Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-07

thur Foote's trio in minor, and Mr..
NoWland and Mr. Hunter will play
Gade's D minor sonata for violin and
piano.
For the last time during her present
tour Nine. Langendorff sang yesterday
before a Los Angeles audience and re
peated Fridays triumph at the Sym
phony concert. Langendorff can safe
ly go on her conquering way, secure in
the belief that a warm welcome Will
await her on her return.
Speaking of a womans traditional
right to the last word, the following
letter is submitted for the approval of
our readers. 1t seems a fairly safe bet
that the famous rden-Hammerstein
episode is closed:
Oscar Hammerstein, Manhattan OPP
era House-Dear Sir: l hereby accept
the notifications of our existing agree
ment, as set forth in your letter. 1t is,
of course, understood Salome, as we'll
as any operas hereafter produced by
you in any opera house or theater un-
der your management, and which you
produce for the first time. i'll this coun-
try, and in which l take part, will be
included in our present agreement, and
that as to all such operas, as well as
those mentioned in our old contract
and The Juggler,' you are not to pro-
duce or permit the production of any
such operas during the term of our
agreement or any renewal of the term,
unless l sing and play the roles of such
operas created by me. You are not to
substitute anyone in any role without
my express consent, given in writing
Under my own signature. Yours truly,
MARY GARDEN"
The attraction the Archibald Ses-
sion's organ recitals have upon the
music lovers of Los Angeles was evil
denced Wednesday night when, despite
the rain, goOdly number attended his
seventy-first recital. Abraham Miller's
tenor solos were a feature of the pro-
gram,
AT the monthly meeting of the Gamut
club Wednesday night William Shake
speare, the eminent composer and vocal
teacher of London, England, was pres
ent as guest of honor, and his name
was enrolled with those of other famous
artists who are numbered among the
honorary members of the club.
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Signor de Grassi, who will appear in
concert at Simpson auditorium the
evening of February Is, is said to be i
master violinist, acknowledging few
SuperiorS. A man of commanding per-
sonaHty and great strength of charac-
ter, he so completely submerges self in
his art that one forgets the musician in
listening to the wonderful flood of
melody that pours forth from the violin.
and yet the listener is always subcon-
sciously aware of the tremendous power
of the man.
In every Spanish city the police de-
partment maintains magnificent band
which officiates at police parades and
functions just as the military band does
in the army. For many years the Con-
stabulary band of the Philippine islands
was one of the great attractions to
visitors, and when the United States
obtained control there was serious talk
of abandoning the old Spanish organ
ization of police band. But Presi-
dent-elect Taft, realizing that it is an
important factor in the education of
the public and that the splendid enter
tainments it affords to the natives in
playing the best kind of music in the
public parks, etc, decided not only to
continue the organization, but to aid,
strengthen and improve it.
AS token of the esteem in which
Taft is held in the islands he once gov
erned,.. the citizens of Manila have ar
ranged to send this great organization