first eight appearances:
Monday ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Aida"
Tuesday. Lucia d'Lammermoor"
Wednesday matinee Faust"
Wednesday night ..............." Carmen"
Thursday .....'.......,....."u Trovatore'
FRIDAY. ...,....... ."Cayalleria Rusticana"
FRIDAY .....'............ i PagHacci
Saturday matinee .......... Carmen"
Saturday night "Rigoletto"
Principals are Mile Bertozzi, Therry
Norelli Duce- Merola, Strauss, Zarad,
Donner Signor Bari, Samoloff, Colon
bini, Arcangeli, lara, Oteri, F'rascona,
Gravina, Giulano, Di Gocomo.
The company carries 100 principals,
a chorus, ballet and an orchestra, and
advertise complete scenic and costumed
productions.
The press of San Francisco has given
this company the most enthusiastic in
dorsement and the houses have been
continuously good.