Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-08
Music Notes
By Florence Bosard Lawrence

The selections discoursed during the
day included a wide range of popular
and classic numbers, and each was
given an appropriate Interpretation,
and played with the verve and style
which distinguish music evolved under
| Mr.. Kammermeyer's baton.
Helen Byron whose comedy work
| has established her in the favor of her
listeners, made change in her BILL
offering fresh songs and lively humor-
GUS selections, meeting as usual with
warm applause. Miss Byron has many
| professional friends in the city, so that
her work Is Of special interest to them,
| familiar as they are with her success
in comic opera.
Rose Hoey Stevens, well known as
| the first "Girl with the Baton" ap-
pears in new songs, and the Spanish
trio achieved more than usual success
yesterday, although the new numbers
| which the trio introduced fail to sat
isfy the audience, and the arrangement
Of the Toreador song which was used
last week was given again with most
satisfactory effect. The members Of
the trio, Count Felix de Ia Sierra,
tenor; Count Jose de la Franconia,
baritone, and Cavalier Augustin Calvo,
| basso, appear individually in solos also.
Miss Edith Helena who is the pos
| SCISSOR of a remarkable and beautiful
voice, is announced as in her last week
here. She has made a remarkable sue
cess here. meeting with cordial greet
ings at every appearance, and winning
many personal friends, as well as the
host of admirers who have listened
each Gay to her songs. She opened her
bill yesterday with a brilliant rendition
of Arditi's Melba waltz song follow
ing with q captivating Interpretation
of the Carmen "Habanera." In this
the decided dramatic talent with which
she is endowed was much in evidence,
and the song is sure to be one Of the
big successes of the week.
Interest in the music at Levy's
grows, and the afternoons show a
decided increase in attendance, while
for either of the evening concerts early
reservation of tables is highly de-
sirable.
Tillle Koenen is a sturdy young
Dutch woman and thinks that the
miles she has walked around obstruc-
tions along the Southern Pacific rail-.
way has given her a splendid idea Of
the magniheence of the American
landscape and the bigness of the west
ern country. Bridges washed away
in Utah, landslides in Idaho, caved-in
tunnels In Washington, all have been
bles Of delayed trains in California,
but she is ready this evening to give
to Los Angeles her best, and will prove
a revelation of artisticness to the Los
Angeles music lovers.
She is coming to US tonight as
representative of the younger recital
prima donnas with a European educa
tion and an American lead. She will
sing carefully selected program of
songs in German italian, Dutch and
English, with a bit of Dutch nursery
rhymes and a few Of Richard Strauss
wonderful tone pictures, and an idea
that the west Is big enough and good
enough for her. Eastern critics have
tabulated this young singer as a dis
clple of Dr. Wullner, and we will be
interested in seeing and hearing for
ourselves just how far we agree with
them In this distinction.
There is q unanimity of expression
regarding Miss Koenen's singing of
the Strauss songs, however. She offers
there revelation in the art of express
sion and of emotion which will un-
doubtedly go far toward making the
Strauss music more in demand with To-
cal audiences.
s.
Miss Lillian A. Smith will give a |
piano recital Friday evening at the |
Raymond hotel in Pasadena. assisted |
Der of tenor solos. Mr.. Paul announces
in the program Landon Ronald's
Life" a composition interesting both
and dramatically, and in
which the singer appears to special
advantage. Other songs will be "Aria-
Celeste-Aida" (Verdi., Winds in the
Tree" (Goring- -Thomas). "Bonjour
Suzon" (PessardD, "Herbst" (Eugen
Haile).
Miss Smiths selections will be
Dream of Love" (Liszt), "Wedding
March" (Mendelssohn-L -Liszt). Nocturne
No. 2 (Chopin). Dance oes Elfes"
(Sapellnikoff). "Andante Finale from
ky), "Berceuse" (Chopin). "Barcarolle"
(Penfield), "Rondo No. &C major
(Beethoven), and "The Wind" &C. v.
Alkan).
Nine. Carolina Roberti of Canada,
assisted by local musicians, will be
heard in an operatic concert at Simp-
ing, March II. The reserved seat sale
opens at the Bartlett Music company
offices on Thursday morning Of this
week.
Myrtle Elvyn, who is to be heard in
recital at Simpson auditorium on
Tuesday, March 10. is considered the
most beautiful of all the piano solo
SITS in America. She is a Jewess, born
N Brownsville, Texas, and was edu-
Gated abroad. Seats are now on sale
At Bartlett's Music company.
At the Woman's club house. $40
South Figueroa street, next Sunday
afternoon, March IS, at 4 o'clock a
Lenten song vesper will be presented
oy Estelle Heartt Dreyfus with the as
sistance of Ludwig Opid, cellist. and
Mrs. Hennion Robinson at the
piano. This program, while of a
unique nature, is deeply reverential
ind thoroughly in keeping with the
Lenten spirit.