Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-31

ing divided into the following form:
''Faust's Vision Drinking Party in
Aurbach's Cellar" Witches Kitchen"
1.-THE Devil in the Church." Death Of
Valentine" Witches Night" 1.-The
Ghostly Appearance Faust in the
Prison." ''Marguerites Spirit Borne
Aloft by Angels and Heaven"
The soloists will be Miss Mabelle
Clarke and Miss Marguerite Walker
The piano motifs and solos will be di-
vided as follows: 1.-The Dread Com
pact" 1.-THE Kermesse," "Calf Of Cold"
Festive Valse,'' 1.-The Jewel Song,'
''The Garden Scene 1.-THE Soldiers
Chorus" Moonlight Serenade," 1.-THE
Spectres' Ride" and "Marguerite's
Journey to Heaven"
The first Of the series Of lectures to
be given in Los Angeles by B. r. Baum
gardt will take place in Symphony
hall, Blanchard building, Hill street en-
trance, tonight at o'clock. Mr.. Baum
gardt was in Italy last summer and
secured pictures of many places since
destroyed by the recent earthquake,
and for this reason interest in his first
lecture is especially keen.
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Abraham Miller, tenor, will assist as
soloist at the organ recital announced
by Archibald w. Sessions for Wednes-
day night in Christ church. The pro-
gram follows:
Sonata, op. 65, No. 6, choral and variations
CMendelssohn); a. Morning Mood from
Peer Gynt'' suite (Grieg); b. Asses Death"
from Peer Gynt' suite (Grieg).
Offertoire in D fat (Salomet; tenor, Sing
Ye Praise" 1.-THE Sorrows OF DEATH" from
the Hymn Of Praise CMendelssohn).
Fugue in G major (Krebs); a. Wedding Song
b. Serenade Jensen).
Grand Choeur in d (Guilmant.
The Verdi School Of Singing, Signor
Buzzi, director, will present advanced
pupils in recital Friday night in SYM
phony hall, Blanchard building. Miss
Lillian Smith, pianist, and Miss Ida
White, Violinist, will assist.
The following program has been pre-
pared:
IT envy the Bird" from the opera serenade
W. Herbert), Homer Pedigrift.
''Lascia CHI 10 Pianga," from the opera Ri
naldo'' &C. F. HandeD Miss Grace Talamantes
''Serenade." violin (NIoskowskD, Miss Ida
White.
Nina" &c. r. Pergolese), Miss Lillian
Smith.
''The Swallows with violin. obligato Of. H.
Cowen), Miss Alice Starr and Miss Ida White
Hungarian rhapsody No =, piano Of Listzl
Miss Lillian Smith.
'They Call Me Mimi" from la Boheme
PuocinD, Mrs. Evelyn Sheldon.
Vase from the opera Romeo Giulietta'
&C. Gounod), Miss Theta Mae Lynn.
"Caro Nome from the opera "Rigoletto"
&C. Verdi, Miss Giulia WOODS.
'Elsa's Dream from the opera 'Iohen-
grim Or. Wagner), Miss Bessie Bulpin.
Duet from the opera Madame butterfly"
&C. PuccinD, Miss Evelyn Sheldon and Miss
Grace Talamantes.
''Goodby'' CTostD, Miss Bessie Bulpin.
Accompanists-Misses Lynn, Sheldon, Plum
stead and Starr.
There has been revived in Europe the
ancient classical Greek dance, which
has become fad, almost a craze,
throughout the east.
Under the auspices of the Gamut
club Miss Alice Colman of San Fran
cisco will appear February 4 in a fam
tasy entitled "A Greek Goddess Invo-
cation to Spring." which includes a
poem from Thompson's Seasons" an
operate aria, Invocation to Nature. .
from the French opera, "Sigurd," by
Ryer, and a Greek dance with the
music of the spring ballet from Glucks
"Orpheus."
Miss Colman has studied in Europe
with the best masters six years, ap-
pearing in grand opera in France and
Brussels. Her voice is a mezzo-soprano,
said to be of wonderful sweetness and
rare dramatic power and perfectly
adapted to the roles she essays.
The remainder Of the program will
consist of a Spanish study with cas-
| tanettes, a Neapolitan song and dance
songs, ranging from the fifteenth to the
eighteenth century.
Miss Colman has made an exhaustive
study of the proper portrayal Of the
subjects she presents, and her cos
tunes, said to be absolutely correct,
were designed by herself with the aid
of Mons Landolf, Partisan costumier
s.
Paloma Schramm, in letter written
recently to Frederic Maurer which was
published in the Pacific Coast Music
Review, announces that she is to make