The San Francisco call., 1910-09-18
THE YEAR'SATTHE
Spring OF song
Greenbaum's List of Coming
Stars Promises Brilliant
Musical Season
By WALTER ANTHONY

Win L. Greenbaum is again "on the
job Of supplying San Francisco with
the best available musical talent. From
a glance at the list OF attractions thus
far arranged for. Il viii be seen that at
least the forthcoming musical season
VIII be as brilliant as any OF its prede-
cessors and possibly even richer in
talent
The consolidation Of the interests OF
the Metropolitan and Manhattan oper-
attic institutions n New York has en-
abled Greenbaum TO arrange for the
appearance of many OF. the stars OF. the
once rival organizations
signor Antonio Scott leading barry
tone OF the Metropolitan. and Nine.
de Pasquali who has succeeded
10 the roles that Sembrich used to sing.
viii appear here n concert together.
This will be Scotti's first operate
tour. Hitherto he has always been ex-
elusively identified with opera Scotti
ives last here with the Metropolitan,
when the season that promised mem
orabie things abruptly terminated after
a disastrous fire which It Will be re-
called. happened some time during the
musical season OF 1905. Poor Scotti had
q terrible time Of II for few days, you
viii remember. There was no hot water
for shaving in the parks. Fire all
around. but not q drop of boiled water.
he moaned-
Nine de Pasousli is a young Ameri-
can. the daughter Of an officer in the
army. Her maiden name was prosaic
James. When Nine. Sembrich retired
from the operate stage Nine. Pas
ausli was selected TO share with Alice
Neilsen the honor Of interpreting the
roles that Sembrfch had sung Nine
Pasouslf has recently been engaged for
the third consecutive season at the
METROPOLITAN Scott and Pasouah viii
open the musical season next month
They wiz be followed by Nine. F. Jo-
hanna Gadski, the leading Wagner1an
and dramatic singer Of the Metropon-
ran's forces Assisting the great So
rrano will be Edward Schneider,
VounZ pianist Of this country. whose
work as pianist, accompanies and COM
noser is attracting the interested and
serious attention OF musicians every
where
4 treat is promised early IN Novem-
her. when Nine. Liza Lehman, the Eng
Iisb composer. will be here. AS COM
roser 81 IN Persian Garden in
,. which she set to music verses from
The Rubafvat," she has become well
known wherever quartet singing is
cultivated She will be accompanied on
her trim west by four singers from
England. who are said 90 be artists,
every one
Later in November Greenbaum will
offer the biggest and most elaborate
as well as most expensive organization
that has ever visited the city, with the
exception. of course, of the great grand
opera companies. The imperial Russian
ballet from St. Petersburg is the at
traction. headed by Mile. Anna Pavola
cg,f he
the greatest dancers in the world
Eight principals. q ballet corps of "a
and symphonic orchestra of 40 In
strumentalists from the Metropolitan
opera house orchestra will be included
in the orga anization. The scenery and
costumery viii be, It is promised,
beautiful revelation TO san Francisco.
The engagement was only made pos
sible by Green baurn's combining with
BehymeT, the impressrio Of Los
Angeles, IN a big guarantee and by
supplying the organization with a tour
Of the Pacific coast, extending from
san Diego TO Spokane
Signor Emilio de Gorgoza, the Span
ish bsrytone. comes in December
shortly after New Years Nine. Gerville
Reache the contralto star Of the Ham
rnerstein forces, will sing for US; then
viii come Jsrislav Kocian, the BOhe-
nian violinist; Aischa Elman, the won
Celve.- ignor Alessandro Bonci, per-
haps the greatest lyric tenor, and fin
ally TO conclude the season in tonal
4 glory Greenbaum has provided for the
appearance Of the Russian symphony
orchestra under the direction Of modest
Altschuler-
For tonal beauty. finish and nnusi-
cianly Interpretation the Ellery band
Al Idora park has seldom been equaled
in this community. In grand opera or
classic compositions, arrangements or
light music the band is equally at
home.
During the coming week the band
viii give six evening concerts In the
thester and two mstinees. From Mon
CAV until Saturday a special" program
VIII be presented and on Tuesday and
Thursday afternoons ss well. Owing
to promise OF continued good weather
The management OF Idora has decided
10 extend the season for two weeks
and close on October 16
Two unusually interesting programs
are promised for this afternoon and
evening. with solos by some OF the
virtuoso artists Of the organization
A song recital by Miss Marie Bern
hart. Miss Elizabeth Dolan and Miss
Judith Reusch viii be given in Palo
Alto next Wednesday evening" The
recital viii be preceded with a short
address on the art of singing by II. B.
Pssmore' whose pupils the concert
givers are. Another lecture and re-
citsl will be given by Pasmore and his
pupils in San Francisco at his studio
next Friday evening, with the follow
ing participants: Miss Helen Balch.
Mrs. Albert Bernheim, Miss Bernhart
Miss Dolsn. Miss Reusch, assisted bv
Bfiss Janet Bostwick violinist and Miss
Istelle Ginberg, cellist
After a summer spent in Europe and
listening 10 the great vocal and instru-
mental artists there. Frank Carroll.
vocal teacher, has returned TO San
Francisco.