Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-28
Musical

Letters received from Miss Mary
O'Donoughue, now travelling in Europe,
tell of many delightful meetings with
Los Angeles friends, as well as musical
treats which are proving far beyond
her highest anticipations She has met
Mrs. Kate vosburg and Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Sartori, and is now in Munich,
where Harley Hamilton is also stay
ing. These two enthusiasts are enjoy
ing opera and concerts and sightseeing
In between times. Miss O'Donoughue
has met and been entertained by Mrs.
Seilings and her daughter, mother and
sister of the violinist, Herr oskar Sell
ing, of this city.
The first meeting Of the Dominant
club will be held next Saturday at the
Ebell club at l o'clock. Luncheon will
be followed by short talks by Jaroslaw
de Sielinski, the distinguished Polish
musician who recently has located in
Los Angeles, and also by Mrs. Ger
trude Ross Harris, regarding her re-
cent European tour.
Writing to Los Angeles friends from
Bay View, Mich, where she has been
singing "The Creation" at the Chau-
tauqua, Madam Genevra Johnston
Bishop tells of delightful and sue
cessful engagement there during which
she also gave her stereopticon lecture,
'"The Passion Play at Oberammergau
in 19O0," interspersing her reminiscent
talk with selections from the Messiah"
and other oratorios. This same lecture
has been given also by Madam john
ston- Bishop this summer in Detroit,
Toledo, Chicago and other cities In the
CD nj After O0fnhaF
she will be with her mother in Marion,
O., where she is making her home.
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The Musical Review speaks very
highly of the Bevani opera company,
singing at Idora park this summer,
and concludes it's comments with these
words: 1 understand 1t is the purpose
to bring the company to the Audi
torium in Los Angeles after the close
of it's engagement at Idora park, and
afterWard conclude their California
visit in San Francisco If the man
agement insists that the prices remain
as they are and does not listen to any
one suggesting a raise of prices, we
guarantee that the houses Will be
crowded both in Los Angeles and san
Francisco. But such will not be the
case If the prices are raised. The
Pacific Coast Musical Review reaches
nearly every musical home In call
fornia, and it is now well known that
this company has charged only from
one dollar down to twenty-five cents
for admission. 1t would be unwise
to raise these prices at this time. But
If the management retains the present
scale of prices and engages another
good soprano and contralto, we pre-
dict that it will do record-breaking
business in both Southern California
and in this city. The company is one
OF the most satisfactory l have ever
heard. This reminds me of the new
contralto engaged for the production
Of aida" 1t would really be unjust
to judge Margaret Jarman from this
one hearing. She made her debut on
that day She had sung in the after
noon and evening both. She was un-
der the strain of appearing before
strange audience for the first time in
role not very familiar to her, ana
so it is not right to pass a final Judg-
ment. 1t may, however, be said with
out qualification that Miss Jarman
possesses a beautiful alto voice of
- Inezzo quality in the lower register
and a soprano quality in the higher,
and sings with understanding and
Judgment She made a very dignifled,
even majestic, appearance, and seemed
to be we'll adapted to fit into a grand
opera ensemble. She essayed the role
of Amneris very pleasingly. l was
sorry not to have heard the alternat-
ing cast in this opera, winch 1ncluded
Guiditta Francini, Ettore Campana
and Eugene Battain, besides the
artists already mentioned In the above
cast. On Monday and Tuesday even
ing the Bevani grand opera company
presented by special request the beau
tiful romantic opera of Martha
which had already been reviewed in
these columns week or two ago.
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A new pianistic club has Just been
organized. 1t will be known as 1.-THE
Clavier Club" It's members are Mrs.
H. C. Lee, Miss Leonor Lozano, Miss
Laura Legerton, Miss Esperanza de
Ybarrando and Louis Mover, five dis
tinguished young pianists, who desire
to study ensemble works of high STAN
dard class, like sonataS, trtos, quintets
and concertos, possibly assisted by
string orchestra. The club will work un-
der the direction of Richard Lucchesi,
whose wide knowledge and experience
should guarantee for its best success.
The Clavier club will assist in the COM
ing concert to be given by the advanced
vocal pupils of Signor Lucchesi.
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Henry Balfour will sing the leading
tenor role, Lieutenant Ney Val Flagg,
in the bankers show at the Auditorium
September 26 to October 1.
Mr. Balfour recently returned to Los
Angeles after a successful concert tour.
He has made his home here for several
years past and is now permanently To-
Gated with the expressed intention of
resisting all offers to draw him away
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