Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
Musical

II ALPH WYLIE, the American vio-
X linist, will present the following
Az programs at a series of four lee
ture recitals in Los Angeles this
winter:
The opening event, program of ac-
companied compositions, will be given
in November; the second, a miscella-
neous, program of unaccompanied
works, in January, and the third and
fourth, to be devoted to Paganini and
Bach respectively, are to be presented
in March and May, respectively. Mr'
Wiley will devote the entire year to
delivering lecture recitals in Calitor-
MIA, after which he intends to tour
across the northern half of the contl-
nent, completing his circuit of the
United States before returning To
Europe to reside.
November program:
The DEVILS Sonata .............!.....,,, Tartlnl
(a) Serenade Melancholiqua
(b) Melody
(c) Humoresque .........s....... Tschalko"skl
Concerto Pathetique ...................... Ernst
(a) Zephyr .........................'''' iiuoay
tb) Bee ocHunel.
(o) swan S%aint SAM 9ass
I'D Dolls Waltz .......'...'.'. Poldlhl- Wylls
Fantasia Appassionata ...,........ Vieuxtenps
Rondo from the Concerto .........' BeethoVeh
Cadenza by Ralph Wylie
(a) Polish Dance ...................'' AarHycBl
(b) Spanish Dance ..,............-.... Sarasate
(c) Hungarian Dance Brahms-JoachlIh
Sonata ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Max Reger
(a) Caprice ......................'......' baVlo
(c) 'If Were a Bird" .... Hensell- -Hunyadi
The sextette from Lucia" .......... st. bubin
MEL cor Piu non Mi Sento'' Paganini
(a) Etude in two voices ............ kreutzer
(b) Serenata .............. MoszoWskl- w y, yilo
Suite from Don Juan .......... Mozart-EHer
serenade-Minuet and cantraduse combined.
THE Last Rose OF Summer .......'.. Ernst
A n DOlVDlOny,
The ErlKing ............-... schubert-Ernst
s.
Mrs. Estelle Heartt Dreyfus re-
turned recently from a stay of sew
eral weeks at Catalina, imbued with
the idea that Avalon, with its circling
hills forming a natural amphitheater
its equitable climate and clear atmo-
sphere, and situated so far from all
the distracting noises of civilization,
is an ideal spot for a big music fes-
tiVal.
The most serious objection, that of
inadequate transportation, would Of
course need to be carefully considered,
but If taken early in hand might be
met perhaps and successfully arranged.
Concerning the music at Catalina
this summer, and the important place
1t occupied in the life of the island,
Mrs. Dreyfus wakes most enthusiastic.
The programs given each evening by
the hillside, above the town were Of
the hillsidde above the town were of
high order and were enjoyed night
ly by large audiences of music lovers.
One of the elements contributing to
the pleasure of the listeners was the
zeal Of the omnipresent ushers, VINO
courteously enforced the request Of the
management that no one make even
a whispered comment on the excel
lence of the program; and that no one
express approval by applause.
This is a custom which might be
imported with great advantage by Los
Angeles managers, and If they could
go one step further and convince our
local audiences of the great discour-
tesy shown entertainers when the last
number programmed is often completely
spoiled by the buzz of conversation and
the putting on of wraps, 1t would in