Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-12

[ nlQue. Mr.. NlJer1l, newcomer III tne
local field, gave good account of him
self in Chopin rondo, Paderewsk's
"Polonaise" and Moszkowskis Flu
neral March," as we'll as in an original
composition.
The Gamut club is preparing the
surprise of the year for friends and the
Los Angeles public generally, in the
presentation of an original musical
comedy, which is to be given the even
ings of January 5. 6, Z and in the
club theater Said comedy, which was
written by Gamuters, is to be per-
formed, sung and danced by members
of the brotherhood. and has for its
basis the municipal band commission
and the newly elected city officials,
who will have been duly seated by the
first of the year
The cast is "all-star professional" ="
AMI there will be seventy-fye persons
on the stage Harry Girard is stage
manager, and Henry SChoenefeld, a
musician of international renown. will
conduct the orchestra of fifty pieces
which has a prominent part in the
comedy
1t the Sessions organ recital Wednes-
day afternoon in Christ church, Master
Vernon Bettin, boy soprano, will sing
Hear My Prayer" (Mendelssohn).
Organ numbers are 1.-THE Holy Night
Dudley Buck), "Cantabile" (Caes1r
Franck), Noel Parisien" (Charles
Sue0 "The Question" "The Answer
| (Wolstenhohue), Grand Choeur in d"
| (GuilmanD.
With Ludwig Wuellner as special
! guest, Gamut club members enjoyed
the monthly luncheon and smoker
Wednesday evening in the club rooms
on Hope street. The club honored
itself by making DR.. Wuellner an hon
Orary member, and in token of the new
relationship presented him with the
club emblem, stein.
SHOULD one go abroad for a musical
education? ," will be the topic for dis
cussion at the next meeting of the
SIatinee Musical club.
Mischa Elman will sail for America
on the Lusitania, arriving in New York
December %.
The memoirs of Nine. Helena
Modjeska will be published in the Cen
tury during 1910.
Several hundred guests have been in
vited to be present at the Woman's
! junior recital to be given by Miss
Coralinn Bates, lyric soprano, and Miss
Mercedes Ciesielska, mezzo soprano,
pupils of Miss Margaret Goetz. Miss
May Burnham Orcutt will accompany
and James Willis Rice is programmed
for a violin number. The program
to be rendered is the following:
THE Letter Duet" from Figaro"
Mozart, Misses Bates, Ciesielska; (;
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Lily (Grieg), "Gavotte" (Old French),
The Swing" Hehman), "Sei mir
gegruesst' (Greeting) (Schubert), Miss
Bates; "Vo che Sapete," from Fl
garo" (Mozart), THE Throstle"
(White), "Vergebllches Staendchen"
CBrahms), Songs My Mother Taught
Me" Dvorak), "The Nightingale"
(Stephens), Miss Ciesielska; Violin solo
(selected), James w. Rice; "Elle ct
Moi CBeach), Damon" (Stange), "Wo-
hin?" CWhither?) (SchuberD. Happy
Song" (Del Riego), Miss Bates; Care
Selye" (HandeD "DandeliOn" (Proth-
eroe) "Sky Lark Song (Buck), kitty
O'COleraine" (Newcombe), Miss Ciesiel-
ska: Duet-'The Gypsies" (Brahms),
/ Misses Bates, Ciesielska.
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The monthly pupils recital of the
De ChauVenet conservatory of music
took place yesterday afternoon in the
studio building on South Figueroa
street. The Composers study club met
at 1:15 o'clock to discuss Mozart. These
recitals are free to everyone interested
in music.
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Carl Eanzer. vioinist, is leaving De-
cembcr Il for a concert tour of four
weeks in the north, which will open
December 20 in Berkeley
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Assisted by Miss Casa Bell, violin
ist. and Fred Weldon, vocalist, Miss
Agnes b. Graham will give a piano
recital under the auspices of the Los
Angeles Conservatory of Music Monday
evening in Walker Auditorium build
ing.
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Georgiana Strauss, contralto with the
International Grand Opera company,
which appeared at the Mason last
summer, IS in san Francisco for a few
weeks, visiting friends, and participated
in the memorial services of the Elks
last Sunday in the Princess theater
Meroa, also with the international
company, is in New York. where he
is teaching and coaching.
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A cable from Berlin tells that SEN
sation has been caused in musical
circles there by the wonderful gifts
displayed by Olga Steeb, Enthusiasts
go so far as even to say that she is
destined to become the worlds greatest
pianist Miss Steeb, who is now only
10, shows extraordinary precocity in
execution and plays from memory all
Of Bach's compositions (about 25O),
some 500 compositions in all.