The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-10

The artistic element of Birmingham has within the recent past been greatly ln- creased. The impetus given to this side of a large and growing city by the two enthusiastic musical organizations, the Treble Clef and Music Study clubs, has been realized. Their artistic and bril- liant concerts and reeitals have given pleasure to hundreds who were waiting for some one to take the lead in matters musical. The Treble Clef club announced in these columns yesterday the appear ance of Julie Rive-King next Thurs day afternoon in a matinee recital at the Jefferson theatre, to be augmented by several chorus numbers by the club. Mime. Riye-King is already wel-known here. having had several enthusiastic pupils from this city, among whom are Mrs. Truman Herbert Aldrich, whose superb piano work has delighted so many hearers not only here, but in other southern cities. MT. Claude Reddish, who is a recent addition to business and musical circles, is also a former pupil. The Music Study club included Mme. Rive King in their year book this year and will later have a sketch of her life and works with H. lustrations. She Is an American, and like Mcdowell, Is a brilliant example of what the American can do in the art of music. She was born in Cincinnati of French parents and inherited musical genius from her mother, Mime. Caroline Rive, an em- inent singer, hnished pianist and experi- enced teacher. from whom she obtained her first musical training. So marked was the development of her musical fac ulties that she was permitted to appear in public at the age Of 2 as a genuine prodigy. Later she became especially noted for her brilliancy in playing, her vigor and great power. Her playing is extremely masculine, say those who have heard her, her tone broad and noble, her conception masterly and her interpreta- tion superb, especially adapting her to the task of interpreting works of magnitude concertos and sonatas. She was therefore rightly the first to play in America the Saint-Saens concerto in G-minor with the Thomas orchestra, and the Paderewski and Tschafkowsky concertos with the Boston Symphony orchestra under NJ kisch She interprets the works Of Bach, Beethoven. Chopin, Schumann, Mendels- sohn, Tausig and Liszt with equal fdel- ity in such a manner, it Is said, that 'it dulls the edge of the most search ing criticism" By the way, Rive King is pupil of Liszt, and the following letter from him will be of interest:
 ''Madam-The echo of your brilliant sue cess often reaches me and join heartily in the applause. thank you most sin cerely for the amiable attention you ex- press to me by the dedication of your 'Polonaise Heroique' It seems to com mand a pompous and martial instrument tation of numerous clarions and drums Please accept, my dear Madam, my very humble homage F. LISZT.
 '2S Aug. 79 Beyreuth.'
 It is said that Mime. Rive-King is never happier than when interpreting the compositions of that grand old master Liszt Her programme next Thursday will show the fullest extent of her yer satility of pianism, and whether inter- preting the mysticism of Schumann, the poiyphony of Bach, the romanticism of Chopin. the intellectuality of Brahms or the virtuosity of IAszt, she will be fully adequate to the task assigned to her. The delight of a large audience and the uplift~ ing of musical culture in this city will be the result of the matinee recital. The Treble C1ef club are doing even more than they promised since the holders of associate membership tickets will be ad- mitted on the ticket without extra charge There will undoubtedly be large and fashionable audience to greet the first appearance in Birmingham of the great American virtuoso.
 The followers of the Christian Science sect in Birmingham are much interested in the book lately published by Sibyl VII bur, that clever and versatile eastern journalist, who tells the life history of