New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-09


Mary Mackid q soprano. who recently be-
gan a promising career In 1.-THE Arcadians'
company. having attracted the attention
OF Manager Frohmsn. who. it Is said.
signed her for an extended contract
Florence HaubieI Pratt's piano class at
her studio, No. PSI West sth street, is
growing rapidly. owing. 1t Is saio' 10 the
fact that she has the ability to discover
and develop talent in students of all ages.
Miss Pratt ia also known as concert
pianist.
Susannah Macaulay, who has passed the
summer in F,urone returned on October
and reopened her studio for singing, BOB
Carnegie Hall
John Cheshire. the English harpist. who
played In various American orchestras for
many years, died at his home. NO 20 West
106th street. on Monday, September ~. aged
seventy-three years Both as a concert per-
former and In opera orchestras ne was
widely known here and abroad HIS death
WAS unexpected. His daughter, Zoe cheshire.
also well known harpist, had just COM
pleted ARRANGEMENTS for a tour with the
Whitney Opera Company and the Eastern
company of THE Chocolate Soldier
Paul Savage. teacher of singing. is back
again In his studio in Carnegie Hail. he
has received many applications and Is pre-
pairing for q busy season
The School of Opera and Drama OF New
York. said to be the first OF its kind IN
America, opened it's doors on October i at
No. 1a6 West 7th street Albert Milden-
berg who Is to be the director, recently
returned from Italy after completing ar
rangements with Ferdinand Tanara. one
of the conductors of the metropolitan
Opera House. who will have charge or the
French and italian repertory or the scnool.
In addition to Messrs. Mndenbers and
Tanaras teaching, the students VIII nave
the assistance Of faculty of trained mas
tiers in all branches needed for developing
the operatic artist The school has thea
ire equipped with stage scenery and other
accessories necessary for productions OF
operas. Voice trials will be held on Sat
urday mornings only.
Nine. Guttman-Rice. dramatic soprano
and teacher. formerly instructor of the
Conried Metropolitan Opera Company, IS
receiving the congratulations Of her many
friends The reason is that at this singers
home. No. 210 West 10Th street, there Is a
new arrival to whom all homage is being
paid. It's a girl. Those who have seen
and heard this baby think they are not Tar
wrong in predicting for her a successful
operatic career, which, of course, would
only be following in mothers footsteps.
Louis Arthur Russell announces spe-
cial series of method classes for teachers
and professional students. to begin this
month in the suite of the Normal lnstl-
tute at Carnegie Hall. There will be
Tuesday class in voice culture, philosophy
and practice and a Friday class in piano
forte The sessions will open at IL a. m-'
for one hour and a half. Mr.. Russell S
season has already opened with saus-
factory class of students from various parts
Of the country.
Nine. Cecile Behrens. the well known
pianist, who this year is under the dlrec-
ton of NJ. II. Hanson, will be at her car
negie Hall studio twice a week during the
season. Nine. Behrens is a pupil of Will
lam Mason and an artist student Win
VASTLY Safonoff, the former director OF
-
the recent New York State Music Teach
ers' Convention Nine. Behrens made IA
vorable impression.
Zilpha Barnes Wood, teacher Of music,
culture and opera, is now at her studio IN
Carnegie Hall. Owing to an accident, which
tncapacitated her for about two weeks, she
was unable to hold her usual free scholar
ship examination on october l, as an
pounced Miss Wood will hold the exam
ination at her studio, Carnegie Hall, next
Saturday afternoon. Applications shouIo
be made previous TO that date Alva Glover
Salmon, F. w. Riesberg and Zilpha Barnes
Wood will act as judges.
Daniel Gregory Mason Will denver a rect
ure on Cesar Frarck before the students
of the Guilmant Organ School next Thurs
dav afternoon and begin the lecture course
.of the season. The school reopens for work
on Tuesday morning, and William c. Carl
the director, will be in town to welcome the
new students The enrolment is unusually
large this season.
An old copy of Raphaers Madonna with
the Veir' forms the central decorative reat-
IRE of the organ front in the new Cuyler
Memorial Hall of the Institute OF Muslcal
Art The instrument has electro-pneumauc
action and has been fitted by its makers
with every mechanical device known 10
the modern organ builder. Two other pipe
organs will shortly be installed in the prac-
tice rooms of the institute. Under CASTOR
Detbier the organ department has devel-