Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-03
MUSIC

~ IMPsON AUDITORIUM was filed
last night with an audience which
~ waxed cordially enthusiastic over
the program rendered by the young
Russian pianist, Joseph Lhevinne.
Although evidently suffering from a
severe cold, Lhevinne rendered several
encores in addition to the numbers an
nounced, delighting his audience espe-
cially with the snowy Chopin study in
octaves, and evidently finding the pulse
of his hearers with the finale. Blue
Danube" a variation OF the familiar
melody by Schulz-Evl
The complete program was:
(a) Chaconne NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Bach Busoni
(b) Senate. F minor ........ scariatti-I ausig
(cl Pastorale vario ..................... Mozart
(d) Momento Capriccioso ...."..."... Weber
PART II
Preamble. Pierrot. ArlequiE. Valse Noble.
Eusebius, Florestan. Coquette, Repiique'
Papillons, Lettres Dansantes. Chiraina, Cho-
PIN Estrela, Reconnaissance, Patalon ct
Colombine, valse Allemande, Paganini Aveu'
Promenade, Pause, Marche des Davidsbun-
der contre les Philistins.
(a) Nocturne G major, (b) Maxurka, OPP.
bs No. l. (c) Study. B minor, OPP 50. Chopin.
(d) scherzo. d'Albert; (e) Blue Danube. Schulz
Evier.
Wit and humor, music and harmony
will contribute to the program at
Gamut hall tonight, on the occasion
of the monthly dinner of the repre-
sentative music and art club of the
southwest. Guests of honor include
David Bispham, baritone; Josef Lhe-
vinne, pianist; Gertrude San-Souci.
composer and vocalist; Mrs. Carrie
Jacob Bond, composer and vocalist;
George Broadhurst, playwright; Annie
Keller Wilson, Wagnerian interpreter;
Dalhousie Young, pianist; Herr Ig-
maze Harold, violinist; Hugo Friml.
composer. Quite a number of local
musicians, not members of the club.
with authors, composers and artists,
are also invited guests.
The Gamut club occupies a most
unique position among the clubs of the
southwest and Is doing work which
no other organization can do in this
line of endeavor.
Arrangements have been completed
by Harley Hamilton. Miss Foy and L..
phony orchestra and the women's or
chestra soon after the close of the
present symphony season.
Word received from San Francisco
a few days ago regarding rumored
visit of Oscar Hammerstein and his
Manhattan opera company to the Pa
cific coast this spring is, according to
Impresario Behymer, without founda-
ton. Mr.. Behymer states unequivo-
cally that so far as he knows the only
grand opera company to make vest
ern tour this season is the Metropol-
itan, which is booked as far west only
as Chicago.
There seems to be a decided feeling
in the east that next season will be
distinguished by an invasion of the
Hammerstein cohorts, with Chicago as
the field of battle. No one says so
definitely, not even the redoubtable
Oscar himself.
Although the present successful sea-
son is barely more than half over, says
a Philadelphia exchange, Mr.. Hammer
stein has been quietly making his plans
for next year. and they provide for
performances six nights in the week
at the Grand opera house, with the
regular matinees. Three new stars
have been engaged who have not yet
been heard on this side of the Atlantic.
They are Carmen MeliS, at present in
Russia, and Eloise Laya and Brejean
Silver who are singing this season at
the Opera Comique in Paris. Mile.
Silver is a protege of Massinet, who
discovered Mary Garden, and is hailed
as the successor of Tetrazzini.
The most interesting feature of Mr..
Hammersteins plans is the fact as
announced that with the opening of the
season next year he will introduce
opera comique at the Philadelphia
opera house. The offerings will be
mostly modern French operas, which
have as yet not been heard outside Of
France 1t Is the purpose of Mr.. Ham
merstein to vary the performances of
high opera with the new opera COM
ique. Two performances of the latter
will be given each week, while the
other days will be given over to grand
opera.
Miles. Laya and Silver, two of the
new stars. will appear only in the
opera comique in which they have been
triumphing abroad. Mile. Cavalieri,
who has just been engaged by Mr..
Hammerstein for five years, will APP
pear in both classes of opera. Wales,
who will sing in "Thais" at the opera
house on Thursday evening, has also
been engaged for next season.